Walter Light, of Radway Grange

Walter Light of Radway, County Warwick, made his will March 16, 1596, and it was proved April 22, 1597. He requested burial in the chancel of the parish church near his wife and states that Lawrence Washington, after the decease of his brother Walter Washington, procured administration of his goods and chattels and the law would have to determine the standing of two leases of the farm in Radway "wherein I now dwell," and makes his friend John Murden of Ratley, County Warwick, his legatee, until the law settles the question in dispute.

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From Rambles Round the Edge Hills and in the Vale of the Red Horse By George Miller. Page 23. image of Radway Grange

At the time of the dissolution of religious houses, in the reign of Henry VIII., there appear to have been two Granges in Radway belonging to Stoneleigh Abbey, with nearly, if not all, the lands in the parish, excepting what belonged to the monks of Erbury. One of these Granges was called Radway Grange, on the site of the present Radway Grange. The pond in front of the house, which has since been enlarged, still bears the name of the Farm Pool. The other, called Egge Grange, has passed away. Still, the road up the hill, which is even now called the Grange Lane, and the hamlet on the hill, partly in Ratley and partly in Radway parish, called formerly The Grange — the name Ratley Grange being a modern invention, as there was no Grange in Ratley in the olden times—point out the locality of Egge Grange. The proper name of this hamlet is therefore Edge Grange, not Ratley Grange.
At the dissolution of religious houses Egge Grange was purchased by Leonard Chamberlain and Richard Andrews, while Radway Grange became the property of Francis Godere. A family of the name of Light was in possession of this property soon after. Robert Washington, of Sulgrave, married Elizabeth, daughter of Walter Light, of Radway Grange, the eldest of their children being born about 1578. The younger son, Walter, succeeded to the Radway estate and left a son, John. This John disappears from view during the time of the Civil Wars. Radway Grange passed, about 1660, into the hands of a branch of the Goodwin family, who lived at Arlescote. From the Goodwins Sanderson Miller purchased seventy acres of enclosed land and 240 acres in the open field for ,£3,671 in 1715, to which large additions were made by his son.
Radway Grange was built on the site of the old monastic Grange, or farm, from the stones of the monastic cell. The style is Tudor, and the door to the old hall, which is still to be seen, entered it at the end, and not in the centre, which shows that the hall was used,

From Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine, Volume 14 Page 176

702 N. Park Ave., Chicago, III., December 12th, 1898.
To Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood, Editor.

Dear Madam: I claim descent from the Washingtons in England, and have gathered all records bearing on direct lineage.

As given in the Supplement to the American Monthly, Vol. XIII, No. 6. Dec, 1898, Lawrence Washington, mayor of Northampton, married Anna Pargiter, daughter of Robert Pargiter, of Gretworth, England.

His son, Robert Washington, of Sulgrave, England, married Elizabeth Light, daughter of Robert Light (I make this correction below and give my authority). She was the daughter and heir of Walter Light, of Radway, and not Robert Light, as given in the Supplement. (See will of Walter Light, gentleman, made March 16th, 1596, proven 1597, of Parish of Busshopper, Ichington, buried in church in Parish of Radway, a copy of which I possess.)

Mr. Henry F. Waters, researcher in England, who is authority for the above records, makes this statement in connection with his Washington Light records later:

"An error slipped into the pedigree of Washington family presented by me in 1889. Robert Washington, of Sulgrave, married Elizabeth, daughter of Walter Light and not Robert as given."

The will of Walter Light, of Radway, proved in 1597, proves this:

The children of Robert Washington and Elizabeth (Light) were:

• Lawrence, who married Margaret Butler (as given in Supplement, ancestor of George Washington, of U. S. A.);
• Robert;

Walter, of Radway, died 1597 [namesake of Walter Light, his grandfather], married Alice [Murden] Morden, of Morell, (daughter of John Morden, of Morten, County Warr, whose will was proven 1647.—E. J. H.) She was left a widow and married, secondly, John Woodward, of Stratford-on Avon.—See pedigree in Visitations of Warwick, 1619; Christopher-Palmer; Amy.

Walter Washington and Alice Morden, whose mother was Katherine (Marston) Morden, daughter and co-heir of Richard Marston, of Draughton, had son, John of Radway, married Mary Danvers, daughter of George Danvers, of Blisworth, County Northumberland, England; and daughter, Katherine Washington, in England.

Amy Pargiter was the second wife of Mayor Lawrence Washington.

This is my ancestry Washington, in brief. I have full records of ancestors and descendants of my lineage. I shall be pleased to have you credit to H. F. W. and E. J. H. this correction in American Monthly Magazine.

Yours truly, Eva J. Hopkins Hamilton, D. A.R. No. 346, Charter member Chicago Chapter.

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• Visitations of Oxfordshire, 1566. (Harleian Society, p. 141,). Light, of Horley. Walter Light, 1st son of Christopher Light & Elizabeth Warde.
• https://familysearch.org/photos/stories/5921488
  • From the will of Christopher Light PREROGATIVE COURT OF CANTERBURY         32 WATSON CHRISTOPHER LIGHT OF HORLEY, OXON       1583 EXTRACT ONLY.  Will of Christopher Light made July 1583 and proved October 1584, gentleman.  ... to brother Walter ...
• The Visitation of the County of Buckingham, 1634 page 226. Ursula, 3rd daughter of Thomas Woodford & Elizabeth Blunt, married Walter Light of Radway.
• 1596 - Will of Walter Light of Radway Genealogical Gleanings in England, Volume 1. By Henry Fitz-Gilbert Waters.  Page 709-710
• http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/13727714/person/19884088145
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=moonlitsi...

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Walter Light of Radway, County Warwick, made his will March 16, 1596, and it was proved April 22, 1597. He requested burial in the chancel of the parish church near his wife and states that Lawrence Washington, after the decease of his brother Walter Washington, procured administration of his goods and chattels and the law would have to determine the standing of two leases of the farm in Radway "wherein I now dwell," and makes his friend John Murden of Ratley, County Warwick, his legatee, until the law settles the question in dispute.

notes

From Rambles Round the Edge Hills and in the Vale of the Red Horse By George Miller. Page 23. image of Radway Grange

At the time of the dissolution of religious houses, in the reign of Henry VIII., there appear to have been two Granges in Radway belonging to Stoneleigh Abbey, with nearly, if not all, the lands in the parish, excepting what belonged to the monks of Erbury. One of these Granges was called Radway Grange, on the site of the present Radway Grange. The pond in front of the house, which has since been enlarged, still bears the name of the Farm Pool. The other, called Egge Grange, has passed away. Still, the road up the hill, which is even now called the Grange Lane, and the hamlet on the hill, partly in Ratley and partly in Radway parish, called formerly The Grange — the name Ratley Grange being a modern invention, as there was no Grange in Ratley in the olden times—point out the locality of Egge Grange. The proper name of this hamlet is therefore Edge Grange, not Ratley Grange.

At the dissolution of religious houses Egge Grange was purchased by Leonard Chamberlain and Richard Andrews, while Radway Grange became the property of Francis Godere. A family of the name of Light was in possession of this property soon after. Robert Washington, of Sulgrave, married Elizabeth, daughter of Walter Light, of Radway Grange, the eldest of their children being born about 1578. The younger son, Walter, succeeded to the Radway estate and left a son, John. This John disappears from view during the time of the Civil Wars. Radway Grange passed, about 1660, into the hands of a branch of the Goodwin family, who lived at Arlescote. From the Goodwins Sanderson Miller purchased seventy acres of enclosed land and 240 acres in the open field for ,£3,671 in 1715, to which large additions were made by his son.

Radway Grange was built on the site of the old monastic Grange, or farm, from the stones of the monastic cell. The style is Tudor, and the door to the old hall, which is still to be seen, entered it at the end, and not in the centre, which shows that the hall was used,

From Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine, Volume 14 Page 176

702 N. Park Ave., Chicago, III., December 12th, 1898. To Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood, Editor.

Dear Madam: I claim descent from the Washingtons in England, and have gathered all records bearing on direct lineage.

As given in the Supplement to the American Monthly, Vol. XIII, No. 6. Dec, 1898, Lawrence Washington, mayor of Northampton, married Anna Pargiter, daughter of Robert Pargiter, of Gretworth, England.

His son, Robert Washington, of Sulgrave, England, married Elizabeth Light, daughter of Robert Light (I make this correction below and give my authority). She was the daughter and heir of Walter Light, of Radway, and not Robert Light, as given in the Supplement. (See will of Walter Light, gentleman, made March 16th, 1596, proven 1597, of Parish of Busshopper, Ichington, buried in church in Parish of Radway, a copy of which I possess.)

Mr. Henry F. Waters, researcher in England, who is authority for the above records, makes this statement in connection with his Washington Light records later:

"An error slipped into the pedigree of Washington family presented by me in 1889. Robert Washington, of Sulgrave, married Elizabeth, daughter of Walter Light and not Robert as given."

The will of Walter Light, of Radway, proved in 1597, proves this:

The children of Robert Washington and Elizabeth (Light) were:

Lawrence, who married Margaret Butler (as given in Supplement, ancestor of George Washington, of U. S. A.); Robert; Walter, of Radway, died 1597 [namesake of Walter Light, his grandfather], married Alice [Murden] Morden, of Morell, (daughter of John Morden, of Morten, County Warr, whose will was proven 1647.—E. J. H.) She was left a widow and married, secondly, John Woodward, of Stratford-on Avon.—See pedigree in Visitations of Warwick, 1619; Christopher-Palmer; Amy.

Walter Washington and Alice Morden, whose mother was Katherine (Marston) Morden, daughter and co-heir of Richard Marston, of Draughton, had son, John of Radway, married Mary Danvers, daughter of George Danvers, of Blisworth, County Northumberland, England; and daughter, Katherine Washington, in England.

Amy Pargiter was the second wife of Mayor Lawrence Washington.

This is my ancestry Washington, in brief. I have full records of ancestors and descendants of my lineage. I shall be pleased to have you credit to H. F. W. and E. J. H. this correction in American Monthly Magazine.

Yours truly, Eva J. Hopkins Hamilton, D. A.R. No. 346, Charter member Chicago Chapter.

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Visitations of Oxfordshire, 1566. (Harleian Society, p. 141,). Light, of Horley. Walter Light, 1st son of Christopher Light & Elizabeth Warde. https://familysearch.org/photos/stories/5921488 From the will of Christopher Light PREROGATIVE COURT OF CANTERBURY 32 WATSON CHRISTOPHER LIGHT OF HORLEY, OXON 1583 EXTRACT ONLY. Will of Christopher Light made July 1583 and proved October 1584, gentleman. ... to brother Walter ... The Visitation of the County of Buckingham, 1634 page 226. Ursula, 3rd daughter of Thomas Woodford & Elizabeth Blunt, married Walter Light of Radway. 1596 - Will of Walter Light of Radway Genealogical Gleanings in England, Volume 1. By Henry Fitz-Gilbert Waters. Page 709-710 http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/13727714/person/19884088145 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=moonlitsi... show less View All