William Almey
M, b. 1557, d. before 30 April 1629
| Father | Thomas Almey b. c 1530, d. b 11 Mar 1622/23 |
| Mother | Joanne Wale b. c 1537, d. b 31 Oct 1604 |
William was born in 1557 in Dunton Basset, Leicestershire, England.1 William & his wife had children: Andrew & William. William made his will on 18 March 1628/29 at Bitteswell, Leicestershire, England.
William Almie of Bitswell, co. Lester, yeoman, 18 March 1628 [1628/9]. To be buried in the church, at my seat's end. To my son William Almie £10. To his wife £5. To either of his children £5 apiece. To Jhon Younge his four children 6s. 8d. apiece. To Jhon Almie his two children 6s. 8d. apiece. To Bridget, my kinswoman, 20s. To Jhon Oram, my man, 10s. To the poor of Dunton 10s. To the poor of Bitsewell, to every cottage, 12d. I make my son Andrew Almie my heirs and lawfull executor, to whom I give my lands and all the rest of my goods, moveable and immoveable, to see my body honestly brought to the ground and my legacies performed and paid. Overseer: Jhon Dowse, my brother-in-law. William Almie, his marke. Witnesses: Jhon Dowse, Jhon Hardiman, Edward Duckmanton, Clerk. Proved the last day of April 1629 by Andrew Almie, son of said deceased, and executor named in the will. (P. C. C., Ridley, 32.) [Proved also at Leicester, 18 June 1629, by the executor named in the will. (Leicester Wills, 1628/9, 318.)]2
William departed this life before 30 April 1629 in Bitteswell, Leicestershire, England. His will was probated on 30 April 1629.
William Almie of Bitswell, co. Lester, yeoman, 18 March 1628 [1628/9]. To be buried in the church, at my seat's end. To my son William Almie £10. To his wife £5. To either of his children £5 apiece. To Jhon Younge his four children 6s. 8d. apiece. To Jhon Almie his two children 6s. 8d. apiece. To Bridget, my kinswoman, 20s. To Jhon Oram, my man, 10s. To the poor of Dunton 10s. To the poor of Bitsewell, to every cottage, 12d. I make my son Andrew Almie my heirs and lawfull executor, to whom I give my lands and all the rest of my goods, moveable and immoveable, to see my body honestly brought to the ground and my legacies performed and paid. Overseer: Jhon Dowse, my brother-in-law. William Almie, his marke. Witnesses: Jhon Dowse, Jhon Hardiman, Edward Duckmanton, Clerk. Proved the last day of April 1629 by Andrew Almie, son of said deceased, and executor named in the will. (P. C. C., Ridley, 32.) [Proved also at Leicester, 18 June 1629, by the executor named in the will. (Leicester Wills, 1628/9, 318.)]2
William departed this life before 30 April 1629 in Bitteswell, Leicestershire, England. His will was probated on 30 April 1629.
Citations
- [S462] George Walter Chamberlain, The English Ancestry of William Almy of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, pages 318 - William Almey of Bitteswell, co. Leicester, yeaoman, aged 68 years, deposed that the late Christopher Almey was reputed to be an honest man.
- [S462] George Walter Chamberlain, The English Ancestry of William Almy of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, pages 314-315 - Will of William Almey dated: 18 March 1629 & probated: 30 April 1629.