Though the early parish registers don’t exist, we have a few clues that help us piece together a brief outline of the Lagden family through the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Continue reading
The Will of Robert Lagden of Shalford
Thatched Cottage, Church End, Shalford, Essex
In the name of God amen. The 18th day of the month of January the year of our Lord God 1566, and in the 9th year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady Elizabeth by the grace of God, queen of England, France and Ireland, defender of the faith; I Robert Lagden of the town and parish of Shalford and in the county of Essex, husbandman, Continue reading
The Will of John Barker of Hempstead
St. Andrew, Hempstead, Essex
In the name of God Amen; the 26th day of October in the year of our Lord 1497, I John Barker of Hempstead in the County of Essex and in the diocese of London, being in good mind, thanks be to God, make my testament in this wise; first I bequeath my soul to Almighty God and to our Lady Saint Mary of Heaven, and my body to be buried in the church yard of Saint Andrew in Hempstead aforesaid. Continue reading
Samuel Adamson of Barnston
Samuel Adamson, eldest son of Walter and Lucy Adamson also entered the clergy. Samuel entered St. Catharine’s, Cambridge on March 6, 1667 as a pensioner, so he was just 16 years old at the time. Continue reading
Walter and Lucy Adamson of Great Leighs
St. Mary the Virgin, Great Leighs, Essex
Walter Adamson, Jr. was the first born child of Walter, Sr. and Sarah Adamson of Chelmsford. All their children were baptized at St. Mary the Virgin in Chelmsford. Continue reading
The Will of Walter Adamson, Sr. of Chelmsford
In the name of God Amen, the twelfth day of October in the year of our Lord God one thousand six hundred and forty seven, I Walter Adamson of Chelmsford in the county of Essex, Brewer, being weak in body but perfect in memory, thanks be to God, doe make and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following. Continue reading