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- Thomas was well established in Beeford, co. Yorkshire, in 1573 when his friend, William Morris bequeathed to him "my best cote and my daggar," and he also joined in giving bonds for the payment of other legacies of the same will. The parish register of Beeford began in 1563--not early enough to give a record of baptism or marriage of Thomas' children--but it would appear that he had no large family, or at least they did not reach maturity, for all Carleton names found in Beeford parish registers can be placed in the family of his one son, John.
A Chancery Court suit of Thomas Carleton (grands/o Thomas) shows that Jennett Wilson, wife of Thomas, was a sister of Thomas Wilson, gentleman. Thomas Wilson died about 1609 leaving his wife as executrix of his will and his grand-nephew, Thomas Carleton, heir to his houses and lands in Kingston-on-Hull.
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York Probate Registry, Act Book, Holderness, 1582. On the first day of May 1582 administration of all and singular the goods, rights and credits which belonged to Thomas Carleton late of Beforthe in Holdernes, deceased, was granted to Janet relict of the said deceased, sworn in form of law, and she has until the feast of Holy Trinity next for presenting an inventory of the goods of the said deceased, under penalty of V shillings, and the said relict and others were put under bonds.
And on the 15th day of May 1582 there was presented an inventory under agreement of adding to and correcting it. . . . Exhibiting through her proctor in writing, the aforesaid Jenet Carleton widow, administratrix of the goods rights and credits of Thomas Carleton, deceased, presented an account of her administration, by which she established that she had expended beyond the total of the goods of the said deceased; the court freed and acquitted her, and on her petition granted her testimonial letters. (York Probate Registry, Act Book, Holderness, 1582.)[:ITAL]
Chancery Proceedings. (Public Record Office, London) 19 May 1625} Thomas Carlton of Lockington in the county of York (grands/o Thomas) showed the court that he was heir to his grandmother's brother's estate which consisted of "three tenements with the gardens thereto belonging of the yearly value of twenty pounds and upwards, neere unto blacke frior gate in Kingston upon Hull." Thomas Carlton was under-age at the time of his uncle's death, and Wilson's widow had had use and income from the property until her death, ca. 1617.
At the time of the widow's death, Thomas Carlton was not well and was unable to travel to Kingston upon Hull to see about his property, and an Anne Sparrowe, executrix to the estate of Agnes Wilson, widow, with her husband, William Sparrowe, had "combyned and confederated themselves" with others to "defeate and defraud" said Thomas Carlton of his just and lawful title to the property, and had received and taken the profits for their own use. Thomas Carlton asks the court to order them to appear in court and give him his legal rights to this property.
FROM CHANCERY PROCEEDINGS
19 May 1625-Humblie complayning sheweth . . . yor daylie orator Thomas Carlton of Lockington in the countie of Yorke gent that whereas one Thomas Wilson gent deceased greate uncle to yor said orator (that is to say) Brother to Jennett Carleton yor orators grandmother his onlie sister being seized in his demesne as of ffee of and in three Tenements wth the gardens thereto belonging of the yearlie value of Twentie pound and upwards . . .neere unto blacke ffrior gate in Kingston upon Hull . . . about thirtie yeares since in consideracon of the natural love and affeccon wch he bore unto yor said orator and because yor orator was the neerest of Bloude unto him and his next heire apparent . . .did . . . convey and assure the said three Tenemte and gardens . . . to the use of himselfe and Agnes his wief for their lives and the lief of the longer liver of them wth remaynder to the heires of his bodye lawfullie begotten wth remaynder for want of such issue to yor said orator and the heires of the bodie of yor said orator lawfully to be begotten wth remaynder for want of such issue to other yor orators Brothers and ye heires of their bodies wth other remaynders over as by the said deed or conveyance. . . . And ye said Thomas Wilson being of ye said Tenemte by force of the said deed or conveyance seized for terme of his lief wth remainder as aforesaid about sixteene yeares since died of such estate so thereof seized, having issue onlie one Thomas Wilson his sonne and heire being an infant wthin age wch said Thomas Wilson his sonne died before his accomplismt of his age of one & twentie yeares wthout any issue of his bodie, the said Agnes Wilson being then living by reason wherof the said Agnes Wilson for diu'se yeares after the death of the said Thomas Wilson thelder held and kept possion and tooke the profitts of the said Tenements by force of the said deed or conveyance untill the tyme of hir death, whoe dyed about eight yeares sithence And the reu'con or Inheritance of ye said Tenemets after hir death did, and doth wholly belonge unto yor said orator. But . . . the said Agnes Wilson being executrix of the last will and Testament of the said Thomas Wilson, and by reason thereof possessing hirselfe not onlie of the goods and chattels of the said Thomas Wilson but alsoe of the said deed or conveyance . .. did tetayne the same all hir lief tyme from yor said orator, But after her death yor orator understanding of his right to the said Tenemte and other the lands of the said Thomas Wilson the father, not only by force of the said conveyance, but alsoe by discent as Cozen and heire to the said Thomas Wilson the sonne (he being dead whout issue) did gett possession of some of the deeds and evidence . . . and yor orator likewise after the death of the said Agnes Wilson did alsoe obtayne & gett the possession of all other the lands . . . wch were the said Thomas Wilson the fathers, saving of the three Tenemts and ev' since by himselfe and his assignes have taken the profitts thereof, But soe it is may it further please yor lordship That shortlie after the death of the said Agnes Wilson yor orator falling sicke and. . . . yt he could not soe many yeares travell or goe abroad about these . . . affayres, and living farre remote from Kingston upon Hull aforesaid, one Willm Sparrowe of Kingston upon Hull aforesaid and Anne his wief whoe was executrix to the said Agnes Wilson and of some alliance to hir having gotten into their hands the said deed or conveyance soe made whereby ... have combyned and confederated themselves wth one Daniell Robins/o Kingston upon Hull aforesaid marryner and one Phillip Miffin of Presteyne in Holderness in the said countie of Yorke vinter of purpose to sett on foote some feyned estate in & to the p'miss' and to defeate and defraud yor said orator of his just and lawfull title thereunto . . . yett they the said Willm Sparrow and Anne his wief Daniell Robinson and Phillip Miffin have entered into and taken possion of the said three tenements, and ev' since the death of the said Agnes Wilson have received and taken the p'fitts thereof to their . . .uses wthout anie lawfull right or title thereunto . . . may it therefore please yor good lordship to graunt unto yor said orator the kinges most gracous writt . . to be directed to the said Willm Sparrow Anne his wief Daniell Robinson and Phillip Miffin commanding them . . . to appeare . . in Cort of Chancery.
(Chancery Proceedings B. & A. Charles I, C2, 19/28.) [:ITAL]
(Preserved in the Public Record Office, London.)
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Old Dead Relatives
Bef 1530 - Bef 1582
