SIMON WINCH
THE STORY AS I KNOW IT
Simon Winch was born about 1575 probably in Berkshire
England,
possibly Bray. It is not known
who his parents were.
He married Ellen
Logan about 1604. She was the
daughter of Simon Logan,
Lord of Strode Hall Manor. These were
old families of Berks made up of Yeoman and
Gentlemen. The information about the family is
written in The Passmores in American: A Quaker Family
Through Six Generations by Robert Houston Smith
Simon and Ellen Winch' known children
are:
1. EllenWinch,
born between 1605-1611, she wed Thomas Passmore and died 1652.
2. Anne Winch, born 1610,
she wed Henry Sowthen
yeoman of Burnham, Berks Feb. 18, 1631/2 from London Marriage Licences
1521-1869 by Joseph L. Chester and
John Ward Dean.
There are a number of references to Simon Winch in The
History and Antiquities of the Hundred of Bray, in the
county of Berkshire. Page 99 notes that Simon
Winch rented Budds, the ancestral
home of the Budd family, for 31 years at a rent of
40 pounds a year.
It is not
known when either Simon
Winch or his wife Ellen
died, or where they are buried. However, in 1650, Richard
Winch was listed as Gentlemen of Fifeld, Bray
Parish. There were a number of Winch listed
in the 1650 Rentals due to the Parish Bray. We
do not know their connection to Simon Winch,
yet. They Include:
Richard Winch Jr. - Manor of Bray
Richard Winch - Gentlemen of Fifield House
William Winch - Manor of Bray
John Winch, Sr. - Manor ob Bray
Richard Winch of Altwood
Richard Winch of Braywicke
John Winch of Braywicke
Thomas Winch of Maidenhead
There was a
"Visitation" made in 1665-6 noted in The Four Visitations of Berkshres,
by Thomas Benolt. on page 44, "Fifeld in Bray
parish, was Simon Winch
gentleman, Entr. I'm not sure what Entr. means. It may
be there plea was entered, or perhaps their fee was entered.
His age was given to be 30 something. So he was
probably our Simon's grandson.
A visitation
was a tour of inspection to establish the right of a person
to bear arms. Simon
was turned down in this visitation because of a better
claim.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
If you know the answer please CONTACT US
Maier_Associates: © Copyright 2024
Doc; gpwin020.html
Date created: 12/12/2011
Date Edited 6/21/2014
Date edited 5/9/2024