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

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The English Ancestry of
we are correct in believing Elizabeth to be a daughter, which
seems to be implied in the Will cited, she was very likely
the eldest child, and not improbably there were other chil-
dren, whose names have not been found.
35 i. Elizabeth, 5 b. about 1532 ; mar. John Hayle of Ramsey,
and had (1) John, 6 called " the younger" in his uncle's Will;
(2) Wealthe ; and possibly (3) William named in the same
Will. Elizabeth is not called his sister by John, although
she is first named in his Will and given a larger legacy than
Margaret, who is so styled ; her husband also receives a
legacy of £10, is made executor with John Wade who mar-
ried the testator's " cousin Barbara," and finally is appointed
guardian of his children. These various facts lead to the
conclusion that Elizabeth was a sister, and the eldest child
of the family. The date of her death does not appear, but
she was evidently living in 1571.
36 ii. John, b. about 1534; mar. , who, as not mentioned
in her husband's Will, probably died before him. He re-
sided in Ramsey, and died in 1571, leaving issue.
37 iii. Roger, b. about 1537 (?) ; mar. , and had issue. If
any inference is to be drawn from the name of this son, it
would confirm, quoad hoc, the theory of the line of descent
of his father as suggested above ; it is not impossible that
Roger was the eldest son, that position having been as-
signed to John only because of his bearing his father's
name.
38 iv. Margaret, b. ; mar. Clarcke, of " Holbrecke,"*
and had John* who received a contingent bequest in his
uncle's Will. She was living in 157 1, but nothing further
has been found.
* Probably for Holbrook, a Parish in Suffolk, six miles from Ipswich,