Hester Swete
F, b. circa 1573, d. before 13 October 1604
| Father | John Swete b. c 1531 |
| Mother | Margery Peryam b. c 1538 |
Hester was born circa 1573 in Modbury, Devonshire, England, at the Trayne Manor. She was never married. Hester made her will on 12 September 1604 at Halwell, Devonshire, England. [CR:]
She mentions her sister Margery Batty & her children; her brother Robert & his children; her sister Elizabeth Synner & her children: Stephen, Thomas, Henry, John, Arthur & Susan [surname all spelled Shinner]; her sister Agnes Parnell & her children: John, Samuel, Henry, Nathaniel & Reza; & the Costerd children: ______ the younger, Mary, Elizabeth & John. Also mentioned were: Agnes Wolcott; Alice Neyle & her dauther Johana; John Philippe; Johanna March, wife of John March & William, son of George Cruse. Johan Drewe & Elizabeth Hamling, her godchildren were mentioned as well. She named Susan Costerd as her executrix.1
Hester departed this life before 13 October 1604 in Halwell, Devonshire, England. Halwell is a village a few miles east of Modbury. The inventory of Hester's estate was taken on Wednesday, 13 October 1604. Her inventory was taken by Henry Swete & her brothe-in-law John Parnell. Her estate was valued at £ 68.6.8. Her will was probated on 15 October 1604.
She mentions her sister Margery Batty & her children; her brother Robert & his children; her sister Elizabeth Synner & her children: Stephen, Thomas, Henry, John, Arthur & Susan [surname all spelled Shinner]; her sister Agnes Parnell & her children: John, Samuel, Henry, Nathaniel & Reza; & the Costerd children: ______ the younger, Mary, Elizabeth & John. Also mentioned were: Agnes Wolcott; Alice Neyle & her dauther Johana; John Philippe; Johanna March, wife of John March & William, son of George Cruse. Johan Drewe & Elizabeth Hamling, her godchildren were mentioned as well. She named Susan Costerd as her executrix.1
Hester departed this life before 13 October 1604 in Halwell, Devonshire, England. Halwell is a village a few miles east of Modbury. The inventory of Hester's estate was taken on Wednesday, 13 October 1604. Her inventory was taken by Henry Swete & her brothe-in-law John Parnell. Her estate was valued at £ 68.6.8. Her will was probated on 15 October 1604.
Citations
- [S1658] TRANSCRIPT OF DEVONSHIRE WILLS, 1600-1800, by Olive M. Moger, Volume 20, page 7100 - Will abstract of Hester Sweet dated 12 September 1604. [Note: The Costerd children named are believed to be those of Hester's sister, Susan, who she named her executrix. The child named ______Costerd, the younger is believed to be Susan, daughter of Susan. Agnes Wolcott & Alice Neyle are the daughters of Hester's brother, John. The George Cruse mentioned was raised by her brother, John. - KLM]