"John Bray, a taylor, was churchwarden of St. Margaret's, Westminster, in 1554-1556. Margaret Haslonde Bray, wife of John Bray and mother of Mary Bray Whitney, was buried at St. Margaret's, 28 March 1588. John and Margaret were married at the church and all their children baptized there. He died in 1615. His daughter, Mary, married Thomas Whitney, gentleman of Lambeth Marsh, 10 May 1583, at St. Margaret's. Their children were all baptized at St. Margaret's. Two of their children were named after St. Margaret's parishioners: Arneway and Nowell."
From "Pew-hopping in St. Margaret's Church" a publication of The Folger Shakespeare Library.
From source Ancestry of John Whitney . . . 1896, by Henry Melville.The churchwarden's accounts from St Margaret's. About Mary (Bray) Whitney he says: [She] hired a part of a pew in St. Margaret's Church. She is on record, for example, as paying "IIIs IIIId" for it in 1605, and quot;IIIIs" in 1616 and 1621. The fact that the transaction was in her name and that a whole pew was not needed may indicate that Thomas was not particularly interested in such matters. A possible reason is that he had embraced Puritanism and become a nonconformist to the discipline of the church of England (Melville, 215). Another possible reason for this was that Thomas may have been splitting his time between St Margaret's and Isleworth for business or personal reasons. His eldest daughter, Margaret, died at Isleworth at the same time Mary was paying for a pew in St Margaret's.
Further records from the churchwarden's accounts show that when "Mrs Marie Whitney" died, 6s 8d was paid for her grave, 2s 6d was paid for her shroud, and 6s was paid for the tolling of the church bells. Likewise, when "Mr Thomas Whitney" died, 5s 4d was paid for his grave, 2s 6d was paid for his shroud, and 6s for the tolling of bells (St Margaret, Westminster Churchwarden Account Book, 1637, Week 51)."
From "Pew-hopping in St. Margaret's Church" a publication of The Folger Shakespeare Library.
From source Ancestry of John Whitney . . . 1896, by Henry Melville.The churchwarden's accounts from St Margaret's. About Mary (Bray) Whitney he says: [She] hired a part of a pew in St. Margaret's Church. She is on record, for example, as paying "IIIs IIIId" for it in 1605, and quot;IIIIs" in 1616 and 1621. The fact that the transaction was in her name and that a whole pew was not needed may indicate that Thomas was not particularly interested in such matters. A possible reason is that he had embraced Puritanism and become a nonconformist to the discipline of the church of England (Melville, 215). Another possible reason for this was that Thomas may have been splitting his time between St Margaret's and Isleworth for business or personal reasons. His eldest daughter, Margaret, died at Isleworth at the same time Mary was paying for a pew in St Margaret's.
Further records from the churchwarden's accounts show that when "Mrs Marie Whitney" died, 6s 8d was paid for her grave, 2s 6d was paid for her shroud, and 6s was paid for the tolling of the church bells. Likewise, when "Mr Thomas Whitney" died, 5s 4d was paid for his grave, 2s 6d was paid for his shroud, and 6s for the tolling of bells (St Margaret, Westminster Churchwarden Account Book, 1637, Week 51)."
"John Bray, a taylor, was churchwarden of St. Margaret's, Westminster, in 1554-1556. Margaret Haslonde Bray, wife of John Bray and mother of Mary Bray Whitney, was buried at St. Margaret's, 28 March 1588. John and Margaret were married at the church and all their children baptized there. He died in 1615. His daughter, Mary, married Thomas Whitney, gentleman of Lambeth Marsh, 10 May 1583, at St. Margaret's. Their children were all baptized at St. Margaret's. Two of their children were named after St. Margaret's parishioners: Arneway and Nowell."
From "Pew-hopping in St. Margaret's Church" a publication of The Folger Shakespeare Library.
From source Ancestry of John Whitney . . . 1896, by Henry Melville.The churchwarden's accounts from St Margaret's. About Mary (Bray) Whitney he says: [She] hired a part of a pew in St. Margaret's Church. She is on record, for example, as paying "IIIs IIIId" for it in 1605, and quot;IIIIs" in 1616 and 1621. The fact that the transaction was in her name and that a whole pew was not needed may indicate that Thomas was not particularly interested in such matters. A possible reason is that he had embraced Puritanism and become a nonconformist to the discipline of the church of England (Melville, 215). Another possible reason for this was that Thomas may have been splitting his time between St Margaret's and Isleworth for business or personal reasons. His eldest daughter, Margaret, died at Isleworth at the same time Mary was paying for a pew in St Margaret's.
Further records from the churchwarden's accounts show that when "Mrs Marie Whitney" died, 6s 8d was paid for her grave, 2s 6d was paid for her shroud, and 6s was paid for the tolling of the church bells. Likewise, when "Mr Thomas Whitney" died, 5s 4d was paid for his grave, 2s 6d was paid for his shroud, and 6s for the tolling of bells (St Margaret, Westminster Churchwarden Account Book, 1637, Week 51)."
From "Pew-hopping in St. Margaret's Church" a publication of The Folger Shakespeare Library.
From source Ancestry of John Whitney . . . 1896, by Henry Melville.The churchwarden's accounts from St Margaret's. About Mary (Bray) Whitney he says: [She] hired a part of a pew in St. Margaret's Church. She is on record, for example, as paying "IIIs IIIId" for it in 1605, and quot;IIIIs" in 1616 and 1621. The fact that the transaction was in her name and that a whole pew was not needed may indicate that Thomas was not particularly interested in such matters. A possible reason is that he had embraced Puritanism and become a nonconformist to the discipline of the church of England (Melville, 215). Another possible reason for this was that Thomas may have been splitting his time between St Margaret's and Isleworth for business or personal reasons. His eldest daughter, Margaret, died at Isleworth at the same time Mary was paying for a pew in St Margaret's.
Further records from the churchwarden's accounts show that when "Mrs Marie Whitney" died, 6s 8d was paid for her grave, 2s 6d was paid for her shroud, and 6s was paid for the tolling of the church bells. Likewise, when "Mr Thomas Whitney" died, 5s 4d was paid for his grave, 2s 6d was paid for his shroud, and 6s for the tolling of bells (St Margaret, Westminster Churchwarden Account Book, 1637, Week 51)."
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