Margaret GAY

Margaret GAY[1]

Female Abt 1516 - 1582  (~ 65 years)

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  • Name Margaret GAY 
    Born Abt 1516  Of Elmsted, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Buried 1582  Elmsted, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I14165  Young Kent Ancestors
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2020 

    Father Christofer GAY,   b. Abt 1485, Of Denton and Elmsted, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1553/1555  (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Mother Miss WEBBE,   b. Of Warehorne, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4257  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John CLOOKE OR CLOKE,   b. liv 1511, Elmsted, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Mar 1581, Elmsted, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Married 24 Nov 1538  Elmsted, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Thomas CLOOKE OR CLOKE,   c. 1 Nov 1539, Elmsted, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 1597  (Age ~ 57 years)
     2. Ales CLOOKE OR CLOKE,   c. 1 Apr 1542, Elmsted, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Sampson CLOOKE OR CLOKE,   c. 24 May 1545, Elmsted, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Edmund CLOOKE OR CLOKE,   c. 12 Jun 1547, Elmsted, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 6 Oct 1615, Elmsted, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years)
     5. Susan CLOOKE OR CLOKE,   c. 27 Oct 1548, Elmsted, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Josias CLOOKE OR CLOKE,   c. 30 Jan 1551, Elmsted, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Henry CLOOKE OR CLOKE,   c. 2 Apr 1553, Elmsted, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Agnes CLOOKE OR CLOKE,   c. 3 Feb 1554, Elmsted, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Katheryn CLOOKE OR CLOKE,   c. 23 May 1556, Elmsted, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Marie CLOOKE OR CLOKE,   c. 4 Feb 1559, Elmsted, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     11. Anne CLOOKE OR CLOKE,   b. Bef 1560,   bur. 14 Oct 1616, Elham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 56 years)
     12. Pernel CLOOKE OR CLOKE,   c. 28 Feb 1563, Elmsted, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     13. Daniel CLOOKE OR CLOKE,   c. 17 May 1564, Elmsted, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     14. John CLOOKE OR CLOKE,   c. 10 Dec 1570, Elmsted, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     15. Hammon CLOOKE OR CLOKE
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2022 
    Family ID F4252  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Margaret Gay
      in the British Chancery Records, 1386-1558
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      Name: Margaret Gay
      Place: Kent
      Date: 1553-1555
      Volume: 10
      Page: 43
      Bundle: 1353

      Osmund Gay
      in the British Chancery Records, 1386-1558
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      Name: Osmund Gay
      Place: Kent
      Date: 1553-1555
      Volume: 10
      Page: 43
      Bundle: 1353

  • Sources 
    1. [S78] Will, Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), 16 May 1582.
      IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN, the third day of March in the year of our Lord God 1581 and in the 34th year of the reign of our sovereign lady Elizabeth by the grace of God of England, France and Ireland, Queen, defender of the faither, etc., I, MARGARET CLOKE, widow of the parish of Elmsted, in the County of Kent being in good and perfect remembrance God by praised do ordain and make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following,

      First, I will and bequeath my soul unto Almighty God and my body to be buried in the church of Elmsted beside my late husband, JOHN CLOKE.

      Item, I bequeath to the poor people of the said parish of Elmsted 6 shillings 8 pence to be paid to them within one whole year after my decease by mine Executors.

      Item, I will to four men to bear me to the church 16 pence equally to be delivered.

      Item, I bequeath to my daughter BET my best ...sell.

      Item, I bequeath to my daughter BULLFINCH my best gown.

      Item, I bequeath to my son SAMPSON CLOKE'S wife a bed haser with a cut face.

      Item, I bequeath to all my children's chilren two shillings a piece to be paid within one whole year after my decease.

      Item, I bequeath to DANIEL CLOKE my son 30 pounds that is to say 24 pounds in good and lawful money of England and 6 pounds in hansoll? scose? to be paid to him when he shall accomplish the age of 21 years upon conditions following that is to say that he the said DANIEL shall seal a release to THOMAS LOCKE his brother of all those lands that were JOHN CLOCKE's his father provided always that if the said DANIEL CLOKE do refuse to seal a release for the lands and agaytamie? for the monavegca? that then he shall lose the benefit of this my said Will and further I will the said 30 pounds to him given shall remain to THOMAS CLOKE 20 pounds thereof and the other ten pounds to remain to EDMAN CLOCK, his brother.

      Item, I give and bequeath to ANNES CLOKE my daughter 20 pounds whom I make and ordain my full and sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament.

      Item, I bequeath to JOHN CLOKE my son my wedding ring.

      All the residue of my moveable goods, my debts and legacies first contented and paid shall remain to ANNAS CLOKE my Executrix.

      I make and ordain overseers of this my last Will and Testament HAMAN BET and THOMAS CLOKE to whom I give for their labout 10 shillings a piece.

      Item, I bequeath to JOSIAS CLOKE my son the bed in the chamber of the flower alias hustandete?.

      Item, I bequeath to EDMAN CLOKE, my son, his father's gown, one pair of sheets and a bolster.

      Item, I bequeath to CATHRYNE my daughter my little gold ring.

      Item, I bequeath to my son EDMOND'S wife my best neckerchef.

      Item, I bequeath to my son THOMAS' wife my mockado? kyrchefe.

      Item, I bequeath to SAMSON my son avelre? [another?] and alame?

      Item, I bequeath to DANIEL my son anethr [another?] alaune.

      Witness to this my present Will

      Thomas Cloke, Samson Cloke, Josias Cloke
      and John Mount and 7 others

      Probatum fuit huismodi testamentus coram duo officilis 16 May Ao 1582 iurate THOMAS CLOAK, SAMPSON CLOAK, JOHN CLOK and HAMONIS BETT, testim etc