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    Ludington, Joan

    Female Abt 1526 - 1565  (~ 39 years)


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    • Name Ludington, Joan 
      Born Abt 1526  Of London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Gender Female 
      Died 28 Apr 1565  Of Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Person ID I03058  My Genealogy
      Last Modified 1 Jun 2015 

      Father Luddington, Henry,   b. Abt 1490, Of Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 7 Nov 1531, St Thomas Acre, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 41 years) 
      Mother Kirkeby, Joan,   b. Abt 1498, Of Rolleston, Leicerstershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 10 Sep 1576, St Mary Aldermary, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years) 
      Married Abt 1516  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Family ID F01501  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family 1 Machell, John,   b. Abt 1510, Of Kendall, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 12 Aug 1558, St Mary Magdalen Milk Street, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 48 years) 
      Married Abt 1545  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Children 
       1. Machell, Margaret  [Natural]
       2. Machell, Catherine,   c. Jul 1540, St Peter Westcheap, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. Aft 1559, Of London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 19 years)
       3. Machell, John,   c. 17 Apr 1542, St Peter Westcheap, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1542, St Peter Westcheap, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location
      +4. Machell, Matthew,   b. Abt 1545, Of St Peters Westcheap, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1593, Of Hackney, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 48 years)
       5. Machell, John,   b. Aug 1546, St Peters Westcheap, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location
       6. Machell, Elizabeth,   c. 31 May 1551, St Peter Westcheap, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location
       7. Machell, Anne,   c. 5 Oct 1553, St Peter Westcheap, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1615  (Age ~ 62 years)
      Family ID F01082  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family 2 Chamberlayne, Thomas,   b. Abt 1510, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 26 Jul 1580, Prestbury, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 70 years) 
      Married Abt 1558 
      Children 
       1. Chamberlayne, John,   c. 27 Oct 1559, St Pauls Benet Wharf, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1617, Prestbury, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 57 years)
      +2. Chamberlayne, Edmund,   b. Abt 1560, Of Maugersbury, Stow, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 12 Apr 1634, Maugersbury, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years)
       3. Chamberlayne, Theophilia,   b. Abt 1562, Of Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1580  (Age ~ 19 years)
       4. Chamberlayne, Thomas,   b. Abt 1568, Of Prestbury Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 4 Dec 1640, Oddington, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 72 years)
      Family ID F01078  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Notes 
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        Dame Joan Chamberlain als Machell 1566 May 29 Admon to husband Sir Thomas Chamberlain,during minority of their children John Edmond and Theophilia.

        JOAN LODYNGTON, M 1st JOHN MACHELL (Died 12 Aug. 1558), of London. She had issue: (See MACHELL). M 2nd Sir Thomas Chamberlain, Kt., M.P., of Prestbury, Glouc., Ambassador to Spain. Died 28 April 1565. She had further issue by her 2nd husband:

        Extracted from Will of Sir William Laxton.

        Bequests to the Hospital of S. Bartholomew, Christs Hospital and the inmates of various prisons. To the Company of Grocers 10 pounds to make a dinner at his burial. To several of his former servants, the deputy of his ward and others, a black gown. To William Laxton of Gretton (Northamptonshire) "myddlesonne" of Thoas Laxton, Thomas, another son of the same, Alice and Agnes their sisters, to Thomas, son of Robert Laxton of Gretton and to Robert, Henry, William, Richard and Edward, brothers of the aforesaid Thomas, to Crystian Webster of Owndell (Oundle, Northamptonshire), widow, William Presgrave of London, haberdasher his servants and others he leaves divers sums of money, gold rings etc. To my Lord Mayor of London, the Swordbearer and others a black gown. The Lord Mayor and others to dine at his house on the day of his funeral. To Nicholas Luddington, his wife's son, Johane Machell, his wife's daughter, wife of John Machell, alderman and Anne, wife of Thomas Lodge, alderman, another daughter of his wife he leaves basins and ewers. After the decease of Dame Johane his wife, his manor called "Rose Hall" in sarrett, Hertfordshire and all his other lands and tenements in the same place are to go to Nicholas Luddington aforesaid and his land and tenements in Stoke and Nayland in the counties of Suffolk and Essex to Anne, wife of Thomas Lodge aforesaid. To William Mayson his tenements in the parish of Aldermary in the City of London.
        Dated 17th July 1556.

        By codicil he devises to the wardens and Commonalty of the Mistery of Grocers within the City of London certain lands in the parish of St Swithin at London Stone and in Sherborne Lane, St Nicholas Lane, Abchurch Lane, Candlewyckstrete, Eastchepe and elsewhere in the city upon condition they take proceedings to obtain at the hands of the King and Queen (Philip and Mary), the tenement late called "the Guild House" in Owndell (Oundle) for the purpose of a school house, provide a master and usher for teachin grammar at a specified stipend and also appoint several poor honest men dwelling in Owndell (Oundle) to be "beademen" for him at the said house, providing them with free lodging and paying each of them eightpence weekly.


        He married, as can be seen from his will, Joan, daughter of William Kirkeby of Rolleston, Leicestershire and Alice Wheetall. She was then a widow of a not very prosperous grocer named Henry Luddington who had died in 1531 leaving her with seven children and one unborn. Three of her children survived their early years, Nicholas (also apprenticed to a grocer and later transfered to William Laxton, Joan and Anne. Sir William Laxton had no children of his own.

        Sir William Laxton died on 27th July "at night, between 8 and 9 at his house in Aldermary". As he was born before the compulsory registration of baptism his age is unknown, however it is supposed that he was under 60 at death.His funeral took place on 9th August 1556. He is buried at St Mary Aldermary in London. His wife outlived her husband by 21 years.