 - Abt 1526
-
| Name |
Gresham, James |
| Born |
Of Walsingham, Norfolk, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
Abt 1526 |
Little Walsingham, Norfolk, England |
| Person ID |
I06621 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
19 May 2015 |
| Father |
Gresham, William, b. Of Walsingham, Norfolk, England , d. Bef 1500 |
| Mother |
Porter, Agnes, b. Of Holkam, Norfolk, England , d. Abt 1520, Of Little Walsingham, Norfolk, England |
| Family ID |
F01945 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
-
| Notes |
- 6 Nov. 1523. James Gresham, of Little-Walsingham . Appoints his wife Agnes his executrix. Leaves his sisters Margery and Susan, 20*. each. His son and heir was Paul; to Giles, his second son, he bequeathed 20 marks if he became a priest, and 20/. if he continued a layman : there was also another son, and two daughters; the elder of whom, Anne, was to receive 20/. on her marriage. Mentions his uncle, John Gresham of Holt. " I will," says the testator, " that my Executors do fynde a honest preste to sing for my soul, and my friends' souls in the said parish church [of Little Walsingham] by the space of one year I make and ordeyne the sayd Annes* my wiff, [and] my brother Nicholas Wynne, myn executors ; and my cosyng, Master Thomas Gresham, supervisor.
[Proved 30 Oct. 1526. Ibid. Alpe, quire xxxv.]
National Archives: C 1/572 Richard Stone. v. James Gresham, steward of the Queen's manor of Little Walsingham.: Refusal to admit complainant as tenant of messuages in Knyghtstrete, Little Walsingham, bought of John Fuller when Robert Lovell, knight, held them.: Norfolk. Covering dates 1518-1529 Held by National Archives. PRO
|
|
