Richard Best of London
(-1654)
Jane Best
(1636-1717)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. Bence Parker of Limehouse
2. William Maskelyne of London, Gent.

Jane Best

  • Christened: 27 Mar 1636, St. Dionis Backchurch, City of London, England 1
  • Married (1): 12 Jul 1653, St. Benet Paul's Wharf, London, England 2
  • Married (2): 23 Mar 1660, St. Bartholomew the Great, London, England 3
  • Buried: 20 Jun 1717, St. Benet Paul's Wharf, London, England 4

  Research Notes:

In January 1653/4 Jane Parker was named as a beneficiary in her father's Will, receiving a third part of all his linen, a bed and its furniture currently at his dwelling in Casholton in co. Surrey, and a third of her late mother's clothing. Jane's husband, Bence Parker, was a beneficiary and an overseer of her father's Will.

In June 1659 Jane was the sole executrix and residuary legatee of the will of her husband Bence Parker of Limehouse, mariner.

In 1715 Jane Maskeline was bequeathed £200 in the Will of her daughter Jane Leach of Richmond, widow.

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Jane Maskelyne buried in Woollen according to the Act of Parliament as appears by Affidavit (burial record)

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Abstract of the Will of Jane Maskelyne of the Parish of Richmond in the County of Surrey, written 26 Nov 1715, proved 4 Dec 1717. 4

Bequeaths £50 to her niece Katherine Houblon.

Bequeaths £50 to Mrs. Elizabeth Wheat.

Bequeaths £13 to her niece Sarah Harvey along with a picture of Mrs. Sarah Houblon.

Bequeaths £12 to Mrs. Dorothy Harvey.

Bequeaths £20 to her niece Rebecca Harvey.

Gives 2 guineas to her nephew Mr. James Harvey.

Gives £5 each to her granddaughters Jane, Sarah and Alice Maskelyne.

Bequeaths £10 to her granddaughter Ann Maskelyne.

Gives £10 to her granddaughter Elizabeth Maskelyne.

Gives £5 each to her grandsons James Maskelyne and Wynne Maskelyne.

Gives 2 guineas to her grandson Nevile Maskeline.

Gives 5 shillings to Mr. Richard Leach for a pair of gloves.

Gives 2 guineas to Mrs. Rebecca Hedwick.

Gives 1 guinea to Mrs. May.

All the rest she gives to Mrs. Sarah Houblon whom she appoints sole executrix of her last will and testament.

Witness: Rebecca Sedgwick

  Marriage Information:

Jane married Bence Parker, son of William Parker and Rose Johnson, on 12 Jul 1653 in St. Benet Paul's Wharf, London, England. (Bence Parker was christened 2 Dec 1629 in St. Dunstan & All Saints Church, Stepney, London, England and died between 14 Oct 1656 and 9 Jun 1659.)

  Marriage Information:

Jane also married William Maskelyne, son of Nevill Maskelyne and Jane Norden, on 23 Mar 1660 in St. Bartholomew the Great, London, England. (William Maskelyne was christened 18 Jun 1631 in Purton with Braydon, Wiltshire, England and died before 1679.)

  Marriage Notes:

William Maskallin of St. Mikhaells Baseshaw & Jayne Parkar of London

Sources


1 St. Dionis Backchurch London Parish Registers, Baptisms.

2 St. Benet Paul's Wharf London Parish Registers, Marriages.

3 St. Bartholomew the Great London Parish Registers, Marriages.

4 Ibid., Marriages.

5 Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers, PROB 11/561/169.


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