Margaret, wife of Thomas Wylotes

Events 

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: after 1567.

Place of Death: unknown.

Administration of her second husband’s estate was given to Margaret 9 June 1567.

Relationships

Father: unknown.

Mother: unknown.

Spouse: Thomas Wylotes.

Thomas’s probate inventory mentions “Margare Forest Wyffe of the sayd testator” and William Forest. William Forest’s will names his wife Margaret.

Spouse: William Forest. Married between 14 April and 30 April 1551.

The dates are when Margaret’s first husband Thomas was buried and when his probate inventory, naming Margaret’s second husband, was made.

Children: 

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

Joan Wylotes married Edmund Darby.

John Wylotes

Thomas Wylotes (buried 17 January 1621/2 in Rowley Regis) married Ellen[?] Chambers alias Ireland.

Evidence

The will of Margaret’s second husband William Forest:

In the name of god amen the twentithe daye of november in the yere of our Lord god a thowsande fyve hundred three score and sixe I William Forest of Cradeley in th parrisshe of Halesowen sick in boddye But thankes begeven to god allmightie lyving god of a good and perfecte memorie Make my testamente and last will in manner and forme following First I bequeathe my soull to allmightie god trustinge my soull shalbe saved by the merits of his Deathe & passion my boddie to be buried in the Churche or Churche yarde of Halesowen First I give to the poore mans Boye in the Churche of Hales twelue pence Item I give and bequeathe to Margaret my wief one Crofte or pasture of grounde withe the appurtenances lying in Rowleye which I Late purchased and boughte of Lawrence Hupkins Nayler  All the rest of my gooddes not bequethed my dettes paide and my boddy honestlie broughte to the grounde  I geve and bequeathe to Margaret my wief to bestowe amonges my Children at her discretion which Margaret I make my soll Executrix and Henry Wale and Humfrey Lowe my overseers to see this my last will performed this wittness

William Cockes and Robert Parton

[Proved 9 June 1567]

References

Will of Thomas Wylotes of Rowley. Proved 1551 in the Consistory Court of Worcester.

Will of William Forest of Cradley. Proved 1566 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.