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Robert Eyre

Male 1565 - 1603  (38 years)


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  • Name Robert Eyre  [1
    Born 1565  Bromham, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Will 19 Jul 1603  Bromham, Wiltshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Will [abstract] of Robert Ayre of Bromham, County Wilts, Clothier, made 19 July 1603:
      I give and bequeathe to my sons John Ayre & Zacharias Ayre, to each £50, the use of which shall remain to my wife Cicely during her widowhood, unless--seeing women cannot so well deal in the trade of clothing as men--my overseers hereafter named shall find stock decayed, then they shall take the same to use it to & for their bringing up and education.
      To my three daughters Anne Ayre, Rebecca Ayre, and Bithiah Ayre, to each £30 at the age of 21 years or on the day of marriage.
      I give to my said sons and daughters 20 sheep to be employed for their use.
      Also, three legacies of 10 shillings each--to my mother Anne Pryor, to Richard Franklyn [the schoolmaster], and to the poor of Bromham.
      Residuary legatee and executrix--Cicely my wife.
      Overseers--my loving friends Tho: Ayre & John Ayre; my brother Richard Ayre & and my brother-in-law William Crosse.
      . Robert Ayer | | | his marke
      Witnesses--Thos. Ayre, John Ayre the father, John Ayre the son, and others. The will was proved 17 Oct. 1603.
    Died Aug 1603  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 8 Aug 1603  Bromham, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Probate 17 Oct 1603 
    • Inventory of the goods and chattells of Robert Eire, deceased, taken and praised by Thomas Eire, gent, Richard Eire, William Crosse and John Eire, the 16 Sept. 1603: [BOLD:]
      In the halle [:BOLD] [living room]--books, vessels, cupboard, formes, stoole, skillets, tongs, hooks, etc., and cushins. [BOLD:]
      In the little buttery [:BOLD] [storeroom]--pewter, barrells, caldrons and furnace, washing bowls, tub, pails, churn, board and cloth, table napkins and candlestick. [BOLD:]
      In the lower chamber [:BOLD] --bedstead and truckle and two beds with appurtenances, coffers, etc. [BOLD:]
      In the over chamber [:BOLD] --bedstead and truckle with appurtenances, and three coffers. [BOLD:]
      In the middle loft [:BOLD] --coffer, bolster, pillows, coverlet, chair, flaskets, scales and weights, etc. [BOLD:]
      In the wool loft [:BOLD] --wool and yarn, etc., weaving bar, frame, etc., and hogshead, feather beds and bedding. [BOLD:]
      In the ...(?) sheds [:BOLD] --broad loom and implements, wearing apparel; hay, corn, wood, etc.; sheep and calf, horses, pigs; cheese, butter, poultry, clipping shears, etc.
      Sum total, £316 16s 2d.
    Biography
    • Robert Eyre was a clothier from Wiltshire. When he died he had a fairly substantial business. But, at the time his son John went to New England had been mostly wiped out probably by two depressions and the collapse of the industry caused by the Thirty Years War.
    Person ID I378  Our Family
    Last Modified 27 Sep 2016 

    Father Richard(?) Eyre,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1565, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Anne,   d. 1605, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F188  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Cicely Crosse,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1619, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 30 Nov 1586  Bromham Church, Bromham, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Anne Eyre,   b. Bef 1589
     2. Rebecca Eyre,   b. 1591,   d. Bef 1635  (Age < 44 years)
     3. Bithiah Eyre,   b. Bef 1593
     4. John Ayer,   b. 1595, Bromham, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1657, Haverhill, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     5. Zacharias Eire
     6. Richard Eyre,   d. 1636, Bromham, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 18 Dec 2016 
    Family ID F143  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1565 - Bromham, Wiltshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 Nov 1586 - Bromham Church, Bromham, Wiltshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - 19 Jul 1603 - Bromham, Wiltshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Aug 1603 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 8 Aug 1603 - Bromham, Wiltshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S20] Bailey, Rousmaniere, Ayer... (Reliability: 0).