William Mounger (bef. 1592 - abt. 1674)

Born before 14 Nov 1592 in England

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Adams) Monger — married 18 Feb 1622 in St Olave Southwark, Surrey, England

Died about 9 Jul 1674 after about age 81 in London,England

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Biography

William Mounger (or Mongre or Monger) was baptized in London on 14 Nov 1592. He was the son of Benjamin Mounger and Jane Hesterby.^[1] He was a citizen mercer of London and resided at one time in St. Olave's Southwark, Surrey in the London suburbs, but he owned a number of properties scattered around England.^[2] He was involved in a number of lawsuits during his life, and these reveal much information about him, including that his wife (as of 1635) was named Ann.^[3] In 1639, he and Ann were named as defendants in a suit by Edward Bosden and his wife Elizabeth Bosden along with codefendants Sir Thomas Fanshaw, John Buckner and Frere Durden^[4].^[5] John Buckner (also a London mercer) and Edward Bosden were the husbands of two daughters of London stationer Thomas Adams, Mary and Elizabeth,^[6] so it is possible that this was connected with their inheritance and that Ann was their youngest sister named in Adams' 1619 will.^[7] This is confirmed by an entry in the St Olave's parish registers showing the marriage (by license) of William Monger and Ann Adames on 18 Feb 1622.

According to Boyds Inhabitants of London, he secondly married Judith Dudley in 1647.^[8]

He probably had one son, also named William, who is listed in the registers of the London Merchant Taylor's school in July 1644 as "William Monger only son of William citizen and mercer b in par of St Olave Southwark 22 Feb 1631".^[9]

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Sources

1. ↑ Henry Saint-George, The Visitation of London, Anno Domini 1633, 1634, and 1635, Volume 2, Harleian Society, 1883, p. 106 Google Books
2. ↑ F.W.T. Attree, "Wivelsfield", Sussex Archaeological Collections Relating to the History and Antiquities of the County, Volume 35, Sussex Archaeological Society, 1887, p. 27 Google Books
3. ↑ West Sussex Record Office SERGISON/1/157, see http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/fac4366d-9089-4e1a-8565-48d134ebb3bc
4. ↑ Probably "Frier Durden" who was a churchwarden of Thundridge parish, Harts. in 1631
5. ↑ Bosden v Mongre (1639), UK National Archives C 8/49/83 http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5335148
6. ↑ See a series of deeds involving the rectory of North Shoebury, Essex, preserved in the Essex Record Office, https://secureweb1.essexcc.gov.uk/SeaxPAM/ViewCatalogue.aspx?ID=824559
7. ↑ Will of Thomas Adams, Stationer of London, 2 Mar 1619, prob. 4 May 1620, UK National Archives Prob 11/135
8. ↑ Boyd's Inhabitants Of London & Family Units 1200-1946, Item 52249
9. ↑ Merchant Taylors' School (London, England),A Register of the Scholars Admitted Into Merchant Taylor's School: From A. D. 1562 to 1874, Comp. from Authentic Sources and Ed. with Biographical Notices, Volume 1 Farncombe & Company, 1882, p. 162, Google Books

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