The Last Will & Testament of Jeferey Beventon

Testamentum

Jeferey Beventon of Honington

In Dei Nomine Amen. in the 9th Day of the month of January, in the year of our Lord God 1549, I Jeferey Beventon of Honington sound of rememberance and sick in body nevertheless, dread the perils of death make my testament and last will after this form and manner following, First, I bequeath my soul to Almighty God in Heaven and my body to be buried in the church yard Honington.

Item, I give to the high altar 3 pence, Item I give to the bells 4 pence. Item I give to the bridges at Honington 20 pence.

Item I give to my son William Beventon 20 shillings

Item I give to Robert Beventon my son 40 shillings

Item I give to Richard Beventon my son 40 shillings

Item I give to Johane my daughter 40 shillings - likely Jone according to mother's will

Item I give to Elizabeth my daughter 40 shillings

Item I give to Thomas my son 40 shillings

Item I give to Christopher my son 40 shillings

Item I give to John my son 40 shillings

Item I give to Agnes my daughter 20 shillings

Item I give to Johane my daughter the younger 20 shillings - likely Anne according to mother's will

The residue of all my goods I honestly .....ght home and my debts paid, I give to ---- Margery my wife whom I make my true and lawful executrix to give and dispose for the health of my soul. as she thinketh best and Mr. Robert Gibbs the Elder overseer of this my will ---- bring witness Arnold Ribe, vicar Thomas `Newyth and William Biknell with other more.

            Probation by Robert Johnson, Worcester

Thes ben the detts of Jefferey Beventon which he dothe owe, To Peter Grene 20s to Robert Beventon my sonne 18s, to Wyllm Beventon 15s. 4d to Joane Hemlens 6s. 8d to the church Honington 16d to Johane Beventon 8s.

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MARGERY BEVINGTON WIFE OF JEFEREY BEVENTON

DATED 2ND AUGUST 1557, PROVED IN HONINGTON 11th May 1559

I Margere Beventon sycke in body. . . My body to be buried in the Churchyard of Honyngton ...to the mother churche of Worcester 4d., to Hye Auter of Honington 4d., to my daughter Jone my b--- kow two shepe, to my daughter Anne a kow two shepe. To John my Son 40s. To Thomas Beventon my son 20s to Nycolas Beventon a blacke (?) maybe a blanket, to every on of my chylds chyldren a stryke (= bushell) of wheat and a stryke of berle a peecve. to Rychard Aschebe 6s. 8d. the residue of all my goodes ... to Robert my son and to Crystr my Son who I make my true and lawfull Executors, and Rondull Nell overseer. Wytternesses. Thomas Newyth, Wyllm Bycknell, Nycolas Keyto-- Roger Gands to Robart C--- 6s. 8d.

            Thes ben the dettes that I ough. . . to Peter Grene 3s. 8d. to Maryon Grene 30s... to Wyllm Beventon 12s. 6d. To Robert Beventon 4 nobuls (a noble, a gold coin = 6s. 8d)

            We have an estimated birthdate of 1495, and an actual death date of 1549. We will assume he married at 30 years and allow 2 years spacing for the children - it wont be accurate but very close.

            "Orton" claims the marriage of Jeferey 1519

These are the children:

WILLIAM BEVENTON 2004 Born abt. 1530 died 21 September 1584

                        married Alyse who died 25 July 1573 and Ann Shieve she died 10 April 1581

                        William Beavington married Anne Chewe 22 August 1574

ROBERT BEVENTON 2001 Born abt. 1532 died 27th January 1605

                        married Margery in Cripplegate London

RICHARD BEVENTON Born abt. 1534

                        married Elizabeth Anett 20 July 1551

JONE BEVENTON Born about 1536

ELIZABETH BEVENTON Born abt. 1538

THOMAS BEVENTON 2002 Born about 1540

CHRISTOPHER BEVENTON 2003 Born about 1542 died 1606

                        married Ellin Scarlet

JOHN BEVENTON Born abt. 1544 He died December 8th 1588 in Shipston

AGNES BEVENTON Born abt. 1546 she died 1582

ANNE BEVENTON aka Johan the younger Born about 1548

            In the will of the mother she calls her two surviving girls Jone and Anne, but the will of the father, both give the name Johan. We will assume "Mother knows Best"

            Also in the will of the mother a Nycolas is mentioned, certainly not her son, but could be the middle son of Christopher or a brother to her husband - we have no way of ever knowing.

THE ST. SWITHIN'S, FAMILY OF

            C..1540 THOMAS BEAVINGTON & ?

THOMAS IS THE SON OF JEFEREY BEVINGTON AND MARGERY OF HONINGTON

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Anyway this is the family:-

ANN BEVINGTON born 8th June 1561

HUGHE BEVINGTON born 7th March 1565

JOHN BEVINGTON born 14th March 1555 #3007

            married Joane Perman at Alvchurch, surety William Bevington of - saddler 1585

RAPHE BEVINGTON born 24th January 1567

WILLIAM BEVINGTON born 25th December 1558 #3002

            1558 - 1603 The Reign of Elizabeth I

            William married but we don't know who, and his family probably is :

THE WORCESTER FAMILY OF

1555 JOHN BEVINGTON & JOANE PERMAN

JOHN IS THE SON OF THOMAS BEVINGTON AND ?

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Their Children:

 John the son of Thomas & ?? married Joane Peareman in Alvechurch 10 Feb 1585, and they will get there family in one try.

HENRY BEVINGTON Born 5^th December 1586

THOMAS BEVINGTON Born 5^th December 1586

THE ST SWITHIN'S WORCESTER FAMILY OF

c.1532 WILLIAM AND ?

SADDLER

WILLIAM IS THE SON OF THOMAS BEVINGTON AND ?

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            Every name in this family is our Bevington family name - this will go together one day.

ANNE BEVINGTON Born 12th April 1607

ELIZABETH BEVINGTON Born 16th June 1609

MARGARET BEVINGTON Born 26th October 1590

            Margaret married Thomas Wilbeam in St Swithin's Worcester 13th February 1615

MARGARIE BEVINGTON Born 30th May 1594

MARY BEVINGTON Born 20th March 1596

RICHARD BEVINGTON Born 12 May 1604

THOMAS BEVINGTON Born 4th January 1592

WILLIAM BEVINGTON Born 28th Jun 1600

THE HONINGTON FAMILY OF

                            c. 1532 WILLIAM BEAVINGTON & ALICE & AN

WILLIAM IS THE SON OF 1495 JEFFERY BEVENTON AND MARGERY

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We have a fair knowledge of William and his wives, but sadly lacking on his children.

             Likely this family had girls and we cannot allocate them, but certainly William had wives.

             Ed: notes indicate Alyse widow of William buried Jul 25 1573

            William married Ann Chewe 22^nd August 1574

            William married Ann Shieve she died 10 April 1581

            William died September 21 1584

NICOLAS BEVINGTON 3003 about 1555

            Married Jane Tydsal 26th November 1580 in Shipston-on-Stour

Nicholas married Jane Tydsal in Shipston 26 Nov 1580

THE HONINGTON FAMILY OF

1555 NICHOLAS BEAVINGTON & JANE TYDSAL

ASSUMED TO BE THE SON OF WILLIAM AND ALYSE

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            Ed Note: This Nicholas is the son of one of the boys listed above, we have at this time no documentation on his birth, but the signs are obvious I hope. Nicholas first son is William from that we can deduce Nicolas's father was WILLIAM and the first girl was ANN that is the name of William's mother.

WILLIAM BEVINGTON 4003 22nd February 1583

             Married Margaret Palmer 2nd November 1599

ANNE BEVINGTON 27th September 1584

RICHARD BEVINGTON 4002 14th October 1589 married Elizabeth & Ann

            1589, Sir Francis Drake was in his glory, successfully routing the Spanish towns destroying stores and ships, and in 1588 had defended England against the Spanish Armada.

ELIZABETH BEVINGTON 13th September 1594 Died 20th March 1595

ELIZABETH BEVINGTON 19th March 1596

THE HONINGTON FAMILY OF

 1589 RICHARD BEAVINGTON AND ELIZABETH AND ANN SEELEY .

RICHARD IS THE SON OF NICOLAS BEVINGTON AND JANE TYDSAL

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Elizabeth his first wife died 12 July 1624, his second wife Ann married him May 9th 1626. The following lists the children from both wives.           Richard died 12th September 1659

              Richard will be a church warden in 1634, but he is not able to write.

JANE BEVINGTON 13th August 1620

ELIZABETH BEVINGTON 10th February 1621 she died 12th February 1621

ELIZABETH BEVINGTON 6th July 1623

MARY BEVINGTON 2nd May 1625 she died 24th September 1625

ANE BEVINGTON 5th October 1628

            Married Richard Neles 25 June 1655

KATHERINE BEVINGTON 29th August 1630

            Married John Rood 18th December 1648

NICOLAS BEVINGTON 6th January 1633

            This is the first male child and naturally is named after his grandfather i.e. Nicolas.

MARGARET BEVINGTON 7th September 1634

THE HONINGTON FAMILY OF

1583 WILLIAM BEVINGTON AND MARGARET PALMER

WILLIAM IS THE SON OF 1555 NICHOLAS BEVINGTON AND JANE TYDSAL

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William married Margaret Palmer 2nd November 1599

Their children;

RICHARD BEVINGTON Born 14th July 1607 died 13 June 1694 - according to "Orton" went to London

ANNE BEVINGTON Born 14th August 160

 STOKE ON TRENT LINE: BERMONDSEY LEATHER BOYS: CHIPPING CAMPDEN QUAKERS: JOSEPH LINE OF GLOVERS

THE HONINGTON FAMILY OF

c.1542 CHRISTOPHER BEVINGTON AND ELLEN OR ELLIN SCARLETT

CHRISTOPHER IS THE SON OF JEFEREY BEVENTON AND MARGERY2003

Christopher the Elder died 20th December 1607

Ellin or Ellen will remarry - in Bishopton to Robert Bachelor on 3rd May 1610

Their children:

NICHOLAS BEVINGTON 3004 Born 10th January 1594 died August 1617

            Married Elizabeth Warkman

In 1594 saw the completion of William Shakespeare's earliest plays, and work was started on his first mature accomplishment the tragedy "Titus Andronicus"

WILLIAM BEVINGTON 3005 Born 21st August 1597 died November 1637

             Married Elizabeth Claredge in 1634

JEFFERY BEVINGTON 3006 Born 24th January 1602 died 17th April 1676

            Married Mary Claredge and Alice Curtis 24 Sept 1635 in Stratford

THE HONINGTON FAMILY OF

1594 NICOLAS BEVINGTON & ELIZABETH WARKMAN

NICOLAS IS THE SON OF CHRISTOPHER BEVINGTON SENIOR

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                        The Last will of Nicolas is in the possession of the Editor, he died very young, with one son. His wife Elizabeth Warkman is the daughter of Mark Warkman both mentioned in the will. Obviously, Elizabeth is left with a small child after the early death of her husband and she remarried - Richard Hancock, on 16th November 1619. Elizabeth died 22nd August 1669 and Richard Hancock died 22nd February 1663.

            Anne Bevington, likely a sister to Nicolas married Edward Warkman 28th February 1619.

            With the finding of this will it really helps putting a few families into line.

Their child:

MARK BEVINGTON 4004 Born about 1615

            Married Alice about 1639 In 1615 the first white man to visit the future site of Toronto was the French Explorer Etienne Brule. Later in 1720 the French established a small trading post there - you should see the town now!

UNALLOCATED IN HONINGTON & SHIPSTON ON STOUR

Unallocated Marriages:

Mary            =John Midleton 2 May 1653

Katherine     = William Brandys November 12th 1599

Katherine     = Symon Garrett November 26th 1607

Elizabeth     = Thomas Thomson/Tomson May 4th 1613

Mary            = Richard Robins July 27th 1619

Elizabeth     = Richard Hancock November 16th 1619 she dies 22 August 1669 he dies 22 Feb 1663

                                               their child Edward dies 20 January 1676 -solved wife of Nicolas

Anne                          = Edward Warkeman February 28th 1619

Elizabeth     = Jone Hone April 5th 1630

Elizabeth     = William Enocke May 3rd 1631 or 1641

Mary             = John Seeley 23rd June 1617

(Note Richard Beavington married Anne Seeley in 1626 - relative no doubt)

Anne               = Edmund Hopkins 31st October 1715

John Bev (Ship) = Alice Bev (Hon) December 5th 1739

Elizabeth Beavington - Thomas Hathaway 15^th Nov 1630

Unallocated Deaths:

Christopher19th October 1634 (This must be Christopher Jnr husband of Dorothy & Eliz Oxen)

William         18th July 1657 (this must be 1583 William)

Nicolas        May 6th 1658 Son of Richard & Elizabeth

Thomas         December 8th 1693

Eleanor        September 4th 1710 - Someone’s wife?

Nicholas     8th March 1619 - Will 1601-1652

Richard         12th February 1659 ( Likely the son of William and Margaret Palmer)

UNALLOCATED IN SHIPSTON ON STOUR

Unallocated Marriages

William Bevington to Margaret Hedgcable 12th June 1585

(William Bevington dies April 30th 1585 (dates misread?)

Margaret Bevington married Richard Bourton 30th April 1587

Thomas Cooper to Margerie Bevington Feb 15th ?

            Ed note: Bet that’s the second marriage for Margerie

Alice Beavington = John Thomas 7^th February 1719

John Williams of Alderminster & Hanna Beavington Shipston 4^th Feb 1715

Unallocated Deaths

1585 April 30th William Bevington - He must have died soon after marriage because his new wife Margaret Hedgeable remarries in 1587 with Richard Bourton.

1588 December 9th John Bevington (The only John we have is the son of Jeferey)

1597 March 20th William Bevington (This also must be the son of Jeferey)

1782 February 17th Elizabeth Beavington

1768 November 16th Elizabeth Beavington

1768 June 26th 1768 Sarah Beavington

1763 January 16th John Beavington

1761 April 19th Thomas Beavington Solved

1757 March 6th 1757 John Beavington

1756 October 4th Nicolas Beavington Solved

1754 January 5th Mary the wife of Nicolas Beavington - Solved

1752 December 3rd Alice the wife of John Beavington - Cousins!

1751 August 20th Judith wife of John Beavington

1749 November 5th Mary Beavington widow

1740 February 8th William Beavington

1735 --- 25th Elizabeth wife of Jeffrey Beavington

1728 October 15th Mark Beavington in end Col. 11 Oct 25 Sarah - solved

1726 November 28th Samuel Beavington

1725 August 11th Alice Beavington

1724 October 7th William Beavington

1723 May 30th Nicholas Beavington

1721 May 28th 1721 Maria Beavington

1714 August 15th Elizabeth Beavington daughter of Benjamin and Mary Lat. d.y.

1710 February 1st Elizabeth Beavington daughter of Benjamin and Mary Lat. d.y.

1709 January 15th Elizabeth Beavington

1708 June 20th Elizabeth Beavington

1702 September 17th Elizabeth Beavington daughter of Benjamin and Mary

1695 August 14th Alice Beavington widow

1698 November -- Jeffery son of Samuel

1688 May William Beavington Solved son of Francis Senior

1695/1698 Mark - son of Nicolas - solved

SHIPSTON ON STOUR

1650

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THE VILLAGE/TOWN OF SHIPSTON

            Honington would seem to be the beginning of the Bevington/Beavington family line for our purposes, but about 1619 the first to travel down the road to Shipston in 1619 was Mark Bevington, he would be 4 years of age, his Father, Nicolas had died in 1617 and his mother Elizabeth had married again to a Richard Hancock, a Shipston resident. About 1639, Mark married Alice and had a least 3 children namely Mark, Nicolas and Benjamin all born between 1640 and 1650, Mark married Katherine and Nicolas married Grace Cooper. Nicolas will be an Innkeeper in Shipston likely for his brother Benjamin who by the early 1700's owns the Plough Inn and other properties and land,

            The next to move into Shipston was Francis Bevington and his wife Elizabeth Hautin who start their family in 1675, a Tanner by trade, they have 11 children and 9 survive, only his son Francis carries on the Tanning Business and has a daughter named Mary. Samuel who uses the name Beavington, Francis's younger brother, also goes to Shipston and follows in his brother's footsteps and becomes a Tanner and has seven children, the youngest of which will be another Samuel Beavington who married Elizabeth Kilsby and have 10 chyldren, adopt the Quaker faith and move to Chipping Campden.

            In all from 1640 until 1761 there are a dozen Bevington/Beavington families and about 62 births.

            The Editor is deeply indebted to Mr. Alfred Woodward, for his extra-ordinary interest in this work and for his efforts to obtain items most relevant to our family.

            In the Fall 1995, Alfred Woodward sends copies of photographs of Shipston, including the Plough Inn and The Tannery all owned in the early years by the family.

            There was a Quaker Meeting House on the main Street, now a Public Library, today several memorial stones can be seen in the grass covered area behind the building. Peter I Drinkwater produced a beautiful booklet in Old Fashioned Script in June 1995 recalling the structure of the building over the years and after the decline in Quakerism in the latter part of the 18th Century the building was used temporarily by the local Methodists, Adult School Room. Evangelical Fellowship and today the city library. Photographs of 2 grave sites show brickwork lined graves with a doomed roof lying just 2 feet below the ground, special thanks to the Shipston Historian Mr. Alfred Woodward, for obtaining these photographs for me.

            In the summer of 1994 the Editor and his wife were window shopping in this beautiful little town, and stopped outside a picture framing shop. admiring a picture of Chipping Campden in the window. Realizing the picture was not within our budget we entered the store and enquired of the owner if had other pictures of Honington, Ilmington or Campden. He walked over to the side of the store and opened a large draw containing all manner of pictures, cards and photographs. He reached for a 1911 picture postcard of "The Bevington Cottages" at Ilmington which belonged to my great x 5 grandfather Robert and his brother Thomas. The postcard is now framed and hanging in our foyer.

             The Tannery, perhaps not the most imposing building in Shipston, is pictured as a rather austere building, and has perhaps been rebuilt over the years, but was finally pulled down in 1980 and replaced with houses, Several photographs of the Plough Inn reveal a brick faced building, and again I suspect has been modernized many times since the 1600's, one can imagine the number of "pints" pulled at the bar over the centuries, and the number of barmaids that have washed the glasses.

            A photograph of Sheep Street, in Shipston shows the house of John Pitway next to Akers Store, the Editor ponders whether it remained in the Pitway family and in turn was home to Edward Pitway and Mary Beavington.

THE HONINGTON/SHIPSTON FAMILY OF

RICHARD HANCOCK AND ELIZABETH BEVINGTON FORMERLY ELIZABETH WARKMAN

ELIZABETH WAS THE WIFE OF NICOLAS BEVINGTON

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Their children:

KATHERINE HANCOCK Born 8th February 1620

RICHARD HANCOCK Born 8th August 1624

THE SHIPSTON ON STOUR FAMILY OF

c. 1615 MARK BEVINGTON AND ALICE

MARK IS THE SON OF NICOLAS BEVINGTON AND ELIZABETH WARKMAN

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Their children:

NICOLAS BEVINGTON 5004 Born 13th October 1640

            Married Grace Cooper about 1666

BENJAMIN BEAVINGTON 5005 Born about 1645

            Married Mary about 1681

1645 King Charles I was defeated at the "Battle of Naseby" during the English Civil War and duly imprisoned.

MARK BEAVINGTON 5006 Born about 1643

            Married Katherine about 1676

Judith Bevington [Quaker] - daughter of Mark Beavington married John S. 5th of 3rd 1672. I believe her to be another "adopted" child. for this is the only Mark that could qualify as father.

THE SHIPSTON ON STOUR FAMILY OF

1640 NICOLAS BEAVINGTON & GRACE COOPER

AN INNKEEPER

NICOLAS IS THE SON OF MARK BEAVINGTON AND ALICE

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Tidmington: April 23 1666 Nicolas Bevington married Grace Cooper

Nicolas's wife Grace died 23rd August 1685

Nicolas remarried a lady named Sibill date unknown.

Nicolas died 12th May 1697

Sibill died 11th May 1735

            The last Will and Testament of Nicolas Bevington dated 29th April 1697 proved 28th August 1697

            I Nicholas Bevington of Shipston on Stower in the County of Worcester, innholder, being weake in body etc. I give unto my son Nicholas Bevington one shilling, unto his daughter Grace five shillings

unto my sonne William Bevington one shilling, unto my daughter Alice five shillings, unto my sonne John Bevington five pounds, all the rest of my goods unto my wife Sibill Bevington and make her sole executrix. desiring her to take care of my Daughter Grace as if she was her own childe.

            Estate valued £43

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Their children:

ALICE BEAVINGTON Born June 28 1665

            Alice at the time of his fathers death is 32 years of age and gets 5 shillings

NICHOLAS BEAVINGTON 6003 Born November 8th 1668

            Nicolas is about 29 years at the time of the death of his father is will receive one shilling.

            Nicolas becomes married and has a daughter Grace, named after his mother no doubt.

MARK BEAVINGTON Born 14th January 1666

            Mark is not mentioned in the will of his father so suspect he has died

            a Mark died between 1695/1698 this must have been him

                                                                                                                                                   KATHERINE BEAVINGTON May 8th 1673 died 6 January 1680

WILLIAM BEAVINGTON 6004 1673

            William was 24 years old and was given 1 shilling in his fathers will of 1697 .

            William married Anne Porter in Shipston ---- 1698

            1673 The City of Worcester, Massachusetts U.S.A. was settled no doubt by some English Ancestors.

JOHN BEAVINGTON nono February 1676

            John at the time of his father's death was 21 years of age and inherited 5 pounds - he got lucky.