Henry Scarborough

From the "Miles Files" at the Eastern Shore Public Library: He made a will on Sep 5 1604 at North Walsham, Co Norfolk, England. I, Henry Skarburghe, the elder of North Walsham, County Norfolk, of good and perfecr remembrance &c. My soul to God my Creator, assuring myself of forgiveness of sinners to be buried in the parish Church of North Walsham.
- To the Vicar there 6s. 8d.
- To every of the children of Henry Skarburghe, my son, viz: Henry, Samuel, John and Mary 5d. at 21 years of age. The children of my daughter Mary, now wife of Theophilus Harvye viz: To John and Mary Gurny 5d. each at 21 years of age.
- To the children of my daughter Elizabeth Harvy viz: to Henry, Susan and Elizabeth Mayetson, each 5£ when 21 years of age.
- To the children of my daughter Susan Pycroft, viz: Elizabeth and Thomas Pycroft 5d. each at 21 years of age.
- To Mary Skarburghe, daughter of my son, William Skarburghe 10£ at 21 years of age. To my daughter Susan Pycroft, £10 at Christide two years next after my decease.
- To my son, William £20 - £10 within half a year and £10 a year after my decease.
- To my daughter Anne, £10 to be paid within 10 months of her marriage.
- My son Edmund to be maintained and kept ( ) of the Inns of Court till he hath taken the degree of a Barester.
- To Elizabeth, my wife £10 a year for her life and to have a convenient dwelling upon or near part of the ground where my dwelling is, during her life and half a hundred of wood and summering and wintering of a cowe, so long as she and my son John shall not live together in one house.
- To my son John, copyholds in North Walsham, with yards, gardens and &c. and other late decaped buildings there and also to him all household goods and chattels to pay my debts and legacies, and I appoint him sole Executor.
Witnesses: Nichi Pull, Edmund Labbock (probably Lubbock) John Toppes, Edmund Rye, Edmund Skarburgh the writer. (Consistory Court of Norwich; Original Wills 1605 No. 134)

Henry married Elizabeth (?) about 1562 in England. (Elizabeth (?) was born about 1544 in England and died after 01 Feb 1615 in North Walsham, Norfolk, England.)