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 Abt 1567 - Yes, date unknown
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| Name |
ROLFE Richard |
| Birth |
Abt 1567 |
Downton, Wiltshire, England  [1] |
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| Gender |
Male |
| Will |
1598 |
Downton, Wiltshire, England [2] |
- The Will of Richard Rolff of Hamptorethe [Hamptworth] in the parish of Downtone, 30 [ ] 1598. My body to be buried in the churchyard of Downtone. To our lady church of Sarome 6d. To the church of Downtone 6d. To the church of Lanvard [Landford] 6d. To Mary Moody a bullock [ ] of age. To my brothers-in-law Henry Rofe, Thomas Rofe [ ] two sheep. To my brother-in-law William [ ] and to his daughter Alse one sheep. To Jone Dirks and Agnes Leache one sheep each. To my sister's son William Hore one sheep. To John [ ] a jerkin and breeches. To my brother William Sanderes [ ] sheep. To my wife Agnes Rofe and my daughter Honner and my daughter [Agn]es all the rest of my goods and chattels, and I make them my executres. If my wife do marry, my children to have their portions within one week thereafter, and if she do not, then at their ages of sixteen years. If my wife be with child, such child to have a portion with the rest of my children. My debts that I owe: to my father-in-law 20s., to my brother [in-law] Thomas Rofe £3, to my brother [in-law] John Rofe 20s., to Agnes Leache 20s., to my "onkele" [probably the uncle of Agnes Rolfe, wife of the testator] John Rofe 10s. I give to my father-in-law William Sanders, Thomas Light, and my uncle John Rofe 3s. 4 d. each, and make them overseers. Witnesses: Roger Elkins, John Rofe, John Coxe, and others. Proved 2 December 1598, by Agnes Rolfe, relict of the deceased, with power reserved for Honore and Agnes Rolfe, daughters and executrices named.
Bond dated 14 June 1606. John Ryce of Hamptworth in the parish of Downton, County Wilts, husbandman, Agnes Ryce his wife, before marriage Agnes Rolfe, executrix of the will of Richard Rolf her first husband, Michael Cooper of East Grimstead in County Wilts, husbandman, and Robert Emmery of Lanford, co. Wilts, husbandman, bound in the sum of £80. Agnes Rice als Rolff and Honor Rolff and Agnes Rolff her two daughters were appointed joint executors of the will of Richard Rolff annd had bequeathed to them certain legacies. The said Agnes filed an account 9 June 1599, the portions of Honor and Agnes being found to be £19 5s. each, and the said John and Agnes Rice als Rolff bind themselves to pay the said sums to the said Honor and Agnes, their guardians or assigns at their several ages of sixteen and to bear the expenses of their education and bringing up until such age. [Signed] John Ryse, Signu' Agnes Ryce, Signu' Michis Cooper, Signu' Robte Emery. Witnesses: Greene and Gyles Batter. (Archdeaconry of Sarum, 1598, Original Will and Bond.)
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| _UID |
0BC70D38EB9ED5118A064445535400004653 |
| Death |
Yes, date unknown |
| Person ID |
I28128 |
Noyes Family Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
11 Feb 2003 |
| Family |
ROLFE Agnes, b. Abt 1573 d. Yes, date unknown |
| Marriage |
Bef 1593 [1] |
- Based on birth of dau., Honor.
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| Children |
| | 1. ROLFE Honor, b. Abt 1593 d. 19 Dec 1650, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 57 years) |
| | 2. ROLFE Agnes, b. Abt 1596 d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Family ID |
F11037 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
23 Feb 2024 |
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| Sources |
- [S47] CD-NEHG Register, Vol. 66, July 1912, p.251.
- [S47] CD-NEHG Register, Vol. 66, July 1912, p.245.
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