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Family Sheet

HUSBAND
Name: Gregory Merriman Note Born: Abt 1530 at Witney, , Oxfordshire, England Married: Bef 1557 at Oxford, , , England Died: 1596 at London, , Middlesex, England Father: Thomas Merriman Mother: Joan
WIFE
Name: Mary (mariae) Ring Born: Abt 1532 at Witney, , Oxfordshire, England Died: Aft 1570 at London, , Middlesex County, England Father: William Ring Mother: Unknown
CHILDREN
Name: Anna Merriman Born: (suppressed / living) Died:
Name: George Merriman Born: 1559 at Witney, , Oxfordshire, England Died: 1656 at London, , Middlesex, England Wife: Hannah
Name: William Merriman Born: 1564 at Whitney, , Oxford, England Died:
Name: John Merriman Born: 1567 Died:
Name: Henry Merriman Born: 4 Jun 1570 at Whitney, , Oxford, England Died:
NOTES
1). GREGORII MERRYMAN DE WITNEY. Eldest son of Thomas. Was himself a Weaver at Witney. M a r r i ed Mariae, daughter of William Ruige, Yeoman of Hay l e y a n d Witney, by whom he hadseveral children, includi ng Anne, baptised at Witney, 23rd Jany., 1561. Henry, bap t i s e d at Witney, 4th June, 1570. George, apprentised i n 1 5 9 8 t o Raphaell Warter, Cooper of London. From Chancery Proceedings now in the Record Office, Lo n d o n thefollowing is proved 1. Gregory Merriman, weaver of Witney, was son of Th o m a s M erriman, ofWitney. 2. He was married before 15 9 6 t o Ma ry , sister of William Ruige, Yeoman,of Witney . Br ie f Summa r y of Chancery Proceedings. Complaint dated 7 May 1596. About 40 years ago 1560 Pts was seized of two mess o r t e n s and a closein Witney which he mortgaged to h is b roth e r i n law William Ruige for 40markes paying int eres t o f 1 8 sill ings yearly. Pts says this property wa s set tle d o n his wife for life. He claims possession o f prope rt y at a ny time o n paying off the mortage. Reply dated 8 May 1596. Deft states that he purchased the ppty from the P t s f o r goodconsideration about 2 July 1557 8 and tha t Pt s ref er s to other ppty Page8. which was only leasehold and belonged to one, Richard N e w m a n, who about1550 demised it to Thomas Merriman fat h e r o f th e Pts for a term of 21yearsaat a yearly ren t o f 1 8 sh illin gs. About September 1593 Deft required possession of o n e o f h i s houses thenoccupied by the Pts and allowe d t he P ts t o occupy one other of Defts houses in Hayle y a t th e ple asur e of the Deft Deft and his son Leonard Ruige then leased the house f o r m erly in theOcc of Pts to Robert Stevens of Abingd o n B er ks. N.B. The Leasehold premises referred to are probabl y t h o s e left toGregory Merriman under the will of his f athe r. G. F.M.M. 1596. Gregorii Merryman de Witney. Admon. granted t o M a r i ce Merrimanrelict. 4. 14s. 5d. A. Bd. Inv 4 Octl, 1596. S e r i e s I. Vol. 13, 177.

						

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