Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Burial: 23 February 1573.
Place of Burial: Belbroughton, Worcestershire.
The burial is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
Father: unknown.
Mother: unknown.
Probably Anthony was descended from, or at least related to, the Henry Colle of Belbroughton who was a defendant in a 1484 case in the court of common pleas.
Sister: Isabel Cole. Married Edward Crump 17 July 1540 in Belbroughton. Died about 1588.
Isabel mentioned her late husband Edward Crompe and her brother Harrie Coll in her will.
Sister: Christabel Cole. Married John Blowe 5 September 1555 in Belbroughton.
Isabel Cole made a number of bequests to Christabel's children in her will.
Brother: Henry Cole.
Brother: Alexander Cole.
Brother: Gilbert Cole.
Anthony named his brothers Henry, Alexander, and Gilbert Cole in his will. Isabel Cole mentioned her brother Harrie Coll in her will. An Alexander Coll owed her money.
Spouse: Agnes.
Anthony names his wife in his will.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
John Cole married Joan Waldron.
William Cole.
Rose Cole married Cuthbert Makelyn 21 June 1562 in Belbroughton.
Agnes Cole married Richard Guye 6 November 1552 in Belbroughton.
A daughter married Roger Ferries.
A daughter married Richard Lashford.
Evidence
from the Belbroughton parish register:
[1573] B[uried]
Anthony Cole the xxiijth daie of February
Anthony’s will:
In noi dei amen the First daye of October Anno dni 1571 and in the year of the Raign of our Sov[er]aign Ladye Elizabeth by the grace of god &c. xiij. I Antonye Colle of the parishe of Belbroughton in the countye of Worcetor have made my last will & Testament in this Fourm & mann[er] &c First I bequeath my Soulle to Almightie god & to this Son Jse Christe by whose merytes I doe trust & beleave to be saved and my bodye to be buryed in the churchyard of the foresaid Belbroughton: And alsoe I gyve & bequeath to my Son John Colle the one half yard land in the p[ar]ishe of Belbroughton within the lordship of Forffeild nowe beinge in the Tenure & occupacon of me the said Anthonye Colle & John to Reent’ in & upon the said one half yard land Immedyatelye aft’ the deces of me the said Antonye: And alsoe I bequeathe unto the said John Colle my Son the one half of the Ten’t which I dwell in called the morehall myll duringe the lyf of Agnes my wif Joyntlye to occupye to gether and unto the which Agnes I bequeath the other half of the Forenamed morehall myll duringe her lyf / and my will is that they shall occupye to gether at their pleasures But p[ro]vided that if they cannot soe agree soe to occupye to gether That then my will ys that the said Agnes my wif shall have all the said Ten’t beforenamed duringe her lif yealdeinge and payinge to the said John Colle yearlie lxiijs iiijd duringe her naturall lif And aft’ the deces of the said Agnes my wif that then I will that all the said Ten’t called morehall myll to Remayn unto the said John Colle & his heyres duringe the t[er]m of the said yeares of the lease of the same. And also I will that Agnes my wif shall take none other man to help her to tyll & dresse the ground or occupye any p[ar]te or p[ar]cell of the said Ten’t beforenamed But onelye Willm my Son and none other For her parte: And alsoe I gyve & bequeath to Willm Colle my Son all my Free land lyinge & beinge in the p[ar]ishe of Westbromyche nowe beinge in the Tenure & occupacon of John Addenbroke the Son of Fowke Addenbroke of the p[ar]ishe of Oldeswinford and to the heires of the said Willm his bodye lawfully begotten For eu[er] and For lacke of suche heyres I will that all the said lands to Remayn unto John Colle my Son and to his heyres For eu[er]: And alsoe I will that Agnes my wif shall keepe & Find my Brother Henry Colle meate drinke & clothes and all other necessaryes durynge her naturall lyf and aft’ her deceas I will that John Colle my Son shall Receave the said Henrye Colle into his custodye and to Find to the said Henry Colle meat drinke clothes & all other necessaryes durynge the lif of the said John Colle unto the end of the lyf of the said Henrye: And alsoe I bequeath unto my Brother Gylbart Colle my best coate & best dublet and I bequeath to eu[er]ye of his childre’ one ship a peace of one year olde: / And I bequeath unto my Brother Allexander Colle viij sticks of Rye & to eu[er]ye one of his childre’ one ship a peace of one year olde: And I bequeath unto my Son John Colle children to Willm Colle v s apeace:/ Alsoe I bequeath unto my Son Cuthbert Macklyn and Rose his wyff iiij li. and I bequeath unto his iij children iijs iiijd a peace. And alsoe I bequeath unto mySon Ric Guye & Agnes his wif iij li vj s viij d and I bequeath to eu[er]y of their children iij s iiij d a peace:/ And alsoe I bequeath unto my Son Roger Ferryes and his wyff xx s and I bequeath to eu[er]y of their children ij s a peace or a ship worthe ijs:/ And whereas my Son Ric Lankeshear ys in my debte all the with debtes I doe Forgyve him:/ And alsoe I will that the rest of my Apparrell unbequeathed be bestowed & gyven to Allexander my Brother:/ And also I wyll that thear be gyven to the poore people that I am used to gyve unto viij styks of Rye:/ And I bequeath unto the p[ar]ish church of Belbroughton v s toward the Repracons thereof: And the rest of all my goodes & cattell unbequeathed (my Funerall & Buryall Fynished) I gyve and bequeath to Agnes my wif to lyve upon & to bestowe the’ at her will & pleasure:/ And alsoe I make my onely executors my Son John Colle & my Son Willm Colle And For their paynes I gyve & bequeath them x s a peace: And alsoe I make Edward Crump and Gylbart Bolle the ou[er]seers that this my will & Testament be well & Trewlye p[er]formed accordinglye and For their paynes I gyve & bequeath them v s a peace: In witness whereof &c:
[Proved 9 January 1573]
This is the Inventory of all the goods & cattells moaveable & unmoveable of Antony Colle of Belbroughton in the county of worcetor late decessed praysed and valued by henry Sparry gent Willm Penn Edward Crump Gylbart colle with others In the year of the Raign of our Sov[er]aign Lady Elizabeth: xv. Anno dni 1573.
Imprimis his Shippe --xj li
Itm his Beasts -- xvj li
Itm his mare -- xxxiij s iiij d
Itm his Swyne --- xvs. viij d
Itm his poultrye -- ij s x d
Itm his Beddinge -- xxxiij s iiij d
Itm his cushins -- v s
Itm his Sheats, Towells, & Tables clothes -- xxxiij s iiij d
Itm his Rannet -- xx s
Itm his purse & gardell -- x s
Itm his Brasse & pewter -- xxxiij s iiij d
Itm his Broche & cobbijds -- ij s
Itm his cubburd, burds, Formes, trestles & stooles -- vj s viij d
Itm his coffers, Bedsteddes & paynted clothes -- ix s
Itm his Fate with all man[er] Tromp[er]y ware & Spinyng wheles -- xij s
Itm his Beiff & Baken in the Ruff -- xxv s
Itm his Spones -- iiij s
Itm his whitmeate -- iiij s
Itm his Saddell -- xij d
Itm his Sythes, Ouvild, ballowes, with other shop Twles -- x li
Itm his wayne, Tomrell, yoks, Towes with other necessaryes of husbandry -- xx s
Itm his corn & hey -- ix li
Itm his myll, Spindell Corks & Swarf -- xj s
Itm his Gryndle stone -- x s
Itm hys hemp & Flax -- ij s
Sum’ totali lx li xxv s vj d
In her 1586 will, Isabel Crompe mentions:
-Dorothy Blue (5 pounds)
-John Blue (3 pounds)
-Thomas Blue (3 pounds) underage
-William Blue (33 shillings) underage
-Anne Blue (33 shillings and her best gown) underage
-Elizabeth Coll (4 pounds 13 shillings 4 pence, and several items)
-Edward Coll (33 shillings 4 pence)
-Roberta Coll (40 shillings) underage
-Isabel Coll (4 shillings) underage
-Johan Coll (third best gown)
-Harrie Coll my brother (40 shillings, besides the 6 shillings 8 pence she owes him)
-John Crompe my servant (40 shilllings)
-Edward Crompe (40 shillings)
-William Crompe (40 shillings)
-Johan Finche (13 shillings 4 pence)
-Elizabeth Coll widow (10 shillings)
-Denys Coll (10 shillings)
-Thomas Coll (10 shillings)
-John Done (the two sheep he has in his custody and two more ewes)
-Christian Anderson (clothing)
-Humphrey, Christian’s son (a ewe)
-her godchildren (4 pence each if they ask)
-John Crompe and Edward Coll before named (the lease with fell to her husband, Edward Crompe, his heirs, and assigns, by one Mr Harrie Sparrye; her tools)
-her executor is John Taylor
-a large number of debts are owing to her, including from Rose Makelyn and Alexander Coll.
References
Will of Anthony Cole of Belbroughton. Proved 1573 in the Consistory Court of Worcester.
Will of Isabel Crompe of Brome, Staffordshire. Proved 1588 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. Digital images on Ancestry.com accessed 19 May 2020.