Lady Amy Gurdon

  General Notes:

The will of Dame Amy Mildmay:

Dame Amy Mildmay of Graces in Little Baddow, Essex, widow, 18 May 1669, proved 28 January 1670. To be buried in Little Baddow chancel and laid in my sister's grave. To my beloved daughter in law Mary Mildmay, my sou Henry's wife, six pounds in gold. To my grand-daughter Amy Mildmay, my son Henry's eldest daughter, one hundred pounds. To Anne Mildmay, my sun's a- mood daughter, five pounds. To Mary Mildmay, my sou's third daughter, five pounds. To Lucy and Eliabeth Mildmay, my son's fourth and fifth daughters, five pounds apiece, and all my plate to he equally divided between them. To Era: Mildmay, my son's sixth daughter, twenty mark in money. To Robert Milclmay of Terling, my son in law, tell pounds, to buy him mourning, and to his wife a ring of twenty shillings. To my grandson Robert Mildmay and his sister Amy Mildmay tea pounds apiece. To the said Amy, over and above the said ten pounds, the sum of one hundred pounds, to be paid her at her age of three and twenty years or day of marriage or six months after. Item, I give to my brother Jo: Gordon of Asou in the County of Suffolk Esquire the sum of twenty .mark in money and to his wife ten pounds. k give to his four sons, Philip, Nathaniel, Brampton and Barrett, to each of them a ring of twenty shillings. To his three daughters, Judith Gould Anne Gordon and Amy Forth, to each of them a ring of twenty shillings Item, I give to my sister Saltonstall a ring of twenty shillings. I give to my sister Joyce Gordon six pounds and to her son James Gurdon and John Gordon the sum of ten pounds. To my niece Fisher a ring of twenty shillings and to my niece Leeds a ring of twenty shillings. To my sister in law, my brother Bampton's wife, a ring of twenty. shillings. To my daughter Wallopp five pounds. To my son Harlackendou a ring of twenty shillings and to his wife a ring of twenty shillings. T. my cousin Reynsond of Ipswich forty shillings and to her daughter Russell forty shillings. To my man Robert Flugerford six pounds. To my two maids Elizabeth Reymond and Anne Meade three pounds apiece and all my clothes (&c.). To the poor of Little Beddow four pounds. Lauds, tenements &c. in 1301- user, Essex, Lavenham, Preston or Breutely Suffolk to my sou Henry Mildmay and his heirs forever. The residue of my goods to my son Henry whom I make and appoint my sole executor &c. I desire my MI Henry to pay to the parties here under named the several sums of money that I give. To my cousin Lane, lie Walker, Mr. Gilson, Mr Wragg, Mr Willis, Mr Crow, Mr Clarke, ?..Ir Reeve, Mr Folkes, Mr Oakes, Mr Benson, Mr Hollock, Mr Harrison. Mr Hicks, Joane Baker and Alice Bow. (sums ranging from one to ten pounds apiece).

  Noted events in her life were:

• Marriage: to Sir Henry Mildmay, 19 May 1616, Assington, Suffolk.