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Francis Littlefield may have been born in about 1565, and he was a clothier of Titchfield, Hampshire, England who owned a fulling mill HA42, FR13, DA13. His siblings were James Littlefield of Droxford, Richard Littlefield, and Mary, who married John Beane FR13, DA13. She was probably the Marie Littlefield who married John Beane on January 25, 1606/7 in Titchfield, Hampshire, England HA41, FR13. Francis first married Mary or Marie HA41, and he second married Annis Wigg (“Annis wygg” FR13) on July 14, 1606 in Titchfield HA41, FR13, DA13. Annis Wigg was a widow and the mother of two children, Elizabeth and Robert Wigg, before she married “Frauncis littlefield” FR13, HA42. With Annis, Francis was the father of Nicholas and John FR13.
Nicholas Litlefeild was baptized on August 28, 1608 in Titchfield, Hampshire, England HA41, FR13. Nicholas Litlefield was called younger than twenty-one when he was named in his father’s will dated October 21, 1618 HA42. He was the father of Anne and Nicholas HA41, FR13. Anne Litlefeild, the daughter of Nicholas Litlefeild, was baptized on June 1, 1641 in Titchfield, Hampshire, England HA41, FR13. Nicholas Litlefeild, the son of Nicholas Litlefeild, was baptized on March 14, 1644/5 in Titchfield, Hampshire, England HA41, FR13. Nicholas Litlefield “thelder of Funtley” in Titchfield, Hampshire, called himself a weaver in his will dated May 6, 1677 HA42. He made bequests to his wife, Ann Litlefield, whom he made executrix, his son, Nicholas Litlefield, and his daughter, Ann Barrey (the wife of Thomas Barrey, a yeoman of Shidfield, Hampshire) HA42. He named Richard Benstead of Pyes in the parish of Wickham, Hampshire and Thomas Barrey (his son-in-law) as his overseers HA42. Thomas Rule, Marey Sabben, and John Ardern, Sr. witnessed his will, which was proved on January 8, 1677/8 HA42. A transcript of his will has been provided HA42:
In the Name of God Amen The Sixth day of May in ye xxixth Year of ye reign of Charles ye sec[on]d King of England: &c: Anno Dom[ini] 1677: I Nicholas Litlefield thelder of Funtley in ye p[ar]ish of Titchfield in the county of Southton Weaver Being sickly in body but of sound & p[er]fect memory (thankes be to Almighty God) And calling to minde ye uncertainty of this life doe make & declare my last will & Testam[en]t in manner & forme following (that is to say) First & principally I commend my Soule into ye hands of Almighty God my maker And my body to ye earth out of wch it was made to be buried in decent manner at ye discretion of my Executrix hearafter named And as for such Wordly Goods wch God hath lent unto me I dispose of as followeth First I give & Bequeath unto my Sonne Nicholas Litlefield All & singular my tooles & implem[en]ts usefull for & belonging to my Weaving trade together wth all such goods & chattels of mine wch my s[ai]d sonne hath in his possession (p[ro]visions to be eaten only excepted) Item I give & bequeath more to my s[ai]d Sonne Nicholas Litlefield Five shilling of lawfull English money Item I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Ann Barrey wife of Thomas Barrey of Shidfield in ye county of Southton afores[ai]d Yeoman Five shillings of lawfull English money Item I give devise & bequeath unto my dear & loving wife Ann Litlefield All & singular my goods Chattels Leases & p[er]sonal estate whatsoever (my debts & Legacies being paid & Funerals discharged) not before given & bequeathed And I ordein constitute & appoynt my s[ai]d dear wife Ann Litlefield full & Sole Executrix of this my last will & Testament desiring her duly & truly to Execute ye same And also I desire my s[ai]d wife (& it is my will & meaning) that if God shall see fit to make her to possess or be worth somuch that shee shall leave my s[ai]d sonne Nicholas Litlefield Thirty pounds of lawfull English mony at ye decease of her my s[ai]d dear wife And further I nominate & appount Richard Bensted of Pyes in ye p[ar]ish of Wickham in ye county of Southton Yeoman And my Sonne in law Thomas Barrey before named Overseeres of this my last will & Testament Willing & desiring my s[a]id wife not to dispose of any of my goods & Chattells without ye leave & approbation of my s[ai]d Overseeres And I disire my s[ai]d Overseeres to see that this my last will be in ev[er]y p[ar]ticular duly & truly executed And I give them two shilling & six pence a piece for their pains over & above their necessary charges In witness whereof I have hearunto put my hand & Seale Dated ye Day & Year first above written//
Necklis littelfi... [his signature was partially obscured by the remnants of a seal]
This will was distinctly read to ye Testator
Afterwards Signed sealed & declared to be his last will & Testament
In ye p[re]sence of us
Thomas Rule his sign
Marey Sabben
John Ardern Senr
He was buried in Titchfield, Hampshire, England on May 23, 1677 as “Nicholas Little of Funtly” HA41, FR13.
John Littlefeld was baptized on January 13, 1610/11 in Titchfield, Hampshire, England HA41, FR13. John Litlefield was called younger than twenty-one when he was named in his father’s will dated October 21, 1618 HA42. He married an individual named Jone, who was probably the “Jone Littlefeild wife of John Littlefeild of Funtley” who was buried on December 22, 1649 in Titchfield, Hampshire, England HA41. John Litlefeild (probably with his wife, Jone) was the father of Jone, Ann, and Frances HA41, FR13. Jone Litlefeild was baptized on April 11, 1641, Ann Litlefeild was baptized on October 12, 1643, and Frances Litlefeild was baptized on October 21, 1645 HA41, FR13.
Frances Litlefield wrote his will on October 21, 1618, which was witnessed by John Wither, Robert Poulett, and Francis Waller HA42. He wished to be buried in the parish churchyard of Titchfield HA42. He made bequests to his sons, Edward, Nicholas, John, and James Litlefield, his stepchildren, Elizabeth Wigg and Robert Wigg, his brothers, James Litlefield and Richard Litlefield, and his sister, Mary Beane HA42. He named his son and his wife (James Litlefield and Anne Litlefield) joint executors of his will HA42. Francis bequeathed his wife, Anne, the dwelling house which adjoined his fulling mill, with its appurtenances, which was held by a lease of John Hauksford of Bishop’s Waltham (this is a town nearly ten miles north of Titchfield) but he bequeathed his son, James, his fulling mill and the appurtenances of the mill HA42, FR13. He also made charitable bequests. He wished the cathedral church of Winton (which is Winchester) to receive six pence, the Parish Church of Titchfield to receive three shillings and four pence, the poor of Titchfield to receive a noble, and the poor of Wickham to receive three shillings and four pence HA42. His will has been transcribed below HA42:
In
the Name of God Amen. I Frances Litlefield sick of body but of good and perfect
memory thankes be given to Almighty God do make this my last will &
Testament in manner and forme following. First I give and bequeath my soule
into the hinds of Almighty God my maker and Jesus Christ his sonne my Redeemer
by whose mearitts I trust to be saved. And I will my body to be buryed in the
Churchyard of the p[ar]ish of Titchfield. And first I give unto my sonne Edward
Litlefield twenty shillings Item I give unto my sonne Nicholas Litlefield
thirtye pounds and the table in the hall; wth five Joynd stooles.
Item I give unto my sonne John Litlefield thirty pounds. And if either of these
my sonnes Nicholas or John shall faile before they attaine to the age of one
& twenty yeeres; then the legacie of the p[ar]tye deceased to remaine to
the survivor and if they shall both fayle before they attaine to the said age
then the sayd severall legacies to remaine to my executors. Item I give to all
my Godchildren twelve pence a piece. Item I give to my wives daughter Elizabeth
Wigg fourty shillings. Item I give to her brother Robert Wigg fourty shillings.
Item I give to my servant maid Elizabeth Carter tenn shillings. Item I give to
my brother James Litlefield my best doblett & breeches. Item I give to my
sister Mary Beane five shillings. Item I give unto my brother Richard
Litlefield twenty shillings. Item I give to the Cathedrall Church of Winton
sixe pence. Item I give to the parishe Church of Titchfield three shillings
& foure pence Item I give to the poore of Titchfield a Noble. Item I give
to the poore of the parish of Wickham three shillings & foure pence. All
these legacies discharged and my debts payd I make my beloved wife Anne, and my
sonne James Litlefield Joynt executors of this my last will and Testament. And
if at any time my wife and my sonne James shall disagree that then by the
consent of the ov[er]seers of my said last will & testament a division
shalbe made and equally of all such goods as shall remaine betwixt them.
And my wife to have the dwelling house next adioyneing [adjoining] to my
fulling mill wth thapp[ur]t[e]n[a]nces [the appurtenances] thereto
belonging holden by lease of John hauksford of Bishops Waltham And my sonne
James to have the fulling mill wth thap[ur]t[e]n[a]nces thereto
belonging. And I desire Thomas Knight of Sencleres in the p[ar]ish of Droxford;
my brother James Litlefield of the said p[ar]ishe, and Nicholas Waller of
Swanwicke in the p[ar]ish of Titchfield to be overseers of this my last will
& testament. And for their paines herein I give unto each of them five
shillings. In witnes of the truth whereof I have herunto sett my hand this one
& twentith of October one thousand sixe hundred & eightene.
Frances Litlefield his marke:
In the presence of us.
John Wither. Robert Poulettz. Francis waller
Dettes which I ded owe by me franses Letelfeld befor my dessesse Firste nickles waller _ xijli
Jhne Ossment viijli
Robard Wedge _ vli
Elzebethe wedge _ xxli
Francis Littlefeld was buried the following day on October 22, 1618 in Titchfield HA41, FR13, DA13. His will was proved on November 21, 1618 (Probat[u]m... vicesimo primo die mensis Novembris Anno dm [domini] mill[esi]mo Sexcen[tiso]mo decimo Octavo...) HA42. The inventory of his estate was conducted on October 29, 1618 by John Houghton, John Weathers, John Coopper, John Beanne, and Isacke Hoopper, and was assessed a value of over 261 pounds, after the debts due to him were paid FR13, HA42. A transcription has been provided below HA42:
A envetory [inventory] of the Goodes of Franses Littellfeld Late Dessessed Tacken [taken] the xxixth of october 1618 by the names of Thes
John Houghton
John Weathers
John Coopper
John Beanne
Isacke Hoopper the prayseres [probably “appraisers”]
Imprimus in the Lofte his apparrell over the hall... It[em] a Joyned bedsted ij [two] stoke bedes a blancked a cover Led [coverlet] a Rudge [possibly “rug”] a fether boulster and a flock boulster... It[em] feyve [possibly “five”] fether pelloes... It[em] a Truckelbed sted wt a flock bed a cuverled and a blanckett... It[em] a borde Bedsted wt a staynd [the previous word is uncertain] Tester ablancked a flockebed a coverled... It[em] xv peare of shettes [fifteen pairs of sheets] and a shett... It[em] feyve pelleberes [pillowbiers or pillowcases]... It[em] feyve Tabell clothes i dossen [one dozen] and a hallfe of napkenes... It[em] a planck tabell wth a framme [probably “frame”] It[em] ij greatt Chestes and feyve [the previous word was nearly illegible] Small chestes thre small boyses [the previous word is uncertain]... It[em] a warminge panne in the woll [wool] Lofte... It[em] xxxviij Tode of wolle [thirty-eight tod of wool] at xxviijs p[er] tod... It[em] a pesse of Letther [piece of leather]... Clothe mad [made] and in hand... It[em] three Kerses [perhaps “Kersey”] Reddy medeled... It[em] foure wayte of grenne woll [possibly “four weight of green wool”]... It[em] feyve Tode of blew wolle [five tod of blue wool]... It[em] foure Tod of blacke wolle... It[em] xxxli of Fine blacke wolle... It[em] more in Smalle parseles [parcels] of woll ... It[em] in Seme [perhaps “same”, indicating more small parcells of wool] for wolle... It[em] ij gress Tubes [tubs] & ij ferckenes [possibly “firkin”, a type of small wooden barrel]... It[em[ skaylles waytes [“scales, weights”] & stockcardes... It[em] for beddinge in the Sarventes chamber... It[em] mor three Tod of whit wolle [perhaps “more than three tod of white wool”]... It[em] mor feyfte lb [perhaps “fifty pounds”] of woll... more 33lb of woll... It[em] xij Tod of Linney wolle [linsey woolsey]... It[em] ij parseles of wolle... It[em] all sortes of flux [probably “flax”]... It[em] in appelles... It[em] three vesselles foull of verges [the previous word is uncertain]... It[em] for butter and chesse... It[em] a Planck Tabell wth a frame... It[em] a quarter of malte... It[em] a quren [quern; a hand-operated mill] for to grind malte... It[em] a yottinge vatt wt a stand [a yotting vat was also called a yoting vat or stone or a mashing vat BA55, and may have referred to a vat which was used to steep or soak grain WH21 or was used in the brewing process BA55]... It[em] ij fournnesses of barsse [the previous word is uncertain, but this item might have been “two furnaces of brass”]... It[em] a chese pres [probably “cheese press”]... It[em] in planckes & bordes... It]em] mershing: vatte [this was perhaps a mashing vat] & a sieve and a brwinge tube [the previous two words may have meant “brewing tub”]... It[em] fouer povdringe tubes [powdering tubs; these were used to salt meat]... It[em] feyve [five] barrelles & a hallfe fercken [half-firkin; a small wooden cask]... It[em] three coveres... It[em] a boockinge tube [tub] & a bolle & feyve millck [milk] vessell... It[em] a Trevett a eyrone barre [the previous two words are uncertain, but may have stated “iron bar”] a sawe and ex [axe] wt 4 wedges... It[em] xiiij pottengers [this word is a variation on the word “porringer”, which is a small bowl that sometimes had a handle] xij platters vi Sasers [saucers] iiij saltes ij pewter candelstickes iij bras candellstickes i morter [probably “mortar”, but this word is uncertain] and a chaffendeshe [chaffing dish]... It[em] a cubbard... It[em] a basse [perhaps “basin”]... It[em] vij brasse Kettelles... It[em] 3 b... [the previous word was illegible] pottes 3 skelletes It[em] iij spetes [perhaps “spits”] ij Drepping pannes [dripping pans]... for foollinge Earth [fulling earth is a type of clay that was used to remove lanolin and oils from woolen cloth]...
- the shope [shop] -
for viij peare [pair] of sheares and ij peare of Backes [this may have referred to a “back”, which was a “large cistern or vat used by brewers, distillers, dyers, etc. for holding liquids; a large tub or trough” WH21]... for handeles & burlinge eyres [a burling iron is a tool used in burling cloth which resembled tweezers or pincers; a burling machine was used to remove knots and rough areas from woolen cloth before fulling WH21]... for a sheare borde & cuttinge bordes... It[em] a Racke for Dringe of clothe in the baren [some of the previous words were nearly illegible, but this probably stated “a rack for drying clothes in the barn”]... It[em] for bacle and Beammes [the previous words are uncertain]... vj Tonne of heaye [probably “six tons of hay”]... It[em] ij leeme [the previous word was illegible, mainly because the first letter was unidentifiable; it may have been a capital letter that was not used elsewhere in the document].. It[em] a Geldinge... It[em] a mare... It[em] a coulte... It[em] iiij pedges [perhaps “pigs”]... for feyve hodges [perhaps “hogs”]...x [the previous symbol slightly resembled an “x”] stall of bees... for wode [wood]... for Teaseles [teasels are the the spiny top part of a plant which were used as a brush to raise the nap of the cloth OL2] & all other thinges wch is for gotte [forgotten]... Some Totall of This is 230li – 06s - xd
It[em] more Dettes Owinge Upon his Boocke of accounntes ___ xxxli xvjs
Less than a year later, on June 10, 1619, Ann Littlefield “of Fontley within the p[ar]ishe of Titchfield in the County of Southt[on] wydow” wrote her will HA42. She made bequests to the “Cathedrall Church of winton”, the Church of Titchfield, and the poor of the parish of Titchfield HA42. She next made a bequest to her servant, John Streeter; she left him her bedstead, bedding, bolsters, pillow, coverlet, blanket, a pair of sheets, and a “little Coffer with locke & key, and all my shopp tooles and my horse with briddell & Saddell and all thinges belonginge to my horse, and iiij li in money” HA42. She also gave him the lease of her house where she lived, with the condition that he must pay three pounds to her son, Nicholas Littlefield, after he reached the age of twenty-one years HA42. She bequeathed all her wearing apparel to her daughter, Elizabeth Wigge, along with her gold ring, her best brass pot, the best featherbed, a flock bolster, two pairs of the best sheets, a blanket, and the best new coverlet HA42. She bequeathed ten pounds to her son, Nicholas “Littlefeld”, and four pounds to John “Littlefeld”, which were to be paid to them at the age of twenty-one HA42. She made a bequest of five shillings to her servant, Elizabeth Bastard, and another five shillings to her uncle, whose name appeared to be “Ap...d Hickly HA42. The residue of her estate was bequeathed to her son, Robert Wigge, whom she made her sole executor HA42. She named Robert Farnsworth and Nicholas Wallor her overseers HA42. Her will was witnessed by “Fra: Corderoy Scripcor” and Mathew Austen HA42.
It is unknown if or how Francis Littlefield or his descendants were related to Robert Littlefield. Robert Littlefield of Titchfield had a nuncupative will dated January 26, 1678/9 HA42. His will was proved on March 20, 1678/9, and the inventory of the estate of “Robert Littellfilld Late of the parish of Tichfelld in the County of Southton” was conducted by Thomas Apellford and Thomas Woodman on February 20, 1678/9 HA42. The nuncupative will stated HA42:
Robart litelfeld do be queth [bequeath] in his deth bed that Henry grant should bee his Executor and he doth givef 20 poundes to Willame littelfeld his cosen [cousin] at haulfe a yeare after his decese and 20 poundes to henry grantes sisters and mother within three quarters of ayeare after his decese and twellpence [twelve pence] a pece [apiece] to any of his Relachon [relations] and he doth givfe 7 poundes to buery [bury] him witnss ouer [our] handes the 26 daye of Jenuery in the yeare... ouer lord 1678
Robart Littelfeld his marke
Thomas Brocke
the marke of Anne White
the marke of Anne Brocke
Mary was the mother of five children who were baptized at Titchfield, Hampshire England, three of who died as newborns FR13.
Edmond Litlefield was baptized on June 27, 1592 in Titchfield, Hampshire, England HA41. “Edward” Litlefield was named in his father’s will dated October 21, 1618 HA42.
Nycholas Littellffeld was baptized on July 24, 1595 but (as Nicholas Lyttellfeld) was buried on August 12, 1595 in Titchfield, Hampshire, England HA41, FR13.
James Littilfeld was baptized on June 18, 1598 in Titchfield, Hampshire, England HA41, FR13. James Litlefield was named as a joint executor of his father’s will dated October 21, 1618 and he was bequeathed his father’s fulling mill which was located next to his dwelling house HA42. James Littlefeld married Joane Jeffery on January 17, 1618/19 in Titchfield, Hampshire, England HA41, FR13. He was probably the father of William Littlefield, who was baptized on December 5, 1619 in Titchfield, Hampshire, England HA41, FR13.
Anne Lettelfeld was baptized on April 8, 1601 in Titchfield, Hampshire, England but was buried two days later HA41, FR13.
Fraunces Littlefild, the daughter of Frauncis Littlefild, was baptized on October 6, 1605 in Titchfield, Hampshire, England, and was buried on October 29 of that same year HA41, FR13.
Marie Littlefild, the wife of Frauncis Littlefild, was buried on October 18, 1605 (“the xviijth day of this moneth”) in Titchfield, Hampshire, England HA41.