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1. 1. Coningsby, Elizabeth
      1. Berkeley, Richard
         1. Berkeley, Alice
         2. Berkeley, Maurice Bruton
         3. Berkeley, John
         4. Berkeley, Anne
         5. Berkeley, Dorothy

Source References

1. Michael Neuman: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=clcaldwell&id=I128844 @ RootsWeb Caldwell and related families
2. L8PF-PXM FamilySearch.org
3. Elizabeth Coningsby Fitzjames, "Find A Grave Index"
   1. • Source text:

        Name Elizabeth Coningsby Fitzjames
        Death Date 1546
        Event Type Burial
        Event Place Bruton, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
        Cemetery Blessed Virgin Mary Churchyard
        Photograph Included N
        Note Contains Biography

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        Dame Elizabeth Fitz-james, widow, late the wife of Sir John Fitz-james, knt., Cheffe Justice of the Kinges Bench. Will dated November 30th, 1545. My body to be buried in the parish church of Brewton by my late husband, if I die within 6 miles of Brewton, but if I die in Gloucestershire or within 6 miles of Westbury by my first husband Richard Barckleye, Esquier, but if I die elsewhere, then in the next parish church. To our mother church of Wells, 3s. 4d. To the mother church of the Blissid Trinitye in Bristowe 3s. 4d. To the parish church of Brewton 10s. To the curatt of Brewton 6d. 8d. To the vicar of Stooke Gifforde 6s. 8d. To the curatt where I depart ds. 8d. To be said for my soul the day of my burial five masses of the name of Jhu, five of the V woundes, thre of the Blessed Trinity and five of the five principall feasts of Our Lady, each priest having 8d. Among the poor on the day of my burial in bread 20s. To each of my own children present at my burial or month mynde a black gown price the yerd 3s. 4d. To my son Sir Morice Barckley, knight, two salts with the dolphin upon them, my two wine pottes of silver with the Dolphyn and the Conysse upon the covers, five spones with the blue animell upon the knappes, a trussing bed of yelowe and a red sarcenett wt a bed of downe, a pair of fustian blankettes wt a coverlet of verder, being in the chamber called the Lord Lyssle's chamber and in the ynner chamber belonging to the same, wt all the stuff in the utter chamber and the chappell annexed, also a pair of fine shetes of Holland, five ells in length and five yerdes in bredithe, at a paier of pillowe towes &c. To Richard Barckeley, my sonne's son, when he is 21 years of age, a bason and ewer with the dolphin and the conysse in the mydes of the bason. To my son-in-law, Wylliam Fraunces a great goblet pownced and my trussing bed in the porche chamber, a pair of shetes of calacowe, and a pair of pillow towes. To my son-in-law Gibbes a standing cup. To my woman Elizabeth Tracie a featherbed and such bedding as shalbe at Hewton at my death in recompense for such things as I had of her at my first coming to Hewton. My farme of Smaldon let to Thomas Horner for the yearly rent of £13 6s. 8d. to be retained by my executors to pay my legacies and detts. To my pore servant Giles Welbe 5s. quarterly. My son Morrice Barckely to have my lease and interest of and in the parsonage of Shipton Montegue the years to come in after my decease for £20 over and above the Kinge's graces rent or else my executors to sell the said lease; and my said son to have also all my household stuffs at Brewton paying therefor £20, or else my executors to sell the same. My executors to sell all my sheep, cattle, and horses as well rother as every other kind. To my son's son Richard Barkley all my cattle and household goods in Gloucestershire, which shall remain in the custody of my daughter dame Elizabeth Barkley his mother. I will a priest be founde to say masse in the parish church of Brewton at Our Lady aulter where my husband lieth buried. To my daughter-in-law dame Elizabeth Barkley my best velvet gown. To my daughter-in-law dame Katheryne Barckleye my second best velvet gown. To my daughter DAME ANNE SPEKE my sattyn gown furrid with Ermyn. To my daughter Mary Fraunces my sattyn gown furred with mynckes, a kyrtell of black sattyn, and my best velvet bonett. To my cosyn Joan Foskewe my gown of black chamblett lynes with fries, and my curtill of taffeta. To my woman Elizabeth Marshall my frocke of Russett worsted and my kirtill of Saye.
        Residue to my daughter Elizabeth Barkley, widow, my cosyn Anthony Gilbert, and John Rouse, gentilman, my executors.
        Overseers: my son Mauryce Barkley, knight, my son-in-law William Fraunces, esquire. Also that where I and my cosyn Nicholas Fitz-james were put in trust by one Harman Devynshere to have the governance of one Elinor his daughter, I will at her marriage that my executors give her £8.
        Witnesses: Nycholas Gilberde, gentleman, Sir John Eryngton, curat of Brewton, my gostly father, Sir Richard Bysshopp, and John Bosgrove.
        Proved May 8th, 1546.

      • Citation:

        "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGH-82GY : 15 June 2022), Elizabeth Coningsby Fitzjames, ; Burial, Bruton, South Somerset District, Somerset, England, Blessed Virgin Mary Churchyard; citing record ID 119283207, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.