John Ledbrooke
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: between 25 June and 17 July 1640.
Place of Death: probably Burton Dassett.
The dates are when John made his will and when the probate inventory was taken.
Relationships
Father: Robert Ledbrooke.
John's marriage record names his father.
Mother: Annis.
The will of Robert Ledbrooke names his son and wife.
Spouse: Elizabeth Wagstaff. Married 20 June 1592 in Burton Dassett.
The parish register records the marriage. Elizabeth is named in John’s will.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
John Ledbrooke (probably baptized 13 October 1593 in Burton Dassett) married Mary Spicer.
Robert Ledbrooke (baptized 5 October 1595 in Burton Dassett)
James Ledbrooke (baptizd 13 August 1598 in Burton Dassett) married Mary Tarver 23 April 1628 in Bishop’s Itchington, Warwickshire.
Anne Ledbrooke (baptized 15 February 1600/1 in Burton Dassett)
Peter Ledbrooke (baptized 27 November 1603 in Burton Dassett - buried 18 March 1619 in Burton Dassett )
Benjamin Ledbrooke (baptized 19 October 1605 in Burton Dassett )
Evidence
from the Burton Dassett parish registers:
Item the xxth day of June John Lydbrooke sonne to Robert Lydbroke Elizabethe Wagstaffe daughter to John Wagstaff were marryed [1592]
Item the xiijth of [Oct…] John the [son…] [several words missing] [...oke] and Elizabeth [...][1593]
Item the vth day of October Robarte the sonne of John Lydbroke and Elizabethe his wyfe was baptized [1595]
Item the xiijth of August James the sonne to John Lidbrooke and Elizabeth his wife was baptized [1598]
Item the xvth day of February Anne the daughter to John Lydbrooke & Elizabethe his wife was baptized [1600]
Peter Ledbrooke sonne of John Ledbrooke [...] Elizabeth his wife was baptized the 27 daye of November [1603]
Beniaman Ledbrooke Sonne of John lidbrooke was baptized the xixth october [1605]
[...] Freeman vicar of Burton Dasset [...] upon 1562 the xiij day of June 1613 [...] absolute consent to all and everyone [...] of those whose names are hare subscribed
[...ey Proffett
[...yue]
James Wagstaffe
William Markhoam
John Ledbrooke
William leborn
Peter Ledbrooke the sonne of John Ledbrooke and Elizabeth his wife was buried March 18th [1619]
John’s will:
In the name of God Amen The five and Twentith Daye of June Anno Domi 1640 I John Ledbroke of Knightcott in the County of Waricke yeomaae and with in the Diocese of Couentre and lichfeild, beinge thought somewhat weke in bodye, yet in sound and p[er]fecte memorie prayesed be God doe make and ordayne this my last will and Testement in manere and forme follwinge furst I Commend my sole into the hands of almighteye god, hopinge assuredly to be saued by the onely merites of Jesus pxrti my most mercyfull redemere, and my bodye to the yearth to be burryed wth in the Curch of Burton at the descrecion of my executrix here aftere named And for the Small portion of this worldly welth which I have, not formerley imp[ar]ted with all to my Children, I despose as followeth, Item I give to the Church of Burton ales Burton, Dasset Tenne shillinges. Item I give to the pore pople of the sayed parish of Burtone Dassett Forteye shillinges to bee Distributed amongst them by the discretion of my executrix and ouerseer Itume I give to that minester who shall happen to preche my funerall sarmon Tene shillinges Itum I give and bequeath to all my grand Children, Twenty Shilinges a pese, To bee paye by my executrix with in one yere nexte after my Decese: Itume I give and bequeath to my grandsone John Ledbrooke my Joyned standen bedsted, and a truckell bestede in my Chamber and the great playned Chest standinge within my chambere a Joyne chere with a spitt a pece of cobbiron a pece of belose and my Bible Provided that my wife shall have the yuse of them Duringe her live Itume I give to my grand sune nathanell Ledbrooke my truncke after my nineste[?] Desese. Itum I give Jonathan Ledbrooke my grand sone my okene Coffer After my nineste Desese Itum I give to Elezabeth Ledbrooke my grand Daughter a Joynd cupboard standinge in my parlore. Itume. I give to my sonne John Ledbrooke all the talles[?] in my worke house to be left by since to his sone John Ledbrooke Itum I give to my sonne John Ledbrookes five saruuntes xij d a pese And my will is that in regard my wife is content and well plesed to accept of hur Chambere, and not to trubble hur selfe with the land: after my desese that my sone John shall Haye to my sayed wife, duringe hure life euerye yere Fyteene pounds of Currant muney a halfe yerley as it wase payed be fore, and hur dieatt with washinge Five and othere necessarey for a woman of such stat and age, or if shee doe or shall Dislike of hur diatt, and be Desposed to provide for hur selfe fore or else where then hee shall pay my sayed wife twentey pound by yer halfe yerly as before All the rest of my goods not for and ly disposed of my dets and legasies and funerall appor Expencese payed I give and bequeth to Elizabeth my wife whome I apouint and ordayne my whole Executrix of this my last will and testament, and I doe intreat my louinge nebours Richard Ladbrooke and Robert Durram to be my overseres to see the Due execution of this my will In wittness whereof I have here to Set my hand and sele the day and yere aboue sayed
P[er] me John Ladbrooke
Sealed published and Deleurd to by my last will & testament in the presences of these
Henery Nicholles his marke
William Short
Elizabeth ladbrooke marke
Juley the 17th 1640
A true Inventary of all the good of John Ledbruke late desesed of Knightcott in the Countey of Warwicke yemone takene and valeyed by us whouse names are under written
[In the list below, the first two columns of numbers are pounds and shillings. The pence column has mostly been torn off.]
Itum his wearinge a parile -- 10 0
Itum one hibing and one Ciuerilidge -- 10 4
Itum fore blankites -- 0 10
Itum a fether bede and fore pilowese --- 20 0
Itum a wole bed --- 0 10
Itum Seuen pere and one od shete --- 3 10
Itum a dusane and halfe of napkines --- 0 12
Itum three toweles --- 0 4
Itum tow poleberes --- 0 2
Itum tow small poleberes --- 0 3
Itum three shurtes and his bandes --- 0 10
Itum his bible and some othere bokes --- 6 13
Itum brase and putere --- 0 19
Itum a Pine bed stede and A truckell bed --- 10 0 0
Itum A Coste and a truncke --- 10 0 0
Itum tow Coufferes and tow backsese --- 0 10
Itum A Pine Cheare and tow gine stoles --- 0 5
Itum A naxe and some othere toweles --- 0 6 0
Itum Some other good ommited with Some Small lubmer and brase --- 0 3 6
The some totalle 18 2 4
John Wagstaffe
Richard Ladbrooke
John Ledbrooke
concordat /
[Proved 11 January 1640/1]
References
Burton Dassett parish registers. Digital images on Findmypast.co.uk accessed 3 January 2020.
Will of John Ledbrook of Knightcote, Warwickshire. Proved 11 January 1640/1 in the Consistory Court of Lichfield and Coventry. Digital images on Findmypast.co.uk accessed 2 January 2020.
Will of Robert Lidbrooke of Knightcot, yeoman. Proved 5 March 1606/7 in the Consistory Court of Coventy and Lichfield. Digital images on Findmypast.co.uk accessed 3 January 2020.