William Hathorne, of Binfield

1. Occupation: Yeoman
2. Note:

The information on William and his ancestors is from "A Branch of the Hawthorne Tree" by Talmage S. Hawthorne. Self published, about 2000 [Dallas Lib.]. Some of the information about his children and grandchildren is from this.

Will: "William Hathorne of Binfiield in the County of Berks, yeoman, 18 May, 1650, proved 2 May, 1651 by Sara Hathorne, the widow and executrix. To the poor of the parish of Binfield twenty shillings to be distributed on the day of my burial. To Robert Hathorne, my son, all that my messuage or tenement now in the tenure of my brother-in-law John Lawrence, situate and being in Bray, in the County of Berks, together with all barns, stables, outhouses, orchards, gardens, backsides, easements, profits and hedreditaments thereto belonging; and also that my cottage closes and parcels of land, pasture and meadow, lying and being in Bray aforesaid, and hereafter particularly mentioned. That is to say, one barn with two orchards and five closes of pasture and meadow called Neatherhouse barn, neathouse mead, the two Butts, Bishoppe cloase and the backside, containing in all eighteen acres, more or less, lying together near unto the said messuage and abutting upon Oakely Green towards the North,------(other lots of four acres and of eighteen acres respectivey, abuting upon Oakley Green towards the South), one cottage with a hay house and backside, late in the tenure of Richard Braiser, containing one acre, more or less, abutting upon Okeley Greene aforesaid towards the North; also one close and one piddle of pasture ground called Godlers, containing seven acres, adjoining to a lane leading out of Okeley Greene into Didworth Greene towards the South, to have unto the said Robert, my son and his heirs forever, upon trust & c____ and that they shall give and pay unto William Hathorne, my eldest sone, his executors or assigns, the sum of one hundred pounds of lawful money of England within two years next after my decease, and unto John Hathorne, my son, &c. twenty pounds within three years &c. Item, I give unto Nathaniel Hathorne, my son, twenty shillings in money. Further unto John Hathorne twenty pounds, if living, otherwise to his wife and children, within one year next after my decease. To Edomund Hathorne, my youngest son (thirty acres and more in Bray) upon the trust and confidence and to the end, intent and purpose that the said Edmond Hathorne, my sone, his heirs or assigns shall give and pay unto Elizabeth, my daughter, the wife of Mr. Richard Davenport, her executors or assigns, the sum of forty pounds of lawful money of England within two years next after my decease. To Anne, my daughter, wife of Hugh Smith, twenty shillings, and to Elizabeth, her daughter, five shillings. To Robert, Sara, Anne and Katherine, the children of my son-in-Law Philip Lee, five shillings apiece. The residue, my debts being paid, my funeral expenses discharged and this my last Will and Testament in all things duly performed, to Sara Hathorne, my wife, who I ordain and make sole executrix.