John Hotchkiss / Hodgkins

Personal and Family Information

John was born about 1503, the son of Thomas Hotchkiss / Hodgkins and Jone. The place is not known.

His wife is not known. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their only known child was Victor (c1522-?).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

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Notes

Note 1

!Source: Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield And Coventry Wills And Probate 1521-1860

https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2FWILLS%2F282536&tab=this

First name Thomas

Series description Registered wills and original wills, administrations and inventories, 1494-1860, and, act books, 1532-1638 for Diocese of Lichfield Episcopal Consistory Court

Last name Hayward <<<< From image: Hotchkys

Piece description Registered wills, v. 1-2 Registered wills, v.

Year 1526 <<<< will dated from image 21 Jan 1526 Julian or 1535 Gregorian

From image: ttps://search.findmypast.com/record?id=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2F007620615%2F00046&parentid=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2FWILLS%2F282536

Thomas Hotchkys of Pryors Ditton out of Salop [~1485 - >1526] 41

Mentioned:

George Tylor

Roger my son abt 21 1505

John my son abt 19 1503

Robert Gregor

John McGregor

my brother John abt 1483

Jone my wife abt 1485

Robert 6 moonths along on 21 Jan 1526 Julian, so born about April 1527

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Note: Carefully looking at the name with secretary hand, using the instruction manual of the time, we have

H o [tc]h ki e ſs [long s small s] - the fact that the tail goes forward on the middle h - it doesn't look at all like a secreatary hand y.

Note: Julian calendar year starts March 25 while Gregorian starts January 1. England officially used the Julian calendar until 1752.

!Source: Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield And Coventry Wills And Probate 1521-1860

https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2FWILLS%2F013449&tab=this

First name Johes

Series description Registered wills and original wills, administrations and inventories, 1494-1860, and, act books, 1532-1638 for Diocese of Lichfield Episcopal Consistory Court

Last name Hardyng <<<< The “tchki” characters in Hotchkiss are over-written by the scribe to save space, making the name difficult to read.

Piece description Act books, v. 1-6

Year 1534

Piece surname range -

Probate year 1534

Piece year range 1532-1572

Parish Alveley

Record set Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield And Coventry Wills And Probate 1521-1860

Place Alveley, Shropshire, England

Category Birth, Marriage & Death

County Shropshire

Subcategory Wills & Probate

Country England

Collections from England, Great Britain

Image: https://search.findmypast.com/record?id=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2F007620604%2F00092&parentid=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2FWILLS%2F013449

Transcription:

Quo die comparuit quod Johanes Hachyng filius et executor cum filius

Victor Hachyng probatum de bene vocavit et quam multa servieb executori

in test’ dicti patris sui ad quod judicem mandavit predictus, Johanes Hotchkiss dicti

certus and teste dict defuncti

£9 p[ro] Thomas Conat parcell’ in mitigandus after mortuus [Tho] [page torn]

April repeat xx d to december inclusive of January Joh'es, Rog', cum Jone [page torn]

Translation:

On which day appeared that Johannes Hachyng son and executor with his son

Victor Hachyng testified about the good he called and how much he served the executor

in the testimony of his father, to which the aforesaid sent the judge, the said Johannes Hotchkiss

sure and witness the said deceased

£9 for Thomas Conat parcel' in mitigation after death [Tho] [page torn]

April repeat xxʃ to December inclusive of January Joh'es, Rog', cum Jone [page torn]

Note: The “tchki” characters in Hotchkiss are over-written by the scribe to save space, making the name difficult to read.

Note: xx ʃ = 20 shillings = £1, ʃ is a symbol for shillings. 9 payments of £1 = £9