John Chamberlayne
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John Chamberlayne (1636 - 1684)

John Chamberlayne
Born in Princethorpe, Warwickshire, Englandmap
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Husband of — married 18 Jan 1683 in Astley, Warwickshire, Englandmap
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Died at age 48 in Long Itchington, Warwickshire, Englandmap
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Biography

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John Chamberlayne was born in Warwickshire, England.

Birth and Parentage

John was born on 25 March 1636, in Princethorpe, Warwickshire, the son of Edward Chamberlayne and Bridgett Hayle.

Marriages and Family

His first marriage was to a lady named Margaret Santon, daughter of Christian Paul Santon of London, Merchant, and his wife, Katherine. John and Margaret had but one daughter, whom they also named Margaret. Proof of this may be found in the Warwick County Archives, where a document, detailing the Chamberlayne family line and relationships, can be found.


Marriage Ellenor Skrymsher [1]

His second wife was Ellenor Skrymsher, who outlived him.


Life and Career

John was a wealthy merchant whose business was in the City of London. Having made enough to invest in property, in 1671, he bought the manor of Stoney Thorpe in Long Itchington, from Ambrose Holbeach Jr, of Mollington, Oxfordshire, who was

very eminent in the law, particularly in the art of conveyancing, which he practised with great integrity'.[2][3]

The previous owners had,

faced financial difficulties in 1652 raising a mortgage on the property from a neighbouring uncle, Edward Chamberlayne of Princethorpe. In 1655 the Hanslap family [4]faced the inevitable and sold the property to Ambrose Holbech. In 1676, John Chamberlayne, 6th son of Edward, who had previously lent money on the property, acquired Stoneythorpe Hall, having made money from trade. Stoneythorpe Hall was the residence to various members of the Chamberlayne family, many of whom are laid to rest in the family vault in the church at Southam.

In March 1675, John's brother Edward, a merchant in Malaga, Spain, who had been severely afflicted by a shaking disease, died, aged only 28. Their brother Francis, merchant of London, was to receive all Edward's goods and estate. [5]

John moved to Stoney Thorpe in 1676 and the house stayed in the Chamberlayne family for 300 years.

London Gazette

From 1680 to 18 January 1681,[6][7] John was High Sheriff of Warwickshire, and appointed another member of the Holbeche family, Thomas Holbeche, his Under-Sheriff. [8][9]

In 1683, Richard Stanton, Freeholder of Ladbroke, Warwickshire, (who may have been John's first wife, Margaret's father), enfeoffed ( to invest (a person) with possession of a freehold estate in land) John Chamberlayne of all his tenements. [10]

Death and Burial

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He made his will on 13 May 1684 and passed away 12 days later, on 25 May. He was buried at the Stretton upon Dunsmore Chamberlayne Burial Site in Stretton upon Dunsmore, Warwickshire, as he had specified, near the body of his father, Edward. (His grave - more ornamental than the others in the Chamberlayne site - is actually on the left of that of his father). He requested that a tombstone costing £8 - (£915.60 in 2017) should be laid on his grave, writing that he was laying his body down in sure and certain hope of a joyful resurrection. He made provision for his wife, Elleanor, in her widowhood, bequeathed 15 pounds for 'mournings' and money to his relatives for mourning apparel which he asked them to wear at his funeral.

I give and bequeath unto my brother Francis Chamberlayne and his wife Marie) and unto my sister Hunt, (Bridgett) and unto my brother-in-law Mr Samuel Shepheard and my sister, his wife, 10 pounds a piece for mournings, and to my nephew Edward Chamberlayne and his wife 6 pounds a piece for mournings. All which mournings I will and direct shall be worn at my funeral.
Also I do remitt unto my said nephew Edward Chamberlayne all such debts and summes of money as he shall owe to me at the time of my decease. Also I give and bequeath unto my said sister Hunt 100 pounds to be paid unto her within two years next after my decease, or sooner if my Executors hereafter named, can conveniently raise the same. And I also give and bequeath to my said sister Hunt my diamond ring and my spanish gold ring which I usually wear and also my silver watch with all my wearing clothes and apparell both linen and woollen except my best lace cravatt and cuffs. Also I give and bequeath unto the poor of Long Itchington five pounds of lawfull money of England. Also I give unto the poor of Stretton and Princethorpe which are in the parish wherein I ....six pounds of like lawful money to be distributed amongst them, as my Executor hereafter named shall think fitt.
I give and bequeath fifty mourning rings, each ring to be of the value of eight shillings, each ring to be distributed to fifty several persons whose names I shall leave with my executor.
And I give and bequeath unto my nephew Edward Chamberlayne my young grey gelding ... ... which came of my old grey mare and best bridle, saddle and holsters and the rest of the furniture thereto belonging. My best case of pistolls and my best hilted sword. And I give and bequeath unto my most loving friend Charles Holyoake my silver tobacco box and my tobacco stoppers, my silver headed cane and my second best gun. And I give and bequeath unto my daughter Margaret my best laced cravatt and cuffs of point de venice[12] and my other second best laced cravatt and cuffs herein before.... in the bequest to my sister Hunt. Also I will and desire that my Executor hereafter named shall pay out my said only daughter Margaret the summe of eight hundred pounds today = 91,559.84 pounds of lawfull money of England out of my personall estate according to ..... in that .... made before my marriage with my present wife, which together with such lands as I have already settled upon her. [13]

Margaret was to become a ward of John's brother Francis, who also inherited Stoney Thorpe. [14] John requested that Margaret be educated piously and virtuously, and adjured his daughter to heed her uncle. [13]

Ellenor remarried in 1696 to Thomas Hewett, Gent. whom she also outlived, eventually passing away in 1716.


Research Notes

1. 25 Dec 1650 - A John Chamberlayne gent. was accused of 'willingly in a certain dwelling-house within the same parish on the said 25th December hearing a mass said and sung by a certain person unknown to the Jurors.' See: Middlesex Sessions Rolls: 1650, in Middlesex County Records: Volume 3, 1625-67, Ed. John Cordy Jeaffreson (London: Middlesex County Record Society, 1888), 193-200. Retrieved from British History Online (Here;) Accessed September 11, 2021


Sources

  1. ↑ Freely available with subscription from Ancestry: Retrieved from Ancestry.com (Here;) Accessed 9 Aug 2021.
  2. ↑ Christina Colvin, Janet Cooper, N H Cooper, P D A Harvey, Marjory Hollings, Judith Hook, Mary Jessup, Mary D Lobel, J F A Mason, B S Trinder and Hilary Turner. "Parishes: Mollington," in A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 10, Banbury Hundred, ed. Alan Crossley (London: Victoria County History, 1972), 197-206. British History Online, accessed June 10, 2021, Retrieved from Here Accessed 10 June 2021
  3. ↑ "Parishes: Long Itchington," in A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 6, Knightlow Hundred, ed. L F Salzman (London: Victoria County History, 1951), 125-132. British History Online. Retrieved from Here Accessed 10 June 2021
  4. ↑ Historical notices and recollections relating to the parish of Southam, in the county of Warwick, together with the parochial registers from A.D. 1539, and churchwardens' accounts A.D. 1580, Smith, William Lilley, d. 1895; Southam (Warwickshire, England) Retrieved from Here Accessed 13 June 2021
  5. ↑ The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 348, Source Information Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013., Original data: Prerogative Court of Canterbury: Wills of Selected Famous Persons. Digitized images. Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 1. The National Archives, Kew, England., Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers. Digitized images. Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11. The National Archives, Kew, England. Retrieved from (Here;) Accessed 11 June 2021.
  6. ↑ The Gazette, Retrieved from Here Accessed 11 June 2021
  7. ↑ Collections, Shakespeare.org.uk, Retrieved from Here Accessed 10 June 2021
  8. ↑ Collections, Shakespeare.org.uk, Retrieved from Here Accessed 10 June 2021
  9. ↑ 03267 - Leigh Family of Stoneleigh: Official Record. Shrievalty of John Chamberlain in 1681/2. Retrieved from WPU (Here;) Accessed 12 Jan 2023.
  10. ↑ Manor Court Rolls, 19 April 1683, Hervey, Sydenham, Henry Augustus, Ladbroke and its owners, 1846 (Pub 1914), Retrieved from Here Accessed 11 June 2021
  11. ↑ ed. William Page. The Victoria history of the county of Warwickshire. (Internet Archive Entry Uploader erroneously wrote, 'Sussex'). Knightlow Hundred. Vol. 6., (p.248.) Oxford University Press. Retrieved from the Internet Archive (Here;) Accessed 11 April 2024
  12. ↑ Textile research centre Leiden. Retrieved from (Here;) Accessed 10 June 2021.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 376, Source Information, Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Prerogative Court of Canterbury: Wills of Selected Famous Persons. Digitized images. Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 1. The National Archives, Kew, England. Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers. Digitized images. Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11. The National Archives, Kew, England. Retrieved from Here 17 June 2021
  14. ↑ Ed. Page, William (1905)., The Victoria history of the county of Sussex. Retrieved from the Internet Archive (Here;) Accessed 5 Sept 2021.

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