John Blyde ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

The will of John Blyde mentions his "now beloved wife" Mary. Does this suggest a second marriage? If so, it seems likely that his first wife might have been Elizabeth, and she died shortly after the birth and death of her child. A few months later there is a marriage of John Blide & Mary Quittenden.

WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JOHN BLYDE

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. The twenty-ninth day of September Anno Dm 1679, I, John Blyde, of Bexhill in the County of Sussex, yeoman, being sicke in Body but of good and perfect memory thanks be given therefore unto God doe make and ordaine this my last Will and Testament in manner and forme following. That is to say first and principally, I commend my Soule into the hand of Almighty God my Creator, and maker, Hopeing assuredly through the merritts of Jesus Christ my Saviour to be made partaker of life everlasting, And my Body to the earth to by buryed in decent place of Christian Buryall. ITEM, I give bequeath unto my sonne Daniel in Meryland, five pounds of lawful English money to be paid unto him by my Executors if ever it be demanded or otherwise to rest with my Executors. ITEM, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Judith Three pounds of lawful English money to be paid to her by my Executor. ITEM, I give more unto Said daughter Judith one Bedstedle and one feather Bedd and two feather boulsters and all that belongth to them--standing in the darke Chamber. ITEM, I give and bequeath to my sonne John Blyde fouer silver spoons and one little piece of gold to my Grandchild John Ransom sonne to my Daughter. ITEM, I give to Hester Soule twenty shillings to be paid unto her by my Executor within half a year after my decease. ITEM, I give ten shillings unto what poore of the parish that my Executor shall think most fitt to pay it unto. All the rest of my goods and chattells unto, I do give and bequeath unto Mary my now well beloved wife, whome I doe make and ordaine to be the full and whole Executor of this my last Will and Testament. Item, I doe will and require my loving friend John Brightes and Mr. John Boots, the younger, to be overseers of this my last Will and Testament, And for their paine I doe give them twenty shillings for their paines. In witness hereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale John Blide, his marke, John Burgess, Richard Barber, Will. Ticehurst.

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(Proved November 1679)

Reference: GS 97294 (14372, pt. 23)

This is consistent with burial of John Blide on 4 October 1679 in Bexhill, as noted in the parish register of St. Peter’s church, Bexhill, Sussex, England.

John married UNKNOWN. (UNKNOWN was born before 1640 and died after 1658.)