Robert Gladwyn ⁶⁷⁰

  General Notes:

~ Fifty Great Migrations Colonists to New England & Their Origins, pp. 189-191 ¹⁰⁸⁸

  Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information. ⁶⁷⁰
Robert Gladwyn, lived at Harlow Market, Essex, England. He was perhaps the son of Jon Gladwyn of Latton who died testate about the first of September 1558, named a wife Joan and a son Robert. He was probably the grandson of John Gladwyn, who in 1468 bought some land in High Laver and Harlow, villages adjacent to Latton. [Feet of Fines for Essex, 8 Edward IV, Trinity term]

John Hierd of High Laver and John Cressy, plaintiffs vs. John Gladwyn the elder, defendent, one messuage, thirty acres of land and ten acres of pasture in High Laver and Harlow, which Alice late the wife of John Kentyssh holds for life. Plaintiffs and the heirs of John Hierd to hold the reversion of the chief lords Consideration 40 marks.

From Robert's will, which is the source of most of the information we have about him, one can deduce that he was a fairly prosperous farmer. In his will dated 5 Sep 1567, and proved 16 Dec 1567, Robert Fladwyn of Harlow market, Essex, left:

"To the poor people of Harlow 20s, to be delivered to the collectors [for the poor], to the reparations of the church 10s. To John, my eldest son, my house and lands free and copy in Harlow and Latton. To thomas, my son, a silver spoon, a mattress, a coverlet, and a pair of shetts. To Robert, my son, 10 quarters of barley, 2 beasts, a mattress, a cover, 2 pair of sheets, a tablecloth, a pillowbere, a candlestick, a silver spoon, r platters, 2 kettles (a great and a little), and 40s. To John, my youngest son, 4 quaters of wheat, 10 quaters of barley, 4 beasts, a flockbed, a mattress, a covering, 4 pairs of sheets, a tablecloth, a pillowbere, a candlestick, a silver spoon, r pewter platters, a kettle, a brass pot, a dripping pan, and £13.6.8.

To Alice, my daughter, 2 bullocks, a featherbed in the parlour, a covering, a mattress, a silver spoon, 4 pewter platters, 2 kettles, a chafer, a brass posnet, a dripping pan, 4 pairs of sheets, 6 table napkins, 2 pillowberes, a tablecloth, a candlestick and £10. To Joan, my daughterm 5 marks, a silver spoon, 4 pairs of sheets, a covering, 6 table napkins, and a little kettle. To Avice my daughter's daughter, a bullock and a pair of sheets. To my daughter Joan's three children, Avice, Alice, and Elizabeth, each a saucer and a pair of sheets. the residue to John my eldest son, whom I make executor. I ordain John Reede my oversser, and for his pains, 6s8d.

Witnesses were Nicholas Sybley, John Reade, and Richard Harrison, clerk [ERO, 61MR3]

Children, probably born at Harlow, Essex, England:

John, eldest, b. 1520; d. 17 Apr 1615 at age 95; he lived at manwden, Essex, and perserved in law suits against the lord of the manor of Harlow to maintain the customary rents on copyhold lands, for which he was memorialized with a brass in the church of Harlow. He and his son also sued in behalf of the poor concerning a tenement left in trust for charity. In his will dated 6 May 1606, and proved 2 May 1615, "John Gladwyn of Manewden, Essex, in good health, recommened his soul to almight God and "my body to be coffined and decently buried in the parish church of Harlow. to the poor of Farnham, Thorley and Sawbrideworth, to each town 6s. 8d. . . . to the poor of Stortford 10s . . . to the poor of Manewden, where I now dwell, 40s . . . to the poor of Harlow 2 barrels of white hearrings yearly for 10 years to be distributed at Lent. To Anne, my well beloved wife, four of my best kyne and all the houshold stuff that she brought with her . . . to Thomas Gladwyn, my brother Robert's son, £40, one table cloth, a brass pot and a horse or gelding if it fortune that I have one at the time of my death . . . to the three daughters of my said brother Robert, 20s. each . . . to each of my godchildren 12d. To John Gladwyn, my brother Robert's son, all my messuage or tenement situated in Harlow or Latton . . . his failing of male heirs, then to his brother Thomas, then back to my brother John and his heirs male, then to [illegible] Gladwyn of Wyld-Gullet . . . to William Tomas of Harlow his children each 6s.8d. each . . . residue to John Gladwyn, my brother Robert's son whom I make executor and my friends Thomas Hurst of Sheering, gentlemen, and Nicholas Sybley of Harlow to be supervisors, and to each of them for their pains 6s8d." He signed with a mark; witnesses were Thomas Hurst, William Sawen, Thomas Gladwyn, Roger Hurst and Nicholas Syble. The will was proved 2 May 1615, by John Gladwyn, Sr. and John Gladwyn, Jr. [P.C.C., 29 Rudd) This John Gladwyn had no children of his own.

Thomas, d. bef. 1606
Robert, had sons John and Thomas and three daughters living in 1606
Alice, d. bef. 1606
Joan, m. at Stanfor Rivers, 23 Jun 1560, George Dowsett
John, youngest son, d. 1623; m. Barbara_____. The will of John Bladwin, the elder of Harlow in Essex, yeoman, ill in body, is dated 14 Aug 1620. He requested burial within the churchyard at Harlow, and left bequests, "to the poor £4 . . . to my son John all my lands and tenements in the parishes of Gilstone & Sawbridgeworth, county of Hertford, and £20 . . . to my son George £20. . . to James Ruff, my grandchild £10 at the age 21 . . . to grandchild George Ruff £10 at 21 . . . to my son-in-law Austen Parker £20 within three years for the use of his two daughters Barbara & Katherine at 21 or marriage . . . to my grandchild John Whale £20 at age 21 . . . to Ellen the wife of Edward Ramsey of Pardon £5 and one gold ring of 20s. To Bridget Campion sister of the said Ellen £5 at age 21 or marriage . . . to my son Nicholas £100 within one year . . . to my daughter Thomizen one gold ring of 20s . . . to William my son one gold ring of the same price . . . to my daughter Katherine one gold ring of like value . . . to my friend Edward Brigge of Chigwell, gentleman, one gold ring of like worth . . . unto Prudence the wife of George Harrison one ring of the same price . . . to William Glawin of Latton 5s . . . to my cousin William Thompson the elder £5." The residue was to go to his wife Barbara who was to be executrix and his son John Gladwin and son-in-law Austen Parker were to be overseers and to have 20s. each for their pains. He signed by mark, withnessed by George Harrison, "writer hereof," and Nicholas Scott. The will was proved 13 Oct. 1623. [P.C.C., 103 Swann]

~NEHGR, Vol. 141, pp. 132-134