Thomas Weller
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: about 1548.
Place of Death: probably Shipley, Sussex.
Thomas made his will 9 May 1548.
Relationships
Father: Thomas Weller.
Mother: Alice.
The 1531 will of Thomas Weller of Shipley names his son Thomas and his wife Alice.
Spouse: Jane.
Jane is named in Thomas’s will.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Gesabel Weller.
Thomas Weller.
Hugh Weller (died about 1573) married Margery.
William Weller (died 1573) married Joan.
Richard Weller (died 1565)
Agnes Weller.
Beters (Beatrice) Weller.
Evidence
Thomas’s will:
In the name of god Amen the ixth daye of Maye in the yere of our lord god mb vc. xlviij I Thomas Weller of the p[ar]ysshe of Shepley beying of p[er]fyt mynd thanks be to god do orden and make this my last will & testmet In man[ner] and forme fowloyng fryst I bequith my soull to almyghte god our layday sciynct Marye & to all the holey companye in heven and my bodye to be buryed in the church erthe of Shiplye Item I bequeth to the high aulter of Shiplye iiij d Item I to the mother churche of Chichester iiij d Item to the almys boxe of in the churche of Shipley vj s viij d Item I bequethe to hewe my sonne vj li xiij s iiij d in monye or mony worth to be delyueryd to him at thage of xviijth yers yf it please god he lyve ther to Item to Thomas my sonne v marks in monye or monye worthe to be delyueryd as to his brother a forsayd Item I will my Indenture of Sadll lands and Coke to thomas my sonne all same vj yere next after my decease which I will Jane my wyfe shall occupie the sayde lands to her owne use Item to Julyan my daughter iiij li in monye or monye worthe one peare of Sheats ij pewter plater and a pewter Dyshe Item to my ij yongyst doughters Agnys and Beters v marks apyce in money or monye worthe to be delyuered when they be maryed or maryable and also the rest of my goods my debts payd and my will fulfilled I gyue unto Jane my wyfe and she to be my executrix of this my last will and Testament bestowing somestlye in debts of charitie of at my burynge and monyth daye as shalbe thought most convenyent for the welth of my soyll as I do put my truste in her and Richard Hollande to be over sear to se the p[ro]mysys trewly executyd and fulfillyd and he to haue iij s iiij d and his costys In wytnes herof Syr Richarde Kinland clerke Richarde Hollande John Soytte Hew adean wyth other moyr
[proved 31 July…
References
Will of Hugh Weller of Shipley, Sussex, 1573, Prerogative Court of Canterbury.
Will of Richard Weller, proved 1566, Consistory Court of Chichester registered wills, Volume 10, page 256. FHL film 194564, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Will of Thomas Weller of Shipley, 1531, Consistory Court of Chichester. Digital images on FamilySearch.org.
Will of Thomas Weller of Shipley, 1548, Consistory Court of Chichester. Digital images on FamilySearch.org.
Will of William Weller, 1573, in Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Sussex Consistory Court Wills, 1570-1589, Folder F 156 (Film # 1068591)