Abstracts From Early Goddard Family Wills. 1417 to 1605 Rainald William Knightley Goddard collected these early Goddard wills, dating from 1417 to 1605. They were first published in Fragmentia Genealogica Vol 7 pages 73-102, a private publication by F. A. Crisp, in 1902. The Society of Genealogists in London have a copy of the original publication as do other major libraries such as the British Library and the Bodlian Library in Oxford. Following a very few sample checks on specific original wills it appears that the original précis by Rainald Goddard extracted all the names from each will and the intentions of the will writer. His original published document is without an index. However, a simple index has been produced for this electronic document which has been prepared from a photocopy of the original abstracts by scanning and using an OCR program. Although this version has been carefully checked it is inevitable that there will be some mistakes both in this and the original document, so in the final quest for accuracy, the reader must view the original will. Note that in this transcription, the spelling, use of superscript, and the abreviations are those used in the original publication, wherever possible This transcription has been produced for the Goddard Association of Europe, ( www.goddard- association.co.uk ) by Brian. P. Goddard – January 2004. 2 Abstracts From Early Goddard Family Wills. 1417 to 1605 1417 CECELIA SUDBURY, formerly Goddard, widow. Widow of William Sudbury, citizen and draper of London. To be buried in church of St Mary Bothehawe, London, near the tomb of William my husband. Obits for William Sudbury and John Godard my husbands. John Worteley. Sir Richard Byllingham, Rector of St Mary's. To Robert Tatersall, citizen and draper, and my brother Bardolph Worteley my lands in the county of Kent in trust for my daughters Catherine Wymondham, wife of Peter Wymondham, citizen and draper, and Ann, wife of Thomas Husshe of London, draper. Exors: My brother Bardolph Worteley, Richard Byllingham and Robert Tatersall. Dated 3 September 1417. Proved 19 November 1417 by said exors. P.C.C. 39 Marche. 1421 SIR JOHN GODARD, Knt. To be buried where exors think fit. Isabell my wife. Henry my brother. John my son. College of Sowtton. Thomas Hothton. Thomas Watton. Odo Barvom. Margery Ardron, William Horseley. Sir Richard, priest. John Cook. John Chavretto. Richard Crosby. John Vander Hankyn. John at Stabel. John Herteley. Jenyn at Stabel. Jenyn at Chamber. Stephen Cook. Stephen at Chamber. William Descord. John Aborune. Robert Boteler. William Blacket. Geoffrey Unfayn. Thomas Cook. John Blacket. John Amerer. William Merkeweke. John Ambery. Exors: Wife Isabel and brother Henry. Witnesses: Sir Philip Lecche, Master Peter Thomas, Thomas Hothton and others. Dated 18 May 1421 at Noians sur Seyne. P.C.C. 8 Lufenham. 1454 JOHN GODARD of Poulton juxta Marlborough, in the county of Wilts. To be buried in middle of nave of parish church, Myldenhall. Bequests to cathedral of Salisbury, churches of Myldenhall, Aldbourne, Ogbournes St Andrew and St George and others. John my son. Cecily my daughter. William Dolman of Marlborough and Robert Baron of London, mercer. Thomas Fyssher my son, and Cecily his wife, my daughter. Master John Banham, Rector of St Peter's, Marlborough. To Master Walter Plummer. John Michel. Master John at Ardern, alias Bedmyster, of the house of St Margaret near Marlborough. To Friar Richard my chaplain, Thomas Shepard of Aldbourne. Richard Jowr of Aldbourne. John Jowr. John Frenshman. Robert Tympany. Joan Chamelyn. John Hynde and Agnes his wife. John Michel son of John Michel of Marlborough. My godsons William and John, sons of William Dolman. My godson John Rede. Exors: Master John Hele, Rector of Myldenhall, John Michel, William Dolman, Robert Baron, Thomas Fissher and Cecily his wife. Overseer: Master John Banham, Rector of St Peter's, Marlborough. Dated 1 November 1453. Proved 12 April 1454 by John Michel, William Dolman and Robert Baron, exors. P.C.C. 10 Rous. 3 1501 JOHN GODDARD of Ogbourne St George, in the county of Wilts. To be buried in the chapel of the Trinity in the parish church of St George, Ogbourne. To church of St George, Ogbourne, 10 marks. Christian my wife. To Thomas Goddard my elder son a farm at Eton and all cattle thereon. To Edith my daughter 100 marks to marry her with. To John Goddard my brother Walter's son 5 marks. To John Goddard my brother John's son 40s. Sister Elizabeth and her children. To Sir William Eliot 10 marks yearly to pray for my soul. Land in the lordship of Ogbourne to be occupied by Christian my wife and Thomas Bushe. "If Christian keep her sole & mary not" Exors; Richard Goddard my brother, Richard Wayneman and Thomas Bushe. Witnesses: Richarde Godarde and " my goostly father " Sir William Palmer. Dated 16 March 1501. Proved 7 June 1501. P.C.C. 23 Moone. 1504 JOHN GODDARD of Winchelsea. To be buried in church of St Thomas the Martyr in Winchelsea. A bequest towards reparation of said church. Anne Browning. Richard Goddard my son. My exors to find "an honest prest to sing for my sowle." Son Richard to have money which Thomas Buntyng oweth me. Residue to wife Joan whom I make exor. My lands within the shires of Kent and Sussex, sufficient to be sold to pay debts, residue to wife, remainder to son Richard and his heirs. He to pay to every child of John Goddard then living 20s. An obet to be kept within the church of Brookland for my mother Agnes Goddard's soul. Margaret Goddard my daughter to have tenement wherein William Hart lately dwelt. Witnesses: Robt. Sparow and Jno Halis. Dated 6 October 1503. Proved 15 June 1504. P.C.C. 8 Holgrave. 1503/4 JOHN GODDARD of Hyden, in the county of Devon. To be buried in church of St Andrew at Hyden. Joan my wife, John my son, who are appointed exors. Witnesses: John Hollewey, John Homemay and Thomas Otter. Dated 6 January 1503/4. Proved 10 February P.C.C. 24 Holgrave. 1505 RICHARD GODRED of Albourne, in the county of Wilts. To be buried at Albourne. Richard Godred, son of Walter Godred. Richard son of William Godred. Thomas Godred son of John Godred my brother. Thomas Busshe. Elizabeth Yate, daughter of John Yate. Alice Godred, wife of John Godred. To John son of John Godred land called " Medhilcrofte." John Yate to have "Meghinton &: blakgrove." John Godred son of Richard Godred. Sons and daughters of John Yate. Robert Payn. Henry Frekhilton. William Hethcott. Walter Tucker. Elizabeth Fetipace. Sons and daughters of Thomas Bushe, William Prott, William Clerke and William Mundi. Agnes Mundi. Thomas Harold. Robert Poppe. Robert Ulgar. Thomas Swett. Richard Morley. William Walshin. Thomas Hulkes. Roger Hill and all his sons and daughters. Richard Skette. Richard Reynolds. Elizabeth Gayn, daughter of John Gayn. John Clerk. Elizabeth Stephen daughter of Thomas Godred. Elenor \Valshin. Alice Erley. Elenor Glover. John Fifeld. Margaret Jacob. William Cole and sons and daughters. To my wife Elizabeth, John Yate and John Godred, son of Walter Godred, furniture at Uppham. To my wife Elizabeth and said John Godred furniture at Albourne. The four younger sons of my late brother John Godred. Exors; John Yate and John Godred, son of Walter Godred. Overseer: Master John Eton perpetual vicar of Alborne. Witnesses; Sir Henry Frekhilton, Sir William Hethcott, Thomas Bushe, Thomas Godred and others. Dated 5 June 1505. Proved 28 August 1505 by exors. P.C.C. 36 Holgrave 4 1507 RICHARD GODDARD the younger, apprentice unto John Peynter, grocer of London. To be buried in churchyard of St Mildred in London. To brother John Osemond, his and mine two sisters, Agnes and Joan, all that bequest that my father William Goddard made me. My sheep and sack of wool which my uncle Richard Goddard left me, now in the hands and keeping of my cousin Thomas Goddard of Ogbourne, to be equally divided between brother John Osmonde, my said sisters and his, Agnes and Joan. Witnesses; Robt. Dandy, Curate of church of St Mildred, Poultry, Mistress Alice Peynter and Agnes Stowmay. Dated 13 August 1505. Proved at Lambeth 1 December 1507, by Robt Osemond. P.C.C. 30 Adeane 1519 THOMAS GODDARDE of Hastings, in the county of Sussex. To be buried in church of St Clement's in Hastings. To high altar there, shrine of St Richard of Chichester. Isabell my wife all lands and tenements for life. She to pay to Symond Goddarde my son 33s 4d. Residue to wife who is made extrix. Overseers: Master Richard Smyth, draper of London, and Master Harlakendey the elder. Witnesses; Edmund Franke, Sir Peter Logan, curate, Sir Robert Hunt, Master Wm. Brokesby. stuarde, and John George, clerk of the said parish with others. Dated 3 September 1519. Proved 24 October 1519 by Isabell his relict. P.C.C. 21 Aloffe 1520/1 JOHN GODARDE of Enfield, in the county of Middlesex. To be buried in churchyard of St Andrew's in Enfield. Bequests to high altar of said church and the fraternity of Our Lady. To John Godarde my son the house I dwell in. To my wife, his mother, the house near the well for life. Joan my wife my copyhold house for life, then to Isabell my daughter, with remainder "to her infants that may live." Bequest to said daughter Isabell which shall be held by son John till she be 18. Exors; Son John Godarde and Wife Joan. Witnesses; Sir John Brigeman " my Goostly Father," Thomas Cordell and others. Debtors to John Godarde; Mistress Skeene of Greenwich, William Cooke of same, John Hale of Walthamstow, William Pampeon of Poplar, John Yngland of Islington, gent, Thomas Shepman of Stretford Lang-thorne, Netherton of Hackney, Awncell of Much Monden, Crowmer's wife of London.