Thomas THRALE b. Bef 1523 d. Between 1603 and 6 Aug 1603: Thrale & Thrall family history

Thrale history

Bef 1523 - 1603 (80 years)

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Name	Thomas THRALE
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Birth	Bef 1523 [1]
Gender	Male
Property	1542 to 1603	Sandridgebury, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England [2]
	Inherited upon the death of his mother. The Rowlatts, Ralph and his son, Sir Ralph, in their conflict with the Thrales, made the case, in Chancery that before the Dissolution of the Monastery of St. Albans the abbot had granted a forty-year lease of Sandridgebury, and of Napsbury to Robert Thrale the younger. When Sir Ralph Rowlatt inherited the properties in 1542, he was not able to find the abbot's part of the lease and therefore did not know what covenants Robert Thrale the younger had entered into regarding the farm, nor for certain the length of the lease. Sir Ralph asked the executor of Robert Thrale's will, the Reverend Henry Kyrke, to produce therefore their part of the lease. Then in a further action Sir Ralph claimed that the Reverend Kyrke as executor, and trustee of Sandridgebury Farm until Robert's sons Thomas and Alban had reached the age of 21, had granted all his interests in the property to him. But Alice Fitz, the widow of Robert Thrale the elder, had entered Sandridgebury without any right and would not give it up. Alice in her turn replied that Robert Thrale the younger's widow Jane had died shortly after him, and that the Reverend Kyrke assigned the property to her, Alice, in trust for her grand-children. How the matter turned out is not known, but the Thrales continued to live at Sandridgebury for a further four generations.
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Property	Abt 1556	Nomansland, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England
	His son Ralph Thrale was the first documented Thrale to hold No Mans Land. However, it is speculated that he may also have been farming Nomansland because he is likely the "Mr. Thrale" who hid Princess Elizabeth up a tree between 1556 and 1558 for her safety on Nomansland.
Death	Between 1603 and 6 Aug 1603 [3]
Will	6 Aug 1603	Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England [4]
	ABSTRACT OF THE WILL OF THOMAS THRALE THE ELDER OF THE PARISH OF SANDRIDGE HERTFORD. yeoman. DATED. 19 June 1602. - PROVED. 6 August 1603. (Archd. St. Albans. Reg• Clapton. fo.210.) I give and bequeath to the poor people of the parishe of sandridge xl^s …… unto my sonne Clerkes chileren liveing xl^s a peece and to eyther of them two ewe sheepe to be payd within one yeare after my decease to their grandame to be disposed by her for their benefitt till they come to age. I give to eyther of my daughter Sherwoodes Childeren now living xxs. a peece the eyther of them at day of marriage of age of xxi if eyther of them shall dye before then the porcon of the deceased shall remayne to the survivors …………… unto every of the five Children of my sonne Thomas or so many as shall be alive at the time of my decease X^li a peece to either of them at day of marriage or age of XXI. And if it happen that any dye before then the porcon of the deceased shall remayne to the survivors. I doe give to Elizabeth Robertes my daughter V^li [and] one sheepe. I give to Thomas Rebertes XX^s. to eyther of the Children of my sayd daughter Elizabeth one Ewe sheepe a peece …………… to my sonne John Thrale of Haminges XI^li ……………to eyhter of the Children of my sonne John Thrale V^li. a peece at marriage or at age XXI if any dye before the porcon of the deceased shall remayne equally devided betwene the rest surviving. I give to eyhter of my sonne John his children an Ewe a peece to Walter Robertes X^s. to Alban Thrale XX^li . I give to my daughter Alice V^li. I give unto Elizabeth my Wyfe one halfe of my houshold stuffe which is being and remayning Within the dwelling house at Sandridg bury for ever to her owne use …………… to the sayd Elizabeth my Wyfe two of the best milch kine vj of the best wether sheepe and Vj of the best ewe sheepe. And my will is that my sonne Raphe shall freely keepe, feede and pasture the sayd two kine six w[e]thers and six ewes with his owne cattell during the continuance of my lease in Sandridge bury if she so long shall live …………… my Will is that yearly during the seyd lease and every yeare of the terme therof the sayd Elizabeth shall have to her owne proper use three acres of the best wheate and three acres of the best oates as she shall chuse it to gether grewing in any of the feildes belonging to Saundridg bury. I will that Elizabeth my wyfe shall have her dwelling her Chamber her bourd and dyet within the house of Saundridgbury at the Charges of myne Executors during the yeares of the sayd lease aforesayd. Provided that if my wyfe shall att any time dislike of her being in Saundridgebury house and think good to depart and refuse her Chamber bourd dyet then my will is that myne Executor shall yearly pay to my sayd wyfe making her bourd else where the full some of VIIJ^li. yearly over and above the legacies given before in this my last Will and testament by even portions every halfe yeare during her discontinuance from him. I give unto my sonne Raphe my lease of Sandridgbury with all scripts and writinges belonging to the same and all my right title terme of yeares in the same. The rest of my goodes chatteyls moveables, Corne and Cattell to my sonne Raphe Thrale whom I make executor. I doe appoynt William Grunwyn and Hugh Smyth my overseers to whom I give Xs. a peece to eyther of them. mark of Thomas Thrale. Witnesses: Willm. Grunwyn. the mark of Willm. Clarke. Guilielmi Westerman. Proved 6 August 1603 by Ralph Thrale son and executor. Archd. St. Alabans. Reg. Clapton. fo. 210.
Person ID	I332	UK Thrale family
Last Modified	22 Jul 2025

Father	Robert THRALE, the younger, b. Bef 1509 d. From 18 Mar 1541 to 21 May 1541 (Age 32 years)
Mother	Jane d. Between 1538 and 1542
Family ID	F63	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth SMITH d. Aft 1609

Marriage 1557 Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England [5]

Children

+	1. Ralph THRALE, b. 1564, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England d. Abt 1648 (Age 84 years) m. Elizabeth GRUNWYN (1605)
+	2. Thomas THRALE d. 9 Sep 1600 to 23 Sep 1600 m. Helen
+	3. John THRALE d. From 24 May 1607 to 20 June 1607 m. Agnes SMITH (1577)
	4. Alban THRALE d. 1633 m. KATHERINE
+	5. Joan/Jane THRALE d. Yes, date unknown m. Edmund SHERWOOD (1580)
	6. Alice THRALE, b. Bef 5 Jul 1561, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England d. Yes, date unknown m. William CLARKE (1584)
	7. Elizabeth THRALE d. Yes, date unknown m. William ROBERTS

Family ID F65 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 27 Aug 2024

Event Map

	Property - Inherited upon the death of his mother. The Rowlatts, Ralph and his son, Sir Ralph, in their conflict with the Thrales, made the case, in Chancery that before the Dissolution of the Monastery of St. Albans the abbot had granted a forty-year lease of Sandridgebury, and of Napsbury to Robert Thrale the younger. When Sir Ralph Rowlatt inherited the properties in 1542, he was not able to find the abbot's part of the lease and therefore did not know what covenants Robert Thrale the younger had entered into regarding the farm, nor for certain the length of the lease. Sir Ralph asked the executor of Robert Thrale's will, the Reverend Henry Kyrke, to produce therefore their part of the lease. Then in a further action Sir Ralph claimed that the Reverend Kyrke as executor, and trustee of Sandridgebury Farm until Robert's sons Thomas and Alban had reached the age of 21, had granted all his interests in the property to him. But Alice Fitz, the widow of Robert Thrale the elder, had entered Sandridgebury without any right and would not give it up. Alice in her turn replied that Robert Thrale the younger's widow Jane had died shortly after him, and that the Reverend Kyrke assigned the property to her, Alice, in trust for her grand-children. How the matter turned out is not known, but the Thrales continued to live at Sandridgebury for a further four generations. - 1542 to 1603 - Sandridgebury, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England
	Property - His son Ralph Thrale was the first documented Thrale to hold No Mans Land. However, it is speculated that he may also have been farming Nomansland because he is likely the "Mr. Thrale" who hid Princess Elizabeth up a tree between 1556 and 1558 for her safety on Nomansland. - Abt 1556 - Nomansland, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England
	Marriage - 1557 - Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England
	Will - ABSTRACT OF THE WILL OF THOMAS THRALE THE ELDER OF THE PARISH OF SANDRIDGE HERTFORD. yeoman. DATED. 19 June 1602. - PROVED. 6 August 1603. (Archd. St. Albans. Reg• Clapton. fo.210.) I give and bequeath to the poor people of the parishe of sandridge xl^s …… unto my sonne Clerkes chileren liveing xl^s a peece and to eyther of them two ewe sheepe to be payd within one yeare after my decease to their grandame to be disposed by her for their benefitt till they come to age. I give to eyther of my daughter Sherwoodes Childeren now living xxs. a peece the eyther of them at day of marriage of age of xxi if eyther of them shall dye before then the porcon of the deceased shall remayne to the survivors …………… unto every of the five Children of my sonne Thomas or so many as shall be alive at the time of my decease X^li a peece to either of them at day of marriage or age of XXI. And if it happen that any dye before then the porcon of the deceased shall remayne to the survivors. I doe give to Elizabeth Robertes my daughter V^li [and] one sheepe. I give to Thomas Rebertes XX^s. to eyther of the Children of my sayd daughter Elizabeth one Ewe sheepe a peece …………… to my sonne John Thrale of Haminges XI^li ……………to eyhter of the Children of my sonne John Thrale V^li. a peece at marriage or at age XXI if any dye before the porcon of the deceased shall remayne equally devided betwene the rest surviving. I give to eyhter of my sonne John his children an Ewe a peece to Walter Robertes X^s. to Alban Thrale XX^li . I give to my daughter Alice V^li. I give unto Elizabeth my Wyfe one halfe of my houshold stuffe which is being and remayning Within the dwelling house at Sandridg bury for ever to her owne use …………… to the sayd Elizabeth my Wyfe two of the best milch kine vj of the best wether sheepe and Vj of the best ewe sheepe. And my will is that my sonne Raphe shall freely keepe, feede and pasture the sayd two kine six w[e]thers and six ewes with his owne cattell during the continuance of my lease in Sandridge bury if she so long shall live …………… my Will is that yearly during the seyd lease and every yeare of the terme therof the sayd Elizabeth shall have to her owne proper use three acres of the best wheate and three acres of the best oates as she shall chuse it to gether grewing in any of the feildes belonging to Saundridg bury. I will that Elizabeth my wyfe shall have her dwelling her Chamber her bourd and dyet within the house of Saundridgbury at the Charges of myne Executors during the yeares of the sayd lease aforesayd. Provided that if my wyfe shall att any time dislike of her being in Saundridgebury house and think good to depart and refuse her Chamber bourd dyet then my will is that myne Executor shall yearly pay to my sayd wyfe making her bourd else where the full some of VIIJ^li. yearly over and above the legacies given before in this my last Will and testament by even portions every halfe yeare during her discontinuance from him. I give unto my sonne Raphe my lease of Sandridgbury with all scripts and writinges belonging to the same and all my right title terme of yeares in the same. The rest of my goodes chatteyls moveables, Corne and Cattell to my sonne Raphe Thrale whom I make executor. I doe appoynt William Grunwyn and Hugh Smyth my overseers to whom I give Xs. a peece to eyther of them. mark of Thomas Thrale. Witnesses: Willm. Grunwyn. the mark of Willm. Clarke. Guilielmi Westerman. Proved 6 August 1603 by Ralph Thrale son and executor. Archd. St. Alabans. Reg. Clapton. fo. 210. - 6 Aug 1603 - Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England

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Sources

[S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 21.
[S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 16.
[S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 23.
[S120] Abstracts and photocopies of wills: Thrale.
[S103] Margaret Pope, Margaret Pope email, (Margaret Pope).