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ETGOSSE, John
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Name ETGOSSE, John Birth Bef 1500 Gender Male Death 1522 Quadring, Lincolnshire, England
Person ID I119 Edgoose Last Modified 4 Feb 2026
Family Marriage NO MARRIAGE INFORMATION Children 1. EDGOOSE, John (Etgose Edgose Edgoose), b. Bef 1522 d. 1567, Kirton In Holland, Lincolnshire
(Age > 45 years) [Father: natural]2. EDGOOSE, Thomas d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] 3. ETGOSE, Adlard d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] 4. ETGOSE, John The Younger d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] Family ID F73 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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JOHN ETGOSSE 14??-1522
John ETGOSSE of Quadring, Lincolnshire, made a will on 6 November 1521. The sole beneficiaries were John BROWNE and Adlard ETGOSE. Probate was granted at Swineshead, Lincolnshire, on 29 January 1521/22.
(LCC Wills 1506/52 & 1520-31/3)
WILL OF JOHN ETGOSSE (14??-1522) of Quadring, Lincolnshire:
[surnames capitalised and abbreviations expanded. Bequests separated for clarity]
"In dei no(mi)ne Amen the vj day of nove(m)ber in the yere of o(u)r lord god m cccccxxj I John ETGOSSE off Quadryng in holde mynde and good reme(m)brance makys my testament With my last Wyll in thys man(n)er
first I bequeith my saull to god allmyghty to o(u)r lady saynt mary & to all the saynt In hevyn my body to be buryed With In the chyrche yarde of saynt m(ar)gett in quadryng and my mortuarye to be payde as ryght ys
I(t)em I bequeith to t(h)e hy Awt(e)r for my forgoten thyngs xij d
I(t)em to ev(e)ry awt(e)r in the chyrche iiij d
I(t)em to o(u)r moder chyrche of lincoln iiij d
I(t)em to the faderlesse childern at saynt kateryns ij d
I(t)em to the church wark xij d
I(t)em to the chapell in the edike iiij d
I(t)em I gyff to John BROWNE my mansion with appertenance to hym to his assiners und(er) thys co(n)dision that the forsayde John and hys assignes shall paye to the churche warkes off quadring vj marks of lauffull money within the space of xij yeres that ys to say vjs viijd be yere to the forsayd yeres be past
And the resydew of my guddys not bequeithed I gyffe & bequeith to John BROWNE and Adlard ETGOSE the whyche I orden my executors that they may despose for the welle of my saull as god gyffe them grace to dowe Amen
Witnes to thys my last will Robert RICHARDSON Robert STEBARD & Syr William WYLLSON with oder mer"
Probate was granted at Swyneshed on 29 January 1521/22.
(Lincoln Consistory Court Will 1506/52)
NOTE: Two versions of this will exist: 1506/52 and 1520-31/3. The transcription above is from the earliest version.
(revised 17.07.2019)
