Joan CRANFIELD b. Abt 1556 Watton-at-Stone, , Hertfordshire, England d. Between 29 Oct and 2 Dec 1640 Little Munden, , Hertfordshire, England: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

Abt 1556 - 1640

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Name	Joan CRANFIELD [1, 2]
Birth	Abt 1556	Watton-at-Stone, , Hertfordshire, England [2]
Gender	Female
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Will	29 Oct 1640	Little Munden, , Hertfordshire, England [2, 3]
Proved 2 Dec 1640, Court of the Archdeaconry of Hitchin
By her nuncupative (oral) will, made in the presence of her children, Francis Kirby, Ruth Browne, Joan Bides and Joan's husband John Bides, Joan (Cranfield) Kirby Bides, widow of Little Munden, gave £1 to the poor of Watton where she was born, £1 to the poor of Little Munden where she lived, small legacies to her grandchild Ruth Cowley, to her grandchild Richard Kirby, to her grandchild Joseph Whale, to her cousin Elizabeth Isham, to her sousin Mary Newton, and to her daughter Joan Bides, and the residue to her son Francis Kirby, who she made sole executor. The inventory attached to the will shows the entire value of her personal estate, £18.8s.1&1/2d., of which £2 was given to the poor.
Death	Between 29 Oct and 2 Dec 1640	Little Munden, , Hertfordshire, England [2, 4]
Person ID	I3057	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	26 Sep 2023

Family John KIRBY, b. Abt 1551, , , , England d. Bef 21 Nov 1621, Watton-at-Stone, , Hertfordshire, England (Age ~ 70 years)

Marriage 23 Dec 1576 Watton-at-Stone, , Hertfordshire, England [5]

Children

	1. Francis KIRBY, b. Abt 1577, Little Munden, , Hertfordshire, England d. Oct 1661, Southwark, , Surrey, England (Age ~ 84 years)
+	2. Joan KIRBY, b. Abt 1582, Little Munden, , Hertfordshire, England d. Between 1640 and 24 Jul 1660, , , , England (Age ~ 58 years)
	3. William KIRBY, b. Abt 1583 d. Bef 1660 (Age ~ 76 years)
	4. John KIRBY, b. Abt 1586 d. Between 23 Apr and 7 Jul 1628, Little Munden, , Hertfordshire, England
	5. Ruth KIRBY, b. Abt 1598 d. Aft 1660 (Age ~ 63 years)

Family ID F407 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 26 Sep 2023

Event Map

	Birth - Abt 1556 - Watton-at-Stone, , Hertfordshire, England
	Marriage - 23 Dec 1576 - Watton-at-Stone, , Hertfordshire, England
	Will - Proved 2 Dec 1640, Court of the Archdeaconry of Hitchin - 29 Oct 1640 - Little Munden, , Hertfordshire, England
	Death - Between 29 Oct and 2 Dec 1640 - Little Munden, , Hertfordshire, England

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I3057&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Joan CRANFIELD."

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