John Hotchkiss

Personal and Family Information

John was born about 1523 in Alveley, Shropshire, England, the son of Edward Hotchkiss and Agnes.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

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

https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2FWILLS%2F310140&tab=this

First name Edwd

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 Haken <<<< Scribes version of Hotchkiss

Piece description Original wills, administrations, inventories

Year 1534

Piece surname range H

Probate year 1534

Piece year range 1530-1540

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

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[Cover] Abt 1534 Edwd. Haken

The [con]tents and p[ar]cels [be]long[ing] to Edw[ard] Haken de[p]t[ed]

above the [God?] app[rai]sed & by [name] W[illia]m [Wymer?] et Rob[er]t

Glover in p[re]sence of John Morrys p[ri]mus die mens[is] Novem[b]ris a[nn]o R[egni] H[enrici] viijᵒ xxvjᵒ.

[Left column – bequests/items]

It[em] ffirst my gown app[ra]ised in the

sum[m]a of ijˢ vjᵈ –– [value in right column]

It[em] one cote app[ra]ised in the sum[m]a of ijˢ ––

It[em] one gyrdyll app[ra]ised in the sum[m]a of xijᵈ ––

It[em] one fyne bed app[ra]ised in the sum[m]a of vˢ ––

It[em] one caldron app[ra]ised in the sum[m]a of ijˢ iiijᵈ ––

It[em] a [maur?] app[ra]ised in the sum[m]a of vjᵈ ––

It[em] my cobyrde & my lavb[?]e app[ra]ised

in the sum[m]a of ijˢ ––

It[em] one pott app[ra]ised in the sum[m]a of iiijᵈ ––

It[em] one panne app[ra]ised in the sum[m]a of viijᵈ ––

[Right column – valuations / summary]

The somme att ma[re] is app[ra]ised

in the sum[m]a of xvijˢ of [legal?] money

[?] the whiche app[ra]ised were sett forth of goods & catt[ell] gold

in value the sum[m]a of xvijˢ iiijᵈ

Modern English version:

[Cover] About 1534 – Edward Hotchkiss [recorded as “Haken” – a scribal form]

The contents and parcels belonging to Edward Hotchkiss, deceased, above [listed] were appraised by William [Wymer?] and

Robert Glover in the presence of John Morrys, on the first day of November in the 26th year of the reign of King Henry VIII.

[Left column – items bequeathed]

First, my gown – appraised at 2 shillings, 6 pence

One coat – appraised at 2 shillings

One girdle – appraised at 12 pence

One fine bed – appraised at 5 shillings

One cauldron – appraised at 2 shillings, 4 pence

A [maur?]* – appraised at 6 pence

My cupboard and my [lavb?]* – appraised at 2 shillings

One pot – appraised at 4 pence

One pan – appraised at 8 pence

[Right column – valuation summary]

The total amount appraised comes to 17 shillings in lawful money.

Of which the appraised goods and chattels were valued at 17 shillings, 4 pence.

*Those two odd items — “maur” and “lavb” — are worth double-checking. In some probate inventories, “maur” might be a form

of “maul” [a small hammer or mallet], and “lavb” could be a shorthand for a lavatory basin or laver. The letterforms in

this hand aren’t definitive, but the values suggest small household fixtures

rather than livestock or land.

Note: “26th year of Henry VIII” = 21 Apr 1534 – 20 Apr 1535.

Note: Children listed as: John, Symon, William, Edward.