Description:Thomas Leveson was the son of Nicholas Leveson (c. 1490-1539) and his wife Denise (Dionysia) Bodley. Whereas his cousin Richard inherited his father James Leveson’s lands in Trentham and Lilleshall, Thomas inherited his own father Nicholas Leveson’s lands in Kent.
Thomas’s will indicates that he was closely connected with Kent, stating that he wished to be buried alongside his late wife, Ursula Gresham in ‘the churche of Buckeston in Kent’. The will also states that Thomas owned ‘landes, tenements and hereditamentes’ in ‘the Counties of Essex Kente, Staffordshire and London’.
Like other contemporary wills, Thomas Leveson’s will tells us much about the places he was associated with in Kent and Staffordshire, and also provides information about family relationships and the importance of family lineage at this time.
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