ADMONS OF DORSET RESIDENTS
GRANTED BY THE PREROGATIVE COURT OF
CANTERBURY
Transcribed and donated to the Dorset OPC Project by Kim Parker
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List extracted from the
Administration Act Books of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PCC)
and translated from Latin to English by George FRY and originally
published in instalments |
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| George FRY's notes: |
| DORSET ADMINISTRATIONS - The following list of the Grants of
Administration to the Estates of Intestates in the County of Dorset has
been extracted from the records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, now at Somerset House. They commence in the year 1559, the date of the earliest existing Act Book. The division of the various years is that adopted in the Official Calendar, and is that of the New Style, but the entries themselves are dated in the Old Style. |
| In all cases consanguineus has been rendered "kinsman" and prox' consanguineus "next of kin." |
| When a surname is not given it may always be taken to be the same as that of the deceased. |
| The Administration Act Book for 1643 contains Acts for the months of January to May, inclusive, and one Act only for July. |
| The following note appears in the Act Book for 1644: - "There were
noe Administracions graunted at London in Anno 1644, untill November
that yeare; when there was a new seale made for this office by authoritie of Parliament." |
| [As of December 1894 the] Administration Acts for 1653-4 for Dorset
are at present missing from the series at Somerset House. They are
entered in "Original Calendar N°4" which includes Cornwall, Gloucestershire and Somerset-shire as well as Dorset, but there is no indication as to which of these counties the deceased belonged. [The entries listed here for those years could] consequently refer to one or other of the four counties mentioned. |
| The Administration Act Book for 1662 cannot be found but the ... names [for that year] appear in the Calendar of Dorset folk to whose estates Administration was granted [in 1662]. |
| Kim Parker's Notes: |
| The PCC Act Books are now held at the National Archives at Kew (ref:
PROB 6), but as of 2014 they had not yet been indexed. Seeing as less
than half of Dorset's parish registers prior to the Civil War 1642-51 and the Commonwealth 1649-60 have survived - and many of those have gaps, or only partial information (with mothers' names often ommitted) - this list is invaluable for family historians. |
| George occasionally 'forgot' to translate the Latin version of given
names into their English equivalent, particularly if the Latin version
of the name had started to be used as a name in its own right by the 19th century - e.g. Ludovicus for Lewis, Matilda for Maud, Isabella for Elizabeth, etc - so I have corrected them. |
| Placenames have varied greatly over the centuries, so I have tried
to identify the parish to which the settlement, manor or estate belonged
(where it is not given) and I have called this the "Standardised Residence". However, it has not been possible to identify the parish in some cases, and in other cases where the placename is a common one that crops up in several parishes - e.g. Burton and Kingston. Such places have been classed as [unknown]. |
| Despite George's note about the years being presented 'old style',
he was not consistent in doing so in his list. Since he presented his
list by year, and then alphabetically within year, this was not so important as the order in which grants were made could be deduced from the folio number. However, this deduction is more difficult when the entire list of, so I have 'corrected' some of the dates to show both the year according to old style dating (the number to the left of the /) and new style dating (the number to the right of the /). In the Julian calendar (old style dating) the year ran from March 25th to March 24th. |
| Surname of Deceased | Forename | Recorded Residence | Standardised Residence |
Grantee & Relationship to Deceased | Date | Folio |
| BAKER | Ursula, widow | Church Knowle | Church Knowle | Daniel BAKER, grandfather and guardian of Susan BAKER, daughter | 14 Dec 1686 | 187 |
| BROWNE | George | Bradle, Church Knowell | Church Knowle | William BROWNE, son | 06 0Oct 1671 | 122 |
| CLAVELL | Thomazine | Barneston | Church Knowle | John CLAVELL, son | 07 Dec 1568 | 140 |
| COLLENS | Alexander, senior | West Orchard, Church Knowle | Church Knowle | Alexander COLLENS, junior, son | 26 May 1677 | 65 |
| DOLLING | Edward | Knowle, but died in the ship "Rebecca" | Church Knowle | Penelope Botterall, widow, attorney for Susan DOLLING, relict | 04 Mar 1694/5 | 51 |
| HARVEY | Richard | Church Knowle, Purbeck | Church Knowle | Thomas HARVEY, brother | 09 Feb 1656/7 | 34 |
| SWAINE | George | Church Knowle | Church Knowle | Edith SWAINE, relict | 12 Feb 1676/7 | 29 |
| CHAPMAN | John | Langton | Langton Long Blandford or Langton Matravers | Richard CHAPMAN, brother and Thomas, son of Thomas CHAPMAN, kinsman | 18 Jan 1581/2 | 29 |
| HALL | Peter | died in the ship "Sandwich" | Langton Long Blandford or Langton Matravers | John AMBROSE, attorney of Bridget HALL, relict, now of Langton | 07 Jan 1697/8 | 17 |
| HARVEY | William | Langton | Langton Long Blandford or Langton Matravers | Elizabeth HARVEY, relict | 21 Jan 1649/50 | 4 |
| BARNES | Thomas, bachelor | Langton Wallis, but died in the ship "Devonshire" | Langton Matravers | Lewis BARNES, father | 01 Feb 1695/6 | 25 |
| CHECKFORD | Joane | Leeson, Langton, Purbeck | Langton Matravers | Richard CHECKFORD, son | 29 Jun 1659 | 255 |
| COPPINGER | Matthew | Langton, Purbeck | Langton Matravers | Mary COPPINGER, relict | 08 Jun 1671 | 66 |
| DOLLEN | William | Langton, Purbeck | Langton Matravers | Judith DOLLEN, spinster, sister | 17 Sep 1672 | 134 |
| FRANCKLYN | George | Langton Matravers | Langton Matravers |
Elizabeth, wife of Jonathan WHEELER, principal creditor - Mary FRANCKLYN,
relict, renouncing |
11 Feb 1706/7 | 21 |
| FRANCKLYN | John | Langton Purbeck | Langton Matravers | Mary FRANCKLYN, relict (further grant Jan 1714) | 11 Feb 1706/7 | 21 |
| FRANKLYN | John | Langton Matravers | Langton Matravers |
Mary, wife of John HOLMS, junior, daughter - Mary FRANKLYN, rellict,
dying before administering (previous grant Feb 1707) |
08 Jan 1714/15 | 4 |
| GALLY | James | Langton Matravers, but died in the ship "Essex" | Langton Matravers | John WESTON, attorney for Catherine GALLY, relict | 02 Nov 1692 | 204 |
| MASTERS | John | Langton Purbeck, but died in Newfoundland | Langton Matravers | Dorothy MASTERS, relict | 16 May 1706 | 103 |
| MOMPESSON | Margaret | Lancton Matrevers, Purbeck | Langton Matravers | George MOMPESSON, son | 01 Dec 1656 | 306 |
| RIDDOUT | John | Langton Matravers | Langton Matravers | Mary, wife of Lionel Yeelder, daughter | 08 Sep 1691 | 158 |
| SAVAGE | William, armiger | Deane | Sixpenny Handey, Studland or Witchampton | Grace SAVAGE, relict | 06 Mar 1692/3 | 49 |
| BARTON | John | Brancksey | Studland | John GWYSE, next of kin | 20 May 1590 | 140 |
| CHATTOCK | William | Studland, Purbeck | Studland | Richard CHATTOCK, grandfather of Ann CHATTOCK, only child of the deceased | 13 Feb 1655/6 | 31 |
| COMBS | George | Studland, but died in the ship "Elizabeth" | Studland | Elizabeth, wife of John FOSTER, attorney of Anne COMBS, relict | 08 Apr 1709 | 79 |
| DRAYCOTT | Francis | Brownsey, Poole | Studland |
John MILLER, proctor, pending litigation between Mary DRAYCOTT, widow,
sister, Priscilla, wife of Edward NORWOOD, Abigail & Elizabeth BARRINGTON, nieces on sister's side and Edmund COLLYER, executor |
14 Aug 1690 | 142 |
| DRAYCOTT | Francis | Brownsey | Studland | Priscilla, wife of Edward NORWOOD, niece on sister's side | 19 Dec 1690 | 204 |
| HANCOCKE | John | Studland, but died aboard the ship "Happy Returns" in the King's service | Studland | Richard STEPHENS, father & attorney of Susan HANCOCKE, relict | 10 Oct 1673 | 119 |
| BARTON | John | Bruncksley | Studland (Bruncksey, i.e. Brownsea) | William SANDES, Knight, creditor (of goods not administered by John GWISE May 1590 and Thomas GODDARD Nov 1605) | 18 Feb 1605/6 | 29 |
| ALFORD | Thomas | Swanwich | Swanage | Mary ALFORD, relict | 12 Apr 1683 | 60 |
| BANFIELD | Richard | Swannedge, but died at sea in the ship "Andrew" in the State's service | Swanage | John BANFIELD, son | 28 Aug 1655 | 171 |
| COCKERAM | Priscilla | Sandwich, Purbeck | Swanage | Bruin COCKERAM, husband | 06 Oct 1647 | 148 |
| COCKERAM | John, armiger | Sanwich in Purbeck | Swanage | Thomas COCKERAM, brother | 05 Mar 1669/70 | 43 |
| CORBIN | Robert | Sandwich, but died in the ship "Assurance" in the King's service | Swanage | Dennis SEFFRAY, attorney of Ann CORBIN, relict | 21 Jun 1678 | 73 |
| EDMONDES | Edward | Swanage, but died in the ship "Northumberland" | Swanage | Ely DUFFETT, attorney of Alice EDMONDES, relict | 10 Mar 1695/6 | 47 |
| HENDYE | William | Sandwich | Swanage | John PHEPPARD of Sandwich, sayler | 29 Jan 1623/4 | 73 |
| MARSHFIELD | Thomas | Sandwich | Swanage | Mary MARSHFIELD, relict | 15 Feb 1676/7 | 28 |
| MEADWAY | George | Swanage | Swanage | Matthew MEADWAY, father | 18 Jan 1700/1 | 3 |
| MELMOTH | Peter | Sanwich, Purbeck | Swanage | Susanna MELMOTH, relict (further grant Feb 1681) | 14 Dec 1680 | 179 |
| MELMOTH | Peter, senior | Sanwich, Purbeck | Swanage | Lewis Cockram, guardian of Elizabeth & Peter MELMOTH, children of the deceased - Susanna MELMOTH, relict, having died without administering (former grant Dec 1680) | 08 Feb 1680/1 | 23 |
| MELMOTH | John | Sanwich, Purbeck | Swanage | William MELMOTH, cousin & guardian of Susanna, Judith, Phineas & John MELMOTH, children of the deceased - Cecily MELMOTH, relict, being dead | 17 Oct 1692 | 185 |
| MELMOTH | William | Sandwich, but died in the ship "Thunder Bomb" | Swanage | George CLARKE, principal creditor - John GOVER, uncle, renouncing | 20 Feb 1720/1 | 29 |
| MELMOUTH | John | Swanidge | Swanage | Ursula MELMOUTH, relict | 14 Feb 1641/2 | 104 |
| PETTEN | Alexander, widower | Sandwich | Swanage | Anne, wife of Robert POULDEN, daughter | 23 Jan 1721/2 | 12 |
| PIKE | Bartholomew | Sandwich | Swanage | Grace PIKE, relict | 12 Mar 1677/8 | 32 |
| SERRELL | Anthony | Swanwick, Isle of Purbeck | Swanage | Agnes SERRELL, relict | 04 May 1627 | 152 |
| SERRELL | Henry | Sanwich, Purbeck | Swanage | Mary SERRELL, relict | 12 Apr 1683 | 61 |
| TREW | Peter | Whitcliffe, Purbeck | Swanage | Ann TREW, relict | 09 Aug 1660 | 112 |
| VERGE | Thomas | Sanwich | Swanage | Mary VERGE, relict | 21 Feb 1688/9 | 24 |
| WADHAM | John | Swainedge, Isle of Purbeck | Swanage | Winifred WADHAM, relict | 18 Oct 1632 | 131 |
| DOLLING | Robert | Dunshay, Worth Matravers | Worth Matravers | Mary & Selina DOLLING, sisters | 24 Oct 1674 | 153 |
| DOLLING | Mary | Dunshay | Worth Matravers | Margaret, wife of John PYKE, and Selena DOLLING, sisters | 08 Feb 1675/6 | 19 |
| FORTESCUE | Eleanor, widow | Quare | Worth Matravers (Quarr) | John PITT, uncle (mother's side) & guardian of Francis & Elizabeth, children of the deceased | 31 Mar 1669/70 | 43 |
| BALLING | William | Purbeck | [unknown Purbeck parish] | Susanna BALLING, relict | 28 Nov 1672 | 166 |
| GILLAM alias PARRYS | Roger | Purbeck | [unknown Purbeck parish] | Agnes GILLAM alias PARRIS, relict | 28 Jan 1568/9 | 141 |
| LITTLE | William | Purbeck, but died in the ship "Sandwich" | [unknown Purbeck parish] | John AMBROSE, attorney of Elizabeth LITTLE, relict | 07 Jan 1697/8 | 18 |
| MUNDAY | Thomas | Isle of Purbeck | [unknown Purbeck parish] | Frances MUNDAY, relict | 03 Jan 1617/18 | 153 |
| PARRYS alias GILLAM | Roger | Purbeck | [unknown Purbeck parish] | Agnes GILLAM alias PARRIS, relict | 28 Jan 1568/9 | 141 |
| PYKE | John | Purbeck | [unknown Purbeck parish] | Margaret PYKE, relict | 05 Jun 1703 | 127 |
| STREETE | Thomas | Purbeck, but died at Harwich, Essex | [unknown Purbeck parish] | John STREETE, brother | 17 Nov 1651 | 181 |
| TALBOT | William | Isle of Purbeck | [unknown Purbeck parish] | Edith TALBOT, relict | 05 Feb 1614/15 | 4 |
| TOOP | Margery | Purbeck | [unknown Purbeck parish] | Henry GREENING, nephew on sister's side | 21 Jun 1673 | 67 |
| WELLS | Catherine | Purbeck | [unknown Purbeck parish] | Ann WELLS, spinster, daughter | 10 Sep 1700 | 183 |
| WITT | John | Purbeck, but died in the ship "John & Mary" | [unknown Purbeck parish] | Edmund BUGDEN, principal creditor - Ann WITT, relict, renouncing | 31 Oct 1685 | 133 |
| YOUNGE | Walter | Kingsale, Ireland, but died in the Isle of Purbeck | [unknown Purbeck parish] | John YOUNGE, brother | 19 Jun 1620 | 73 |