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John Belchamber my 11th GP was born in Northchapel d1550 he married Agnes Payne they had four children James, Sybil, Roger and Robert the youngest who was heir to his grandfather, Robert Payne. John made a will in 1550 leaving Agnes his wife as Executrix. Agnes died in 1561.
John Belchambers Will 1550
In the name of god Almighty the 21 of Apprill In the year of our Lord god one thousand five hundreth and fifty and in the fourthe year of our sovraigne Edward to sixth by grace of god king of England France and Ireland Defender of the faithe and of the Churche of England and also Ireland in earth the Supreme Lord.
I John Belchamber of the parishe of Northchaple in the countie of Sussex being sicke in body hole and perfect in rememberance thanks be to god after this manner and forme folowing I do make this my testament and last will first I bequeathe my soull to all mighty god trusting to the meritte of his Glorius passion that my soull shall (obtain ?) everlasting life and my body to be buryed - the grave yard of North Chaple a for said item I give to the pore viii s (8s) Chy est(perhaps Chichester) ii s (2s)
Item I give to John Belchamber my god sone xii d (12d) and to any other god child of mine iid (2d) Item I give to Thomas Morley my best cowe to John Morley his sone the first calfe of the same cowe Item I give to John Belchamber a cowe Item I give to Robt my sone one stere iii yere old Item to James Belchamber my sone a heffer of ii yeres old Item I give to Syblle Belchamber my daughter a stere of ii yere old Item I give to Roger Belchamber my sone a bullocke of a yere old / all other residue of my goods moveable and unremoveable unbequeathed I give to Agnes Belchamber my wife whom I do make my soull Executrix / my (trustees?) here of that this is my last and trew will - at -- -- William Hosbourne and Thomas Alwyn
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Margaret or Margerie Belchamber Will 1582
In the name of god amen the 30th day of may in the year of our Lord god 1582 and in the 23rd year of the reign of our sovereing Lady Elizabeth by grace of god queene of England France and Ireland defender of the faith I Margorie Belchamber widow of the parish of Petworth in the countie of Sussex sick in body but of hole and perfect mynd and memory thanks be given to god and therefore do ordainen and make this my last will and testament in manner and from as herewith / First I bequeath my soule unto Almightie god who graces me and my bodie to be buried in the churchyard at Northchapell / To the high church of Chichester.
I give - and to the poore in Northchapell - / I give to John Belchamber my son my eldest maoe one eawe and one lamb I give to Jane my eldest daughter that is now marryed one cowe or bullock of one year age which of the two she will one eawe and one lamb/ I give to Margaret Belchamber my daughter one cowe and eawe and one lamb/ I give to Joanne Belchamber my youngest daughter one cowe one eawe and one lamb/ I give to (Anne ?) (Morly) one eawe and one lamb/ I give to James Stente one lamb/ I give to John Coles one lamb/ The rest of all my goods my debts having been paid I give to Robert Belchamber my son whence I do make him executor to dispose these my goods as is in this my last will proscribed - also this and the debts that I do owe:
To my son John Belchamber 40sh
To John Fry of Petworth 3s 8d
To Richard Haman 4s 8d
To Mrs Margaret Blackwell 2 bushells of rye
Also I do make Henry Apsley and Henry Gardiner supervisors to see that this my last will perfomrd and kept / and I do give each of them for there paynes 3s 4d
Henry Apsley Henry Gardener
Test Robert Belchamber deft:
IN DEI NOMINI AMEN: Memorandum that upon the first day of
September in the yeare of
our Lord god 1612 or there aboutes Robert Belchamber of
Northchapell in the piche (parish) of Petworth
in the Countie of Sussex and Archdeaconary of Chichester
yeoman beinge sicke and weake in body
but sounde in mynde and of good and pfect (perfect)
Remembrannce laude and pray to be given
unto Allmightie god therefore did make and ordaine his
last will and Testoament Numinative
in manner and forme in effect as follows: Inprimis
(first)- he did will that all his goodes should
be equally divided between sixe of his sonnes vizt: Robert
Belchamber, Henry Belchamber Richard
Belchamber, Edward Belchamber, Thomas Belchamber and
William Belchamber Item he
did farther will that after his saide goodes were so
devided and sepated into sixe ptes that out
of eache of the saide ptes (portions) so given to his
saide sonnes should be deducted Tewentie shillings 10th
amounteth in the whole to sixe poundes and the saide sixe
pounds he dld will and
give unto his daughter Rose Constable als Belchamber. In
the psenceLpresence)
of Raphe Constable and others.
Signed Raphi Constable
Vicesemo septo die mensis Septembre Anno
1612 venlis vir in Hugo Barker legum dcor
surrogasus eo quad nullus es executor
in supra scripto Testo Comissit admin traconem
- et - Bonoth Inni et Creditorum
dcim def Constancie Belchamber Relicte dcim
defti de Bene - - - Iurater - .
Robert Belchamber - Probate Account 1617 (page 1)
The Account of ------ Belchamber the relict and
administrator of all ---- the goodes and chattells
cattells
debts, rights and creditts of Robt Belchamber while
he lived of the parish of Petworth late deceased
made of ~ upon all and singular the goodes cattells
debts rights and creditts of the said deceased and
exhibitees the XXii th of November 1617
The Charges
S. First this Accomptant chargeth herself
withall and sinular the goods ~ chattells
of the said deceased. comprized in an
inventory by her into this court exhibited
and by honest men indifferently prized (priced)
to the some (sum) of CX XVIIs ~ 110. 17s)
Suma ph
Whereof she desireth to be allowed of
thelr some following by her expended and
to be expended out of the goodes as follows.
Finall charges and charges to the
Admcon (Administration)
Imprimis X s (10 shillings) for burying of the deceased
and all manner of charges about
the same IIII ( 4.0.0)
Item X s for the Administration binder seale
with the will anexed and other
charges about the same XXXs (30/-)
Suma ---- V.l Xis (5pounds eleven shillings)
Item Accomptant prayeth to be
allowed of a legacy given unto
Rose Constable ----- ~ lawfull daughter
of the said Robt Belchamber by the
said Robt Belchamber in ~ by his said
last will ~ testamt and since his
death paid by this Accomptant
unto Raphe Constable the husband
of the said Rose ab may apeece by acquittance
therof date 4 July in the XI th yeare
of the rainge of our Souverien lord
the ---- Kinge of England ------ and
------ at this accept the some of
Suma ph VI ~ 6.0.0)
. ----- charges for passing this
accompt
The procuratores fee for Counsell iis (2/-)
for drawinge this accomptant iiis iiiid (3~4d)
For examinge this Accompt iiis iiiid (~4d3
For double ingressing this Accompt vis Sd (6/8d)
in -------
For admittinge this Accompt viiid (8d)
For calling this Accomptant
to make this Accomptant xiid (12d)
For the ------ of binder seale xvii (17~-)
For searching the Pages looking
for the will and Inventory xiid (12d)
Suma - XXXVs (35~-)
Suma to the expositor - XIII 1, ~ s ~ 13. 5s. Od.)
Final conclusion of this probate account written
in Latin. It mentions Henry. Robert, Richard,
Edward' Thomas and William Belchamber the sons of
Robert Belchamber.
Constance Belchamber - her Will 1621 In the name of God amen the ~th of Januarie in the yeare
of the Lord god one thousand six hundred twenty and one I
Constance
Belchamber of Northchapell in the parish of Petworth in
the Countie of Sussex widow sicke, and weak in body but of
sound
mynde and remembrance thanks be to Almightie God do make
my last will and testament in manor and forme full -
that is to say first I give and bequeth my soul into the
hands of allmightie god hoping to be saved by the -
merrits
of Christe Jesus my savior and redeemer and my body to the
earth to be buried there in the Churchyard of Northchapell
in the
usual place for christian funeralle Item I give and
bequeth to the High Church of Chichester the some of ?
Item I give and
bequeath to six children of my daughter Rose to each one
of them forty shillings apiece to be put forth to the use
and benifit of
until they come to age and if any of them die their
portion to remain to the rest and to be put forth for them
by my Ex-
ecutor to growe to portions for them agaynst the come to
age Item I give and bequeth to the yonge child within my
daughter
Rose goes (withall?) if it pleast you it do him likewise
the some of forty shillings to be put forth in a like
manner by
my Executor until it come to age Item That I give and
bequeth to my daughter Rose my best feather bedd my payre
of sheets
all my weareinge apparell a coverlett a payre of blankets
a boulster and a pillow and 3 pound of money Item I give
and bequeth
to Alice Coodiar and Millicent Goodiar to either of them a
lamb and tenne shillings of money to each of them Item I
give and bequeath to Edwarde Boxall the sonne of Robert
Boxall one lamb Item I gibe and bequeth to every of my
godchil-
dren lDd a peece Item I give and bequeth to the poore of
Northchapell the some of 10 shilllnges of money to be
bestowed
at the discretion of the minister and the overseers Item I
give and bequeth to my son Robert the some of 40
shillinges of
money and one cowe Item I give and bequeth to Henry my
sone the some of 40 shillinges of money and likewise one
cowe
Item I give and bequeth to John my yongest sone the Heir
of my House and land one bedd and kedsteade standing in
the
parlor and all that belongs unto it a cupboard a table
bench and the stalling in the hall a long table a frame
and a chest
standing in the parlor tow table clothes to the table tow
bedsteads and a chest standing in tow supper Chambers
Item tow bir-
che (probably brooms)a yron (iron) cauldron a trivet and a
drooping panne Item a great brasse pott all within I wiLl
to remain as standing to my
yongest sonne Item I glve and bequeth to Peter Daubron my
godsonne one lamb Item I will and bequeth every one of
my children eight of
them one pewter platter a peece Item I give and bequeth to
Elisabeth my sonne Roberts wife a payre of flaxon sheets
of the
clothe which is at ths weavers Item I give and bequeth to
Marye the wife of my sonne Henry likewise a payre of
flaxon sheets
of the cloth which is at the weavers Item all the rest
of goodes and moveables unbestowed. my debts payed, my
loans discharged
and my funerall expences discharged I wholy give and
bequeth to my four sonnes Richard Edward Thomas and
William to be equ-
ally divided amonge them Item I make and appoynt my
sonne Richard out of the foure my sole executor of this my
last will and testa-
ment whom I appoynt to have his charges borne out of all
their foure portions equally deducted Item I appoynt
Overseers my brother
John Goodier and John Horton and to have for their pains
3s 4d a peece in witness of this my last will and
testament I the
sayed Constance Belchamber have hereunto sett my hand the
days and yeare about sayed.
Constance Belchamber
Latin nota.tion
her marke
This will was read and acknowledged
to be her will in the presence
of us John Forman
John Goodiar
his marke ? Horton
his mark.e
The Inventory of Constance Belchamber of Northchappell 1621
A Trewe Inventorie of all the
goodes and mouvables of Constance
Belchamber late of Northchapell
widow taken and praysed by
Edward Lickefolde. John Goodiar
John Horton' and John Belchamber
the 5th of Februarie 1621
as follows
Imprimis all her weareinge appare.....
and money in her purse < 20 pounds
Item in a topp loft a few crueches and
apples and other smale thinges < 3s 4d
Item in tow upper loftes the beddes and
bedsteades and other stuffe < 30 pounds
Item in the parlor the beddes and bed
inge (and) other stuffe < 20 pounds
(Item illegible)
The praysers names and handes
Edward Licfold
(his marke)
John Goodiar
(his marke)
John Horton
(his marke)
John Belchamber
(his marke)
(The rest is illegible)
The will of John Belchamber Shoemaker of Wisborough Green
This is the last will and testament of me John Belchamber of Wisborough Green in the county of Sussex,Shoemaker made this 26th day of February 1892.As follows after all my just debts,funeral and testamentary expenses shall have been paid and satisfied I give,bequeath and devise unto my dear wife Harriot all and every of my property,both rear and personal,to and for her own sole and also like use and benefit.And I appoint my said wife sole excutive and trustee of this my will.Provided never the less should my said wife die before me.I then devise all my personal estate and effects to George Drinkald Hammond of Amblehurst Farm Wisborough Green afore said upon trust todivide the same as soon as convenient mat be after my death,between my grandchildren and my son-in-law John Burberry share and share alike and I devise the house and premises belonging to the situate at Wisborough Green afore said also upon trust to the said George Drinkald Hammond to pay thereout yearly and every year the rent and profits arising there from,to my daughter Mary Ann and wife of John Burberry afore said and after the decease of my said daughter ,direct my said house and premises to be sold and the money arising there fom to be divided between my grandchildren and my son-in-law John Burberry share and share alike.In witness whereof I have set my hand the day and year above written.
John Belchamber………………………………………………..Signed and Published and declared by the testator as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witness.
Walter Weale Wisborough Green
Hy Hemmings Wisborough Green
On the 18th day of March 1901 Adminstration with this of the estate of the testator was granted at Chichester to Mary Ann Burberry(Wife of John Burberry) the administrative of the estate of Harriet(in the will written Harriot)Belchamber deceased whilst living the widow,the sole executrix and pesidary legalee
