The York Southcliffe Line

 

 

 

 

 

 

A medieval family from Southcliffe near York

 

 

 

  

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The Story of the York Southcliffe Line

The Will of Alice Farndale was proved in 1547 and this Line is deduced from the contents of her Will.

 

The genealogical chart showing the York Southcliffe Line

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alice Farndale

1507? to 1547

Alice Pratt must have married a Farndale

Southcliffe, near York

FAR00058

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Simon ffarnedaill

1535? to 1600?

Southcliffe, near York

FAR00061

 

Isabell ffarnedaill

1537? to 1607?

Southcliffe, near York

FAR00062

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chronology of the York Southcliffe Line

 

About 1507

Alice Farndale was born.

 

About 1535

 

Simon ffarnedaill, son of Alice Farndale, was born.

About 1537

 

Isabell ffarnedaill, daughter of Alice Farndale, was born.

 

1 August 1547

The Will of Alice Farndale (nee Pratt) of Southcliffe, near York was proved. (Since her children were not of age, she was clearly not very old when she wrote her will; at say 40, then she was born about 1507).

 

‘In the Name of God Amen, the eleventh day of July 1547. I Alice Farndale of Southclif do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in a manner and form following. First, I give my Soul to Almighty God, to Our Blessed Lady and All the Ecclesiastical Company of Heaven and my body to be buried in the Churchyard of North Cave.

 

Item. I give to Jennet Brightin a kerchief.

 

Item. I give to Isabell Brightin a veil.

 

Item. I give to my mother Agnes Pratt a violet gown.

 

Item. I give to my sister Isabell Prate(sic) a red kirtle (outer petticoat).

 

Item. I give to Thomas Brightin and to John Pratt (her brother, see later), to either of them a calf of the best of my part.

 

Item. I give to Jennet Brightin a green kirtle.

 

Item. I give to my brother John Prate (sic) a stage (stag?) of the best of my parte.

 

The residue of my goods, my debts paid and my will fulfilled, I give to Symon ffarnedale and to Isabel my children whom I make my executors. And further I will that my brother John Prate(sic) shall have custody and keeping of my said children’s portions bequest unto them by this my Testament unto they come to lawful years of age when I will that the said portions go to the use and profit of my brother John Pratt provided always that my brother John Lonsdale and Laurence shall have the custody and keeping of my aforesaid children, Simon ffarnedaill and Isabell as specified in their father’s Testament (clearly he was dead). And also if my aforesaid children depart before they become to their years of age, I will that my brother John Pratt do give unto John Lonsdale and Laurence aforesaid, a cowe of my parte. These witnesses, Symon Garthorne, Thomas Dean, Thomas Stevyns and Sir Robert Barker, priest.

 

Will proved on 1st August in the year above given, written before Symon Garthorne and Master Robert Barker, priest, witnesses to the Will and Commissioners before whom administration was granted to John Prate, guardian of Simon and Isabelle ffarnedale, minors.

 

South Cliffe with North Cave to the south