Joan SYDAY [35367]

  General Notes:

The Will of Johan Coke of Pebmarsh, widow, made November 17, 1561, and proved January 12, 1561/2, is a document con-taining many complicated legacies and provisions for remainder interests, obviously drawn up by a skillful lawyer, and it is here given in brief abstract.
To Robert Coke, my son, the moiety or half part of my two marshes and two fields of land, custom-ary in Pebmarsh, called Redingfen, Perytonfen, Stanliefield and Willifield, which I hold of the manor of Pebmarsh, until such time as my eldest son Thomas Coke shall have conveyed to his brother Robert an estate in all those lands and tenements which Robert Coke, my late husband, held in the town of Halstead, whereupon the said Thomas Coke shall have the said moiety, to him and his heirs forever.
To John Coke, my youngest son of that name, the other moiety of the said two marshes and two fields, until such time as the said Thomas my son shall have conveyed to the said John the younger the water-mill with the close of land thereunto belonging, whereupon the said Thomas shall have the said moiety, to him and his heirs forever. To the aforesaid Thomas, my son, one feather-bed, all my brewing ves-sels and brass hanging in the furnace, my best joined bedstead, my best cupboard, my conter table, my querne with the bin, my yeting vat, my fabting trough and all the stalls, shelves and ladders belonging to the house.
I bequeath the whole residue of my stuff, utensils and implements to be equally divided amongst my six other children hereunder named : John the elder, John the younger, Lawrence, Robert, Elene and Margerie, at marriage or the age of eighteen.
I bequeath all my jewels and apparel to be equally divided between my two daughters with £10 in ready money to each of them at marriage or the age of eighteen.
All residue to the said Thomas, my son, on condition that he pay to each of my sons John the elder and Lawrence £30 at the age of eighteen, and that he shall at his cost honestly keep, find and bring up all of his brothers and sisters until such time as they shall come to convenient age otherwise to provide for themselves.
I name my aforesaid son Thomas and my loving brother-in-law John White executors, and my friendly cousin John Quedwell to be supervisor, and I bequeath to each of them 20s. besides his reasonable costs and expenses.
Johan Coke
Witnesses : John Sewall the elder, Christopher Sydey, Gyffrie Sydey, John Sewall the younger, Henry Sydey and others.*
Children:-
i. THOMAS.
ii. JOHN, the elder; according to the visitation pedigree, one of the two sons named John lived at Little Stambridge, co. Essex, and d. 8. p. and it was to him that the family arms were confirmed in 1585; the other John married and had children mentioned in the will of his brother Thomas in 1621.
iii. JOHN, the younger.
iv. LAWRENCE; living, with children, in 1621.
v. ROBERT; living, with children, in 1621.
vi. HELEN or ELLEN : named for her grandmother Syday; probably the daughter who m. (Thomas?) Wiscowe and had a son Thomas Wiscowe living in 1621.
vii. MARGERY ; probably the daughter who m. Sawen and had children living in 1621.
Ref: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89066158148&view=1up&seq=103

Joan married Robert COOKE [35366] [MRIN: 12789] in 1539. (Robert COOKE [35366] was born in 1515 and died before 1539.)