Susan Jocelin

  General Notes:

Susan Wilsons will:

Susan Willson of Booking, Essex, widow, late wife of Thomas Wilson gent, deceased, her will dated 24 December 1615, published and declared 14 May 1616, proved 10 June 1616. To be buried in the church of Braintree. The poor of Braintree, Bocking and Stysted. My sons Philip and John Wilson. My son in law Thomas Trotter and my daughter Anne his wife. My son in law William Lyngwood and my daughter Mary his wife. My son in law Anthony Filioll. My daughter Winifride now wife of William Brocke. My grandchild Susan Spooner at one and twenty or day of marriage. Loving friends Christopher Thursbie Esq. and John Sorrell of Stebbing. My cousin and loving friend John Smyth late of Loughborough in Leicestershire. My loving friend Mrs. Thursbie the wife of Christopher Thursbie of Bocking Esq. and my godson Mr. John Thurs- bye, his son. My cousin Mary Meade of Stansted Monfitchet, widow, and my godchild Mary Palmer, her daughter. My godchild Susan daughter .to Mr. John Sorrell of Stebbing. Henry Barre, sometimes my servant. Robert Byndes of Stisted, my good neighbor, and his daughter Susan now the wife of Matthew Francke of Bocking. Constance Bridge of Brayntree. Mary Sparhawke sometimes my servant. Margery Dixon sometimes my servant and now the wife of Robert Billing. My servant Susan Glascocke. My uncle Mr. Jeffrey Brocke and my aunt his wife. My loving cousin Mrs. Frances Iremonger daughter of my uncle Jeffrey Brocke. Edward Barre my servant. My daughter Dorothy Filioll. I give to my son Philip Willson my three little messuages &c. in Brayntree, in a place there called the Pounde End. I give to my son John Willson my messuage or tenement &c. in Braintree which I lately bought of one John Denmau, now in the occupation of my son in law William Lyngwood, and two tenements &c. in Braintree now in the occupation of Richard Owltinge and Thomas Clarke. I give to William Lyngwood and my daughter Mary his wife my Inn &c. called the Horne in Braintree. which I purchased of Jervase Bradshawe and now in said Bradshawe's occupation. My eldest son Thomas Willson. My daughters Anne Trotter and Mary Lyngwood shall have that messuage &c. called Lulls in Bradwell, Coggeshall Essex which was given to them and others by my father in law Mr. Symons, notwithstanding any release they have heretofore made unto me. Son John Willson and two sons in law Thomas Trotter ami William Lyngwood to be executors. Mary the wife of my son John. Mrs. Dorothy Glascock.

  Noted events in her life were:

• Marriage: to Thomas Wilson, 12 June 1571, Stisted, Essex.

Susan married Thomas Wilson, son of Thomas Wilson and Unknown Simmons, on 12 June 1571 in Stisted, Essex. (Thomas Wilson died in 1591 in Kelvedon, Essex and was buried on 19 July 1591 in Kelvedon, Essex.)