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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 £10 Item I give and bequeath to Sir John Hykleygh (?) of Lydd ____ ____ Item I give and bequeath to the maryege (?) of my poor maydens (?) 20s that is to say to any of theym 20s Item I bequeath to John Kempe 20s And my couberd fourme (?) table and trestell my bedstedle and an old chest Item I bequeath to Elizabeth ____ my bedd with the apparell Item I bequeath to James (?) Robyn the younger all my shepe. Item I give and bequeath to Jasperd -(i)- and John Whitchurch -(i)- All the Residue of my household stuffs equally to be divided betwixt theym Item I will that any ____ at the ____ to be sold by John Kempe my Executor And the money thereof to be expended for my soule helth (?) Item I will ther be expended at my ____ ____ to preste clerke and poor people 20s At my ____ ____ also 20s And at my yeres ____ in like ____ other 20s And so yerely to be expended to preste clerke and poore people 20 ____ the Residues of my goode to be fully bestowed my debts first paid And legacies fulfilled and discharged I ordeign John Kempe to be my executor to se that my testament executed And fulfilled ____ ____ witness William ____ Edward Strete John ____ ____ ____ and others.
NB, The two missing words marked -(i)- are both the same. They are very short and hardly look like a surname. Could just possibly be 'wife' ?? ! ?
The paragraph granting probate is in Latin, which is beyond me for the moment. However, the only name which apppears in this paragraph appears to be that of John Hykleygh.
- (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
There is also a rootsweb mailing list for the name SPEARPOINT. People can subscribe to the list in mail mode by sending a message to SPEARPOINT-L-request@rootsweb.com that contains the word
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Abt 1500 - 1540 (40 years)
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