Family History

7 Sep 2023

We found some wills for various Roses in Oxfordshire on FindMyPast and they have contained a treasure trove of information. We went through each one and extracted the biographical details:

Thomas Rose of North Aston, yeoman (FindMyPast)

Will written 27 Jan 1823, proven 14 Nov 1843 in Oxford

  • John Rose, brother £50
  • William, brother £50
  • Richard, brother £50
  • Elizabeth (wife of William Bassett), sister £50
  • Michael Rose, brother, executer, the rest of the estate and money including farming stock, crops, tools etc
  • William Hill, witess
  • William East, witness

Thomas Rose of North Aston (FindMyPast)

Will dated 1823

  • Michael Rose, executor

Jas (James) Rose of North Aston (FindMyPast)

Will dated 1825

  • James A Rose, executor

Francis Rose, blacksmith & ironmonger, Deddington, Oxfordshire (FindMyPast)

Will dated Sep 1633. Hard to read in Latin.

  • William Rose, son
  • Isabel Rose, daughter
  • Dorcas Rose, daughter
  • Marie Streeke[?], daughter
  • Dorothy Rose, executor

John Rose of Somerton (FindMyPast)

Will dated 25 April 1822

  • Richard Rose and Michael Rose, nephews, sons of my brother Joseph Rose
  • Ann Malings, daughter
  • Mary Dunn,daughter
  • Elizabeth Tanner, daughter
  • Rose [Gut…?], grand-daughter
  • Bridget Baylis, sister
  • John Pain, kinsman
  • James Rose, nephew, son of brother William
  • John Enoch, witness
    • [?]Skillman, witness

Mary Rose of Deddington (FindMyPast)

Will dated 7 Jan 1823. Wife of Thomas Rose of Lower Heyford now residing in Deddington

A lot of land and holdings to go to her dear husband if he survives her or her cousin John Harris with Joseph Gilkes as a trustee

  • John Harris the younger, of Deddington, baker, cousin
  • John Maycock, cousin £10
  • Mrs Anna Maria Day, John Macock’s sister, £5
  • Mrs Peesly, John Macock’s sister, £5
  • Michael Maycock, £5
  • John Maycock, son of Michael, £25
  • Frances, daughter of Michael, £5
  • Wife of Thomas Woolgrove of Deddington, £5
  • Cassandra Haynes, widow of South Newington, £60
  • Joseph Gilkes of Lower Heyford, £5
  • Mary Hester of Croton, £25
  • Martha Hester of Croton, £25
  • John Harris upon receipt of some funds to support the Wesleyan society of Methodists

Something about an indenture between Mary and Thomas Rose on one part and John Harris and William Appletree the younger, gentleman made around 25 Apr 1804, allows £500 to be distributed after the death of Thomas Rose as follows:

  • Elizabeth March, widow, cousin, £100

  • Mary March, daughter of Elizabeth, £100

  • William March, son of Elizabeth, £6

  • Sybesha [?] Collins £100

  • Mary Ann collins, daughter of Sybesha, £20

  • Harriet Collins, daughter of Sybesha, £20

  • Gabriel Phillips (male), cousin, £100

  • Jane Phillips, Gabriel’s daughter, £20

  • Mrs Ann Bygrave of Deddington, £5

  • Wife of Richard Franklin the younger, of Deddington, £5

  • William Griffin, witness

  • William Bygrove, witness

  • William East[?], witness

Richard Rose

Will dated 4 Apr 1672. Latin unable to read, mentions Jacob Rose and maybe Middle Aston?

Thomas Rose, gentleman, of Lower Heyford (FindMyPast)

Will dated 7 Apr 1825

  • Land etc to Joseph Gilkes , nephew
  • To Sarah Rymill, niece and sister of Joseph Gilkes, 3s weekly
  • All household goods and furniture to be shared equally between nephew Joseph Gilkes and Thomas Creek of Steeple Aston, gentleman, The Executors

Then everything to be sold and turned into money and distributed as follows:

  • £200 in trust for my nephew and nieces:
  • Joseph Rose, Sarah Mander, Mary Millin, Margaret Rose; children of my brother Richard Rose
  • £20 in trust for my nephew John Rose, son of my said brother, Richard Rose
  • £500 in trust for my nephew James Rose, son of my brother William Rose
  • £?00 for my niece Mary, daughter of William Rose
  • £400 to Joseph Gilkes and Thomas Creek
  • Dividends etc to be paid to sister Bridgett Bayliss. On her death, £400 to be given to Bridgett’s children, nephews and nieces, shared equally
  • £200 in trust for niece Margaret Borton, daughter of my sister Elizabeth Bayliss
  • £150 for 3 nieces, the daughters of my late brother, John Rose
  • £150 nephew, John Rose. Son of brother Joseph Rose
  • £100 nephew William Rose son of Joseph Rose
  • £50 nephew Richard Rose, son of Joseph Rose
  • £50 nephew Michael Rose, son of brother Joseph Rose
  • £50 son of late nephew Joseph Rose
  • £100 nephew George Gilkes
  • £100 (£110) niece Hannah Gilkes
  • £50 then revised to £40 Mr Edmund Creek of Lower Heyford Mill
  • £50 then revised to £40 in trust for Mr Francis French Creek of Lower Heyford mill, brother of Edmund
  • £50 then revised to £40 in trust for Miss Elizabeth Creek daughter of Edmund Creek, deceased
  • £50 then revised to £40 in trust for Miss Hannah Creek daughter of Edmund Creek, deceased
  • £50 then revised to £40 in trust for Miss Mary Creek daughter of Edmund Creek, deceased
  • Should any of them die during his lifetime, their share to be given to Thomas Creek od Steeple Aston
  • £50 in trust for Mr John George of Bicester, draper
  • £10 Margaret Ford, widow of late servant Moses Ford
  • £5 great niece, Mary Franklin
  • Monies left over to be donated to
  • British and Foreign Bible Society
  • Wesleyan Missionary Society
  • To support the education of 4 poor children from Lower Heyford parish aged 4 to 7

Witnesses of original will: William Hore, William King, Samuel Field

Codicil

  • Jane Bayliss intermarried with William Salmon of Fritwell, baker, and lately dead without issue, sum of £400 to go to William Salmon
  • if Hannah Gilkes to die before him, her £120 to go to all the children of Sarah Rymill, his niece
  • if Edmund, Francis, Elizabeth, Hannah or Mary Creek to die during his lifetime, their share to pass to their brother Mr Thomas Creek of Steeple Aston
  • £60 Mr John Borton of Stoke Lyne
  • Niece, Elizabeth , wife of William Bayliss of Uxbridge, corndealer, £50
  • Ann Phillips, daughter of Gabriel Phillips of Wendlebury, £10
  • Rector of Lower Heyford parish to receive £50 for the parish

This last will was particularly exciting since it proved the link between the Rose, Gilkes and Rymell families. We had previously had some doubt about the connection since there were two Mary Roses marrying within months of one another in North Aston. This will proves that William Gilkes married the daughter of Joseph Rose, miller of North Aston. Thomas, the testator, was her brother.

It also gave us many new names to add to the family tree.

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