Slave trade connections - Much Dewchurch Herefordshire
Heraldic ledger gravestone slab - "Here lyeth ye body of Edward Pye Chamberlayne esq of ye Newhouse, who departed this lie ye 11th January 1727 aged 66
Also the body of Ann the relict of Edward Pye Chamberlayne esq who departed this life the 17th of March 1733 aged 71 "
Edward was the son of Thomas Chamberlayne & Elizabeth niece of Edward Pye
In his will proved in 1693 his great uncle Edward Pye "of the Island of Barbadoes in the West Indies, Merchant, now of the Boyce, in the parish of Dymocke, co., Gloucester".
Gave "To my kinsman, EDWARD PYE CHAMBERLAINE LATE OF THE ISLAND OF BARBADOS,MERCHANT, AND TO ANNE HIS WIFE and to their heires, all my Estate and Interest I have in or to Pentvoyer, parish of St. Waynords co. Hereford, which I purchased of Mr. Hall, also the new house, Cooks Meadows, the Meadows I bought of Mr. Hoskins, called the Eight acres, and my houses and lands in the parish of Grismont, in co. and my houses and lands in the parish of Grismont, in co. Monmouth, Provided that my niece, Elizabeth Chamberlaine , mother of the said Edward shall have to her owne use the rent of Cookes Meadow yearlie. And whereas I granted the Mannor of Dymocke and the Mannor of Boyce and all other my lands and tenements within the parish of Dymocke, unto Richard Howell & Richard Guy of the City of London, Esqrs.,for 20 years at the yearly rent of £140 as in the lease dated 27 Sept. 1688 doth appear.
I give £60 to my said Niece Elizabeth Chamberlaine and the remainder of the said £140 to her granddaughters
And whereas I AM BLESSED WITH AN ESTATE IN THE WEST INDIES , my will is that the said Richard Guy , late of the said Island, and his heirs, shall enjoy the same, he paying out of the first goods and profits the following: to the grand children of Edward Guy , late of London, merchant, deceased, £120;
to St. George's Church in Barbados, a piece of plate for Sacra-
ment use, to the value of £20; to Edward Skeete & Roberta his daughter ten thousand pounds of sugar a peice; to the value of four thousand pounds of sugar in rings amongst my friends as the said Richard Guy shall think fit.
And whereas I HAVE SEVERAL NEGROES in sorts in Barbados whome I called my Merchants I will that they and their children shall be dealt with according to the Instructions which I left with Mr. John Croone.
My Lordship of Dymocke and Mannor of Boyce with all the
messuages, lands tenements and hereditaments thereunto belonging, after the expiration of the term before granted, to my said kinsman, Edward Pye Chamberlaine and to his heirs male, in default of such issue, to the daughters, and
their heirs,
Edward in his own will proved in January 1727 He held by copies of court roll under the Lord of the manor of Kilpeck, Herefordshire, two messuages known as Nookes Court als. Newhouse, and also four parcels of arable land and pasture in one of the copies of court roll for the remaining part of the term of years expressed. He had serrendered the said messuages and lands for his own use during his life, and after his death the remainder to such persons and for the payment of such stuns of money as he should by deed or his last will prescribe. He therefore gives his wife Ann all the lands &c. and all her other customary and copyhold messuages &c. in the manor of Kilpeck for her life, and after her death to his trusty and well-beloved kinsmen, William Jones of Ross, in the County of Hereford, Esq., and James Gomond of Kilpeck the said County, gent, in trust that they should, within two years after his wife's death, pay to his daughter Mary £600, and the lawfull interest thereof, half yearly, in the mean time, and the rest of the rents and profifs for said unexpired term of years, with rights of renewal &c. to said Jones and Gomond, also in trust for the benefit of his son Thomas Chamberlaine and his heirs forever, with reversion to sons Richard and William. Bequeaths all forehold, leasehold &c. property in the parishes of St. Weonards, Wellsh Newton, Much Dewchurch, and St. Devereux, and in the Parish of Gismond in the County of Monmouth &c. to wife Anne for her life and at her death to his children Thomas, William, Richard and Mary, in such proportion as she shall by deed or will prescribe and failing such dirctions by his wife, to be equally divided between the childern named. After debts &c. paid, remainder of personal estate to wife Anne. Appoints William Gamons, of Trelough in the parish of St. Devereaux in the County of Hereford, Esq., and Thomas Witherstone of the parish of Bringhill, County of Hereford, gent., trustees of his will
(The inventory made in 1727 of Edward Pye Chamberlayne's personal property at Newhouse, only amounted to £157.1 )
. - Church of St David, Much Dewchurch, Herefordshire
Slave trade connections - Much Dewchurch Herefordshire
Heraldic ledger gravestone slab - "Here lyeth ye body of Edward Pye Chamberlayne esq of ye Newhouse, who departed this lie ye 11th January 1727 aged 66
Also the body of Ann the relict of Edward Pye Chamberlayne esq who departed this life the 17th of March 1733 aged 71 "
Edward was the son of Thomas Chamberlayne & Elizabeth niece of Edward Pye
In his will proved in 1693 his great uncle Edward Pye "of the Island of Barbadoes in the West Indies, Merchant, now of the Boyce, in the parish of Dymocke, co., Gloucester".
Gave "To my kinsman, EDWARD PYE CHAMBERLAINE LATE OF THE ISLAND OF BARBADOS,MERCHANT, AND TO ANNE HIS WIFE and to their heires, all my Estate and Interest I have in or to Pentvoyer, parish of St. Waynords co. Hereford, which I purchased of Mr. Hall, also the new house, Cooks Meadows, the Meadows I bought of Mr. Hoskins, called the Eight acres, and my houses and lands in the parish of Grismont, in co. and my houses and lands in the parish of Grismont, in co. Monmouth, Provided that my niece, Elizabeth Chamberlaine , mother of the said Edward shall have to her owne use the rent of Cookes Meadow yearlie. And whereas I granted the Mannor of Dymocke and the Mannor of Boyce and all other my lands and tenements within the parish of Dymocke, unto Richard Howell & Richard Guy of the City of London, Esqrs.,for 20 years at the yearly rent of £140 as in the lease dated 27 Sept. 1688 doth appear.
I give £60 to my said Niece Elizabeth Chamberlaine and the remainder of the said £140 to her granddaughters
And whereas I AM BLESSED WITH AN ESTATE IN THE WEST INDIES , my will is that the said Richard Guy , late of the said Island, and his heirs, shall enjoy the same, he paying out of the first goods and profits the following: to the grand children of Edward Guy , late of London, merchant, deceased, £120;
to St. George's Church in Barbados, a piece of plate for Sacra-
ment use, to the value of £20; to Edward Skeete & Roberta his daughter ten thousand pounds of sugar a peice; to the value of four thousand pounds of sugar in rings amongst my friends as the said Richard Guy shall think fit.
And whereas I HAVE SEVERAL NEGROES in sorts in Barbados whome I called my Merchants I will that they and their children shall be dealt with according to the Instructions which I left with Mr. John Croone.
My Lordship of Dymocke and Mannor of Boyce with all the
messuages, lands tenements and hereditaments thereunto belonging, after the expiration of the term before granted, to my said kinsman, Edward Pye Chamberlaine and to his heirs male, in default of such issue, to the daughters, and
their heirs,
Edward in his own will proved in January 1727 He held by copies of court roll under the Lord of the manor of Kilpeck, Herefordshire, two messuages known as Nookes Court als. Newhouse, and also four parcels of arable land and pasture in one of the copies of court roll for the remaining part of the term of years expressed. He had serrendered the said messuages and lands for his own use during his life, and after his death the remainder to such persons and for the payment of such stuns of money as he should by deed or his last will prescribe. He therefore gives his wife Ann all the lands &c. and all her other customary and copyhold messuages &c. in the manor of Kilpeck for her life, and after her death to his trusty and well-beloved kinsmen, William Jones of Ross, in the County of Hereford, Esq., and James Gomond of Kilpeck the said County, gent, in trust that they should, within two years after his wife's death, pay to his daughter Mary £600, and the lawfull interest thereof, half yearly, in the mean time, and the rest of the rents and profifs for said unexpired term of years, with rights of renewal &c. to said Jones and Gomond, also in trust for the benefit of his son Thomas Chamberlaine and his heirs forever, with reversion to sons Richard and William. Bequeaths all forehold, leasehold &c. property in the parishes of St. Weonards, Wellsh Newton, Much Dewchurch, and St. Devereux, and in the Parish of Gismond in the County of Monmouth &c. to wife Anne for her life and at her death to his children Thomas, William, Richard and Mary, in such proportion as she shall by deed or will prescribe and failing such dirctions by his wife, to be equally divided between the childern named. After debts &c. paid, remainder of personal estate to wife Anne. Appoints William Gamons, of Trelough in the parish of St. Devereaux in the County of Hereford, Esq., and Thomas Witherstone of the parish of Bringhill, County of Hereford, gent., trustees of his will
(The inventory made in 1727 of Edward Pye Chamberlayne's personal property at Newhouse, only amounted to £157.1 )
. - Church of St David, Much Dewchurch, Herefordshire