(aka - Allan, Allin, Alan, Alen, Alin, Alleyne, Alleyn, Aleyne, Aleyn etc )
Thomas Aleyne, gentleman of [Stanton] Woodhouse, 1568
In the Name of god Amen the thre and twentythe daye of August in the year of our Lorde god A thousand Fyve hundreth fyfty and
sevyn I Thomas Aleyne of the Woudhouse in the County of Derbye Gentylman somwhat sycke in bodye and of good and pfcte mem-
orye doe make and declare my last wyll and testament. In maner and Forme hereafter folowynge. Fyrst I doe gyffe and Bequeythe
my soule to Almyghtye god to our Blessed Ladye Saynt Marye and to all [the....] Companye in heaven and my bodye to be buryed
In the pishe churche of yolgreave in the ****************** funeralle and bureynge to be done after the descretyon of my [exec...]
And overseers of this my last wyll ************************ [..ythe] for my mortuarye accordinge unto the customs and [.......]
[The.. .....s] expressed. And [....] ********************** [...she] churche of yolgreave to [.....] the bynge of such [needfull] thinges
As ys lackinge there Syxe shillings *********************** will order devyse and Assigne by this my last wyll and testament unto
Anthonye Aleyne my sonne And to the *********** his bodye lawfully begotten my two messuags in Stanton in the county of darby
Nowe in the [te...es] and holdinge of Hen******ghe and Rychard Sterndale or chyldren of them with all lands medows [lesowes] closes
pastures & gardens thereto belonginge and [evry p...ll] therof with all and evry [...] their appertenancea and yf the said Anthony my sonne
doe [.....] to dye without heyres males of his bodye lawfully begotten then I will order and devyse that the said 2 messuags
And all other the premisses shall [........ .ay .. and ....] the ryght heyres of me the said Thomas Aleyne And also I will order devyse
And assigne unto Raffe Aleyne one of my younger sonnes [during .. ...all] lyffe Fyve pounds of [....] lawfull Englyshe money to be payd
unto him yerlye duringe his lyffe by my heyre at the Feaste of Saynte mychell tharchangell & the Annunciacon of our ladye by equall portions
And the said fyve pounds to be payd unto hym [fyrste] of my tythe of Byrchover in the countye of Derbye and for lacke of payment therof at the
Said feaste or within fortye days nexte after yf yt be lawfully [....] & demanded then I will order devyse and declare that my said son reaffe
Aleyne & his assigns shall [entre] have occupye & enioye during [..... .atwall by Feany] said tythes & the tythe barne of Byrchover in the
Countye Aforsaid & evrye parte thereof And after his decease the said tythe and barne to [renter] remayne accrewe and come to the right heyre
Of me the said Thomas Aleyne And also I doe further will and assign unto the said Raffe my son all the [.....] proffits & comoditys that shall
Ryse or accrue or that may be had & taken of **************************** Chappell in ye frythe in the said countye of Derbye for & during the
Full tyme & space of eyght yeres [.........] ***************** [.......] the same towarde ye exhibicon of ye said Raffe my son to his learning and
the residewe of all my terme of yeres of ye ***************** [.......] I doe gyve & assigne unto George Aleyne my son & heyre And further I doe
gyve Bequeythe & assign unto Rycharde *************** [...... indenture] or lease of my ferme at [Northwodde] in ye parishe of Derley in ye
Countye of derbye which I have of ye demyse & ********** Aleyn [of Grantam] with all my intrest right & terme [which] I have or maye have by reason of ye said
Lease or indenture And where Thomas [..... of] Grantam in ye county of Lyncoln yoman [.....] Bonded to me by obligacon to make unto me & my heyre
For ever a good & sufficient estate on fee symple of certayne lands & medowes closes & other hereditmaents with thappurtenancs lying in ye felds of [Edinmoarbye]
And [Marthroppe] in ye county of Lyncolne I will order devyse & declare by this my last will & testamente yf the said Thomas [Larke] shall with all [convenyante]
spede make unto ye said Rychard Aleyne younger son & to his hetres forever all suche lawfull [assurance] by dede or other wyse as my said son [....] or
hys lerned counsell in ye lawe shall reasonable demyse agaynst the said Thomas Larke & his heyres for his [....... therin] And yf ye said Thomas Larke
Refuse so to doe uppon request to hym made by my said son [Ryc...........] & assign unto my said son Ryc ye said obligacon wherin ye said Thomas
Larke [tade] the [Bomde] terme in [actensome] as may appere by [....] Obligacon. And also I doe gyve & bequeythe unto Barbara Aleyn my daughter
One hundrethe marks of lawfull English moneys to to her maryage And in lyke maner I doe gyve & Bequeyth unto Anne Aleyne
my daughter one hundrethe marks of lawfull English monye to be payd unto her at her maryage And also I doe gyve and Bequeythe to Elizabeth
Aleyn my daughter one hundrethe marks to [her maryage ...] & I doe order will & devise my said daughters Barbara Anne & Elizabeth
And every one of them shall take the said *********************** [.........] Bequeythed in full recompence & satisfaction of all such parte & portions as they
[....y of th...] maye clayme demand or ************************** [.....] any parte thereof for her chylds parte or otherwyse [....onyded] alwayes yf [they] my said
three daughters Barbara Anne & Ely***************************** [.....] Be ordered ruled & advysed in their mariage by ye advyse of my executors and
[supevisors] yf then & from thenceforthe my ******************* [......y so refuseing] to be uttolye voyde & Be at ye discretion & order of my said executor
And yf yt [fortune] any of my said daugh********************* [.......] Be maryed then I will & devyse yt the said hundreth marks to her bequeythed
Shalbe equallye devyded [emongesn] the ********************** [......................] to maryage And I also give & Bequeythe to ye said George Alen
my sonne & heyre my two [stadmye leads] my great Brasse potte [my .............. Beasyn panne] two great arks my greatest [stepinge fatte] two bords in ye hall & the
[formes] one [counter] or folden Borde in ye [pler] my Best Bedde [.ydd.........] Bolster pyllowes, pyllowberes shets Blanketts [cornletts counterpaylle h..yings]
Thereto belonginge And Also I will give & Bequeyth to ye said George Aleyne my son yt one half of one messuage [demesne lands] nowe in ye holding of Ric Halley
for all my time & ye Indenture of ye same [which] I toke of [Engrame O...rde{4}] knyght by Indenture And also where I have to me & my assigns ye occupacon & [posses..]
Of one capitall messuage with [demesne lands] thereto belonging in [......comelye] called Hopton Hall of ye gyfte & grant of one Johanne [Cranne{2}] wydow
late wyffe of Thomas [Cranne{2}] for terme of lyfe of ye said Johane [..] give & Bequeythe ye said messuage & lands with thapurtenance during ye lyfe of the
Said Johanne to my said three sonnes yt ys to saye Anthony Raphe [....] yelding & payinge to Henrye Aleyne my [...nate{3}] twentye shillings dureing his
Naturall lyfe in consyderacon of cten money [which] I owe him & also [...... service] to me done & yf yt fortune ye said Johanne to dye before ye said said Henrye then I
will my said three sonnes shall paye ye said twenty shillings to [...] Henry duringe his lyfe Also I will give & bequeythe to Margaret [Alescray] my daughter
One bedde with all therto belonginge yt ys to saye a mattresse [...........] cornletts two blanketts A payre of shetes one heyfer with a calf to be delivered [...]
At maye daye next after my decease ***************************** [.....athe Else] my daughter one heyfer with a calf to be delivered at ye same daye Also I give & bequith
to Johane More my [...nate{3}] one [heyfer] ******************** [..d] ye residue of all my goods & catalls not before given or bequeythed my detts & legacys
[..dayd] and I being brought home **************************** Bequeyther unto Anthony Alen Raphe Alen & Ryc Alen my younger sonnes to be equallye
devyded amongst them And of this my [last] ********************* [constitue] & make my true & lawfull executors my welbeloved cosyn Humfrey Daken of Chelmorton
In ye county of Derbie yoman and my welbeloved ***************** [.....] Aleyn And of this my last will & testament I doe order and make my overseers my trusty and
welbeloved sone & heyre George Aleyn [.....sty] & welbeloved [co......Ryc] Nedham of Snitterton praying my said executors & my said overseers & evry one of them
In his office trulie & faythfullie to execute ye same as my speciall [.......dence] & trust is on them. In wytnes wherof to this my said last will & testament
I have sette my hande and seale this daye and yere [.....] written these witnesses : Ryc Nedham, Ottwell Alen, [George Aleyn]
Dettes owynge to me:
Fyrste: Rycharde Flyer £32 8s
Item Nycholas Browne £20
Item Willm Alestrye £19 6s 8d
Item Rychard Wennysleye a [soder] of leade
Item [- Blank -] £3 20d
Item Anthony Wenysleye 20s
Item John Ball 20s
Item Ryc Sterndale de Bakewell 16s
Item Ryc Sterndale de Stanton *****
Item Robt Knyghtley for [haye &]***********
Item Roger Warde *****
Item Walter Tomlens *****
Item George Tomlenson *****
Item Edmunde Marshall de Gratton £4 6s 8d
Item Thomas Haryson de Alporte 10s
Item Thomas Abbot 8s
Item Henrye Taylior de [Owrthoodde] 3s 4d
Item Henry Lycas 4s
Item Raffe Hiberte 10s
Item Raffe Barghe 3s 4d
Item John Stephenson 23s 6d
Item Willm Blackwall 20s
Item George Columbell 6s
Item [Bnatrice] Stephenson 20s
Item Humfrey Daken £3
Item George Aleyn 40s
Item Thomas Larke of Grantam £6 13s 4d
Item Raffe Aleyn of Grantam 8s 4d
Item Mrs Gylbert for a wayne & a sett of [renonds] 4s
Item Mathewe Hibley 21d
Item John Wayne £11
Item Roger Otes £12
Item [- Blank -] 34s 4d
Item Thomas Morten 20s
Item delivered to Wyllm [mysnant] to [... Canendyes] to his use thre payre of [wheles praices] 30s
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[............] Not decipherable
{2} same surname - probably a 'C','G' or 'S', followed by an 'r' or an 'e', then probaly 'ann', but could be 'am' or 'arn', then probably a final 'e'. - Cranne?
{3} same phrase - presumably some type of relation. Seems to end ..ynate (with an abbreviation line over it), which puts me in mind of cognate. It could also be syrva-te (servant)!
{4} Possibly Sir Ingleram Clifford
This ys a trewe Invemtorye made the xxiii of Aprill and in
the yere of our Lorde god 1564 {5} of all the goods late of
Thomas Alens of the wodhouse in the countye of Derbye
deceased praysed by Rychard Nedham John Daken and
Humfreye Daken
Imprimis 6 oxon praysed at £5 6s 8d a yoke £16
Item 6 kyne and one bull evrye cowe at 36s 8d & ye bull at 26s 8d £12 6s 8d
Item 80 ewes at £4 6s 8d ye score one noble in ye wholl abated and yf
there be [moe] ewes in number after the same rate £17
Item all maner of corne ther by estimacon £26
Item 7 olde Swyn every one praysed at 10s £3 10s
Item 5 yonge shoale evry one praysed at 2s 8d 13s 4d
Item husbandry stuffe praysed at 40s
Item of theywes & shaw & shepe evry one praysed at 3s 8d
Item one fatte oxe praysed at 46s 8d
Item one fatte cowe & one heyfer eyther of them at 33s 4d £3 6s 8d
Summa £83 7s
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{5} 1568 is crossed out and 1564 written instead
In the name of god amen the xxiiith daye of marche in the yeare of our Lord god 1573 and in the xviith year of hte reigne of our soveraigne
Ladye Elizabeth by the grace of god queen of England France & Ireland defender of the Faith [...] I George Allen of Wodhouse
in the countie of Derbye gentleman sicke in bodye but of good and pfecte memorye thanks be to god do make my last wyll
and testament in forme Followinge - first I bequethe my soule to almyghtie god the maker therof & to Jesus christ his onelye
sone redemer therof by and throughe whose merits deathe & passion I trust to be saved & to enjoye the blisse [........]
of heaven in the companyon of saynts & my body to be buryed in thechurche of yolowgrave neare aboute ye place
where myne anncestors do lye by the discretion of myn executors & overseers of this my last wyll and testament and any
funerall expenses to be accordinge to my [deyne] & I bequethe for my mortuarye to the vicar there Accordynge to ye customs of this
[...line] lawfullye [.....] also I gyfe and devise to George Elliotte of yolowgreve in the countie of Derbye [..] messuage & tenemente wherin
he now dothe dwell in yolowgreve aforsaid with all buyldings lands [te...s] medowes [lesones] & pastures unto belongynge with all and
singuler [...] appertenances now in the tenure & occupation of this said year [..] to have & to holde the same to the said George Elliotte & his
assignes for & duringe the time of xxi yeares next and Immedyatlie after my decease yeldinge & payenge therfore yerlye
duringe the sayd time xxs of currant money at the dayes & times there [so shall] & accustomed & also kepinge at all tymes [during]
the said terme the said messuage & tenement in good & convenyent reparation; Item I gif and devise to Ric hallye my tenamente & messuage
& tenamente wherin he now dwelythe comenlye called the Bank with all [lings] lands tenements medowes [lesones] & pastures & therto
belongynge wyth all and singuler yer appurtenances to have & to hold the same to the sayd Ric & his assignes for And
duringe xxi yeares nexte and Immedidyatlye after my decease yeldinge & payenge therfore yerelye for the same the
Rent & dutyes accustomed and also [dep.... at] altymes duringe the said time the said mesuage or tenemente in good and
sufficient reparation And also I gife & bequethe to George Allen my sone & heyre apparant all suche Implements
and houshoulde stufe & other things what so ever Thomas Allen my father deceased dyd by his last wiyll and
testament gife & bequethe to me shall go remayne & be as heire lomes & [standers] of houshould to the said George
Allen my sone & heirs male of his bodye lawfullye begotten & so from heyre male to heyre male of the bodye of me I
said George Allen lawfully begotten & also I gife and bequethe to the said George Allen my sone & heire apparante
all suche terme of yeares as I have yet to come & nott expired of & in all suche lands & tenements as I have & houlde by
[and in right] of the demise & grante of Sir George Vernon knyght as [hell ....] & other lands there [aboute]
And also I gife and devise to the said George Allen all the terme of yeares yet to come which I have and [houlde]
by the demise & [.......] of Sir Henrye Sacheveral knight deceased in Stanton & Stanton medowes and [........]
I gife and devise to the said George Allen all suche terme of yeares as I have yet to come of the [...............]
by indenture under [..] Duchie seale of [her] Duchie of Lancaster of & for the [to..] of the chapell in the [frithe with]
other [pfettes] & Comodyties therto belonginge as the stallage & passage yeldinge & payinge therfore [yerelye duringe]
the said terme the severall rents the uppon [res...] ***** also I wyll [.. ..] beynge brought home my funerall [....]***
Discharged & my debts payd of my holw [.....] & *********** the resydue shalbe devided into thre equall ******
[wh....] one parte [to remaigne] to Isabell my wy*********** [...] parte of the said thyrde [......] to be equally *******
Amonges my younger chyldren that ys to [wyt] *************** [george] Ric [.............................] ********
& the other third parte reserved to my selfe my ************ in thys my last wyll First discharged & payd ******
equallye devided amongset my said eight [chyl..] ** last mentioned also I wyll that Isabell my wife [Immed..]*****
after my [departure] shall have the kepinge & [improving] of her chyldren which she hathe by me & also of the said
chylds [p....tes] of [....ds] bequethed to them by this my last wyll & testament & as for the resydew of my younger
chyldren which I had by Anne my former wyffe I wyll that they shall have there parts & portions [duly .... to]
them when they come to full age of xxi yeares or when they shall come to marriag so that [they be devised]
and [ordered] in theire mariages by my executors [& supervisors] or the more parte of them then livinge & not otherwise
also I give and bequethe to Henrye Allen my servant an incalve heyfer & also to Johan more my servante
An other heyffer incalve. Item I [gift] to Robt [Hamson] my servant one [Ewe] & to Ric Heathcote my servante
An other [Ewe] & to Nicholas Hibbert the sonne of Raffe Hibbert one other Ewe & of this my last wyll
and testament I ordayne constitute & make my lawfull executors my dearlie wellbeloved said wyfe my
welbeloved cosen Ric Nydham of Snyterton my said sonne & heyre Apparant George Allen & my trusty and
welbelovyd brother Anthony Allen praying theym & any of them to see this my my wyll trulye performmed &
Accordinge to the true intent & meanynge therof as my speciall trust & confydece ys in them & as they wyll
answere before Almyghtie god at the [.......] day of Judgment & overseas of the same my last wyll
& testament. I do right humblye desire my worshipfull maister Mr John Manners of Neather Haddon
Esquyer to be my pricypall overseer & for his advise paynes & counsell to be had therin I shall
most humblie requyre hym to [reserave] two Angell nobles of goulde & to my worshipfull [...] his wyfe one
Angell noble & the residew of my oversears I ordayne & make Mr Nicholas Browne of Snelston gent
& my cosen [..] Jarvas Allen clarke vicar of Hartington praying them & either of them to be [assysters]
& [co.....nters] to my said executors in the execution of this my last wyll & testament & for their paynes
to be taken therin I [gift] to ether of them xs & further I devise & wyll that [if hearast] yt shall [......]
Any maner of question ambyguitie or doubt or [con...ensue] in upon or concerninge this my last wyll &
testament or any [mark] & words as therin contayned or therupon dependynge that my executors
& oversears of the more parte of them then livinge shall from tyme to tyme [........] hearafter
expounde declare order & determayne the same question Ambyguitye or doubt & that determination and
exposition so by them to be made shalbe parte of this my said last wyll & testament & of [..... ....]
validitie & effect as if I my selfe had put the same in this my last wyll & testament by my lyfe tyme.
In witness wherof I the said George Allen to this my last wyll & testament have put my seale ye
date & yeare above wrytten these beynge wytnesses whose names be published.
Humfrey Sutton Raffe Hybbert Ric withe others [...]
Mathew [........] George Elliotte Hallye
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[.........] Not decipherable (Note that a chunk of undecipherable text in the middle, where George names his younger children MAY be readable on the original (but isn't on my photocopy), so I need to check this out next time I visit Lichfield)
Will dated 4/5/1603 mentions:
Will dated 5/12/1624
Probate
Probate granted April 1706 to Mary Castle als Allen, wife of William Castle, Richard Whitby of Ashford yeoman & Godfrey Swift of Brampton yeaoman.
George Allen of Pyegreave in the parish of Chapel en le Frith, 1708
Inventory 26/3/1711 by John Gill & Peter [Steer]
Probate granted at Chesterfield 3/10/1711 to "Eliza Allen, widowe" (In Latin - her real English name may well be Elizabeth)
Probate
Administration granted to Agnes Freeman of Wheston & Robert Freeman of Whetson, mentions "Agnes Freeman, sister ... of Ann Alleyne late of Wheston ... spinster". Signed by Agnes Freeman, R Freeman & Willm Fletcher
Inventory dated 14/1/1729 by R Freeman & William Shrigley.
Probate granted at Bakewell 17 October 1729 to Agnes Freeman widow.
Probate granted 15/10/1791 at Hartington to George Allen of Longnor, labourer, her widower. This concerned property which Hannah owned at "Horidge otherwise Horwich".
Second probate granted 19/6/1792 at Lichfield, again to George Allen, labourer, of Longnor, her widower.
In the name of God Amen, this twelfth Day of May One Thousand Eight Hundred and two I Samuel Allen of Flagg in the Parish of Bakewell and County Derby Yeoman being Sick and Weakly of Body, but of perfect and sound disposing Mind and memory Blessed be God for the same And calling to mind the certainty of Death and uncertainty of this life I do hereby Nominate Constitute and appoint this and no other to be my last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say, First being penitent and sorry for my sins past I give and commit my soul unto the Hands of Almighty God who gave it and my Body. I commit to the Earth to be decently Buried at the Discretion of my Executor to be hereinafter mentioned And as to my Worldly Estate and Effects Goods and Chattles I dispose off and order the same in manner and form following, that is to say First I do hereby nominate, Constitute and appoint Joseph Burdekin of Flagg Hall Yeoman full and sole Executor of this my last will and testament unto whom I do hereby give all my aforesaid Estate and Effects Goods and Chattles upon trust that he shall pay and Discharge my Funeral Expences and the Charges of the Probate of this my Last Will and Testament And also upon a further trust that after my Funeral Expenses and the Probate of this my last Will and Testament are paid off and Discharged as aforesaid that he shall give all the Rest, residue and remainder of my Estate and Effects both Personal and Real unto my Loving Wife Elizabeth Allen for and during her natural Life And after her Decease upon a further trust, that if any of my said Estate or Effects of what kind soever it may be shall remain that the same shall be divided in manner following, that is to say that he shall give unto my Son Samuel Allen Ten Pounds more than his two sisters and afterwards to go equal shares with his two sisters at all the rest residue and remainder of my aforesaid Goods & Chattles Estate and Effects of what nature or kind soever they may be. In Wintness whereof I the said Samuel Allen do utterly abolish and make void all former Wills or Bequests by me at any time before made. Signed Sealed published and Declared by the within named Samuel Allen the Testator to be his last Will and Testament In presence of us who have hereunto set our Hands as Witnesses Joseph Burdekin Francis [?Deans?] Francis [?Webster?]Anthony Allen of Ashford, yeoman, 1811