Anselm Bayly
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Burial: 14 December 1689.
Place of Burial: Whitminster, Gloucestershire.
The burial is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
Father: unknown.
Anselm’s father was living when he made his will. He was probably the John Bayly who was buried in Whitminster 21 December 1689.
Mother: unknown.
Spouse: Sarah.
(probable) Grandfather: Annsell Bayly.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Sarah Bayly (baptized 5 June 1670 in Whitminster) married Robert Ridler.
Anselm Bayly (buried 19 September 1743 in Whitminster) married Elizabeth Boon 18 April 1711 in North Nibley, Gloucestershire.
William Bayly (baptized 30 October 1676 in Whitminster) married Elizabeth Daw 14 April 1705 in Gloucester, St Mary de Lode.
John Bayly (baptized 29 September 1679 in Whitminster - buried 21 August 1741 in Standish, Gloucestershire) married Edith.
Evidence
bishop's transcripts of Whitminster parish registers:
Sarah the daughter of Anselm Bayly was Baptized the 5 day of June Anno. 1670
Whitminster parish registers:
William Bayly the sonn of Anselm Bayly & Sarah his wife was Baptized the 30th Day of October Anno. Do. 1676
John the sonn of Anselm Bayly and Sarrah his wife was Baptized the xxixth day of September Anno: Domi 1679
Anselm Bayly was buried the 14th day December 1689
from the National Archives catalogue:
DR57/39
22 December 1681
Mortgage from Anselm Baily of Putley in Standish, co. Glos., yeoman, and Thomas Pearce of Gloucester, gentleman, to Joseph Browne of Woodchester, co. Glos., gentleman, of a messuage in Wheatenhurst, late in the tenure of Giles Dawby and now of James Kinge, closes and lands in Wheatenhurst (field-names and boundaries) in the tenure of the said James Kinge, and a cottage in the tenure of John Baily, for 200 years to secure £200.
Anselm’s will:
In the name of god amen the firste day of June in the first yeare of the Raigne of their Maties William and Mary king And Queene of England Scotland France and Ireland Deffenders of faith &c Annoque Dom. 1689 I Anselm Bayly of the p[ar]ish of Standish in the Countie of Gloucister yeoman being sick in body but of p[er]fect memory praised be god for it doe make and ordayne this my Laste will & Testament in manner and forme following first I bequeath my sowle into the hands of the Allmightie god hopeing that through the death and passion of jesus Christ to Recive Free pardon of all my sins And for my wordly goods which the lord of his mercy hath lente me I give And bequeath them as followeth
Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sarah the sume of one hundred powndes to be issuing and Raised out of my Stock and the same to have when She shall Accomplish the age of three and twentie years and my will is that my stock shall pay of the morgadge which is one my land and in Case my stock will not rise and Amounte to pay the morgadge and my daughters portion then my daughter shall have one acre of arable land in broadfild to her and her Ayres for ever and my will is that if my stock Amounts to pay the morgadg and my dauter portion then the acre of land in Broadfild shalbe to my Sonn Anselm and his heirs for ever and alsoe I give to my daughter one bed and bedsteed with all it appurtinances thereunto belonging
Item I give and bequeath unto my Sonn Anselm Bayly one Mesuage caled by the name of Dabys howse and backsides and one close of pasture ground thereunto adjoyning called the home close three Acrs in the lower field and one Acre of erable land lying in homage the furthermoste being three ridges one acre of erable land lying in Little westfield all which sd p[re]mises are sittuate lying and being in Wheaten hurst in the Countie afforesaid to be had and holden to my sonn and his heirs for ever after the decease of my father and my wife if my wife continue unmarryed after my decease
Item I give and bequeath unto my Sonn William Bayly on messuag caled wildfier howse and garden and Close of ground therunto adjoining and the renession of hameisi house And one acre of erable land lying in Afild caled homage the nexte to my Sonn Anselm being three Ridges and one pasture ground caled by the name of Shearlock one littell medow caled the Ringe lying and being in Wheatonhurst aforesaid to him and his heirs for euer after the death of my father and wife as aforesaid
Item I give and bequeath unto my Sonn John Bayly one pasture ground caled hindhalings containing by estimation one Acre one pasture ground caled by the name of puckpitt by estimation three Acres one acre of erable land lying in Afild caled homage being six ridges & goores sittuate lying and being in Wheatonhurst aforesaid to be to my Sonn John and his heires for ever after the decease of my father and wife as Aforesaid
and further my will is that if any of my Children shall happen to dye before they come the theyre full age or be marryed that then his or her parte & portion soe dying shalbe equally devided Betwene the Reste of My children which are then Alive And my will and meanering is that after my decease and the decease of my wife my stock that then Remaine to be equally devided betwene my children which are then Alive
Item I give and bequeath unto my Father and to my wife All my lands and goods and stock of all sorts duering their natrell lives paying to my daughter her portion as above directed and alsoe to pay of the mortgadges as is above so by me directed And my will and meaning is that my wife shall have after the death of my father if shee survive him the power and inissuing of all my lands and goods but in case my wife shall happen to marry with any other man after my decease then my will is that my Children which are then alive shall have all my stock over and above paying my daughters portion and paying the mortgadge as afforesaid to be equally devided betwene them at such tyme of marage And I doe make and ordayne my daughter Sarah and my Sonne Anselm to be my executors of this my last will & testament And further I doe Appoynte my Father and my wife to be overseers of this my last will and testament and doe give them full power and Authority to sell of my stock to pay my daughter as aforesd and the mortgadge to the beste advantage at their discression In witness wherof I have heare unto sett my hand and seale the day and yeare firste above written /
published and sealed in the p[re]sents of
James Davies
Joseph Mover [?]
Henry Alway
Anselm A Bayly his mrke [seal]
[Proved 10 May 1690, on the oath of Sara Baly]
The true & p[er]fecte Inventory of the goods and chattells of Anselm Bayly of the p[ar]ish of Standish in the County of Gloucister yeoman lately deceased taken and appraised the 18.th day of december in the yeare of our lord god one Thousand six hundred eighty and nyne by us whose names are heareunto subscribed
Imprimis his wareing Apparrell & monny in purse ---10-00-00
Item 20 kyne appraised at ---30-00-00
It[em] 4 Bullocks Appraised at---08-00-00
It[em] 16 yonge Beasts appraised at ---16-00-00
Item one mare appraised at ---02-00-00
Item 120 sheepe appraised at ---12-00-00
Item 7 piggs appraised at ---03-00-00
Item 6 acrese of corne one the grownd appraise at ---06-00-00
Item corne in the barne & in the howse --- 08-00-00
Item hay appraised at ---10-00-00
Item Cheese & backon in the howse ---18-00-00
Item for ploughtack---02-00-00
Item for brass & pewter appraised at ---04-00-00
Item 6 Beds & bedsteeds with theire appurtenances ---10-00-00
Item for linan appraised at ---02-00-00
Item for iron ware ---00-08-00
Item for Tabels and chayers & stools & cooppery ware and other lumber goods in the howse ---01-00-00
Sum is ---146-08-00
Henry Alway
Stephen Fowler
Samuell Beard his C mark
Joseph Merse
References
Parish registers of Whitminster, Gloucestershire. Digital images on Ancestry.com accessed 6 April 2019.
Will of Anselm Bayly, proved 10 May 1690 in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Gloucester. Digital images on Ancestry.com accessed 6 April 2019.