History of a village on an important road.

| Name | John Guy | |
| Gender | Male | |
| Marriage Note | Bucks Archives Catalogue entry D-BAS/30/28 Parties: (1) John Guy of Colebrook, Langly Marish, tallow chandler (son and heir of William Guy of Colebrooke, gentleman); (2) Robert Cooke of Newbury (Berkshire), clothier and Richard Mortimer of Thatcham (Berkshire), innholder; (3) Alice Mortimer, daughter of Richard Mortimer, late of Thatcham, innholder, deceased Operative part - in consideration of an impending marriage between (1) and (3) and for £200 portion brought by (3), and to provide a jointure for (3), (1) released (a)-(b) to (2) Property: (a) messuage in Langly formerly in the occupation of William Guy, now in the occupation of (1); (b) 19 acres of arable and 1½ acres of meadow in New Windsor (Berkshire) [detailed description including the following topographical names: Brookefield; Duncroft; Wardfield; Wardshott; Wickers Ditch; Reybrooke and Didworth Mantell and the following personal name: Richard Winch] Habendum: - to (2) to use of (1) until the marriage, then to use of (1) for 99 years if he so long lived, remainder to use of (2) for life of (1) in trust to preserve contingent uses and after the death of (1) to use of (3) for her life, to use of first son of (1) begotten on the body of (3) and so on in tail male, in default to use of daughters of (1) and (3), in default to use of heirs of (1) for ever Witnesses: - William Phillipps junior; - Martha Phillips; - Edwin Griffin [1] | |
| Occupation | Tallow Chandler [1] | |
| Death | 28 Dec 1735 | St Mary the Virgin, Langley Marish, Buckinghamshire [2] |
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| Oldest Known Ancestors | Paternal Line: William Guy |
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| Person ID | I4838 | Colnbrook |
| Last Modified | 9 Nov 2025 | |
| Father | William Guy | |
| Family ID | F3927 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Alice Mortimer, b. 1678 d. 7 Jun 1743, Colnbrook, Buckinghamshire (Age 65 years) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marriage | 16 Dec 1697 | St Michael, Horton, Buckinghamshire |
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| Age at Marriage | He : ?? - She : ~ 20 years. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Family ID | F3910 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Modified | 11 Feb 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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