Angel
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: between 24 August 1622 and 3 July 1623.
Place of Death: probably Enville, Staffordshire.
Angel witnessed her daughter Joyce’s will 24 August 1622, and the probate inventory for her own will was taken 3 July 1623.
Relationships
Father: unknown.
Mother: unknown.
Spouse: Henry Wilcox alias Taylor.
This relationship is recorded in Angel’s will and in Henry’s will.
Spouse: Thomas Coxe.
This relationship is recorded in Angel’s will and in Thomas Cox’s will.
Cousin: John Beeche.
This relationship is recorded in Angel’s will.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
John Wilcox alias Taylor married Elizabeth Coxe.
William Wilcox.
Joyce Wilcox.
Elizabeth Wilcox.
Evidence
The will of Angel’s second husband Thomas Coxe:
In the name of god Amen the thretteneth day of Februarye in the yeres of the Reignes of our Soueraigne Lord James by the grace of god of Eng’d Scotland Fraunce & Ireland kynge defender of the faithe &c, That is to saye of Eng’d Fraunce & Ireland the seaventh/ & of Scotland the three & fortyeth/ and in the yere of our lord god one thousand sixe hundred & nyne, I Thomas Coxe of the Meyre in the parishe of Enfeld in the County of Staffs yeoman being sicke in body but of perfect mynde & menory (praysed be god therefore) do make & declare my last wyll & Testament in manner & forme following/ That is to saye First & principally I comende my soule into the hands of allmighty god my maker & of Jesus Christe his only sonne my redeemer, By whose deathe & bitter passion I trust to be saved & made an Inheritor of the kingdom of heaven/ and I wyll my bodye to be buryed in the Churche of Enfelde neare unto the place where my laste wyfe was buryed/ in decent manner as besemmeth a man of my calling at the dyscrecon of myne executor/ And as concerning all & singler my temporall goods & Cattalls which god of his goodness hathe bestowed on me/ I geve & dyspose them in manner & forme following, and hereby renouncyng all & singler my former wylls & testaments whatsoeuer / Item I geve & bequeath to Anngell my wyfe all the howshold stuffe whiche she brought with her to me/ Item I geve & bequeathe to Joyce Wylcoxe my wyves daughter tenne shillings to be payd to her within one moneth after my deceasse, Item I geve & bequeathe to Elizabeth Wylcoxe my wyves daughter one ewe & a lambe in lyke sorte to be delyuered to her/ Item I geve & bequeath to Wyllm Wylcoxe my wyves sonne one ewe & a lambe to be in like sorte delyuered unto him / Item I geve & bequeathe to Thomas Skott my servaunt one sheepe to be in lyke sorte delyuered unto him/ Item I geve & bequeath to my Cosen Edward Hale tenne shillings/ Item I geve & bequeathe to Anne Wylks one sheepe to be delyuered to her within one moneth after my deceasse/ Item I geve & bequeathe to Alyce Pearson tenne shillings/ Item I geve & bequeathe to Thomas Wylks two sheepe / Item I geve & bequeath to the children of my sister Agnes Forrest sixe sheepe to be equally devyded amongest them/ Item I geve & bequeath to Thomas Fletcher two sheepe Item I geve & bequeathe to everye of my god children twelve pence a peece/ Item I geve & bequeathe to Fraunces Coxe fyve shillings & one bedd which is in my howse at Pattengeham/ Item I geve & bequeathe to Elizabeth Coxe my best cowe/ one brasse pott, & the bedd which shee usuallye lyeth uppon in myne howse at the Meyre with all the furnyture to the same belonging/ Item I geve & bequeathe to the poore people of the parishe of Enfeld twentye shillings to be distributed amongest them at the dyscrecon of the substancyall men of the parishe/ Item I geve & bequeathe to Marye Fletcher somtyme my servaunt tenne shillings Item I geve & bequeathe to Mathewe Dasshephen my best coat/ Item I geve & bequeathe to Thomas Leighton tenne shillings to be payd within one yere next after my deceasse/ Item I geve & bequeath unto the eldest daughter of Wyllm Wolryche my sonne in lawe a standing cuppboord/ Item I geve & bequeath to Parnell the daughter of the seyd Wyllm Wolryche one heyfir in calf to make her a cowe of and one harnes gyrdell/ And to euery one of the rest of his children one sheepe a peece/ The residue of all & singler my goods & Cattalls whatsoeuer unbequeathed (my debts legacyes & funerall dyscharged) I do geve & bequeath unto my sayd sonne in lawe Wyllm Wolryche/ whom I ordeyn & make my sole exeuctor of this my wyll & Testament truly to execute & performe the same as I trust him/ Theese bearing wytnes to the same
The marke of Thomas Coxe ^
John Nicolls
Frauncis Dovys
Thomas Grove
Robert Gravener
The probate inventory was taken 21 March 1614/5 by John Fowle gent, Edward Hale Frauncis Dovye Robert Gravener and John Wyllcoxe.
Angel’s will:
June 19 1620
In the name of god amen. I Angell Coxe Widow late wiefe of Thomas Coxe of the Mere of the parishe of Enveilde within the County of Stafford deceassed and sometime wiefe of Henry Wilkoxe alias Tayler of the parishe and County beforesaid now longe sithens deceassed being of perfect minde and memory (thankes be given to allmighty god therefore) doe make constitute and ordaine this my last will and testament in maner and forme followinge vizt First and principally I give and bequeathe my soule into the hands of allmightye god my creator and redeemer and my body to be buried at the discretion of my executrix Item I give and bequeathe unto John Wilkox my eldest sonne one ewe and a lambe and one greate whiche standinge in the barne for his childes parte out of my goodes. Item I give and bequeath unto William Wilkox my yongest sonne xx s. Item I give and bequeathe unto Elizabeth Wilkox my daughter one cowe. Item I give and bequeathe unto John Beeche my cosin v s in money. The Residue of all my goods cattells and chattells whatsoever my debtts being first paied and my funerall expences discharged out of the whole I give and bequethe unto the said Elizabeth Wilkcox my daughter whom I doe appointe constitute and ordaine to be my sole and absolute executrix to see this my last will and testament duely and truely accomplished executed and performed.
Sealed and subscribed in the presence of
Richard Wilkes
Francis Wealks
John Beeche
July 3 […3]
A true and perfect Inventory of all the goods Cattells and Chattells of Angell Coxe widow late of the parishe of Envielde deceassed taken the day and yeare abovesaid by Humfrey Lythall, John Beeche and Thomas Beeche as foloweth.
Imprimis iij kine and on heyfer price – x li
Item Rie and barley on the grownde – x li
Item xxvij sheepe, and fower strikes sowing of otes on the grownde pr:– vij li
Item one nagge, and ij swine – xlvj s viij d
Item mucke or donge about the howse – xiij s iiij d
Item corne and malte, and salte meate – xl s
Item butter and cheese – xx s
Item brasse and pewter – xx s
Item bedsteades, chestes, and all treen ware – xx iiij s
Item beddinge, sheetes, and napery ware iij li vj s viij d
Item hay in the barne – iij li
Item broken wolle in the howse – vj s viij d
Item hempe on the grownde, and fodue in the howse – xx s
Item new hempen clothe – xiij s iiij d
Item broache, cobbards, axe, bill, with all iron stuffe - vs
Item her apparell, with a saddle and furniture thereunto belonginge – vj li xiij s iiij d
Item for things omitted or forgotten unprised – xij d
Summa totalis – l li v s
[proved 22 July 1624]
References
Johnson, D.A. and N.J. Tringham. “Enville” in The Victoria County History of Staffordshire v. 20 (1984).
Will of Angela Cox of Enville, widow. Proved 1624 in the Consistory Court of Lichfield and Coventry. Digital images in Findmypast.co.uk.
Will of Henry Wilcox alias Taylor of Enville. Proved 1606 in the Consistory Court of Lichfield and Coventry. Digital images in Findmypast.co.uk.
Will of Thomas Cox of Enville. Proved 1615 in the Consistory Court of Lichfield and Coventry. Digital images in Findmypast.co.uk.