Thomas Warner, born about 1430, resided at Fressingfield, Suffolk, England, while growing up, and spent the majority of his adult years at nearby Wingfield.
In either November of 1477 or February of 1477/8, Thomas, then living in Wingfield, gave property in Fressingfield to his daughter Joan and her husband William Aldous, property which he had inherited upon the recent death of his own father, Nicholas Warner. In September 1500 and June 1502, called of Fressingfield, Thomas gave Joan and William additional lands, the one deeded in 1502 being called Cryktots.
Early in 1504 (February 1503/4) Thomas, called of Wyngfield, prepared his will. He had already given daughter Joan her share of his estate and divided the remainder between his son John and daughter Alice.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Davy MSS Fressingfield Deeds 313:41,43,46,47 316:86,87
Will of Thomas Warner dated 24 Feb 1503/4
All the records that have been found about Nicholas Warner are written in Latin and have been translated into English. He lived at Fressingfield, Suffolk, England. The earliest found record is 1427, when a deed shows that he purchased land that year. In a deed dated 1429 he is called a carpenter. He procured more land in 1442 and 1452, the 1452 acquisition being called Krichotys . . lying between the highway leading from Fressingfield to Bury St. Edmunds. He was a witness to a deed in 1462, as well as in other years.
The will of Nicholas Warner is dated 20 November 1476. He requested burial in the cemetery of Fressingfield church, and, as was the custom, gave bequests to the church, specifically, six shillings eight pence to the High Altar, seven shillings for repairs, and six shillings eight pence to the chapel. As well as remembering his own parish church he gave ten shillings to the monastery of the Friars Minor, Norwich, for the celebration of 30 masses. The residue of his estate he gave to his son Thomas Warner, of Wingfield, and to James Cunwald (no relationship stated) of the same place. The will was probated 14 June 1477.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Will of Nicholas Warner, pv June 1477
Davy MSS Fressingfield Deeds 310:23, 24; 312:26,31; 315:69
CENSUS: Age 75 born in RI. Wife Nancy, age 67 born in NJ.
Solomon3 Lapham (Nicholas2, John1), born at Dartmouth, Mass., first of August l730,' died at Glocester, R. I., 1800; will made 28 Feb. 1800, probated 5 July 1800; married (int.) 28 Feb. 1756, Silvia (Lapham) Whipple, born at SmithfIeld, 8 May 1731, died at Glocester, 11 May 1805, daughter of Thomas3 and Abigail (Wilbur) Lapham, and divorced wife of Ephraim Whipple of Smithfield, R. I. Solomon moved from Dartmouth to Glocester, where he is listed as a resident in the Census of 1774. and in that of 1790. His will (Glocester Probate Recs., 3:44) names his wife, Silvia, his three sons, three daughters, and three sons-in-law.
Children, probably born at Dartmouth and Glocester.
The Laphamn Mss. add a son, Zadock, b. 1764, d. 1769. The Lapham Account states that all the children of Solomon3 Lapham "moved into the country except William." This probably means that they went west to New York State.
(Authorities: Dartmouth, Mass., printed V. R.; Austin s Den. Dict. of Rhode Island, p. 120; Arnold's V. R. of Glocester and BurrilIviIIe, R.I. 77; Douglas, Mass., printed V. R.; Thayer Memorial, p. 485; Lapham Mss.)
First name may be Sylvia
First married to a Ephraim Whipple and then divorced.