Olive (Wheatley) Barker (1573)

Ancestors

Biography

Olive was born in 1573. She is the daughter of John Wheatley.

Father's Will

• WILL OF JOHN WHEATLEIGH OF TINGSBORO.

To Mary, my wife, to the use of six rooms of the East wing of my manor-house, with wheat, barley, etc., and the keeping of six kine. To John Wheatleigh, my son and heir, a chayne of gold, value £20 which I will to remain to my godson Nathaniel, so to remain to the heirs of the name and family. To son John also, my black gelding and trappings. To son Nathaniel and his wife Dorothy, each one cow. Daughter Hossington, one cow

and one young beast. To daughter Annie Barker, one cow to remain to John Barker my godson. To daughter Olive Wheatleigh, one cow. To son Frank, one cow, 20 CAve sheep and a ram. To my son Eichard Whately, 4 sheep. To my son Samuel Wheatleigh, one cow and 10 pounds a year to be paid out of Balwoodestone until said Samuel shall have the benefice of the parsonage of Tingsboro. To daughter Martha, 120 pounds and one cow. To my servant John Koberts, 4 sheep. To John Hall and John Sideham, servants, each an ewe sheep and lamb. To Heni-y, son of my brother Thomas Wheatly, two yearling beasts, and to my cousin, Richard Wheatly the remission of a cottage in Tingsboro. My wife Mary and Roger Wingate, my son-in-law, executors, son John to be overseer. ^[1]

Her mother's Will

• THE WILL OF MARY W^EATLEIGH, WIDOW.

Body to be bimed by the side of my late husbjind, John Wlieatleigli, Esq. To son Frank, one cow. To bis wife auotber aud to bis (bxuj,^bter Dorotby, one cow. To my (biufj^bter Martba and Olive, each one cow. Residue of my effects to son Kicbard, sole executor.

"Witnesses. Jane Hossington, (alias Wbeatleifij'b) and "Wil- liam Panes.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} https://archive.org/details/genealogyofwheat00whea/page/10