Elizabeth Middleton
Events
Date of Baptism: 30 January 1616.
Place of Baptism: Banbury, Oxfordshire.
The baptism is recorded in the parish register. (The year 1616 in the register starts in January, rather than the usual “Old Style”.)
Date of Burial: 28 April 1682.
Place of Burial: Priors Marston, Warwickshire.
The burial is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
Father: Thomas Middleton.
Mother: Elizabeth.
Elizabeth’s parents are named in her baptism record. The will of her nephew Thomas Middleton makes her family clear.
Spouse: George Key. Married 21 May 1638 in Banbury.
The marriage is recorded in the parish register.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Richard Key (died 1680) married Hannah.
Thomas Key
George Key
John Key (buried 3 September 1714 in Priors Marston) married Sarah.
Joseph Key married Margaret.
Evidence
from the Banbury parish register:
[January 1616]
Elizabeth Middleton daughtr to Thos Middleto & Elizabeth was bapt the 30 [day]
from the Priors Marston parish register:
Elizabeth Key widdow was buried Apr. 28th 1682
The will of Elizabeth’s nephew Thomas Middleton:
In the name of god Amen the twenti seventh day of november anno domini On thousane Six hundered seveenti and in the twenti seconde yeare of the Raine of our sofuerange lorde Charles the Second by the grace of god of England Scotland Franse & Ierlande Kinge defender of the faith &c I Thomas Middeltun of Banbury bucher in the County of Oxon beinge in goode health of and of [sic] sownde & perfect memory prayysed bee ytt [sic] Considering the failty of mans life and the uncertainety of the times of his death doe make & ordaine this my last will & testament in manner & forme folloing first I Comitt my soule too Allmyghty god that gave it trusting and stidfastly beliving toe bee saued through the merites of Jesus Christ my only Sauiour & Redemer and my body toe the hearth from whencs it came toe bee decently buried in such place as to my Executrix shall seeme meete As touching my worldly goodes I despose of them as in maner & forme folloing imprimis I give unto Elizabeth Keu of Marson my Aunt Five Pownds Item I give unto Doriti Hare of Thireson my Aunt Five Powndes Item I give unto John White of Banbury my kinsman five Powndes Item I give unto Daniel White of Banbury five Powndes this mony given too John White and Danel White when they Com toe On and Twienty yeares of Aige too be payde [blank space] Ande my Too Antes mony toe payde with in on yeare after my decese Item I give devise & bequeth unto Jone Hale my kinswoman whome I make & appoynt sole Exeutrix of this my last will and testament in wittnes wheare of I the saide Thomas Middelltun haue heare untoe set my seale the deay and yeare first aboue written
Thomas middletun
t
his
marke
[seal]
Sealed and deliver in the presence of us
The marke of Alice [8] geruis
Richard Hale
References
Parish registers of Banbury. Digital images on Ancestry.com, accessed 14 January 2020.
Will of Thomas Middleton of Banbury, butcher. Proved 1671 in the Peculiar Court of Banbury and Thames. Digital images on Findmypast.co.uk accessed 14 January 2010.