Joyce Rugeley, also Joyce Mountford, Widow and holder of the Manor of Aldridge after Simon Mountford's death
Dates: Born circa 1480; died 1553; probate granted 31 October 1553
Biography
A wealthy sixteenth-century widow who was first married to Hugh Harman and later to Simon Mountford. The cited probate evidence places the Manor of Aldridge under her sole control after Simon's death.
Notes / Sources
The precise legal mechanism by which her control ended is not established.
Research sources:
- Joyce Rugeley of Moor Hall, summarizing the wills of Simon Mountford and Joyce Mountford and related record evidence — https://www.morganfourman.com/articles/joyce-rugeley-of-moor-hall/
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