Christopher ESTWICKE, Gentleman

Bef 1565 - Abt 1612  (~ 47 years)

• Name	Christopher ESTWICKE  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Gentleman
  Born	Bef 1565	England
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt 1612	Stoke, Coventry, Warwickshire, England   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I17497	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Unknown ESTWICKE
  Family ID	F7788	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne (BROOKE)
  Children	1. Christopher EASTWICK,   b. Bef 1582, Milton Bryan, Bedfordshire, England ,   d. 1657, Stoke, Warwickshire, England  (Age ~ 75 years)   2. Mary ESTWICKE,   b. Bef 1590, of Coventry, Warwickshire, England ,   d. Aft 1612  (Age ~ 23 years)   3. Frances ESTWICKE,   b. Bef 1590, of Stoke, Coventry, Warwickshire, England ,   d. Aft 1612, of Coventry, Warwickshire, England  (Age ~ 23 years)   4. ESTWICKE,   b. Bef 1591,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. ESTWICKE,   b. Bef 1591,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Richard ESTWICKE,   b. Abt 1612, of Coventry, Warwickshire, England ,   d. Aft 1682, of St. George Parish, Barbados  (Age ~ 71 years)   7. ESTWICKE,   b. Bef 1612,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. ESTWICKE,   b. Bef 1612,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F6122	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  His will is very difficult to decipher quickly. He names wife Anne and son Christopher. Christopher is the first child named and is listed as his oldest son later in the document. He says he also bequeaths to other sons and daughters, meaning he has at least 2 more sons and at least 2 daughters. The next son I have found in the document is Frances Estwicke. He also mentions a daughter Mary. He bequeaths items or money to his maids and names them. I have not been able to find the names of all of his children in this will, however. He names a Christopher and Andryan Brooke of Northhampton in his will at the beginning, middle and end of it. This suggests that his wife might be Anne Brooke. This is likely the marriage record for Christopher Brooke: Elizabeth GOWLD Christopher BROOKS Marriage 20 May 1589 Northamptonshire Twywell : St Nicholas : (Freereg.org) He mentions his beloved brother in law Thomas Staboloy? of Langton (which is about 50 miles from Bedford, England, 30 miles from Northhampton and 1 mile from Stoke, (now co. Coventry), England. He mentions families of Bedford and Kent and lands in those areas. Bedford is 50 miles from Stoke and 22 miles from Northhampton. Kent is 135 miles from Stoke south of London and 111 miles from Northampton. There is another Stoke that is much closer to London. It is only 20 miles northeast of Kent but 103 miles from Bedford. I was wondering if someone got the county that Stoke was in for later generations incorrectly placed. This family does tend to end up in London down the road, suggesting that this is the case. However, for the persons he names in his will with their location they are all around the Northhampton area suggesting that he is located somewhere in that area. He mentions mortgages, tenements, land, and chattels amongst his wealth. He appears to give his lands in Bedford and Kent to his wife and son Christopher.

  
  

• Sources

  [S156] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2013 Place:Provo, UT, USA), 1,5111::0., England and Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury (Reliability: 0). [S3327] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc Date:2009 Place:Provo, UT, USA), 1,1610::0. (Reliability: 0).