General Notes

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In 1555, Henry Rydysdale was paid 6d. by the churchwardens of Boxford for carriage of a load of wood. He helped to organize a church ale (money making social gatherine) in 1560, was a churchwarden himself in 1562. He was assessed at £10 in
1568.
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"20 June 1591 - the will of Henry Ridsdale of Boxford, yeoman...sick in body...to John Ridsdale my son £14 to be paid within six months next after the end & completion of my lease which I have in the house where I now dwell called Coddenham
Hall...to Robert Ridsdale my son all my corn both wheat & mixtoland as it now standeth...to Henry Ridsdale my son £60...to Richard Ridsdale my son £60...to John Stansbye my daughter's son £10 at age 21...to Richard Ridsdale my son's son £4 at
age 21 but if he die, then said £4 to go to his brother Thomas Ridsdale at age 21...to the poor of Boxford 10s...to Agnes church, widow, 10s...residue to Joan Ridsdale my wife, she to be sole executrix. Signed by mark. Witnesses: John
Winterflod, William Brand, Symon Smuth, John Higham. Proved 9 December 1591."
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# Note: Fifty Great Migration Colonists
# Note: Publication: John Brooks Threlfall, Madison, Wisconsin 1990
# Note: Abbrev: NEHGR
# Note: Publication: New England Historic Genealogical Society
# Change Date: 18 DEC 2002