Hugh Penfold

An interesting bit of information I received from someine in Sydney NSW Genealogy Centre about Hugh Penfold:

During 1620, Hugh Penfold of Angmering was fined by King James 1st of much of his property, however, he subsequently recovered most of it by marrying the daughter and heiress of Thomas Olliver to whom he had been forced to hand it over to". It seems that loyal subjects found ways and means of circumventing the sovereigns intentions even in the 1620's"

Interesting!! (from Louisa Rowland)

~~~~ BUT, he married her in 1612 ! ~~~Corrections From Alan Carter

Hugh married Alice Oliver in 1612, so did he anticipate the fine by 8 years.

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From Sid Geohegan:

1.WILL

(Transcribed by Elizabeth Agar, Melbourne - December 2003)

PRO Catalogue Ref: 11/290

Image Ref: 243

In the name of God Amen, the two and twentieth daie of December Anno Domini 1653 I Hugh Penfold of Angmering in the Countie of Sussex yeoman being at this time in reasonable health of bodie and of good and perfect remembrance I praise Almighty God therefore I doe make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and forme following That is to say; First of all I Commend my soule into the hands of Almightie God my Creator steadfastly hopeing to have forgiveness of all my sinnes by the precious Death and passion of Jesus Christ my only Saviour and redeemer And my bodie I commit to the earth to be decently buryed at the discretion of my Executrix hereafter named And concerning the disposing of all such lands and goods as Almighty God hath blessed me withall, I give, devise, and bequeath as followeth; Imprimus I give unto the poore people of the p[ar]ish of Angmering xxs. Item I give and bequeath unto Olliver Penfold my eldest sonne, and to his heires for ever, from and after the decease of Alice my wife, my house wherein I now dwell together with the Barnes, Stables, Gardens, backsides and appurtenances thereto belonging, sett, lying and being in East Angmering aforesaid; Alsoe I give and bequeath unto the said Olliver Penfold, my sonne, after the decease of Alice my wife, one Bedstedle standing in the new Parlor of my said house, together with the beds there, as it is now furmished: the Cupboard, the bench, the round table, one paire of brandirons; sixe joyned stooles; and the new Chaire in the outer Parlor; with the wainscott sidebord and the grate to sett glasses in; And also the Table, Chaire and benches in the same roome and one greate Chest and a side table in the Chamber called my uncles Chamber in my said Dwelling house, And one greate Chest which was his Grandfather's, And also the furnace in the Brewhouse; And one silting-trough and a vate in the well house there; Item I further give and bequeath unto the said Olliver my sonne, and to his heires for ever, after the decease of the said Alice my wife, my two fields in Poling called by the name of Lyons fields, together with all the wood and trees standing and growing thereupon; And also all that my free land lying in Angmering East field, which I hold in the farme of the King's Ma[jes]tie for the yearly rent of 7s Item I give unto the said Olliver Penfold my sonne, to his Executors and assignes, from and after the decease of Alice my wife, All my estate, interest and terms of years, which I have yet to come & unexpired of and in one lease of certaine lands belonging to the prebend of Windham lying within the parish of Angmering and Ham. And after all my estate, interest and terme of years which is yett unexpired: of and in one lease of two Glebes of land called the Wellfeilds, contayning by estimacon eight Acres, more or lesse, with all the wood and trees thereupon standing and growing: Item I give and bequeath unto the said Olliver Penfold my sonne, and to his heirs for ever, from and after the decease of Alice my wife, all my Freehold land lying in Ham, together with the Barne, and gates thereunto belonging; And also one Glebe of pasture land lying in Angmering aforesaid conteyning by estimacon seven Acres more or lesse, being p[ar]cell of certaine lands which I bought of Mr Thomas Martin: He the said Olliver, his heirs or assignes, paying to my sonne George Penfold, and his heires, five shillings by the year yearly towards the payment of the Kings Maiesties rent yearly due at the Feast of St Michael the Archangell: The other five shillings of the same Rent being to be paid to my said sonne George Penfold by Richard Stedams[?] his heires and Assignes, out of a piece of land called the Washbittle Croft. And my will, intent, and true meaning is, That the said Alice my wife shall have and enioy all the Rents, issues and profitts of all my said Lands and tenements by me so given and bequeathed unto Olliver Penfold my sonne, for and during her natural life: Item I give and bequeath unto George Penfold my second sonne, the summe of Forty pounds of currant money, to be paid by my Executrix within one yeare after my Decease, if he the said George be then liveing, and not otherwise. Item I give and bequeath unto Richard Penfold my youngest sonne, the summe of Fifty pounds of currant English money, to be paid by my Executrix within one yeare after my decease: Item I give unto my Daughter Joane the wife of John Haine, the summe of twenty shillings of lawful English money, to be paid by my Executrix within twelve monthes after my Decease; Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth the wife of James South, the like summe of twentie shillings, of like lawful money, to be paid to her as aforesaid; Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary, the wife of William Simmons, the like summe of twenty shillings of like lawful money, to be paid to her as aforesaid; Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Anne, the wife of Robert Bushby the like summe of twentie shillings, of lawfull money, to be paid as aforesaid: Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Susan Penfold, and to her heires and assignes for ever; All that my house and Land, Barne and Oasthouse and appurtenances with all the woods and trees thereupon standing and growing scituate in Angmering aforesaid, and now in the occupacon of Edward Constable, or his assignes, Provided allways, and my true will and meaning is that if Alice Penfold my wife her Executors or Assignes, shall pay, or cause to be paid unto my said Daughter Susan, the summe of three score and tenn pounds of lawfull English money within three months after my Decease, or at her Day of marriage and Fifty pounds more of like lawfull English money within one month after the birth of her first Child, if she the said Susan be then livinge. That then the said Alice my wife shall have and enioy, to her and her heires for ever, All my said house, land and premises, so given to my Daughter Susan, and to her heires: And my legacies and gifts thereof unto her the said Susan shall be utterly voyde and of none effect; Item I give and bequeath unto all my Grandchildren. which shall be borne at of before my Decease, and then living, twenty shillings a piece, to be paid unto their Fathers for their lifes within twelve monethes after my Decease, their said fathers giving to my Executrix an acquittance for every such legacie of twenty shillings by them so received, which I will shall be a sufficient Discharge for the said legacies; Item I give and bequeath unto my Cousin Susan Duffield, widdowe, the summe of twentie shillings: Item I give and bequeath unto my Godsonne, the sonne of my Cousin Richard Penfold, the summe of Five shillings; Also I give and bequeath unto Walter Cutfold my Godsonne the summe of Five shillings And to my Cousin and Godson Hugh Penfold the like summe of Five shillings. Also I give and bequeath unto my God-daughter Susan Stere[?] the summe of five shillings; Item I give and bequeath to all the rest of my Godchildren which shall come and demand it of my Executrix within twelve monthes after my Decease, twelve pence a piece. The residue of all and sundry my goods, chattels and credits whatsoever unbequeathed I give and bequeath unto my Deare and loving wife Alice Penfold, whom I make and ordaie the sole and whole Executrix of this my last will and testament; And I desire and appoint my loveing sonnes in lawe John Haine of Washington. James South of Tarringe, William Simones of Angmering, and Robert Bushby of Patchinge, to be overseers of this my will, Requesting them to be ayding and assisting unto my Executrix in the performance thereof, according to my true intent and meaninge herein Declared; And I give unto every of my said overseers, as a remembrance of my love tenne shillings a piece over and above all such charges as they shall be att, about any matter or things touching this my Will In wittness whereof I the said Hugh Penfold, renouncing all former wills and codicils by me heretofore made, have publisAhed and declared this to be my last will and testament written in five sheetes of paper and fastened together at the upper one with a labell; and have hereunto sett my seale, and have subscribed my name to every of the same shjeetes with my own hand the day and yeare firsat above written. Hugh Penfold. Signed sealed published and declared to be the true last will and testament of the said Hugh Penfold, in the presence of us, William Bunne, Will Oliver.

This will was proved at London Before the Judges for probate of goods, and granting Administracons the Seaventh daie of Aprill in the yeare of our Lord one thousand sixe hundred fiftie and nyne By the oath of Alice Penfold the Relict and sole Executrix named in the said will, To whom Administracon of all and singular the goods Chattells and debts of the said Hugh Penfold deceased was comitted and granted, she being first sworn by Comissioner truly to Administer the same.

2. Baptismal and other dates are from the parish register of Angmering.

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Excerpt from Will of Richard Penfold father of Hugh:

to my sonne Hugh ... the house that my sonne Richard now dwelleth in [and

goods there]

also I give ... Hugh ... a barne called the South barne and four Acres and a

half of land whereof Two Acres and a half are adjoyning unto the said Barne

and Twoe Acres lye in the Common feild of Ham

Allso I give ... Hugh ... all that my lease of Chauntry land which I hold of

the Prebendary of Windham

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Thought this web site might be of interest to anyone following the Penfold family tree:

http://www.angmeringvillage.co.uk/

The First School in Angmering: First School (Older's Charity School) The first actual school in Angmering came about as a result of benefactor William Older (died 26 March 1680), a yeoman farmer who, in his Will, left £100 to purchase land on which to build a school and, after his wife's death, the rents from all his lands to pay for a schoolmaster. His Will records: I give the summe of One hundred pounds to Thomas Olliver of East Angmering aforesaid yeoman to bee by him laid out & disposed of so soon after my decease as conveniently can bee uppon Trusts & for the uses herein after menconed. That is to say That the said Thomas Olliver doe purchase an howse & garden in East Angmering aforesaid or West Angmering in the County aforesaid or a small parcell of Land & build an howse thereon to Humphrey Gratwicke of Hamm in the parrish of Angmering aforesaid Gent the said Thomas Olliver & Hugh Penfold of East Angmering aforesaid yeoman & to their heires for ever. To the intent & purpose that the said Humphrey Gratwicke, Thomas Olliver and Hugh Penfold & the Churchwardens of the parrish of Angmering & their heyres & successors for ever shall from time to time at their discretions place in the said Messuage or howse so. to bee bought purchased or built a convenient Schoolmaster for the teaching & instructing poore Children within the said parrishes of West & East Angmering or either of them. Which said Schoolmaster shall from time to time have the use & benefitt of the said howse & garden. And for the better mayntenance of the said Schoolmaster I doe by this my will give & devise unto the said Humphrey Gratwicke, Thomas Olliver and Hugh Penfold & the Churchwardens of the parrish of Angmering & their heires & successors for ever All my Messuage Lands Tenements & herediments whatsoever situate lying & being in the parrish of East Angmering aforesaid. Uppon trust & confidence that they the said Humphrey Gratwicke, Thomas Olliver and Hugh Penfold & the Churchwardens aforesaid & their heires & successors shall from time to time & at all times p’mitt & suffer Sarah Older my loveing wife to receive & take upp the Rents & profitts of the last menc’oned Messuage lands & Tenements during her naturall life. And after her decease for ever hereafter shall permitt & suffer such Schoolmaster aforesaid to receive & take the Rents Issues & profitts of the said messuages, lands & tenements for his paines in teaching the poore Children of the pishes of East & West Angmering aforesaid ............... And I doe hereby desire direct & appoynt the said Humphrey Gratwicke, Thomas Olliver and Hugh Penfold & the Churchwardens aforesaid & their heires & successors for ever to take care that the Schoolmaster bee carefull & diligent in teaching & instructing such poore children of the said pishes as the said Humphrey Gratwicke, Thomas Olliver and Hugh Penfold & the Churchwardens aforesaid & their heires & successors shall think fitt . And that the said Schoolmaster doe sufficiently keepe repayred & mayntaymed All the said Buildings soe devised as aforesaid. And I doe hereby direct & appoynt the said Humphrey Gratwicke, Thomas Olliver and Hugh Penfold & the Churchwardens as aforesaid & their heires & successors at their pleasure to remove & displace the said Schoolmaster & to elect nominate & place in another Schoolmaster as they from time to time shall thinke meete & convenient desireing them not to lett the said Schoole bee neglected for want of a Schoolmaster nor the Premises bee misimployed but to see the same bee imployed according to the true meaning of this my Will ............. The first school opened in 1682 and was situated just a few yards to the south-east of where Angmering Public Library stands today (see plan below). Repairs appear to have been undertaken in the 1780s and some enlargement took place about 1818 as a result of £80 left to the school by William Olliver in his Will . The school stood there until 1853 when another benefactor, William Gratwicke Kinleside Gratwicke demolished the old building and built a new school in 1853 to the design of Samuel Teulon as the old school had become dilapidated.