Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Burial: 9 March 1567/8.
Place of Burial: Lighthorne, Warwickshire.
The burial is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
Father: unknown.
Mother: unknown.
Spouse: Eleanor Blacke. Married 20 October 1540 in Lighthorne.
The marriage is recorded in the parish register. William mentions his wife Ellyn in his will.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
John Harbar (baptized 28 July 1544 in Lighthorne, Warwickshire - buried 21 January 1616/7 in Lighthorne) married Alice Townsend 6 October 1578 in Lighthorne.
Agnes Harbar (baptized 26 July 1547 in Lighthorne) married Thomas Mason 11 October 1574 in Lighthorne.
Richard Harbar (baptized 29 November 1553 in Lighthorne - buried 16 January 1570/1 in Lighthorne)
Evidence
from the Lighthorne parish register:
[1540, Weddings] A.o 1540. die. octobris Guilihelmus Harber et Ellenor Blacke
[1544, Christenings] 28. die Julij Joannes filius Guilihelmi Harbar.
[1547] 26. die Julij Agneta filia Guilihelmi Harber.
[ 1553] 29. die novembris Rychardus filius Guilehelmi Harber.
[1567, Buryings] 9. die marcij Guilihel Harber
[1570, Buryings] 16. die Januarij Rychardus fil. Guilim Harber
[1574, Weddings] A.o 1574. die. 11. octobris Thomas Mason et Agneta Harber.
[1578, Weddings] A.o 1578. die. 6. octobris Jo Harber et Aelicia Townsend
[1601, Buriinges] 26 die octobris Ellenor Harbert vidua
William’s will:
In the name of God Amen. the fourth daye of March in the yere of our lorde God. 1567 I Wyllm Harber of the paryshe of Lyghthorne in the Countie of Warr husbandma[n], sicke of bodye, but of whole mynde. and p[er]fecte memorie (lauded be God therfore) doe make and ordayne this my Testamente contayninge therin my las Wyll in man[er] and forme as foloweth. fyrst I bequeth and commende my soule in to the handes of allmightye God. And my bodye to be buried in the Churchyeard of Lighthorne in full hope and assurance of the resurrect[ion] of the same to eternall lyfe in the laste daye. Itm. I gyve to the mother Church of Worcetr ijd. And to the reparations of the Church of Lighthorne one bussell of barley. Itm. I gyve to Wyllm Arnoll one hope[?] of Wheate and an other of barleye. Itm. I gyve to George Mylner, Richard Forne and to Annes Manton a hope of Wheate a pece. Itm. I gyve to my Godchildren iiij d a peece, and to John Knyght at the daye of his mariage a stricke of Wheate. Itm. I gyve and bequeth to Annes my daughter viij.li in money or money which to be deliv[er]d to her at the daye of her mariage, or at the foure and twentie yere of her age. but yf she chance to decesse before the delyv[er]ie therof. than my wyll is, that the sayd viij li be equally devided betwene Ellyn my wyffe and John my sonne towards the kepinge of my yongest sonne Richard. Itm. I gyve unto Richard my yongest sonne xl s. and he to have his kepinge in the house soe longe as he shall lybe. The rest of my goodes unbequethed, moveable and unmoveable (my debtes and legaces dyscharged) I gyve and bequeth to Ellyn my wyfe and John my sonne equally to be devided betwene theym. Whom I make myne executrs of this my last will and Testamente And soe they equally betwene theym to paye my debtes, and those fore named legaces and bequestes in this p[re]sent wyll conteyned. And of this my last wyll I make my ov[er]seers my beloved frynds Leonard Smyth, John Townysende and John Randle to the p[er]formans therof in all effects and purposes as it is mente. In Wytnesse wherof the p[ar[ties wh[...] named have caused their names herunto to be subscribed, with others moe as herefoloweth
Leonard Smyth, John Townysend, John Randle, Wyllm Smart parson, and Thomas Mason.
[Proved 13 October, year illegible, presumably 1568]
An Inventorie of the goodes of Wyllm Harber of the parishe of Lighthorne in the Countie of Warr. decessed priced by leonerd Smyth John Townysend, Thomas Mason and John Randle neighbours there, the vjth daye of Aprell in the yere of our Lord God. 1568.
In primis the apparell belonging to his bodye per xiij s iiij d
Itm. in the halle one table, a forme a coborde, cheyre and paynted clothe per iij s. iiij d
Itm in the Chamber one fetherbedd two materesses, foure bolsters two cov[er]letts one blanket, two twyles and two coshins per xxx s
Itm. ix payre of shetes, two tables clothes, two towels with other aprie ware per xx s
Itm. two sofers and three bedsteds per iij s
Itm. in the hychin, two brase pottes, three pannes, two kettles, a chaforme & a latyn bason xxx s
Itm. tenne peces of pewter, foure sawcers two saltes and two candlestyckes per x s
Itm two barels, two lomes, one payele, syxe dyshes with other small implementes per iij s
Itm. one broche, a brandyron, a pottehangynge an axe, harchet, byll and two nawgers. per ij s vj d
Itm. three oxen, three kynne and a heyfer per vij li
Itm. two horses, two mares per xl s
Itm. seven and fortye shepe per vj li
Itm. Corne and malte within the house per xxvj s viij d
Itm. Corne in the fyld per vij li.
Itm. a carte & carte gere 1 plowe & plowgere xxiiij s
Itm. a quirne mylle, a sale, whiche, boltinge tubbe, two Bevers, woode, plowe tymber and bords a bought the house per xxx s
Itm. foure score pygges, a goose and ga[n]der nyne hennes and a cocke and salte meate in the roughe per xvij s
Itm. paynted clothes & lynyn yearne iij s
Sum xxxij li. xv s. x d.
References
Lighthorne parish register. Digital images on Findmypast.co.uk accessed 25 December 2019.
Will of William Harber, husbandman of Lighthorne, proved 1568 in the Consistory Court of Worcester. Digital images at FamilySearch.org.