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- THOMAS JERMYN was born about 1453 of Lavenham, Suffolk, England, to Sir Thomas Jermyn (1415-1480) and Margaret Leyman (1426-1496.) He married Catheryn Bernard about 1480 of Akenham, Suffolk, England.
Thomas Jermyn Died 10 October 1496, England, age 43.
• The will of Thomas Jermyn of Rushbrook, father of Sir Thomas, partly made in Jan 1496/7 , partly in Jul 1503 , and proved at London in Nov 1504.
In the name of God Amen. I Thomas Jermyn in my hole mynde and good memory beyng at Rasshbrok 12 Jan 1496 , make my last will in this manner of wise.--First I bequeth my soule to almighty god my creator, to our lady seynt Mary and to all the seyntes of heven. And my body to be buried in the parische churche of Rasshebroke on the south side of the chauncell where I will have the chapell lengthened.--Item I bequeth to the awter of the said church for my tithes unpaid and for helth of my soule 20 shillings.--To the high aulter of Moche Whelnetham for like cause 6s. 8d.--To litell Whelnetham 6s. 8d.--To the high awter of seynt Mary churche of Bury for the like cause 6s. 8d.--To the reparacion of the parisshe church of Rasshebrok 100 marcs.--To the newe warke of the monastery of Bury 10 marcs.--To the freeres of Babwelle for 4 trentalles 40s.--To the olde freeres of Tetford for a trentall 10s.--To an able preest to synge for my soule and for the soules of my fader and moder and for all the soules that I am bownde to pray for by the space of 13 yeres 104 markes.--To Agnes Sexten my suster 46 pounds and a marc.
--To the marriage of Alys and Mary my doughters £140 evenly to be devided amonges theym.
And if it fortune any of theym to dye er they be maried or professed into any religion, then I will hir parte so ded to remayne to Robert and ffrauncys my sones when they come to the age of 24 yeres. And if soo be that all my doughters dye er they be maried, then I will that all their partes shall remayn to Robert and ffraunceys my sones if they or any of them lyveth to the age of 24 yeres. And if they dye afore the age of 24 yeres, then I will that the said £140 shall remayn to myn executors to dispose for the helth of my soule and for all my frendes soules and for all the soules that I am moste bounden to.--I geve to Maryon my mayde V marcs.--To Margaret Lane 13s. 4d.--To Thomas Leff 5 marcs.--To Clement Roos 26s. 8d.--To eche other servant that I have or shall have the day of my deth 4 ewys and 4 lambys.--To eche godchilde that I shall have at that time an ewe and a lambe.--To Mergete my wif all my hostilamentes and utensiles and jowelys that to myne house be longyng excepte thoo that longe to husbondrye, that is to say cartes, ploughes, harrowys, barrowys and all other such thinges.--I requyre myn executors, if they can knowe who I have don any wrong to, that they recompense it with my goodes.--The residue of all my goodes not bequethed I bequeth to myn executors to dispose theym for the helthe of my soule and of theym that I am most bounde.--And of this present testament I make myn executors Mergete my wif, Thomas Jermyn my son, Robert Sexteyn, William Cokke, Agnes Sexteyn and Alys Jermyn my doughters. And I bequeth to Robert Sexteyn £10, and to William Cokke 40s. Moreover I will that Robert Drury and John Aleyn be supervisors. And I bequeth to eche of theym for their labour V marcs. Also I will that noon of myn executours shall doo no thing but if it be thoo thinges that be comprehended in my last will but if it be the avise of the said supervisors or by oon of theym.--Moreover I will that Mergete my wife have the soole administracion of all my goodes if she contynew wedow with this condicion, that she will be bounde to myne executors afore the probate of this my testament in £500, that if she be maried she will afore the aspousaylle make accompte of all suche goodes as hath come to hir handes and deliver them to myne executors; and if she refuse to doo that, then I will that she be noon of my executors, but holde hir to such legacys as I have bequethed hir in this my last will.--I bequeth to Agnes Sexteyn my doughters doughter £10.
This is the last will of me Thomas Jermyn made 06 Jul 1503 , the 18 yere of Kyng Henry the Seventh, of all the manors, londes [etc] that he hath or that any other man hath to his use within the Realme of England.
First I will that my feoffees shall be feoffees in all the said manors [etc.] unto the fest of Seynt Mighell, 1506 , to the use of myn executors. And after the said fest I will that my feoffees shall make a state of my manor of litell Whelnetham (excepte all those londes and woodes that lyen on the north side of a waye that ledyth from Gyppysfelde unto Syckolsmer townes ende) to Thomas Jermyn my son, to him and his heires lawfully begotten without ende. [With remainder successively to Robert Jermyn my son and his heirs male, to Francis Jermyn my son and his heirs male, and to my next heirs without end.]--I will that my feoffees make a state to the said Thomas my son at the said Mighelmesse, if he then lyve, of the Manor of Barrowe lying in Weste Toftys in Norfolk, and also of a tenement in Wrotham called townes ende. Also of 2 tenementes lying in Badwell called Massomys and Cristofer ffrebankys, to him and his heirs lawfully begotten without ende. [With remainder as before.] Item of all those landes that I have lying in litell Whelnetham on the south side of the waye afore rehersed that be longing to the manor of Rosshebrok, in recompence of the londes that I have excepted lying on the north side of the said waye.--Item I will that my feoffees shall suffer myn executors to take the profittes of the Manor of Marham for 13 yeres and of my tenemente called Lacheleys to performe my will. And after the said 13 yeres I will that my feoffees make a state to Robert and ffraunceys my sonys of the said manor and tenemente to hold to theym and their assignes for their lyffes. And after the decesse of the said Robert and ffraunceys I will that the said manor of Marham called Olde Halle remayne to Beatrice and Audslace doughters and heires of Thomas Darell and to their heires and assignes withouten ende.--I will that all myn other landes [etc.] remayne to Merget my wif for hir life to the entente that she shall kepe my children & fulfill my will, if she kepe hirself soole and unmaried. And if she be maried, then I will that the said londes remayne to myn executors to the entente that tbey shall yerely pay to the said Marget my wif £20 at 4 times in the yere by even porcions.--I bequeth to Thomas Sexteyn my doughteres sone my tenemente called Elyattys in Rougham or elles £24 that I have paid therfore.--And the residue of the said londes to be devided by myn executors betwixt my 3 sones, that is to say Thomas my sone the oon half and to Robert and ffraunceys my sones the other half.--And after the decesse of Margete my wife I will the manor of Rasshebrok (except that is before excepted) and all other landes that I have within the said towne of Rasshebrok, Rougham, Welnetham magna, Welnetham parva, Bradfeld monachorum, Hawsted, Nowton, Bury Seynt Edmund, ffornham Marteyn and Berton, (except the said manor of litell Whelnetham as is before rehersed) remayne to Thomas my son and the heires male of his body. [With remainder to Robert and Francis and their heires male successively.] And if it fortune my sones to dye withoute heirs male, I will that the said manors etc. remayne to Agnes, Alys and Mary my doughters and to the heires male of their bodyes. And for defawte of such yssue male of my 3 doughters, I will that the said manors etc. be sold by myn executors, and the half dell of the money therof comyng to be distributed betwixt my childerns childern, if any ther be, and the other half to be distributed for the wele of my soule and of Mergete my wif, and the soule of our faders and our moders, and for the soules of Dann John Swaffham, sexteyn of the monastery of Bury Seynt Edmund, and Thomas Edon the elder, and for the soules of all my frendes and of all other that I am most bounde to praye for.
Proved 03 Nov 1504 , by Thomas Jermyn and Robert Sexteyn, executors.
CATHERYN BERNARD was born about 1458 of Akenham, Suffolk, England, to Sir John Bernard II (1426-1472) and Lady Helena Mallory (1435-1495.) She married Thomas Jermyn about 1480 of Akenham, Suffolk, England.
Catheryn Bernard passed away about 1519 of Rushbrooke, Suffolk, England, age 61.
Suffolk's Rushbrooke Hall
Children of Thomas Jermyn and Catheryn Bernard:
1. Francis Jermyn (1480-1551)
2. Agnes Jermyn (1482-1520)
3. *THOMAS JERMYN (1485-1552)
4. Robert Jermyn (1488-1535)
5. Alice Jermyn (1492-1520)
6. Mary Jermyn (1494-)
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1453 - 1504 (51 years)
