Solomon
Grimston
Born about in Earls Colne, Essex, England
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Margaret (Eldred) Grimston
— married
29 Sep 1707 [location unknown]
Husband of
Susanna (Newman) Grimston
— married
18 Apr 1734 in Earls Colne, Essex, England
[children unknown]
Died before
before about age 86
in Earls Colne, Essex, England
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Biography
24.1.1681/2 Solomon Grimston of Stanway gent to marry Mary Read of Much Tey at St James Colchester bondsman Miles Bull of Colchester[1]
In the 17th century Bridgewick Hall in Chappel, Essex, was remodelled and enlarged as a fashionable gentleman's residence. Solomon Grimston owned it from 1680 until his death. [2]
Sept 29 1707 From the diary of John Eldred. my daughter Margaret was married to Sol. Grimstone. [3]
1713 He was deputy steward for John Eldred head steward, also his brother-in-law[4]
Solomon Grimston of Chapple gent widower married Susanna Newman of Earls Colne widow by licence 18.4.1734[5]
31 Dec 1731 Solomon Grimston, Attorney (Master) and James Wheely son of James Wheely Apprentice. Indenture. [6]
1734 listed as freeholder of Chappel [7]
1746 Mr Solomon Grimston was buried 1st Sept Earls Colne, St. Andrews. [8] Solomon died in about 1746 in Poutesbright, Essex, England. His will passed probate on 13 September 1746.[9]
Abbreviated Will of Solomon Grimston
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Dated: 8 Feb 1744/5 Proved : 13 Sept 1746[10]
I Solomon Grimston, Gentleman of Chapple otherwise Pontesbright, Essex, Gentleman
- Beneficiaries: Wife Susanna (Mansion House holden of the Manor of Croppinghall and appurtenances. Freehold in Chapple Street in occupation of George Holland and John Wenden the Elder. Freehold purchased from Benjamin Crayker. Land now occupied John Morley. Land now occupied Philip Baker. Christmas Croft in Marks Tey occupied John Lay. Land named Walcotts, Clamps, Oselys in Marks Tey, occupied by Robert Prentice, John Polley).
- Nephew William Grimston (Messuages in the occupation of Thomas Brand, John Ambrose,after death of wife Susanne.).
- Daughter-in-law Bridget Grimston
- Daughter-in-law Susanne Newman. (Lands in Patteswick and Halsted in tenure of James Strange) (Not yet 21)
- Heir Elizabeth wife of William Rogers (£100)
- Heir Mary wife of Robert Mayhew (£50)
- Other mentions: Two children of my late niece Mary Wiltshire (£50 each). Bridget Grimston Widow, wife of late son Rend Grimston.
- Two daughters of my late Nephew John Grimston.
- Poor of Chapple
- Executrix : Wife Susanna
- Witnesses: E Creffield, John Morley, Jno, Thos Baynes. (Ann Creffield, Ann Holland, Robert Folks also signed codicils
Two codicils, the last dated 19 Feb 1745/6
Links to Other Wikitree Documents
- Also recorded, in part, by the wider Earls Colne Project Person G541
Notes
- All Dates are New Style.
- ERO Essex Record Office documents. (Subscription content)
Sources
- ↑ Marriage Bonds and Allegations 1681 to 1731 (ERO D/ABL) 24.1.1682 (Tuesday 24 January 1682) document 10400016
- ↑ 'Chappel: Introduction', in A History of the County of Essex: Volume 10, Lexden Hundred (Part) Including Dedham, Earls Colne and Wivenhoe, ed. Janet Cooper (London, 2001), pp. 76-80. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol10/pp76-80 [accessed 19 September 2020].
- ↑ John Eldred Diary
- ↑ Earls Colne Manor Court Rolls (ERO D/DPr83) 28.4.1713 (Tuesday 28 April 1713)document 41000565
- ↑ Marriage register 1729 to 1753 (D/P209/1/4) 18.4.1734 (Thursday 18 April 1734) document 9201391
- ↑ The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: Board of Stamps: Apprenticeship Books: Series IR 1; Class: IR 1; Piece: 13 Ancestry uk Record 1851 #426662 Ancestry Share
- ↑ London, England, UK and London Poll Books. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives and Guildhall Library. Ancestry uk Record 2410 #5132516 Ancestry Share
- ↑ ERO Earls Colne St Andrew Parish Records D/P 209/1/4 Image 19.
- ↑
Will:
"England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858"
The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 749
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5111 #576160 (accessed 3 January 2023)
Will of Solomon Grimston, granted probate on 13 Sep 1746. Died about 1746 in Poutesbright, Essex, England. - ↑ National Archives PROB 11/749/347 D966974 Will of Solomon Grimston, Gentleman of Chapel , Essex
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