William Noyes (1500 - 1557): Our Family History

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1500 - 1557 (57 years)

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Name	William Noyes
Birth	1500	Urchfont, Wiltshire, England
Gender	Male
Death	1557	Cholderton, Wiltshire, England
Initiatory (LDS)	22 Dec 1926
FamilySearch ID	LZNC-Y9Q
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Person ID	I1225	mytree
Last Modified	25 Feb 2024

Father	Captain William Noyes, b. 1473, Weyhill, Hampshire, England d. 4 Apr 1528, Urchfont, Wiltshire, England (Age 55 years)
Mother	Sarah Taylor, b. 1481, Urchfont, Wiltshire, England d. 1551, Urchfont, Wiltshire, England (Age 70 years)
Marriage	1499	Urchfont, Wiltshire, England
Family ID	F1022	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Agnes Woodruff, b. 10 Jan 1500, Cholderton, Wiltshire, England d. 25 Feb 1558, Cholderton, Wiltshire, England (Age 58 years)

Marriage Abt 1523 Cholderton, Wiltshire, England

Children

	1. Thomas Noyes, b. Abt 1517, Littleton, Hampshire, England bur. Cholderton, Wiltshire, England
	2. Edith Noyes, b. 1525, Cholderton, Wiltshire, England
	3. John Noyes, b. 1526, Laxfield, Suffolk, England
	4. Agnes Noyes, b. Abt 1530, Littleton, Hampshire, England
+	5. Robert Noyes, b. 1530, Cholderton, Wiltshire, England d. 1614, Cholderton, Wiltshire, England (Age 84 years)
	6. Joan Noyes, b. Abt 1530, Littleton, Hampshire, England bur. Cholderton, Wiltshire, England
	7. William Noyes, b. Abt 1536, Manningford Bruce, Wiltshire, England d. Abt 1596, Cholderton, Wiltshire, England (Age 60 years)
	8. Richard Noyes, b. Manningford Bruce, Wiltshire, England d. 1590, Manningford Bruce, Wiltshire, England

Family ID F891 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 5 May 2024

Event Map

Birth - 1500 - Urchfont, Wiltshire, England

Marriage - Abt 1523 - Cholderton, Wiltshire, England

Death - 1557 - Cholderton, Wiltshire, England

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Notes

See Noyes Genealogy Home Page at http://www.geocities.com/scnoyes.geo/ ( c lick on Noyes Family of Urchfont near top left corner, then click on te x t version and find Israell Noyes 1627). That page gives Israel's genea lo gy back to William NOYES (b. abt. 1470?), father of the William who le f t the following will in 1557:

Will of William NOYES of Urchfont:
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN In the year of our lord God m vf lvij (1557) I W i lliam Noyes of Archefounte in the Countie of Wilts yoman being of goo d an d perfect remembrance make this my last will and testament in manne r an d form First I bequeath my soul to almighty God and to our blessed S ain t Mary and all the hooly company of heaven my body to be buried in th e pa rish church of Archefounte Item I bequeath to the parish church of A rchef ounte xxs And to the parish church of Manyngford xxs Item I bequeat h unt o the cathedral church of Sarum xijd Item I bequeath unto every god chil d that I have only xijd a peace Item I bequeath v li (£5) at my buri al an d v li at the months end unto the poor people Item I bequeath unt o Alic e Noyes my daughter one hundred marks in money xx waites of woo l a feathe rbed with the apparal And to Edith Noyes my daughter one hundr ed marks i n money a featherbed with the apparel And Elizabeth my daughte r one hundr ed marks in money a featherbed with the apparel Item I bequea th to John N oyes my son my lands at Marlborough and my free chapell at E scotte excep t Harmers Cowles which Robert Noyes shall have as an exchang e for the xi j acres and thonges during the term thereof and no longer an d one hundre d pounds in money iiij oxen ij horses at Manyngford and hal f the instuf f there iiij kine one irebound cart and a sullow with the ap parels ther e at Manyngford and cc sheep at Tilsede paying for the leas e himself an d a featherbed with the apparel and the third best standin g cup and vj si lver spoons of the middle sort Item I bequeath to Richar d Noyes my son on e hundred pounds in money xx waites of wool xx quarter s of wheat xx quart ers of barley to be paid upon Archefounte farm and x x quarters of malt an d two hundred wether sheep one hundred upon Archefo unte farm and one hund red upon Manyngford farm paying for them yerche ii ij d a peace until suc h time he be xx year of age except he marry they t o voyd v kine iiij oxe n two horses one irebound cart a featherbed with t he apparel the best sil ver peace and vj of the best silver spoons and ha lf all manner of instor e at Archfounte I bequeath to William Noyes my so n all my estate upon Man yngford farm and Androwes hold incontinently aft er my death ccc wether sh eep and one hundred ewe sheep as they shall ron ne at the lett iiij oxen a nd vj kine two irebound carts xvj heythen tw o sullows and roller everythi ng his wone apparel half the crop within an d without and half of all mann er instuff there he second best standing c up and the second best salt Ite m I bequeath unto Robert Noyes my son al l my state upon the farm of Arche founte the personnage and the prebend U phouse pyggard[i]s land except th e xij acres and thongs which John Noye s shall have during my state thereo f And therefore Robert Noyes shall ha ve Hammas Cowles during the lease o f the xij acres and thongs as an exch ange And Robert Noyes shall enter un to his part incontinently after my d eath and he shall have eight hundre d wether sheep and two hundred ewe sh eep as they shall ronne at the leat e xij oxon xij horses as they go toge ther in the plough with their appare l and half the crop within and witho ut viij kyne iij irebound carts wit h all things that belonging to them i x heythey two collars with their app arel three featherbeds with their ap parel and his one beds for all the ho usehold besides the best standing c up the best salt sellar and vj of th e best silver spoons and besides th e third part of all manner in stuff th ere not named and if Robert Noye s die William Noyes shall have his part A nd if William Noyes die John No yes shall have his part And if John Noye s die Richard Noyes shall have h is part And if all my sons die without is sue Joan Flower shall have Robe rt Noyes part and Alice Noyes William Noye s part and Edith Noyes John No yes part and Elizabeth Noyes Richard Noye s part And if any of those iii j sisters die that then Marget Roff shall b e one after the rate before e xpressed so that Margaret Roff shall be alwa ys last because she is lam e And none of them shall have two parts at one s if there be any of my ch ildren alive to receive the same And if all m y children die without issu e then Annes Noyes my wife shall have half the ir goods lands and living s and the next of my kin the other half after th e rate before rehersed A nd also I give and bequeath unto Agnes Noyes my w ife two hundred marks i n money besides xij li in Harrry Woodroffe's hand s and ten kyne and a bu ll behind at Cawure and xiij other beasts that sh e brought with her unt o Archefounte and all her instore likewhys that i s to say pot pan pute r and bedding Also I give and bequeath to Agnes my w ife ten pounds in mo ney and her meat and drink and chamber during her wid owhood estate yearl y and if she marry xx nobles and no finding And he tha t hath Archefount e shall pay viij li thereof and he that have Manningfor d shall pay x l s thereof yearly and the xx nobles to be paid after that r ate And I wi ll that he which have Manningford farm shall keep two of my c hildren unt il they be xx years of age unless they be married or well prov ided for A lso I will that if my children which shall be in the keeping o f my son s Robert Noyes and William Noyes cannot allway and quitely agre e with th em that then my sons Robert and William Noyes shall pay for thei r keepin g and finding what place and with whomsoever they will themselve s An d I will that Robert Benger of Manningford my bailiff there be as a g uid e and help unto my son William Noyes there until he be of a greater a g e and understanding Also I will that whosoever hath the parsonage at Ar ch efounte shall give yearly as long as the leases of them douth hold a t th e oversight of the vicar and church wardens there xiij s iij d to th e poo r in the same parish Also I give and bequeath unto Alice Noyes my s iste r in laws daughter xx ewe sheep And I bequeath unto every man and wo man s ervant that I have at Archefounte and at Manningford xij d a piec e And i f it do chance that any of my daughters die before come to marria ge tha t their parts shall remain unto them the be alive in equal portion s the r esidue of goods unbequeathed moveable and unmoveable and not befo re name d I give and bequeath to Robert Noyes and William Noyes my sons w hom I ma ke and ordain my full and sole executors and my overseers John N oyes my b rother whom I forgive vj li which he oweth me for his labour Ro bert Flowe r who shall have for his labour x weight of wool John Noyes m y brothers s on who shall have for his labour x li Robert Woodroffe my br other in la w who shall have for his labour x ls and all their costs an d charges with er soever they ride or go these bearing record to this Fir st Henry Breigh ter Vicar there John Gedding John Covilia William Edwarde s with other mo o by me William Noyes above named Written with my own han d forgot I beque ath to Agnes Noyes my wife my dunne gelding and my gre y gelding to Rober t Noyes and my black to William Noyes.....

Apparently the remainder of this will is missing from the webpage http:/ / www.geocities.com/scnoyes.geo (click on Noyes Wills in the top left cor ne r)