Wolstanton, Staffordshire: Wills & Inventories 1600-1650 Chris Emms January 1, 2021 Contents 1 John Bourne of Chesterton, yeoman, will dated 1st August 1597, inventory taken 11th March 1599/1600, date of probate 21st March 1599/1600 26 1.1 Will (summary) . 26 1.2 Inventory . 26 1.3 Notes . 27 2 John Bourne of Chesterton, no will, inventory taken 16th April 1598, date of admon 9th April 1600 28 2.1 Inventory . 28 3 John Meere, no will, inventory taken 9th February 1599/1600, administra- tion granted 14th February 1599/1600 28 3.1 Inventory . 28 4 Thomas Shawe of Chell, will dated 23rd March 1599/1600, died and inven- tory taken 26th March 1600, date of probate 28th March. 29 4.1 Will . 29 4.2 Inventory . 29 4.3 Note . 30 5 Margaret Shawe of Chell, widow, will dated 10th May, inventory taken 14th May, date of probate 19th May 1601. 30 5.1 Will . 30 5.2 Inventory . 31 5.3 Notes . 32 6 Margaret Burne of Chesterton, single woman, will undated, no inventory, administration granted 6th August 1600. 33 6.1 Notes . 33 1 7 Andrew Smith of Heath End, yeoman, nuncupative will dated 31st January 1600/1, undated inventory, date of admon 17th Feb 1600/1 33 7.1 Inventory . 35 7.2 Notes . 36 8 William Hancocke of Knutton, will dated 26th February 1598, inventory taken 24th February 1600/1, date of probate 5th March 1600/1 36 8.1 Will . 36 8.2 Inventory . 36 8.3 Notes . 37 9 Elizabeth Tunstall, no will, inventory taken 20th November 1601, date of admon 16th May 1602. 37 9.1 Inventory . 37 9.2 Notes . 38 10 Robert Rathbone of Ramscliff, husbandman, will dated 4th January 1602/3, inventory taken 15th January, date of probate 3rd February. 38 10.1 Will . 38 10.2 Inventory . 39 10.3 Notes . 40 11 Edward Colcloughe, will dated 15th September 1602, inventory taken 24th September, date of probate 6th October. 40 11.1 Will . 40 11.2 Inventory . 41 11.3 Notes . 41 12 Agnes Rowley of Ramsclife, widow, no will, administration granted 28th March 1600, inventory taken 19th November 1602, exhibited 3rd February 1602/3. 42 12.1 Inventory . 42 12.2 Notes . 43 13 Joan Turnock, inventory taken 30th ?, administration granted 22nd Novem- ber 1602. 43 13.1 Inventory . 43 13.2 Notes . 44 14 Joan Baddeley, widow, no will, inventory taken 3rd May 1603, administra- tion granted 25th May 1603. 44 14.1 Inventory . 44 14.2 Note . 45 2 15 Margrett Beech of Wolstanton, widow, will dated 2nd September 1603, inventory taken 2nd September 1603, date of probate 16th September. 45 15.1 Will . 45 15.2 Inventory . 46 15.3 Notes . 46 16 Agnes Morton of Wolstanton widow, will dated 4th July, inventory taken 7th July, date of probate 20th October 1603 47 16.1 Will . 47 16.2 Inventory . 48 16.3 Notes . 49 17 Margarett Colcloughe, widow, will dated 13th February, inventory taken 18th February, date of probate 1st March 1602/3. 49 17.1 Will . 49 17.2 Inventory . 50 17.3 Notes . 50 18 Ann Unwin of Hardinges Wood, widow, will dated 25th January 1602/3, inventory taken 1st Mar 1602/3, date of probate 17th June 1603 51 18.1 Will . 51 18.2 Inventory . 52 18.3 Notes . 53 19 Richard Glover of Knutton, yeoman, will dated 1603, inventory taken 16th June 1603, date of probate 28th November 1603. 54 19.1 Will . 54 19.2 Inventory . 55 20 John Drakford, no will, date of admon, 5 July 1604, inventory taken 1st Sept 1604 [Sat] 57 20.1 Inventory . 57 20.2 Note . 57 21 Thomas Bullock of Thursfield, no will, administration granted 10th July, date of inventory 14th July 1604 58 21.1 Inventory . 58 21.2 Notes . 60 22 John Bourne of Tunstall, no will, inventory taken 19th October 1604, ad- ministration granted 22nd October 1604. 60 22.1 Inventory . 60 22.2 Note . 60 3 23 Richard Calton [of Brerehurst], yeoman, will dated 31st July 1604, inven- tory taken 20th November 1604, date of probate 16th January 1604/5. 61 23.1 Will . 61 23.2 Inventory . 61 23.3 Notes . 62 24 Richard Bourne of Chell, yeoman, date of will 8th January 1604/5, inven- tory taken 21st January, date of probate 31st January 1604/5. 63 24.1 Will . 63 24.2 Inventory . 63 24.3 Notes . 64 25 Edward Sneid, no will, inventory taken 15th April, date of probate 17th April 1605. 65 25.1 Inventory . 65 25.2 Notes . 65 26 Isabelle Smith, [widow] will dated 5th March 1609 [recte 1605], inventory taken 26th April 1605, date of probate 30 April 1605. 65 26.1 Will . 65 26.2 Inventory . 66 26.3 Notes . 67 27 Elizabeth Wood of Tunstall, widow, will dated 18th May 1605, inventory taken 29th May, date of probate 3rd July. 68 27.1 Will . 68 27.2 Inventory . 68 28 Jefferie Bourne of Tunstall, will dated 29th May 1605, inventory taken 1st June 1605, date of probate 12th June 1605. 69 28.1 Will . 69 28.2 Inventory . 69 28.3 Notes . 70 29 Thomas Bourne of Colclughe, no will, inventory taken 15th October 1605, administration granted 25th October 1605. 70 29.1 Inventory . 70 29.2 Notes . 71 30 Richard Burne, will dated 22nd January 1606/7, inventory taken 19th Febru- ary, date of probate 25th February 1606/7. 72 30.1 Will . 72 30.2 Inventory . 73 30.3 Notes . 73 4 31 Margery Baddeley, no will, inventory taken 22nd May 1607, date of pro- bate 27th May. 74 31.1 Inventory . 74 31.2 Notes . 75 32 Henry and Elizabeth Tunstall, no will, inventory undated, administration granted 29th April 1608. 75 32.1 Inventory . 75 33 Ellen Rathbone, widow, will dated 9th April 1608, inventory undated, date of probate 11th June 1608. 75 33.1 Will . 75 33.2 Inventory . 76 33.3 Notes . 76 34 Edward Bourne of Chell Heath, husbandman, no will, inventory taken 9th August 1608, administration granted 14th August 1608. 76 34.1 Inventory . 76 34.2 Notes . ..