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WRIGHT, Joan
- 1617 Has no ancestors but more than 100 descendants in this family tree.
Bef 1547 - 1596 (> 49 years)-
Name WRIGHT, Joan Gender Female Death 1617 Spalding, Lincolnshire 
Burial 27 Jun 1617 Spalding, Lincolnshire Person ID I19 Edgoose Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 1 EDGOOSE, John, b. Bef 1547 d. 1596, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire (Age > 49 years) Marriage 11 Aug 1570 Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire Children 1. EDGOOSE, Margaret, b. 1573, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire d. Yes, date unknown2. EDGOOSE, John, b. 1575, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire d. 1630, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire (Age 55 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. EDGOOSE, Joan, b. 1579, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F3 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 2 SMITHE, William d. 1614, Spalding, Lincolnshire Marriage 4 Jun 1604 Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire Family ID F12 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 3 GREGORYE, Robert d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 11 May 1615 Spalding, Lincolnshire Family ID F13 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Marriage - 11 Aug 1570 - Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire 
Marriage - 4 Jun 1604 - Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire = Link to Google Earth
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Biographies 
EDGOOSE, Joan born WRIGHT (Bef. 1552-1617)
Joan WRIGHT was baptised before the earliest date in Pinchbeck's register of baptisms, i.e. 1560.
Jhon EDGOOSE married Jhoane WRIGHT at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, on 11 August 1570.
William SMITHE married Joane EDGOOSE, widow, at Pinchbeck on 4 June 1604. A John EDGOOSE, husbandman, had been buried at Pinchbeck on 6 November 1596.
William SMITHE of Spalding, labourer, husband of Joan SMITHE, died in 1614. The signatures of John EDGOOSE (described as a yeoman of Pinchbeck) and his mother Joan SMITHE appear at the foot of the Administration Bond.
(LCC Admons BI 303 & Axi 227)
An Index to the Administrators of the estate of William SMYTH [or SMITHE] (15??-1614) of Spalding, Lincolnshire:
01*William SMYTH, the deceased, late of Spalding
02*Joane SMYTH, widow of the deceased
03 Mr. Otthowell HYLL, Doctor of Laws
04 Robert GUSSE, Appariter
05 Rob(er)t GUSS [sic] Senior, witness
06 Will(ia)m ELWARD, witness
07 Henrye BURNAM, witness
08 John EDGOOSE [1575-1630], witness
09 John KITTON, witness.
(Lincoln Consistory Court Admon BI303 and Axi 227 1614)
THE ADMINSTRATION BOND OF WILLIAM SMYTH (15??-1614), labourer, of Spalding, Lincolnshire:
[surnames capitalised and abbreviations expanded]
"The Condicon of this obligacon is sucsh, that if the above bounden Joane SMYTH widow doe well and trulye administ(e)r all and singler the goods and Chattelles of Will(ia)m SMYTH late of Spaldinge w(i)thin the Countye and diocess of Lincoln her husband deceased in paying his debtes and Legacies (if any such be) soe far as the sayd goodes and Chattelles will extend and as the Law doth bynd her And make a true & p(er)fect Inventorye of all and singler the goods and Chattelles of the ssaid deceased and exhybytt the same into the Lord Byshoppes keyrie att Lincoln beore the twentyth day of Julye next com(m)ynge. And make a true and p(er)fect Accompte of her said Administracon when soev(er) she shalbe therunto Lawfullye required by the Ordinarie of the diocesse of incoln for the tyme being. And allso save and keepe harcules the said Lord Byshopp of Lincoln and Mr Otthowell HYLL docter of Lawes and all other their officers and Ministers for all thynges concerninge the grauntinge of the s(ai)d .... of Administracon. And so give and distribute to and amongst such p(er)son and p(er)sons such p(ar)e and porcon of such sume or sum(m)es of monye as the Ordinarye of the Diocesse of Lincoln for the tyme being in his discrecon shall Lymite and appoynte. Then this p(re)sent Obligacon to be voyd and of none effect, or else to stand and remayne in full force strenght power and vertue. (signed by) Joane SMYTHE
Sealed and deliv(er)ed into the hands of Robt. GUSSE Appariter unto the use above mentioned in the p(re)sentes of Robt: GUSS Senior, Will(ia)m ELWARD his mark, Henrye BURNAM his mark, John EDGOOSE, John KITTON
(Lincoln Consistory Court Administration BI 303 & Axi 227, 26 June 1614)
An Index to the appraisers involved in making the Inventory of the goods and chattells of Willyam SMYTH [otherwise William SMITHE] (15??-1614) of Spalding, Lincolnshire, made on 9 June 1614 and proved at Grantham, Lincolnshire, on 20 July 1614:
William SMITHE, the deceased
Appraisers:
Thomas BEVILL
George CASTER
Thomas CASTER
Edward KITTON
Richard FELL
John KITTON
Creditors:
John EDGOOSE, son[-in-law]
Robert HUCKE.... (?)
On the inventory of William SMITHE's goods and chattels made on 6 June 1614 is a note - presumably dictated by Joan SMITHE - of a debt owing "To my Sonn John EDGOOSE xxxj s iiij d".
A true Inventorye of all the goods of and Chattells of Willyam SMYTH of Spaldinge in the Countye of Lincoln Laborer Taken and praysed the ixth day of June in the yeare of o(u)r Lord God 1614 by Thomas BEVILL George CASTER Thomas CASTER Edward KITTON Richard FELL and John KITTON as Followeth vizt.
In the Hall.
Imp(ri)mis his apparrell and Monye in his purse xiij s. iiii d.
Item two payre of Hempteare sheets and other small Lynninge viij s.
Five flaxen sheets and a towell xx s.
One peece of New Cloth made of hempteare ij s.
Goodes in the Chamber
Item one Mattris w(i)th an ould Coverlett iiij s.
Thre little Chests and one Coffer vj s.
One Winnow Cloth one Wollen wheele one Linnyng wheel w(i)th other Implements iij s. iiii d.
Twentye stone of Hempe xl s.
Halfe a seame of Peat other Corne x s.
Five nettes with ould netts x s.
His Syth and his Bow and arrowes with other Implements ij s. vj d.
Goods in the Milkehouse
Item Butter and Cheese vj s. viij d.
The Milke vessell and a Churne ij s.
Goodes in the Hall
Item sixe brasse panns and one little brasse pot xvj s.
Item fower peeces of pewter ij s.
One Cubbard one old pew one Chayre one Chest with two pales one soe w(i)th oth(er) Implements x s.
Goodes in the Barne
Item one Brake with an ould pannell ij s.
Certayne hempe undressed xxvjs. viij d.
Item one Hay Cocke xvj s.
Item one Bond w(hi)ch is dew to be p(ai)d att Missom(m)er Gone a twelve Monethe xl s.
One Lease of a Little Cottage with thre Acres of ground belonging unto it sittuatt and being in Spaldinge Fennend x li.
Three Cowes and two Quyes ix li.
Three little two yeare oldes iiij li.
One Burlynge and two calfes xl s.
Item one Mayre and a Foale iij li.
One Swine Pigg xviij s.
Item six Duckes ij s.
And certayne bunnes w(i)th other fewell xij d.
Sum(m)a totalis xlij li. viij s. ij d.
Debtes owing by the Testator
To my Sonn John EDGOOSE xxxj s. iiij d.
To Robert HUCKE..... (?) v s.
Probate was granted at Grantham on 20 July 1614 [probate incompletely translated].
Robert GREGORYE married a Joan SMYTH at Spalding on 11 May 1615. Joan, wife of Robert GREGORYE was buried at Spalding on 27 June 1617. This may or may not be the same Joan.
(revised 19.02.2020)