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Title: Will of 1686 - Grace Spooner
Post by: Webby on Tuesday 19 November 24 06:55 GMT (UK)

Afternoon,  the attached Will is from Grace Spooner.  Her two daughters Elizabeth Langridge (wife of Edward - which I can't find either!) and Grace Earle wife of Thomas Earle (my interest in this line).  The items refer to her grandsons:  Thomas,  William and Granddaughter Grace......but I just can't work out what their surname is?  Certainly doesn't look like Langridge - so I'm stuck as to what it is.

The Earle side is fine, I can read that part.....just that missing surnames for the above.  Hope someone can come up with an idea for me.  Will also save me another headache!!. 

Many thannks!.

Webby :)

Title: Re: Will of 1686 - Grace Spooner
Post by: DRH123 on Tuesday 19 November 24 08:51 GMT (UK)

Cowlstocke.

Daughter Elizabeth is the "now wife" of Edward Langridge, so they could be her children by a previous husband.

David

Title: Re: Will of 1686 - Grace Spooner
Post by: horselydown86 on Tuesday 19 November 24 08:55 GMT (UK)

Try:  Cowlstocke

The resolution is very low.  If you can obtain a higher resolution image please do so, but see how you go with my suggestion.

***  David has posted while I was writing.  May be some benefit in having a seconder.  ***

Title: Re: Will of 1686 - Grace Spooner
Post by: Webby on Tuesday 19 November 24 22:57 GMT (UK)

Thank you both for your replies....I had thought that Elizabeth may have married prior...but of course I haven't found anything that fits.  In fact, I haven't found a marriage for her to Edward Langridge either!.  So I will try and sort out the resolution.

Many thanks

Webby.

Title: Re: Will of 1686 - Grace Spooner
Post by: bbart on Wednesday 20 November 24 00:01 GMT (UK)

From the    Archdeaconry Of Lewes Marriage Licences 1679-1729 which is a typewritten record

July 9 1686 marriage
Henry Warwick of Chayly, carpenter, & Grace Coulstock of Hamsey : sureties, said H. W. and Edward Langridge of Hamsey, husbandman (Hamsey).

The very next day, Grace and Henry had a daughter baptized (10 Jul 1686) in Chailey.
Grace, wife of "Henery", died in June 1688.

In the will in question, I agree it is written Cowlstocke, but now you know to look for records with "Coulstock" as well!

Snip from the will:

Title: Re: Will of 1686 - Grace Spooner
Post by: Webby on Wednesday 20 November 24 03:10 GMT (UK)

Thank you so much for that information.   

I have been trying to make the names in that Will a little more readable, but I don't have the expertise to try and make it 'clearer'....so I'm very much appreciative that you have managed to find that illusive name!.

Thank you so much.

Kind regards

Webby.