ALSTON Time Line 16thC [26906]
General Notes:
The Demise below dated 1514 refers to a tenement named Crekys on the Sudbury to Assington Rd belonging to John Alston, now desceased, then William Alston.
BURY ST. EDMUNDS AND WEST SUFFOLK RECORD OFFICE Received from Mr. L A. Sheppard, 55 Park Town, Oxford, per the East Suffolk Record Office. Ac. 869 . Demise. Thomas Gosse, son of John Gosse, at instance of Joan Medevryn, widow or Thomas Medewyn formerly of Newton, and Robert Rowge, executors of the will of the same Thomas Medewyn to Thomas Bonham Esq., Stephen Roose and William Taylour. A messuage and three pieces of land in Newton. The aforesaid messuage with garden called Pryours lying between a tenement, once of John Fuller now of Thomas Warner, and the common pasture called Newton Hethe, with one head abutting on the way leading from the Rectory there towards the Church of Newton, the other head abutting on land once of John Wyffyn called Santerescroft now called Town Croft. The first piece of land was formerly built upon with a messuage, contains one acre and lies between land once of Peter Jurdon afterwards of Richard Mody, then of Andrew Halys and now of Thomas Hale on both sides and abuts at one head on lands pertaining to the tenement called Crekys once of Richard Croke then of JOHN ALSTON and now of WILLIAM ALSTON and at the other head on the highway leading from Sudbury to Assington. The second piece of land contains half an acre lying in the field called Outefeld viz; between land of the Rectory of Newton and land pertaining to a tenament called Colles pertaining to the chantry founded in Acton, with one head abutting on land of the same tenement called Colles, the other head abutting on land called Basely otherwise Crookes formerly of Robert Donyng now of John White. The third piece of land formerly was called a garden and contains 1 rood of land and lies between the common pasture called Newton Heath and land of the manor called Newton Hall called Yves Croftes. These premises Thomas Gosse formerly held jointly with Thomas Medewyn of Newton, Isabella his wife, John Deene, gent., Richard Smyth, jun. , and JOHN ALSTON, NOW DECEASED, of the feoffment of Richard Gosse of Newton, Grinenilde, his wife, John Gosse and Edward (or Edmund?) Waspe as appears in a certain charter then made. Having and holding to Thomas Bonham, Stephen (Roose) and William Taylour, their heirs and assigns, to the use of Thomas Bonham and his heirs 2 August, 1514. (1 parchment document, seal of Thomas Gosse missing).
1515 Henry Alston of Edwardstone [2643] born c 1515 died 1558 2nd cousins.
1507 A John Alston admitted to Oxford University. ALSTON (JOHN) ' Benedictine,' adm. to oppose in theology 1507. Fosters Alumni Oxoniensis 1891 Alstoniana Pg 348
1522 Survey:John Alston Cavendish, Suffolk. (Cavendish Suffolk is about 6 miles from Sudbury Suffolk)
1522 Survey: Brent Eleigh Suffolk John Alston Weaver. (Brent Eleigh Suffolk is about 8 miles from Sudbury)
1524 Tax returns John Alston Cavendish, Suffolk
1541 Baptism Stisted Essex 11 Jan 1541 John son of John Alston
John Alston [8853] Mayor of Sudbury 1572
Golding transcribes an entry in the Stistesd ESS Registers as "Itm. eodem die baptizatus sunt Johes fili Johis Ayston 11 Jan 1541"
Golding transcribes an entry in the Stistesd ESS Registers as "Itm. eodem die baptizatus sunt Johes fili Johis Ayston 11 Jan 1541" John Alston [8853] Mayor of Sudbury 1572
Sir Peter Mutas. Mutas House spoiled, Afterwards, in the Reign of Henry VII. it was seized into the King's Hands. And then granted first unto John Alston, after that, unto William de la Rivers, and since by Henry VIII. to John Mutas, a Pickard, or Frenchman, who dwelled there, and harboured in his House many Frenchmen, that kalendred Wolsteds, and did other things, contrary to the Franchises of the Citizens. Wherefore on evil May Day, which was in the Year 1517. the Prentises and other spoiled his House, and if they could have found Mutas, they would have stricken off his Head. Sir Peter Mutas, Son to the said John Mutas, sold this House to David Woodrofe, Alderman, whose Son, Sir Nicholas Woodrofe, Alderman, sold it over to John Moore, Alderman, that next possessed it. Ref: The Survey of London: Contayning the Originall, Increase, Moderne Estate by John Stow 1598.
A SURVEY OF THE CITIES OF London and Westminster Version 1.0 (ISBN: 0-9542608-9-9) page 84 Mutas House spoiled., Sir Peter Mutas. Afterwards, in the Reign of Henry VII. it was seized into the King's Hands. And then granted first unto John Alston, after that, unto William de la Rivers, and since by Henry VIII. to John Mutas, a Pickard, or Frenchman, who dwelled there, and harboured in his House many Frenchmen, that kalendred Wolsteds, and did other things, contrary to the Franchises of the Citizens. Wherefore on evil May Day, which was in the Year 1517. the Prentises and other spoiled his House, and if they could have found Mutas, they would have stricken off his Head. Sir Peter Mutas, Son to the said John Mutas, sold this House to David Woodrofe, Alderman, whose Son, Sir Nicholas Woodrofe, Alderman, sold it over to John Moore, Alderman, that next possessed it.
ALSTON Empty File [26965] [MRIN: 9688].
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