Hytcheman Ancestors

4. Jone, christened 27 November 1548 in Cropredy; buried 15 October 1557 in Cropredy.

6. Rechard, christened 7 October 1552 in Cropredy; married Marie Crowley 22 July 1581 in Cropredy.

9. Anne, christened 4 July 1567 in Cropredy; buried 16 July 1567 in Cropredy.

John Hytcheman was born in about 1490 of Cropredy. He married Margaret. John and Margaret both died within a week of each other.

Both John and Margaret wrote wills in 1546. John and Margaret listed their children Thomas, Jone, James and Margaret. John Tymms acted as executor for both.

Will of John Hytcheman of Cropredy, 1547

In the name of God Amen, the xxvi daye of Aprill Anno Dom 1546, I John Hitcheman with a pfect memorie and sycke in bodie make my wyll in this maner of wyse, Fyrst I betake my soule to God Allmyghtie and to his blessed mother Saynte Marie and to all the holly companye in heaven, my bodie to be buryed in the church yard of our Ladie in the pishe of Cropredy. I gyve to the mother church of Lincoln ijd. And to the high alter of the church of Cropredye for tythes forgotten iiijd. And to the reparations of the same ijd. To the sepulcre light iijd. To the roodelight ijd. To the torches ijd. To the bells ijd. To the maintenance of the sowle preists ways iiijd. To Sir Wyllyam Overton curate iiijd. And to Thomas Bodyame clerke ijd. To the sow brydge ijd. And to Peter Tymmes a shepe. And to every godchylde ijd a pece. And to Jone my doughter a heyforth and to Margaret my doughter a cow, ij pewter platters, ij pewter dyshes, ij saucears. After the deptimg of me and my wiff, my wyll is that James my sonne shall have my carte and carte gere and plough and plough gere. And to Ales Tymes a cow cows calffe. And I doo make Margaret my wiff my full executrix, she to bringe my bodye honestly to the grounde pformyng my wyll and paye my detts, she to have the residue of my goods unbequested. And I do make James my sonne and John Tymes my overseers, they to have for their labors xijd a pece. Wytnesse hereof Sir Wyllyam Overton, curate Richard Bacheler, Thomas Sherman wyth certayne others. And my will is that Thomas Hitcheman my sonne shall have ij strykes of barly. And to Elizabeth Hitchman a calffe. And to Annys Hytchman the doughter of Thomas Hitchman a calffe. And to James Tymmes the sonne of John Tymmes a calffe. And to Margaret my daughter a heifer and a horse colte and a calffe. And a calffe to the three children of John Tymms. Christ Jesu rest my sowle at his pleasure, Amen.

Parts of Margaret's will are mentioned in The Town of Cropredy, 1570-1640, as shown below:

1546/7 Margaret Hitchman's will. [MS Wills Oxon 179.247] The Inventory total was only £3-12s-4d

The mention of her daughter-in-law, Julyann (or Gylyan), establishes Margaret as James Hytcheman's mother. The Cropredy burial register shows John Hytcheman's burial, then the burial of "Margaret, wife John".

In the name of God Amen, the xij daye of Februarye Anno Domini 1546, I Margaret Hitchman with a pfect memorie and sycke in bodie make my wyll in this maner and forme, Fyrst I betake my soule to God Allmyghtie, and to his blessed mother Saynte Marye and to all the holly companye in heaven, my bodie to be buryed in the church yard of our Ladie in the pishe of Cropredye. I gyve unto our mother church of Lincoln iid. And to the reparations of the same ijd. To the bells iiij. And to the maytenannce of the soule preists iiijd. To Sir Wyllyam Overton curate iiijd. To Thomas Bodyam clerke ijd. And to the sow bridge iiijd. And to my godchildren ij a pece. And I doe gyve to Thomas my sonne a mare and a heifer, & a lande of barlye and a colt. And I do gyve to Margaret my daughter ij landes of maslyn and iiij landes of barlye within the space of ij yeres, a brasse potte, a brasse panne, the best panne and the second potte, the best sheets and a payre of pyllowbeires and iij payre of cloths better and woorste and a winnow cloth, a coverlet, a blanket, a table cloth, a towel, and my best gowne, my best cappe, a derhesse, and a kyrtle cloth. And to Julyan my sonnes wiff a kyrtle. And to Elizabeth Tymmes a resset kyrtle and a cappe. And to Elizabeth Hitchman my best petycote and to Jone Hitchman a brass potte, ij payre of sheets and a towel. Also I do bequeth unto Margaret my daughter a table, a tod of wood and a lode of haye. And to John Tymmes a heforth. And to Margaret my dowghter a coffer and a bedsted. Also I make James Hitcheman my sonne my full executor, he to bringe my bodie honestly to the grounde pformmyng my wyll and to paye my detts, to have the residue of my goods unbequested. And I do make Richard Denze, Richard Batcheler, John Tymmes and Thomas Hitchman my overseers. And they to have for their labors iiijd a pece. Wytnes herof Sir Wyllyam Overton, priest and curate, Thomas Sherman, John Thomys with certeyne others. Christ Jesu rest my soule at his pleasure, Amen.

SOURCES: Cropredy parish register on CD; The Town of Cropredy, 1570-1640, Pamela Keegan; will of John Hitchman 1546, will of Margaret Hitchman, 1546, online at www.findmypast.com.

Early Hytchmans are found in the Poll Tax for nearby Wardington in 1379, along with their tax amount: