Will of Robert Brett

[originQuest]

Oh wow thank you for Wicken tree.

Haha and I had no idea about Chumley

I keep seeing a lot of the old lease documents which are interesting ... however new ones seem to be cropping up.  There is one that is the only hard evidence I have linking a Thomas who died in 1678 to his two sons to my line.

Also there are at least five prominent Thomas Brett between 1570 and 1780 ... although they all seem to be related, sorting them to their appropriate families is proving a little tough.

A branch of the family moves to Iscoyd by the 1640s (see will) and then nothing there until ANOTHER Thomas dies there and leave a will in 1797 ... confusing stuff!

[goldie61]

Iscoyd is only 8 miles from Bickley................
So they didn't move very far! 

I only know Cholmondley is pronounced 'Chumley' because  my brother lives very near there. 

[originQuest]

Small world indeed!

Haha thank you.

[karen58]

Hello Bookbox

Can you tell me why there would be an entry for a non-existing person.

Very curious as there is a Joanne Doe as party to an 1724 admon

Karen

(There is also a dummy bondsman 'John Doe', who doesn't really exist.)

[Bookbox]

Hello Bookbox

Can you tell me why there would be an entry for a non-existing person.

Very curious as there is a Joanne Doe as party to an 1724 admon

Karen

(There is also a dummy bondsman 'John Doe', who doesn't really exist.)

Dummy names such as John Doe, Richard Roe, Hugh Hunt are used to fill gaps in documents, or in legal situations, where there is provision (or it is customary) for an additional name to be entered, but in reality no other person is involved.

[karen58]

Thank you Bookbox

It's fascinating