Person:John Kilbourne (1)

From Amelia Morrow, citing The Ancestry of Thomas Kilbourn^[2]: 'Of age in 1562 when his mother died. In April 1563 at Waterbeach, he surrendered his land to John Ballard, and likely moved away, as he did not appear when compelled to be present at the Waterbeach court in 1567 and his son William [sic] was christened at Wood Ditton in 1567. John appears on the Subsidy of 10 Elizabeth (1568) at Wood Ditton for taxes of 5s 10p on £7 in goods. in 1571/2 (13/14 Elizabeth) he paid 10s on £10, the highest in the parish.

John made his will 23 Sept 1591, describing himself as "of Saxon in the parish of Woodditton in the County of Cambridge yeoman". Since the will was probated 22 Nov, it seems to have been made on his deathbed. However, it contains elaborate provisions for the distribution of his estate. ... Kilborne (1992) thinks there are family tensions indicated, possibly due to the existance of children from two different wives. There is no record of a first wife, but children John and Joan were much older and received much less in the will.'

1. ↑ Kilbourne, Payne Kenyon. The History and Antiquities of the Name and Family of Kilbourn. (New Haven: Durrie & Peck, 1856)
   page *49.

   'Extracts from the Parish Register of Wood Ditton, Co. Cambridge: ...
   "1591.--John Kilborne was buried the xxx daye of October.'

2. ↑ Kilbourne, John Dwight. The Ancestry of Thomas Kilbourn (1578-c1637) of Wood Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England and Wethersfield, Connecticut. (Washington, DC: J.D. Kilbourne, 1991).

   via RootsWeb submission of Amelia Morrow

3. ↑ Birth year estimated based on estimated birth years of his mother and his children.