Hester Swete
F, b. circa 1573, d. before 13 October 1604
Hester was born circa 1573 in Modbury, Devonshire, England, at the Trayne Manor. She was the daughter of John Swete and Margery Peryam. She was never married. Hester made her will on 12 September 1604 at Halwell, Devonshire, England. [CR:]
She mentions her sister Margery Batty & her children; her brother Robert & his children; her sister Elizabeth Synner & her children: Stephen, Thomas, Henry, John, Arthur & Susan [surname all spelled Shinner]; her sister Agnes Parnell & her children: John, Samuel, Henry, Nathaniel & Reza; & the Costerd children: ______ the younger, Mary, Elizabeth & John. Also mentioned were: Agnes Wolcott; Alice Neyle & her dauther Johana; John Philippe; Johanna March, wife of John March & William, son of George Cruse. Johan Drewe & Elizabeth Hamling, her godchildren were mentioned as well. She named Susan Costerd as her executrix.1
Hester departed this life before 13 October 1604 in Halwell, Devonshire, England. Halwell is a village a few miles east of Modbury. The inventory of Hester's estate was taken on Wednesday, 13 October 1604. Her inventory was taken by Henry Swete & her brothe-in-law John Parnell. Her estate was valued at £ 68.6.8. Her will was probated on 15 October 1604.
She mentions her sister Margery Batty & her children; her brother Robert & his children; her sister Elizabeth Synner & her children: Stephen, Thomas, Henry, John, Arthur & Susan [surname all spelled Shinner]; her sister Agnes Parnell & her children: John, Samuel, Henry, Nathaniel & Reza; & the Costerd children: ______ the younger, Mary, Elizabeth & John. Also mentioned were: Agnes Wolcott; Alice Neyle & her dauther Johana; John Philippe; Johanna March, wife of John March & William, son of George Cruse. Johan Drewe & Elizabeth Hamling, her godchildren were mentioned as well. She named Susan Costerd as her executrix.1
Hester departed this life before 13 October 1604 in Halwell, Devonshire, England. Halwell is a village a few miles east of Modbury. The inventory of Hester's estate was taken on Wednesday, 13 October 1604. Her inventory was taken by Henry Swete & her brothe-in-law John Parnell. Her estate was valued at £ 68.6.8. Her will was probated on 15 October 1604.
Citations
- [S1658] TRANSCRIPT OF DEVONSHIRE WILLS, 1600-1800, by Olive M. Moger, Volume 20, page 7100 - Will abstract of Hester Sweet dated 12 September 1604. [Note: The Costerd children named are believed to be those of Hester's sister, Susan, who she named her executrix. The child named ______Costerd, the younger is believed to be Susan, daughter of Susan. Agnes Wolcott & Alice Neyle are the daughters of Hester's brother, John. The George Cruse mentioned was raised by her brother, John. - KLM]