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1620-06-14
The 14 of June 1620, I Anne Tindall of Much Maplested in the Countie of Essex widow do make my will. First, according to the manner of gods Elect I bequeath my soule to God that gave it, to Jesus Christ his soone that Redeemed it, and to the blessed Spirritt that Sanctified yt: my bodie to be buried in the place where yt shall please god to call me. I give to my loueing and eldest sonne Sir John Deane,2 for a token of my loue, my right hand bracelett of gould with the round stone, and to my kinde daughter in law his wife my other bracelett of goold, the fellow to it: also I give to 252that sweete brood3 their children ten pounds to be bestowed in some pretty Jewells for each of them. To my eldest daughter Rachell Deane my silver standish; and to my daughter Anne Deane my two new sillver porringers. To my loueing brother in law Mr. Francis Tindall my wedding ring that I was married with to his brother. To my loueing and kinde brother, Mr. Steuen Egerton, and to my sister his wife, for want of a better legacie, my gilt tankard, and to my loueing and good brother, Mr. Thomas Egerton, a pece of plate. To my lovinge sonn Deane Tindall my gilt bason and ewer, with nest of gilt cups, and salts sutable therto, and the gilt spones. To my daughter in law his wife4 my cipresse box with tills, with such trifles as she shall finde in yt. To my goddaughter Ann Tindall my greate silver salte and twentie pounds in mony. To my grandchilde John Tindall5 two silver boules and my two liverie potts and tenn pound in mony. To my loveing son Arthure Tindall6 thirtie pounds. To my daughter Tindall7 my velvit Gowne and kirtle and my velvitt cloake. To my daughter Winthorp8 my Tuftafeta Gowne and my Cabinett which her father gave me. I give her my greene velvett box with tills and all such things as be in them at the time of my death. To my neece Gibson,9 and to Ann Hunwich her daughter. To my louing sonn and daughter, John and Margaret Winthorp and theire two sonns Steuen and Adam, all my plate and money not before bequeathed. I make my loueing sonn Deane Tindall my sole executor. No moorneing cloathes to be given at my funerall neither chargeable feast, but only that which for Christian comeliness is necessary; Mr. Sephray my godly frend to preach. I give vnto my loueinge brother and sister each of them a ring of the value of twentie shillings apeece in remembrance of my loue to them. I also intreate my executor to bestowe some little remembrance which he shall thinke fitt vppon Luce Reade and James Harrington, or any other who he shall thinke hath deserved to be remembred by me in my will. Probatum secundo die Novembris 1620 Juramento Decani Tindall executoris.
Cf. supra, p. 181, note 50. Sir John Deane married Anne, daughter of Sir Drew Drury of Riddlesworth, co. Norfolk. Muskett, 154.
Drew Deane, who married Lucy, daughter of Sir George Goring; John; Anne, married Sir Anthony Wingfield of Letheringham, co. Suffolk (c. 1585–1638), a son of Thomas Wingfield and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Drew Drury of Riddlesworth; Elizabeth; Dorcas; Frances; and Mildred. Muskett, 154, 357; Cokayne, Complete Baronetage, II. 17.
Amy, daughter of Robert Weston of Prested Hall in Feering, co. Essex. Muskett, 153.
He married his second cousin, Elizabeth, daughter of Anthony Deane of Dynes Hall, co. Essex, and died in 1706, aged ninety years. Ibid.
Died, s. p., September, 1633. Ibid.
This may be a second bequest to her daughter-in-law.
Margaret, wife of John Winthrop.
Ann Gibson, widow, is mentioned in the will of Sarah Egerton, 1624. Muskett, 150.