1638 The will of Richard Scholey of Stamford Baron was dated 3 September and was probated 23 October. Son Anthonie, under age 21, was named and then served as executor at probate. Anthonie inherited the house in St Martins and the house in Easton. Richard was to be buried at St. Martins, Stamford Baron, Northamptonshire, England. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]:
Richard Scholey. In the name of God Amen the third daie of September in the yeare of our Lord God one thousand & six hundred thirtie Eight I Richard Scholey of Easton on the hill in the county of Northampton yeoman being whole of mind and perfecte of remembrance laud and praise bee given unto Almightie God make and ordaine this my present testament concerning herein my last will in manner and forme following (that is to say) First I commend my soule unto Almighty God my Maker and redeemer and my bodie to bee buried in the church yard of the Parrish Church of St. Martins in Stamford Baron. Item I give and bequeath unto the Poore of the Parrish of St. Martins Fortie shillinges of lawful english money to bee distributed att the discretion of the Churchwardens of the said parish to the most needful and of my executors of my present will. Item I give and bequeath towards the repayre of the Parrish Church of St. Martin twentie shillings to be paid within one yeare after my decease to the church warden therof then being. Item I give and bequeath unto my sister Alice Hogson widowe of Sherebourne twentie shillings if shee bee lyvinge after my decease but if it please God shee departe this life before mee then I give and bequeath the said twenty shillings to her sonne Thomas Hodgson. Item I give and bequeath to the five children of Alice Hodgson five pounds of currant money of England to bee equally devided amongst them. Item I give and bequeath to Anne Hodgson my sisters daughter tenn pounds of lawful money of England to bee paid her by my sonne Anthonie Scholey soe soone as hee shall attaine the age of one & twenty yeares. Item I give and bequeath to my servante Marke Newman Five Pounds of lawful money of England to be payd when my sonne Anthony shall attaine the age of one and twenty yeares. Item I give and bequeath to my servant Gillian Johnson Tenn shillings to bee payd when Marke shall have his and my will is that if my sonne Anthonie departe this life before bee attained the age of one & twentie yeares all the legacy I have given to bee paid when hee shall attaine one and twenty yeares shall bee paid within one moneth after his death. Item I give and bequeath to the poore of Easton where I now live twenty shillings to bee distributed unto the most needfull people by the churchwardens then being. Item I give and bequeath to my loving neighbor Timothie Evat tenn pounds of lawful money of England in hope hee will faithfully execute that trust I intend to put to him for the overseeing of my goods and disposinge of them after my decease till my sonne come to one & twenty yeares of age. Item I give & bequeath to my sonne Anthony Scholey the lease of my house in Saint Martins with all and everie the appurtenances thereunto belonging and alsoe the lease of my house in Easton where I now lyve, and hold from the warden and confrater, and the poore men of the olde beadhouse in Stamford with all and everie the appurtenances as alsoe one lease of arrable lands which I hold of one Sire and White in Colleweston with all and everie the appurtenances & a lease of arrable lands which I hould of Richard Flower of Stamford Baron Sheepheards? belonging to the Nuns there, And my will is that if I doe not sell my lease in Stowkeley in my lifetime that Timothie Evat of Stamford Clarke shall have full full power and authoritie to sell it to pay my debts withall presently and shall have the govermente of all my goods till my sonne Anthonie attaine the age of one and twenty yeares: – provided alwaies that hee shall give a true Accompt thereof to my sonne when he shall come to age. Item I give and bequeath to my sisters sonne Thomas Hodgson one Cowe and my working daie suite Item my will is that if my sonne Anthonie depart his life before hee attaine the age of one and twenty yeares that Thomas Hodgsonne my sisters sonne shall have the Lease of my house in Easton and the Lease of the arrable lands which I hold of Richard Flower in Stamford Baron, and the lease of the arable land I hould of Syre and White in Colle Weston with all and every their appurtenances, And I give and bequeath them unto him. Item All the rest of my goods imoveable and moveable I give and bequeath to my sonne Anthonie Scholey whome I make my sole executor of this my last will & testament and my will is that if he do parte this life before hee attaine the age of one & twentie yeares that then all my goods shall bee equallie devided unto my sister Alice Hodgsen and her children and if it shall happen that she my sister or any of her children departe this life before my sonne that then my said goods shall bee devided among the survivors, and I make & ordaine my well beloved neighbor Timothie Evat Clarke supervisor of my will and gardian for my sonne till hee attaine the age of one & twenty yeares, and I utterly revoke and adnull all and every former testament will legacie bequest executors and overseers by mee in any wise before this tyme made willed and bequeathed. In witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the daie and yeare first above written. Richard Scholey. Published and Delivered and sealed in the presence of William Hodgson his inke Marke Newman his marke." Probate 25 October 1638 to Anthony Scholey son of the deceased and executor nominated in the testament.
Probatum fuit testamentum supresciptum apud London coram … Prerogative Cant' … vicesimo quinto die mensis Octobris Anno Dni millesimo sex'mo tricesimo Octavo … Anthonij Scholey filij dict' defunct et Executorio … nominat
Research Notes:
Some researchers have named this Richard Schooley, father of Anthony Schooley and Alice Hodgson, as the father of John Scholey (1609-1695) [6], who married Elizabeth Fletcher. We seek documentation to support such a relationship. See also John Scholey [7], son of Thomas Schooley and Mercy Flore.
Some researchers have named this Richard Schooley, father of Anthony Schooley and Alice Hodgson, as the son of Richard Scholey [8], whose estate was contested in 1592 by Richard Schooley and widow, Amy Schooley.
Richard Schooley's residence was reportedly at Easton-on-the-Hill, in the Barony of Stamford, near the city of Stamford. [9]
1559 Richard Schooley was born the son of Richard Schooley at Cadwell in Bedfordshire, England, about one mile west of Bedford on the River Ouse at the priory of the Order of the Holy Cross [10]. Richard's birth is also reported at Easton-on-Hill, Northamptonshire, England and his burial at St. Martins, Stamford Baron, Northamptonshire, England.
1614-15 The will of John Flower the elder of Methley named widow Mercye Scoley and her sons John and Robert Scholey, Methley Register, Yorkshire. [11]
1620 Mercy Scholey, widow, (was buried) the xxviijth thereof (April), Methley Register, Yorkshire. [12]
1679 John Flower, yeoman, 28, Conisbrough, and Elizabeth Scholey, spinster, 21, were married at Armthorpe - either place. [13]
An oral tradition named Mary Abdey as the spouse of Richard Scholey.
1635 The will of Richard Scoley, yeoman of Cold Skindley was recorded in the May packet of the York Registry. Dated April 10, 10 Charles I. [14]
[1] May Schooley Ivey, A Pioneer Schooley Family (1941), 3.
[2] Marie M. Schooley, Scholey - Schooley and Allied Families (1990), 11.
[3] Thomas H. Schooley. Trails of Our Fathers (1937), 17, 19.
[4] The National Archives of the United Kingdom Catalog, The National Archives [UK] Kew, Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. Catalogue Reference: PROB/11/178/188, perhaps, also PROB/11/178/200, [UKNationalArchives].
[5] William Schooley, The journal of Dr. William Schooley: pioneer physician, Quaker minister, abolitionist, philosopher, and scholar, 1794-1860 (1977), 177, [GoogleBooks].
[6] Janet and Robert Wolfe, Genealogy Page for John Scholey, [JRWolfeGenealogy].
[7] Janet and Robert Wolfe, Genealogy Page for John Scholey, [JRWolfeGenealogy].
[8] Janet and Robert Wolfe, Genealogy Page for Richard Scholey, [JRWolfeGenealogy].
[9] May Schooley Ivey, A Pioneer Schooley Family (1941), 3.
[10] May Schooley Ivey, A Pioneer Schooley Family (1941), 3.
[11] George Denison Lumb, The Registers of the Parish Church of Methley in the County of York from 1560 to 1812 (Leeds: 1903), 74, footnote, [HathiTrust].
[12] George Denison Lumb, The Registers of the Parish Church of Methley in the County of York from 1560 to 1812 (Leeds: 1903), 76, [HathiTrust].
[13] John Wm Clay, Paver's Marriage Licenses 3, The Yorkshire Archaeological Society Record Series 46 (1912), 23, [HathiTrust].
[14] F. Collins, Wills in the York Registry, 1636-1652, The Yorkshire Archaeological and Topographical Association, Record Series, Vol. 4 (1888), 11.