Sarah Comber (1682-1758).
My 7th great-grandmother.
The Combers were a long-established Sussex family, some prospered as landowners and sheep farmers, and family pedigrees were presented at the Heralds’ Visitations of Sussex in 1634. The surname probably derived from the occupation of combing wool, although a ‘combe’ refers also to a valley. Curiously, some members of the family (especially my ancestors) were also known by the alias Rivers. Quite why is unknown but Rivers could’ve been the original family name, which was later added to with the occupation Comber to distinguish them from others (as suggested in ‘The Comber family: with notes on the various families of the surname Rivers’ by Geoffrey B Barrow). Some extravagant theories have been advanced over time linking the Combers with the Woodville family, who held the title Earl Rivers and were related to royalty, but no evidence exists to prove it.
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Sarah Comber, my 7th great-grandmother, was doubtless from a slightly poorer branch of the family. Baptised on 25 June 1682 at St Margaret’s Church in West Hoathly, Sussex, she was the daughter of husbandman Thomas Comber and his wife Sarah (see below).
She married Thomas Budgen in the village on 5 May 1706 and had a large family with him. She died in January 1758 and was buried in West Hoathly on the 11th.
See more about Thomas and Sarah’s life and offspring
Thomas Comber (1652-1707) and Sarah (????-????).
My 8th great-grandparents.
Thomas Comber was baptised on 5 April 1652 at St Margaret’s Church in West Hoathly, Sussex. His parents were John Comber and Elizabeth Plaw (see below).
Thomas married a woman called Sarah but the date and location of the wedding remains a mystery. I don’t even know her surname, but she bore him several children.
In 1680 Thomas was mentioned as receiving 20 shillings in his uncle Philip Comber’s will, which described him as the son of Philip’s brother John. According to the book Sussex Genealogies by John Comber published in 1932, Thomas was a husbandman who had grant of a cottage on the waste of Wakehurst Manor by indenture dated 2 July 1703. However, this right was actually held through his wife Sarah.
Thomas died in September 1707 and was buried at West Hoathly on the 10th, described as a middle-aged man. His death was confirmed in the Court Rolls on 26 August 1708. Sarah’s fate is unknown.
Note: I’ve not been able to verify any manorial information at source as yet.
Their children were:
- Anne Comber (1678-1679), my 7th great-grand aunt. Anne was baptised on 29 September 1678 at St Margaret’s Church in West Hoathly, Sussex, and was buried there ‘an infant’ on 21 August 1679.
- Thomas Comber (1680-????), my 7th great-grand uncle. Thomas was baptised on 1 February 1680 (1679 in the old calendar) at St Margaret’s Church in West Hoathly, Sussex. It’s likely that he was the man who married Mary Wynn in the village on 30 April 1712 and it’s possible she was the Mary Comber ‘a widow’ who was buried there on 23 October 1754. I’ve not found a burial for Thomas but he must’ve died before his wife. A man by this name buried in 1755 in West Hoathly was not him – he was wealthier and from the house known as Philpots. Thomas and Mary’s children were:
- Sarah Comber (1713-????) was baptised in West Hoathly.
- Thomas Comber (1715-1717) was baptised and buried in West Hoathly.
- Sarah Comber (1682-1758), my 7th great-grandmother. She married into the Budgen family – see the details above.
- John Comber (1684-1707), my 7th great-grand uncle. John was baptised on 28 December 1684 at St Margaret’s Church in West Hoathly, Sussex. He is possibly the John Comber ‘a young man’ who was buried in the village on 3 September 1707.
- Francis Comber (1687-1766), my 7th great-grand uncle. Francis was baptised on 15 May 1687 at St Margaret’s Church in West Hoathly, Sussex. He married Jane Paine there on 5 March 1708 and had several children. The baptism records for the parish show that he was churchwarden in 1741 and 1742. The Wakehurst Manor court rolls link his name to an alienated cottage on the waste of Wakehurst before 19 October 1731 (as above I have not checked this personally). In this respect, alienated refers to the change of ownership of title. Jane died in 1753 and was buried in West Hoathly on 1 March. A Francis Comber, widower, married widow Elizabeth Balcomb in the village on 17 November 1757, but while it’s not possible to confirm it this must be the same man. He died in 1766 and was buried in West Hoathly on 20 February. Their children were:
- Sarah Comber (1710-????) was baptised in West Hoathly. She may be the woman ‘of West Hoathly’ who married John Lashmar on 9 June 1741 at Withyam in Sussex. He was from West Hoathly too.
- Jane Comber (1712-????) was baptised in West Hoathly.
- Thomas Comber (1714-1732) was baptised in West Hoathly and is doubtless the young man who was buried there in 1732, noted as son of Francis. He died of smallpox.
- Mary Comber (1724-????) was baptised n West Hoathly.
- Francis Comber (1730-1799) was baptised in West Hoathly and married Mary Allcock there in 1749. They had a number of children. Francis was buried in West Hoathly in 1799.
- They may have had another daughter in 1717 – Elizabeth – although the register gave her mother’s name as Ann. This may have been an error.
- Elizabeth Comber (1689-????), my 7th great-grand aunt. Elizabeth was baptised on 12 May 1689 at St Margaret’s Church in West Hoathly, Sussex.
John Comber (1612-1670) and Elizabeth Plaw (1615-1669).
My 9th great-grandparents.
John Comber was baptised on 3 August 1612 at St Margaret’s Church in West Hoathly, Sussex – but his parents’ names were not mentioned in the register. They were more than likely Thomas Comber alias Rivers and Ann Burstow (see below). This ancestry is based in part on working through relationships mentioned in wills, other parish register baptisms where the father’s name was given and previous researches carried out by genealogists, notably the previously mentioned Sussex Genealogies by John Comber published in 1932.
John was a beneficiary in his father’s will dated 3 November 1632, taking a share of his linen and pewter, £120 in cash, a bedstead and bedding, a table and cupboard, his best brass kettle and a few other items such as milk trugs.
He was then mentioned in his older brother Thomas’s will, published after the latter’s death in 1642. Thomas had inherited a substantial amount of property on their father’s death and John was bequeathed five shillings. John was named an executor and beneficiary in his sister Elizabeth’s will of 1642, receiving £14.
John married Elizabeth Plaw in West Hoathly on 26 March 1646 and had a number of children with her. She was born to Charles Plaw and his wife Constance Tree and was baptised in West Hoathly on 26 March 1615.
He was later mentioned in his unmarried sister Sarah’s 1662 will, in which he received 12 pence. His wife Elizabeth was granted all Sarah’s woollen wearing clothes.
The family must’ve lived in nearby Horsted Keynes for a while as they were listed as from there in the baptism record of their first child.
Elizabeth died in 1669 (1670 in the new calendar) and was buried on 2 February, described as the wife of John. John died in 1670 and was buried on 18 August.
John and Elizabeth’s children were:
- Thomas Comber (1646-????), my 8th great-grand uncle. Thomas was baptised on 17 October 1646 at St Margaret’s in West Hoathly, Sussex. The parents were described as ‘of Horsted Keynes’ so were obviously living there at the time. He must’ve died before 1652 as another son was baptised ‘Thomas’ in that year. West Hoathly has no burial records from 1650-53 so it’s possible he died during that period, when the country was in a degree of turmoil following the end of the monarchy and the start of the English republic.
- John Comber (1648-????), my 8th great-grand uncle. John was baptised on 16 March 1648 at St Margaret’s in West Hoathly, Sussex. He was mentioned (‘sonne of my brother John Comber’) in his Uncle Philip Comber’s 1680 will, receiving 50 shillings.
- Thomas Comber (1652-1707), my 8th great-grandfather. Thomas was a husbandman – see above for details of his life and family.
- Elizabeth Comber (1654-????), my 8th great-grand aunt. Elizabeth was baptised on 21 October 1654 at St Margaret’s in West Hoathly, Sussex. She was mentioned (‘daughter of my brother John Comber’) in her Uncle Philip Comber’s 1680 will, receiving £5. She may have married a William Peckham in West Hoathly in 1684 but there are other candidates.
Thomas Rivers Comber (????-1633) and Ann Burstow (????-1635).
My 10th great-grandparents.
Thomas’s birth date is unknown but it would have been around 1560-70 in the reign of Elizabeth I. As with several others in this branch of the Comber family, the alias Rivers was often used as a surname (see the introduction to this page for further explanation). As an example, the baptism record for his son William referred to him as Thomas Comber, alias Rivers.
The book Sussex Genealogies by John Comber suggests that Thomas married Ann Burstow, daughter of William Burstow of Slaugham, Sussex, a village some miles to the west of his home, but I’ve not found proof. It also notes that he was a defendant in Chancery proceedings held in 1616 but again I’ve yet to explore this at the National Archives.
Thomas was a yeoman and owner of the house, lands and tenements called Philpots and Barleys / Barleylands in West Hoathly, as his will made clear. He was clearly a man of some wealth and success. British History Online noted that Philpots was said to be of 15th-century origin, but was rebuilt about 1600 and included a dairy at the east end.
Thomas was buried in West Hoathly on 25 February 1633 (1632 in the old calendar), described as “an aged man”. Ann – “an old woman” – was buried on 5 December 1635.
Thomas’s will was a substantial document. He left his eldest son Thomas his properties Philpots and Barleys in West Hoathly, as well as the property known as Stonelands that he’d previously bought off of Richard Payne in West Hoathly.
His linen and pewter was divided between several family members, including my direct ancestor John.
His wife received “the beds and bedding in the chamber over the hall”, all the chests and other things in that chamber, his best brass pot, a brass cooking pot known as a posnet, a number of stools and chairs and a table in the parlour. He stated that his wife, her servants and friends should have use of the chamber over the hall during her lifetime “and the hempland and some reasonable quantity of aples and peares and other fruit, and liberty to come and goe to the hall and the kitchin fire for warmth or dressing victuals”. His heir Thomas was also to pay her £9 a year.
His son Philip received £10, while his son John got £120 in cash, a bedstead and bedding, a table and cupboard, Thomas’s best brass kettle and a few other items such as milk trugs. The sum of £120 at that time would equate to purchasing power of about £14,600 today, according to the National Archives.
Thomas’s daughter Elizabeth received 12d, a bedstead “in the chamber over the entry where she lyes”, a chest, his “best flock bed and a chaff bed and two blankets and one of my best coverlets, a fether bolster and a flock bolster, my best brasse pot but one and two milk trugs”.
His daughter Katharine got just 12 pence, a coverling and a blanket, while his other daughter Sarah received £80, a little iron pot, a quart brass posnet and two milk trugs. Sarah would also get his wife’s best bed and bedding on her death.
His brother’s son John Comber received 40 shillings and his servant Mary Awcock 20 shillings. Henry Faulconer of West Hoathly and his nephew Thomas Stoner were appointed overseers of the will and received five shillings each.
Thomas and Ann’s children were:
- Thomas Comber (c1600-1642), my 9th great-grand uncle. Thomas was probably born in West Hoathly, Sussex, but baptism records for the parish survive only from 1606. It is likely that he was the man who married Elizabeth Feldwicke at St Margaret’s Church in the village on 1 December 1625. A marriage licence with the Archdeaconry of Lewes and dated 29 November 1625 referred to him as a yeoman but wrote her surname as Velvicke. She was described as a maiden of West Hoathly and although no baptism record exists, later wills show that her parents William Feldwick and his wife Agnes. William was a yeoman whose lands in the parish were known as Feldwicks and Homewoods. He left his daughter 20 shillings in his will dated 1628, while Thomas was made one of the overseers and given five shillings. Thomas and the yeoman Thomas Stoner of West Hoathly stood as sureties on the marriage licence. As the eldest son, Thomas inherited the bulk of his father’s estate after he died on 25 February 1633 (1632 in the old calendar). This included the properties Philpots and Barleys in West Hoathly, which were in the Comber family for generations, and another known as Stonelands. Thomas and Elizabeth had children and he served as a churchwarden in the 1630s. But he died relatively young in 1642. His will was dated 14 August that year. In it, he gave 20 shillings to the poor of West Hoathly to be distributed by his executor. He gave his brother John, his cousin John Comber, his sisters Elizabeth, Katherine and Sarah and his servant Mary Awcock five shillings each. His daughters Ann and Elizabeth received £100 each to be paid on their 21st birthdays. If they were to die beforehand, the money was to go to his wife. His wife and eldest son Thomas inherited the remainder. Thomas Snr appointed overseers – Henry Faulconer, his cousin Thomas Stoner and his brother Philip – and gave them all 10 shillings. His wife Elizabeth was his executor. The exact date of Thomas’s burial is unknown as there was a break in the West Hoathly records in the early 1640s as a result of the English Civil War. It is likely that Elizabeth was the woman, described as a widow, buried in West Hoathly on 3 March 1664 (1663 old calendar). However, there were others bearing the name living in the area at the time. Their children were:
- Thomas Comber (1627-1673) was baptised at St Margaret’s in West Hoathly. He inherited Philpots and other property from his father. He married Elizabeth and had children but I’ve not found a record of this, perhaps because it occured during the turmoil of the civil war and the republican years. Alternatively, did he marry Elizabeth Fisher of Buckinghamshire? See note 1 bottom of page. His aunt Sarah left Elizabeth “a Two and Twenty shilling peece of Gold” in her will dated 1662, while Thomas received all the other goods left after all the other disbursements. He was also executor. Elizabeth died in November 1671 and was buried on the 15th in West Hoathly. Thomas died in April 1673. Having not made a will, administrators John Payne and John Pryor were appointed to manage his estate. This involved taking an inventory of Philpots, a task that was carried out on 5 May by John Tulley and Walter Comber. This document confirmed that Thomas was a widower. As well as listing all the furniture and furnishings within the house, his books and watch, looking glasses and clothes, there were items in the brewhouse, barn, malthouse and granary. It also listed livestock such as six oxen, five hogges, six yearlings, five horses, two heifers and a bull.
- Ann Comber (1627-1664) was baptised at St Margaret’s in West Hoathly. She inherited £100 in her father’s will of 1642. She probably married John Payne on 5 June 1649 at Cuckfield in Sussex – these details were listed in the West Hoathly marriage register but have not been found in the Cuckfield version. This was a time of confusion as a result of the English Civil War and the start of the republican era so maybe that explains it. Other sources suggest Ann married a John Pryor but I’ve found no record of this. Her spinster aunt Sarah left her “Cosen Ann Payne a Two and Twenty shilling peece of Gold” in her will dated 1662. Note that ‘cousin’ was often used as a term when referring to nephews and nieces in times past. Ann died in West Hoathly in 1664. John Payne – who administered his brother-in-law Thomas’s estate in 1673 and was an overseer to Ann’s aunt Sarah’s will of 1662 – was buried on 6 June 1674, said to be of Stoneland. This is further proof that Ann married this John as her father had inherited this property in 1633 (see above).
- Elizabeth Comber (1632-1701) was baptised at St Margaret’s in West Hoathly. The West Hoathly parish records show the baptism on 1 April 1632 along with the words ‘eodem die’. This is latin for ‘same day’ so suggests she was born and baptised on 1 April. She inherited £100 in her father’s will of 1642, £20 from her spinster aunt Sarah as a result of her will dated 1662 and 50 shillings from her merchant taylor uncle Philip. She married widower Joseph Buttery of Bletchingley in Surrey by licence in May 1685. She was described as a spinster of West Hoathly and her will proves that it was her for she left the children of her older brother Thomas a number of gifts: Nathaniel Comber £20, a chest and two pairs of sheets; Joseph Comber £10 and a pair of sheets; and John Comber 2s 6d. Various other family members were also beneficiaries.
- Philip Comber (1634-????) was baptised at St Margaret’s in West Hoathly, and probably died young. Various gaps exist in the village records as a result of the civil war so his burial may never have been recorded. He is not mentioned in the various family wills suggesting he didn’t survive childhood.
- Katherine Comber (c1602-1670), my 9th great-grand aunt. Katherine was probably born in West Hoathly, Sussex, but baptism records for the parish survive only from 1606 so her birth year too is a guesstimate. She married Thomas Browne at St Margaret’s Church in the village on 31 January 1626 (or 1627 in the new calendar). They must be the subject of a marriage licence that was dated 19 January and that listed Thomas as a yeoman of West Hoathly. It referred to Katherine with the surname ‘Rivers’, her father’s alias. Sureties were Browne and Thomas Rivers, a yeoman of the same parish. This was probably her father. In his will of 1632, Katherine’s father left her 12d, “a coverling and a blanket”. She was given £5 and a pair of sheets from her maiden sister Elizabeth in her will dated 1642 and received 12d in her sister Sarah’s will dated 1662. It is most likely that Katherine was the woman buried in West Hoathly on 22 September 1670, described as a widow of East Grinstead – a neighbouring parish. A Thomas Browne of East Grinstead had been buried in West Hoathly on 28 January 1668 (1669 new calendar) but there were other burials in West Hoathly of men by this name in the 1600s. A will dated 1642 may refer to him. Their children were:
- Ann Browne (1627-????) was baptised in St Margaret’s, West Hoathly.
- Thomas Browne (1630-????) was baptised in St Margaret’s, West Hoathly.
- Elizabeth Browne (1639-????) was baptised in St Margaret’s, West Hoathly.
- Philip Comber (c1606-1680), my 9th great-grand uncle. Philip was probably born in West Hoathly, Sussex, but baptism records for the parish survive only from 1606 so his birth year remains a guesstimate. He moved from Sussex to the City of London, where he became a Merchant Taylor, a member of one of the city’s leading and historic livery companies. The Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors was set up before 1300 as an association for the city’s tailors but by the 17th century it was more of a philanthropic organisation than a trade guild. He married twice, his first wife being Elizabeth. I’ve yet to find a marriage record or details of her family. The couple had at least three children and would’ve been living in the city during the turmoil of the English Civil War years, when the city authorities were largely loyal to the Parliamentarian cause. Elizabeth died in 1654, five years after the King’s execution and the establishment of republican rule, and was buried in Philip’s home parish of St Martin’s Ludgate in the City on 6 June. He then married Dorothy Hounsell at her home church of St Clement Danes in the City of Westminster on 29 January 1655 (or 1654 in the old calendar). He was described as from the parish of St Martin’s Ludgate. Again, her ancestry is unknown. They would’ve lived through both the bubonic plague that raged through London in 1665 and the great fire in 1666, having to deal with the aftermath of both. Whether they stayed in the city throughout or left to find refuge in the country is unknown. The couple had at least three children, baptised at St Martin’s. Philip must be the man buried on 8 December 1680 at St Giles Cripplegate in the City of London, referred to as aged and a taylor. His will dated 15 November 1680 showed that Philip had made a success of his life. It referred to land and property “lying and being in the severall parishes of Feversham [Ludnum] and Ower in the County of Kent knowne by the names of Upper Howlets and Neither Howlets”. Beneficiaries of his will were niece Elizabeth Comber the daughter of his brother Thomas Comber, 50 shillings; niece Elizabeth Comber the daughter of his brother John Comber £5; John Comber the son of his brother John Comber, 50 shillings; Thomas Comber the son of his brother John Comber, 20 shillings; his cousin Thomas Reading and his wife 20 shillings each; the four children of his nephew Thomas Comber of Philipots 20 shillings each; the six children of his niece Anne Pryor 20 shillings each; his wife’s kinsman Mordecay Norcott £5; the poor of the parish of St Martin’s Ludgate 40 shillings; his Reverend and worthy friend Doctor Jacomb 40 shillings for him to buy a ring; and his friends William Gouge and Richard Blaney 40 shillings each so they could also buy rings. His son Benjamin Comber was given £400 from the sale of his property. I have yet to find a baptism record for this child but he was probably born after 1660 as the will mentions that he had not reached the age of 21. A further £200 was to be given to his daughter Elizabeth Comber, the wife of John Partridge, goldsmith, for her sole use. The remainder of his goods, chattels, money and so on was to go to his wife Dorothy, who was also appointed his executor. The Kent property owned by Philip became the subject of Court of Chancery proceedings in 1685, brought against Dorothy and the will overseers by Elizabeth Partridge. Dorothy was buried on 14 August 1714 at St Botolph without Aldgate in London. Philip’s known children were:
- Sarah Comber (1640-1641), a daughter of Philip and Elizabeth, was baptised and buried at St Martin’s Ludgate in the City of London.
- Philip Comber (1644-1647), a son of Philip and Elizabeth, was baptised and buried at St Martin’s Ludgate in the City of London.
- Elizabeth Comber (1638-1654). She was baptised at St Martin’s Ludgate in the City of London and buried there on 15 May 1654 just a few weeks before her mother Elizabeth Snr. Some sources claim this child survived and was married to a John Patridge, but that must’ve been a daughter Philip had with Dorothy instead.
- Thomas Comber (1655-????), a son of Philip and Dorothy, was baptised at St Martin’s Ludgate in the City of London. He wasn’t mentioned in his father’s will, suggesting he had died young.
- Elizabeth Comber (1656-????), a daughter of Philip and Dorothy, was baptised at St Martin’s Ludgate in the City of London. Elizabeth was granted £200 in her father’s will dated 1680, following the sale of his property. She was also described as the wife of John Partridge, goldsmith, and the money was stipulated to be for her sole use. The Kent property owned by Philip became the subject of Court of Chancery proceedings in 1685, brought against Dorothy and the will overseers by Elizabeth Partridge.
- Susanna Comber (1660-1662), a daughter of Philip and Dorothy, was baptised and buried at St Martin’s Ludgate in the City of London.
- Benjamin Comber (1661-????), a son of Philip and Dorothy. I’ve yet to find a baptism record for this child but he was mentioned as a beneficiary in his father’s will. He was to receive the sum of £400 once Philip’s property had been sold. He was not yet 21 when the will was written in November 1680.
- Anna Comber (1661-????), a daughter of Philip and Dorothy, was baptised at St Martin’s Ludgate in the City of London. She was not mentioned in her father’s will so may have died young.
- Sarah Comber (c1606-1673), my 9th great-grand aunt. Sarah was probably born in West Hoathly, Sussex, but baptism records for the parish survive only from 1606 so her birth year is a guesstimate. She never married. Her father Thomas, in his will of 1632, left her a share of his linen and pewter, £80 (of which £10 was to be paid for clothing on her reaching the age of 25 or on the day of her marriage) and his wife’s best bed and bedding after her death. Sarah’s sister Elizabeth left her £20 and a box in her will dated 1642 – she was also appointed one of the executors. The Sussex Quarter Sessions archives include a document from 1664 that was a report by Francis Gibb, churchwarden, and Daniel Wicker, overseer for the poor of West Hoathly, which reported a number of parishioners “for not coming to a parish church or chapel and there did refuse during the time of 16 years and more”. This included spinster Sarah Comber and husbandman Thomas Comber and his wife Elizabeth. I have yet to view this first hand so it’s difficult to know whether this was because, for them, their church had become too puritan, or not puritan enough. This was the period of the English Civil War, when religion was a key area of dispute. The republican era of the Commonwealth, up until 1660, had seen significant advances by the puritans. Sarah’s will was dated 6 May 1662 and proved on 28 April 1673, but I haven’t found a burial record for her. She left her siblings Philip, John and Katherine 12d each. John’s wife had all her woollen wearing clothes and her brother Thomas’s daughter Elizabeth received £20. She gave 22 shilling gold pieces to cousin Ann Payne, the wife of her nephew Thomas Comber of Philpots and the latter’s sons Thomas and Philip. Elizabeth, the daughter of Thomas of Philpots, received ‘fower score pownds and one joyne chest and one presse’. Any remaining possessions were to go to her nephew Thomas Comber of Philpots. He was made sole executor, while the overseers of her will were cousin John Payne of Stoneland, and cousin Thomas Stoner the younger of Selsfield. Note that Thomas of Philpots had died so was unable to act as executor.
- Joan Comber (1610-????), my 9th great-grand aunt. Joan was baptised (as Jone) on 17 June 1610 at St Margaret’s Church in West Hoathly, Sussex. I have found no further records for her.
- John Comber (1612-1670), my 9th great-grandfather. John raised a family in West Hoathly with his wife Elizabeth Plaw. See more details above.
Sources: BMDs and wills on Ancestry.co.uk and Findmypast .co.uk. Inventory of Philpots 5 May 1673 held at the National Archives in London PROB 4/10848. East Sussex Record Office – will PBT 2/2/6/111, will PBT/2/2/5-8, church attendance QR/140/9. Surrey & South London Will Abstracts 1470-1856 SW/26_560. National Archives wills: PROB 11/341/539, PROB 11/164/412.
Notes:
1. It’s possible that Thomas Comber married Elizabeth Fisher of Buckingham. The National Archives document ‘Add Mss 17582’ is titled ‘Agreement on marriage (letters of attorney)’ and the summary reads: From (a) John Fisher of Ashlye Green in Chesham, co. Bucks., yeo., to (b) son-in-law Thomas Comber of West Hoathly, yeo., and w. Elizabeth, dau. of (a) £150 owed by Jonas Turner of Ashley Green, above, yeo., and Jonas Cotton of Grove in Hampstead, co. Herts., gent.; £50 owed by John Hoare and Robert Benning both of Berkhampsted, maltsters; £50 owed by Ralph Benning, clothier and John Benning, maltsters, both of Berkhampsted, co. Herts. All owed on bonds. In consideration of the marriage taken place between said Thomas and Elizabeth (a) makes (b) attorney to receive principal and interest on bonds. Witnesses: Henry Fenner, Susan Fenner. Memo: that £50 of £150 had already been paid to (a).