Matheus Hotchkiss

Personal and Family Information

Matheus was born about 1531 in Shropshire, England, the son of Adam Hotchkiss and Rose.

He died about MAR 1563 in England.

His wife is not known. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their three known children were Elizabeth (c1556-?), Humphry (c1560-c1623) and Randulph (c1561-?).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

!Notes: to tie together Drayton in Hales.

!Notes: Grandson, from son Humphry with other children in Drayton in Hales and nearby, was named Matheus and baptized in Lydbury North.

!Source: www.findmypast.co.uk Record Transcription: Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield And Coventry Wills And Probate 1521-1860

https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2FWILLS%2F311500&tab=this

Place Upton Magna, Shropshire, England

First name[s] Adam

Last name Hocchekes

Year 1574

Will year 1574

Probate year 1574

Parish Upton Magna

County Shropshire

Country England

Series description Registered wills and original wills, administrations and inventories, 1494-1860, and, act books, 1532-1638 for Diocese of Lichfield Episcopal Consistory Court

Piece description Original wills, administrations, inventories

Piece surname range H

Piece year range 1571-1575

Record set Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield And Coventry Wills And Probate 1521-1860

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Wills & Probate

Collections from England, Great Britain

Notes: from my reading of the image the following family were mentioned:

Wife: Rose

Son and heir: Thomas

Second son: Matheus

Son: Righard [could be Roger] [a youth]

Daughter: Margaret

Daughter: Elizabeth

Dayghter: Jone [not yet married]

There was land and money, so he was well off.

Transcription from image: attached: https://search.findmypast.com/record?id=gbprs%2fstaff%2f007620819%2f00373&parentid=gbprs%2fstaff%2fwills%2f311500

In the name of God Amen the second daye of November in the yeare of our Lorde God 1574 I Adam Hocchekes of Upton magna being sicke in bodie but of good and perfecte memory thankes be to God do make and ordeyne this my last will and testament in manner and forme following. First I bequeath my soule to almightie God and my bodye to be buried within the churchyard of Upton magna aforesaid.

Item I give and bequeath to Rose my wyfe one tenement in Upton magna duringe the terme of her naturall lyffe and after her decease to remayne unto Thomas my sonne.

Item I give and bequeath to Matheus my sonne one close called Brodleye and one other close in the tenure of Thomas Walton. <<<

Item I give and bequeath to Righard my sonne one close called ... [illegible — potentially “Netherwood” or similar].

Item I give and bequeath to Margaret my daughter one cowe and one heifer and my best panne.

Item I give to Elizabeth my daughter one cowe and one brasse potte.

Item I give to Jone my daughter one cowe and one panne and one spytt and a table borde in the hall.

Item I give and bequeath to Rose my wyfe all the reste of my goodes movable and unmovable not geven nor bequeathed to bringe up my children withall and she to be my sole executrix.

Witnesses hereof:

Robert Morris clerk

Thomas Wright

Robert Helens

[signed] per me Adam Hocchekes

!Source: www.findmypast.co.uk Record Transcription: Shropshire burials Transcription

First name[s] Matheus

Last name Hochkis

Birth year -

Death year 1563

Death date ? ? 1563

Burial year 1563

Burial date 07 Mar 1563

Burial place Lydbury North

Denomination Anglican

County Shropshire

Archive refererence P177/A/1/1

Page 1

Register type Composite

Register date range 1563-1714

Record set Shropshire Burials

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Parish Burials

Collections from Great Britain, England