Mr. KENRICK

                   The Kendrich or Kenericke or Kenric name as a surname, like the Lloyde surname, persisted from generation to generation in early North Wales records.  HSB.
BIRTH: Estimated from will and birth of children..
MARRIAGE: Estimated.
DEATH: Death date is actually the will/probate date.

BAPTISM, ENDOWMENT & SEALED TO SPOUSE: IGI 1992 Wales Flintshire, D0166, p.541, Given name.  COMPUTER IGI.
SEALED TO PARENTS: Computer IGI.
Somtimes have to look under CYWRIG, Welsh for Kenricke.

                                                The Will of Hugh Kenrick
In the Name of God Amen.  I Hugh Kenrick of the parish of Kilken in the County of Flint and [     ] being sick and  weak in body but of sound and perfect mind go to the Almighty God for the favor and calling to [  ] certainty of Death and the [in    ] of its coming do declare this my last will and testament in manner following, say:
First and Primarily I commend my soul unto the hands of the Almighty God in whom and through the merritts of Jesus Christ [                    ]  and to have full  [   ] my [    ] and my body I do comitt to the Earth from which it was taken to be buried in a Christian buriall according to [     ] . . .I do order give and dispose of the same in [forms] and following: Item: I give and bequeath to the poor of the Parish the sum of twenty shillings to be divided amongst [hos      ]and [      ] wardens of the Parish for the tyme of the Nativity of our blessed Saviour
next in my donate and bequeath to my sonne Kenrick Hughes five pounds next [    ]  my donate and bequeath to my Sonne Kenrick Hughes five pounds owoe mos the so pounds on account for which those and the other forty Shillings  to be pd him by Ex after     I give and beequeath to my Sone Robert Hughes ths
Item  I give and bequeath to my Sone Edward Hughes  the sume of five pounds
Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Lucie five pounds now wife of John Roberts  of Nannerch  I give and bequeath to my son Griffith Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Sara Hughes the sume of twelve pounds and the bed stead whereon I lae with all its appurtenances Item I gieve to my grandsonnes Robert, Sonno of my said Sonno Robert twenty shillings
Item I give and bequeath to my grandson sonno of my said daughter Lucie two and lambs
Item I give to all other my grandchildren two lambs, a pror at of my goods  and whatsoever my will and duo to be paid and furnished

I do give and  bequeath unto my Sonno John Hughes whom I nominate constitute and appoint Solo Executor of this my last will and testament and I do hereby evoake annuyll and mak[       ] all and  every forms testament and testaments will and with by me heretofore made or designated and that this only be taken for my last will and testament.  In Wittness whereof I have set my hand this fifteenth day of January Ano Rogue Rogin 1704

                             The mark of his hand

                              Hugh Kenrick
                              7 Feb 1704

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT BY HOWARD SHARP BENNION:

The Will of Hugh Kenrick of Kilken or Cilcain, drawn 15 Jan. 1704/05 and probated 7 Feb. 1704\05 names the following children:
       Sons: Kenrick Hughes, Robert Hughes and Edward Hughes
       Daughter: Luce, wife of John Roberts of Nannerch
       Son: Griffith
       Grandson; Robert, son of my son Edward
       Grandchild ?????,  son of my daughter Lucy (Couldn't read name)
       Son: John Hughes to be executor of will.

The testator's wife was not named, signifying she had died previously.
The will names three of the children of Hugh Kenrick and Jame verch Thomas listed in Cilcain parish register.  I did not find the names of three children listed in the will, namely Robert, John and Kenrick in Cilcain or other parish registers or transcripts.

Four of the seven children listed in the will were shown with the surname of Hughes.

The will of Robert Kenrick of Kilken, drawn 4 Mar 1709/10 and probated 13 Mar 1709/10, names the following relatives:
       Wife: Margaret verch Thomas
       Nephew: John Hughes, to be overseer; Nephew Griffith Hughes.
       Grandnephew: Robert, son of Kenrick Hughes, a bequest when 21 years old.
       Nephew: Edward Hughes and his son, Robert.
       Nieces: Luce and Sarah Hughes; the three children of nephew Robert Hughes.
       Nephew: Robert Thomas and his family.
       Nephew: Robert Williams and his daughter.

He names no children of his own, but he names seven nephews and nieces who are stated to have the surname Hughes and are listed among the ten children of Hugh Kenrick and Jane verch Thomas as shown on the attached family group sheet.

The foregoing data is proof that Hugh and Robert Kenrick are brothers; that the children of Hugh Kenrick used the  surname of Hughes; that Lucy Hughes is the daughter of Hugh Kenrick and that she married John Roberts.

I found only one marriage of a John Roberts and Lucy Hughes, that in the register of Cilcain and that was 25 Aug. 1696 in Cilcain.  I found no such marriage in the transripts of surrounding parishes. I found no christening of a child named Lucy in several decades before 1696 except the one born to Hugh before 1696 except the one born to Hugh and Jane Kenrick and christened in 1677.

John Roberts and Lucy Hughes had two children christened in Cilcain. Then there is a gap of eight years and then the Nannerch transcript shows the christening of three more children of this couple.  I went to Nannerch in 1961 and could not see the register because the minister was away, but I arranged to have him make a search for members of this and other Roberts families.  His search reported to me by letter added nothing to what I already had.

I made careful searches of wills and probate records for the parishes of Cilcain, Hope, Mold, Northop and also Hawarden a few years ago (I have over 300 pages of such notes.)  I have reviewed these notes for wills or probate orders of parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts who might have made bequests to Hugh or Robert Kenrick.  I did not recognize any such record which would prove relationship.  I carefully searched the Cilcain register and the transcripts of neighboring parishes for Kenrick families. Undoubtedly, several of these Kenrick families are closely related to the two brothers Hugh and Robert Kenrick, but the early registsers and transcripts are so stripped of descriptive information and there are so many omissions and gaps that I am not able to establish additional definite relationship ties.
Howard Sharp Bennion
                  

                   The birthdate of Robert Kenrick estimated from the birthdate of his wife.

BAPTISM, ENDOWMENT, SEALED TO PARENTS AND SPOUSE: Computer IGI.

"The Kendrick or Kenericke or Kenric name as a surname, like the Lloyd surname, persisted from generation to generatioin in early North Wales records.
   "The marriage record is obtained from the will of Robert Kenrick.  I was unable to find a marriage record.  The parish registers and transcripts are far from complete.

Upon further review of the wills it appears that Robert Kenrick's wife, Margaret verch Thomas ap John Griffiths, was the older sister of Hugh Kenrick's wife, Jane verch Thomas ap John Griffiths.  HSM

"The will of Robert Kenrick of Kilken, drawn 4 March 1709/1710 and probated 13 Mar 1709/1710, names the following relatives:

       Grandnephew: Robert, son of Kenrick Hughes - a bequest when 21 years old.
       Nephew: John Hughes, to be overseer.
       Thomas, son  of John Hughes.
       Three children of nephew Robert Hughes,  Hugh, Edward and Jane.
       Nephew: Edward Hughes and his son of Robert.
       Nephew Gryffyth Hughes.
       Nieces: Luce and Sarah Hughes;
       Nephew: Robert Thomas and his family.
       Nephew: Robert Williams and his daughter.
       Elizabeth, dau of Edward Lloyd
       Wife:  Margaret verch Thomas.

"He names no children of his own, but he names seven nephews and nieces who are stated to have the surname Hughes and are listed among the ten children of Hugh Kenrick and Jane verch Thomas.
The foregoing data is proof that Hugh and Robert Kenrick are brothers; that the children of Hugh Kenrick used the surname Hughes; that Lucy Hughes is the daughter of Hugh Kenrick and that she married."   HSB