• General Notes

  of Hamilton & Stodham, Oxfordshire 3rd son
  
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  Robert D'Oyly, Esq., brother and heir male, resided at Hambleden, co. Bucks, and at Stadhampton in Oxfordshire, but principally at the former. He was an infant at his father's death in 1549, but of age in 1568 ; for in Hillary Term that year (10 Eliz.) he levied a fine of tenements in Newington, co. Oxon., to John Oglethorpe, the family trustee; and soon after, the said Robert D'Oyly espoused Anne, daughter of — Elkington ("Gules, five cross croslets between two flaunches argent,") of an old London and Leicestershire family.— Robert D'Oyly made his will, as of Hambleden, Jan. 1615; leaves his wife Anne all her jewels, &c. and half of the furniture and stock on his farm and messuage at Colsthorpe in Hambleden (which he held by lease) for life, or till her second marriage, reversion to his son Robert, to whom he leaves the other half in present possession; the same with respect to the farm itself, in halves; remainder to Timothy D'Oyly of Stadhampton, his (testator's) elder son. He makes bequests to his grandchildren, mentioning Robert and Timothy Denham; and appoints his son-in-law Edward Denham and another person executors, and Sir William Borlace of Medmenham, and Robert Kitson, parson, of Fauley, co. Bucks, overseers. he made a codicil Oct. 1617, leaving his lands in Hambleden, called Adams, which were purchased of Sir Robert D'Oyly, Knt. to Anne his wife for life, remainder to his grandson William, son of his eldest son Timothy D'Oyly of Stadham (otherwise Stadhampton); and dying 18th Oct. 1617, æt. not less than 70, was buried in Hambleden church. By his inquis. post mort. it appears he died seised of property at Stadhampton and Brayton, co. Oxon., purchased of — Yeats, as well as of a fishery at the latter place, all held in chief of the Crown; and that Timothy D'Oyly, his son and heir, was then æt. more than 30.[641] His will was proved Feb. 1617-18, in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.[642]— Anne his wife survived him, and made her will April 1632, as of Ipstone, co. Bucks, widow. It consists chiefly of bequests of brass pots, kettles, sheets, and spoons, to her grandchildren. She appoints her son Robert D'Oyly and Richard Willmott, her son-in-law, executors, and Timothy D'Oyly, her son, and another person, overseers; and dying 11th April 1639, was buried beside her husband in Hambleden church, where, en a brass plate within the D'Oylys' dormitory in that church, is a short inscription to their memory, stating they had two sons and six daughters.[643] Her will was proved July 1639, in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.[644] Their issue were,[645]

Details of Robert's family with Anne Elkington