FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
WILLIAM STEELE
William Steele was christened 19 February 1581 in Shotteswell,
Warwickshire, the son of Thomas Steele and Margery Warwicke.
William was an appraiser for the inventory of Anthony Tibbetts of
Shotteswell in 1622, and signed the inventory with his mark.
Mark of William Steele
(The "C" shape is his mark, not an initial)
Shotteswell
Burial record of William Steele in Shotteswell:
"William Steele buryed ye same day"
William and his wife had the following children:
1. Anne, christened 7 January 1615 in Shotteswell.
*2. Elizabeth, christened 3 August 1617 in Shotteswell;
married John Boreman 29 June 1637 in Horley,
Oxfordshire, a parish about two miles from Shotteswell;
buried 21 March 1672 in Claydon,
Oxfordshire.
Baptism record for Elizabeth Steele in Shotteswell:
"Elizabeth Steele the daughter of William Steele was baptis
3rd of June"
SOURCES: Shotteswell parish register; Claydon parish
register; Horley parish register.
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
THOMAS STEELE AND
MARGERY WARWICKE
Thomas Steele was born in about 1550 in Shotteswell, the son of
William and Agnes Steele. He married Margery Warwicke 21
November 1577 in Shotteswell.
Marriage record for Thomas Steele and Margery Warwicke in
Shotteswell:
"Thomas Steele et Margeria Warwicke nupt 21 November"
Thomas died and was buried 11 January 1609 in Shotteswell.
Burial record for Thomas Steele in Shotteswell:
"Thomas Steele sepulta xi January"
Margery died and was buried in
1628, leaving a will.
Will
of Margaret Steele proven 20 Jan 1630/1
Written January 19th 1628
In the name of God Amen I Margery Steele
off the pish of Shotswell in the county of Warwicke
widdow being through the goodness of God of good and perfect
memory doe make this my last will and testament in manner
following I bequeath my soule into the hands of Almighty
God, trusting to be saved alone by the merits of Jesus
Christ my Savior and redeemer and I commit my body to be
buried in the church yard of Shotswell: And for yt portion
of goods God hath lent me I be thus dispose of them:
Imprimis I give my sonne John Steele one sheepe.
Item I give my son Wiliam one sheepe. Item my
son Robert one and my son Henry one. Item my
Sister Hale one sheep: Item I give Mr George Flaxney one
sheepe: Item I give John Harris and Thomas Harris sons
of Thomas Harris of Ratly evry of them one sheep. Item
I give Catherine Harris my daughter the bedstid I
lye one a coverlet and ye best bolster. Item I give my
goddaughter Elizabeth Harris one brasse pott. Item I give to
the 4 wenches each of them one sheete. Item I give to my
sonne William a fether bed. Item to his daughter
Elizabeth one fether bolster. Item I give to my
son William my presse in the chamber where I lye. Item
give to Anne Harris one drink barrell. Item I give
to Margery West and her sister Anne a payre of
sheets. Item I give to Margery West one platter.
Item I give to Catherine Harris and Anne each of
them one platter. Item I give to her youngest girle one
platter and a blanket.
Item I give Elizabeth and Anne
Steele one platter and a blanket.
Item I give to Elizabeth daughter of William Steel and
to his daughter Anne one brasen candlestick and one
brasen chafing dish. Item I give my son Robert the
penne wheron we set a vessel.
Item I give to my son Williams daughter an old
table bord. Item I give Thomas Harris one thease of
oake.
Item I give Catherine Harris my daughter Harris
one coffer, and her sister Elizabeth a nether coffer.
Item I give William Steele my son one quarter of
barly or moony for it lent to John Abbot.
Item I give to my son Henrys 3 girles each of the
five shillings. Item I give to my goddaughter Joane Harris
one coffer standing at newland and one sheete and twelve
pence. Item I give to my son William Steele one joined
stoole and a chayre. Item I give to my 3 daughters Alice
Margaret Catherine my wearing apparel equally to be
divided among them. Item I give to my son Will: and Robert
what corne shall be left at my decese. Item I leave with William
Steele 5s to be bestowed in bread. Item I make my
son John executor of this my last will and testamt. And
Thomas Basly and Thomas Randle my overseers to whom I give six
pence a peece.
Sealed in the presence of Richard Hartwell
The mark of Margery Steele on her will
Inventory of Margery Steele
An inventory was created for
Margery.
Inventory of Margary Steele
Ano Dom 1630
A tru and pfectt inventory tacken and made the threetyen
day of Jannary of all the goodes & cattelles of what
nature and kind soever of Margry Stell widow of Shotswell in
the county of Warwicke lat deceased of Shotswell.
Imprimus hir wearing aparill and mony in hir purs – ijli
Item in hir chamber one bedsted with the furnytuer ther
unto belonging one pres – iijli
Item in one upper chamber to cofferas one tabbell bord
one joined stoll one schar one coffer in the hey howse – vjs
viijd
Item one pan with all the brase and pewter – xxs
Item all the appryware and cappry ware – vs
Item a leven shep – ijli
Item one land of corne in the field and corne in the
barne – xli
Item some worll in the hones and three henes – vjs
Item in ould tombers – xviijd
Praysed by us William Colman: Thomas Randol
Sum tot xviijli: xixs – iiijd
Thomas and Margery had the following children:
1. William, christened 2 February 1577 in Shotteswell;
buried 21 November 1578 in Shotteswell.
2. John
*3. William, christened 19 February 1581 in Shotteswell;
buried 29 September 1654 in Shotteswell.
4. Catherine, married Thomas Harris.
5. Thomas, christened 19 January 1584 in Shotteswell.
6. Richard, christened 1 June 1586 in Shotteswell;
buried 1588 in Shotteswell.
7. Robert, christened 29 September 1588 in Shotteswell.
8. Henry, christened 15 March 1590 in Shotteswell.
9. Alice, christened 28 January 1594 in Shotteswell.
8. Margaret, christened 10 June 1596 in Shotteswell.
SOURCES: Shotteswell parish register;l will of Margary Steele
of Shotteswell, 1628; Lichfield and Coventry Probate,
findmypast.com.
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
WILLIAM AND AGNES STEELE
William Steele was born in about 1520 of Shotteswell. He married
Agnes.
William died in about 1561, leaving a will.
Will of William Steele of Shotteswell, 1561
In the name of God Amen I William Stille being of
Parfitt mynd and good memory thankes be to Almyghty God dow
ordein and make this my last will and testament. First I
bequethe my soul to Almighty God my creatoure trusting
assuredly to have remyssion of all my synnes by the merittes
of the only deathe and passion of his sonne Jesus Christ my
Saviour and redeemer and thereby to have the heavenly petition
with all the wholly company in heaven. Item I doo bequeathe my
body to be buryed in the churyard of Shotswell. Item I doth
beve and bequeath to Agnes Still my wyff thone halfe
of all my goods and cattalles movable and unmovables. Item I
bequeathe all the rest of my goodes to my children they to
have the same eqally and indifferently devyded amongst them
with goodes being indifferently praysed every child to have
his or hir portion provided that it is my will that the said
children portions shall remayne and abyde in the handes of Agnes
my wyf their mother she putting in sufficient [torn] John
Still and Henry Gariner that the same goods may safely
come to my said children when they come to there lawfull age
or the daye of thir marriage/ And yf yt shall fortune any of
my saiede children to depart this world before they come to
their lawfull age or the daye of their mariage that then the
portion of he or they so deceased to remayne to the survivers
eqally to be portioned amoungest them. And I doe mak Agnes
my wyff folle executrixe of this my last will and
testament. In witness wherof I have cawsyd this my last will
and testament to be written the xxixth daye Maye in the yere
of Our Lorde God xvLxjd.
Witnesses to the said wills Anthony Pargiter John
Still Henry Gardiner with others
Agnes died and was buried 13 March 1584 in Shotteswell.
Will of Agnes Steele, 1585
Agnes Stele of Shottiswell 4 July 1585, dated 8 Feb 1584/5
In the name of God Amen the viij day of February in ye
yeare of our Lord God 1584 I Augnnnys Stele of the
pishe of Shotswell in the countie of Warwyke
beinge syke in body but whole in mynde & memorye do make
thys my last wyll & testament in maner and forme foloinge
yt ys to say: First I bequeth my sole into the handes of
Allmyghty God and my bodye to be buryed in the churche yeard
of Shotteswell Fyrst I geve and bequeth unto my
sonne John & my sonne Robertt
& my daughter Julyan and
my daughter Marye foure of my children all that
my croppe of corne in the barne or in the fyld that that of
right I suggest to save/ Allso I geve to the foure children of
Rychard Fleden that bey nowe borne to very of them a sheppe.
Item I geve to the towe sones of Henry Stele
ether of them a sheppe and allso I geve unto my
sonne Thomas his thre sonnes that are now
borne ether of them a sheppe. Allso I geve to the tow children
of John Tunsse that are now borne eyther of them a sheppe. And
allso I do geve all the reste of my goodes unbequeathed unto
my foure children above named John Robert Juylian
& Marye to be equallye devyded betwixt them
excepted that my sonn John Stele shall
have my great brase pott and my sonne Robart my
great brase panne. And my daughter Juylian shall
have a potte over and above her pte. And allso I geve unto my
daughter Marye a coffer brasse panne and to se
thys my wyll pformed I do ordayne & make my
sonne John Stele my whole executor to se my
bodye honestly brought home and this my wyll dyschargyd and I
do mayke my over seers Margarett & Wyllyam Wiatt. In
wittenyses here of I have put my hand & Seall the day and
yeare above written sealed & delivered in the syghte &
presens of Thomas Pratt Wyllyam Wyatt and Wyllyam Colynge
Signature of Agnes Steele on her will
Inventory of Agnes Steele
Ao Dom 1581
A true inventorye of all such goodes and cattell of Angnes
Stele late of Shottiswell in the countie of War widow that she
was possessed of at her deseafe
Imprimis in the hall a table a forme a chaier and a cubbard a
paire with in the kyttechine of coperye stuffe a fatte &
iiij loomes Ij payles a trought with a cover – vjs viiijd
In the kyttshin viij peses of brasse pareand viij peses of
pewter one tadell fresh pece one spytt – xls
A trought in ye entrye piece – ijs vid
In ye buttery iij lomes ij barrelles & sherme pice – ijs
vjd
The best gardnen pice – xiijs iiijd
In the chambers ij coffers one chest ij bedsted pice and ij
mattresses and iij blankettes one pyllowe piece – xxs
All the lynnen in the chambers – xxxs
Item in the back syde iij bease & one bullock price – iiij
li
The wood – xvis
Item 2 stores price – iijs iiijd
Item in the barne ij quartes of barly & one quarter of
maslyne price – xxiiijs
Item the shepe – vjli
Item the apparel price – xxs
Some xxli iijs viijd
Praysed by Thomas Pratt
& Willm Pratt
Henry Robyns &
Rechard West
William and Agnes had the following children:
1. John
*2 Thomas, married Margery Warwicke
21 November 1577 in Shotteswell; buried 11 January 1609 in
Shotteswell.
3. Robert
4. Julyan, buried 29 January 1609 in Shotteswell.
5. Marye
6. Henry, married Ellen Parker 29 January 1570 in
Shotteswell, buried 23 April 1579 in Shotteswell, leaving a
will. His will mentioned wife "Allen", sons William and
Thomas, sister Jelean.
SOURCES: Shotteswell parish register; will of William Stile
of Shotteswell, 1562; will of Agnes Steele of Shotteswell,
1585; will of Henry Steele of Shotteswell, 1579; Lichfield and Coventry
Probate, findmypast.com.
