William Biddlecomb of Highwood

William Biddlecomb's Will

The primary source of information about William Biddlecome of Highwood is again a Last Will and Testament

Last Will and Testament of William Biddlecomb of Highwood, in the parish of Ellingham

Not necessarily the same William who buried his wife and child in 1652, records below.

There are no children of his mentioned in his will, nor a wife.

My attempt at a transcription of the above Will.

In the name of God Amen,

I William Biddlecomb of Highwood in the parish of Ellingham in the County of Southton yeoman being very sick and weak of body but of sound and perfect disposing mind and memory blessed be God for it Considering the vulnerability of this mortal Life xxx to this my Last Will and Testament in mannor following first of all I commend my soul to Almighty God hoping to have all my Sins pardoned and to have Eternall Life through the xxx of Jesus Christ my Lord and only saviour and my body I commit to the earth to be xxxxx buried according the xxxx of my Excuterors hereafter named and such worldly Estate as it hath pleased God to intrust me with.
I give and Dispose of thereof in mannor following
Xxxx I give devise and bequeath unto my Loving brothers John Biddlecomb Thomas Biddlecomb and James Biddlecomb and to my Sister Joan Biddlecomb the Sums of one pound and five shillings apiece of Lawfull English money
And to my nephews James Biddlecombs two Children which are now being the sums of Two pounds and xxx Shillings apiece the said several Legatists to xxx within Twelve months after my xxxx Item all the rest of my Goods Chattels and Cattle my debts and Legatist being paid and funeral Expences discharged I give devise and bequeath to my Loving Sister Ann Cottle of the parish of Christchurch xxxx (Christchurch Twyneham) in the said County of Southton widow and to my Loving friend Jane Dymote of the parish of Jbbsly in the county aforesaid the xxx xxx Share and Share alike
Lastly I make the said Ann Cottle my sister and the Jane Dymot Coexecutrix of this my Last Will and Testament hereby revoaking disannulling and making void all former wills whatsoever and Testament
In Witness whereof I have xxx unto xxx my hand and seals this Eighth day of February in the first year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady Ann by the grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland Queen defender of the faith and xxx xxx 1702
Signed sealed published and xxx
By him the said William Biddlecomb to be his last will and Testament in the presence of
Sloy Ron Craruly
Stephon Early Jund
John Hobson

The mark of William + Biddlecomb

People in the Will of William Biddlecomb of Highwood, Ellingham, Hampshire

 People mentioned in the Will

 Apart from the witnesses

Birth and baptism

Marriage

See the tab William Biddlecomb's Wife for thoughts about his marriage.

Death and Burial

Death would have been between writing the will and any codicil and the date of proving the will. If the rule of proving within is applied his death would have been close to the proving date. 

 Looking at the Hampshire Genealogy Society Burial Records;

Parish of 

Burial of the wife of William Biddlecomb on 30 Jan 1652, only 5 days before the burial of her child. Pure supposition, but I suspect she died in childbirth.

First name(s) -
Last name Biddlecomb
Birth year -
Death year 1652
Burial day 30
Burial month Jan
Burial year 1652
Place Ringwood
County Hampshire
Country England
Record set Hampshire Burials
Notes wife of William
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Burials
Collections from England, Great Britain

Burial of a un-named child of William in 1652

First name(s) -
Last name Biddlecomb
Birth year -
Death year 1652
Burial day 04
Burial month Feb
Burial year 1652
Place Ringwood
County Hampshire
Country England
Record set Hampshire Burials
Notes child of William
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Burials
Collections from England, Great Britain