Phoenix
15-03-15, 18:13
In his will made 27 October 1572 William Powell names his brother in law Jeffrey Babb, Nicholas Goodridge and Nicholas Heyman to be overseers of his will to help Jennet his executrix. He had two baby daughters, but is hopeful of more.
William was buried 1 April 1575. There were no more children.
I didn't really pay much attention to Nicholas Goodridge as I knew who he was.
Nicholas was the husband of Jennet, of course.
Nicholas married Jennet Powell 13 February 1575/6.
This gap is, of course, perfectly decorous as is the gap before Nicholas's first child is born
When Jennet's father made his own will, a couple of years later, he made Nicholas his executor, above the claims of other sons in law and his own brothers.
This was a firmly controlled world, where money and influence were of far more importance than affection (Jennet's father is driving me mad by omitting relationships just when it is most important) but I get the feeling that Jennet was turning naturally to Nicholas.
But William cannot have been setting up Nicholas as his successor years before he died, surely?
Do others have similar examples?
William was buried 1 April 1575. There were no more children.
I didn't really pay much attention to Nicholas Goodridge as I knew who he was.
Nicholas was the husband of Jennet, of course.
Nicholas married Jennet Powell 13 February 1575/6.
This gap is, of course, perfectly decorous as is the gap before Nicholas's first child is born
When Jennet's father made his own will, a couple of years later, he made Nicholas his executor, above the claims of other sons in law and his own brothers.
This was a firmly controlled world, where money and influence were of far more importance than affection (Jennet's father is driving me mad by omitting relationships just when it is most important) but I get the feeling that Jennet was turning naturally to Nicholas.
But William cannot have been setting up Nicholas as his successor years before he died, surely?
Do others have similar examples?