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Later Sussex Morleys (ungrouped)

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Code
First recorded
1606
Chichester
Cuckfield
Longest association
265 years
Henfield
Last recorded
1921
St Anns
Marker Count
30
Markers last changed
2020-03-21

Diverse notes on early Withyham Morleys

 

William Morley, yeoman of Withyham left a will, dated 24 September 1694:

  • testator is "very aged"
  • bequest to the poor of Withyham
  • to son George Morley 1/2 of rent from tenement "called the Chequer lying at Gravesend in the County of Kent which George Atkins(?) Esqr. now holdeth of me by lease" [perhaps a pub]
    • William, eldest son of George
  • to second son Richard Morley the other 1/2 of the Gravesend property
    • Richard son of Richard
  • daughter Anne, wife of Joseph Jones
    • children
  • daughter Bennett, wife of Robert Mills
    • William, already given a "good guift"
    • Robert
    • other children(?)
  • daughter-in-law Mary, widow
  • William Morley, deceased elsest son (and husband of Mary, according to the will below)
    • infant daughter Mary
  • small bequests to maidservants, manservants, apprentices John Cripps and Mary Cripps
  • John Parker named as a overseer and trustee for some female heirs
  • Richard Morley sole executor
  • residue to Richard Morley
  • one gold ring to "my loveing friend Henry Streatfield of Chiddingstone gent."
  • revokes all previous wills
  • Probate London February 1701 to son Richard Morley
    • margin note mentioning probate revoked, regranted(?) December 1702

William Morley, yeoman of Withyham left a will, dated 24 May 1699:

  • testator is "aged and weak in body"
  • bequest to poor of Withyham
  • daughter-in-law Mary Morley, wife of testator's deceased son William Morley
    • William and Mary's daughter Mary, unmarried and under 21
  • son Richard (only bequeathed five shillings -- was there an earlier settlement?)
    • Richard's son Richard
    • Richard's daughter Easther
  • daughter Bennett (wife of Robert Mills)
    • Robert Mills
    • William Mills
      • William's two daughters
    • other children of Robert Mills and Bennett Morley?
  • daughter Anne Jones
    • children of Anne?
  • deceased son George Morley
    • William son of George
      • children of William (not named)
  • bequests to maidservant and manservant
  • residue to "my kinsman Thomas Morley of Sevenoaks in the County of Kent yeoman and to the aforesaid Robert Mills my grandsonne" (also named co-executors)
  • revokes all previous wills
  • Probate 9 December 1702 London. Thomas Morley "nepotis ex fra" (brother's son?) and Robert Mills took oaths. [Some note about the testator's son Richard which I cannot decipher.]

For reasons unknown, William Morley of Withyham revoked his earlier will and replaced it with a vastly different one!

Markers

Surname: Morley
Title Start Year End Year Added Updated
Chichester, Sussex, England
1606 1835 2020-03-17 2020-03-17
Cuckfield, Sussex, England
1606 1824 2020-03-17 2020-03-17
Henfield, Sussex, England
1608 1873 2020-03-17 2020-03-17
Arundel, Sussex, England
1618 1836 2020-03-17 2020-03-17
Lindfield, Sussex, England
1641 1684 2020-03-17 2020-03-17
Bolney, Sussex, England
1654 1836 2020-03-17 2020-03-17
Twineham, Sussex, England
1679 1734 2020-03-17 2020-03-17
Keymer, Sussex, England
1689 1790 2020-03-17 2020-03-17
Framfield, Sussex, England
1694 1733 2020-03-17 2020-03-17
Goring, Sussex, England
1703 1755 2020-03-17 2020-03-17
Upper Beeding, Sussex, England
1719 1744 2020-03-17 2020-03-17
Bramber, Sussex, England
1744 1787 2020-03-17 2020-03-17
Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England
1747 1837 2020-03-17 2020-03-17
Ashurst, Sussex, England
1750 1809 2020-03-17 2020-03-17
Chailey, Sussex, England
1756 1886 2020-03-17 2020-03-17
Worth, Sussex, England
1762 1783 2020-03-17 2020-03-17
Icklesham, Sussex, England
1768 1808 2020-03-17 2020-03-17
East Grinstead, Sussex, England
1780 1811 2020-03-17 2020-03-17
Climping, Sussex, England
1784 1805 2020-03-17 2020-03-17
Piddinghoe, Sussex, England
1786 1830 2020-03-17 2020-03-17
Clapham, Sussex, England
1798 1830 2020-03-17 2020-03-17
Lewes, Sussex, England
1799 1845 2020-03-17 2020-03-17
Lurgashall, Sussex, England
1814 1814 2020-03-21 2020-03-21
Streat, Sussex, England
1815 1879 2020-03-17 2020-03-17
Bexhill, Sussex, England
1825 1900 2020-03-17 2020-03-17
Amberley, Sussex, England
1827 1875 2020-03-17 2020-03-17
Herstmonceux, Sussex, England
1831 1891 2020-03-17 2020-03-17
Edburton, Sussex, England
1849 1880 2020-03-17 2020-03-17
St Anns, Gainsborough, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada
1872 1921 2020-03-21 2020-03-21
Mount Albert, Ontario, Canada
1881 1881 2020-03-20 2020-03-20
 

Discussion

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Forum: Sussex and neighbouring counties

Title Post date Replies Last comment time
Morleys from Haslemere, Surrey and vicinity Tue, 05/02/2013 - 11:39pm 24 Mon, 10/08/2020 - 8:39pm
Sussex: Morleys of Cowfold, Barcombe, Brighton, etc. Tue, 05/02/2013 - 11:28pm 36 Thu, 20/07/2017 - 7:59am
Abstracts of Sussex Morley wills Sun, 17/04/2016 - 7:07pm 5 Mon, 25/04/2016 - 6:01am
Abstracts of Glynde Morley wills Sun, 17/04/2016 - 5:20pm 4 Sun, 24/04/2016 - 8:21pm
Exploring an atDNA match: Isfield Morleys? Mon, 08/02/2016 - 8:38pm 3 Thu, 03/03/2016 - 2:10am
Sussex: Morleys of Westbourne (and Petworth?) Wed, 02/03/2016 - 11:55pm 0 Wed, 02/03/2016 - 11:55pm
Morleys from Sussex and Surrey Tue, 05/02/2013 - 11:51pm 0 Tue, 05/02/2013 - 11:51pm