Warren Family History Project

Robert Warren lived in Wissington, Suffolk, England when he wrote his will, abstracted as follows:

The Will of Robarte Warren, aged and sick in body, 29 October 1544. To be buried in the churchyard of our lady at Wyston [Wissington]. To the high altar there 12d. To wife Margarett the house that I dwell in now which I did purchase of the widow Payne, with all the lands, groves, woods, meadows, and pastures unto the same belonging, as I myself hold it by copy of court roll of the manor of Alpheley Hall, during the term of her life, and after her death to James my son and his heirs, and if he die before his mother then to his next brother and to his heirs lawfully begotten, and so from one brother to another. My milch beasts and oxen to be sold and the money used to pay debts, and the residue to my wife. To my son James a white bullock. To son Lawrence and to daughter Anne 20s. each after the decease of their mother. To son Thomas three horses, harness, a cart, plough, etc. All the wheat being in Hawkyns barn to be divided equally between my wife and son Thomas, he to pay my son William 20s. out of my land called Wynston Prestney at twenty years of age. Residue of all goods to wife Margarett, with an hundred of wood out of Wyston Prestney, and I make her my whole executrix. Mr. James Abbs of Nayland, supervisor. Witnesses : Henrye Lorkyn, Willm. Plampyn of Wyston, and Thomas Gostlynge of Grotton, and others. Proved 22 February 1545 by the executrix.

Will of Thomas Warren, this Thomas was a son of Robert and great uncle to John Warren, the emigrant. He was born about 1520 in Nayland, county Suffolk and died there 20 Mar. 1559/60.

The Will of Thomas Warren of Stoke Nailond in the Countye of Suffolk and diocese of Norwich, yeoman, 13 Mar. 1559. To be buried within the sanctuary of Stoke Nailonde. To my wife Marian for life my house that I now dwell in called Morris with all lands belonging thereto, toward the maintenance of her living and the honest and good brining up of her children and mine. After her decease the same to my son Edward Warren and heirs lawfully begotten, and for lack of such heirs the same to my son Simon and his heirs. To wife Marion of life Harkinge beene and all the land that belongeth thereto that is "a hole Bayliship," and my copy grove called wysstn pressen, and my free land called Derelye, and a parcel of grove called little wessen pressen; all these lands on her decease to descend to my son Simon and his heirs lawfully begotten. To my three daughters, Jane Warren, Agnes Warren and Ann Warren, £3 6s. 8d. apiece at twenty-one or day of marriage. To sons Simonde Warren and Edmund [sic] Warren, 40s. apiece at twenty-one. To brother John Warren, to James Warren, William Warren, Laurence Warren, and Ann Lorkin, 3s. 4d. apiece. To godsons Thomas Lorkin and William Podmare a lamb apiece. To Thomas Holton, godson, a lamb and 3s 4d. To godson Thomas Warren, son of Robert Waren, 20d. To godson John Warren, son of John Warren, 3s. 4d. To wife Marion all goods and chattels moveable and unmoveable unbequeathed, and I make her the sole executrix to pay and receive my debts. She shall bestow 30s. at my burial. Supervisors: Edward Holton, and for his pains 13s. 4d. Witnesses: John Prentise, Willm Plampen the yonger, Thomas Spakeman and John Ley, with others. Proved 20 Mar 1559, by the executrix named in will. (Archdeaconry of Sudbury, Bury St. Edmunds, Sparrowe, 85.)

All children probably born and died at Wissington / Nayland. Listed as per his will. Wife Marian living at Morris House.

• Edward Warren
• Simon Warren
• Jane Warren
• Agenes Warren
• Ann Warren