Elizabeth Lytton

  General Notes:

The will of Elizabeth Barrett:

ELIZABETH BARBETT widow, late the wife of Edward Barrett Esq. deceased, her will made 27 May, Elizabeth. proved 18 October 1594. I commend my body to the earth to be reverently and comely buried is the vault in Alveley church where my said late husband lieth. All my plane (aud household stuff &c.) to be bestowed upon such persons and in such manner as is a" scedule" or inventory in writing under my hand I have disposed &c. To my sister Ann Borlace, widow, six silver fruit dishes of the value of twenty pounds, having the arms of my father graven upon them. The poor of Bray. The poor of Barham inn Suffolk. The poor of Coddenham (and other places named). To my son Bacon and my good daughter his wife one hundred pounds to be made into sundry parcels of plate as it shall best like them. And further to Mrs. Patience now the wife of Mr. Churchame thirty pounds. To Philip Bacon, son of my daughter Helen twenty pounds, to Nathaniel Bacon, another of her sons. twenty pounds and to Jane Bacon, her daughter, six and twenty pounds thirteen shillings four pence to make her a bason and ewer of silver with it. To Elizabeth Gurdon, daughter of my son Brampton Gurdon Esq. fifty pounds to buy her a chain and some jewels, to Amy Gurdon, mother of his daughters, twenty pounds and to Judith Gorden, another, twenty pounds. John Corbett, son of my son in law Thomas Corbett Esq., and Elizabeth Corbett, my god daughter, his sister. My cousin and god daughter Mrs Elizabeth Riche. My god daughter Elizabeth Amcottes. John Gifford, son of Mr. George Gifford. Provision for a free Grammar School in Alveley. Leases my late dear and blessed husband Mr. Barrett made unto John Both.. and Edward Bacon Esquires. The manor of Bumstedd's in Alveley, Essex. Humfrey Foster "then esquire and sithens made knight" who had married one of my said late husband's daughters. Ann Barrett daughter of Charles Barrett Esq. deceased. Waiter Barrett one of the sons of the said Charles. Edward Barrett son and heir of Charles Barrett deceased. My lease of Belhouse. Elizabeth Gifford daughter of Mr. Michael Gifford. My son in law Edward Bacon to be executor, He refusing then my son in law Brampton Gurdon, and failing him them my son in law Thomas Corbet. my loving kinsman Robert Beale and my good and loving friends John Butler, Humfrey Michell and Francis Raffle esquires to he overseers, to each of whom one spout pot of silver, of the value of six pounds thirteen shillings four peace, having the arms Sir Robert Litton, knight, my father, graven upon them.
Published and declared 27 May 1594 and finished and again published 24 June 1594. Then follows the Inventory (of plate &c.) referred to is the will. To daughter Elizabeth Gurdon my best silver bason and ewer, three white silver salts, two silver tankards, the great broad bowl with the cover suitable unto the bowl, a silver chaffing dish, three great deep bowls with cover, three little sleep howls with cover, one dozen of spoons parcel gilt, one silver ladle, a " reaudliee cuppe" which I do commonly drink balm water in, three broad silver saucers and one lesser saucer of silver (and a lot of household stuff enumerated, among which great backed chairs, low backed chairs, wicker chairs, stools, court cupboarsts &c.). To my daughters Elizabeth (Gurdon) and Ann (Corbet) twelve chests to he equally divided betwixt the. Then follows a list of articles given to Arun Caches.

  Noted events in her life were:

• Marriage: to Edward Barrett, 1570, Aveley, Essex.

• Marriage: to Thomas Little.

Elizabeth married Edward Barrett, son of George Barrett and Elizabeth Dinely, in 1570 in Aveley, Essex. (Edward Barrett was born in 1519 in Aveley, Essex and died on 31 January 1585 in Aveley, Essex.)