Isabell was born about 1525, the daughter of unknown parents. The place is not known.
Her husband was Robert Hotchkiss / Hoskins, who she married in AFT SEP 1557. The place has not been found. They had no known children.
| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | ABT 1525 |
Note 1
Source: The National Archives' catalogue https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D946201
PROB - Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury
Division within PROB - Wills and Letters of Administration
PROB 11 - Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers
PROB 11/41 - Name of Register: Noodes. Quire numbers: 40-77
Catalogue description Will of Robert Hodgekin or Hodgekyn, Gentleman of Codicote, Hertfordshire
Reference: PROB 11/41/167
Description: Will of Robert Hodgekin or Hodgekyn, Gentleman of Codicote, Hertfordshire
Date: 19 October 1558
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
Image: Available at above address.
Transcription:
In the name of god amen. The xxiiyth day of July in the year of our lorde
god m V d lviij [1558]. Seing that nothing in this world is more sertyn than deathe and that
tyme of stathe so uncertaine to all men, I Robert Hodgekin of Codicote in the countie of
Hertfordshire gentleman being seke in bodie and hole and good and parfite memory doo
ordayn and make this my testament and last will in manner and formme.
I bequeath my soule to allmighty god, the blessed Lady and to the holly
Blissed Saints in heaven. And my bodie to be buried where myn executors shall think
best. Also I bequeath in the churche of Codicote to the hie aulter for offeringe and to this
negligentlie forgotten xx d. ffurther I give and bequeath to Robert Penne and Dorothee
his wife and my daughter all that my pece of land lying in Doesell feeld conteyning
by estimation three acres of land: the which I purchased of one Jefrey and all further
right title or Have of yeil[d]s as I have or have had of John Michell of or concerning one
cloase tallied per yerese [years] and one pece of underw'[od]e lying in Doesell maede [made] to have and
to hold all the said lande and underw'[od]e unto the said Robert Penne and Dorothee and to
theires of their twoo bodies lawfully begotten and for default of suche issue to re-
maner to theires of the said Dorothy forev'[er]. Also I bequeath to the said Robert Pen'
and Dorothee and trussingbed standing in the chamber in my house at halibarde in
Codicote ober the seller not the fetherbedd and all that belonging to [the] abodde and free
rosare, a forfor and other implementes not being in the famil[y] chamber. Also I give to
the said Robert Penne and Dorothee free beastes and free bullocke and xxx sheepe
the which be already appointed and marked for the said Dorothee. Also I give to
the said Robert Penne and Dorothee our wuod Cubboard standing in the hall in my
said house at halibarde. The residue of my goods not bequeather I give and bequeath
to Isabell my wif[e], which Isabell I ordain and make my soole executor, taking
my debtes, paying my debtes and fulfilling this my last will and bequeathal and
further to ordayne and dispoase for the heethe of my soule to the pleasure of god, as
he shall thinke moost best. Also I ordayn and make my cousin John Dawood prync'[ipl]e
unto the Childres Hodgkines to be overseer of the same. Without being Witnes, John
Penne the other esquiter [executor]. John Anritiy visar of Dawood. Michaell Hodgekin, John &
Mychell, Willm Lowtin and other & me Robert Hodgekin.
--
Probatum
Latin transcription:
Probatum fuit supra scriptum test[amentu]m cora[m] d’[omin]no apud London xix die mensis
Octobris anno d[omi]ni Millimo quingen Lviij. iuramentum Isabelle relicte executricis
in h[u]i[usm]o[di] test[ament]o nom[in]at[ae] de approbatum et insinuatre -- [initialled] RO. Domissage fuit administrato -- [initialled] RO.
prefat executori debu[m] -- [initialled] RO. di de pleno et fidele juristario — [initialled] RO. Moruor de pleno,
et votio compoto reddid -- [initialled] RO. mr.
--
English translation:
Proved was [the] above written will before [the] Lord at London 19th day [of the] month [of]
October year [of our] Lord 1558. [The] oath [of] Isabelle, relict executrix
in this same will named [for] approval and registering -- [initialled] RO. [The] Household-matters was administered -- [initialled] RO.
aforesaid executor debts -- [initialled] RO. of full and faithful legal-undertaking -- [initialled] RO. [I] die fully,
and by-vow [the] account [was] rendered -- [initialled] RO. mr.
--
People:
Robert Hodgkin - testator
Robert Penne - husband of Dorothee
Dorothee - daughter of Robert Hodgkin and wife of Robert Penne
John Mitchell - former land owner, likely lessor = Mitchel, lessee = Robert Hodgkin which he is passing on to his heirs.
Jefrey - former land owner, sold land to Robert.
Isabell - wife of Robert Hodgkin and executor. Acting parent /guardian of children. <<<<
John Dawood - Robert Hodgkin's cousin. Principle children's overseer. Isabell still parent / guardian
John Penne - possible brother or close kin of Robert Penne, added as other executor
John Anrity, Visar of Dawood
Michael Hodekin - first cousin, son of Sir Roger
John Lowtin - present
Mychell Lowtin - present
William Lowtin - present
Children known that might still be alive [dates mostly baptisms - 9 died young]:
-- of wife Elynor:
+. Dorothee abt 1535
1. William II 1539
2. Alice 1540
3. Margaret 1540
4. Henry 1541
5. Maria 1543
-- of wife Margaret
6. Helena 1544
7. Luce Jan 1445 Julian
8. Edmonde Feb 1545 Julian
9. Kateryn Jul 1545
10. Robert 1550
11. Alice 1551
12. Joan 1552
13. Thomas 1554
14. John 1557
--
Notes: 1. A trussing bed [or trussing-bed] was a portable bed designed to be easily taken apart, packed into "trussing coffers" [chests], and transported.
Purpose: These were common among the gentry and nobility who frequently moved between different houses or traveled for business.
Construction: Unlike a "standing bed" [a heavy, permanent wooden frame], a trussing bed often featured a lighter, collapsible frame or was simply a set of high-quality bedding [mattress, bolsters, and hangings] that could be rolled up and "trussed" [tied securely] for travel.
Value: Because beds were among the most expensive items in a 16th-century household, they were specifically named and gifted in wills and inventories.
2. Free Rosare [Frieze Roser/Rosere]: This likely refers to a bed-covering or hanging made of "frieze", a type of coarse, warm wool fabric with a nap, in a "rose" color or pattern. A "rosere" often denoted a rose-colored textile or a specific floral arrangement in embroidery.
3. Forfor [Fur-fore]: Likely a fur-lined coverlet or a "forth-fore" - a front-facing hanging or valance for the bed.
4. Last child born and died 1557. Wife died Sep 1557. Location Codicote, Hertfordshire is 12.58 miles from Houghton Regis, Bedford, where some of his children wer baptized. Sadly, he still had young children, but he did have a large family to help with them. He appears to have had quite a life. He was involved in the building the family's trade way-stations. He lost numerous children and both wives. It's almost as if losing another child and his second wife was too much for him.
Source: The National Archives' catalogue https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D955517
PROB - Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury
Division within PROB - Wills and Letters of Administration
PROB 11 - Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers
PROB 11/46 - Name of Register: Chayre
Catalogue description Will of Isabell Hogekyn, Widow of Codicote, Hertfordshire
Reference: PROB 11/46/51
Description: Will of Isabell Hogekyn, Widow of Codicote, Hertfordshire
Date: 26 January 1563
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description