Gilbert Stedman1 
11th great-grandfather of Ruth Minerva Fairfield.
13th great-grandfather of Laura Jane Munson.
- Family Background:
- Fairfield and Allied Families
- Appears on charts:
- Pedigree for Ruth Minerva Fairfield
Gilbert Stedman married Tomasyn.2 He was buried on 18 May 1546 in Biddenden, Kent, England.1,3,4
Gilbert Stedman was a weaver, as is indicated by his legacy of a loom to his youngest son, Thomas.2,4
The Will of Gilbert Stedman of byddenden in the County of Kent, 2 April 37 Henry VIII [1546]. To be buried in the churchyard of byddenden. To John Stedman, Richard Stedman, Nichas Stedman, and Thomas Stedman the elder, 6s. 8d. apiece. To Thomas Stedman, my younger son at age of twenty my "brode loome" and all my sleyes to her belonging, Richard Stedman to have the rule and occupying of the said loom until the said Thomas cometh unto the said age, he paying to the said Thomas 20d. yearly. To my youngest son Thomas Stedman my red heifer, Richard Stedman to have the keeping of her until Thomas's day of marriage, and paying to him for her 20d. yearly. The residue of my moveable goods to Tomsyn, my wife, and I make her my sole executrix. Witnesses: Richard Hamon and John Jenkyn. Proved 8 April [sic] 1546 by the executrix named.5
Gilbert Stedman was a weaver, as is indicated by his legacy of a loom to his youngest son, Thomas.2,4
The Will of Gilbert Stedman of byddenden in the County of Kent, 2 April 37 Henry VIII [1546]. To be buried in the churchyard of byddenden. To John Stedman, Richard Stedman, Nichas Stedman, and Thomas Stedman the elder, 6s. 8d. apiece. To Thomas Stedman, my younger son at age of twenty my "brode loome" and all my sleyes to her belonging, Richard Stedman to have the rule and occupying of the said loom until the said Thomas cometh unto the said age, he paying to the said Thomas 20d. yearly. To my youngest son Thomas Stedman my red heifer, Richard Stedman to have the keeping of her until Thomas's day of marriage, and paying to him for her 20d. yearly. The residue of my moveable goods to Tomsyn, my wife, and I make her my sole executrix. Witnesses: Richard Hamon and John Jenkyn. Proved 8 April [sic] 1546 by the executrix named.5
Children of Gilbert Stedman and Tomasyn (—?—) (Stedman)
Citations
- [S761] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register; (Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001), (Orig. Pub. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 148 vols., 1847-1994) 66:74.
- [S761] NEHGR, 66:67, 74.
- [S761] NEHGR, 66:70.
- [S739] Charles Flagg, Genealogical Notes on the Founding of New England: My Ancestors [sic] Part in that Undertaking (Hartford: Case, Lockwood & Brainerd Co., 1926), 347.
- [S761] NEHGR, 66:67, citing Archdeaconry of Caturbury, vol. 24, fo. 5.
