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Floyd Flood Flude Extracts of Flude Research |
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Was your
family wealthy in 1626? An extract from the will of
Randolph Flude of Dunton Bassett, Leicestershire 1626. Did your
ancestors receive a legacy of clothing in 1630? An extract from the Will of
Elizabeth Flude of Dunton Bassett, Leicestershire 1630. |
Randolph Flude
(c1560-1626), the eldest son of William Flude of Monks Kirby, Warwickshire
inherited his wealth when he sold his father's freehold lands by Indenture in
1608 for £185.00. It is no wonder that he was able to leave his wife the
diamonds that were in her coffer. "Item I
give unto my cousin Elizabeth Flude my gowne that hath the velvit cape, and
one red petticoate. Item I give to Amis Orton my cloake and sanegard and my
hat that is lyned with velvit and a band. Item I give to Dorothy Orton my
Kersey gowne and one broade cloth skirt and a band." Elizabeth Flude
(c1565-1630) was the wife of Randolph Flude of Dunton Bassett, Leicestershire
a wealthy land owner. It is interesting to note the values placed on items of
clothing at this time. "Itm. I doo gyve
and bequeath unto Elizabethe my wyfe the third pt of all my lands in Dunton
and elsewhere for the tearme of her naturall lyfe in full recompense of
joynture and Dower. Itm. I gyve unto her the some of twentye pounds of
lawfull money of Englande to bee payed unto her within three monethes after
my decease Itm. I gyve unto her the badd in the parloure wherein I nowe lye
and her coffer and all the dymons therein to goathe with her
apparrelle." |
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Was your
ancestor a traitor in 1642? An extract from the Halford
MSS, Leicester Record Office.
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"Sir Richard
Halford a Cavalier Officer in King Charles I's army sent his eldest son
Andrew with men and took a party of men prisoners, amongst them one James
Flude, High Constable of Guthlaxton hundred in Leicestershire, and carried
them to the King's camp where they were tried and hanged for treason". This particular James Flude
or Floyd (1604-1642) was of Kilby, Leicestershire, who had clearly sided with
the Parliamentarian Roundheads in the Civil War of the 17th
century. His capture and execution was typical of the times, although on this
occasion he was permitted to complete his will before his death. |
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Did your
ancestors sleep in a feather bed? An extract from the will of
John Floyd of Swinford, Leicestershire 1717 |
"Item. I give to my
wel beloved brother Jacob floyd ten pounds and to his son James floyd five
pounds. Item. I give to my brother Timothy floyds children now in being John
and Joseph and Jacob and Edmund twenty pounds apiece. Item. I give to mr.
dowley of Lutterworth five pounds. Item. I give to mary moris the daughter of
Charles and ruth moris of brinklow a feather bed. Item. I give in mony to the
poor of Swinford two pounds and the remainder of what I have I giv unto my
loving brother timothy floyd whom I make my soal Executor of this my last
will". Simon Floyd (1662-1717)
died a bachelor and obviously put a high value on his feather bed that he no
longer required, not that he was short of a "bob or two" anyway! |
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