William Dalling1

M, b. circa 1488, d. before 30 July 1536
FatherJeffrey Dalling b. c 1454, d. 1535
     William was born circa 1488 in Laxfield, County Suffolk, England. It does not appear that he ever married. William made his will on 23 April 1536 at Laxfield.

Being of whole mind & good memory. My soul to Almighty God, to our Lady Saint Mary & to all the holy company of heaven & myn body to be buried in the church yard of Laxfield. To the high alter of the said church 20 shillings. To Alyce Fyske my sister 20 shillings. To William Fyske my godson 6 shillings 8 pence To Margaret Lyon of Soham my sister 20 shillings. To Jon Wright my servant 40 shillings & all such part of my raiment as is convenient for hym to wear. I will have 40 shillings bestowed & dealt for my soul amongst the poor folks in deeds of charity at the discretion of mine executors as shortly as it can be provided. To John Dallhng my godson 10 shillings. To Edmund Foo my black worsted jackett & to Agnes his wife [no item or amount]. To Christian Cryspe widow 6 shillings 8 pence. To Robert Dallyng my brother all that tenement called Shoppe setting in the market place of Laxfield aforesaid with the pot house & the ground to the water which my father gave me in his last will & testament & I give to the said Robert all implements & stuff being in the said house & shop And I will he pay for all the said house & shop & all other premises 5 pounds sterling to the executors of my father in like manner as I should have paid if I had lived. To John Dallyng my brother my shop at Harleston with the stables, to him his heirs & assigns forever, he paying therefore to the executors of my father 10 pounds sterling as I should have paid if I had lived. To the children of the said John mine brother all my stuff of household which I had of my father to be evenly departed amongst them. The residue of all other my goods & implements, as well moveable as unmoveable, as well in my shop at home as at Harleston, or in any other place wheresoever they be, I give them wholly to the said John my brother, & I will he shall pay all my debts, whom I ordain mine sole executor, desiring him to bring me honest;ly to the ground.2,3

William departed this life in Laxfield. He was buried there at Laxfield in All Saints Churchyard. His will was probated on 30 July 1536 at Laxfield, County Suffolk, England.

Citations

  1. [S1858] Myrtle Stevens Hyde, Re-Examination of the Fiske Families of Suffolk, England, Ancetral of Some Early New England Families, page 342. - www.americanancestors.com.
  2. [S1858] Myrtle Stevens Hyde, Re-Examination of the Fiske Families of Suffolk, England, Ancetral of Some Early New England Families, page 342 - Will of William Dalling - he first mentions Aylce Fyske my Sister and William Fyske, my god son.. . . the only family Fiske family in this area that could be these two would be the sife and son of Geoffrey Fiske. - www.americanancestors.com.
  3. [S1874] Myrtle Stevens Hyde, A Re-Examination of the Fiske Family of Suffolk, England, Ancestral to Some New England Families, pages 73.