Documents relating to Thomas Brodley

Michaell Brodley my son shall have that taxe or lease which I have in one fermehold of John Sayvell.

James Brodley my son one bed of clothes (second best) and one apparell from head to foot.

Isabel Marshal my daughter one new chist.

Thomas Brodley (no relationship given) 15s to be my executor.

Robert Brodley son of Richard Brodley (no relationship given) 13s 4d and Marie Brodley daughter of James Brodley 13s 4d.

Witnesses: Thomas Brodley, John Mychell, James Brodley, Nicholas Brodley, John Lister, Abraham Lowther and William ?olfeld, (clark) 

Probate: 13th November 1576

 

Miscellaneous Notes

It appears that most of their children died, since Samuel, in his will of 1614, only mentions his sister Mary and brother James.

There is no baptism for James, so the will has been useful in showing James belongs to this family.

Samuel was baptized 4th April 1580 and his sister Mary 22nd August 1585.

Perhaps James was born in 1587, as there is a gap in the family there.

Samuel's mother was Jennet Tattersall bap 13th July 1554, daughter of Edward and her brother was Samuel Tattersall 24th February 1569, probably the Samuel mentioned in the will.

This is interesting because Edward Tattersall married Alice Broadley 22nd September 1551.

Did Michael Broadley marry his cousin? Samuel Broadley of Halifax married Esther Lumme 8th July 1604.

Ester daughter of George Lome of Sowerbie was bap at Halifax 18th March 1581 and her brother George 28th October 1578.

George Lumme is named at Samuel Broadley's brother-in-law in the will.

There is a burial for Samuel Broadley of Sowerby at Halifax 28th September 1613.

Although it doesn't say wife of, this must be Esther as Samuel wrote his will 18th January 1614 and probate was 14th March 1614, so he died between these dates.

John s Samuel Brodell of North bap 20th February 1607, Anne of North 1st October 1609, Jennet of Hal 1st February 1611-18th August 1612, Anne of Hal 29th August 1613.

These are possible children for Samuel and Esther, but none appear in the will so they must all have died.

Samuel names his sister as Mary Hill, wife of Thomas Hill and mother of John and Samuel Hill.

Samuel Bates son of Tobyas must be Samuel Broadley's godson but I have found no more about him. Because of the legacy to Ester Eastwood, it must be Samuel's brother James who married her in 20th July 1617