Giggleswick
Messuage
3
Family Descent
Description: messuage, oxgang, 12th part of demesne 21s 4 ½ d
Holder 1520 William Wilson21s 4 ½ d
1559 (buried 1572)Reginald Wilson21s 4d
1572Reginald Wilson's widow
and William their son21s 4d
1579Willm Wilson hath taken of the said Commissioners one mess on laithe one garden one croft one oxgang of land and meadow and certain parcels of the Demesne there with the appurtenances containing by est 13 ½ acres unto the said mess lyinge of the rent of 21s 4d
And parcels of land lately improved of the waist within the Newclose cont by estimation 1/3rd pte of one Rood of the Rent 4d
now in the tenure of the said William Paying for his fine £14 2s 2d
William had sons Reginald and Thomas and died in 1587
Renold Wilson 1597
Borthwick vol. 27 fol. 421
10th day of October
Renold Wilson of Giglesweeke singleman
give and bequeath his tenement (and) tenement right thereto to Christopher Wilson his brothers sonne,
for default of such issue he did give and bequeath the same to Thomas Wilson his brother
for default of such issue he did bequeath his said tenement to Lawrence Lawson Thomas Lawson Ellyn Claphamson and Agnes Newhouse equally amongst them, if the Right ho(nourable) thearle of Cumberland did not redeame the same
1602Christopher Wilson for one tenement21s 8d
1621broken up Robert Banks has main part (for reasons why see Reg’s will below)
Also whereas he did owe to the said Earle or his assignes the some of xxij li for the latter payment of his fyne for the said tenement his will was and he appointed that the said xxij li should be made of the ground and tenemente itselfe And if the said Earle or his assignes did redeeme the same, then he bequeathed the money already paid to Christopher Wilson or his assignes And yet nevertheless he willed and ordeyned that if Christopher and Thomas Wilson aforesaid dyed without issue of their bodyes lawfully begotten, that then the money already paid to the said Earle or his assignes should returne from the said Christopher and Thomas Wilson and be equally devided amongst theise fower vidz Lawrence Lawson Thomas Lawson Ellyn Claphamson and Agnes Newhouse or their assignes
Also his will was and he did give & bequeath to George Lawson his uncle the use occupacon, and government of his said tennement and lease and also the tuition of Christopher Wilson abovesaid until the said Earle or his assignes should redeame or during the nonage of the said xpofer Wilson
Also whereas Lawrence Lawsonne aforesaid and John Armitstead of Giglesweke stand bound to Robt Bancke of Giglesweke for the payment of twenty pounds for him the said Renold, his will was and he did ordeyne that the said Lawrence and John should have his land in Giglesweke for their discharge And if it did fortune at any tyme hereafter, that xpofer Wilson did repay the said twenty poundes to Lawrence Lawson and John Armitstead aforesaid or their assignes that he appointed and ordeyned that the said land should discend and remayne to the said xpofer and to the heires of his bodye lawfully to be begotten and for default of such issue to Thomas Wilson and to the heires of his bodye lawfully to be begotten and for default of such issue to Lawrence Lawson and to the heires of his body lawfully begotten for ever Also whereas he acknowledged himselfe indebted to his brother Thomas Wilson and to some others his will was & he ordeyned that his debtes should be paid of his goodes and the remaynder to be to Thomas Wilson his brother for his better mayntenance and in Consideracon of all such debtes as the said Renold did owe unto him whome he willed also to be relieved of his said tenement Also he did ordeyne and appointe Lawrence Lawson & John Armitstead aforesaid to be executors of this his last will and testament willing that aswell George Lawson aforesaid as also his said Executors should be kept harmles Theis being witnesses Chr: Shute George Lawson, Willm Newhouse, Oliver Newhouse Richard Armitstead Thomas dockney with others
23.10.1564Reginaldus
28.2.1568Willelmus (died 1581)
1.1.1571Thomas
6.1.1575Elizabeth