Corfe Castle

Wills granted by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury for the Parish of Corfe Castle 1568-1855

Transcribed by Louise Haywood and Richard Wiltshire
Updated 9 Jan 2024, extended references added to all records, inserted and deleted records indicated in red

Note: The years have not been altered and are written ‘as is’. The Julian calendar year (old style dating) ran from March 25th to March 24th. It is not until 1752 when January becomes the first month of the year.

SURNAMEForenameStatusFromDateProbate GrantedRef: PROB
ABBOTTRobertYeomanCorffe Castell26 May 162024 Jul 162011/136/169
ARDRENWilliamHusbandmanNordon9 Aug 16253 Mar 162511/148/470
ARDRENWilliamHusbandman 6 Jun 162610 Aug 162611/149/666
ARGENTONJohnEsquireCorffe Castell25 May 16201 Jul 162011/136/70
ARGENTONEleanorWidowCorffe Castell12 Mar 162724 Jun 162811/153/729
ARNOLDElizabethWidowLate of Piddletown now residing at Corfe Castle31 Oct 183522 Jul 184011/1930/133
BAKERPeeterMarinerCorffe Castle10 Jul 163017 Nov 163011/158/427
BALSTONEdwardGentAfflington24 Feb 181913 Aug 182111/1646/363
BANCKS
['Bamks' in Nat Archives		JohnArmigerCorfe Castle24 Sep 16608 Nov 166111/306/175
BARNESEdwardMarinerCorffe Castell1 Aug 162217 Feb 162211/141/215
BATTRICKRobertSeniorCorfe Castle9 Jul 17084 Jun 170911/509/51
BENFIELDJohnGent, the elderCorfe Castle10 Jun 17573 Oct 175711/833/112
BENNETTRobert Nordon3 Mar 161418 Oct 161511/126/289
BIDDLECOMBEEdwardWoolcomberCorfe Castle28 Dec 172419 Mar 172411/602/215
BONDFEILDThomasMarblerCorffe Castle14 May 162827 Dec 163411/166/670
BONVYLEHenryYeomanAdlington [Afflington]9 Apr 15995 Feb 160011/97/71
BRANNGeorgeMarinerParish of Corfe29 Apr 168015 Nov 168011/364/314
BROWNGeorgeYeomanCorfe Castle28 Jan 181327 Jan 182011/1624/385
BROWNHenryShoemakerCorfe Castle28 Mar 178130 Jul 178211/1093/370
BROWNRebeccaWidowCorfe Castle4 Sep 17422 Nov 174211/721/285
BROWNEThomas Linche18 Dec 159325 Oct 159411/84/297
BROWNEJohnSailorCorfe Castle7 Aug 164617 Oct 164611/197/543
BROWNEHenryWoolcomber & BakerCorffe Castle16 Mar 173711 Feb 173911/700/344
BUTLERGeorge Clarke Corfe Castle28 Aug 180530 Sep 181311/1547/540
BUTLERWilliamMalsterCorfe Castle7 Oct 176619 May 177011/957/338
BYLESJohnHusbandmanFitzworth13 Apr 16671 Jun 166811/327/180
CALCRAFTJohnThe Rt. Hon.Rempstone Hall5 Aug 183112 Oct 183111/1791A/137
CARTERAgnesWidowBlashenwell9 Jul 163911 Feb 163911/182/193
CHAFFEYHannahWidowCorfe Castle19 Aug 183728 Dec 183811/1903/393
CHATTICKERichard Isle of Purbeck 9 Oct 166011/300/224
COLBORNECharlesFishermanCorffe Castle24 Sep 162924 Mar 162911/157/322
COLLINESEdwardHusbandmanWolgarston6 Mar 16547 Aug 165511/244/488
COLLINSJohnGrocerOwre 30 Jun 166411/314/305
COLLINSJohnYeomanBlashenwell22 Jan 16727 Nov 167311/343/259
COLLINSThomasGent, jnr.Corfe Castle11 May 17183 Sep 171811/565/150
COLLINS/COLLYNSMargarettWidowCorfe 12 Feb 164611/195/205
COLLYNSWilliamYeomanBlanchenwell28 Feb 16274 Sep 162811/154/199
COLLISThomasShip AgentCorfe Castle but now of Twillingate, Newfoundland3 Nov 181911 Feb 182611/1708/209
CORBENETThomasHusbandmanAilewood2 Dec 165718 Jan 165711/272/263
CULLEFORDJohnGentEncombe20 Apr 159911 May 159911/93/339
CULLIFORDWilliamGentQuarr10 Oct 161318 Nov 161311/122/367
CULLIFORDRobertEsquireEncombe12 Sep 161611 Feb 161611/129/160
CULLIFORDJohnGentCorfe Castle15 Oct 162322 Nov 162311/142/151
CULLIFORDHenry Lynch7 Dec 16526 Jun 165311/228/142
CULLYFORDJohnGentCorfe Castell9 Feb 162212 Feb 162211/141/166
CULLIFORDRobertEsquireEncombeNo date7 Mar 169711/444/191
CURTISRichardSailorCorfecastle10 Apr 162824 Mar 162911/157/323
DACCOMBEAnthonyInnholderCorffe Castell7 Mar 162015 Jul 162211/140/116
DACKHAMWilliamGentCorffe Castle13 Dec 159311 May 159511/85/292
DACKOMBEEdwardEsquireCorffe Castle28 Nov 163531 Dec 163811/178/759
DACKOMBEHenryGentCorfe Castle18 Jun 165917 Jul 166011/299/289
DAMPIERBettySpinsterCorfe Castle3 Feb 18157 May 181711/1592/122
DAMPIEREdwardGentCorfe Castle6 May 177415 Dec 177411/1003/194
DAMPIERMarySpinsterCorfe Castle13 Feb 181810 Nov 182011/1636/88
DIBBENMaryWidowCorfe Castle18 Mar 167526 Oct 167611/352/243
DOLLINGJohnMarinerWest Linch13 Apr 163115 Sep 163111/160/403
DOLLINGJamesMalsterCorfe Castle5 May 17018 Jun 170911/509/100
DOLLINGEAnthonyYeomanCorffe Castle10 Mar 16034 May 160711/109/344
DUKEJohnBakerCorfe Castle17 Feb 18549 Jan 185511/2204/91
DYETTThomasYeomanIsle of Purbeck15 Oct 174816 May 175511/815/345
FRANCKEJoaneWidowBushey12 Jan 166225 Jan 166811/329/94
FREERMaryWidowCorfe Castle24 Jan 179316 May 179711/1290/159
FURSMANAnneWidowCorf Castle9 Jan 170626 Apr 170811/500/427
FURSMANJohnClothierCorffe Castle22 Jan 16884 Apr 169011/399/115
FREYRichard CorfecastellNo date10 Nov 164611/198/74
FROSTHenryHusbandmanCorffe Castle26 Jul 162217 Feb 162211/141/214
FRYMargaretWidowCorfe Castle11 Apr 165727 Feb 165711/273/637
FRYERThomas Corfe Castle24 May 16773 Jul 167711/354/244
GALLOWAYThomasSurgeon & ApothecaryCorfe Castle27 Apr 183229 Apr 183411/1830/89
GODSOLLEPhillipp Parish of Corfe Castell10 May 163928 Jun 163911/180/532
GROVEDavid Corffe Castle12 Apr 163518 Jul 163511/168/448
GROVEAmesWidowWestwood, Purbeck30 Apr 16224 Feb 162311/141/94
GYLLETTWilliam Not stated26 Aug 156822 Jan 156811/51/5
HARVEYRobert Corffe Castle20 Nov 16561 Feb 165711/273/14
HAVELLANDElizabethWidowCorffe Castle23 Jan 164620 Nov 164711/202/337
HAVELLANDJamesYeomanCorfe Castle28 Sep 17265 Jan 172611/613/33
HAWLEYFrancisEsquireCorff Castle1 Sep 159212 May 159811/91/394
HAYWARDStephenYeomanBrothers18 Aug 161024 Jan 161011/117/55
HAYWARDJohn Corfe CastleUndated31 May 167111/336/162
HAYWARDMargarettWidowCorffe Castle13 Aug 168720 Oct 168711/388/421
HAYWARDRichardMalsterCorffe Castle4 Apr 17013 Feb 170311/474/420
HUNTMary Corfe12 Jun 165718 Mar 165911/289/277
INGRAMWilliam Corfe Castle4 Mar 17992 Jul 180111/1360/45
JENKINSWilliamVictuallerCorfe Castle14 Sep 177126 Feb 177411/995/217
KENTJohnBakerCorfe Castle21 May 177318 May 178011/1065/198
KINGJamesMarinerCorfe now on HMS Tredah18 Oct 165615 Dec 165711/268/657
KEYNELLWilliamMarinerAilewood2 Mar 16893 Jul 169011/400/120
LANNYNGENicholasYeomanEast Linch22 Apr 16639 Jul 166611/321/247
LAURENCEGraceWidowCorfe Castell6 Nov 166213 May 166411/314/52
LONGRobertHusbandmanCorfe Castle27 Nov 162617 Mar 162611/151/373
MILLERWilliamYeomanCorffe Castle23 Aug 16264 May 162711/151/623
MILLS or MILLESThomasEsquireServant to Francis Hawley of the Castle of Corfe17 Sep 159123 Sep 159111/78/127
NORMANThomasSeamanCorfe Castle22 Feb 165820 Apr 166011/298/260
NORMANWilliamYeomanCorfe Castle6 Dec 167217 Feb 167211/341/249
OSMONDEdward Corffe Castle23 Sep 161512 Sep 161911/134/133
PARKERRobertMarinerCorfe Castle but now of Berkley Castle17 Jul 16943 Dec 169511/429/317
PARKYNSJamesClerk RectorCorfe Castle28 Sep 17023 Apr 170311/469/223
PARMITERRobert CorfcastleNo date19 Jun 158911/74/93
PARMITERJoanne WoolgarstonNo date19 Jun 158911/74/94
PERRYJohnMarinerCorfe3 Jul 169619 Sep 169811/447/306
PURSEJohnThe elderKingstonShrove Tuesday 165715 Apr 166211/308/16
PURSEJohnThe elderKingston12 Apr 166916 Nov 166911/331/374
PURSEElizabethSpinsterKingston4 Dec 16756 May 167611/350/559
REDHEADRichard Corffe Castle22 Feb 162915 Apr 163111/159/451
RICKETTSJohnYeomanAilwood9 Nov 17959 Feb 179911/1319/78
ROECharles Arfleet8 May 177013 Oct 177011/961/110
ROLLSAnnSpinsterCorfe Castle4 Dec 18272 Aug 183211/1804/306
ROSEAlexander Kingston5 Oct 163528 Apr 163611/170/438
ROSEThomasGentRempstone17 Nov 17098 Aug 171011/517/62
RUSSELLGervaseClerkCorffe Castle25 Jun 163631 Aug 163711/174/688
RUSSELLRebeccaWidowCorffe Castle10 Aug 163725 Nov 163711/175/410
SEARCHFIELDJoaneWidowCorfe Castle11 Jan 164013 Aug 164111/187/40
SIMONDSJosephYeomanCorffe Castle26 Apr 16695 Feb 166911/332/184
SMEATONCharlesGroomRempstone16 Nov 183921 Dec 183911/1920/280
SMITHNathaniel Corfe Castle22 Jun 168615 Nov 168611/385/210
SMITHWilliam Corfe Castle13 Nov 16889 Jan 168911/398/52
SMITHWilliamGentCorfe Castle5 May 181015 Aug 181211/1536/214
SMYTHRogerMillerCorfe30 Aug 161213 Nov 161211/120/462
SOMMERThomasYeomanAilewood31 Dec 165914 Nov 166311/312/338
SPEARSarahSpinsterCorff Castle16 Aug 175127 Aug 175211/796/512
SPEAREEdwardMercerCorffe Castell8 Mar 162619 Jun 162711/152/154
SPINCERJamesButcherCorfe Castle31 Jan 183712 Jul 183711/1882/154
STONELoveday ElizabethSpinster20 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, Mdx,
but now of Corfe Castle		17 Jul 184523 Jul 184511/2022/32
STREETCoddFree MasonCorffe Castle12 May 165729 Jun 165811/278/598
STROODEWilliamHusbandmanCorffe Castle24 Aug 162710 Nov 162711/152/590
SOMMERThomasYeomanAilewood31 Dec 165914 Nov 166311/312
SUMMERSMatthewShoemakerCorfe Castle1 Oct 178120 Jan 180911/1492/72
SYMONDSJohnYeomanBushew9 Dec 167924 Nov 168011/364/398
TALBOTTJohnGentGodlingston Farm but now of Corfe Castle26 Aug 18436 Nov 184411/2008/405
TARRANTJohnVictuallerCorfe Castle27 Jun 173818 Jun 174111/710/174
TAYLORRichard Corfe Castle17 Oct 180026 Jul 181911/1618/403
THOMPSON als THOMSONJamesChapmanCorfe Castle17 Jan 171816 Dec 172511/606/335
THOMSONJamesMercerCorfecastle12 Feb 172715 Mar 172711/621/66
TITOGeorgeMarinerAylewood14 Jun 168031 May 168211/371/337
TITOGeorge Aylewood 13 Jul 168211/371
TOOPE als STEDMANJohn Not stated8 Nov 160924 Jan 160911/115/54
TOOPERobertYeomanBurshew20 Apr 163413 Feb 163511/170/180
TOOPEAliceWidowBurshew13 Nov 16688 Jan 166911/332/33
TURNERAliceWidowCorffe Castle8 Apr 161729 Apr 161811/131/458
UVEDALLJohnGentCorffe Castell1 Feb 160023 May 160111/97/340
VINCENTJohnGentEast Lynch2 Feb 173115 Dec 173311/662/376
VINCENTPriscillaWidowEast Lynch1 Jun 17452 Dec 174511/743/270
VYEGeorgeTailorCorff Castell15 Aug 165618 Jun 165711/265/415
VYEJoaneWidowCorfe Castle8 Feb 162517 May 162611/149/163
WELSTEEDWilliamTailorKingstone16 Apr 162314 Aug 162311/142/204
WEYEdmondShepheardCorffe Castell29 Nov 162418 Feb 162411/145/293
WHITERobertYeomanArfleet15 May 169025 Aug 169011/400/441
WILLIAMSDianah Isle of Purbeck22 Jul 183410 Apr 183811/1894/296
WILLIAMSWilliamGentCorcastle11 May 159126 Oct 157111/53/470
WILLISJohn The Ship Inn, Corfe Castle3 Jan 181628 Aug 181611/1583/442
WILLISJosephGentNorden5 Sep 184825 Feb 185011/2109/176
YEAROTHEdwardSailorIsle of Purbeck14 Jan 161422 Jul 162211/140/134
YOUNGGeorgeGentBlackenwell Farm18 Aug 18165 Feb 181711/1589/105

 

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