Richard was born about 1540 in Shropshire, England, the son of Adam Hotchkiss and Rose.
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Note 1
!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: Shropshire Archives https://www.shropshirearchives.org.uk/collections/getrecord/CCA_XWB_C_1_1_249
Corporation Minute Book 1495-1658 [pg 249] Election of officers
Place: Much Wenlock/Shropshire
Place: Shropshire Archives
System Reference: XWB/C/1/1/249
Document Reference: WB/C/1/1/249
Date: 2 Oct 1563
Level: Piece
Description: Election of Thomas Rowe as bailiff, John Wilcox of Burley as Coronor and Thomas Hill of Much Wenlock as treasurer.
TRANSCRIPT
In dei nomine amen. In die St Thome Herefordi episcopi videlicet secundo die Octobris
anno regni domine regine Elizabethe Dei Gratia Anglie Francie et Hibernie Regine, Fides
Defensoris etc quinto. venerunt invicem congratione omnes burgenses de Wenlock
Magna predict ac libertates euisdem virtute litteris patentis predictorum curie gener??
prenobilis progenitorum dicte domine regine sub sigillo Anglie concessit et
pro sacramentum eorumdem quoque nomine sequentum secundum consuetudinem mandati brugenses ville predict elegerunt ballivum domine regine infra ville, libertates ac frnchises
predict pro hoc anno sequento et alios officios videlicet coronator,
theseaurius et sex homines,
Radulfus Lyttelhales
Thome Lowe
Johannis Bill
Joahnnis Wylcox
Robertus Crudgington
Ricardus Hochkeys <<<<
Willelmus Smallman
Radulfus Wilkes
Johannes ??
Johannes Dacherley
Robertus ??
Hugo ap Luellen
Ricardus Smyth
Quiquidem jurati super eorum sacramentum pp Radulfus Lyttelhales
prolocentor anno elegerunt Thomas Rowe pro ballivum de
Magna Wenlock predict ac libertates eiusdem pro hoc anno sequento
et Johannem Wilcox de Burley pro coronator & Thomam
Hill de Magna Wenlock pro cersuario & pro sex homines
TRANSLATION
In the name of God amen. On the day of St Thomas of Hereford, bishop, namely the 2nd day of October in the year of the reign of Lady Elizabeth, by the Grace of God Queen of England, France & Irelnad, Defender of the Faith etc, the fifth, there came mutually assembl;ed all the burgesses of Much Wen;lock aforesaid & its Liberties by virtue of letters patent of the aforesaid court granted to the most noble ancestors by the said Lady Queen under the seal of England and by the oath of those whose names appear belowaccrding to the custom of the appointed burgesses of the town aforesaid, they elected the bailiff of the Lady Queen within the town, its liberties and franchisies aforesaid for this year following and other officials, namely the coronor, treasurer and six men.
List of names
Thereford the jurors on the oath of Randolf Littlehales, spokesman, elected for the year Thomas Rowe for bailiff of Much Wenlock aforesaidandits liberties for this year following. And John Wilcox of Burley for Coronor and Thomas Hill of Much Wenlock for treasurer and for the six men
Held At: Shropshire Archives
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