Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: between 20 April 1554 and 25 October 1557.
Elizabeth made her will 20 April 1554 and it was proved 25 October 1557.
Relationships
Ancestors, precise relationship uncertain: Richard Bulstrode and Alice Kniffe.
The arms described by John Gough Nichols (pp. 224-225) imply this relationship. Given the chronology, the most likely relationship is that they were the parents of Elizabeth’s mother Mary. The family is given here at Werelate.org.
Father: John Fyfield alias Lowe (died about 1509).
This relationship is given by the 1619 Visitation of Kent (p. 116), the 1574 Visitation of Kent (p. 52), the 1619 Visitation of Leicestershire (p. 52), and the 1568 Visitation of London (p. 76). The will of John Fyfehide otherwise called John Lowe mentions two daughters named Elizabeth.
Mother: Mary.
The will of Richard Fyfield alias Lowe names his son, John, and his son’s wife, Mary.
Spouse: Robert Draper.
Robert Draper names his wife, Elizabeth, in his will. Elizabeth names her late husband, Robert Draper, in her will. The relationship is given in the 1574 Visitation of Kent (p. 52), the 1619 Visitation of Kent (p. 116), the 1619 Visitation of Leicestershire (p. 52), and the 1621 Visitation of Nottinghamshire (p. 136). The 1568 Visitation of London (p. 76) has Elizabeth Fifeild married to --- Draper of Camberwell. Supporting evidence for the relationship is given in the coats of arms described by John Gough Nichols (pp. 224-225).
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Bennett Draper married John Fromonde.
Elizabeth Draper (buried 21 April 1605) married (1) John Bowyer 17 June 1550 in Camberwell, Surrey, England; married (2) William Forster 9 September 1572 in Camberwell.
Henry Draper (buried 18 December 1558 at Camberwell).
John Draper
William Draper (died 10 April 1559).
Matthew Draper (buried 1577) married Sence Blackwell 30 May 1559 at London, St Andrew in the Wardrobe.
Evidence
A transcription of Elizabeth Draper’s will
In the name of god amen In the yere of oure Lord god a thousande fyve hundredthe fifite and foure the xxth day of Aprill in the firste yere of the Reigne of our soveraigne and most gracyous Ladye Queene Mary I Elizabeth Draper of Camerwell in the Countie of Sure of the Dioe of Winchester beinge hole of mynde and perfecte of remembrance laude and prayse be unto almightie god my maker and redemer make and ordayne this my laste will and testament in maner and forme folowinge, First & before all things as the duety of every true xxen man and woman is I geve will and bequeth my soule to the tuicon of almightie god and to his defence and mercy that it may please him that I may come to be one of those that shalbe saved at the day of judgement throrough & by the merytts of his glorious and blessed passion and my body buryed in the churche of Camerwell by my late husband Roberte Draper whose soule Jesus pardon Morover I geve and bequethe to John Draper my sonne a gilte cruse with a rendr playne wayenge xviij oz scant vi spoones iv with gilte knoppes square wayenge viij oz quart one fetherbed with a bolster lyeinge in the chamber over the lyttell parlour one payne of flaxen sheetes halfe a ginny she of vessell with a charger a brasse pot a brasse pan and one spyttle & ii kyne whereof one was of his fathers bequeste, Also I gebe and bequethe to Willm Draper my sonne one Broche of golde with a doble harte enamelled, a flatte hoope of golde enameled with the crosse a passion of oure Lorde a gylte cruse with a cover playne wayenge xij oz & vi spoones with gilte knoppes square wayenge viij oz quart one Fetherbed & a bolster lyenge in the garret chamber a payre of Flaxen sheets halfe a garnishe of vessell with a charger a brasson pott a brasson pan one skyff and v kyne whereof one was his fathers bequeste Item I geve and bequethe to Mathewe Draper my sonne one broche of golde withe the Image of the Salutacon of oure Ladye a rounde hope of golde playne a gilte cruse with a cover playne wayinge x oz & scant, vi spoones playne wayenge viij oz & a Fetherbed a bolster lyenge in the chamber over the buttrye a payne of flaxen sheetes halfe a garnyshe of vessel with a charger a brasse pott a brasse panne and one spytt one cheste garded with Iron and v kyen whereof one was of his fathers bequeste. Item I geve and bequethe to Bennet Draper my doughter a chayne of golde a crosse of golde with thymage of oure lorde wayenge togetherr iij oz lackinge ij crownes wayghte a knoppd Ringe of golde with an Emeralde a rounde rynge of golde with a rubye a square ringe of golde with a Turkas a gylte cruse with [a condr] payns thone pane poinsed thother playne of her fathers bequeste wayende xxii oz quarter vi spoones withe apostells gilte on thendes, Item I geve to the sayd Bennet Draper fiftie poundes in monye over and besydes her Fathers bequeste to be levyed and had of the lease of Alfarthinge for the yeres that my husband dyd geve me by this laste & testament Item a fetherbed a bolster lyenge on the upper bed in the litle parlor a payre of fyne sheetes & a payre of coorfor(?) sheetes, a greate standerd cheste bounde with Iron halfe a garnyshe of vessell complete a brasse pot a brasse pan one spytte iij kyen & a calfe Item I geve and bequethe to Eliz Bowyer my doughter a Fetherbed & a bolster lyenge in the chamber over the maydens chamber, a payre of fyne sheetes & a payre of coorfer(?) sheetes and ii kyen, Item I geve and bequethe to Anne Bakon my Systers doughter xls in moonye And to Elizabeth Bakon her sister xls in moony Item I will and devyse my lease and terme of yeres which I have yett to come in the parsonage and tythe of Camerwell to my cooson Edmond Ashfeld Esquyer to have the same to him and to his heyres and assignes and every of them shall suffer my chyldren hereafter named to occupie holde and enioye the same parsonage and tythe in maner and forme hereafter folowinge. That is to say, First that my sonne Henry Draper shall have and take all the profitts of the sayd parsonage and hath duringe all the yeres yet to come of the sayd lease if he lyve so longe and if my sonne Henrye shall dye before thende of the yeres therin then my will is that my sonne John Draper shall have and take the profetts of the sayd parsonage and tythe duringe all the yeres then for to come if the sayd John Lyve so longe, and if the same John dye before thende of the sayde Lease then I will that my sonne William Draper shall have the profets of the same parsonage and tythe duringe all the terme if the same Willm lyve so longe and if my sayd sonne Willm dye before thende of the sayd lease then I will that my sonne Mathew Draper shall have the profetts of the sayd parsonage and tythe duringe all the yeres then to come in the sayd lease if he the same Mathewe so long dothe lyve And if the sayd Mathew doo dye before the expiracon and ende of the sayd lease then I will and devyse that my doughters Bennet Draper and Elizabeth Boyer shall have the sayd parsonage and tythe & lease therof for and duringe all the yeres then for to come & not expired nor ended equally to be devydded betwixt them by the quarter Item I geve and bequethe farther to my sonne John Draper one soveraigne of gold and lykewyse to my sonne Willm Draper one soveraigne of golde and to my sonne Mathew Draper one soveraigne of golde in lyke maner over and besydes the bequeste before to them made Item I geve to George Whyppe my servante xiij s iiij d I geve also to thomas Whyppe his brother xs in monye and his sheepe and Lambes Item I geve and bequethe to John Welshman iij s iiij d and to Willm Comborne lykewyse iij s iiij d Item I will and bequethe to Thomas Draper one Bullocke of ij yeres olde and I bequethe to his wyfe my gowne which was of my owne Spynninge beinge furred with blacke boodye Item I geve to every one of my godchildren xii d in moonye I Will also to my three maydens iij s iiij d the pece and to Elizabeth [space] my mayde ij s. I will also that my doughter Bennet shalbe founde and kepte at the chares of my sonne Henry Draper untyll she be bestowed and maryed and I will also that she be appareled at the tyme of her mariage by my sayd sonne at his owne costes and charges & that no parte of her bequestes made unto her be dyminished therefore Item I bequethe and will unto my doughter Bennet my gowne of woosted & my kerteil of raffaye and my frenche hoode with all thing pleyninge unto hit I bequethe unto my doughter Bowyar my clothe gowne of frenche black faced with cony I will unto every one of my sonnes one candlestycke and to every of my doughters ij candlestyckes Item I geve and bequethe unto Edmond Bowyar ij ringes thone a Turkas thother a dyamonde and I geve to Elizabeth Bowyer my nevew a gyrdle of golde wayenge [space] which I have delivered unto my doughter Bowyar to her use and yf hit fortune them to decease I will and bequethe the same Ringes and gyrdells unto the next of my doughters Bowyars children I will unto my doughter Bennet my scarlett petycote I will and bequeth to eche of my doughters Bennet Draper and Elizabeth Bowyar one table clothe one towell of dyaper And I will my doughter Bowyer shall have thoccupacon of my bearinge clothe at suche tyme as god shall sende her any children & the clothe to remayne in my sonne Drapers handes I will and bequethe unto my doughter Bennet my sydesadle and the harnes therof I will also to eache of my doughters one coverlet The resydewe of my gooddes not bequested my debts payde and my legacyes discharged I geve to my sonne Henry Draper whome I make my executour of this my will wytnesss hereof John Bowyer Mathew Draper and Bennet Draper with diverse other.
[proved 25 October 1557]
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"Robert Draper second son of Thomas maried the doughter and coheir of Fifield and by her hath issue Matthew Draper of Camberwell his eldest son Bennet maried to John Fromonds, Elizabeth maried to John Bowyer."
Marshall, George W. (George William). The visitations of the county of Nottingham in the years 1569 and 1614: with many other descents of the same county. (London: Harleian Society, 1871).
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