. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE manor." Humphrey died in 1516 and Marger)-, in exchange for other lands left her by his will, settled WydJial on their eldest son Arthur Wellisboume in tail-male." She afterwards married Thomas Cheyne. In 1 5 2 2 she quitclaimed Wyddial to Robert Dormer," to whom Arthur Wellisbourne sold his interest in the manor." In 1528 Robert Dormer and Joan his wife con- veyed the manor of Wyddial to George Canon and John Gill." George Canon built the chapel of St. George in the parish ch

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. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE manor." Humphrey died in 1516 and Marger)-, in exchange for other lands left her by his will, settled WydJial on their eldest son Arthur Wellisboume in tail-male." She afterwards married Thomas Cheyne. In 1 5 2 2 she quitclaimed Wyddial to Robert Dormer, " to whom Arthur Wellisbourne sold his interest in the manor." In 1528 Robert Dormer and Joan his wife con- veyed the manor of Wyddial to George Canon and John Gill." George Canon built the chapel of St. George in the parish church of Wyddial" and there he willed he should be buried, providing for a priest, four clerb and four children to say masses for him for twenty years." He had one daughter and heir Margaret, who married John Gill, *' and on his death in 1534** the manor became vested in John and Margaret." Their son George inherited the manor on the death of John in March 154.5-6." He held it until his death in 1568, when he was succeeded by his son John." In 1600 the manor descended to John's son and heir George Gill, '' who was knighted at Whitehall in 1603." In 1619 he died and his son John Gill inherited Wyddial." He sold it in 1627 to John Goulston." On the death of John Goulston in 1643 the manor descended to his son Richard, " who during his tenure of the manor made a parti round Wyddial Hall." In 16S6 Richard Goulston died and was succeeded by his son James, " who died in 1704, when Wyddial descended to his son Richard." Richard died in 1731." His son Francis inherited the manor" and sold it in 1772 to Stephen Comyn, barrister-at-law and bencher ofthe Inner Temple." Stephen Comyn died the fol- lowing year and the manor of Wyddial passed to his two sons Stephen and Robert, who sold it shortly afterwards to Brabazon Ellis" who came of an ancient Welsh family." He died in 1780 and his son John Thomaj Ellis, M.