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It appears that Thomas didn't get on with his son William and to avoid leaving him his property tried to get round the norm, by making his friend George White the trustee of the land, holding it for his son John. On his deathbed (perhaps under pressure) he named William as his heir. This caused massive legal problems and a dispute between William & John. (Johns descendants didn't use the name William for their sons for many generations). A compromise was reached (Possibly broked by Joan, the widow, which left the property to John but he had to pay William compensation of 60s total and agree to see that William always had food. There is a note in the legal document sorting the dispute to the effect that Williams age is unknown. This could be taken to mean that John & William were twins and that the dispute was worsened by the problem of who was born first. (Collins)

Thomas has many descendants. See: https://gw.geneanet.org/donnabailey77?lang=en&p=thomas&n=ginn&oc=4

Birth	1474	Aston, Hertfordshire
Marriage	1498	Joan
Death	1526	Aston, Hertfordshire

Spouse	Joan ( - )
Child	William Ginn (1497 - )
Child	John Ginn (1499 - 1557)
Child	Walter Ginn (1501 - )
Child	Joan Ginn (1503 - )
Child	Margery Ginn (1505 - )
Child	Thomas Ginn (1507 - )
Child	Elizabeth Ginn (1509 - )

Father	WILLIAM Ginn (1450 - 1520)
Mother	Margery ( - )
Sibling	HENRY Ginn (1476 - 1539)
Sibling	John Ginn (1478 - )