1554 North Yorkshire will help

[en2gen]

The is the will of Robert MERRY of Lockton (North Yorkshire) dated 18 May 1554. It's quite short; but there is very little of it that I can decipher. I am not so much interested in every word, but I am interested in names and relationships. I have found the following:

Line 8    to the children of Robert Merry my sonne (but what is he leaving?)
Line 9    (at end) William Merry my sonne (possibly two other people mentioned before that?)
Line 11  to Elizabeth my wife & William Merry my sonne (who he makes executors)
Line 12  possible another John (surname?) mentioned
 
I have been trying to sort out the MERRYs of Lockton for about 2 years now and have run into a brick wall. Looking at these earlier wills is an attempt to establish some families who may be missing from the parish records. Any help appreciated.

Louise

[veeblevort]

and to the childe of Robert mery my sonne one yewe & one
lambe

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[veeblevort]

Been looking at this for a while without making progress,
so will post what I have so far.

In the name of god amen In the xviij^th day of may in the yere of o^r
Lorde god  m^o C C C C C liiij^o I Robert mery of lokton hole of mynde & s__
makith my last will and testament in this form followinge First I
wille my soule to almightye god and my body to be buried in the Chapell
vaulhe of lokton Item I wille to my wyfe present as Custome is
Item I will to the same Chapell a wever sh__ Item to every ____ in the
towne iiijd Item I will to every childe of willm perrison and John mery
__ _ __ and to the childe of Robert mery my sonne one yewe & one
lambe I wille to Robert p___ one ___ Item to willm mery my sone
one wayne & plowghe w^th the yoke & temes  the residue of my goods
I will to Elsabeth my wief & willm mery my sonne whome I macke
my Executors   Chris ___ John D___ willm Story william
Cody James waudyll w^th others. Et xxix^o die mensis Augusti

vv.

[en2gen]

Well, this is pretty helpful and I am very appreciative. There are some surnames here that make sense based upon the families I know were in Lockton in later generations. Pierson, Storey, and probably Boddy (instead of "Cody"?). You have helped me out a LOT! Many thanks.

Louise

[veeblevort]

probably Boddy (instead of "Cody"?)

Hi Louise, I'm not sure about that. In the probate endorsement at the bottom,
one or two of the witness names are repeated - see Storie and Kodie.

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[en2gen]

Well, I shall keep that in mind when I check surnames in the PRs...if I can find them that early. I have about 100 years of linking to do to get from my confirmed line back to this one. This family was in Lockton forever, and, of course, they all named their children, William, Robert, John, etc and married women named Elizabeth, Mary, et al, so the sorting gets challenging. But your work is most helpful and appreciated! I'm in process of searching and transcribing other MERRY wills in this effort. I may be back for more help!!

Thanks again,
Louise

[Piaf]

Hi I believe I have family connections to you. I am related to a William Storey of Lockton ,he was one of the witnesses to your will. He died in 1567 and also left a will.I also have an early record of a marriage between a Merry and a Storey. If you are interested I will find the paperwork. I have rather a lot of it as I have been researching the Storey family for around 15yrs. I was just amazed to see your post which I realise is over ten years old. It popped up on Google.