| BIRTH | Robert was born ca. 1525 in Offley, Hertfordshire, England. |
| DEATH | He died there before 13 January 1568/9; he was 43. |
| OCCUPATION | Robert was also a Yeoman[6] and lord of the manors of Hollwell and Westbury in Hertfordshire, England. |
| LEGAL DOCUMENTS | His name is on the lay subsidy for Offley, Hertfordshire, England in the year 8 Elizabeth [1565-1566] He had lands worth £9 and was taxed 12s. for it[3]. He received £20 in his father Robert Yuerye's will[2]. |
| ESTATE |
To William my son the manor of Westberye with the appurtenances, except such rents charged as by this my will I have given unto my other children as hereafter followeth upon condition that William Deremore and Thomas Hanskame do release all covenants and bonds mentioned in a pair of indentures between them and me to the behoof of Katherine my wife, to the said William my son and his lawful male issue, and for want of such issue then to that child my wife now goeth withal, if it be a man child, to him and his lawful male issue, and for lack of such, them to my next lawful heir male. To John my eldest son the manor of Holiwell with the appurtenances, except Cawdewell mill, to him and his lawful male issue, and for lack of such to my next lawful heir male. To Thomas my son Chadwell [sic] mill with appurtenances, to him and his heirs forever. To my sons Robert and Richard, at their ages of twenty-one years, and to the child my wife now goeth withall, if it be a man child, at his age of fifteen years, to each an annuity of £3, payable out of the Manor of Westberie. Richard Iverye my brother shall have the Manor of Westberie with appurtenances, except wood and underwood, for fifteen years from Michaelmas next after my death, paying therefor unto the performance of my will £6. 13s. 4d. a year, and allowing Katherine my wife, yearly during her widowhood, certain crops, cattle, and houseroom [specified]. The said corn, cattle, and houseroom to be paid by my brother until the term of fifteen years be expired, and then by my son William or such other of my sons as shall be the possessors of the said manor. To wife Katherine £30 and all such household goods as were hers by her first husbandıs will. To Agnes and Elizabeth my daughters and to the child my wife now goeth withal, if it be a woman child, £30 each at the age of eighteen or day of marriage. To Jone Deremere my wifeı's daughter ten ewes and a bullock. To Thomas Phillipe my servant two lambs. To my sons John, Thomas, Robert , and Richard a pair of sheets and a pillowbere each, to be delievered to William Deremere their uncle to be kept for them until they are able to occupy them. To my daughters Agnes and Elizabeth, my son William, and my wife"s daughter Jone Deremer certain household goods to be delievered unto their mother until they be able to occupy them. According to my promise, my brother Thomas from Michaelmas 1569 shall during his lifetime have the house to dwell in where father Sander now dwelleth, he paying therefor yearly 13s. 4d. My brother Richard to keep all my houses in Offley and Hollwell in repair, and to be allowed therefor in his accounts. To brother Richard 13s. 4d and he to be my executor. Overseers: William Cunysbye and William Deremı, and to the former 40s. and the latter 20s. Residue of my goods unbequeathed I give to my sons which have no lands given them by will, equally divided. Witnesses: Roger Henlee [or Heulee], vicar of Offlye, William Cunnysbye, William Derem', Richard Hanscome, Thomas Hanskome, and Thomas Derem'. Proved 13 January 1568/9 by Richard Iverye, the executor named in said will. (Archdeaconry of Huntingdon, Hitchin Registry [Somerset House], vol. 1, fol. 116.)[6]. |
| MARRIAGE #1 | Robert first married [not known] SAUNDER. She was dead before 1563, when the first child of Robert and his second wife Katherine was born. |
| CHILDREN | 22. | i. | Richard IVORY |
He was born after 1547 in Offley, Hertfordshire, England[6]. Richard died in Offley, Hertfordshire,
England before 20 September 1581; he was 34[9]. He was a "servant unto Thomas Deeremer thelder
[sic]..."[6] Richard was left an annuity of £3, "...payable out of the Manor of
Westberie..." with payments commencing when he turned 21, in his father Robert's will. He also received
"...a pair of sheets and a pillowbere...to be delivered to William Deremere their uncle to be kept for [him]
until [he is] able to occupy [it]..."[6]
Richard's will was written around June of 1581 and proved on 20 September 1581. To whit:
The portion I have or should have had yearly out of the Manor of Westburie, to me and my heirs forever, I give to Robert my brother, on condition that he fufill such gifts and legacies as I have given out of said portion. To brother Thomas ten sheep and one acre of barley which I have out of Thomas Helder's land. To my uncle Thomas Ivorye one acre of edge grain that I have of John Helder's land, and 20s. to be paid him by my uncle Richard Ivorye. To Annis Ivorye and Elizabeth Ivorye my sisters-in-law [half-sisters] £2 each, to be paid one half at the feast of St John the Baptist next after my death and the other half at the said feast in 1583. To my brother-in-law [half-brother] William Ivorie XXX8, he to staye it and have it of the first halfe yeres rent wch he should paye out of the man'[or] of Westburie to my brother Robert. To brother, Thomas my cow. To Mother Hill and Mother Homes 12d. each. To John Homes, John Headey, and William Plunce's wife 5s. each. To widow Beane and Mother Jordaine 2s. 6d. each. To Water Saunder 5s. To my uncle John Saunder 6s. To John Child 6s. 8d. To John Helder 5s. 4d., parcel of 40s. he owes me, on condition he pay the rest to my brother Robert. To Richard Helder, Mathew Hanscombe, and Marie Chaukley 3s. each. Overseer: Thomas Derem&339; senior, and to him 2s. 6d. All residue of my goods unbequeathed I give to my brother Robert, whome I make sole executor. Witnesses: Richard Ivorie, Thomas Ivorie, and Thomas Deremer Junior. Proved 20 September 1581 by the executor named in the will. (Archdeaconry of Huntington, Hitchin Registry [Somerset House], vol. 3, fo. 16)[9] |
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23. | ii. | Robert IVORY | He was born after 1547 in Offley, Hertfordshire, England[6]. Robert was left an annuity of £3, "...payable out of the Manor of Westberie..." with payments commencing when he turned 21, in his father Robert's will. He also received "...a pair of sheets and a pillowbere...to be delivered to William Deremere their uncle to be kept for [him] until [he is] able to occupy [it]..."[6] From his brother Richard's will, Robert received "...The portion I have or should have had yearly out of the Manor of Westburie, to me and my heirs forever, I give to Robert my brother, on condition that he fufill such gifts and legacies as I have given out of said portion..."[9] |
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24. | iii. | Thomas IVORY |
He was born ca. 1555 in Offley, Hertfordshire, England[3]. Thomas died in Kympton, Hertfordshire,
England before 5 May 1627; he was 72[12] and was buried in Kympton, Hertfordshire, England.
Thomas was also a Yeoman and was educated enough to write, since he signed his name to his will[12].
Thomas was left the Chadwell [also Cawdewell] mill in his father Robert's will. He also received
"...a pair of sheets and a pillowbere...to be delivered to William Deremere their uncle to be kept for [him]
until [he is] able to occupy [it]..."[6] From his brother Richard's will, he received
"... ten sheep and one acre of barley which I have out of Thomas Helder's land...&334; He also received
his cow and was a witness to this will[9].
To be buried in the parish church of Kimpton aforesaid. To wife Elizabeth my house at Kympton Street in the tenure of John Streete for life. To wife and son Thomas various household goods. To daughter Elizabeth a feather bed and £150 one year and a half after her marriage or my decease, which shall first happen. To my sons Robert Ivorie and John Ivorie 12d. each. To Elizabeth my wife an annuity for life of £3, parcel of a rent charge of £9 a year issuing out of the manor of Westburie in the parish of Offley, co. Herts, and an annuity of 40s. issuing out of one messauge in the borough and town of St. Albones, co., Herts, which I purchased of one Robert Briggs. To her also an annuity of £3. 16s 8d. out of Cadwell Mill in the parish of Hollwell, co. Bedford, to be paid by my son John Iuorie. To my son Richard Iuorie and his heirs forever my annuity or yearly rent charge of £9 [sic] issuing out of the Manor of Westburie in Offley, co., Herts, he paying 40s. to his brother Thomas Iuorie. To my daughter Anne, wife of Edward Hurst, a brass pan. To my son Thomas Iuorie my lease of the farm and house called Cannons wherein I now dwell, during my term in it, and all my horses, sheep, hogs, cows, and other cattle. All residue to [something omitted]. whom I make sole executor. My son Robert Iuorie overseer, and to him 6s. 8d. Son Thomas to maintain daughter Elizabeth for one year and a half if she do not marry. [Signed] Thomas Iuorie the elder. Witnesses: Thomas Ivory [mark] and Robert Golsmyth. Proved 5 May 1627 by Thomas Ivorie the executor. (Archdeaconry of Huntingdon, Hitchin Registry [Somerset House], original will, 1627.)[12] Thomas married Elizabeth [surname not known] who died before 12 Apr 1631 in Kympton, Hertfordshire, England and was buried there. Elizabeth could only make her mark to sign her will. In addition, the language of the will is very simple and indicates a low level of education[13]. In her husband Thomas' will, she received "...my house at Kympton Street in the tenure of John Streete for life...[along with] various household goods..." In addition, Thomas' will stipulated the following: "...To Elizabeth my wife an annuity for life of £3, parcel of a rent charge of £9 a year issuing out of the manor of Westburie in the parish of Offley, co. Herts, and an annuity of 40s. issuing out of one messauge in the borough and town of St. Albones, co., Herts, which I purchased of one Robert Briggs. To her also an annuity of £3. 16s 8d. out of Cadwell Mill in the parish of Hollwell, co. Bedford, to be paid by my son John Iuorie..."[12]
To be buried in the parish church of Kimton. To my daughter Elesabeth furniture, etc. To my daughter Ann More furniture, etc. To the three daughters of my daughter An a pillow, etc. To my son John's daughters, to Elesabeth Iuory, daughter of my son Thomas, and to Elesabeth Hurst, daughter of Edward Hurst, household goods. To my son Thomas my porrage pot, and to his wife apparel. To Sarre, servant to my son Thomas, household goods. The rest of my sheets to the other two daughters [one named Anne] of Edward Hurst, to be equally divided between them by their mother and their Aunt Coper. To the son of my son Richard 20s. Residuary legatee and executor: son Thomas. Overseer: my son-in-law Jhon Godiere alias Coper. [Signed] The mark of Elesabeth Iuory. Witnesses: Robert Ivory and Sarye Tristrom. Proved 16 April 1631 by the executor, Thomas Ivorie. Inventory, taken 12 April 1631 by Thomas Chalklay, Robert Gouldsmith, and Henery Larans, £8. (Archdeaconry of Huntingdon, Hitchin Registry [Somerset House], original will. 1631.)[13]
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25. | iv. | John IVORY | He was the eldest son and left the "...manor of Holiwell with the appurtenances, except Cawdewell mill..." in his father Robert's will. He also received "...a pair of sheets and a pillowbere...to be delivered to William Deremere their uncle to be kept for [him] until [he is] able to occupy [it]..."[6]. |
| MARRIAGE #2 |
Robert second married Katherine/Katheryn [surname not known], widow of Rychard DEREMER,
with a son, Thomas and
daughter, Joan by him. Katherine died before 17 June 1584 in Offley, Hertfordshire, England and is buried in
The Church at Offley, Hertfordshire, England[7].
Katherine was co-executor of her husband Rychard's will in 1560 &340;along with her son, Thomas) and was left the "...copyhold tenement in Hitchin with forty acres of free land for her dowry..." as well as splitting "...[t]he residue of [Rychardıs] moveable goods..." Since her children were still minors (Thomas being under 18 and Johan being unmarried), Katherine was also responsible for their inheritances until they were of age. Furthermore, Katherine was to "...take her half of [Rychard's] moveable goods and depart..." from the houses and lands willed to her son Thomas as soon as Thomas turned 18. She also received "...£30 and all such household goods as were hers by her first husbandıs will..."[2] Katherine appears to have been well able to cope with the raising of all the children, who were all still minors when her husbands died and her husbands' considerable affairs. I am assuming that she was an educated woman to have done so as well as she did. Another indicator of this is the fact that she did not feel a need to remarry a third time and instead managed the lands herself. As such, she was on the lay subsidies for Offley, Hertfordshire, England in her own right.
The Will of KATHERYN IVORYE of the parish of Offleye, co., Hertford, 13 February 1583/4. To be buried in the church of Offleye. To the poor in Offleye 20s., to be paid at the discretion of Thomas Derem' [Deremer] my son and Willian Ivorye my son. To Katheryn Tobye 5s. To John Sebrucke 1s. To Robert Cawdwell 1s. To Frauncis Deremı £4. To Thomas Derem', Edward Derem', Mary Derem', and Annis Deremer 40s. each, to be paid by there father Thomas Deremer, being money he oweth me. To Alce Younge, Joane Yonge, and Elizabeth Younge a pair of sheets each. To Thomas Younge, son of Thomas Younge, a cobiron. To William Ivorye my son all the corn and grain that Richard Ivorye oweth me and that was due at Lammas last by the will of my husband Robert Ivorye and is now in suit and various household goods and provisions. The residue of my household goods unbequeathed I give to my daughters Annis and Elizabeth, equally divided. £20 which my son William Ivorye doth owe me he shall pay to my said daughters, to each £10. To daughter Joane Younge all my money and debts unbequeathed, and she to distribute it as I have appointed her to do. Executor: William Ivorye. Witnesses: Thomas Dermer, Thomas Younge, and Willm Ivorye. Proved 17 June 1584 by the executor named in the will. (Archdeaconry of Huntingdon, Hitchin Registry [Somerset House], vol. 3, fo. 55.)[7] |
| CHILDREN | 18. | i. | William IVORY | Please see his own page. |
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19. | ii. | [not known] IVORY | Born ca. 1569 in Offley, Hertfordshire, England and died in there[6]. This child, unborn at his father's death, "...if it be a man child..." was left an annuity of £3, "...payable out of the Manor of Westberie..." with payments commencing when he turned 15, in his father Robert's will. If this child was a girl, she received £30 "...at the age of eighteen or day of marriage..." from her father Robert's will[6]. |
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20. | iii. | Agnes IVORY | Born ca. 1565 in Offley, Hertfordshire, England and received £30 "...at the age of eighteen or day of marriage..." from her father Robert's will[6]. From her half-brother Richard, she was willed £2 "... to be paid one half at the feast of St. John the Baptist next after my death and the other half at the said feast in 1583..."[9] In her mother Katherine Ivory's will: "...The residue of my household goods unbequeathed I give to my daughters Annis and Elizabeth, equally divided. £20 which my son William Ivorye doth owe me he shall pay to my said daughters, to each £10..."[7]. |
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21. | iv. | Elizabeth IVORY | Born ca. 1567 in Offley, Hertfordshire, England and received £30 "...at the age of eighteen or day of marriage..." from her father Robert's will[6]. From her half-brother Richard, she was willed £2 "... to be paid one half at the feast of St. John the Baptist next after my death and the other half at the said feast in 1583..."[9] In her mother Katherine Ivoryıs will: "...The residue of my household goods unbequeathed I give to my daughters Annis and Elizabeth, equally divided. £20 which my son William Ivorye doth owe me he shall pay to my said daughters, to each £10..."[7] |
| GENERATION | Great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great (G11) Grandfather (twice) |
| FAMILY NUMBER | 7224 (Sarah) & 16,168 (Lois) |
| SOURCES |
1. New England Historic and Genealogical Register. Vols. 1+,
(Boston: New England Historic and Genealogical Register, 1845+),
French, Elizabeth, "Genealogical Research in England,",
[NEHGR-French], 299. 2. Ibid. 290. 3. Ibid. 300. 4. Ibid. 297-298. 5. Ibid. 297,299. 6. Ibid. 291. 7. Ibid. 292. 8. Ibid. 290-291. 9. Ibid. 291-292. 10. Ibid. 301. 11. Ibid. 292-293. 12. Ibid. 293. 13. Ibid. 294. 14. Ibid. 298-299. 15. Ibid. 301. 16. Ibid. 294-295. 17. Ibid. 293-294. 18. Ibid. 298. 19. Ibid. 67:339. 20. Torrey, Charles, New England Marriages Prior to 1700., (Boston: New England Historic and Genealogical Society). [Torrey]. 21. The Essex Genealogist, Tucker, Eleanor "William Ivory of Lynn and His Descendants", [Essex Gen-Tucker], 10[1990]:33+. 22. Boston, Suffolk co., MA Vital Records. [BostonVR]. 23. Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts, 1636-1686, 9 volumes, (Salem 1911-1975), [EQC], 1:14. 24. The Probate Records of Essex County, [Essex Prob], 1:152-153. 25. Howard, Loea Parker, The Beginning of Reading and Lynnfield Massachusetts, (1937), [Howard], 5-9. 26. Lewis, Alonzo, & James Newhall, History of Lynn, Essex County, Mass., including Lynnfield, Saugus, Swampscot, and Nahant, 16219-[1893], (Lynn: George C. Herbert, [1890]), [Lynn Hist.], 172. 27. [Essex Gen-Tucker], 10[1990]:33. 28. Savage, James A., A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, 1860-1862., (Boston 1860-1862; rpt Baltimore 1955), [Savage], II:526 29. Essex Institute Historical Collections, vol. 1+, (Salem, Mass., 1859+), ³Genealogical Gleanings Pertaining to the Early Families of Lynn.² XVII:112-113. [EIHC], XVII:112-113. 30. [Lynn Hist.], 173,227. 31. [Savage], 1:475 32. The Essex Antiquarian, (13 vols.)(n.p., 1897-1909), [EssexAnt], 10:80. 33. [Essex Prob], 1:152. 34. [EIHC], 4:234-5, 18:178, 44:222, 51:276. 35. New England Historic and Genealogical Register. Vols. 1+, (Boston: New England Historic and Genealogical Register, 1845+), French, Elizabeth, "Genealogical Research in England,", [NEHGR], 67:341; 83:127. 36. Backus, Mary Elizabeth (Neilson), The New England Ancestry of Dana Converse Backus, ([Salem, Mass.: privately printed, 1949]), [Backus Anc.], 68,93,167. 37. DeForest, Louis Effingham, Our Colonial and Continental Ancestors: The Ancestry of Mr. and Mrs. Louis William Dommerich, (New York, N.Y.: The DeForest Publ. Co., 1930), [Dommerich Chart], 38. 38. The Genealogical Magazine, (Salem, Mass.: Salem Press, 1890+), [GenMag], 3:32. 39. The Register of the Lynn Historical Society, Lynn, Mass., (Lynn, Mass., 1897+), [Lynn Hist. Soc.], 1907:110. 40. Ellery, H. & Chas. P. Bowdich, The Pickering Genealogy: Being an Account of the First Three Generations of the Pickering Family of Salem, Mass., and of the Descendants of John and Sarah (Burrill) Pickering, of the Third Generation, 3 vols., ([Cambridge, Mass.: University Press], 1897), [Pickering], chart betw 466-467. 41. Burrill, Ellen Mudge, The Burrill Family of Lynn, during the Colonial and Provincial Periods, with Some of Their Descendants..., (Lynn: Frank S. Whitten, Printer, 1907), [Burrill], 49. 42. [Dommerich Chart], 82. 43. [Essex Prob], #6471. 44. [NEHGR-French], 302-303. 45. Ibid. 303. 46. Ibid. 294,302. 47. Lynn, Essex co., MA Vital Records, [LynnVR], Court Record. 48. Wiswall, Marcia Wilson, The Chadwell Family, (Lynnfield, Mass.: 1983), [Chadwell], 16. 49. [Savage], 1:350,475 50. Backus, Mary Elizabeth (Neilson), The New England Ancestry of Dana Converse Backus, ([Salem, Mass.: privately printed, 1949]), [Backus Anc.], 67,68,93. 51. [EIHC], 4:62,234. 52. [NEHGR], 67:341. 53. [Lynn Hist.], 228. 54. [LynnVR], Court Record.
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