Events
Date of Birth: by 1542.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Roger’s father mentions him in his will of 1542.
Date of Death: October or November 1597.
Place of Death: probably Stourbridge, Worcestershire.
Roger made his will 28 October 1597 and the probate inventory was taken on November twenty-something of the same year.
Relationships
Father: Kenelme Smith.
Kenelme mentions his son Roger in his will.
Mother: Joan Forrest.
Kenelme also mentions his wife Joan and his brother-in-law William Forrest in his will.
Spouse: Margery.
Roger mentions his wife Margery in his will.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Thomas Smith (died 1628).
Robert Smith.
John Smith.
Evidence
Roger’s will
In the name of god Amen The xxviijth day of Octobr in the yeare of or Lord God one thousand five hundreth nynetye and seven. Etc. I Roger Smith of Sturbridge in the County of Worcester yeoman, beinge of whole minde, and in good & perfitt remembrance, laud & praise be unto Allmighty god make and ordaine this my present Testament concerninge herin my last will in man[ner] and forme followinge. That is to say. First I commend my soule unto Allmighty God my maker & redeemer and my body to be buryed in the p[ar]ishe church or churchyard of Old Swinford in the county of Worcester. Allso I give and bequeath unto my sonne Robert Smith xxxli. to be paid by my sonne Thomas Smith unto him for the which he standeth bound unto me be a bill Obligatory. Allso I give unto my sonne John Smith all rentes due unto me from which of im are yet unpaid unto me by vertue of a Lease to him by me graunted ./. Item I will that my sonne John shall discharge the bonds wherin I stand bound unto Mr Harberry of London, and I will that he shall receive all rentes and profitts due unto me by vertue of Leases made me from Thomas Ellcockes All the rest of my goods whatsoever moveable and unmoveable unbequeathed my debtes beinge discharged, and the charges of my funerall discharged I bequeath unto Margery my wife whome I make my full and sole executrix. These beinge witnesses to this my present will & Testament the day and yeare above written
Marmaduke Chapman
Nicholas Harte
Edward Forreste
Henry Walker
Humphry Forrest
John Halsall
[proved 11 August 1598]
[The first few lines of the preface to the inventory are difficult to read.]
...of Roger Smith apraissed[?] the xxijth[?] day of November in the yeare of or lord god one thousand five hundreth ninety and seven [...] by us John Farchild[?] Nicholas Baker Robartt Wildsmyth and Richard Jackman
Imprimis in the hall one table bord two Forcanes and a cheare ---iiij s
It[em] in the parllor one table bord one Fo[..] one cubard on bed and Furniture --- iiij li
It[em] in the chamber over the hall one table borde one Four[..] one bed one truckle bed and furniture to them --- v li x s
It[em] ij other table bords --- vi s
It[em] iij other beds and Furniture --- iij li
It[em] one bed ticke -- xx s
It[em] xvj peayrs of sheettes --- v li
It[em] ix borde clothes --- xxx s
It[em] iij dozen of table napkines --- x s
It[em] v wrought towelles --- xx s
It[em] vj silver spoones --- xxx s
It[em] xxviij peaces of pewtter --- xxx s
It[em] vj pewtter deishes --- ij s viij d
It[em] iiij quartte pottes and a pintt pott --- v s
It[em] vj saltes --- iij s
It[em] vij candlestickes --- x s
It[em] vj brasse pottes --- ij li x s
It[em] iiij cawtformes[?] --- xxx s
It[em] a posnutt a dabnutt and a cheallutt --- ij s
It[em] a brewing[?] lead and v other leades --- vj li
It[em] a Feine pow a droping pow and a grad Iorn --- iiij s
It[em] ij payer of cobardes and ij broches --- v s
It[em] in cowporin and irone vessells --- xl s
It[em] a malt mille --- x s
It[em] ij aund Iorines and other things aboutt the house --- xx s
It[em] v kine and a weanlinge calfe --- x iij li
It[em] lvj shepe --- xij li
It[em] v swine --- ij li
It[em] xij strike of Rie --- iij li x s
It[em] l strike of barly --- xj li
It[em] v ackeres of Rie on the grounde --- vij li x s
It[em] ij leases --- iij li
It[em] ij stone of woolle --- xxx s
It[em] his wearing aparelle --- iiij li
It[em] xx hurdelles the cracses[?] and other thinges aboutt the barn and stables --- xx s
The Sum is lxxxxviij li xi s viij d 98-11-8
Exhibit Wigorn Duodecimo die Augusti Ao Dni 1598
References
Will of Kenelme Smyth, proved 1543 (no. 97) in the Consistory Court of Worcester, FHL film 97882, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Will of Roger Smith, yeoman of Stourbridge, proved 1598 (no. 75) in the Consistory Court of Worcester. FHL film 97958, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.