Will of Elizabeth Mylward 1597 Alstonefield

[Designer Jeans]

More help needed please if possible.  I can't for the life of me read the name of the first son mentioned and also the two people whose surname isn't Mylward.  The Mylward names I can get are sons Thomas and John and grandchildren John, Thomas, Elizabeth, Jone, Margaret and Ann.  Any insights or a full transcription would be much appreciated.

Thank you

[Watson]

The first son mentioned is William.

[arthurk]

The two non-Mylwards look to me like Ric[hard] Terratt and Raphe Terratt.

[goldie61]

The two non-Mylwards look to me like Ric[hard] Terratt and Raphe Terratt.

I'd agree with Ric(hard) and Raphe.
I'm not convinced that first vowel is an 'e'. It could be an 'o'. I don't think it's an 'a'.

Is the surname mentioned anywhere else Designer Jeans?
What about witnesses, or appraisers of the inventory, if there is one?
What a pity he doesn't give any indication as to how they may be related, or not.

I only ask, as I have done a lot of research in the Alstonefield area, and haven't come across the name Terratt. Of course they may have come from further afield.
There are many mentions of families of 'Sherratt' in the area, but the name the scribe has written here has no 'h', and I don't think the first letter could be transcribed as an 's' rather than a 't.

[goldie61]

Several of the granchildren, and Richard and Raphe get a ‘shippe’ - a sheep. This was common practice for younger members of family and friends.

John, son of William, also gets a ’coverlidde’ - perhaps a ‘coverlet’.

William’s daughter Elizabeth gets a ‘coverlidde one paire of shittes one peticote & my best smoke’.
Shittes = sheets
Smoke = smock

William’s daughter Jone gets ‘my best ketell and one smoke’.

William’s daughter Margott gets ‘my worst pan and one smoke’.

Does the beginning of the will give a more specific place in Alstonefield?

[goldie61]

I have images of nearly all the pages from the actual Alstonefield registers, so I’ve been going through them.

Here are some of the entries I’ve found (not an exhaustive list!).

Baptisms:
Alice daughter of William Mylwarde Jan 29 1566
Richard son of William Mylwarde July 9 1571
John son of William Mylwarde Sept 5 1572
William son of William Mylwarde Aug 18 1576
Richard son of William Mylwarde April 13 1578
John son of William Mylwarde April 12 1584
Anne daughter of William Mylwarde Feb 11 1585
Elizabeth daughter of William Mylwarde Aug 6 1588
Margaret daughter of William Mylwarde June 22 1590
Helen daughter of William Mylwarde Sept 5 1591
Joan (Latin Joanne)  daughter of William Mylwarde of Hope Feb 15 1592
William son of William Mylwarde Sept 22 1594
Thomas son of William Milwarde Sept 5 1596
Elizabeth daughter of William Mylwarde Dec 10 1597

Needless to say these children were all baptised withiout a mother being mentioned.

Other Mylwarde names as you go back on time through the baptism register: John; Richard. Thomas.

Marriages: No other information apart from their names, and occasionally a parish given.

William Mylwarde married Elizabeth Tynter…? Oct 29 1559 at Alstonefield.
The end of her surname is very difficult to make out
There are marriages for a Hugh Tynterton and a Helen Tynterton on the next page in 1570 (very clearly readable), so perhaps this was also Elizabeth’s name.
Also a few other Tynterton entries too later on.

William Mylwarde married Joanne Mylwarde January 27 1573
Joane the wife of William Mylwarde buried Feb 18 1585

William Mylwarde married Helen Baylie Oct 23 1575

William Milwarde widower, married ‘Margeriam’ Plant (Margery?) Aug 28 1583

More than one William Mylwarde?

Burials: (haven’t looked for the burials of any of the children above).
Very sparse entries with no additional information.

Is this your Elizabeth’s burial?
Elizabeth Mylwarde 10 Sept 1591 ‘widow’.

William Mylwarde buried Jan 19 1587

John Tyterton buried April 1572 - in the register it actually says  “ to the poore ijd, conteyned in his last will”.
Might be worth looking at.

[Designer Jeans]

Thank you everyone and thank you, thank you, thank you Goldie61.  The info is incredibly helpful. 

I haven't come across the name Terratt or possible variations at all and there is nothing like it here https://www.freereg.org.uk/freereg_contents/53cd4982eca9ebee4f009183/unique_place_names?locale=en

Elizabeth's will is dated 1596 and she is of Hope.  She did leave an inventory and the appraiser is Laurence Berrisford and her son William.  At the bottom of the will is (I think) I make my trew and lawful executors William Mylward my son _ being witness and present Laurence Berrisford _ _ of Hope and Thomas_
Debts I do owe Henerie my son
Debts I have owinge unto me Thomas Adam of Hope
William Mylward my kinsman
Richard _

[Designer Jeans]

I am interested in William Milward who married Joan Stones in 1590 iand Joan Milward who married Richard Bonsall in 1620, all Alstonefield.

A possible hypothesis is that Wm who mar Joan Stones is the Wm son of Eliz (will 1596) and that his daughter Joan who inherited the best kettle was bpt 15/2/1592.  William dies and Joan wid (nee Stones) married Robert Bancroft in 1607.  There are then a number of candidates for the Joan Milward who mar Richard Bonsall in 1620.

Any help with the following would be incredibly helpful (all Alstonefield)
Burial of William Milward after 1596 and before 1610
Burial William Milward 1598
Burial William Milward 25/11/1605
Burial of Joan Milward (bpt 1592) after 1596 and before 1602
Joan Milward bpt and bur 10/5/1602
Joan Milward bpt 19/5/1602
Joan Milward bpt 11/6/1610
Any other burials or marriage of Joan Milward 1592 to 1620

It is very difficult, there are a plethora of Williams and Joans/Johannas.  Any snippets that would help to clarify things would be wonderful.

Thank you

[arthurk]

The two non-Mylwards look to me like Ric[hard] Terratt and Raphe Terratt.

I'd agree with Ric(hard) and Raphe.
I'm not convinced that first vowel is an 'e'. It could be an 'o'. I don't think it's an 'a'.

Fair point - looking at it again, I think it may be most like an 'o'.