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John THRALE

Male Bef 1541 - 1617  (> 75 years)

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  • Name John THRALE 
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    Property 1541  Fairfolds farm, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    His father's will left John Thrale "copyhold lands and tenements called 'Feyrwnlfes,' later known as Fairfolds". 
    Birth Bef 18 Mar 1541 
    • Alive when his father made his will.
    Gender Male 
    Property Pound Farm (previously Street Farm), Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 1617  [3
    Will 5 Aug 1617  Fairfolds farm, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    ABSTRACT OF THE WILL OF JOHN THRAYLE OF FAIREFOULES IN THE PARISH OF SANDRIDGE CO. HERTFORD. yeoman.

    DATED. 5th August 1617. - PROVED. 8th October 1617. (Archd. St. Albans. Reg. Dainty. fo.74).


    … to be buried in the churchyard of Sandridge.

    I give to Margaret my daughter the wife of William Sare one acre of good wheat and one acre of goods oats and ten pounds in money.

    I give to Joane my daughter XXs.

    I give to Elizabeth my daughter XXs.

    I give to either of my sons children and my daughters children two good ewes and 10/- a piece.

    I give unto the poor people of Sandridge xls. to be distributed among them at the discretion of Master Doctor Westerman, the Churchwardens and the Overseers for the poor.

    I give to Mary Sare my daughters daughter a swarm of bees.

    All the rest of my goods and chattels I give to William Thrayle my son whom I make sole executor.

    The mark of John Thrale.

    Witnesses: William Grunwin. John Mitchell. George Clarke. Edward Smith. George Clarke of Hookes.
    Proved 8th October 1617 by William Thrale, executor.
    Archd. St. Albans. Reg. Dainty. fo. 74. 
    Person ID I101  UK Thrale family
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2025 

    Father Robert THRALE, the younger,   b. Bef 1509   d. Abt 1541 (Age 32 years) 
    Mother Jane   d. Between 1538 and 1542 
    Family ID F63  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family MARTHA   d. Aft 1617 
    Children 
     1. Johane THRALE,   b. Bef 11 Apr 1560   d. Yes, date unknown
    +2. John THRALE   d. 1609
     3. Elizabeth THRALE,   b. Bef 2 May 1562, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Alban THRALE,   b. Bef 18 Feb 1565, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +5. William THRALE,   c. 3 Oct 1567, Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +6. Margaret THRALE,   b. Bef 10 Aug 1571, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. Anne THRALE,   b. Bef 4 Sep 1575, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F62  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2004 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsProperty - His father's will left John Thrale "copyhold lands and tenements called 'Feyrwnlfes,' later known as Fairfolds". - 1541 - Fairfolds farm, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty - - Pound Farm (previously Street Farm), Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - ABSTRACT OF THE WILL OF JOHN THRAYLE OF FAIREFOULES IN THE PARISH OF SANDRIDGE CO. HERTFORD. yeoman.

    DATED. 5th August 1617. - PROVED. 8th October 1617. (Archd. St. Albans. Reg. Dainty. fo.74).


    … to be buried in the churchyard of Sandridge.

    I give to Margaret my daughter the wife of William Sare one acre of good wheat and one acre of goods oats and ten pounds in money.

    I give to Joane my daughter XXs.

    I give to Elizabeth my daughter XXs.

    I give to either of my sons children and my daughters children two good ewes and 10/- a piece.

    I give unto the poor people of Sandridge xls. to be distributed among them at the discretion of Master Doctor Westerman, the Churchwardens and the Overseers for the poor.

    I give to Mary Sare my daughters daughter a swarm of bees.

    All the rest of my goods and chattels I give to William Thrayle my son whom I make sole executor.

    The mark of John Thrale.

    Witnesses: William Grunwin. John Mitchell. George Clarke. Edward Smith. George Clarke of Hookes.
    Proved 8th October 1617 by William Thrale, executor.
    Archd. St. Albans. Reg. Dainty. fo. 74. - 5 Aug 1617 - Fairfolds farm, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England
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  • Histories
    The Hertfordshire Descent of Henry Thrale
    The Hertfordshire Descent of Henry Thrale
    Major J.H. Busby, M.B.E. Notes and Queries, p.495-498. 13 November 1948.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 21.

    2. [S56] Will, Arch. St Albans Reg. Ewer fol. 27 (Richard Thrale d 1541) and Reg. Clapton fo. 132 (William Thrale d. 1589).

    3. [S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 22.

    4. [S120] Abstracts and photocopies of wills: Thrale.