William Priest
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Burial: 19 May 1620.
Place of Burial: Grandborough, Warwickshire.
The burial is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
Father: unknown.
Mother: unknown.
Spouse: Agnes.
William’s wife is named in his will and in the burial record of their child, Mary. She left a will.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Sampson Priest (baptized 24 December 1582 in Grandborough, Warwickshire).
Catherine Priest (baptized 4 April 1584 in Grandborough) married John Neale 7 May 1615 in Grandborough.
Thomas Priest (baptized 20 December 1586 in Grandborough).
Edward Priest.
Ellen Priest married Thomas Wadelm 5 June 1610 in Grandborough.
Ann Priest (baptized 31 August 1592 in Grandborough) married Robert Eyles 3 December 1618 in Grandborough.
William Priest married Jane Woddams 25 July 1623 in Grandbourgh.
Alice Priest (baptized 10 June 1602 in Grandborough - possibly buried 27 December 1619 in Grandborough).
Mary Priest (baptized about 8 November 1604 in Grandborough - buried 1 January 1605/6 in Grandborough).
Evidence
Baptisms of children (Grandborough):
[1582]
24 Decem: Sampson Preiste filius Gulielmi baptizatus
[1584]
5 Aprilis Katherina Preist filia Willmi baptizata
[1586]
20 Decem: Thomas Preist filius Wilhelmi baptizatus
[1592]
31 August: Anna Preist filia Wilhelmi baptizata
[1602]
10 Junij Alicia Priest filia Willimi baptizata fuit:
[1604]
8[?] Novembr: Maria Preyste filia Willimi baptizat[a] fuit.
Burials (Grandborough):
[1605]
1 Januarij. Maria Prieste filia Wmi et A[]nne sepult:
[1619]
Decem. 27.o Alicia Priest spinster sepulta fuit.
[1620]
May 19o Willmus Priest sepultus fuit
William’s will:
Decimo Octavo Die Maij Anno Dm millessimo sex[illegible] vicesmio./
In the name of god Amen William Priest of Greenbrough in the Countie of Warwicke and in the Dioce of Coventrie and Lichfield beinge sicke in bodye but of good and p[er]fect remembrance thankes be given to God for the same, did the Daye and yeare above written, make his Last nuncupative will by word of mouth, in the p[re]sence of us whose names are under written, First he bequeathed his soule into the hands of the almightie god his Creator and redeemer, and his body to the earth to be buryed in Christian buryall./ And for his temporall goods he declared his will for the disposinge thereof in manner and forme followinge./ Im primis the said William Priest by wored of mouth, gave unto everye one of his children unmarryed three pounds, And to the rest of his Children who are marryed to every one of them twelve pence It[e]m he made Agnes his wife sole executrix of this Last will and [...]./ In witnes to this his nuncupative will we whose names are underwritten have subscribed or hands the nynteenth day of may Anno supra dict.:/
the mark of Alice A Bradgate widow
the marke of Richard P Walbu[?] Helven[?]
These witnesses sett to their hands the day and yeare above written in the presence of
George Beale vicar
Job: Underhill
[Probate on the date above written]
A true and p[er]fect Inventory of all the goodes Cattells Chattells and Debts of William Priest Late of Greenbrough in the Countie of Warwicke husbandman deceased taken and prised the five and twentithe day of Maie Anno Dm 1620 by those whose names are underwritten as followeth
Imprimis all his Apparrell -----x s
Itm in the Lower Chamber the Bedes with the furniture belonginge to the same and Oaken Coffers and two peere of new Cloth cothen goodes[?] -- vij li
Itm in one other Low Chamber all the goodes there ----- xx s
Itm all the goodes in the high Chamber ------ x s
Itm in the hall fower Loomes and Covels[?] whithe Penn and other Cowpie ware the Cupbord the Table bench and formes a Chaire and all other wooden ware there --- xx s
Itm all the brasse and peuter ---- xl s
Itm one malt mill ---- vj s viij d
Itm in the buttery seven old prues[?] and the earthen milkpans and earthen [...] ---- ij s
Itm the bacon --- xx s
Itm wheate marslin[?] mault and barley And the straw -- xl s
Itm the [...] and flaxe wha[?] cheese racke --- vis viijd
Itm all the boards and [...] dores x s
Itm the horse[?] lockes and fetters pott hoockes pott hangles Panns Iron Tongues and bellowes -- vs./
Itm the Carts plowes and harrowes with all their furniture --- iiij li
Itm all the horsses and horsse geeves[?] belonginge to them --- xxvi li x s
Itm all the kine beinge in number seaven beasts, Five yeare old heyfars -- xiij li
Itm Three hoggs and a sow and piggs --- xxvjs viijd
Itm all the wood about the yard and the pales ---- xxvjs viijd
Itm the Cropp of Corne pease and Grasse[?] on the grownde -- xl li
Itm the pitt and Cabbards and all things for gotton and unsene --- iiij s./
George Beale vicar sum[m]a totali C iij li iiij s iiijd
the marke of Willm Cyles
the mark of John Allard
The marke of Thomas Oddluns[?]
References
Grandborough, Warwickshire, parish registers. Digital images on Findmypast.co.uk, accessed 17 December 2017.
Will of William Priest of Greenborough. Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry. Digital image on Findmypast.co.uk, accessed 17 December 2017.