Samuel Golty of Dennington

St. Mary the Virgin, Dennington, Suffolk

I haven’t found very much documentation for these Golty families but I will give you what I have so far. Research is continuing and as more evidence becomes available I will post it here.

Samuel was the eldest son of Richard and Deborah (Ward) Golty of Framlingham. He was baptized at St. Michael’s on December 19, 1627. Continue reading

Edmund Goltye of Ipswich

View in Suffolk by Thomas Gainsborough

We are told in the will of his father that Edmund Goltye was born May 10, 1565. He was not yet 19 years old when his father died and Edmund became his executor. Even though he was the executor he did not come into his full inheritance until he was 23 years old. Continue reading

The Will of Edmund Goltye of Ipswich

This will is a very abbreviated excerpt of the original

EDMUND GOLTYE, of Ipswich in the County of Suffolk, merchant, 13 December 1614, proved 13 May 1615. Wife Susan, James Tillott mcht. [merchant], William Carr and Isaac Dey, clothier, shall have, Continue reading

Richard Goltye of Ipswich

Calais Pier, Sloop returning to Port

Robert Green in his book, The History, Topography and Antiquities of Framlingham and Saxted, gives a brief synopsis of the life of Richard Golty, Rector of Framlingham. Within that synopsis is a sentence about his grandfather, the subject of this article, who I am calling “Richard Goltye of Ipswich”. Mr. Green quotes: Continue reading

The Will of Richard Goltye of Ipswich

The original of this will is rather lengthy with many provisions and conditions so I am going to give an excerpted version here.

In the name of God Amen. This third day of April one thousand five hundred fourscore and two…I Richard Goltye of Ipswich, in the County of Suffolk, clothier and within the Diocese of Norwich, being in good health and perfect memory… Continue reading