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Note for: John Heydon, - 1 MAR 1408 Index
Individual Note: A monument in honor of John Heydon is located in Watford,"one of the large towns of Hertfordshire,England,which lies some twenty miles northwest of London. John Heydon,who added the south chapel to Watford Church and who died in 1408,is described on his monument as of the Grove. The same author,in describing Watford Parish,also called St.Mary's say's:To return to the Chancel. In the south wall,close to the East end is a large double piscina. On this side is a chancel aisle or chapel now used as an organ chamber,formerly dedicated to St. Katherine and known as Heydon chapel
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Note for: Thomas de Heydon, ABT 1185 - ABT 1250 Index
Individual Note: Thomas De Haydon of Heydon in South Erpington,a justice itinerant in Norfolk,1221,with commision held directly from Henry the third
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Note for: William Wattmer, ABT 1535 - 1599 Index
Individual Note: Watmer predigree from Visitation of Kent 1619, and Visitation of Kent 1663-1668, Hari. Soc.
From page 85 of Geoffrey Watmore, Watmore Panorama. "It was in the mid-1580's that young William Watmer packed his saddle bags and rode out from the Stottesdon farm to seek his own new world. An obvious question is why, for his legal training, Watmer should choose Canterbury - and not Worcester or Shrewsbury or some other city nearer his birthplace. The answer is to be found in probate evidence showing that his sister Frances married Robert Wynne, a Shropshire woollen merchant who became mayor of Canterbury. A branch of the Wynnes, whose name is widespread in the welsh border country, lived in Stottesdon and particularly in Sidbury, a neighbouring parish, and the Stottesdon Watmers would certainly have known them. Years later, William Watmer in Canterbury was to have a fateful relationship with the children of Robert and Frances Wynne and clearly the presence of his sister in the city would have influenced his own decision to spend his life there."
Notes:
William Wattmer bore arms. The heraldic records ot the Wattmer and hatch tam1iies go back to about 1400 and show that several members of each had crests and arms. Frances Wattmer was the great great great granddaughter of Johannes Watmoughe of Cheshire.
The woolen business at that time was the largest and most important industry in England. In fact, it was by raising sheep and making woolens that the small island pushed itself into the ranks of the powerful nations of the world. The climate of
England favored the growth ot a siaperior type of wool and in turn the sheep were favored by superior type of pasturage in certain counties.
At the time Robert Wynne and the Wattmers came from Wales to Canterbury fabulous fortunes were being made in the wool business and Canterbury was an industrial town near the ports where the woolen goods were sent to the European continent. There were several Wynnes in the exporting towns and they may have been connected in business with f
(Neglected to note source for above.]
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Note for: William DAubigny, - 24 DEC 1193 Index
Individual Note: William DAugigny was Earl of Arundel and Suxxex. he was also a Crusader
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Note for: Philip de Orreby, ABT 1160 - ABT 1230 Index
Individual Note: Phillip de Orreby was a justiciar of Chester 1208-1229
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Note for: John William Junkins,, 2 DEC 1780 - ABT 1860 Index
Event: Elizabeth Anderson
Type: 2ND MARR
Date: ABT 1818
Place: Oakland, Maryland
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Note for: Ignatius Wheeler, ABT 1631 - 1699 Index
Individual Note: Ignatius Wheeler was born in Charles County, Maryland, May 1665 (Md Archives Vol 60, p 117). He married Francis Slye 11 Nov 1693 (Chancery Records No 3, Pl 1093).
He was a planter and bought a tract of land containing 116 acres in Charles Co, MD from William Hutchinson on 20 Mar 1688. He named this tract of land "Wheeler's Folly". It adjoined his tract of 205 acres he called "Indian Field" (Land Record Liber 11, p 432). He sold the 116 acre tract, "Wheeler's Folly" to Henry Quandro in 1695 (Liber Q 11, p 83) and the 205 acre tract, "Indian Field" to Thomas Bowling on 22 Feb 1696. Ignatius Wheeler patented 113 acres called "Red Bird Thickett" in 1697. His son, Luke, sold the land in 1728 (Liber DB-M, p 305). He made his home on a 600 acre tract called "Planter's Delight" (Liber DB-H #2, p 270). Frances Slye, his wife, inherited from her father, Robert Slye, a 250 acre tract called "Rich Neck" (Md Calendar of wills 1.422).
Ignatius Wheeler's will was signed 14 Mar 1698 in Charles Co, MD and it was probated 3 Aug 1698 (Md Calendar of Wills Liber 6, folio 296). In his will he leaves "To unborn child, 208 A., "No Design" at Pormunky. This unborn child was his son Ignatius who was born in 1698. The Inventory of his estate was filed without a date. The estate was valued at 63 pounds, 15 shillings and 5 pence and 1,063 lbs. Tobacco.
Will of Ignatius Wheeler
To wife Frances, extx.life interest in 600 A,"Planters Delight"
To son Luke and hrs, "planters Delight" afsd at death of his mother, and "Red Neck" being in posssession of testator through his marriage.
To unborn child,208 A,"No Design" at Pormunky
To James Fendall and William Hatton, personalty.
In event of death of wife during minority of child or child,brother in law Luke Gardner to hold estate in trust until child,attain majority.
Test; Richard Coleman, Henry Smith, Jas. Parker 6.296
Frances (Slye) Wheeler married Peter Mills about 1702.