Notes for Joanne PRATER
The Following notes by Gary Benton Prather :
Joane Prater was the daughter of John. Her brother George, already being established in a much finer Manor (Latton) and holding his own property prior to becoming the heir at his father's death, gave Ingleshan Manor as dowry to his sister's husband. Thomas Stephens of Swindow (son of Sir Thomas Stephens) was Joane's husband.
Thomas became the Rector of the Church at Ingleshan. (I believe that George Prater was Rector sometime before him.)
Thomas and Joane had a son named Thomas, who was granted the Rectory and Advonson of Swindon Church the same year his father died - 1560. He held the Rectory until his death in 1596. ( He also held the grant of Advonson in 1575, 1579, 1580, and 1581. This Thomas had two sons: John and Nicholas. One son John Stephens (wife: Bridget) was the primary heir to his father but only held the grant of Rectory for six years when his brother, Nicholas became of age and received the Rectory by the WILL of the father, while John Stephens retained all other property.
The Rectory was awarded to the Praters and then to the Stephens by the Crown. John and Nichol as Stephens conveyed the Rectory to two persons in 1602, to "hold" as a trust for Nicholas Vilett, their nephew, who received it the same year.
The Rectory paid about 14 pounds a year with other payments for the land that went with it, which totaled about 40 pounds a year.
It later went to John Vilett and then to John Goddard, then the Martins, Webbs and Rollestons . (All descendants)
The tax paid to the Church was a tenth of the income of the Parish. The grant of Rectory could supply a person a very high standard of living during this time of history.
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