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 - 1559
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| Name |
Braye, Richard |
| Born |
Of Ewell, Surrey, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Buried |
24 Aug 1559 |
Ewell, Surrey, England |
| Person ID |
I06188 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
22 Feb 2015 |
| Family |
Saunder, Joan, b. Abt 1517, Of Ewell, Surrey, England , d. Aft 1579, Of Surrey, England (Age ~ 63 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1535 |
England |
| Children |
| | 1. Braye, Richard, b. Of Ewell, Surrey, England , d. Aft 1559 |
| | 2. Braye, Elizabeth, b. Of Ewell, Surrey, England , d. Aft 1559 |
| | 3. Braye, Dorothy, b. Of Ewell, Surrey, England , d. Aft 1559 |
| | 4. Braye, Mildred, b. Of Ewell, Surrey, England |
| | 5. Braye, Joyce, b. Of Ewell, Surrey, England , d. Aft 1559 |
| | 6. Braye, Catherine, b. Of Ewell, Surrey, England |
| | 7. Braye, Saunders, b. Abt 1535, Of Ewell, Surrey, England , d. Abt 1593, Of Surrey, England (Age ~ 58 years) |
| | 8. Braye, St. John, b. Abt 1537, Of Ewell, Surrey, England , d. Aft 1604, Of Surrey, England (Age ~ 68 years) |
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| Family ID |
F01471 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- In Ewell church the 1530-1623 visitations of Surrey, p. 51, recorded:
"On the north side on an altar tomb:
"ARMS:-- Three brays in pale, a crescent for difference, BRAY; impaling, a chevron ermine between three bulls' heads cabossed, SAUNDERS.
"Here lyeth Richard Bray Gent, who in his liffetime builded this Chapell in the 21 yeare of the Raigne of the Famous memory of King H. 8. hee marid Jane dau. of Nicholas Saunders of Ewell in the co. of Surrey Esqr & had by her 3 sonns & 6 dau. Sr John Bray Saunder Bray & Ric. Bray Eliz. Bray Dorothey Myldred Joyce Katherin & Vreth Bray and deceast 24 August Ao Dom. 1559 whose soule resteth with God."
Will of Richard Braye of Ewell
SW/6_383
Richard Braye of Ewell, gentleman 8 Mar 1558/59 (to be buried within the new chapel I had built, with expenses, bread and drink for poor at execs.' discretion; to repair of Ewell church and repairing the pavement over my grave 10s; to poor 10s; to godchildren 6d each; to poor of Epsom 3s 4d; poor of Cheam 3s 4d) to my servant Richard Braye my lease of tenement in Merstham which I hold of the dissolved house of Christ Church Canterbury; to every servant living with me ...; to my three daughters Elizabeth Braye, Dorothy Braye and Joyce Braye £120 between them at marriage or 26; if Elizabeth dies then her portion to my youngest daughter Catherine Braye and if Dorothy or Joyce die then to Catherine with remainder to my son Richard Braye and if both die the legacy of the other to my two sons St.John Braye and Saunder Braye equally divided; residue to wife Jane Braye, exec. to bring up my children; re lands my wife Jane to have for life as dower manor of Bures, Horley and Leigh which I brought from Robert Broke, esq. and Elizabeth Broke his wife according to a fine levied before the king's justices and as long as she is unmarried to have leasehold land 'Richarde's Field' and 'Richard's Field Mead' a little close part of 'North Croft' lying to the same with all 'Malt Croft' and 'Cowlease' next to RF which I lease from John St.John, esq. all which land except 'Malt Croft' and 'Cowlease' I hold by indenture of demise of Dame Jane St.John, widow, deceased and of John St.John her son and she to pay John £1 p.a. for it; my son Saunder to have all my freehold land in Ewell except an acre of meadow in 'Dykett Mead', six acres three roods of arable and a little close next 'Gallow Street', according to a deed made 13 Mar 1558/59 [sic] but to allow as per deed, my wife Jane to occupy all my freehold land in the 'South Field' of Ewell now occupied by William Parker for ten years; the profit from the rest of the land in that deed for ten years to be used for the performance of this will, to be kept sufficient for repairing house; son Saunder to have all my copyhold land according to the custom of the manor of Ewell except a tenement, garden, six and a half acres which I bought from Edward Marlande, gent. and four acres in 'Lincrofte' which I bought from John Whitfelde and three half acres of land in 'Hatche Furlong' part of 'Churchemans' tenement and a little close lying in 'Churche Field' next to 'Parsonage Mead' according to a surrender made by Edmund Horde, gent. and James Codington customary tenants of the manor of Ewell but my wife Jane to occupy my mansion house I live in called 'Churchemans' and call customary land in the 'Churchefelde' in Ewell as long as she lived unmarried; son Saunder to have all the rest of my customary land in the 'Southfield' of Ewell in occupation of William Parker but wife to have profits of all land in Southfield for ten years which WP occupies together with the barn and stables of the manor of Fitznells and all other leasehold land in Ewell and Horton but excluding 'Rokesley Mead' and a close called 'Lincroft' which I hold by indenture for which wife shall pay to John St.John and his heirs £9 p.a. and after ten years are up, wife to have my lease except some lands in Epsom held by lease bequested to my son Richard; if she marries then all these lands to son Saunder or else one of my other two sons; to son Richard all my land in Ewell free and copyhold which I bought from Edward Marlande, gent. and four acres in lincroft which I bought from John Whitefelde and three half acres of copyhold in 'Hatche Furlong' part of my tenement called 'Churchemans' and my copyhold land in Epsom which I bought from John Bewe, all the customary lands in Ewell in the hands of Edmund Horde, gent. and James Codington customary tenants of said manor and all said land in Epsom in the hands of ... on condition that son Richard let my overseers levy the familiar rent for ten years and after that and when he is 24 to have lease lands in Epsom which I held from John St.John by indenture and to pay no yearly rent but when of age to pay £3 13s 4d yearly and 6s 8d of a rent charge to manor; if Richard dies unmarried and before he is 24 then to my son St.John; St.John to have all lands and tenements in Charlwood, Horley and Leigh called 'Nutfeld Lands' and my cottage next 'Loville Heath' late Walter White's and my little close next Parsonage Mead part of my tenement's Churcheman's held by copy of Ewell manor yielding yearly 1s quit rent
Overseers: my wife's brother John St.John, esq. (£1 6s 8d); Robert Moys, gent. (13s 4d) Witnesses: [none given]
Proved: 7 May 1560 to Jane, relict [DW/PA/7/6 ff.293v-298v]
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