Nottinghamshire, Gotham
"Here lyeth in hope of ye resurrection, ye body of ye right woorthy William St Andrew Esqr Lord of the Manor of Gotha whose ancestors have resided here this 350 years : He dyed (to ye unspeakable griefe of all his frends) in ye 40 year of his age ye 25th of No Ao DNI 1624 Livinge desired, dyinge Lamented, for ye greate goode which was founde in him towarde his God, his countrie, his frendes. He had three wives
MARY ye eldest daughtr of Thomas Skeffington of Skeffington Esqr: She was virtuous and religious dyed ye 15th of March, 1605, at ye age of 27 yet who brought great advancement to ye house & by who he had issue, 2 sonns and 2 daughters: John the eldest married Elizabeth daughter of John Bainbrigge of Lockington Esqr : William died at ye age of 11 years : & Iane died at 18 years : Barbara married to William ye only son of ye said Io : B : & died ye 5 of Apl [1624]
His second wife was MARY ye daughter of Edward Pilkingtön of Stanton Esqr: an ancient familie she was modest and full of pyetie : her age 27: Depted this life ye 7th of July 1618 : Both these lye here interred wth him, His third wife was ELIZABETH of ye worfll family of Wedgewoods of Haracles in ye County of Staff : who is yet livinge this Iune, Ao D--- : 1625 VIVIT POST FVNERA VIRTVS"
William St Andrew c1528-1624 m1 Mary c1578-1605 daughter of Thomas Skeffington d1600 of Billesden and Isabella Byron www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/10578509685/
Children
1. John c1601-d1625 www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/10554239286/ m Elizabeth daughter of John Bainbrigge ++ of Lockington grand daughter of William Bainbrigge & Elizabeth Charde www.flickr.com/photos/norfolkodyssey/1147321953/
2. William died aged 11 years
1. Jane died aged 18 years
2. Barbara dsp1623 aged 18 m William son of John Bainbrigge ++ of Lockington (grandson of William Bainbrigge & Elizabeth Charde www.flickr.com/photos/norfolkodyssey/1147321953/ (William m2 Elizabeth daughter of Gervase Pigott of Thrumpton)
After the death of Mary's brother John in 1613 his property at Billesden passed to his 2 sisters Mary and Katherine wife of Robert Barford her second husband Although the Barfords seem to have retained interests in Billesdon for some years, the manor came into the possession of the St. Andrew family John St. Andrew, the son of William and Mary, died in 1626 and his property in Billesdon, which in1646 brought in rents of £23 a year passed to his daughter Barbara wife of Oliver St. John of Woodford Northants Their son Andrew or St. Andrew succeeded to the manor before 1663 and died in 1701
- Gotham church Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire, Gotham
"Here lyeth in hope of ye resurrection, ye body of ye right woorthy William St Andrew Esqr Lord of the Manor of Gotha whose ancestors have resided here this 350 years : He dyed (to ye unspeakable griefe of all his frends) in ye 40 year of his age ye 25th of No Ao DNI 1624 Livinge desired, dyinge Lamented, for ye greate goode which was founde in him towarde his God, his countrie, his frendes. He had three wives
MARY ye eldest daughtr of Thomas Skeffington of Skeffington Esqr: She was virtuous and religious dyed ye 15th of March, 1605, at ye age of 27 yet who brought great advancement to ye house & by who he had issue, 2 sonns and 2 daughters: John the eldest married Elizabeth daughter of John Bainbrigge of Lockington Esqr : William died at ye age of 11 years : & Iane died at 18 years : Barbara married to William ye only son of ye said Io : B : & died ye 5 of Apl [1624]
His second wife was MARY ye daughter of Edward Pilkingtön of Stanton Esqr: an ancient familie she was modest and full of pyetie : her age 27: Depted this life ye 7th of July 1618 : Both these lye here interred wth him, His third wife was ELIZABETH of ye worfll family of Wedgewoods of Haracles in ye County of Staff : who is yet livinge this Iune, Ao D--- : 1625 VIVIT POST FVNERA VIRTVS"
William St Andrew c1528-1624 m1 Mary c1578-1605 daughter of Thomas Skeffington d1600 of Billesden and Isabella Byron www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/10578509685/
Children
1. John c1601-d1625 www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/10554239286/ m Elizabeth daughter of John Bainbrigge ++ of Lockington grand daughter of William Bainbrigge & Elizabeth Charde www.flickr.com/photos/norfolkodyssey/1147321953/
2. William died aged 11 years
1. Jane died aged 18 years
2. Barbara dsp1623 aged 18 m William son of John Bainbrigge ++ of Lockington (grandson of William Bainbrigge & Elizabeth Charde www.flickr.com/photos/norfolkodyssey/1147321953/ (William m2 Elizabeth daughter of Gervase Pigott of Thrumpton)
After the death of Mary's brother John in 1613 his property at Billesden passed to his 2 sisters Mary and Katherine wife of Robert Barford her second husband Although the Barfords seem to have retained interests in Billesdon for some years, the manor came into the possession of the St. Andrew family John St. Andrew, the son of William and Mary, died in 1626 and his property in Billesdon, which in1646 brought in rents of £23 a year passed to his daughter Barbara wife of Oliver St. John of Woodford Northants Their son Andrew or St. Andrew succeeded to the manor before 1663 and died in 1701
- Gotham church Nottinghamshire