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John Riddlesdale (Henry, Joan) was baptized on September 26, 1557 at St. Mary’s Church in Boxford, Suffolk, England (as John Riddlesdall, the son of Henrye) BA56, TH34. He married Dorcas circa 1583, probably in Assington, Suffolk TH34. He was mentioned in the will of his father, Henry Ridsdale of Boxford, dated June 20, 1591 WI16 :

 

In the name of god amen the twentith daye of June in the yeare of oure lord god 1591 and in the xxxiijtio yeare of the Reigne of oure Sovereigne Ladye Elizabeth… I Henry Ridsdale of Boxford in the Countie of Suff and within the dioces of Norwiche yeoman… Item I give & bequeath to John Ridsdale my Sonne fowerteene powndes of good & lawfull money to be paid unto him within sixe monethes nexte after thend [the end] & expiracon [expiration] of my lease which I have in the Ferme [Farm] where I now dwell called by the name of Coddenham Hall [the village of Coddenham is about twenty miles northeast of Boxford]…

 

John and Dorcas “Riddelsdale” sold several acres of pasture land in Assington to John Gryme, the elder, and his wife, Faythe (Faith), of Assington for 120 pounds on January 3, 1613/4 MY2, TH46, TH34. This land included a ten-acre close with a grove called Marshefeilde (Marshfield), a five-acre close called “Lighte”, another five-acre close adjacent to Marshfield which had no name, and one two-acre close called “longe Stropp” MY2, TH46. These properties had previously been owned by John Vigores the younger, a clothier of Langham in Essex, who had purchased them on June 5, 1555 (or 1556) from John Gurdon, a gentleman of Little Waldingfield in Suffolk, and his son, Robert Gurdon with a term of five hundred years MY2. After the death of John Vigorus the younger, the lease and the land passed to his sons, John Vigorous and Robert Vigorous (per the last will and testament of John Vigores the younger) MY2. Next, the lease and the lands passed to Arthure and Margery Gylgate, then to George Farrow, then to Robert Barrett of Stratford, then to John Barrett (the eldest son of Robert Barrett), then to John and Dorcas Riddelsdale MY2.

According to this indenture, John and Dorcas purchased the lease and lands on November 7, 1575 (“the seaventh daye of November in the Nynthe Yeare of the Reigne of or sov[er]aigne Lorde Kinge James that nowe is of Englande”) MY2. This would indicate that they were already married in 1575. The transcription of this indenture follows MY2:

 

This Indenture made the Thirde daye of Januarye in the Eleventhe Yeare of the Ragne of or [our] Sov[er]aigne Lorde James by the grace of god of England France & Irelande And of Scotlande the seaven and fortithe, Kinge defender of the faythe &c. Betwene John Riddelsdale of Assington in the Countie of Suff yeoman and Dorcas his wief of the one p[ar]te And John Gryme the elder of the same towne yeoman and Faythe his wief of the other p[ar]te, Witnesseth that whereas John Gurdon of littell waldingfeilde in the foresaid Countie of Suff gent, And Robert Gurdon gent sonne & heire apparent of the saide John bothe deceased, by their Indenture under their seales, bearinge date the fyfte daye of June in the first & seconde yeares of the Raignes of or late sov[er] Lorde and Ladye Phillipp & Marye, late King & Queene of Englande &c (for good considerac[i]ons in the saide Indenture sett downe) did devise grannte betake & fearme leate unto John vigores the yonger of Langham in the Countie of Essex Clothier, (nowe lykewyse deceased) One Close wth a grove thereunto lyinge, called Marshefeilde cont [containing] in it by estimac[i]on Tenn Acres be it more or lesse, One other Close adioynynge [adjoining] to the same, cont in it by estimac[i]on five Acr[es] be it more of lesse, One other Close called longe Stropp, cont in it by estimac[i]on twoe acres be it more or lesse, And also one Close called Lyghte cont in it by estimac]i]on five acres, be it more or lesse, as they be all sev[er]ally inclosed wth hedges & ditches, and are settlying & being wthin the towne of Assington aforesaide, To have & to holde all the saide Closes of Lande & pasture & grove wth their appurtenances to the saide John vigorus his Executors & Assign[er] from & Imediately after the date of the saide Indenture unto the full end & terme of five hundred yeares from thence next & Imediately followinge fully to be compleate & ended, wthoute Impeachmt [impeachment] of any manner of waste whatsoever yeldinge and paying therefore yerely during all the saide terme unto the saide John Gurdon & Rob[er]t Gurdon their heires & Assign[er] one penny of lawfull money at the feast of St michhell Tharcnngell [the archangel] yf it be asked, for all suytes [probably “suits”] & services And demanndes whatsoever, as by & in the saide Indenture more at large apperethe, After that the saide lease & Landes did lawefully come to John vigorous & Robert vigorous, by the last will & Testament of the saide John vigorous their father, After that to Arthure Gylgate & margery his wief, from them to George Farrow & from them to Robert Barrett of Stratforde, and lastly from the saide Robert Barrett & John Barrett his eldest sonne to the foresaide John Riddlsdale & Dorcas his wief, As by their wighting [probably “writing”] under their sev[er]all handes & seales bearing date the seaventh daye of November in the Nynthe Yeare of the Reigne of or sov[er]aigne Lorde Kinge James that nowe is of Englande &c And of Scotlande the five & firtithe And by all the other wrightinges at large lykewise Apperethe, Nowe this Indenture farther witnessethe that the saide John Riddelsdale and Dorcas his wief, for & in considerac[i]on of the som[m]e of One hundred & Twentie poundes of lawfull money to them in hande payde at the inseling heereof ny the foresaide John Gryme, whereof & wherewth they the saide John Riddelsdale & Dorcas doe acknowledge them selves fully satisfied, And the saide John Gryme his heires Executors & Administrators to be thereof cleerely acquyted & discharged for ever by these p[re]ntes [presents] Have bargayned solde grannted Assigned and sett over unto the foresaid John Gryme & Faythe his wief all the foresaude sev[er]all Closes of Lande pasture & Grove wth theappurtenances called & known by the name of the lease Landes scituate lying & beinge in Assington aforesaide, and nowe in the Tenure or occupac[i]on of the saide John Riddelsdale & on [one] John White of Assington yeoman or of theire Assign[er] (xx Together wth all suche Right Titell interest use & possession Reverc[i]on [reversion] terme of yeares yet to come, Clayme & demannde whatsoever wch wee the saide John Riddelsdale & Dorcas or either of us ever had nowe have or by any manner of meanes heereafter maye have or oughte to have of in & to the saide Closes & grove, called the lease Landes or to any p[ar]te or p[ar]cell thereof, together, wth the first recited Indenture & all the meane [the previous word is uncertain; this word might have meant to say “many”] conveighances [conveyances] thereof heeretofore made (Excepte alwayes out of this bargayne & sale, the foresaide Close called Lighte wth thappurtenances conteynyng by estimac[i]on five acres more or lesse, as aforesaid wch Close is demised & leatten by the same John Riddelsdale & Dorcas, to the foresaide John White, by & Indenture under or sev[er]all handes & seles, To holde to hym his executors & Assign[er] for & during all the residewe of the yeres yet to come & unexpired of & in the saide former recited Indenture made from the foresaide John Gurdon and Robert Gurdon of the premisses To have and to holde all the foresaide sev[er]all Closes of Lande & pasture & grove, called the lease Lande & all other the premisses wth their appurtenances (except before excepted) to the saide John Gryme & faythe his wief their Executors & Assign[er] for & during all the residewe of yeres (being many) yet to come & unexpired of & in the first recited Indenture made from the saide John Gurdon & Robert Gurdon of the premisses As before is expressed, And in as large & ample manner and forme as is grannted by the same, And I the saide John Ryddelsdale for my selfe & the saide Dorcas my wief & either of us or Executors & Assign[er] doe Covenante p[ro]myse & grannte to and wth the saide John Gryme & Faythe their Executors & Assign[er] by these pntes [presents] That all the saide sev[er]all Closes of land & pasture and woode & eny p[ar]te thereof wth thappurtenances (except before excepted) the daye of the date heereof are & ben & so for ever shall remayne contynewe [continue] & be to the saide John Gryme & Faythe their Executors & Assign[er] cleerely acquyted & discharged or otherwise uppon request sufficiently saved harmelesse by the saide John Ryddelsdale & Dorcas or either of them their Executors & Assign[er] of & from all former & other bargaynes sales, granntes forfeytures Judgmtes [Judgments] execucons [executions] Chardges, leases, arrerages [arrearages] of Rent & all other incumbrances whatsoever hadd made done comytted or suffred by me the saide John Riddelsdale & Dorcas or by either of us or by any other p[er]son or p[er]sons whatsoever, claymyng anything in the premisses, by from or under us or any of us or under the estate of us or any of us (the yerely Rent reserved in & by the saide former Indenture, heereafter to be dewe out of & for the premisses, And the lease of the foresaide Close called Lightes made to the foresaide John White onlye excepted) And the saide John Riddelsdale doe farther Coven[a]nte p[ro]myse & grannte for hym his Executors heires & Administrators to and wth the saide John Gryme & Faythe their Executors & Assign[er] by these p[rese]ntes That the foresaide Dorcas his wief together wth hymselfe & their heires shall and will at any tyme heereafter (uppon the Reasonable request of them the saide John Gryme & Faythe or one of them, or their Executors or Assign[er] and at his & their owne p[ro]per title & Chardges in the lawe only) make doe acknowledg & suffer or cawse to be made done acknowledged & suffered, any manner of farthe [perhaps “further”] Acte or Actes thing or thinges in the lawe, for the better conveighing [conveying] of the premisses (except before excepted) to the saide John Gryme & Faythe their Executors and Assign[er] according to purporte tenor & effect of this present Indenture, And for the extinguishinge of the Right tytell interest & estate wch she the saide Dorcas nowe have or heereafter maye have of in & to the foresaid, bargayned premisses wth thappurtenances or any p[ar]te thereof, Such Assurance as shalbe reasonably devised advised [the previous word if uncertain] & requyred, by them the saide John Gryme & Faythe or either of them or their or either of their Executors Administrators or Assign[er] or by their or any of their learned Cowncell, In Witnesse whereof the p[ar]ties first above named to these p[rese]nte Indentures Interchangeably have put their handes & sales [seals] the daye & yeares first above written: A° dm [anno domini] 1613

Redd sealed & deliv[er]ed in the presens of Phillip Barker James Hammond & John Hamond

his m[ar]ke his m[ar]ke

John Grymes m[ar]ke

 

John Riddlesdale of Bures was buried on June 4, 1629 in Assington, Suffolk, England TH34, TH46, CH35.

Dorcas was the mother of Susan, Richard, Thomas, John, Dorcas, Edward, and John TH34, TH46. John Brooks Threlfall believed that Dorcas may have been a relative or granddaughter of John Vigorus TH34.

Suzan Riddlesdall, the daughter of “Jo. Riddlesdall” and Dorcas his wife, was baptized on April 20, 1584 at St. Mary’s Church in Boxford, Suffolk, England BA56, TH34, TH46.

Richard Riddlesdale was likely born about 1586 TH46. Henry Ridsdale of Boxford wrote his will on June 20, 1591, which mentioned his grandsons, Richard and Thomas WI16:

 

Richard Ridsdale my Sonnes Sonne fower powndes to be paide to him at his full age of xxi yeres, And yf yt shall happen the saide Richarde to dep[ar]te owte of this world before his said age of xxitio yeares then I will and bequeath that said som[m]e of fower powndes unto Thomas Ridsdale his brother to be paid to him at his full age of xxitio yeres

 

Richard Riddlesdale was buried on November 6, 1610 TH46 in Assington, Suffolk, England CH35, TH46 and the administration of his estate was granted to his sisters, “Suzanne Riddlesdale alias French” and “Johane Ridlesdale alias Mather”, on February 28, 1610/11 TH46, RE35. A transcription and a rough translation of the Latin administration have been provided below RE35:

 

Riddlesdal Richi

xxviij dio mensis Februarij anno dm [domini] stilo anglie 1610 Emat [“Emanavit”] Comissio ad administrand[um] bona &c. Richardi Riddlesdale nup[er] dum vixit de Assington defuncte direct [possibly “directa” or “directe”] Suzanne Riddlesdale als [alias] French uxori Thomae French et Johane Ridlesdale als [alias] mather uxori Richi Mather sororibus naturalibus at ltimus [the previous two words are uncertain, but may have meant “et legitimus”] eiusdem de funct [defuncti] de bene et fideliter administrand[um] bona &c de solvend[um] debita... [some words are illegible here] et de reddend[um] compot[u] in debita Iuris [Juris] forma Iurat [Jurat] Saluo &c.

Tenentur Thomas French de assington Tayler et Rich Mather de Boxford clother [the previous word is uncertain]

 

On the 28th day of February in the year of our Lord 1610, in the English style, a Commission was issued to administer the goods etc. [of] Richard Riddlesdale of Assington, recently deceased, directly to Suzanne Riddlesdale alias French, wife of Thomas French and Johane Ridlesdale alias Mather, wife of Rich[ard] Mather, natural and legitimate sisters of the same deceased, for the good and faithful administration of the goods &c for the payment of debts... and for rendering an account in due form of law I swear to save [or perhaps “on my salvation”]

Thomas French of Assington, Taylor, and Rich Mather of Boxford, clothier, are bound

 

Thomas Riddlesdale was mentioned in the will of his grandfather, Henry Riddlesdale, in 1591 WI16, TH46.

Joan Riddlesdale was likely born about 1590 TH46. Joane Riddlesdale married Richard Mather on October 11, 1610 in Assington, Suffolk, England in a double-wedding ceremony with her sister, Dorcas CH35, TH46.

Dorcas Riddlesdale was likely born about 1590 and may have been a twin with Joan TH46. Dorcas Riddlesdale married Thomas Dynes, a yeoman of Assington, on October 11, 1610 in Assington, Suffolk, England CH35, TH46. Dorcas Dynes, the wife of Thomas, died shortly after her wedding and was buried in Assington, Suffolk, England on December 15, 1610 CH35. TH35. The administration of her estate was granted to her sisters, “Suzanne Riddlesdale alias French” and “Johannie Riddlesdale alias Mather” on the same day as the administration for her brother, Richard Riddlesdale (February 28, 1610/11) RE34, TH46. This administration did not mention the name of Thomas Dynes, but the description of the record within the Suffolk Archives called it the “Registered Administration of Dorcas, wife of Thomas Riddlesdale/Ryddesdall alias Dynes of Assington” RE34:

 

Riddlesdale Dorce

Eodem die mensis et anno dmi [domini] Emat [“Emanavit”] Comissio ad administrand[um] bona &c. Dorce Riddlesdale nup[er] de Assington defunct directe Suzanne Riddlesdale als [alias] French ux[or] Thomae French et Johannie Riddlesdale als [alias] French mather ux[or] Rich Mather sororibus nalibus [naturalibus] at ltimus [perhaps “et legitimus”] et px [the previous word may have been “prox”] consinguineis [possibly “consanguineis”] eiusdem defunct [defuncti] de bene et fideliter administrand[um] bona &c de solvend[um] debita de ex hibend[um] [probably “exhibendum”] fut[ur]um [the previous word is very uncertain] et de reddend[um] compot[u] [the previous word is uncertain] in debita Iuris [Juris] forma Iurat [Jurat] Saluo &c.

Tenentur Thomas French de assington Tayler et Richus Mather de Boxford clother [the previous word is uncertain]

 

On the same day of the month and year of the Lord, a Commission was issued to administer the goods etc. of Dorce Riddlesdale, recently deceased of Assington, directly to Suzanne Riddlesdale alias French, wife of Thomas French, and Johannie Riddlesdale alias French Mather, wife of Rich[ard] Mather, sisters natural and legitimate, and next of kin of the same deceased, for the good and faithful administration of the goods etc. for the payment of debts showing in the future and for rendering of accounts in due form of law I swear to save [or perhaps “on my salvation”]

Thomas French of Assington, Taylor, and Rich Mather of Boxford, clothier, are bound.

 

Edward Riddlesdale was likely born about 1592 and married an individual named Mary or Marie TH46. Edward and Marie (or Mary) were the parents of three children who were baptized in Assington, Suffolk, England CH35, TH46. These were Edward, who was baptized on April 23, 1620, Marie (or Mary), who was baptized on January 29, 1621/2, and Sara (or Sarah), who was baptized on November 16, 1623 CH35, TH46. He may have been the father of Dorcas, who was baptized on June 18, 1629 at St. Mary’s Church in Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England, but the record stated that she was a daughter of Henry TH34, BA56. Rebecca, the daughter of Edward Riddlysdale TH46 or Riddlesdale BA56, was baptized on December 5, 1630 at St. Mary’s Church in Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England TH46, BA56. Edward Ridlesdale of Bures St. Mary was buried on February 9, 1630/31 in Assington, Suffolk, England CH35, TH34, TH46. His widow, Marie Riddlesdale, next married John Wiat (or Wyatt) on June 27, 1632 in Assington, Suffolk, England CH35, TH46 and they relocated to Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts TH46. The will of John Wyatt, dated November 23, 1665, mentioned his daughters, Mary, Sarah, and Dorcas, whom John Brooks Threlfall believed were his stepdaughters TH34, TH46.

John Riddlesdale was likely born about 1594 to 1598 in Assington, Suffolk, England TH46. John Riddlesdale, the son of John, was buried on December 10, 1602 in Assington, Suffolk, England CH35, TH46.

Sara Riddlesdale, the daughter of John and Dorcas Riddlesdale, was baptized on March 2, 1599/1600 in Assington, Suffolk, England TH34, CH35, TH46. Sarah Riddlesdale married Marke Gryme on May 30, 1620 in Assington, Suffolk, England TH46, CH35. Mark Gryme was mentioned in the 1638 will of John Gryme, Sr., of Bures St. Mary TH46. Helen Barrell transcribed a baptism record for Mark Grimes, the son of Mark Grimes, which occurred on March 17, 1652/53 in Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England BA56. It is unclear if these individuals were related to the Mark Gryme who married Sara Riddlesdale.

Dorcas Ridlesdale, the wife of John, was buried on September 24, 1624 in Assington, Suffolk, England CH35, TH34.