1549 Roger Quatermayn wrote his will on October 12. [1]
In the name of god amen in the yere of our Lorde god a Thousand fyve hundred fortie and nyne In the thirde yere of the reigne of our soforaigne lorde Kynge Edward the vijth the xijth daye of Octobre I Roger Quatermayn yoman dwelling in the parishe of Chalgraue beynge hole in mynde and sicke in bodye callinge to mynde that euerye man is mortall … I have caused this my laste wyll to be made the daye and yere as ia above, Fyrste I betake & bequeth my sowle into the mercifull hands of my lorde and saviour Jesus Christe rendrynge and yeldinge vnto hym that which he hath so derely bought with his moste precious bludde Allso I bequeth my bodie to be buryed in the church of our blessed ladie of Chalgraue in the myddle yle Item I give to the mother church ijd Itm to the high altare in the parishe churche of Chalgraue iiijs iiijd Itm to the bell iijs iiijd Itm vnto two children of Wyllyam Quatermayns, Roger and Alice with that I haue in stocke of theirs xli Itm to Thomas my sonne the farme that he hath in Chalgraue Itm to John Smyth by promesse to his mariage syxe pounde Item to To'syn my serunte to her mariage xxs Itm to Willyam Wyggynton one cowe or ij hefars The reydew of my hole goods bothe moueable and vnmoueable I gyue Alice my wyffe she payinge my detts whom I make my hole executrix of this my last wyll or Testamente and I make my ouerseers Thomas and John my sonnes gyuinge them for their paynes ten poude apece Itm I gyue to euerye godchilde of myne iiij d Allso I wyll that at the feaste of all saynts three busshells of wheate be baked and distributed amonge poore people for the space of fowyr yeres and as muche allso vpon good frydaye, and this is my laste wyll made the daye and yere as aboue Berynge wytnes therunto Wyllyam Husle(?) clerke and vicar John Burnam Reynolde Quaterman Wyllyam Burnam and Thomas Phelpe Memorandum that there was bequeathed to John Betforde vli payed with the makynge of his wyll by Alice Quatermayn executrix Itm to Thomas Stacye four pounde payed Allso.
1549 "Roger Quatermaine was buried the 9th of November" in Chalgrove, Oxfordshire. [2]
1550 The will of Roger Quatermayn was proved on May 10. [3]
1559 Alice Quatermayn wrote her will on August 27. [4]
In the fyrst yere of the reigne of our Soferane Ladie Quene Elizabeth Quene of Englande Fraunce Irelande Defender of the faithe etc the xxvij daye of August I Alys Quaterman of the parishe of Chagraue sicke of bodye but hole and perfect of remembranc do make my last will and testament as folowith first I bequethe my soule to god and my bodie to be buried in the Churche of Chalgraue as nye to my husband as maye be I geue to the mother church ijd I geue to Alys Quaterman the daughter of Will'm Quaterman vjli xiijs iiijd poynted closse at my boddes head a cowe ij paure of hotes I geue Roger Quaterman iiij of my best horses jeron bownd potte the Lease of Chalgraves parsonage wth the croppe this year to kepe his howse wth all Itm iiij sylver spones whereof ij be the best aaglasse Itm to Roger Quaterman a couerlette my best brasse potte the rest of my basons not geven I geue his father my sonne Thomas and iij dussen of pewter ij pannes of the best my thyrd broche iiij foyge a payre of Andyerons and that I do owe the aboue namyd Roger xli to be payd to him of my cattal and my myll and the salting howse wch the owtinge sate Itm to Alys Payle xiij s iijd Itm to my sonne Johns chyldren of Wattlyngton xjli xiijs iiijd I forgeue Thomas Stacey viijli wch he dothe owe me wylling that that hit nouer be demanded of him I geue Barbaron John Betfordes daughter xxs Itm to Will'm Wygginton xxs and a payre of shetes & a couerlett I geve to euery of my god chyldren iiijd apece and to euery of my howseholde Servantes xijd apece I geue to repayre the church of Chalgrave .d. a quarter of wheat & halfe a quarter of malte ovelles nott I geve my sonne Thomas Quaterman of Chalgrave a maser of sylver gyltte iiij sylver spones whereof ij be of the best Itm afether bedde I lente him my best bason a Charger my great broche and one of my horses not bequethed I geve Margarett Quaterman my best kertell my best gerdell and to Herome Thomas Quatermanse sonne ij sylver spones I geve to my sonne Thomas chyldren ij li xiij s iij d Itm to Alys Thomas dawghter a payre of shetes Itm to Elsabteth Quaterman a coffer Itm to any of Thomas daughters a pltter Itm to Alys Stacey my best gowne Itme to Alys Peyse the wyffe of Peter Peyse vjs viijd Itm to Will'm Peyse ij .b. of maltte Itm to Drew Wyggon ij ewes I geue to Raffe Huchins vjs viijd parte of xxs that he owith me Itm to Alys Stacey my grettest panne but one Itm to Thomas Staceis chyldren iij li vjs viijd itm Alys Stacey iij platters and a podinger Itm to euery chylde of Alys Stace a payre of shetes I geve to my sonne John QUaterman of Wattlyngon my second broche and to Jane Peyse a platter Itm to Alys peyse a platter Itm to Jane Peyse a payre of shetes Itm a vyolett kertell Itme to Drew Wyggon a weyned calfe Itm to Alys Quaterman the daughter of Willm Quaterman xij pewter dyshes markett wth theis marke .W. iij bell candellsticke this pewter and candellstickes to be devydede betwene her and her brother Roger To Alys a matteres Itm to Roger a fetherbed Itm to Roger a yownge heiffer Itm to Alys a potte and a panne Itm to Roger her brother a pott & a panne Itm to Alys a bolster a couerlett and a blanked and to Roger a bolster Itm to Alys one pott more the too owne the bygger bright pott Itm to Mawde John Smythes daughter of the vicaradge xxs Itm to Roger Quaterman Thomas Quatermans sonne all the lumber of my maltte howse I make my executors my sonne Thomas Quaterman of Chalgrave and John my sonne of Wattlyngton to whom I will all my goodes voueable and vnmoveable unbequethe my deptes and legacies payd and my body bured to be equally devyded amonge them I make my overseers John Qyaterman and John Symys and I geue tehm for ther paynes iijs iiijd apece wytnesses Reynolde Quaterman Raffe Quaterman & Henrh Chylde.
1559 "Alice Quatermaine was buried the 2 of Sept" in Chalgrave, Oxfordshire. [5]
1559 The will of "Alys Quaterman" was proved on December 14. [6]
[1] Oxfordshire Wills Index, 1516-1857, [FindMyPastImage], [FindMyPastRecord].
[2] Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR57/1/R1/1, Chalgrove Parish Register, 1538-1697, Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[3] Oxfordshire Wills Index, 1516-1857, [FindMyPastImage], [FindMyPastRecord].
[4] Oxfordshire Wills Index, 1516-1857, [FindMyPastImage], [FindMyPastRecord].
[5] Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR57/1/R1/1, Chalgrove Parish Register, 1538-1697, Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[6] Oxfordshire Wills Index, 1516-1857, [FindMyPastImage], [FindMyPastRecord].