Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 1
1561-04-13
The xiijth day of Aprill 1561, I John Ponder of Brancktree2 within the countie of Essex, yeoman, whole of mind but sicke in bodie, do make my last will. My bodie to be buried within the church of Braintree. I haue bought landes of my brother in law, William Aylet and Margaret his wiffe:—sayd landes shalbe given vnto Elizabeth3 my wiffe, and to her heires for ever, in full recompence of her dower in all my landes and tenements. To John Ponder4 my sonne all my houses, lands and tenements, within the townes of Bocking5 and Braintree, to him and his heires for ever. Vnto Elias Witham, my wives sonne, the somme of lxx li., which I stand bound to pay him when he come to the age of xxij yeares. Vnto my sonne in lawe George Raymond xx li. To Joane Ponder6 and Sara Ponder my daughters, to either of them twentie poundes at their severall ages of xxi yeres, or the day of their mariage. To Prudence Ponder my daughter16
li. at the age of xxi, or at her mariage. Vnto Roger Ponder my sonne xxx li., and Grace Ponder my daughter xx li. at the sayd severall ages or mariages. Vnto Roger Ponder, my brother, my gold ringe with a deathes head theiron engraved. To my sister Joane a Hewpe of gold of the value of two angells and a halfe. A Ringe to my sonne in law George Raymond; and to George Raymond the younger xx s. to be deliuered to his father. To my sister Winthropp7 a gold rynge. Also for the avoyding of controversies between Elizabeth my wiffe and John my sonne for the deviding of my moveable goodes; sayd goodes shalbe devided by fower honest men of Braintree. Residue to John Ponder my sonne, whom I ordeine sole executor, desiring my loving frynd Nicholas Wilbore to be the supervisor: to whom I give an old Ryall of gold. To Elizabeth Rowt8 my wives sister x s., to be payd at the day of her mariage. Probatum, 25 April 1561, Juramento Johannis Ponder filij et executoris.
London Consistory, “Bullocke,” 1559–1591, fo. 35; Muskett, 36.
Braintree, a market-town and parish in the hundred of Hinckford, co. Essex.
She was a Wrought, but was a widow Witham when Ponder married her.
John Ponder married in 1561 (license granted June 6) Elizabeth Wroughte, spinster. Marriage Licences, London, 1 (H. S., Pub.
, xxv), 21.
Bocking, a parish in the hundred of Hinckford, co. Essex.
Muskett (39) does not mention the daughter Joane, but gives Sara, Prudence, and Grace. The wife of George Raymond was another daughter, unnamed in the will.
Agnes (Sharpe) Winthrop.
Or Wrought.