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    Vilett, Thomas

    Male Abt 1598 - 1667  (~ 69 years)


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    • Name Vilett, Thomas 
      Born Abt 1598  Of Swindon, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Gender Male 
      Died 6 Nov 1667  Swindon, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Buried 9 Nov 1667  Swindon, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Person ID I01414  My Genealogy
      Last Modified 20 Jun 2015 

      Father Vilett, Nicholas,   c. 12 Dec 1568, Mitcham, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 19 Jul 1640, Swindon, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years) 
      Relationship Birth 
      Mother Stephens, Elizabeth,   b. Abt. 1575, Of Chiseldon, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1647, Swindon, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 72 years) 
      Relationship Birth 
      Married Abt. 1595  Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Notes 
      • Mincham, Surrey Registers:
        Nicholas son of Richard Violet bur. July 14, being a grocer and Cytisen of London. 1564.
        Nycholas son of Richard Violet Cityzen and grocer of London bapt. Dec 12. 1568


        On 20th November, 1581, "Nicholas Yiolett, of London, gcnerosii filius," matriculated at St. John's College, Oxford, aged 15.

        Nicholas grew up, settled in Wiltshire, is described in his step-father's will (p. 136) as "of Overtowne, gent.," in 1608 and 1611 {Wilts Arch. Mag., ii., p. 187, and xix., p. 261) as " of Swindon, gentleman," and heads the pedigree of " Vilett of Swindon," printed in Burke's " Landed Gentry " (ed. 1846). According to this pedigree, he had issue by " Elizabeth Stephens," his wife : - 1. Thomas, his heir. 2. Richard, who married and had issue three sons, Richard, Nicholas, and Edmund. 3. Nicholas. 4. Arthur,
      Family ID F03395  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family 1 Webb, Anne Richmond,   b. Abt 1589, Of Rodbourne Cheney, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 06 Dec 1643, Swindon, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 54 years) 
      Married Abt 1615  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Children 
       1. Vilett, Thomas,   b. Abt 1620, Of Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
       2. Vilett, Oliver,   b. Abt 1628, Of Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1641  (Age ~ 14 years)
      +3. Vilett, John,   c. 30 Jun 1631, Swindon, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 17.03.1700/1701, Swindon, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
      Last Modified 18 Sep 2012 
      Family ID F00574  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family 2 Goddard, Martha,   b. Abt 1625, Of Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1650, Swindon, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 25 years) 
      Married 1 May 1645  Swindon, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Last Modified 15 Sep 2012 
      Family ID F00576  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Headstones
      Thomas Vilett
      Thomas Vilett
      Memorial, Holy Rood, Swindon, Wiltshire, England

    • Notes 
      • Possibly had a daughter Ann and a son Ollison.(Oliver?) Ann baptised 1626; buried 1628 at Swindon.

        Is Thomas a brother of Arthur Vilett who died Swindon 1686 and of Nicholas Vilet who graduated from Oxford in 1615 aged 16 years and of Swindon, Wiltshire and the brother of Richard Vilett. Are these the sons of a Nicholas Vilett who married Elizabeth Stephens. There is a burial of a Nicholas Vilett at Swindon in 1640 and of a Mrs Vilate, widow in 1647?

        If so then descendants of Richard Vilate, fishmonger of London who leaves a will probated 1578?


        Villet or Violet of co. Kent, England
        NOTE:..Allowed at Visitation of London,1568, to Henry Villet, alias Violet.
        ARMS:..Argent (silver), on a chevron Gules (red), three towers triple-towered of the field (i.e., silver), on a canton Azure (blue), a fleur-de-lis Or (gold).
        CREST:.. A tiger's head erased Ermine, ducally gorged and tufted Or (gold).
        Villett of London, England
        NOTE:..Granted in 1572.
        Arms and Crest as the preceding.
        Villett of Swindon, co. Wilts, England
        Arms and Crest as the preceding.

        Brothers of Thomas?
        Will of Arthur Vilett, Gentleman of Swindon, Wiltshire 06 May 1687 PROB 11/387
        Sentence of Richard Vilett of Roughton, Wiltshire 26 November 1664 PROB 11/315

        JEFFERIES' LAND
        A History of Swindon and its Environs
        BY THE LATE RICHARD JEFFERIES
        EDITED WITH NOTES BY GRACE TOPLIS
        ....After the dissolution of the monasteries, the rectory fell, about the year 1560, into the hands of the Stephen family, then resident at Burderop. It continued in their hands until 1584, when it was purchased from them by the Vilett family.

        This under the altar, viz : "Here lieth the body of Thomas Vilett, Gent. He departed this life the 6th day of November, 1667. On both sides lye buried his two wives.'


        Thomas Lambert, esquire. Delivered into Court 9th May, 20 Charles 1st [1644].
        Abstracts of the Inquisitiones Post Mortem Relating to the County of Wilts. Chancery, Miscellaneous Series.
        Thomas Goddard, esquire.
        County: Wiltshire
        Country: England
        The said Thomas Goddard was likewise seised of one capital messuage called Westcot alias Wigglescot in the parish of Wroughton, the manors of Overswindon and Netherswindon alias Eastswindon and Westswindon, one messuage, 3 cottages, 4 gardens, one orchard, 70 acres of land, 30 acres of meadow, 100 acres of pasture, 40s. rent, and common of pasture for all beasts in Highswindon and Westswindon, lately purchased of William Weste, gent., 20 acres of land, 2 acres of meadow, 2 acres of pasture, and common of pasture for 2 horses, 4 cows, and 30 sheep in Netherswindon, and the tithes of sheaves, grain and hay, yearly renewing in Netherswindon, lately purchased of Thomas Vilet, and 5 virgates of meadow in Westswindon in a certain meadow there called Stevenes Croft.

        [no title] 348/II/16 1658 (WRO)
        Contents:
        Covenant to levy a fine (Martyn to Vilett), land in Swindon.
        Parties: Gabriel Martyn of Swindon and Dorothy his wife, Thomas Vilett of Swindon, John Vilett of the same.


        Forenames: Thomas Surname: VILET Place: Swindon; Holy Rood County: Wiltshire Country: England Reference: 169666 Notes: husb of Anne

        Forenames: Thomas Surname: VILETT Place: Swindon; Holy Rood County: Wiltshire Country: England Reference: 169664 Notes: husb of 2) Martha