Gaymer update: Richard and daughter Lydia

The update on the Gaymers came courtesy of the NEHG Register [Vol. 151, July 1997, p. 286-289] article Lydia Gaymer, the Wife of Humphrey Turner of Scituate by Vernon Dow Turner.


Richard Gaymer: Richard Gaymer's estate was probated in 1613 in the Archdeaconry Court at Colchester, Essex, England. The will, written 8 October 1613, is preserved at Somerset House [Box 6, file 'Baker', number 45.]
In the will, Richard identifies himself as a miller of Terling, Essex. He makes bequests to his wife Joane and his children John [eldest son], Andrew [2nd son], James [3rd son], Richard [4th son], Francis [5th], Judith, Sarah, Elizabeth, Lydia [daughters] and others.
It would appear that Gaymer was a prosperous miller and landowner in Terling. The village engaged in exporting grain to London and nearby cities and towns. Richard was a literate man who served jury panels in the area between 1595 and 1601.

Lydia Gaymer: Lydia's baptism [xviiith day of May 1602] was recorded in the Terling parish registers, identifying her as the daughter of Richard Gaymer. Her marriage to Humphrey Turner on 24 October 1618 was also recorded at Terling.
Lydia was only two months old when her mother died and 11 at the death of her father.
She and Humphrey Turner were married in the parish of Sandon. Reverend Gilbert Dillingham of Sandon Parish frequently performed weddings for couples eager for a quick ceremony. Why Lydia and Humphrey chose to marry in that particular parish is not known.