John Rysbrydger

±1520 — 1563
A brief biography

John Rysbrydger


Son of William Rysbrydger and Katherine . .

Born around 1520, the eleventh year of the reign of King Henry VIII, and died aged forty-three in the fifth year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I  He has 448 direct descendants in the family.


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Acquired Paltremans in Shere (now Bodryn Cottage & Forge Cottage), acquired Cookes Place in Albury from his cousin John, leaseholder of Stonehills (now Ponds Farm).


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Last Will and Testament

The will is dated 27th October, 1562, and the testator is John Risbridger--one of the good old Surrey yeoman names, like Evershed and Whapshot and Enticknap. He describes himself as ''John Risbridger of Shere, yeoman, sicke of bodie and yet walkinge. His body to be buried in Parish Church of Shere, 'without my seats ende.' 1 calf and 2 shepe, with sufficient breade and drinke thereunto to be bestowed and  



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William was born on 7/7/1822, in Betchworth. In the census of 1841 he is shown as 15 years of age living at Gadbrook Farm, Betchworth. In the census of 1890 he...

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