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Bartholomew STOVALL.6128. George STOVOLD
(179)(180)
was born about 1623 in Albury,Surreyshire,England. He died on 6 Nov 1666.
He was buried on 8 Nov 1666 in Albury,Surreyshire,England. Unsure of source
of death date. Burial date is given in Smith as 8 Nov 1666, in Thompson it is
given as 8 Nov 1665.
"On 15 October 1653 Millicent Tickner, widow of Bartholomew Tickner, and
his daughter Joan, now wife of George Stobbold, claimed admission from the lord
of the manor of Albury to a cottage and garden which had been surrendered by
Bartholomew. The claim was allowed and Millicent was granted copyhold tenure
for her life; after her death Joan and her heirs would hold the tenement 'for
ever'. Because of their poverty, part of the fine for their admission was remitted.
Apparently Millicent Tickner did not live long, for George Stobbold is recorded
as a tenant on 8 August 1654, and on four later occasions he was fined for default
in attendance at the manor court: 7 October 1657, 19 April 1659, 29 April 1661
and 19 October 1663.
At some point George and Joan (Tickner) Stovall of Albury became Quakers. His
name is found on a list of non-attenders at their respective parish churches
for three months without excuse, which was contrary to law. The sheriff's return
on five writs directed to him and issued in April 1661 was marked 'not found',
but he was again cited at Easter term, 1662 for the same 'offense', and yet again
on 28 April 1663. No record appears of any punishment imposed upon him. His name
appears on the hearth tax roll for Albury, dated Lady Day [25 March] 1664, assessed
for one hearth.
Although his baptismal record is lacking and his father died intestate, George's
position in the family is fixed by the will of his brother William, which mentions
him as a brother and executor and also mentions their mother, the widow Margaret
(Farley) Stoffold.
Notwithstanding his Quaker faith, George Stoval was buried at Albury according
to the rites of the Established Church. There is no record of any administration
of his estate, and the manor court rolls are too fragmentary to trace the further
history of the copyhold tenancy enjoyed by him and his wife. That Joan survived
him is known. On 7 3rd month [May] 1675, the 'Widow Stovall' asked fellow members
of the Friends' congregation to help her find an apprenticeship or other employment
for her son. Since there is no record of any other members of the congregation
bearing any variant of the Stovall surname, this must be Joan, and the son must
be Bartholomew. Neither the Albury parish register nor the Quaker records show
any remarriage, death or burial for Joan (Tickner) Stovall. It is likely that
she died before the only child of hers of which there is any record was baptized
into the Church of England as an adult and, the following year, set out on his
great adventure to Virginia" - Thompson
6129.
Joan TICKNER(180)
died [after 7 May 1675]. Children were:
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Bartholomew STOVALL.
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