Joan
Joan Smalbroke married a gentleman
called Ezechias Skarninge of Wolvey,
Warwickshire, in 1601.
We know this because of the entry
in the
parish
register.
As soon as Joan had married Ezechias
Skarninge's sister accused Richard
of trying to steal property from
her for his daughter. There was
a court case and Richard was accused
of forging documents and trying
by "all bad means to inrich" himself "by
cunning".
