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EDGOOSE, John (Etgose Edgose Edgoose)
Bef 1522 - 1567 (> 45 years) Has one ancestor but no descendants in this family tree.![[MASON], Joanne](img/female.jpg)
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Name EDGOOSE, John (Etgose Edgose Edgoose) Birth Bef 1522 Gender Male Death 1567 Kirton In Holland, Lincolnshire 
Burial 28 Jan 1567 Kirton In Holland, Lincolnshire Person ID I121 Edgoose Last Modified 23 Sep 2026
Father ETGOSSE, John, b. Bef 1500 d. 1522, Quadring, Lincolnshire, England (Age > 22 years) Marriage NO MARRIAGE INFORMATION Family ID F73 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family [MASON], Joanne d. Aft 1567 Marriage UNKNOWN Family ID F75 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Biographies 
EDGOOSE, John (Bef. 1522-1567) aka ETGOSE, EDGOSE, EDGUSSE etc.
Earliest references to John EDGOOSE:
16 December 1541
WILLS OF MEMBERS OF THE LINCOLNSHIRE BRANCH OF THE HUNNINGS FAMILY.
From the Lincolnshire Registry
Reference 1541-3, fo. 42. Dated 16b December 1541
"I, ROBERT HUNNINGHAM, of Kirton in Holland.
To Izabell Pakeys, my servant, one red kyrtyll, one kyrchyff, &c.
To Kat'in Hardy, one lytle bras potte, &c.
To John Rodwell, one payre bedstoks, &c.
To Jenytt Hardy my beste chyste save one.
To Jenytt Patyner, one form and ij stoolls.
To Willm Rogersonne & Willm Gybson, my whypp saw.
To Richard Hardy, my beste cote and his wife one kyrtyll.
To John Hardy , my bukskyn dublytt.
To Willm Hardy, one gren jerkyn and my jakytt.
To Thoms Clay one payre of hardyn shetts and one puter plattr,
to Elizabeth his servant ij putr platters, to Richard hys
servant ii putr plattrs.
To Anthony Richemu'de, one hey stoulle.
To Richard, servant to Phelype Clay, my molke hatt.
To Agnes Fooll, the dowghtr of Thomas Foolle, ij candelst(i)cks, &c.
To Edward Heglyngton, one tawny jerkyn.
To Dorothye Clay, the brod forme by my bedde syde.
To John Edgose, Willm Rogerson, and Wyllm Gybson, my carving toolls.
My house with the grownde thereto annexed wth the appurtenances,
my touls and goods &c. to be soulde by the hands of Thomas
Masson and Phylype Clay, and ye payment thereof takyn to
pay my debts, &c. The residewe of the said money to be
expended in makying a cawsey in hey way betwyxt the
churche and m'kidstedebryge by the hands of Thomas
Masson & Phylipe Clay my Exors.
Witnesses, Richard Broughton.
Thomas Fooll
Thomas Peirson
Richard Gelson
Proved at Lincoln, 11th January 1541-2, by Thomas MASSSON one of
the Exors.
[Lincoln Consistory Court Will 1541-3 42]
The Will of William PURIE (????-1565/66) of Kerton [sic], Lincolnshire, witnessed by John ETGOUS:
[surnames capitalised and abreviations expanded]
In dei nomine amen, in the yere of o(u)r lord god 1565 the xj day of February I will(ia)m PURIE sicke of bodye and p(er)fecte of remembraunce thankes be geven to god dothe make this my testament concludinge therin my last will in this maner and forme following
First I bequethe my soule to god who hathe redeamed me and all mankinde and my bodie to be buried w(i)thin the churche of Kerton [sic]
And I geve to my mortuarye that the lawe requirethe and I geve the churche xiijs xiijd and to the poore mans chest iijs iiijd
It(e)m I will that w(i)thin one monethe of my desease theyre be geven to the poore people w(i)thin the towne wher most ned is by the discression of Thomas PURYE my son(n)e xxs
It(e)m I geve to Elisabethe PURYE my wellbelovid wiffe vj mylke kye xx yowes xx hogges of the best after clyppinge to be chossen by the said Elisabethe or heyre assignes
It(e)m I will that my houshold stuffe and implementes belonginge to me be devided in iij partes the one parte of houdhold stuffe and implementesd I geve to Elisabethe PURYE my wiffe and the other ij partes of my houshold and implementes be equallie devided betwyxt
will(ia)m PURY and umfrey PURY my sonnes and the parte of houshold stuffe & implementes of will(ia)m PURYE to be delyvered at suche tyme as it shall please god that I shall dep(ar)te this world and I will the parte of houshold and ymplementes belonginge to Vmmfraie PURYE bee put in the handes of Elizabeth PURIE his mother and that she shall laie sufficient bondes and two suerties w(i)t(h) her to my sup(er)visor to paie the same unto the said humfraie PURIE when the said humfrey shall come to the age of xxj yeres or at the daie of his marriadge and if Elizabeth PURYE my wief refuse to doe the same then I will that Thomas PURYE my sonne have the custodie of houshold and ymplementes in manner and forme afore said and he to bee bound to Elizabeth PURYE my wief as is aforesaid
It(e)m I geve to Elizabeth my wief and to will(ia)m PURY and to Vumfrey PURYE my sonnes all my swine and crope grene in the feld growinge equallie to bee devided amonges them
It(e)m I geve to Elizabeth PURYE my wief and to will(ia)m PURYE my sonne my carte and ploughe and all the geares therto belonginge two geldinges two mares solonge as thei keape house together and Elizabeth vunmaried and if she marrie then I will the carte and plowe two geldinge two mares remayne to will(ia)m PURYE
It(e)m I geve to Thomas PURY my sonne one round chyst the hanginge that I lefte in his chamber one presse one house mylne
It(e)m I geve to Leonard PURYE the sonne of Thomas PURYE x yowes to Roberte PURY Anne PURY and Elisabethe PURY every one of the iiij yowes and iiij lambes and to Mary PURY one yowe and a lambe and to Anne GIBBANE ij yowes ij lambes and [sic]
It(e)m I geve to Thomas PURY my son(n)e my braunde and my ere marke
It(e)m I geve Thomas CONYE one blacke mare
It(e)m I will that all my (???) shepe and horsse and mares be devidid in iij partes Will(ia)m to have one parte and umfray PURY to have ij partes and umfrays parte to be setten forthe by Elisabethe PURY my wiffe and Thomas PURY my son(n)e to the beste proffe of the said umfray
It(e)m I geve to Dorytie DOBES ij quyes and xls be the yere to be paid xxs at meadaye and xxs at Mighilmas for the space of iij yeres next immediatlie after my desesse to be paid out of the goodes and legacies above geven to will(ia)m PURY and umfray PURY my sonnes any gifte therof heretofore geven to thm to the contrary not w(i)thstandinge And I will that Thomas PURYE my son(n)e shall take good assurance of my said son(e)es for payment of the same and ought com at Dorytie DOBBES w(i)thin the space of iij yeres then the xls to e no more paid
thereof
I geve every one of my s(er)vants a lambe & every one of my god children alambe [sic]
It(e)m I do geve unto umfray PURY my son(n)e my house w(i)th appurtenances that I bought of Richard ROGERSON, on acare and a halfe lyinge at eres gate stove an acare and a halfe lyinge at Marketstede lane ij acars land erable lyinge in Kerton (Inges or Juges)
It(e)m one acare and astonge [?] lyinge severallie & halfe & one acare land arrable holden of master Anthonie Browne in sorcage all theses iij parcels aforesaid also one acare and a halfe pasture lyinge in Soterton to the fore said Umfray and to the heyres of his bodie laufullie begotten and if ought come at umfraye w(i)thout lawfull issue then I will it be devided betwen Thomas PURY and will(ia)m PURY my son(n)es
It(e)m I do make will(ia)m PURY and umfray PURY my executo(r)s and Mr Laurance MERES my sup(er)visor and he to have for his paines xs
witnesses will(ia)m HARRISON preiste John WIDOUS Robert TAKET John ETGOUS henry MARABLE w(i)th other mo(re).
Probate granted at Lincoln 28 February 1565/66.
(Lincoln Consistory Court Will 1565/214)
1545
In the Lay Subsidy of 1545 John ETGOSE paid at Kirton, Lincolnshire, on goods.
(PRO Lay Subs. 137 405)
1550
Before 1550 John EDGOSE paid at Kirton, Lincolnshire, on goods.
(PRO Lay Subs. 139 657)
1566
John EDGOUS or EDGONS signed as a witness to the will of William PURIE of Kirton on 11 February 1565/6.
(LCC Wills 1565 214)
1567
John ETTGUSSE was buried at Kirton on 28 January 1566/67.
1567
An Index of the Will of Johnne EDGOSE or EDGOOSE (bef. 1522-1567) of Kirton-in-Holland, Lincolnshire, made on 26 January 1566/67. Probate was granted at Boston, Lincolnshire, on 8 April 1567:
BARNABIE, Thomas, beneficiary and witness.
BEALE, Cristofer, servant to the Testator.
CROSLEY, Edward
CROSLEY, Franncis, daughter of Edwarde CROSLEY.
EDGOOSE, Joanne, wife of the Testator, executrix.
EDGOOSE, Johnne, of Kirton, carpenter, the Testator
EDGOOSE, Johnne, son of Robert EDGOOSE
EDGOOSE, Roberte, "nevie" of the Testator.
EDGOOSE, Thomas, brother of the Testator, and his unnamed children
HARRISON, Roberte, witness
MELSEBIE, Will(ia)m
MELSEBYE, Robert
MASSONNE, Will(ia)m, brother-in-law of the testator
MASSONNE, Will(ia)m's unnamed wife, sister-in-law of the Testator. The daughter of William MASONNE was the goddaughter of John EDGOOSE of Pinchbeck (died 1568).
SCARTHE, Alice, wife of William SCARTHE
SCARTHE, Isabell, daughter of Will(ia)m SCARTHE.
SCARTHE, Symon,
SCARTHE, Will(ia)m, beneficiary and witness
THEWE, Thomas, witness.
THORPE, Robert, witness.
UNDERWATER, Richard, and his unnamed children
UNNAMED, Agnes, servant to the Testator
UNNAMED, Katherine, servant to the Testator
Probate was granted at Boston on 8 April 1567.
(Lincoln Consistory Court Will 1567/241)
1567
In his will made on 26 January 1566/67 Johnne EDGOOSE of Kirton, carpenter, refers to his wife Joanne; to his brother Thomas EDGOOSE; and to Thomas EDGOOSE's children; to his nephew Roberte EDGOOSE; to Roberte EDGOOSE's son Johnne; to his brother-in-lasw William MASSONNE and to the wife of William MASONNE, his sister-in-law (the daughter of William MASONNE was the goddaughter of John EDGOOSE of Pinchbeck (died 1568). Probate was granted at Boston on 8 April 1567.
Will of John EDGOSE or EDGOOSE (Bef. 1522-1567) of Kirton-in-Holland, Lincolnshire [surnames capitalised, abreviations
expanded]:
"In the name of god amen the xxvjth daie of January the yere of o(ur) lord god 1566 I Johnne EDGOOSE carpenter being sicke in bodie but of p(er)fecte remembraunce make this my last will and testamente in manner and forme followinge
ffirst I bequethe my soule to god almightie my maker and redemer and my bodie to bee buried in the churche yard of St. peter and paule of kirton before my (?)ale windoe and my mortuarie to bee paid accordinge to the lawes of this realme
Item I bequethe to my brother Thomas EDGOOSE his childerne xiijs iiijd to bee devided equallie emonge theim
Item I geve my brother Thomas EDGOOSE a wether hogge
Item I geve Alice SCARTHE the wief of Will(ia)m SCARTHE vs and a trusse bed w(i)t(h) a fringe(?) over yt
Item I geve Will(ia)m SCARTHE a red(?) bullocke of two yeres old
Item I geve Symon SCARTHE a blacke calf of one yere old
Item I geve Will(ia)m SCARTHE my blacke wosted dublett
Item I geve Edward CROSLEY a flecked calf a yowe hogge my parte of my greate sawe my two handed sawe
Item I geve Roberte EDGOOSE my nevie my colt stagge
Item I geve Johnne EDGOOSE his sonne a yowe and iiis iiiid
Item I geve Richard UNDERWATER a yowe and ijs
Item I geve Richard UNDERWATER his childerne xiijs iiijd
Item I geve Will(ia)m MELSEBIE and Roberte MELSEBYE each of them a wether hogge
Item I geve my brother in lawe Will(ia)m MASSONNE my russett cote and my sister in law his wief iiis iiiid
Item I geve to Thomas BARNABIE my best hatchett
Item I give Agnes my servannte iiijd and a yowe and Katherine my servannte a yowe
Item I geve to the Ringers to ringe three peales after my buriall xvjd
Item I geve Cr(ist)ofer BEALE my servannte a yowe hogge
Item I geve Isabell SCARTHE the doughter of Will(ia)m SCARTHE a yowe hogg
Item I geve Franncis CROSLEY the doughter of Edwarde CROSLEY a yowe hogge
Item I geve Cr(ist)ofer BEALE my servannte a fillinge axe two wymbles two chisells and a handsawe
Item I geve Joanne my wief my house we dwell in w(i)t(h) appurtenannce under yt in fee symple to sell or geve at her will and pleasure
Item I geve to the repaire of the churche of kirtonne ijs
Item I geve to the poore manes boxe xijd
Item I geve Richard UNDERWATER my best hose
Item I geve Edwarde CROSLEY my axe that is to dresse at knights
Item I forgeve Roberte EDGOSE all that he owethe me
Item I geve xxtie poles of xij fote longe to make brigge to be laid betwixte this and Bostonne where shalbee most nede
The rest of my goods my debtes paid I geve to Joanne my wief whome I make my faithfull exequutorice
Theis beinge witnesses Thomas BARNABIE Roberte THORPE Thomas THEWE William SCARTHE Roberte HARRISON with others"
(Lincoln Consistory Court Will 1567/241)
1567
An inventory of all the goods of John EDGUSSE (sic) was made on 31 January 1566/67 by Umfray JEFFRAY, Raynolde BRUGHTON, Thomas THEWE, and William SKARTHE. The total was £ 76 20d (sic).
Lincoln Consistory Court Inv. 46/30.
"In the hall
In primis one cupbord iij tables iij forms vj chaires
xxx s
Itm one carpett ix cussions & the anlinge xiij s iiij d
In the p(..lar)
Itm a trusse Bed atrudee Bed atable ij forms
one chayre ij chests j arke a presse xl s
Item a fether bed a mattresse iij covlette acarpet
paynted clothes & a bedhaugre xl s
Item his apparell xxvj s viij d
Item vj pare of flaxen sheits & par harden sheits
iij flaxen table clothes iij harden table clothes
iiii towels xiij pillowers ij docey napkens c iiij li
Itm flax & yarne xx s
In the chambre
Item iiij fayther bedds ij mattresse ij bedcoverings
Vij coverletts acarpett viij li
Itm ij trusse Bedds atrundle Bed iij standbedds
a table & achaire the paynted clothes & Bedhangers xl s
Itm a stone woll xx stone chese iij seame
& ahalfe wheate iij li v s viij d
In the buttry
Itm xx pece putre vj candlests xij potings
vj sawcers iij saltcellers achafinge dishe a
Brasse morter & oy Impolemets iij li
In the kitchinge
Itm my brasse pottes ix [?] pannes & keltes a
fryinge panne a cresset ij Spitts a pare
cobberds & other Implements xl s
Itm iij swyne xx s
In the Brewhousse
Itm alead iij tubbes & oth(er) Implements xl s
In the mylkhowsse
Itm in buttre and oy Impolements xx s
In the mylnhousse
Itm ahorse mylne with oth(er) Implemenths xxvj s viij d
In the Shope
Itm his toyles with oy(er) things y xlvj s viiij d
In the yard & els where abrode
Itm an acre wheate growing oy grayne xl s
Itm a stone hempe v s
Itm xiij neate xiij l vj s viij d
Itm in wood vj li
Itm vj horskyns viij li
Itm in redye money xl s
Itm swyne & pullayne xiij s iiij d
Somma totalis lxxvj li xx d
1603
See also KIRTON PARISH NOTE:
Deed dated 17 July 1603 by which Symon SKARTHE of Kirton, husbandman, assigns a lease for 21 years granted to him on 27 June 1603 by Humphrey LYTTLEBURY of Ashby parva, Esq., of 2 acres and 3 roods of land in Kirton at a rent of 20s.
(Records of the Cust Family vol. 1 page 334)
(revised 04.10.2026)