Alice Sayre

Evidence needed to support as daughter of Margaret Squire & John Squire

Alice Squire was born in 1504/1514 (see conflict note, below) in Hinwich, Bedfordshire, England. Alice Squire died before 2 June 1567 in Henwick, parish of Podington, Bedfordshire, England, when her will was proved.

She was the sister of Edmund Squire. Their parents have not been identified.

Alice Squire married William Sayre, d 1564,, son of Thomas Sayer and Margaret Fairfax, circa in Bedfordshire, England.

Children of Alice Squire and William Sayre include

• 1 THOMAS, m. Margery .
• 2 ALICE, m. Robert West.
• 3 AGNES, m. William Makernes.
• 4 WILLIAM, m. Elizabeth .He died prior to 1581.

"Our line of known direct ancestry therefore begins with William Sayre, of Hinwich, parish of Podington, in the hundred of Willey and in the county of Bedford. His wife was Alice Squyre. He died in 1564, his will being dated 1562 and proved 1564. The will of his widow was dated April 20, 1567, and proved June 2d of the same year." (source 1)

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https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Squire-1567

The Sayre family were of Hinwich, in the county of Bedford, where they had been settled as early as 1200."[3]

WILL OF ALICE SAYRE Her will was dated 20 Apr. 1567 and was proved 2 Jun. 1567:

"In Dei nomie amen the xxth day of Aprill 1567 and in the nynth yere of the Reinye of o'r sov'eigne lady Elyzabethe by the grace of god of England ffrance and Ireland Quene defender of the faythe etc I Alice sayer of hinwicke within the p'isshe of Podyngton in the Contie of bedf' widowe late wyfe of willm sayer of hinwicke aforsayd husbandman deceassed being holle of mynd & in good & p'fete memori laud & Praise be unto almyte god doo make & ordeyne this my p'sent testament conteyned herein my laste wyll in man' & fowrme as ffolowth fyrst comend my soule unto almighte god my macare and redemer & my bodye to be buried in the churche yeard of podyngton aforsayd Itm I bequeth & geve unto the poore of the sayd p'ise VId. Itm I bequethe to the Reparcion of the sayd churche or to the mainteans of the belles there IIs. Itm I bequethe unto gmy dowetur (daughter) alse west wife of Robte weste & unto him the sayd Robt towe pore of shets thone of flaxe thother payre harden half a quarter of malte one candlestyke one late basone twoe pewter platers & one table clothe. Itm I bequethe unto wyllm sayer the yonger & unto Robt sayer chyldren of wyllm sayer the elder unto John west & gorgs west chyldren of the sayd Robt west & unto ev'y one of the sayd chyldren a hogrell. Itm I bequethe unto wyllm makernes the yonger towe hogegerells Itm I bequethe unto ev'y one of my godchyldren one stryke of barle or XIId. of mone to be at the eleccon of the executor Itm I bequethe unto wyllm pickerying wyllm peere & allce pickering a hogerell or a lambe unto ev'y of the persons laste before Rehersed Itm I geve & bequethe unto Thomas my sonne all the reste of my sheppe & all oth'r my shepe wheresoew they pasture or be (except before bequethed) thre mylche beassts namely brockell old chery and youg chery one yong mare one gret parre & two pylobers tow quarters of malte VI payers of shets on table cloth a towel and IIII platers all the Residewe of my goods not bequethed my detts payd & funerall expeses discharged I geve & bequethe unto wyllm sayer my sonne whom I constitute & make executor of this my sayd testamet & laste wyll unto who I geve & bequeth halfe a quarter of malte for his paynstaking to se all things done accordyng to the teno and true meanyng herof witnesses of this laste wyll francis wodmansey vicar Edmond Squier wyllyiam Sayear wyllm abbot agnes squier a'ctor cumultis allyis"

"Pro'm fuit hoc testm aute script' apud Bedf' XVI s. die Jun 11 a's dni 1567 Cora mro Johe' langford Comiss' Bedf' comisse administratio execut' norat'."[4]

She died between 20 April 1567, the date of her will, and 2 Jun 1567, the date of probate, and asked in her will to be buried in the churchyard at Podington, Bedfordshire.

Origins

Edmund Squire was named in the 1563 will of William Sayre as his brother in law. Alice Squire was William's wife. He was also named as "my beloved uncle" in the 1572 will of Alice's son William.

It is through Edmund that Alice Sayre's maiden name has been deduced.

• 1563 will of his brother in law, William Sayre
• 1572 will of his nephew William Sayre

The Bibliography, FindAGrave and Research Notes are at odds concerning her birthplace. One says Hinwick Bedfordshire, the other Benwick, Cambridgeshire. With the date being pre parish registers both are speculative, and in the absence of any evidence, the Benwick birth place looks to be more speculative than Hinwick.

References

1. Banta, Theodore Melvin. (1907). Sayre Family: Lineage of Thomas Sayre, a Founder of Southampton. Page 8-10. < GoogleBooks >
2. http://www.gulbangi.com/5families-o/p114.htm#i2835
3. 1. [S79] David M. Six, "341929.ged", Sep. 1, 2000, unverified.
4. 2. [S128] Mary Beth Wheeler, "Ancestry of Bob and Mary Beth Wheeler", Jul. 20, 2002, unverified.
5. http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I41474&tree=Schirado
6. http://www.smokykin.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I12293&tree=Smok...
7. Allison Votaw had DOB as 1514; 1505 comes from http://www.smokykin.com/ged/f001/f22/a0012293.htm
8. WikiTree contributors, "Alice (Squire) Sayre (abt.1514-bef.1567)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Squire-26 : accessed 05 April 2024). Cites
   1. See Research Notes re birth location.
   2. See The Hissem-Montague Family - The Sayre Family. Hissem lists a second child, Alice, but only flagged her as a possibility, not as a fact. There is no other substantiating evidence.
   3. Colonial Families of the United States of America: in Which is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families Who Settled in the American Colonies From the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775, by George Norbury Mackenzie (1851-1919) editor; Vol. I, published by The Grafton Press, New York, Boston, 1907. Alice Squyre is the wife of William Sayre, Sayres Family, , Pg. 466.
   4. Her will dated 20 Apr 1567 held at Bedfordshire Archives and Records Service See also:
   5. Find A Grave: Memorial #130676909; St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Podington, Bedfordshire, England Data is totally speculative due to lack of definitive sources or photos. See Research Notes. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130676909
   6. Five Families: Alice Sayre (daughter of William Sayre and Alice Squire) This site cites other trees or works. http://www.gulbangi.com/5families-o/p114.htm#i2830
   7. The Hissem-Montague Family: The Sayre Family (website). See Research Notes. http://shissem.com/Hissem_Sayre.html