Robert Ledbrooke
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: 18 October 1606.
The date is recorded in Robert’s probate inventory.
Date of Burial: 19 October 1606.
Place of Burial: Burton Dassett.
The burial is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
Father: unknown.
Mother: unknown.
The 1557 will of John Ledbrooke husbandman of Fenny Compton mentions his son Robert, but this may have been another Robert, a husbandman buried in Burton Dassett in 1597.
Spouse: Annis.
Robert’s will names his wife.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Robert is called “Robert Ledbrooke the elder” in his burial record, although his will mentions no son named Robert. It is possible that “the elder” was added to distinguish him from a grandchild of that name.)
John Ledbrooke married Elizabeth Wagstaff 20 June 1592 in Burton Dassett.
Elizabeth Ledbrooke
William Ledbrooke (baptized 27 March 1575 in Burton Dassett - buried 2 April 1575 in Burton Dassett)
Evidence
from the Burton Dassett parish registers:
[Some of the entries below must relate to the other Robert Ledbrooke active in the area.]
[...mber] Anne Ladbrooke was Buryed [1573]
Inprimis the xxvijth of marche Willyam the sonne of Robarte Lydbroke yeom[an] & Annis his wife was Baptized [1575]
Item the second day of Aprill Willm Lydbroke the sonne of Robarte Lydbroke & Annis his wyfe was buryed [1575]
Item the xxijth day of June Grace Ladbroke was Buryed [1579]
Item the xxjth of February Roberte Wotten shephearde and Elner Ladbroke daughter to Robart ladbroke were maryed [1581]
[...] xxith of November Thomas James husband[man] and [...] Ledbrooke the daughter of Robart ladbroke wer maryed [1586]
Item the mother to Robarte Lydbrookes wyfe [1593 burials]
Robart Ledbrooke the eldar of Knightcoot buried the xixth of octobar [1606]
Elzabeth Ladbroocke mothar of Robart ladbrok buried the xxth July 1608
Robert’s will:
In the Name of god Amen I Robert Lidbrooke of Knightcot in the county of Warr Yeoman being sick of body, but of sound & p[er]fect memory thanckes be given to god : do make & appoynt this my last will & testament in manner & forme following : First & principally I give & bequeath my soule to Allmighty god my heavenly Father & my body to be buried within the Church of Burton Dasset.
Unto the which church I give --- xs.
Ite[m] I doe here appoynt that Annis my wife shall have the Chamber wherein she lyeth to her owne selfe use with the two beds & all the furniture thereto belonging with the prasse coffers Chestes in the same chamber, & two chestes in the chamber over the hall,
It[em] I do give to the said Annis my wife T[wen]ty sheepe whereof ten to be Ewes & Lambes & the rest barren sheepe, & the said sheepe to be pastured & kept bi the charges of John Lidbrooke my sonne [evanes?] he doth passture & keepe his owne both winter & som[m]er,
It[em] / I give to the said Annis my wife soure pounds of Lawfull English money to be paid to her yeerely during her liffe towards the mainteyning of her in apparrell & other necessaries
It[em] / I will that my said wife shall have [...] dyet with fire & candle washing & wringing at the proper cost & charges of my said sonne John Lidbrook during her life allso
It[em] / I give to Elizabeth my daughter [...w] --- xxx.s
It[em] / I give to my sonne John his six children forty shillings a peece that is to say to John Lidbrook forty shillings to Robert Ladbrooke forty shillings, to James Lidbrooke forty shillings to Annis Lidbrooke forty shillings, to Peter Lidbrooke forty shillings, to Beniamin Lidbrooke forty shillings to be paid to them within the space of on whole yeare next after my decease : And yet in case any of them do dy before the age of twenty & one yeeres then the said money of the party or parties deceased to remayne unto the rest in equal porcions to be divided.
It[em] I give to my kinseman Henry Lidbrooke --- xl s
It[em] I give to Ann Greene my kinsewoman, wife to John Greene of Stow of the old in the county of Glocester --- xx s
It[em] I give to Dennis Higgins of Knightcott widdow on on Ewe to be delivered to her within two monethes after after my decease & the said Ewe to be wintered at the cost & charge of my said sonne John as he doth winter his owne
It[em] I give to the poore of Knightcott xis pence a peece.
It[em] I give to Susanna Proffit of Burton my God-daughter -- xij d
It[em] I give to Henry Makepeace of Northend my God-sonne --- vj d
It[em] I give to Robert Swayne my Godsonne --- xij d
It[em] I give to Richard Mariat [El..r] -- x s
It[em] I give to Roger Kempe of Sowtham my best Dublet
It[em] I do appoynt to be my overseers John Wagstaff & Thomas Basst, & I give them for theyr paynes twelve pence a peece.
It[em] I do here appoynt & ordeyne my sonne John Lidbroke to be my whole & sole executor of all my Lands Cattle & goods moveable & unmoveable my debts payd & funerall discharged. In witnes whereof I have set to my hand the first day of October Anno Dm 1606.
The marke + of Robert Ledbrooke
The true Inventory of all the goods & Cattels of Robert Ledbrooke of Knightcott in the county of Warwick Yeoman, who deceased the 18th day of October Anno Dni 1606.
Imprimis wheat barly & pease -- liij li vjs viijd.
It[em] hay --- xvj li
It[em] seven horses & a colt -- xxvj li xiijs viijd
It[em] Thirteene beasts & two calves --- xxvj li
It[em] six score sheepe young & old --- xxxvj li
It[em] six hogges & seaven sowes --- v li
It[em] Poultry --- xiijs iijd
It[em] wooll --- viij li
It[em] two iron bound carts & on bare --- iiij li xjs
It[em] Plowes & harrowes --- xl s
It[em] Timber Bords Pales, & fire wood -- vj li
It[em] horse-harnes --- xx s
It[em] Brasse & Pewter --- vli
It[em] a mault mill & a lead --- xxvjs viijd
It[em] foure feather beds & foure woollbeds -- vjli xiijd iiijd
It[em] Bolsters, hillings, Pillows & blanckets v li
It[em] sheets boardclothes, table-napkins & all other Linnen -- viij li
It[em] Bedsteads, Chestes, Coffers, Cubbords & presse --- iij li x s
It[em] Tables Frames, Chaires stooles Carpett & Cushions -- liijs iiijd
It[em] all manner of Cooprey ware with Garners & other implements -- iij li x s
It[em] spits cobberds dripping pan & other iron ware --- xxs
It[em] his wearing Apparrell -- iijli vjs viijd
It[em] all manner of Rumble & trash -- x s
Some ij c li xxix li xiijs viijd
The prisers John Wagstaffe
Henery Proffet
John Ladbrocke
[Proved 5 March 1606/7]
References
Burton Dassett parish registers. Digital images on Findmypast.co.uk accessed 3 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.