Thomas Farnworth was born
in about 1510 of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England.
Mansfield
Thomas was mentioned in estate records in Mansfield: "1553
7th Edward VI. Copy of exemplification of a decree in the Court
of Augmentations, as to the estate devised by the will of Lady
Flogan :— Memorandum. For as moche as it apereth unto the
Chancellor and gen'all Surveyor of the Court of Th'
augmentations and revenues of the Kinge's Maities Crowne, as
well by the certificate made on the Kinge's behaulfe into the
said Courte, as otherwise that one Dame Cicilie Flogane, widowe,
in the saiventhe yeare of the raigne of our late Soveraigne Lord
of famous memorie, King Henry the Eighte was seased in her
demeane as of fee by copie of Court Rolle of the Kinges Mats
Mannor of Maunsfelde in Shirwood in the County of Nottingham,
according to the custome of the same Mannor of and in one house
or tenemente called the Harte with the certain lands, late in
the tenure of William Wyldes, and now in the tenure, ferme, and
occupatione of Thomas Farneworthe, in Maunsfielde, in
the County of Nottingham, of the yearly ferme of three pounds
six shillings eight pence, and one cottage in Maunsfild
aforesaid, late in the tenure of Roland Beitney, and now in the
tenure and occupatione of Joane Beitney, late weif of the said
Roland in the said countie of the yearlie rent of seavin
shilling. And one other cotage in the tenure and occupatione of
John Clarke, in Maunsfielde, aforesaid, of the yearlie rent of
four shillings. And one other cottage, late in the tenure and
occupatione of Peter Frost, and now in the tenure of John Porter
clerke, in Maunsfielde aforesaid, of the yearly ferme of foure
shillings. And one other cottage, now or late in the tenure or
occupatione of William Elton in Mauns-field aforesaid of the
yearlie value of six shillings; and one other cottage, now or
late in the tenure and occupatione of Robert Sprentnall, in
Maunsfield, aforesaid, of the yearlie ferme of two shillings.
And one other cottage late in the tenure and occupatione of
Henry Smith, and now in the tenure of Thomas Farneworth
in Maunsfeld aforesaid of the yerly ferme of eight shillings.
And one other cottage now or late in the tenure and occupatione
of John Chambers, in Maunsfielde, aforesaid, of the yearlie
ferme of four shillings. All which lands, tenements, and
cottages, byn of the clere yerelie value of five pounds six
schillings and eight pence. And the said Dame Cicely Flogan so
being seised of the premises at a Court holden at the said
Manor, in the seventh yer of the said late King Henry the Eight,
surrendered al the said copieholde lands and tenements to the
use of Roger Pierpoint, John Porter, clerke, and dyvers other
and their heires, to the use and performance of the last will
and testament of the said Dame Cicely Flogan, the which Roger
and John and other co-feoffees were therof admitted tenants at
the same Court accordingly. And that this same Cicelie made her
last will and testament, and by the same willed to the said John
Porter, clerke, eight merkes yerlie, to be taken and peeyed out
of the p'misses to have and peeye to him during his lief. And
for that it further appireth by the said certificate and
depocicions of witnesses in that behalf taken, that the said
Dame Cicely Flogan, by her said last will and testament willed
the p'misses during the time of fourscore and nineteen years to
the finding of a priest to sing for the soul of the said Dame
Cicelie in the said Chappell of Saint Lawrence, in the said
Church, and that the issues and profits of the same were
co'tynuallie co'verted put and employed to the fynding of a
priest according to the same will, untill w'thin five years for
the making of the estatute for the dissolucone of colledgs
chantries and others in the first yeare of the King's Ma'tys
raigne, and that the said John Porter, clerk, who was the priest
that song in the said service, and had and received the proffits
of the said lands is yet lyvinge, and that of the said terme is
yet to come three score and two yeres, and that furthermore the
said Thomas Farnesworthe hath the p'misses in ferme for
terme of thirty yeres yet to come of the lease of the said Roger
Perpoynt and John Porter and other of the said co-feoffees to
him made long ago before the said statute. It is therfor ordered
and decreed by the said Chancellor and gen'll surveyor in the
said Court in the term of Holy Trinitie, that is to say, the
sixthe daye of June, in the seaventhe yere of the raigne of our
Souveraigne Lord, Edward the Sixte, by the Grace of God King of
England, &c, and of the Churche of England and also of
Ireland, in earthe the supreme heade, and that the said Thomas
Farnesworthe shall from henceforth have, hold, and enjoy
all the said copiehold lands, tenements, and cotags to him his
executors and assigns, during the said thirtie yeares, and that
the King's Ma'tie shall have the residue of the said fourscore
yeres next after the said termes ended and determyned. And the
said Thomas Farnesworth, during the natural life of the
said Sir John Porter, shall content and pay unto the said Sir
John Porter yerlie five pounds full of the said eight marks, at
the feasts of Seynt Mychaell the Archangell and the
Annunciacione of our Lady by even porciones, and the residue of
the said yerlie rents of the p'misses being six schillings
eightpence unto the King's maisties Receyvore of the said County
of Nottingham, for the tyme being, at the lyke termes, to the
King's Maitys use, and that after the death of the said Sir John
Porter, clerke, the said Thomas Farneworthe, his
executors and assigns, shall pay yerlie for the premises to the
handes of the said Receyvour, to the use of our said Souveraign
Lord the King, his heyres and successors, the said yerlie rent
of five pounds six schillings and eight pence, at the said
Feaste of Seynt Michael the Archangell and the Annunciacioun of
our Lady by even porciones during the residue of the yeres of
his said lease, which he shall be then to come." (The History of
Mansfield)
Thomas died and was buried 26 June 1572 in Mansfield.
Burial record for
Thomas Farnworth in Mansfield: "June : 26 Thom: Ffarnworth buried"
Thomas and his wife likely had the following children:
*1. Alice, born in about 1540 of Mansfield; married
Richard Kitchen 25 October 1562 in
Mansfield.
SOURCES: Mansfield parish register; The
History of Mansfield, William Horner Groves, 1894.
