Seventh Generation

E67. HENRY SYDNOR SR (William Sydnor,1 probably ____ Sydnor,2 William Sydnor Sr,3 William Sydnor Jr,4 Paul Sydnor,5 William Sydnor Sr6), gentleman*, born circa 1562,[1] died 10 December 1612 and buried 18 December 1612 at Blundeston in Suffolk,[2] intestate before his father, administration of estate dated 23 December 1612,[3] buried unmarked at the chancel of Blundeston church.[4]

Henry matriculated as a pensioner* for the Easter term 1578 at Trinity College at Cambridge University.[11] He was about sixteen years old at the time.

Henry's father William deeded a house called Gillam's to John Read probably in jointure* at the time of Henry's marriage to Elizabeth Read .[12]

+ E87. ELIZABETH ,[14] born 23 January and baptized 27 January 1585, living 1631 and probably died before 1631; married (1) 3 January 1615/6 William Gostling ; married (2) by 1631 ____ Alion .

+ E88. WILLIAM , born in 1587, buried 13 June 1632; married (1) circa 1610 Margaret Duke ; (2) circa 13 February 1612/3 Anne Harborne.

E89. JOHN , baptized 27 February 1588 at Henstead in Suffolk,[15] probably died young.[16]

E90. ANNE [or AMIE] [17]), baptized 27 April 1590 at Henstead ,[18] buried 12 March 1592/3 at Henstead.[19]

E91. KATHERINE ,[20] born circa 1592,[21] died by 1624.[22] Katherine was included in the will of her grandfather William Sydnor dated 1613 for £200 in lawful English money.

E92. ROBERT , baptized 2 September 1593[23] at Henstead , living 1631;[24] probably unmarried. No children.[25]

Robert was included in the will of his grandfather William Sydnor dated 1613 for a third interest in holdings in Henstead and Benacre in Suffolk. In her will of 1624, his mother Elizabeth (Read) Sydnor gave Robert £100.

In 1631, Robert was the executor and largest heir of his uncle Edmund Sydnor [E68] in the amount of £20.

E93. THOMAS , baptized 26 November 1594 at Henstead ,[26] living 1624,[27] buried probably 23 August 1639 at St Stephen parish in Norwich;[28] probably unmarried. No children.[29]

Thomas was included in the will of his grandfather William Sydnor dated 1613 for a third interest in holdings in Henstead and Benacre . In the proceedings of his grandfather William Sydnor's estate, Thomas was the only grandchild to have a guardian appointed to represent his interests.

+ E94. ALICE , baptized 2 December 1595, living 1624; married (1) 11 April 1620 Luke Woolmer ; married (2) 8 October 1657 Joseph Clark .

E95. FRANCIS , born 29 March 1597 and baptized 5 April 1597 at Henstead ,[30] buried 8 May 1598 at Henstead.[31]

+ E96. HENRY JR , baptized 6 June 1598, died 18 April 1678; married circa 1624? Jane Postel .

E69. ELIZABETH SYDNOR (William Sydnor,1 probably ____ Sydnor,2 William Sydnor Sr,3 William Sydnor Jr,4 Paul Sydnor,5 William Sydnor Sr6), baptized 14 July 1566 at Ellough parish in Suffolk,[32] living 1631.[33]

Elizabeth was given a ring valued at ten shillings* in the will of her brother Edmund [E68].

From the baptisms of the children, it appeared that the Downings settled in London.

E97. ELIZABETH , baptized 9 April 1598 at St Giles in Norwich,[38] probably died before 1613.[39]

E98. WILLIAM , baptized 25 December 1602 at St Giles parish in Norwich,[40] living in 1613 when his grandfather William Sydnor Sr [E54] remembered him in his will with £5.

E99. BRIDGETT [BRIDGET] , born circa 1604?, living in 1619;[41] probably married Edward Allen .[42]

Bridgett received household goods and £20 from her father in his will. Her husband received apparel and other items in the same will.

E73. ALICE SYDNOR (William Sydnor,1 probably ____ Sydnor,2 William Sydnor Sr,3 William Sydnor Jr,4 Paul Sydnor,5 William Sydnor Sr6), baptized 18 October 1574 at Belton in Suffolk,[43] living 1613[44] and possibly died before 1631.[45]

Å E100. CHARLES , born 1603,[49] living 1656; married 16 May 1635 Jane Hendley of St Bride in probably London,[50] daughter of Thomas Hendley , knight*, of Cranbrook in Kent.

In the will of his grandfather William Sydnor Sr [E54], Charles was bequeathed £5. He attended Cambridge University in 1619.[51] At the time of marriage, Charles lived in St Andrew Holborn parish in London. Charles was a physician. He was out of the country in 1653 when he was bequeathed a watch by his uncle Francis Sydnor [E66].

E101. JUDITH , born circa 1605?; unmarried in 1653 or 1656.[52] Apparently she cared for her uncle Francis Sydnor [E65] who bequeathed her his estate of personalty and £100. She lived in Portpool Lane next to Gray's Inn in London in 1653 or 1656.[53]

In 1613, she was bequeathed by her grandfather William Sydnor Sr [E54] £10 in gold.

E75. WILLIAM SYDNOR [SIDNOR] JR , esquire*, (William Sydnor,1 probably ____ Sydnor,2 William Sydnor Sr,3 William Sydnor Jr,4 Paul Sydnor,5 William Sydnor Sr6), esquire*, baptized 19 October 1578 at Blundeston ,[54] died by 27 June 1633.[55] William died intestate.[56] His widow Ellen (Leventhorpe) Longmer Capell Sydnor resided at Great Baddow in Essex at the time the act of administration was filed. No inquisition post mortem has been found.[57]

In 1595/6, William was a student in Christ's College at Cambridge University.[85]

In 1598, his grandfather John Jernegan of Carrow [86] at Norwich in Norfolk gave one acre of land in Bradwell to William in his will.[87] Later, William received the majority of his grandfather Jernegan's estate.[88]

On 12 April 1614, shortly after his father’s death, William engaged in a transfer of Belton manor in Belton or Gapton Hall [89] in Bradwell in Suffolk with Magdalene College at Oxford .[90]

In 1622-1623 about the time of his marriage to Bridget Reeve, William and Bridget held the manor* of Woodhall in Stoke Ash in Suffolk.[91] His son Charles Sydnor [E104], gentleman*, son and heir of William, late of Howe possessed the property, and in 1651 Charles surrendered the manor to George Reeve [92] of Thwaite .[93]

In other chancery proceedings in 1625, William Sydnor, esquire*, and his wife Bridget took action against Robert Reeve Jr , esquire*, half-brother of Bridget. Bridget's father Robert Reeve , the elder of Thwaite in Suffolk, had feared that his daughters by his second marriage would be oppressed by their half-brothers. He therefore commended them to the care of his kinsman John Reeve of Eye in Suffolk and his step-son by his second marriage, George Duke . When the three daughters of Robert the elder and his wife Elizabeth , the mother of George Duke, were orphaned, the three girls set up house at Eye . Bridget's half-brother Sir Henry Reeve threatened the life of kinsman John Reeve and induced Bridget to come and live with him in London where she was compelled to execute a power-of-attorney and a bond in his favor. Thus Henry and Robert Reeve by these alleged devious means took possession of the goods in the house at Thwaite . The outcome of the suit was not recorded.[94]

E102. BRIDGET , baptized 19 June 1623 at Howe in Norfolk,[97] buried 17 October 1623 at Howe.[98]

E104. CHARLES , baptized 1 August 1625 at St Simon and St Jude parish in Norwich in Norfolk,[101] perhaps buried 13 May 1652 at St Andrew Holborn church in London;[102] probably unmarried or without heirs.

Charles appeared to be the only child to survive his father. Charles had received the manor* of Woodhall at Stoke Ash in Suffolk from his father. In 1651 Charles was involved in chancery* proceedings with his step-uncle George Reeve concerning the surrender of this manor*.[103] His uncle Francis Sydnor [E65] was the administrator of his estate.[104]

†E77. PAUL [PAULE] SYDNOR SR [SIDNER, SYDNER] (William Sydnor,1 probably ____ Sydnor,2 William Sydnor Sr,3 William Sydnor Jr,4 Paul Sydnor,5 William Sydnor Sr6), esquire*,[105] baptized 15 January 1580/1 at Blundeston ,[106] living 1613[107] and died by 1624.[108]

Daniel Duckfield (????-1653[114]) bequeathed the "sum of five pounds . . . to Fortunatus Sydnor , the grandchild of my late wife Esther, deceased, to be paid unto him also at his age of one and twenty years if he shall be then living." Fortunatus Sydnor, then aged about twelve or fifteen years, became the progenitor of all American Sydnors.

Paul Sr matriculated as pensioner* at Christ's College at Cambridge University in 1595/6. He was admitted 27 June 1599 at Lincoln’s Inn in London.[115] At a council held on 26 November 1606, he, together with ten others, was called to the bar at Lincoln’s Inn .[116]

In his father's will of 1613, Paul Sr was bequeathed £40 in lawful English money. His wife Hester was given £5 in gold.

E105. PAUL JR , baptized 10 October 1613 at St Dunstan's in the West parish in London.[118]

E106. DOROTHY [DOROTHEA], baptized 16 April 1615 at Bexley in Kent.[119]

† E107. WILLIAM , baptized 18 November 1616, died probably before 1653 or 1656;[120] married probably (1) unknown; (2) probably 11 June 1640 Joan Acton .

[1] The date was deduced from the birth of his sisters and from the fact that he was the oldest son.

[2] See Blundeston parish records. According to The Manors of Suffolk, Walter Arthur Copinger (1905-1911), p.11, the death year was 1612. The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk, A. Suckling, v.1 (1846), p.308, appeared to have given the year as 1611 in error.

[3] The administration of the estate of Henry Sydnor Sr was found at Consistory Court of Norwich. Ask TH?

[4] The will of Elizabeth (Read) Sydnor established that her husband was buried there, but no monument for William or Elizabeth (Read) Sydnor was found in the church.

[5] The license was found at Consistory Court of Norwich. Ask TH?

[6] Reference? Find Read genealogy. Ask TH?

[7] The will was found at the District Registry attached to the Probate Registry of the High Court of Justice at Norwich; also mentioned in The Visitation of Norfolk, 1664, Edward Bysshe, (Publication of the Harleian Society, ed. A. W. Hughes Clarke and Arthur Campling), v.86 (1934), p.198. See Appendix. Need a copy of the will. Ask TH?

[8] See Blundeston parish records.

[9] This was the request in her will. No monument was found there.

[10] See Rendlesham parish records.

[11] See Alumni Cantabrigenses, John & J. A. Venn, pt.1, v.4 (1927), p.74.

[12] See The Manors of Suffolk, Walter Arthur Copinger (1905-1911), p.10.

[13] See The Visitation of Norfolk, 1664, Edward Bysshe, (Publication of the Harleian Society, ed. A. W. Hughes Clarke and Arthur Campling), v.86 (1934), p.198.

[14] Elizabeth was shown as the eldest (surviving) daughter.

[15] See Henstead parish register.

[16] John was not shown in any other genealogies or records.

[17] See Pedigrees (in manuscript, LDS ref: Q942.61/D2ho), G. H. Holley, v.6, pp.33-34, for Amy.

[18] See Henstead parish records.

[19] See Pedigrees (in manuscript, LDS ref: Q942.61/D2ho), G. H. Holley, v.6, pp.33-34. The burial is not shown in the Henstead parish records for 1591, 1592 or 1593.

[20] See British Museum ms.3881, f.69v, where Katherine was shown as the second (surviving) daughter. At The Visitation of Norfolk, 1664, Edward Bysshe, (Publication of the Harleian Society, ed. A. W. Hughes Clarke and Arthur Campling), v. 86 (1934), p. 198, Katherine was shown in error as married to William Gosling.

[21] This date was estimated from the family order and other known births.

[22] Katherine was not mentioned in her mother Elizabeth (Read) Sydnor's will dated 1623. Her mother referred to "three daughters," whom she named: Anne (Harborne) Sydnor, Elizabeth (Sydnor) Gosling, and Alice (Sydnor) Woolmer.

[23] See Henstead parish records. A date, 27 February 1580, and the indication that Robert was the second son were given in Harleian ms.1169, f.127. This date and family position were contrary and confusing. It could have reflected that a firstborn son had died young and that there was a second Robert in the family. The 1593 date would make Robert the second surviving son.

[24] William was mentioned in his uncle Edmund's [E68] will in 1631.

[25] See British Museum ms.3881, f.69v.

[26] See Henstead parish records.

[27] Thomas was mentioned in his mother's will in 1624.

[28] See St Stephen parish records; also see Pedigrees (in manuscript, LDS ref: Q942.61/D2ho), G. H. Holley, v.6, pp.33-34. Thomas was not mentioned in his uncle Edmund's [E68] will in 1631. This record of burial probably applied to this Thomas, although Holley showed it for his nephew Thomas, the son of Henry and Jane, who lived far beyond this date according to the will of Henry.

[29] See British Museum ms.3881, f.69v.

[30] This date and his position as the fourth son were given in British Museum ms.3881, f.69v.

[31] See British Museum ms.3881, f.69v.

[32] See Parish Registers of Ellough, Suffolk, 1545-1812 (1886), ed. F. A. Crisp: also see Pedigrees (in manuscript, LDS ref: Q942.61/D2ho), G. H. Holley, v.6, pp.33-34.

[33] Elizabeth was remembered in the will of her brother Edmund [E68] in this year.

[34] A John Downing was found in the pedigree of Downing of Gamlingay, Suffolk Manorial Families, County Visitations and Other Pedigrees, p.99, and The Visitation of Norfolk, 1563, by William Hervey, (Publications of the Harleian Society, ed. Walter Rye), v.32 (1891), p.113.

[35] See British Museums.3881, f.69r.

[36] The will of John Downing was found at Consistory Court of Norwich, Williams (v.115), f.199.

[37] William and Bridget were first mentioned in the codicil of the will of their grandfather William Sydnor Sr [E54].

[38] See St Giles parish record. No mother was given in this record.

[39] Elizabeth was not mentioned in the will of her grandfather William Sydnor Sr [E54].

[40] See St Giles parish record. The mother was given as Dorothy in this record.

[41] Bridgett was remembered in her father’s will.

[42] Edward Allen was shown as a son-in-law in the will of Bridgett’s father.

[43] See Belton parish records.

[44] Alice was remembered in the will of her father.

[45] Alice was not remembered in the will of her brother Edmund [E68].

[46] This estimate was based on her age and the birth of her son.

[47] See British Museum ms.3881, f.69v. No wills or pedigrees have been found for the Goldsmiths. Ask TH?

[48] These children were shown in various wills. There were probably others who died young since the grandfather William Sydnor Sr [E54] referred to Charles by name and then to "each other of my son Goldsmith's children."

[49] Reference?

[50] See London Marriage Licenses and Allegations 1521-1869, Joseph Foster (1887), p.559. Hendley info?

[51] Reference?

[52] Judith was mentioned in the will of her uncle Francis Sydnor [E76].

[53] This address was given in the will of her uncle Francis [E76].

[54] See Blundeston parish records.

It was quite easy to confuse this William Sydnor Jr [E75] with his nephew William Sydnor [E88], and a number of researchers have done this with respect to births (1578 vs c.1587), deaths (1633 vs 1632), marriages (1610, 1622, and 1628 vs 1613/4), property, and litigation. The bases of using the birthdate of 1578 for this William was that of generation (uncle eleven years older than nephew) and the cluster of births for each family.

[55] See Acts of Administration in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, v.5, p.116.

A second administration, granted to Ellen (Leventhorpe) Longmer Capell Sydnor, widow of William Sydnor, esquire, of Great Baddow in Essex, was filed on this date, and found at Prerogative Court of Canterbury Acts of Administration, p.173. Ellen, because of the size (over 5£) and location (more than one diocese) of the estate probably found it wise to file her administration of the estate with the archdiocese of Canterbury.

The widow seemed both angry and disappointed at the size of the estate as demonstrated in her litigation mentioned herein.

The first administration has not been found.

[56] This lack of a will was amazing. Perhaps the omission was an indication of a sudden death, but more likely an indication that his affairs were in some disarray because his widow filed suit over the value of estate.

[57] Inquisition p. m.? Ask TH?

[58] There was considerable room for debate as to where to place Margaret Duke as a wife. The consequences of an incorrect choice were not dire, since that appeared to be no children of this union. There was no specific mention of children in the will of her mother, her brother, William Sydnor Sr or Henry Sydnor Sr. Thus, although a genealogist nightmare, it was not the ultimate nightmare.

There is no way to know for sure who was the husband of Margaret Duke: William Sydnor Jr, [E75], son of William Sydnor Sr [E54], or William Sydnor [E88], son of Henry Sydnor Sr [E67] who was son of William Sydnor Sr [E54]? The records chose William Sydnor Jr.

For a Sydnor pedigree, see The Visitation of Suffolk, 1612, (Publication of the Harleian Society, ed. Walter C. Metcalfe), v.61 (1882), p.169. Harleian mss.1169, f.127 and the similar British Library mss.3881, specifically f.69r probably result from this work. There was an addition to the original marked with brackets, author unknown, that showed two marriages: (1) William Sydnor of Blundeston, first son of William by his second wife, married Margaret, daughter of Edward Duke of Kelsall in Suffolk, esquire; and (2) Paul Sydnor, son and heir of William by his second wife, married Hester, daughter of Thomas Catelyn of Norfolk, esquire. Many other pedigrees used this information, including Henry Duke, Councilor; His Descendents and Connection, by Walter Garland Duke (1949), p.8 and The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk, A. Suckling, v.1 (1846), p.308. Did residence offer guidance?

William Sydnor Jr [E75] was given a house in Belton at which he may have resided before or after the gift was noted in his father’s will dated 11 May 1613. This residence was shown in some pedigrees.

Hensted had been the residence for some time of his older brother Henry Sydnor Sr who was the father of William. Apparently, with advancing years, Henry Sr and wife Elizabeth (Read) Sydnor returned to Blundeston. It appeared that his father, William Sr, given his advancing years, traveled among his several residences, resided particularly at Christchurch parish in London, with daughter Dorothy as nurse and hostess, but he likely returned to Blundeston for regular visits.

Probably William Sydnor Jr lived in Howes where he was married to Bridget Reeve and where two children were born. He later lived in Norwich where another child was born and his wife Bridget (Reeve) Sydnor died and later still perhaps lived at Stoke Ash in Suffolk where he held the manor of Woodhall that he left to his son Charles. Perhaps he resided finally at Great Baddow in Essex where his last wife resided.

About 1610, when Margaret (Duke) Sydnor was buried at Blundeston, perhaps William Sydnor Jr lived at Blundeston. The Sydnors in residence in the parish were probably the son Henry Sr and his wife, the son William Jr, the grandson William who was clearly heir to the manor, and certainly occasional visits by William Sr accompanied by daughter Dorothy. Which William Sydnor buried his bride at Blundeston?

A minister and genealogical researcher of this century in Norfolk, G. H. Holley, completed a pedigree for Sydnors found at Pedigrees. Norfolk County, England, (in manuscript, LDS ref: Q942.61/D2ho), v.6, pp.33-34. He also used the Visitation outline, even to the form of the lines drawn in the manuscripts to connect individuals. Even he confused the two Williams, but he made a deliberate change to tradition by showing that Margaret Duke was the first wife of William Sydnor, the son of Henry Sydnor Sr. This was the William Sydnor who later married Anne Harborne and who later died leaving eight daughters and no sons.

[59] See Pedigrees (in manuscript, LDS ref: Q942.61/D2ho), G. H. Holley, v.6, pp.33-34.

[60] This was estimated, using her husband’s birth.

[61] See Blundeston parish records. There appeared to be quite an epidemic during this time, because her probably father-in-law Henry Sydnor Jr died in 1611, her brother Ambrose died in 1611, her brother’s wife Elizabeth (Calthorpe) Duke died about 1611.

[62] For Edward Duke's genealogy, see Antiquities of the County of Suffolk, v.2, p.186; also see at The Visitations of Surrey, 1530, 1572, and 1623, (Publications of the Harleian Society), v.43 (1899), pp.70-71.

A granddaughter of this Edward Duke married Nathaniel Bacon, the rebel, of Virginia. See The Duke Family, Evelyn Duke Brandenberger.

[63] The will of Dorothy (Jermyn) Duke, dated 20 January 1611/2 and probated 23 May 1614, was found at Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Lawe, f.33. See Appendix.

[64] The Jermyn antecedents of Margaret (Duke) Sydnor were given at Suffolk Manorial Familes: County Visitations and Other Pedigrees, Jospeh James Muskett, v.2 (1908) pp.253-255. It was interesting to remember that Dorothy Sydnor [E52], sister of William Sydnor Sr [E54], married (1) a Jermyn. This may have reflected or accounted for the closeness of the two families..

[65] The will of Dorothy (Jermyn) Duke was found at Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Lawe, f.33. The relationships with the Sydnors mentioned in this testament raised curiosity and gave no answers.

[66] This was obviously the son-in-law, but other sons-in-law were denoted as such in the document. The label “son” seemed to suggest even greater affection.

William Jr, the son of William Sr, was about thirty-three years old; William, the son of Henry Sr, was about twenty-four years old. Both were eligible, but William Sydnor, the grandson who was the heir primogeniture to Blundeston and who was most favored in the will of Dorothy (Jermyn) Duke’s probable “brother Sydnor, would likely have been more eligible.

[67] Who was “brother Sydnor”?

Henry Sydnor Sr had died a month earlier than the drafting of the will of Dorothy (Jermyn) Duke, and his death was certainly known to Dorothy when she wrote her will. Therefore, Dorothy would not have named him in her will

William Sydnor Sr was about seventy-five years old at the time Dorothy (Jermyn) Duke wrote her will. Probably the term “brother” applied to William Sydnor Sr and was used to signify a close friendship, rather than denoting the parent of the spouse of one’s child. It was easy to imagine these two aging friends conspiring to join their two “aging,” but younger, children in matrimony.

[68] Who was “godson Sydnor”? It was impossible to guess, but the term “godson” was not a substitution for “grandson.”

It was probable that the godson was still active in the life of Dorothy (Jermyn) Duke and probably visited her with some frequency.

The likely candidates were descendants of William Sydnor Sr. William Sydnor Jr the son, William Sydnor the grandson, Robert Sydnor the grandson, and Thomas Sydnor the grandson would have been the most probable.

Other candidates included the surviving older sons of William Sr. Edmund Sydnor was about the same age as probable god-daughter Dorothy and lived and worked at law in Norfolk and Suffolk. His help often was used by family members. Francis Sydnor was off practicing law in London, as was Paul Sydnor. There may have been some unrecorded child, but that was unlikely because William Sydnor Sr had been careful to name his male heirs.

Unhappily, this relationship did not help solve the puzzle.

[69] Who was the goddaughter? Dorothy [E66], the daughter of William Sydnor Sr, was about fifty years old. There were no other Dorothy Sydnors of record to qualify.

It was difficult to estimate the age of Dorothy (Jermyn) Duke, and Duke genealogies did not try. She was probably slightly older than Dorothy Sydnor, given her children and grandchildren. There was no mention of great-grandchildren. Perhaps there was this spiritual relationship between Dorothy and Dorothy. If this was the case, perhaps William Sydnor Jr was the godson? And if William Sydnor Jr was the godson, therefore William Sydnor, son of Henry Sr, was the husband of Margaret Duke. But William Sydnor, son of Henry Sr, very possibly could have been the godson.

[70] The will of Ambrose Duke, dated 22 October 1610 and probated 2 February 1610/1 was found at Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Wood f.14.

[71] Which William Sydnor was this? Either candidate could use the term “gentleman.” “Esquire” was used for William Sydnor, the son of Henry Sr, in his monumental inscription at Blundeston.

This revoked bequest provided no clues for knowing the marriage partner of his sister.

[72] See Howe parish records.

[73] See St Simon and St Jude parish records. It appeared from the baptism records that William and Bridget had moved to Norwich circa 1625.

[74] The will of Robert Reeve, made 29 March 1621 and probated 5 August 1623, was found at Prerogative Court of Canterbury, v.142 (Swann), f.81. Also see Maternal Line: Reeves.

[75] Elizabeth was Robert Reeve's second wife, and she was the widow of a Duke. See Depositions in Chancery, Public Record Office C21/R6 f.16.

[76] Administration of the estate of Bridget (Reeve) Sydnor? Ask TH?

[77] This was the date of Bridget (Reeve) Sydnor’s death.

[78] See Aldbury parish records.

[79] Ellen's death was shown at Obituary, compiled by William Musgrave, ed. George J. Armytage, Publications of the Harleian Society, v.49 (1901), p.51. This referenced the LeNeve Monumentia Anglicana that mentioned the monument for Ellen. Ask TH re will?

[80] No will or pedigree has been found

[81] See Visitation of Norfolk, William Hervey, ed. Hulwer, v.2 (1895), pp.88-90, 161.

[82] See St Nicholas Cole Abbey records.

[83] See St Lawrence Pountney parish records.

[84] See Visitation of Norfolk, 1563, William Hervey, ed. Hulwer v.2 (1895), p.90.

[85] See Alumni Cantabrigenses, John & J. A. Venn, pt.1, v.4 (1927), p.74. The name of the college was found at Pedigrees (in manuscript, LDS ref: Q942.61/D2ho), G. H. Holley, v.6, pp.33-34.

[86] Carrow, also know as Carrow Priory and Carrow Abbey, is located in the parish of Trowse, but just at the edge of Norwich. By saying his residence was in Norwich, the residence was most likely in Conisford at the Gate parish [St Peter Southgate parish] in Norwich, a parish where Sydnors resided, probably in the house of John Jernegan for several more generations.

[87] John Jernegan's will, dated 20 July 1598 and probated 9 August 1598, was found at Consistory Court of Norwich, v.139 (Adams).

[88] Reference?

[89] Gapton Hall was probably miscopied at some point because it was the home of William Sydnor’s neice, Elizabeth (Sydnor) Gostling [E87].

[90] See The Manors of Suffolk, Walter Arthur Copinger (1905-1911), v.5, pp.2-3.

[91] This information was cited in the court books of the manor of Woodhall at Stoke Ash in Suffolk. These books can no longer be found according to the Archives of Suffolk.

[92] The relationship of George Reeve to Bridget Reeve was not shown.

[93] This information was cited in the court books of the manor of Woodhall at Stoke Ash in Suffolk. These books can no longer be found according to the Archives of Suffolk.

[94] The writ for this cause, dated 5 April 1625, was found at Public Record Office C21\R6 f.16. The relationship of the Reeves and the Dukes, given this William Sydnor Jr's marriages to one of each, was interesting and not surprising. See the chapter Maternal Line: Reeves to see more clearly the relationships.

[95] See Chancery Proceedings circa 1634, Bundle S-34, no.33. This information was copied from a letter of Floyd W. Sydnor of 1 November 1947.

[96] See St Simon and St Jude parish records. The records showed the father as William. This Charles held land in the same area as his mother's family. Thus Charles was placed here. The only other known William of this time and area [E91] had eight daughters and no sons.

[97] See Howe parish records.

[98] See Howe parish records.

[99] See Howe parish record.

[100] Anne was not shown in any of the published genealogies nor were there any further accounts for her.

[101] See St Simon and St Jude parish records.

[102] See St Andrew Holborn parish records. The Charles Sydnor who was buried 16 May 1687 at St Peter Mancroft in Norwich was accounted for

[103] This information was cited in the court books of the manor of Woodhall at Stoke Ash in Suffolk. These books can no longer be found according to the Archives of Suffolk. Also British Museum ms.3881, f.71.

[104] This administration was found at Index to Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, f.93). More?

[105] The minister honored Paul with "armiger*" by his name in the parish record when his daughter Dorothy was baptized.

[106] See Blundeston parish records.

[107] Paul was named in the will of his father dated 1613.

[108] Paul's widow Hester remarried in 1624.

[109] See Maternal Line: Catelyns herewith for the genealogy of that family.

[110] See Woolverstone parish records. There was no parent shown for Hester.

[111] See St Saviour parish records. The names of the parents were not shown in the record, but the name was not common, and no other Esther Catelyns have been discovered.

[112] Hester was dead at the time the will of her husband Daniel Duckfield was drafted.

[113] The will of Richard Catelyn III of Woolverstone in Suffolk was found at Consistory Court of Norwich, Adams, f.94. That will clearly shows a daughter Esther. References, repeated from a common source, that Hester was the daughter of a Thomas Catelyn were erroneous.

[114] Daniel Duckfield's will, dated 16 April 1653 and probated 27 September 1653, was found at Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Brent, f.28. See Appendix.

[115] The entry read "Sydney of Staple Inn." Staple Inn was one of the Inns of Court in London. See Alumni Cantabrigenses, John & J A Venn, pt.I, v.4 (1927), p.74; also Records of the Hon'able Society of Lincoln's Inn, v.2, p.102.

[116] See The Records of the Hon'able Society of Lincoln's Inn, The Black Book, v.2, f.347, p.102.

[117] There may have been other children. These were found through baptismal records.

[118] See St Dunstan in the West parish records.

[119] See Bexley parish records. This location in the Kent country near London and Greenwich is perplexing because there was no other connection of record with this parish. Perhaps there were kinfolk who helped with the birth, or perhaps there was some unusual epidemic in London.

[120] Daniel Duckfield died in 1653 and made his bequest directly to his step-grandson Fortunatus with reference to his step-son William.

These also were the dates of the will of Francis Sydnor [E76] where William's probable son Fortunatus was remembered without reference to William.