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| *John SOUTHWORTH (M) [ (44)] | Parents/Siblings
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ca 1605 |
Samlesbury |
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18/1/1671 |
Samlesbury, Lancs |
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20/1/1671 |
St Leonard the less, Samlesbury, Lancs |
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| John was a Carpenter and wheelwright, from whom most, if not all, the protestant Southworths of St Leonards, Samlesbury were descended. His will was made on 18th January 1671 and reads as follows:
"In the name of god amen ye eighteenth day of January in the yeare of our lord god One thousand six hyndred seventie I John Southworth os Samlesbury in ye County of Lan'er Carpenter being sicke in body but of good and pfect memory praysed bee Almighty god for ye same, doe make and declare this my last will and Testament in manner and forme followinge: First and principally I comend my soule into ye hands of Almighty god my maker, trusting in the merits of Jesus Christ my redeemer to bee of ye number of ye elect whose soules shall be eternally saved; And my body to Christian buriall att ye discretion of mt friends. As for my worldle estate god hath blessed me with; I give and bequeath in manner and forme followinge, first it is my will and minde that my goods bee divided into three equall parts; The first pte I give and bequeath to Jane my wife; The second I give to my Children, viz Richard, Ralph, William, Henry, And Margery Southworth, equally to bee divided amongst them; The third pte I reserve to my selfe out of which it is my will and mindee that my debts And funerall expenses bee duly And truly paid and disdcharged. The reversie (ie residue) of my pte of goods whatsoever, (if any bee), I give and bequeath unto Jane my lovinge wife And Margery my daughter equally betwixt them; Item it is my will and minde that if my daughter Alice pte and portion of goods, formerly given to her which now she enjoyes, doe not amount in value with ye rest of my childre, it is my will and minde that it shall bee made equall with them out of ye part of goods given to my Children; Further I revoake all wills by mee formerly made, and doe declare this my last will And Testament; Lastly, I nominate and appoynt Jane, my lovinge wife, and Richard Southworth my son, executors of this my last will and Testament hopinge they will see the same truly pformed as my specill tust is in them reposed. In witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand and seale the day and yeare first above written.
Signed sealed and acknowledged John Southworth (his mark) in the sight and presence of ....
Memorandid whereas I have a legacy bestowed on me by John Silcocke late of Leyland; It is my will at ye same bee given to Jane my wife & Margery my daughter equally betwixr them. so it reste.
Thomas Heatley (his mark) Henry Granbalston
The will was proved on 7th March 1670 "Executores in presnt made Testament nominat jurati fuer in commfora. Coram me John Breres Surrog.
No baptism record has been found for John, but he named his eldest son was Richard, so it is highly likely that his father also had this name, because this tradition was firmly adhered to in the Southworth family.
There were two possible Richards born in Samlesbury at about the right time - and there could of course have been several others.
The first Richard was the second son of a Henry Southworth, but this Henry also had a son called Adam and nowhere does the name Adam persist among John's descendants.
The other Richard belonged to the Manorial line and was born in about 1585, the 4th son of Thomas Southworth and Rosamund Lister. Richard was known to have been still living in 1603 and was left money in his grandfather's will. Richard's father Thomas was the son of Sir John Southworth (1517-1595). What is perhaps significant is that it was around this time that some of the Southworths moved from the Catholic faith to become devout Protestants. Indeed, it was from Thomas's 7th son Edward that the Southworth family that emigrated to the US is believed to have been descended. Thomas's 2nd son Thomas was reputed to have been one of the "Leyden pilgrims"
The big question is: is it really likely that Richard would have a son who would later become a carpenter. It is a bit improbable perhaps, but by this time the family was starting to fall on hard times and he was the fourth son. The pedigree for this Richard is taken from "A History of the Southworths of Samlesbury" by John (Jack) Southworth and Ann Dudgeon - privately published in 1994. My thanks to Ann and Jack's widow for supplying me with this information. |
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