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Burial: 6 Jan 1644 St. Peter's Church, Berkhamstead, Bucks, England 1
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William PITKIN was born abo ut 1580 in Berkamsted, Bucks, England. He died
in Jan 1644/45. He was buried o n 6 Jan 1644/45 in Berkhamsted, Bucks,
England. St Peter's Church Churchwarde n of St. Peters, in Berkhamsted aft
1610. He was a Justice of the Peace, Membe r of Parliament, Agent for the
Duch y of Cornwall in Berkhamsted abt 1612. Thi s was the time of
enclosures in Ber khamsted, in which he was involved with th e Duchy lands.
He was duputed to se lect 30 acres 'lying west upon the former inclosed
grounds (Colharbour Farm), north uppon an highway leading from the gr eat
heath towards Aldbury, east up pon the opn Frith (Common) and south uppon
the old fence of the Parke,' for t he purpose. Left legacies to his
children and grandchildren. Receipt in the a ccounts to the vestry
includes 3/4d from h im for the burial of his son George , in the church.
Electd Sidesman in 1612 a nd signed the vestry proceedings th at year,
presented on 9 Apr 1613 in which he contributes another 3/4 d for hi s
child Martha's grave. The Prince of Wale s visited Berkhamsted in 1616 to
be greeted by an oration by a student at Berk hamsted Grammar School. In
1613 a levy for repairs to the Church reveals that William's rae was the
6th highe st in the Parish based on holding 23 acres ara ble, 2.5 acres
meadow, and othe r wealth. One of the first 'Gentlemen' of 12 n ew Capital
Burgesses when King James I granted the town a new Charter on 18 Ju l
1618. He signed and approved the Vestry accounts for repair of the bell
on 22 Oct 1620. Elected Churchwar den on 26 Apr 1622. In 1622 he was
storing or m arketing produce in the lofts int he market house. In 1622 he
was assessed on a holding of 39 acres. In 162 5 he paid 6/8 d for Mrs.
Mason's grave (mother i n law?) Baliff ( = Mayor0 in 1625. Called Mr.
Pitkin after 1627. In 1625 more enclosure was called for by Charles I in
order to raise money, even though no more division had been prom ised by
the King's father. Behind the scenes barga ining was made with Berkham sted
for loss of grazing on 400 acres, for 100 acr es for the town's poor.
F ences were raised, probably under William's order, a nd torn down by
Northchur ch farmers on an Aug 1640 night. They prevailed and it wasn't
for another 220 years that Lord Brownlow who owned the Duchy rights
enclosed the same 400 ac res. This enclosure also did not previal,however.
Pa id 6/8 d for his wife Jan e's grave in Apr 1628; she had died in
childbirth (J ane). Chief Burgess in 16 28. Responsible for helping to
distribute timber to the poor from the King. H e had a corne loft over the
market house on 1 Apr 16 30. He signed minutes of Vestry meetings in 1631
where problems about Church d issention and other acti vities were noted.
In 1632 he was assessed on 196 acr es, the second largest i n the parish.
Took office as an Overseer fo the Poor in 1633 and he sold the
Churchwardens some timber. He was assessed for Church repairs in 1634/35.
B ailiff, Justice of the Peace, and Member of Parliament i n 1636. Approved
the bonds for the Rector's stock of the poor in Dec 1637. He had reciepts
from hi s cornloft, from the gaol, and for bricks in 1637. Electe d
Overseer of the Po or in 1642.
Father: William, Gentleman* (Pitkyn) PITKIN b: Abt. 1557
Mot her: Alise MNU
Marriage 1 Jane MASON b: Abt. 1584 in England
Married: 4 Mar 1606 in London, England; St. Gregory by St. Pauls 1
Children
George PITKIN b: Bef. 3 Jan 1607 in Berkhamsted, Bucks, England
William Pitki n III* b: 1608 in Berkhamsted, Bucks, England
Sara PITKIN b: Bef. 1 Nov 1609
Martha PITKI N b: 17 Oct 1612 in Berkhamsted, Bucks, England
Francis (Frauncys ) PITKIN b: Bef. 20 Jan 1613 in Berkhamsted, Bucks,
England
George PITKIN b: Bef. 10 Nov 1616 in Berkhamsted, Bucks, England
Martha PITKIN b: 14 Mar 1617 in Berkhamst ead, Bucks, England
Elizabeth PITKI
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