In the name of God Amn I William
Gunne of Tadmarton in the county of Oxon yeoman
beeinge weake in body but of perfect memory thankes bee to
Allmightie God doe heare ordaine make this my last will
and testament upon the eighteenth day of May and in the
yeare of our Lord God one thousand sixe hundred thirty and
seaven in manner and forme as followeth/ Imprimis I give
and beequeath my soule to Allmighty God my maker and my
body to the earth to bee buried within the churchyard of
Tadmarton aforesaid. Item I give unto my sonne William
Gunne clarke xijs. Item I give to my sonne
Thomas Gunne vijd. Item I give to my sonne
Richard Gunne xijd. Item I give to my daughter
Alice Baylie xijd. Item I give to my daughter
Hanna Coales xijd. Item I give to my daughter
Sara Gunne xijd. Item I give to Samuell the
sonne of my sonne William xxs. Item I give to Joane
and Margarett the two daughters of my sonne William
Gunne xxs a peece. All the rest of my goodes and
chattelles ungiven and unbeequeathed with the deades yeare
my debttes and funeral discharged I give to William
Gunne the sonne of my sonne William Gunne whom I
make sole executor to this my last will and testament. In
witnes whereof I have sett my hand the day and yeare
ffirst above written.
William Gunne his marke
Willm Gunne clerke
Organ Nicholls
William and Joan had the following children:
1.
Margret, christened 25 April 1595 in Tadmarton;
buried 17 September 1602 in Tadmarton.
2.
William
3.
Thomas, married Alice.
4.
Alice, christened 5 August 1603; married Mr.
Baylie
*5.
Richard, christened 18 May 1606 in Tadmarton.
6.
Hanna, christened 14 July 1611 in Tadmarton;
married Mr. Coales
7.
Sara, christened 23 July 1615 in Tadmarton.
SOURCES: Tadmarton parish register; will of William Gunn
of Tadmarton, 1637.
FAMILY GROUP RECORD
OF
ROBERT GUNNE AND
MARGARET PETIFER
Robert Gunne was born in about 1535 of Tadmarton, likely the
son of William Gunne. Robert married first, Elizabeth Hall
20 September 1556 in Tadmarton.
Elizabeth must have died, and Robert married Margaret
Petifer 24 November 1558 in Tadmarton.
Marriage record for Robert Gunne and Margaret Petifer
in Tadmarton:
"Robert Gon and Marget Petifer were maryed the
xxiiijth day"
Robert died in 1574 in Tadmarton, and an administration was
created for his estate. The administration, in Latin, lists
his widow Margaret, and sons Edward and William.
Administration for Robert Gunne of Tadmarton, 1574
Robert was buried 25 May 1574 in
Tadmarton.
Burial record for Robert Gunn in Tadmarton:
"Robert Gon was buryed the xxvth day"
Margaret married again, to William Dumbleton 14 May 1575
in Swalcliffe. The marriage was recorded in the
Tadmarton parish register.
Marriage record for Margaret Gunne in the Tadmarton
parish register:
"Marget Gon was maried to William Dombleton at
Swacliffe the xiiijth day"
Margaret's second husband William Dumbleton died in
1593, leaving a will:
Testament of William Dumbleton de Tadmarton
xxv die Augusti Ao Dmi 1593
In dei noie Amen I Wylliam Dombleton of
Tadmarton in the countie of Oxon husbandman
being sicke in bodie but of good and perfect memorie
(thanks be unto God) make this my last wyll and
testament in manor and forme folowing. Ffyrst I comend
my sould into the handes of Almightie God, hoping to
be saved by the onlie meryts of Jesus Christ: And my
body to be buryed in the churchyard of Tadmarton
aforsayd. Item I gyve to the poore of Tadmarton ijs
ijd. Item I gyve to the church of Tadmarton xjd. Item
I gyve to Wylliam Gunne a breeder of ij yeres
old, a quarter of barly, one payre of sheetes, a
platter, a sawcer and a tableclothe. Item I gyve to my
daughter Ales Dombleton a breeder of ij yeres
old, and ij sheepe, a payre of shetes, a quarter of
barly, a platter, a wawcer, a tablecloth to be
delivered at the day of her mariage. Item I gyve to my
sayd daughter Ales to be delivered after the decease
of Margett my wife one yron bound cart and ij
of the best cartehorses. Item I gyve to Elesabeth,
Margett and Elen my daughters to each of them a
breeder of ij yeres, xij shepe, iij platters, iij
sawcers, a brassepott, ij quarters of barly, a
mattresse, a blanket, a coverlet, iij payre of sheetes
to be delivered at their several days of mariage. And
if anie of my sayd children shall decease before their
sayd day of mariage, then the portions of her or them
so deceasing to be devided queally between the
survyvors. Item I gyve to my shepherd xijd, and to
every of my godchildren iiijd. All the rest of my
goodes moveables and unmoveables I gyve and bequeth to
Margett my wyfe whom I make sole executrix of
this my last wyll and testament. And I make Mr. Jn
Burby and Richard Dombleton my brother overseers of
the same. In the presence of John Craiker, John
Harries, Richard House, Richard Potter, John Bloxham
Debtes that I owe
Imprimis to Mr. Burby – xxvjs viijd
Item to Wylliam Gonne – iiij li
Item to Edward Dombleton my brother – iiij li
xijs
Margaret died and was buried 21 February 1622 in
Tadmarton.
Burial record for Margaret Petifer Gunne Dumbleton
in Tadmarton:
"Margret Dumbleton widow was buried the one and
twenteth daye of ffebruare"
Robert Gunne and Margaret had the following children:
1.
Edward
2.
John, christened 13 September 1562 in
Tadmarton; buried 12 October 1562 in Tadmarton.
3.
Agnes, christened 20 November 1565 in
Tadmarton; buried 29 November 1565 in Tadmarton.
*4.
William, christened 25 December 1566 in
Tadmarton; married Joan Potter 14 January 1594.
Christening record for William Gunne in
Tadmarton:
"December Wyllyam the son of Roberte Gon was
baptised the xxvjth day"
William Dumbleton and Margaret had the following
children:
5. Ales, married Richard Davy 14 July 1595
in Banbury.
6. Elesabeth, married Mr. Carter.
7. Margett
8. Elen, died 1609 in Tadmarton, leaving a
will: "Testamentum Ellinora Dombleton de
Tadmarton in County Oxon spinster des 14 die
ffebruarij Ano Dm 1609
In the name of God Amen I Elen Dombleton
of Tadmarton in the Countie of Oxon spinster
sicke in bodie but of good and perfect memorie
thankes be to God doe make this my last will and
testament in maner and forme following ffirst I
commend my soule into the handes of Almightie God
and my bodie to be buried in the church yeard of
Tadmarton. Item I give to xiij poore men of
Tadmarton iijs iiijd to be equally pled amonge
them. Item I give to my god children iiijd apeece.
Item I gyve to the children of my brother
William Gonne that xls which my said brother
doth owe me. Item I gyve to Ellen Petipher
five poundes, which said monie I will shall be
employed to her use by my mother Margarett
Dombleton and my brother Wylliam Gonne
until the said Elen shall accomplish the age of
xviij yeres. Item I gyve to Wylliam Carter the
sone of my sister Elizabeth xxs. Item I gyve
to the three children of my sister Davis five
shillinges apeece. Item I give to my sister
Elizabeth a gowne & a petticotte &
to my sister Marget a gowne & a
petticote. All the rest of my goodes &
chattels I give to my mother Margaret
Dombleton whome I make execurix of this my
last will & testament. And I ordayne my
brother William Gonne &ffrannces
Tomlynes overseers of the same, to whome I give
ijd appece. In the presence of Harry Wylkinson
& William Gune the xiiijth day of ffebruarie
1609."
SOURCE: Tadmarton parish register; Administration of
Robert Gunne of Tadmarton, 1574; will of William
Dumbleton of Tadmarton, 1593; will of Elen Dumbleton
of Tadmarton, 1609.
William Gunne signed the parish register as a
churchwarden from the very beginning of the register in
1548. He is likely Robert's father. William continued to
be a churchwarden for many years in the late 1500s until
1597.
Tadmarton parish register, 1548:
"Examyned by us {John Craikar William Gon
Robert Tredwell} church wardens
