Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 9D241F9CC6CC46FBB278124E93F00DB31CD8
• Occupation: Yeoman of Lydd, Kent
• Reference Number: IRN-589

Notes:

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Described as a Yeoman of Lydd in the parish register.

He left a probate account which I have done my best to transcribe below. This is the odest document I have tried to read so far, and I must admit that many of the words are very speculative. Unfortunately, since the contents are very uninformative, it doesn't really matter a lot. Never mind :- here it is.


Probate Account of Robert Sparepoint of Shadoxhurst 1593

The accompte of Anne Sparepointe ____ ____ widow ( _____) and administratrix of the goddes of Robert Sparepointe late whiles hee lived of the parish of Shadox= hurst deceassed by her made and declared before the right worshipfull mr Stephen Laker (?) dector of lawe officiall to the reverend mr Archdeacon of Canterbury the eight . . . day of January in the yeare of our lord god 1593 of and uppon (?) all and singular such gooddes and chattalles as late were the saide deceassed his whiles hee lived and since his deathe have comen to her handes and possession of the accomptemente by vertue and force of law (?) of administration thereof to her in that beehalfe lawfully committed as followeth

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First the saide accomptement dothe chardge herselfe with all suche goddes and chattalles as late were the saide Robert Sparepoint his whiles hee lived and since his deathe have comen to the handes and possession of this accomptemente : which goddes and chattalles are contayned and specified in an Inventorie thereof made and heerunto annexed and being by honest men sene and indiss__blie (?) apprised (?) doe in the holl ammounte unto the sume of xxii

Family/Spouse: Ann. Ann was born about 1550; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. George SPEARPOINT was born about 1575; died in Sep 1609 in Capel Le Ferne, Kent, England; was buried in Sep 1609 in Capel Le Ferne, Kent, England.
2. John SPEARPOINT was born about 1575; and died.

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 1A5FD33F4538433CB4F034D2162D97D2DDAD
• Occupation: Yeoman of Lydd, Kent, England
• Will: PRC 32/17 FF93

Notes:

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Described as a Yeoman of Lydd in the parish register.

There is a will of a Robert Spearpoint of Lydd dated 1540, so we assume it is his. It seems surprising that there is no mention of his son Robert. I gather that this is not unusual - eg. if the eldest son is already farming the family farm and living in the family home, then it would seem silly to write a will leaving it to him - but in this case we believe that his son Robert is a minor at the time.

This is my best attempt at reading it so far :

In Dei Nomine Amen The seventh (?) day of the month of Feb in the yere of our Lord god 1530 (?) I Robert Sperpoynt of Lydd Gent in perfecte Remembrance ordeign (?) and make this my ____ testament in form folowing first I bequeath my soule to ____ trust to our blessed Lady the Virgin Mary And to all the celestial (?) Company (?) ____ And my body is to be burried in the church yard of Lydd forsaid Item I bequeath to the kepe ____ of the said Church of Lydd ____ Item I bequeath to Alice Cyppe the wife of Symond Cyppe 20 (?) (?) Item I bequeath to Elizabeth and Dorothy my sisters betwixt them

(Research):There are several individuals very actively researching Spearpoint. They include:

Barbara Crowther -- Based in York, UK, she supplied the most information. Also very helpful are: Jenny Johnson Jan McMaster Allan Azzaro Leonie Morgan Maureen Cate Keith Grummitt Penny Hiatt Richard Nelson Kenneth G Spearpoint Nicky Mclennan Maureen Branson Sue (in Tropical North Queensland, Australia) Neil Harvey

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