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Winthrop Family Papers

Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 1

Will of Robert Risby, 1557

3 May 1557

William Winthrop to John Fox

18 November 1560
Will of Simon Ponder, 15581
Ponder, Simon

1558-02-17

Symonde Ponder2 of London, Pewterer, 17 Feb. 1557–58. To be buried in the parish church of St. Dunstanes in the West, whereof I am a parishioner. To my brother Wyntroppe and his wief,3 and to my brother Temple and his wief, rings of golde. To my sister Whitinge,4 and my brother John Ponder,5 and my brother Roger Ponder6 rings of golde. To 15my brother William Ponder,7 if he be a lyve. To my well-belouyd wief Dorathee Ponder the lease of my house: she to be full executrix of this my will. Vnto Thomas Ponder, my sonne, the rents of Caves house, and the two houses in Chancery Lane, and the house that standeth in the gardeyn to dwell in. Vnto my sonne Henrie Ponder, if he be a Pewterer, my dwelling place for the terme of yeres, and also all my moulls and tooles, and fortie pounds in money. To Thomas my sonne xl li. To my daughter Margarett Ponder8 at the daie of her marriage xl li. In codicil, dated 11 August 1558, bequest to John Temple, my brother in lawe. Probatum 4 Aug. 1558 juramento Dorothee Ponder relict.

 1.

P. C. C., 37 Noodes; Muskett, 36.

 2.

Simon Ponder was son of John Ponder of Lavenham clothmaker (d. 1520) and Joane Burton, widow of Adam Winthrop of Lavenham. Muskett, 39. He married at St. Peter’s upon Cornhill, August 17, 1539, Dorety (Dorothy) Children. Register of Saint Peeters upon Cornhill, I (H. S., Reg. , I), 221.

 3.

Adam Winthrop (1498–1562) and Agnes (Sharpe) Winthrop. Muskett, 25, 39.

 4.

Joan Ponder (d. 1563) married (1) Thomas Whiting of Ipswich (d. 1561) and (2) Gilbert Stirrop of Ipswich. Ibid., 39.

 5.

John Ponder of Braintree, co. Essex. Ibid.

6.

Roger Ponder and Margery Lynniall were married at St. Peter’s upon Cornhill, May 6, 1550. Register of Saint Peeters, I. 222.

 7.

William Ponder married a daughter of Myles Wytton of Lavenham. Muskett, 39.

 8.

A second daughter, Susan, is not mentioned in the will. Ibid.