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Battell confusion
I have William Battell of Welwyn, Hertfordshire. He made a will in 1643 and was buried in 1643 at Welwyn.
This is his will: William Battell 1649 Welwyn tanner filed will inventory 11HW26 I have transcribed it. His wife is Sara. Children: William, Sara and Joane. Father in law: Thomas Huckle Mother: Lucey (as clear as day) There is also a codicil poorly written on the cover which mentions his sister Elizabeth and his father's will. He says his father was William. The codicil is crossed through several times. I have a William at Welwyn with the following children: William 1814 (who I hope is this man) Luce 1623 Jesper 1626 Elizabeth 1629 Problem: I can't find a marriage between a William Battell and a Luce/Lucy. There is a marriage between William Battell and Joan Wilshire at Kimpton in 1612, and it is this marriage which people attribute to the father. In 1639 there is a burial for Joane Battell,the wife of William. There is no indication of William being dead - she isn't referred to as a widow. I'm going round in circles here as I can't find a will for a William Battell before 1643 and I can't find a marriage with a Lucey. I started with Welwyn but have drawn a blank with other parishes too. |
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Does he definitely mean his own mother when he says Lucey, or could it be his mother-in-law?
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Oh, there is a marriage on Hertfordshire Names Online 2 Jan 1640 at Wheathampstead: William Battle married Luce Prentice. So could he mean stepmother when he says mother?
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I've made out a little more of the codicil and "Jesp Battell his sonne" is mentioned (so brother of the testator). |
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Oooh, I think you might have cracked it, Kate!
I have just made out "Luce Prentis" in the codicil!! It is all very interconnected as William and Joane are OH's 10x-great-grandparents. Then there is their son William who married Sarah Huckle (the will here). They had a son, William, in 1640. He married Ann Prentis/Prentice in 1664 and I have got a big tree for her, back to OH's 12x-great-grandparents. I would LOVE to find the will of William Battell mentioned in the codicil. It's a very tight time frame. He married Luce Prentice in 1640 and must have been dead by 3rd January 1643! |
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