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Sherrington." Elsewhere the lady is called " Kekewich of Essex," 

 hut it is at any rate certain that letters of administration of the 

 estate of "John Sharington of Lidington," her late husband 

 deceased, were granted to her, 6th February, 1560-1, by the name 

 of "Agnes Stephens alias Sharington." She is mentioned, more- 

 over, as " Agnes Weavin, widow/' obviously a clerical error, in the 

 will of her grandson, William Sherrington, of Medbourne, in 

 JLiddington, which is dated 19th February, 1610-11. Her children 

 by Nicholas Stephens, her second husband, appear to have been : — 



1. Mary, wife of William Carr, of Hungerford. 



2. Thomas. 



3. Elizabeth, wife of Nicholas Yilett, of Swindon. 



4. Kichard Stephens, of Froxfield. 



The baptism of " Edmund, son of Eichard and Jone Stephens," 

 occurs in the parish register of Bedwyn Magna, under date 28th 

 November, 1604 (Collectanea Topog. et Gen., v., 31) ; and four 

 years later we find Richard's will : — 



May 23rd, 6 Jas., 1608. Richard Stephens of Crofton, co. Wilts gent, to be 

 buried in church of Great Bedwyn. Annuity of 40/. to wife, out of parsonage of 

 Froxfield. Second son, Edmund, under age. Child in wife's womb. Eldest son, 

 Thomas Stephens, under age. Brother Nicholas Vylett, and Stephen Bigges, 

 overseers. Administration was granted to Nicholas Vylett, 1st March, 1608-9, 

 The will was proved 23rd May, 1622, by Thomas Stephens, the son (C.P.C., 

 "Dorset," fo. 24). 



Thus, if it remains doubtful whether Richard was the son of 

 Nicholas and Agnes Stephens, the description of Nicholas Yilett in 

 the above will renders it as certain as may be that Elizabeth, his 

 wife, was Richard's sister. And now to add what little we know 

 about her descendants. Her eldest son, as we have seen, was 

 Thomas Yilett. He appears to have been twice married, viz., to 

 Martha, daughter of Thomas Groddard, of Swindon, by Jane, 

 daughter of Sir Edmund Fettiplace, a match not recorded in the 

 pedigree above referred to, and to (the mother of his children, 

 Thomas, Oliver, and John) " Ann Webb." This last-named wife 

 was fifth and youngest daughter of Edmund Richmond alias Webb, 

 of Rodbourne Cheney, near Swindon, by his wife, Katharine, 

 daughter of Nicholas St. John, of Lydiard Tregoze. The name 

 u Oliver," bestowed in baptism on her second son, was derived 



