Christopher Almy (abt. 1580 - 1624)

Born about 1580 in South Kilworth, Leicestershire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Clarke) Almy — married 1606 in South Kilworth, Leicestershire, England

Descendants

Died 4 Oct 1624 at about age 44 in South Kilworth, Leicestershire, England

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Biography

Christopher Almy was born in Leicestershire, England.

Name

Christopher Almy / Almey,

Christopher was born about 1575-1580. He was the son of Thomas Almey and Joan Wale. He passed away 4 Oct 1624 South Kilworth, Leicestershire, England. ^[1]

Marriages

1) first ____Clarke, daughter of _______Clarke of Lutterworth, co. Leicester,^[2]

2) second, by marriage bond license of 1606, Anne or Amie Greene, widow, of Hurley, Warwick, who was buried at South Kilworth 5 Mar 1622/23. ^[3][4][5]

Will

In brief, (for full text see image attached from ancestry.com English transcriptions of wills)

His will 2 Oct 1624 gave his daughter Marie 400 pounds upon marriage, half of which to be paid one year after said marriage. But if she did not allow her spousal choice approved by said persons (including his son-in-law John Paule) she was to only have 20 pounds. That until she marries she shall be maintained and stay with his son William Almy. He provides 10 pounds to be shared by the three sons (Wm, Chris and Richard) of John Paule. He provides 20 s each for the poor of Lutterworth and those at S Kilworth. And 13s 4d for repairs of the church at S Kilworth. To each grandchild 12 d.

To his only son William, all tenements or messauges, lands, orchards at Kilworth where the testator himself now lives. For default of such issue then Joane Paule, wife of John Paule in Little Ashby and to Marie Almy provided she "behaves" as stated above...

NEHGR 71:314. (Chamberlain: The English Ancestry of William Almy)

• The Will of Christopher Allmey of South Kilworthe, co. Leicester, gentleman, 2 October 1624.

• To be buried in the church or churchyard of South Kiliworthe.

• To my daughter Marie Allmey £400, one half thereof to be paid to her on the day of her marriage and the other half twelve months after her marriage, if the said Mary Allmey be ruled in her choice by Edward Hoden of Rugby and William Allmey of Bitswell, my brethren, and John Paule of little Ashby, my sonne-in-lawe; but if she be not ruled as aforesaid, I give the said Mary Allmey, my daughter, £20 and no more.

• My will is that she continue and remain with my son William Allmey and be by him maintained until the time of her marriage. But if it shall happen that upon any distaste or difference the said Mary shall desire to live elsewhere, then my said son William Allmey shall, at the end of every year after her departure from him, during the time she remaineth unmarried, pay to her the sum of £3. 6s. 8d., for and towards her maintenance.

• To Will(iam) Paule, Christopher Paule, and Richard Paule, sonnes of the said John Paule, £10, to be equally divided between them, such money to be paid severally to each of them as they shall accomplish the age of fifteen years; if any of the said children die before that age, his share shall remain to the survivors or survivor.

• To the poor of the parish of Dunton 20s.

• To the poor of Lutterworth 20s.

• To the poor of the parish of South Kilworth 20s.

• To the maintenance and repairs of the Church of South Killworth 13s. 4d.

• To each of my godchildren 12d.

• To William Allmey, my only son, and to his heires all that my tenement or messuage, building, orchard, and garden in South Killworth aforesaid wherein I nowe dwell, and the three yards land, meadow, common, and pasture, thereunto belonging, with all other my lands, ten(emen)ts, and hereditaments, lying within the towne feildes and territories of South Killworth or elsewhere. And for default of such issue to Joane Paule, wife of John Paule of little Ashby in the county of Leicester, yeoman, and to Marie Allmey, my two daughters, and to their heirs lawfully begotten; provided always that the said Mary Allmey be guided by the said Edward Hoden and William Allmey in her choice of a husband, or else the said lands, tenements, and hereditaments to remain solely to the said Joane Paule and her heirs, and for default of such, to the right heirs of me, Christopher Allmey; provided also that the said William Allmey, my son, do well and trulie pay all such legacies and bequests as are herein given, or else the said Joane Paule and Marie Allmey shall stand possessed of all the lands, ten(emen)ts, and hereditaments aforesaid, and pay the said William Allmey, my son, £100, and all my legacies and bequests (provided the said Mary Almey shall be guided as aforesaid in her choice of a husband, or else to Joane Paule and her heirs I give absolutely the said lands, etc.) to the said Joane Paule and Mary Allmey and their heirs for ever.

• The rest of my goods to William Allmey, my son, whom I make full executor. • Supervisors: the said Edward Hoden and William Allmey, my brethren, and John Paule, and I give them 20s. each for their pains.

• The marke of Christopher Allmey.

• Witnesses: Thomas Geast, Geor: Wrighte.

• Proved 29 October 1624 by William Allmey, son of the said deceased, and executor named in the will. (P.C.C., Byrde, 89)

Will of his second wife Anne or Amie, widow of ___ Greene

In her will dated 10 Apr. 1621, and proved 18 May 1626 by her son Henry Greene, executor, she mentions her son Henry Greene, her daughters Frances Greene, and her married daughter Dickers (with her husband and three sons). Full transcription available in English wills on ancestry.com

Death

Oct. 4, 1624 South Kilworth, Leicestershire, England

Burial: St Nicholas Church - South Kilworth, Harborough District, Leicestershire, England

Sources

1. ↑ Historic families of America - The Almy Family of Portsmouth 1630 and Joris de Rapalje of Fort Orange Albany New York, 1623. Published by Charles, Kingsbury, Miller of Chicago, IL, 1897. http://archive.org/stream/historicfamilies00mill/historicfamilies00mill_djvu.txt
2. ↑ Chamberlain, George Walter. English Ancestry of William Almy, The NEHGRegister, Boston, MA, 1917) Vol. 71, Page 314 https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2129/images/32608_234173-00341
3. ↑ Leicester marriage , licenses and allegations: 1570-1729https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/28553/images/dvm_LocHist012307-00009-0?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=15&rcstate=dvm_LocHist012307-00009-0%3A692%2C856%2C885%2C902
4. ↑ The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 071 (1917) page 318. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2129/32608_234173-00339/108356
5. ↑ Allmey, Chris., South Killworth. 1606. Book 1, fo. 21. Greene, Anne, w., Hurley, Warwick. Book Calendar of Wills Proved and of Administrations Granted in the Commissary Court of the Peculiar and Exempt Jurisdiction of Groby, 1580-1800. Collection Leicestershire.

• Miller, Charles Kingsbury. Historic Families of America (Miller, Chicago, 1897) Page ?

• Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-33 (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Jan 1, 1996) See "WILLIAM ALMY"

• Anderson, Robert C, George F. Sanborn, and Melinde L. Sanborn. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635 Vol.1: A-B (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Great Migration Study Project, Boston, 1999), Page 44.

• English wills P C C Byrde 89.

• Chamberlain, George Walter. English Ancestry of William Almy, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1917) Vol. 71, Page 314: Will proved 29 Oct 1624 son William Almy. Page 318-20.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #153968710

• "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP47-M5WJ : 6 June 2018), Christopherus Almey, 4 Oct 1624; records extracted by findmypast, images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Burial, South Kilworth, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, page 32, citing the Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK.

Name Christopherus Almey

Event Type Burial

Event Date 4 Oct 1624

Event Place South Kilworth, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Event Place (Original) Leicestershire, England, South Kilworth

Religion Anglican

Page Number 32

Record Number GBPRS/LEICS/BUR/00261365

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