Individual Details
Alys Unknown
(Abt 1461 - 1538)
[[Category: Hillmorton, Warwickshire]]
[[Category:Saint John The Baptist Church, Hillmorton, Warwickshire]]
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== Biography ==
== Unknown Parentage =='''Despite many claims, the parentage of Alys is not known. Alice Perkins is often claimed online and in unsourced secondary sources to be Alice de Astley.For example, Hall, Kristin C., [http://kristinhall.org/fambly/Perkins/PerkinsRegisterReport.pdf Perkins Register Report] (2004). Claim unsourced.For example, [[#Perkins|Perkins]]. ''Notes on the Perkins Families''. (1894): [https://tinyurl.com/yd9jafcz page 3].Claim unsourced.For example, Lewis, Marlyn. ''[https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p52.htm#i1549 Our Royal, Titled, Noble, & Commoner Ancestors and Cousins]'' personal website. (Alys de Astley. Last Edited 4 Apr 2020 F, page 52 #1549), b. circa 1476, d. 1538. The basis for this claim is unknown despite much research and is likely incorrect.''' '''There are no wills, no baptisms, no marriage records, no contemporary pedigrees and no land records to suggest that she belongs to the Astley family of Hillmorton, Warwickshire. There are only two records in which she appears - the will of her husband (where she is called Alys) and her own will (where she is called Alice). There is nothing about these wills to even slightly suggest Alice was a member of the Astley family, who were still lords of the manor of Hillmorton in the early 16th century. In fact, the opposite is true as Thomas Perkins appear to have belonged to an entirely different social class.''''''
:Specifically among the claims made, Alice has been said to be a daughter of Thomas Astley of Patshull by his wife Margaret Butler. There is no evidence that this Thomas Astley had a daughter Alice, he lived in the wrong part of England, and was much too prominent for him to have had a daughter marry to Thomas Perkins.
:It is also sometimes found that she was a daughter of Robert Astley and his wife Cecily. There is no evidence to support this.
== Will and Death =='''Will''' of Alice Perkins of Hillmorton[[#Threlfall|Threlfall]]. ''Ancestry of Thomas Bradbury and his wife Mary Perkins,'' (1988): [https://tinyurl.com/ybh2bwf8 pages 593-594].[[#Perkins|Perkins]]. ''Notes on the Perkins Families''. (1894): [https://tinyurl.com/ybmsmdze page 5].[[#Mortensen|Mortensen]]. ''English Origin of Six Early Colonists''. (1998): [[https://tinyurl.com/y83uumhz pages 3-4].::In the name of God Amen the last day of July in the year of our Lord God MCCCCCXXXVIII. I, Alice Perkins of Hillmorton in the county of Warwick, dreading the certain hour of death being in perfect memory mind, make this my last will in manner & form following. First, I bequeath my sould unto Almighty God, my lady Saint Mary & all the Saints in heaven to pray for me. My body to be buried within the parish church of Saint John the Baptist of Hillmorton aforesaid, my mortuary in main aisle. Also I bequeath to the high altar 12d. Also to the said church of Hillmorton 6s 8d. Also to every one of my godchildren 2d. Also to Jane Sleyter my daughter a pair of flaxen sheets, a pair of hurden sheets, a flaxen table cloth, a hurden table cloth, a tawny gown, a vilet kirtle, an hairoin, 3 kerchiefs, a cow & a yearlin bullock, and also to Julia Compton my daughter a pair of flaxen sheets, a pair of hurden sheets, a flaxen table cloth, and hurden table cloth, my best gown, a birnett tawny kirtle, 3 kerchiefs, a pair of beds, a pot, a pan and my silvered harness girdle. The residue of my goods, my debts paid & my funeral expenses deducted & allowed, I give unto Henry Perkins my son whim I make my sole executor, he to dispose for the health of my sole as he thinkith best. And of this my last will I ordain and Make John Stokes, clerk, Thomas Clerk & Richard Smyth supervisors, they to see that my last will be observed, performed & kept, these being witness: John Brendon, clerk, George Dobbs, William Freman, Thomas Dunkle, & Richard Bassett with diverse others.::The inventory, dated 10 Oct. 1538, was taken by: John Brendon, Clerke, Wm. Buttye, Wm. Freman, Thomas Dunkley, Edwd Twygare, appraisers.
:: Amount £36 2s. Id.
::Proved at Lichfield, 15 October 1538, by Henry Perkins
::Summary:::- buried within the parish church of Saint John the Baptist of Hillmorton aforesaid, my mortuary in the main aisle
::- Jane Sleyter my daughter
::- Julia Compton my daughter
::- Henry Perkins my son, sole executor
:'''Died:''' Between 31 July 1538 and 10 October 1538 in Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England.
:''Dates her will was made and inventory taken.''
== Research Notes ==Some trees claim that she was descended from Ralph De Ashley born about 1260. The basis for this claim is unknown despite much research and is likely incorrect.' '''There are no wills, no baptisms, no marriage records, no contemporary pedigrees and no land records to suggest that she belongs to the Astley family of Hillmorton, Warwickshire. There are only two records in which she appears - the will of her husband (where she is called Alys) and her own will (where she is called Alice). There is nothing about these wills to even slightly suggest Alice was a member of the Astley family, who were still lords of the manor of Hillmorton in the early 16th century. In fact, the opposite is true as Thomas Perkins appear to have belonged to an entirely different social class.'''
[https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=50051948 Find a Grave] shows that Alys and her husband Thomas Perkins are buried under the aisles of the Church of St. John the Baptist in Hillmorton.
In St. John the Baptist Church at Hillmorton Parish, in the side aisle, on the right facing the altar, are life-sized effigies of Thomas and Edith de Astley who lived in the 14th century. According to the Vicar of St. John '''they are the forebears''' of Alice de Astley who is said to have married Thomas Perkins, whose will directed that he "be buried in the Church of St. John the Baptist before the Rood." There is no source given for which Vicar stated this and when, nor any basis for how he would have that knowledge.
Dugdale writing in the 17th century described a grave and inscription found in the Church of St John, Hillmorton at this time . "In the middle ile of this Church are two gravestones of marble, each of them having small portraitures in brass of a man and a woman, with divers children; on one of them is this Inscription: Here lyeth Thomas Perkins and Alice and Elizabeth, Our Lord save their souls from everlasting death. Amen." Dugdale, William, Sir, Hollar, Wenceslaus, ''The antiquities of Warwickshire'' London 1656,p 15 [https://archive.org/details/antiquitiesofwar00dugd/page/14/mode/2up Archive books online]. A modern survey says that the church was extensively restored in the 18th century, the majority of the flooring is now parquet. There are no recorded floor memorials in the church today. This same survey describes the Astley effigies as " the defaced figure of a knight, probably Thomas de Astley, and a woman, probably his wife Margaret" Warwickshire County Council, Information for record number MWA3370: Church of St John the Baptist, Hillmorton [https://timetrail.warwickshire.gov.uk/detail.aspx?monuid=WA3370 government website]
== Sources ==
See also:*Threlfall, John Brooks. ''The Ancestry of Thomas Bradbury and his wife Mary Perkins,'' (Madison, Wisconsin, 1988): pages 593-594. Available at [https://tinyurl.com/ybh2bwf8 FamilySearch.org].*Davis, Walter Goodwin. ''Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966)'', (Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, MD, 1996). Accessed online at [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/48194/MAMEFamiliesIII-003859-166/236362 Ancestry.com], Vol. 3 (Dudley Wildes), page 166.*Mortensen, Paula Perkins, ''English Origin of Six Early Colonists by the Name of Perkins'' (Massachusetts: Higgins Book Company, 1998): pages 3-4. Available at [https://tinyurl.com/y83uumhz FamilySearch.org]*Perkins, D.W. ''Notes on the Perkins Families in England''. (Salem, 1894). [https://tinyurl.com/yd9jafcz Google Books link].
[[Category:Saint John The Baptist Church, Hillmorton, Warwickshire]]
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== Biography ==
== Unknown Parentage =='''Despite many claims, the parentage of Alys is not known. Alice Perkins is often claimed online and in unsourced secondary sources to be Alice de Astley.For example, Hall, Kristin C., [http://kristinhall.org/fambly/Perkins/PerkinsRegisterReport.pdf Perkins Register Report] (2004). Claim unsourced.For example, [[#Perkins|Perkins]]. ''Notes on the Perkins Families''. (1894): [https://tinyurl.com/yd9jafcz page 3].Claim unsourced.For example, Lewis, Marlyn. ''[https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p52.htm#i1549 Our Royal, Titled, Noble, & Commoner Ancestors and Cousins]'' personal website. (Alys de Astley. Last Edited 4 Apr 2020 F, page 52 #1549), b. circa 1476, d. 1538. The basis for this claim is unknown despite much research and is likely incorrect.''' '''There are no wills, no baptisms, no marriage records, no contemporary pedigrees and no land records to suggest that she belongs to the Astley family of Hillmorton, Warwickshire. There are only two records in which she appears - the will of her husband (where she is called Alys) and her own will (where she is called Alice). There is nothing about these wills to even slightly suggest Alice was a member of the Astley family, who were still lords of the manor of Hillmorton in the early 16th century. In fact, the opposite is true as Thomas Perkins appear to have belonged to an entirely different social class.''''''
:Specifically among the claims made, Alice has been said to be a daughter of Thomas Astley of Patshull by his wife Margaret Butler. There is no evidence that this Thomas Astley had a daughter Alice, he lived in the wrong part of England, and was much too prominent for him to have had a daughter marry to Thomas Perkins.
:It is also sometimes found that she was a daughter of Robert Astley and his wife Cecily. There is no evidence to support this.
== Will and Death =='''Will''' of Alice Perkins of Hillmorton[[#Threlfall|Threlfall]]. ''Ancestry of Thomas Bradbury and his wife Mary Perkins,'' (1988): [https://tinyurl.com/ybh2bwf8 pages 593-594].[[#Perkins|Perkins]]. ''Notes on the Perkins Families''. (1894): [https://tinyurl.com/ybmsmdze page 5].[[#Mortensen|Mortensen]]. ''English Origin of Six Early Colonists''. (1998): [[https://tinyurl.com/y83uumhz pages 3-4].::In the name of God Amen the last day of July in the year of our Lord God MCCCCCXXXVIII. I, Alice Perkins of Hillmorton in the county of Warwick, dreading the certain hour of death being in perfect memory mind, make this my last will in manner & form following. First, I bequeath my sould unto Almighty God, my lady Saint Mary & all the Saints in heaven to pray for me. My body to be buried within the parish church of Saint John the Baptist of Hillmorton aforesaid, my mortuary in main aisle. Also I bequeath to the high altar 12d. Also to the said church of Hillmorton 6s 8d. Also to every one of my godchildren 2d. Also to Jane Sleyter my daughter a pair of flaxen sheets, a pair of hurden sheets, a flaxen table cloth, a hurden table cloth, a tawny gown, a vilet kirtle, an hairoin, 3 kerchiefs, a cow & a yearlin bullock, and also to Julia Compton my daughter a pair of flaxen sheets, a pair of hurden sheets, a flaxen table cloth, and hurden table cloth, my best gown, a birnett tawny kirtle, 3 kerchiefs, a pair of beds, a pot, a pan and my silvered harness girdle. The residue of my goods, my debts paid & my funeral expenses deducted & allowed, I give unto Henry Perkins my son whim I make my sole executor, he to dispose for the health of my sole as he thinkith best. And of this my last will I ordain and Make John Stokes, clerk, Thomas Clerk & Richard Smyth supervisors, they to see that my last will be observed, performed & kept, these being witness: John Brendon, clerk, George Dobbs, William Freman, Thomas Dunkle, & Richard Bassett with diverse others.::The inventory, dated 10 Oct. 1538, was taken by: John Brendon, Clerke, Wm. Buttye, Wm. Freman, Thomas Dunkley, Edwd Twygare, appraisers.
:: Amount £36 2s. Id.
::Proved at Lichfield, 15 October 1538, by Henry Perkins
::Summary:::- buried within the parish church of Saint John the Baptist of Hillmorton aforesaid, my mortuary in the main aisle
::- Jane Sleyter my daughter
::- Julia Compton my daughter
::- Henry Perkins my son, sole executor
:'''Died:''' Between 31 July 1538 and 10 October 1538 in Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England.
:''Dates her will was made and inventory taken.''
== Research Notes ==Some trees claim that she was descended from Ralph De Ashley born about 1260. The basis for this claim is unknown despite much research and is likely incorrect.' '''There are no wills, no baptisms, no marriage records, no contemporary pedigrees and no land records to suggest that she belongs to the Astley family of Hillmorton, Warwickshire. There are only two records in which she appears - the will of her husband (where she is called Alys) and her own will (where she is called Alice). There is nothing about these wills to even slightly suggest Alice was a member of the Astley family, who were still lords of the manor of Hillmorton in the early 16th century. In fact, the opposite is true as Thomas Perkins appear to have belonged to an entirely different social class.'''
[https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=50051948 Find a Grave] shows that Alys and her husband Thomas Perkins are buried under the aisles of the Church of St. John the Baptist in Hillmorton.
In St. John the Baptist Church at Hillmorton Parish, in the side aisle, on the right facing the altar, are life-sized effigies of Thomas and Edith de Astley who lived in the 14th century. According to the Vicar of St. John '''they are the forebears''' of Alice de Astley who is said to have married Thomas Perkins, whose will directed that he "be buried in the Church of St. John the Baptist before the Rood." There is no source given for which Vicar stated this and when, nor any basis for how he would have that knowledge.
Dugdale writing in the 17th century described a grave and inscription found in the Church of St John, Hillmorton at this time . "In the middle ile of this Church are two gravestones of marble, each of them having small portraitures in brass of a man and a woman, with divers children; on one of them is this Inscription: Here lyeth Thomas Perkins and Alice and Elizabeth, Our Lord save their souls from everlasting death. Amen." Dugdale, William, Sir, Hollar, Wenceslaus, ''The antiquities of Warwickshire'' London 1656,p 15 [https://archive.org/details/antiquitiesofwar00dugd/page/14/mode/2up Archive books online]. A modern survey says that the church was extensively restored in the 18th century, the majority of the flooring is now parquet. There are no recorded floor memorials in the church today. This same survey describes the Astley effigies as " the defaced figure of a knight, probably Thomas de Astley, and a woman, probably his wife Margaret" Warwickshire County Council, Information for record number MWA3370: Church of St John the Baptist, Hillmorton [https://timetrail.warwickshire.gov.uk/detail.aspx?monuid=WA3370 government website]
== Sources ==
See also:*Threlfall, John Brooks. ''The Ancestry of Thomas Bradbury and his wife Mary Perkins,'' (Madison, Wisconsin, 1988): pages 593-594. Available at [https://tinyurl.com/ybh2bwf8 FamilySearch.org].*Davis, Walter Goodwin. ''Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966)'', (Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, MD, 1996). Accessed online at [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/48194/MAMEFamiliesIII-003859-166/236362 Ancestry.com], Vol. 3 (Dudley Wildes), page 166.*Mortensen, Paula Perkins, ''English Origin of Six Early Colonists by the Name of Perkins'' (Massachusetts: Higgins Book Company, 1998): pages 3-4. Available at [https://tinyurl.com/y83uumhz FamilySearch.org]*Perkins, D.W. ''Notes on the Perkins Families in England''. (Salem, 1894). [https://tinyurl.com/yd9jafcz Google Books link].
Events
| Birth | Abt 1461 | Warwickshire, England | |||
| Marriage | 1480 | Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England - Thomas Perkins | |||
| Death | 1538 | Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England | |||
| Alt name | Astley | ||||
| Reference No | 26870496 | ||||
| Reference No | 29500689 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Thomas Perkins (1458 - 1528) |
| Child | Henry Perkins (1484 - 1546) |
| Child | Joan "Jane" Perkins (1482 - ) |
| Child | Julianna "Jelyan" Perkins (1483 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Perkins (1486 - 1528) |