The English ancestry of Reinold and Matthew Marvin of Hartford, Ct ...

The English ancestry of Reinold and Matthew Marvin of Hartford, Ct ... The English ancestry of Reinold and Matthew Marvin of Hartford, Ct ...

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Reinold and Matthew Marvin. 14 l Mary, but was restored to his canonry by Elizabeth and re- turned to Thorington in 1565, where he remained until 1571 ; he died in 1584. Bishop Grindall appointed William Baylie, A. M., to succeed him 9 June, 1585 ; Brian Taylor, A. M., followed, 3 April, 1589, remaining until his death. Daniel Monsey, S. T. B., succeeded in 1610, and on his death Rich- ard Low, S. T. B., took the living, 20 April, 1620, and was there when Edward died. At the present time the neighbor- ing Parish of Frating is united with Thorington ; the Rev. Robert B. Mayor, B. D., Rector, and the Rev. Henry J. W. Karslake, B. D., his Curate, were officiating in 1895. The only children of Edward and Beatrice Marvin known to us are those named in his Will : — 80 i. Edward, 7 b. . 81 ii. Susan, b. . These children were evidently under age at his death, as appears from the record of his marriage at St. Mary's, Great Bentley. WILL OF EDWARD MARVEN.* 3fn tfce name of (Soto ftmen the 30 th daie of Dessember I Edward Marven of Thorington in the Cowntie of Essex and in the dyesses of London being hoi of mind and in good Remembrance doe make & ordain this my laste will and testament in mannor and form fol- lowing ffirst and above all I cummet and beqveaf my sovel into the handes of almitie god by the merites of Jesus Christ and my body to be beried in the Church yeard of Thorington Recorded at Somerset House, London, — Commissary Court of London (Essex and Herts), 1622-3, No. 43.

142 The English Ancestry of Item I givef and beqveaf vnto the poor people of Thoring [sic] the sum of x s to be paied vnto them by my executor the daie of my bereyall Item I giff vnto Bettres al my housses and Landes ling in Wrabnes Wex and bentley Turm of her naterall leyf to bring vp my Cheldren and to paie mey dettes and the finne for my Sunnes for the house & land I haf Boute at bentley when the Coorte com which hoves and land I havef not it take up I saie to bring up my Cheldren whil they com to the eage of xxj yeares and to Cepe al my housses in good & sufficient Reaprations, and that she shall suffer no manner of streep nor wast to be mad of Tember or wood or aney other waie of aney the said Landes Item I Gief unto Susan my Dauter all my lande lienge in wex & too other piteles lieng in Wrabnes the one of them by estimation an aker the other fouer akers mor or les withoute the which piteles she cold not a had awaie too an parte of the land lieng in wex the which too piteles doo butt all upon the land called the Copey land and parte of the land that leyeth in wex next long northe on the South* & the other parte of the land lieng in wex next the ffarem called spennales on the waste & the hoye waie leading from spen- neles to Ramse on the north and the land longing to my houes which is thre piteles on adjoyneng on to another from the houes along against the hooy waie on the east the which land lieng in wex dooe hould of the manner of Parke Hall & doe Rente to the * This expression seems at first to be confusing, but remembering that Wrabness lies north-east of Wix, I understand the language to mean that the two parcels in Wrab- ness, containing five acres, were ' next along the north of the copy-land,' part of which on the south of the Wrabness parcels, was in Wix; it adjoined the easterly portion of Edward's estate, since it extended in that direction to the ' lands belonging ; to his house ' these were in three parcels, one being the homestead as we should call it, and were bounded easterly by the highway where it turns northward, as described in the text. From the ' house lands ' the five acres in Wrabness extended westward along the highway after it turned, having the road on the north, and also beyond the copy-lands to Spennele's, the farm which adjoined the estate on the west.

<strong>Reinold</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Matthew</strong> <strong>Marvin</strong>. 14 l<br />

Mary, but was restored to his canonry by Elizabeth <strong>and</strong> re-<br />

turned to Thorington in 1565, where he remained until 1571 ;<br />

he died in 1584. Bishop Grindall appointed William Baylie,<br />

A. M., to succeed him 9 June, 1585 ; Brian Taylor, A. M.,<br />

followed, 3 April, 1589, remaining until his death. Daniel<br />

Monsey, S. T. B., succeeded in 1610, <strong>and</strong> on his death Rich-<br />

ard Low, S. T. B., took the living, 20 April, 1620, <strong>and</strong> was<br />

there when Edward died. At the present time the neighbor-<br />

ing Parish <strong>of</strong> Frating is united with Thorington ; the Rev.<br />

Robert B. Mayor, B. D., Rector, <strong>and</strong> the Rev. Henry J. W.<br />

Karslake, B. D., his Curate, were <strong>of</strong>ficiating in 1895.<br />

<strong>The</strong> only children <strong>of</strong> Edward <strong>and</strong> Beatrice <strong>Marvin</strong> known<br />

to us are those named in his Will : —<br />

80 i. Edward, 7 b. .<br />

81 ii. Susan, b. .<br />

<strong>The</strong>se children were evidently under age at his death, as<br />

appears from the record <strong>of</strong> his marriage at St. Mary's, Great<br />

Bentley.<br />

WILL OF EDWARD MARVEN.*<br />

3fn tfce name <strong>of</strong> (Soto ftmen the 30 th daie <strong>of</strong> Dessember I Edward<br />

Marven <strong>of</strong> Thorington in the Cowntie <strong>of</strong> Essex <strong>and</strong> in the dyesses<br />

<strong>of</strong> London being hoi <strong>of</strong> mind <strong>and</strong> in good Remembrance doe make<br />

& ordain this my laste will <strong>and</strong> testament in mannor <strong>and</strong> form fol-<br />

lowing<br />

ffirst <strong>and</strong> above all I cummet <strong>and</strong> beqveaf my sovel into the<br />

h<strong>and</strong>es <strong>of</strong> almitie god by the merites <strong>of</strong> Jesus Christ <strong>and</strong> my body<br />

to be beried in the Church yeard <strong>of</strong> Thorington<br />

Recorded at Somerset House, London, — Commissary Court <strong>of</strong> London (Essex<br />

<strong>and</strong> Herts), 1622-3, No. 43.

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