Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 1
The last of February on Munday about ix of the Clocke in the forenoone Mr. Lawrence Hargrave an Attorny of the Comon place departed this life in the 62 yere of his age at his howse in Groton.
The xvjth of March I did ride to Stanbridge and retorned the xxiijth followinge. Father Micheldfild died.1
1608 The 28 day of March my sister
The xxixth my neece Amy Veysies husband and Robert Luffkin2 were at Groton.
The iiijth of Aprill Anne Goslin the wyfe of Nath: Warner died of a Consumption after she had been maryed viij monethes.
The ixth of Aprill Josephe Bronde the soonne of Rich:
The xth of Aprill my soonne
The xjth of Aprill Ezechiel Bonde was putt to schoole to Mr. Barfoote of Edwardeston.
The same day ther happened a fire in Bury which consumed aboue cc howses.3
The xiijth my wyfe
The last of Aprill I did ryde from my house towardes London and retourned the vjth of Maye.
98The vth of Maye the Erle of Sarisbury4 was sworne L
The vijth of Maye my brother John Wynthrop came to Groton.
The xiiijth of May my brother
The 21 my sister
The last of Maye Mres. Alston did ryde towardes London.
The xxxth I and St
The iiij of June Mr.
The viijth of June my Brother
The xijth of June the widowe Hales and hir brother Brice came to my house.
The 17 day of June Will
The xixth of June my brother
The xxiiijth daye of June my soonne
The last of June I made Robert Waspes will.8
The same day my Cosin Strange Firmin came to my house.
The iiijth of July olde Mris. Gurdon died suddenly.
The vth Mr. Will
The same day the Assises began at Bury and the next day Richli. to the Kinge.
On Thursday the vijth of July Mres. Gurdon was buryed in Assington Churche and Mr.
The xjth of July I sealed a bond with Wli. the xj of January next.
The xijth of July I was at Hadley and heard Dr. Jones9 preache at the buriall of the Wydowe Gale Act. 9. v. 36.
The xiiijth of July Mr.
The xvijth of July Jane Nicholson my goddaughter was babtized et ille confessus est et non negavit palam etc.
99The xxth I was with Mr. Mannoke at Stoke.
The xxiijth my boy Steven Michilfild was sore bitten by Mr. Birdes dogge.
The 26 of July my Cosen
The 27 my brother
The 28 Tho: Turnor and Abigail Beamond10 were maryed.
The xxvth of July my Lorde Coke cheife Justice of the comon place came to Hicham to Sir G
August. The 2 I was at Melford before the Commissioners.
The vth Mr.
The vjth daye it thundred and Rayned muche.
The xiijth I tooke an estate with John Brond in Hockers.
The 16 day I sealed a bonde to Rich: Cooke for to pay him v li. the 16th of November next.
The xxvjth of August Thomas Paine of Charsfild was maried to Elizabeth Alston of Groton widowe.
The viij of September my sister
The ixth Mr. Payne and his wyfe departed with their familly and household out of Groton to Charsfield.
The same day my soonne
The xiiijth of sept. Sir Isaac Appulton12 knight died at little Waldingfield.
The 28th the Court was kept at Groton Hall by John Potter.
the same day my sister
William Mickelfield was buried March 18, 1607–08, and his widow July 28, 1612.
Mary, wife of Robert Luffkin, and Rose, wife of Richard Brand of Boxford, were sisters of Alice Vesey, and may have been the daughters of Laurence and Alice Vesey of Hadleigh and aunts of Amy Vesey. Muskett, 63.
John Stowe, Annales (1615), 893: “This fire ceased not until it had destroyed 160. dwelling houses, besides many other, and besides the damage of much wares and goods. . . . the Towne was forthwith newe builded, in farre fairer manner then it was before.”
Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury (1563?–1612).
D. N. B.
, IX. 402.
A license to marry was issued, March 8, 1607–08, to Thomas Nicholson, rector of Groton, widower, and Jane, daughter of Thomas and Hellen (Halkins) Neale of Groton. Sudbury Archdeaconry, Acta Book V, fo. 37, and Groton Register.
Widow of John Cooke. Supra, p. 93.
The Arches, or Court of Arches, was the ecclesiastical court of appeal for the province of Canterbury, formerly held at the church of St. Mary-le-Bow (or “of the Arches”), so named from the arches that supported a lantern on the top of the tower.
Of Groton, weaver. The will was probated October 3, 1609, and named his wife Margaret, and children Joshua, Thomas, Robert, and Alice. Sudbury Archdeaconry, Wills, bk. 43, fo. 115.
Probably William Jones (1561–1636), fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, for forty years rector at East Bergholt, co. Suffolk. Venn, A. C.
, II. 488.
Daughter of Thomas Beamont, baptized April 6, 1585.
Thomas Payne of Charsfield, widower, and Elizabeth Alston of Groton, widow, were married August 26, 1608. Charsfield is a parish in the hundred of Loes, co. Suffolk.
Son of Thomas and Mary (Isaacke) Appleton of Little Waldingfield. Muskett, 329.