Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Robert Flower
Abt 1405 - 1478 (~ 73 years)-
Name Robert Flower Birth Abt 1405 of Worton, Potterne, Wiltshire, England 
[1] Gender Male Death 30 Nov 1478 [1] Person ID I27076 Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of TSW Last Modified 29 Feb 2020
Children + 1. John Flower, b. Abt 1425 Family ID F16172 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Feb 2020
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Notes - "We know nothing about his first wife. In about 1478, when elderly and widowed, he decided to marry again, bringing grief to his sons, dissensions in the family, and a lawsuit to the courts which is a genealogical gold mine." [Kerry William Bate, citation details below]
In essence, he undertook to grant his new wife an annuity out of his lands in Worton; his son John refused to give consent; Robert died with the matter unsettled; two years later, Edith and the sons came to an agreement which promptly broke down and led to years of further wrangling. Many depositions from the latter stage of this battle are reproduced in "Memoranda Relating to the Ancient Wiltshire Family of Flower" in Wiltshire Notes and Queries 8 (1914-16), pp. 301-08. The final outcome of the matter is unknown.
- "We know nothing about his first wife. In about 1478, when elderly and widowed, he decided to marry again, bringing grief to his sons, dissensions in the family, and a lawsuit to the courts which is a genealogical gold mine." [Kerry William Bate, citation details below]
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Sources - [S3766] Kerry William Bate, "Millicent Flower, Mother-in-Law of William1 Addis of New London, Conn." The American Genealogist 64:33, 1989.
- [S3766] Kerry William Bate, "Millicent Flower, Mother-in-Law of William1 Addis of New London, Conn." The American Genealogist 64:33, 1989.