Ellen Hunt

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Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Crochrode-1

Ellen Crochrode is the daughter of John Crochrode of Toppesfield, Essex, England, and Agnes daughter of Thomas Carter.[1] The Crochrode family had five children, with Ellen being the eldest daughter, her siblings were: William, Joanne, Julian, and Jayne.[1]Ellen was born about 1510, Toppesfield, Essex, England.

In the Visitations of Essex, she is listed as:

Ellen mar to William Hunte of Gosfilde in Essex Gent.[1]

Ellen died 12 September 1578, Gosfield, Essex, England. Ellen wrote her will on 6 September 1578, and it was probated on 13 June 1579.

The ten children mentioned in her will were: Agnes Whitehead[2], Henry, Thomas, William, Edward, Anne Fuller, Margaret, Ellen, Robert and Mary (Coo).

The ten grandchildren mentioned in her will were: John Whitehead, Henry Whitehead, Mary Whitehead, Agnes Whitehead, Ellen Whitehead, William Hunt s/o Thomas, Ellen Hunt d/o William, Margaret Hunt d/o William, Edward Coo s/o Mary, and Ellen Coo d/o Mary.

Ellen also mentions her sisters but doesn't name them. "Then I give to every of my sisters a parcel of my linen as may be best spared, for a remembrance and in token of my good will towards them."[3]

Here lyeth buried William Hunt one of the Coroners of this Shire & Ellen his Wyfe had yssue Eleven Children He dyed 12 of August 1552 And Ellen dyed 12 of September 1578 It was to William Hunt, coroner, 1522, and his wife Ellen, 1578, by whom 11 children.

The parish register records the burials of William on 12 August 1552 and his widow on 12 September 1578. Hunt's will, describing himself as a yeoman, was made the day before his death and requests burial 'As nere to the buryall place of my father as may be within the Churche doore'; 3s. 4d. was left for the 'brekynge of the ground & pavynge Ageyn for the same'. The will mentions five sons and five daughters. It is, of course, possible that the inscription was on a ledger rather than on a brass.[4][5]

Will

In the name of God, Amen. The sixth day of September in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Five Hundred (and ) Seventy Eight, and in the twentieth year of the reign of our sovereign Lady Elizabeth by the grant of God, of England, France, and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the faith, (and so on). (Lines 1 - 2)

I, Ellen Hunt of Gosfield, in the county of Essex, widow, being sick of body, never the less in perfect mind and memory, give my praise and thanks to Almighty God for the same, do ordain, make, and declare, this my present testament and last will in manner and form following. (Lines 2 - 4)

First and principally I commend and betake my soul into the hands of Almighty God, father, son, and holy ghost, three persons and one God in Trinity. My maker, creator, redeemer, and saviour, surely trusting by the Death and blood shedding of Jesus Christ to have free pardon remission and forgiveness of my sins and offences, most humbly and heartily desiring of God my heavenly father, that I may be accepted as one of the flock's chosen children, and partaker of that heavenly and celestial kingdom prepared from the beginning for all true believers. My body, I will, after this transitory life (has) ended, to be buried in the church of Gosfield as near to the burial place of my husband, as conveniently may be. And as (for) the order and disposing of such goods and chattels, as I am now possessed of, my will and full mind is to give, dispose and devise the same as follows, (Lines 4 - 9)

I will there shall be given and distributed to the poor at my burial four score (80) pence which I have gathered in single pence for that good use and I give to every poor household in Gosfield 4 pence. (Lines 9 -10)

Then I give to my daughter Agnes Whitbread, one silver spoon, one cornered (possibly triangular ?) kerchief, a cross-cloth, two neckerchiefs of the best, and pair of my best ruffs. One double rail and a table-napkin.

Then I give to my son Henry, one silver spoon, one ship-chest, the hangings about both my chambers, one press and one table-napkin. Then I give to my daughter in law, his wife, one sheet of fine Holland. (Holland ie. fine linen made in Holland) (Lines 10 - 13)

Then I give to my son Thomas Hunt, one silver spoon, one gold ring, next the best, one pair of flaxen sheets, and one table-napkin (Lines 13 - 14)

Then I give to my son William Hunt, one silver spoon, my best gold ring, one pair of flaxen sheets and one table-napkin. (Lines 14 - 15)

Then I give to my son Edward Hunt, one diaper table-cloth, (diaper ie a kind of linen material with a small diamond pattern), one other table-cloth, a pair of flaxen sheets, one silver spoon, a silk cushion and a table-napkin. (Lines 15 - 16)

Then I give to my daughter Anne Fuller, in money, forty shillings to be paid by my son Henry within two years next after my death. (That is to say a) a parcel of eight pounds which he owes me. That is to say, twenty shillings in the first year, and the other twenty shillings the second year.

The flock-bed which I lie on, and all belongings there, and one bolster. My kyrtle, (kirtle ie. a women's gown or outer petticoat worn by women in the 16th and 17th century) of russet worsted, layered about with statute lace, (formal lace), my best petticoat. One double rail, one table napkin, one towel of Holland, two pewter dishes and a platter, one silver spoon. My worst silk hat, three yard kerchiefs, two Holland quarters and four other parcels of linen. One old kettle, one posnet, (a small cooking-pot with feet and a handle), my old frize gown, (freize ie. a rough, heavy woollen cloth.), my russet petticoat, my black furred gown, one girdle, a tablecloth, my flax wheel, and one pound of flax. (Lines 16 - 21)

Then I give to my daughter Margerie one Holland sheet, a rail of two yards, one silver spoon and a table-napkin. (Line 21)

Then I give to Ellen my daughter, forty shillings in money, to be paid by my said son Henry, within two years in (the same) manner as before is mentioned to my daughter Ann. My best worsted kyrtle, my frock, Cypress coffer, one bolster, two pewter platters, three saucers, one towel of Diaper, one double rail, one table-napkin, one silver spoon. My best hat, my best russet petticoat, my best smock, my best russet gown, a table-cloth, two white curtains of my bed, my saddle and best saddle-cloth, and one neckerchief. (Lines 22 - 25)

Then I give to my son Robert Hunt, forty shillings in money, to be paid by my said son Henry within two years after my death, as before is mentioned to my daughter Ann. My bedsteadle I lie on, the feather bed and flock-bed in the inner chamber, the bolster I lie on, my best coverlet and best Blankets. The bone spoon to heal ones sore throat. Two pewter platters, two porringers, (small dishes for soup or porridge), two pewter dishes, two saucers, a flaxen borde cloth? (ie table-cloth), three table-napkins. A pewter salver, a pewter basin, one silver spoon, the counter table in my chamber, the clothes chair there; the great coffer by the maid's bedside, a great kettle. My silver ring which I wear, two candlesticks, a silk cushion, a table clothe, two pairs of sheets, whereof one of them new, wherein I lie, and one pillow. (Lines 25 - 30)

Then I give to my daughter Mary (Coo) my best black gown, one bolster, my flat Linen coffer, (a linen box), my best press in the Inner chamber. One silver spoon, a table-napkin, a table-cloth a double rail, a little skillet pan, one girdle which my son Edward gave me, and forty shillings of Spanish money, which I had of her. (Lines 30 - 32)

Then I give to John Whitbred, son of my daughter Agnes, a table-cloth, my little kettle, and little trivet, and half an Angel in gold. (Angel ie. an old English coin) (Line 32)

Then I give to Henry Whitbred a table cloth, Then I give to Mary Whitbred, and Agnes Whitbred daughters of my daughter Agnes, to either (each) of them a Holland kerchief. Then I give Ellen Whitbred my mockado (mock velvet) kyrtle (a gown). (Lines 33 - 34)

Then which my son Thomas Hunt owes me Twenty shillings, I give the same to his son William Hunt. (Line 34)

Then I give Ellen Hunt, daughter of my son William, half one Angel, and to Margaret Hunt his daughter Two shillings and six pence. (Line 35)

Then I give to any of my daughter's children, Two shillings. (Line 35 - 36)

Then I give to Edward Coo, the son of my daughter Mary, twenty shilling in Spanish money.
Then I give to Ellen Coo, daughter to (of) my daughter Mary, my black silk purse with five shillings and a penny the same and a pin-pillow, ( ie. pin-cushion). (Line 37)

Then I give to any of my children's children not remembered in this my last Will, Twelve pence.(Line 38)

Then I give to every of my sisters a parcel of my linen as may be best spared, for a remembrance and in token of my good will towards them. (Line 38)

Then I give to Ellen Scott and Ellen Spencer, two of my God-children, to each of them Twelve pence, and to every of my other godchildren Six pence. (Line 39)

Then I give to Ursula Crowe and Thomesine Lea, my son Henry his maids to either (each) of them, one smock and a neckerchief, and (to) Mary Conye, one other of my son Henry his maids, one old red petticoat. To William Garrerd my said son Henry his servant, Twelve pence, and to Thomas Farrant, one other servant of my said son Henry Six pence. Then I give to Mary Ballerd my daughter Coo's maid, one old red petticoat. Then I give to Margaret Cole my daughter Smithe's maid Twelve pence. Then I give to John Currey and Robert Osborne, Mr. Breame's servants (to) each of them Six pence. (Line 39 - 43)

The residue of my goods herein by me not given or bequeathed shall remain un-given, my debts and legacies paid and my funeral charges borne. I give them to my said son Edward Hunt whom I constitute, ordain and make my sole executor not doubting but he will so convey my body to the earth as the body of her who does constantly believe that the same body shall rise again and be made taker of the glorious resurrection, to life everlasting and I ordain supervisors to see my Will truly performed according to my true meaning my said sons Henry, Thomas, William, and Robert. (Lines 43 - 47)

Proved 13 June 1579[3]

Sources

• The visitations of Essex by Hawley, 1552; Hervey, 1558; Cooke, 1570; Raven, 1612; and Owen and Lilly, 1634 : to which are added miscellaneous Essex pedigrees from various Harleian manuscripts, and an appendix containing Berry's Essex pedigrees v.13 Author Metcalfe, Walter C. (Walter Charles), Crochrode p.184-185 http://www.archive.org/stream/visitationsofess13metc#page/184/mode/2up
• The visitations of Essex by Hawley, 1552; Hervey, 1558; Cooke, 1570; Raven, 1612; and Owen and Lilly, 1634 : to which are added miscellaneous Essex pedigrees from various Harleian manuscripts, and an appendix containing Berry's Essex pedigrees v.13 Author Metcalfe, Walter C. (Walter Charles), Whitbred p.320 http://www.archive.org/stream/visitationsofess13metc#page/520/mode/2up
• For the Wills of Ellen Crochrode and William Hunt: https://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&d...
• MS-College of Arms 1691, by Richard Symonds
• MS Notes-Essex Record Office 1721, by William Holman