1554 "Thomas Abbot the sonne of Thomas Abbot was baptized the xxixth day of October" at St Barnabas, Chappel, Essex, England. [1]
1561 "Anne Abbot was baptized the xxi of December" at St Barnabas, Chappel, Essex, England. [2]
1563 "Alice Abbot the daughter of Thomas Abbot was christened the xxiiij day of October" at St Barnabas, Chappel, Essex, England. [3]
1576 Thomas Abbott wrote his will after March 25 (and before June1). He did not mention a son Thomas, but possibly his son Thomas, baptized in 1554, had already received his portion. The will states, [4]
In the name of god amen in the yere of our lorde god a thousand fyue hvndred seuenty vj & in the reynge of our souvreygne lady Elisabethe & in the 18 yere of herre reygne I Thomas Abbatte of poncebrycke in the covnty of Essex wever beynge sycke of body but good in mynde and perfytte of remembrance lawde prayce begeuen do make thys my will & testament as forme followethe fyrste I geue & be quethe my soule to almyghty god my maker & Jesus chryste my redemer ye holyghoste my comforter & my body to be buryed in the churche yearde of poncebrycke aforesayde Imprimes geue & bequethe to my Eldersonne John iiij l & Wyllyame my sonne iij l to be delyuerede to them wt in owne yeare after my dyseas Itm I geue to Roberte my sonne a cowe & two shepe to be delyuered to him at ye age of xx yeares Itm I geue & bequeth to nycolas my sonne xl s to him at ye age of xxj yeares Itm I geue & be quethe to John my yonger sonne xl s to be payde at ye age of xxj yeares by the hands of my execvtors Itm I geue & bequethe to Edward my sonne xl s to be payde to hym at the age of xxj yeares Itm I geue & be quethe to Danyel my sonne xl s to be payde to hime at the age of xxj yeares Itm I geue to rychard my my sone v l to be payd to hym out of my house beinge holdyng by copy of court rolles at ye age of xxj yeres & the same to be payd xl s yearely tyll the sayde some of v l be payde & yf that yt so chaunce yt my sonne rycharde dye wt in the age of xxj years than I will the same v l be payde to yonge John Edwarde & danyell thes my sonnes parte & partelyke at thyr ages of xxj yeares Itm I geue to my dovghter annes xl s to be payde to hir at the age of xx yeares Itm I geue to allese my dauter xl s to be payde to hir at the age of xx yeares and If ye one dye before the age of xx yeares I wyll the other syster to haue hir parte Itm I geue to my sonne John the elder one bullock of two yeares of age to be delyuered to him wt in one yeares after my desseace all the reste of my goodes on be quethede I geue them vnto anne my wyfe who I make my execvtor of this my will and testament and also I do chose & appoynte Wyllyam bretten of coppes to be my execvtor wt anne my wyfe she seyng my childrin brought vp and parformynge this my will & testament And also I do ordeyne & appoynte my louynge brothir John Abbatte of mvche teye to be my suprovycer of this my will & testamente.
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Probatum primo Junij 1576 … Anne vxor ...
1582 "Anne Abbot the wife of Thomas Abbot was buried the xxix day of June" at St Barnabas, Chappel, Essex, England. [5] Since the record says "wife" rather than "widow" of Thomas Abbott, this may have been a first wife of the younger Thomas Abbott. There are no records for the years 1576-81, 1583, and 1584 in the surviving Chappel register.
[1] St Barnabas, Chappel, Essex, England, Register of Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1764, D/P 87/1/1, Essex Record Office, image 3, [Essex Archives].
[2] St Barnabas, Chappel, Essex, England, Register of Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1764, D/P 87/1/1, Essex Record Office, image 4, [Essex Archives].
[3] St Barnabas, Chappel, Essex, England, Register of Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1764, D/P 87/1/1, Essex Record Office, image 4, [Essex Archives].
[4] Essex Record Office, D/ABW 2/19, Commissary of Bishop of London, Will of Thomas Abbatte of Chappel, weaver, probate 1 June 1576, [Essex Archives].
[5] St Barnabas, Chappel, Essex, England, Register of Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1764, D/P 87/1/1, Essex Record Office, image 5, [Essex Archives].