Richard Baildon1

#12258, (say 1532 - January 1576/77)

Family 1

____ _____ b. s 1536, d. c 1558/59
Children 1.William Baildon5 (c 1556 - c 1589)
 2.Katherine Baildon6 (b 1558 - c 1582)

Family 2

Margaret _____ b. s 1538, d. c 1604
Children 1.Richard Baildon Jr. (c 1562 - )
 2.Alice1 Baildon1 (c 1564 - c 1567)
 3.Alice Baildon1 (c 1568 - )
 4.Lawrence Baildon+1 (1571 - b 1641/42)
 5.Jenet Baildon1 (c 1573 - c 1576/77)
Birth*say 1532He was born say 1532 at Rimington, Yorkshire (now Lancashire), EnglandG.1 
Marriage*say 1554He married ____ _____ say 1554 at EnglandG.2 
Marriage*circa 1560He married Margaret _____ circa 1560 at EnglandG.1 
Death*January 1576/77He died in January 1576/77 at EnglandG.3 
3 January 1576/77He left a will on 3 January 1576/77 at Gisburn, Yorkshire (now Lancashire), EnglandG.4 
Burial*7 January 1576/77He was buried on 7 January 1576/77 at Gisburn, Yorkshire (now Lancashire)G.3 
Probate24 April 1577His estate was probated on 24 April 1577 at York, Yorkshire, EnglandG.1 

Citations

  1. [S1203] Paul C. Reed and John C. B. Sharp, "The English Ancestry of Richard Belden of Wethersfield, Connecticut", The American Genealogist 76:1,2 (2001): p. 126.
  2. [S1203] Paul C. Reed and John C. B. Sharp, "The English Ancestry of Richard Belden of Wethersfield", p. 126–127.
  3. [S1203] Paul C. Reed and John C. B. Sharp, "The English Ancestry of Richard Belden of Wethersfield", p. 126; footnote 58: " The parish register records the burial as 7 Dec. 1576, but the will was not dated until 3 Jan. of the following year. The early part of the Gisburn register is a transcript made in 1597."
  4. [S1203] Paul C. Reed and John C. B. Sharp, "The English Ancestry of Richard Belden of Wethersfield", p. 126.
    In the name of God Amen. The Thirde day of Januarie in the xix yeare of the Reigne of or Sov’eigne lady quene Eliz- And in the yeare of or Lord god 1576 I Richard Baildon of Hougill in the county of yorke, husbandman, sicke in bodye and holle in mynd and of good and p[er]fyte rememberaunce prased be god do make my last will and Testament in maner and forme followinge.
    Fyrst I bequithe my soull to almyghtie god and my bodye to be buried in the churche yeard of my p[ar]ishe churche of Gysburne.
    lt[e]m I gyve and bequithe unto Margaret my wyf thone [i.e., the one] halfe of my fermhold for the Space of Twelve yeares next after my decease withe the license of the lorde so that she keipe her solle and unmaryed Towards the bringinge uppe of my poore children unto suche tyme as my said Children shall come unto the lawfull yeares of aige.
    But yf my wyf marrye that Then l will that The said half of my said Tenament shall whollie Remayne unto Will’m, my sonne
    lt[e]m I will that my debtts be paide of the wholle [g]oods.
    lt[e]m I gyve the half of my third p[ar]te of goods unto Katherine, my doughter and the other half unto thre of my youngest children.
    lt[e]m I will that the Rest of my goods be devided as followithe That is to saye, To Margaret my said wyf one third p[ar]te my debtts beinge paid of the wholle, and the other Third p[ar]te to be devided equallie amongst all my children accordinge to the lawdable custome and use of holie churche.
    lt[e]m I ordayne, Constitute and make Margaret my said wyfh [sic: wife] and Will’m my said sonne my True and lawful! Executors to this my p[rese]nte will executed p[er]formed and accomplisshed in ev’ye Respecte accordinge to the True meaninge therof.

    Thes beinge wittnesses John Robinson, clerke, vicar of gysburne, James Fox, p[ar]ishe clerk there and others Lawraunce Turner, Will’m Tattersall.


    footnote 60: "Prerogative Court of York [PCY], registered wills, v. 21, 4v [FHL film #99,478].
  5. [S1203] Paul C. Reed and John C. B. Sharp, "The English Ancestry of Richard Belden of Wethersfield", p. 127: "WILLIAM BAILDON, b. by 15515.62 bur. Gisburn, 4 May 1539 [sic: 1590], of Howgill in Rimington, will dated 1 March 1589/90, proved 4 Feb. 1590/1;63 m. (1) — —-, (2) Gisburn, 24 Oct. 1581, Alice Forte, bur. Gisburn, 13 Dec. 1607.
    Child with 1st wife, bp. at Gisburn: 1. Alice Baldon, bp. 28 Oct. 1576.
    Children with 2nd wife, Alice (Forte), bp. at Gisburn: 2. Ann Baldon, bp. 16 Jan. 1582/3. 3. Richard Baldon, bp. 13 March l583/4, bur. Gisburn 14 Sept. 1631 [“de Howgill”]. 4. Hugh Baldon, bp. 6 Nov. 1586. 5. William Baildon, b. say 1587 (living 1590 when mentioned in father’s will), bur. [“de Howgill”] Gisburn, 4 July 1640."
  6. [S1203] Paul C. Reed and John C. B. Sharp, "The English Ancestry of Richard Belden of Wethersfield", p. 127.