| The
Wolley Manuscripts, Derbyshire |
| A Major Collection of pre 1828 Pedigrees, Charters, Documents, Deeds & Wills |
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 Wills : Surnames L - W |
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| SURNAME - Christian name / Abode / Year / Volume / folio(s) / More information |
| LEVINGE |
Thomas of Parwich, 1639 6671 ff.120-129
written 15 Jan, long will. Mentions late dear wife, Thomas LEVINGE
son, George BASSETT, Richard LEVINGE grandson, Mr. PARKER, Tymothye
LEVINGE younger son of son Thomas, Katherine MORTON widow and
late wife of John MORTON Doctor of Physick his daughter, Cozen
Jacob, William LEVINGE brother, Elizabeth LEVINGE sister and
widow, Anne LEVINGE daughter, Dorothy LEVINGE granddaughter,
David Dorothy Katherine and Griffel MORTON grandchildren, other
unnamed grandchildren, Mary DAKIN servant, Robert STONE servant,
others servants unnamed, Anne HOUGH, ffrancis HILL, Mr. Nicholas
HURTE of Castorne brother in law and his wife his dear sister
[she was Ellen daur of John Beresford of Newton Grange and
sister to Thomas Levinge's wife Dorothy], Edward and William
the sons of Mary JESSON, Widow MILLINGTON and her eldest son,
friend Mrs Anne COKAINE [watch of my old Lady COKAINES to
her worthy sonne Mr Aston COKAINE], kinsman Sir John ffitzherbert,
old friend John BULLOCKE of Darley the Elder Esq., nephew Mr.
Simon PECKE parson of Grindon, loving nephew and godson Mr.
ffrancis Allsop, loving nephew Thomas LEVINGE Sole executrix
Katheerin MORTON his daughter Overseers to be Sir John ffitzherbert
of Tissington knight, John BULLOCKE of Darley the Elder Esq.,
Simon PECKE parson of Grindon Published before Fra. Hill, 23
January 1639 Thomas JESSOP Curate of Parwich Ra. MORTON Joane
WHELDON Widowe X Marke This will was published before us to
bee the lat Will of the within named person this 24 Jan., 1639
Simon PAK Rect. de Grindon Fran. FROGATT Proved 13th March 1639
on the oath of Katherin MORTON the sole executrix |
| LISETT |
Richard of Wirksworth, 1737 6688 ff.328-330
gentleman. Bequeaths various groves and lead mines. Bequeaths
mourning rings of the value of a guinea to his friends, Sir
Nathaniel CURZON, William RICHARDSON and William FITZHERBERT,
Esquires, John GELL, Esquire and his lady, Mrs. Margaret TROTT,
Mr. Robert TOPLIS, John MACHIN, and John Odingsells LEEKE |
| LOWE |
Joan of Alderwasley and Shining Cliff , 1531
6666 ff.47-96
leaves her body to be buried by the side of her husband Thomas
in the "rood quere of Werkeswoerth"; gifts to the chapel of
Alderwasley, and to the mother churches of Coventry and Lichfield. |
| LOWE |
John of Sulgrave, 1657 6688 ff.339-341
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| MARBURY |
Katherine of Ash, 1697 6670 f.114
the last of the family of COLUMBELL of Darley, 1697. Body to
be buried in All Saints' Church, Derby, "as neare my deare mother
as may bee." Her brother in law, Gilbert THACKER of Ash to be
exexutor of her real estate at Darley etc. |
| MARBURY |
Katherine of Ash and later Darley Hall, 1697
6672 ff.5-6
To be buried in All Saints' Church, Derby, "as near my dear
mother as may bee". Her brother in law, Gilbert THACKER of Ash,
her sole executor. |
| MEYNELL |
Littleton Pointz, Esq of , 1753 6674 ff.431-435
printed act for confirming will of, and for making provision
for Godfrey M., his eldest son and heir, and for Judith M. his
daughter; and for enabling Hugo M. his second and devisee, to
make a joiture during his minority. |
| MEYNELL |
Richard of London, 1683 6674 ff.66-72
citizen and apothecary of. To be buried in a vault of St. Dunstan's-in-the-East
"under the place where the Sundayes bread is distroibuted to
the poore." A marble stone or small monument to be erected by
his executors. Executors to invite to his funeral "my eldest
and constant patients or customers, kindred, friends, & acquaintances,
the sum of two hundred and fifty men att the least whereof forty
to bee of the court assistants & other the livery of the company
of apothecaries whereof I am a member, & also to include in
the same number thirty of the governors of St. Bartholemews
hospitall." Among his bequests was £50 to St. Bartholemew's
Hospital "towards the maintenance & cure of that numerous company
of poore sick & lame people which weekely are most freely received
both from the citty & countrey & therefore an object of greatest
charity." |
| MEYNELL |
Richard of London, 1683 6674 f.72b
Bequests to: dear brother Thomas MEYNELL Prebend of Baswitch
and Whittington in the county of Stafford and Rector of Kirk
and Meynell Langley in the county of Derby and his wife [unnamed];
loving nephew Godfrey MEYNELL and loving nieces Dorothy and
Katherine MEYNELL son and daughters of Thomas; loving niece
and goddaughter Susanna MEYNELL daur of Thomas [who bore
his late wife's christian name]; Francis MEYNELL eldest
son of late brother William and his son Richard RM's godson;
nephew William MEYNELL second son of late brother William; niece
Dorothy KINASTON eldest daughter of late brother William; nephew
John MEYNELL fourth son of late brother William; niece Sarah
MEYNELL second daughter of late brother William; nephew Godfrey
MEYNELL third son of late brother William [who owed RM money];
niece Sarah LARGE widow & relict of Robert LARGE; niece Patience
GRACE widow; niece Dorothy WATTS; loving niece Prudence CLARKE;
loving nephew William ULLOCK a minister; loving nephew George
ULLOCK; loving nephew Francis ULLOCK; nephew and godson John
MEYNELL youngest son of brother Alderman MEYNELL deceased; Elizabeth
MEYNELL daughter of late brother Isaac; honoured nephew Godfrey
MEYNELL esq., and Margaret his wife; Francis and Richard MEYNELL
sons of Alderman MEYNELL deceased; Jane THORNELEY widow of Stephen
THORNELEY esq. and her sons Stephen & Isaac THORNELEY; William
MEYNELL of Anslow; Francis MEYNELL of Anslow; Gerrard MEYNELL
of London. |
| MOREWOOD |
Rowland of Alfreton, 1647 6667 ff.106-7
He left £5 a year to the poor of Alfreton |
| MUNDY |
John of -, - 6672 ff.78-80
Case respecting will of, 30 Charles II |
| NEWDIGATE |
Francis of Nottingham, 1762 6675 ff.279-282
to be buried at Kirk Hallam |
| NORMAN |
Jethro of Winster, 1744 6675 ff.277-278
lead merchant |
| OATES |
Robert of Winster, 1713 6675 ff.268-272
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| OATES |
William of Winster, 1686 6675 ff.268-272
miner |
| OKEOVER |
Rowland of Oldbury, in the parish of Mancetter,
co. Warwick, n.d. 6689 ff.73-78
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| PIERREPONT |
Samuel [re Beighton], 1707 6668 ff.133-40
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| PLUMPTON |
Sir Walter of -, - 6691 ff.244-248
Inquisitio post mortem on, 17th December, 20 Edward IV. |
| POLE |
George of Heage, 1673 6667 ff.268-272
Body to be buried by his ancestors in Duffield chancel. His
gifts to the preacher of Heage and to the poor of Heage, Whittington,
and Belper to be continued as settled in his lifetime. |
| POLE |
German of Radborne, 1682 6692 ff.120-124
settled £48 per annum in trust for apprenticing six poor children
annually, one each from Radborne, Markeaton, Mackworth, Mickleover,
Mercaston, and Dalhury Lees . "Executors to spend £300 on a
monument to his father and mother, myself and my wife," in case
I doe not doe it in my life time." |
| POLE |
Richard of Radbourne, 1559 6671 ff.64-67
written 20 daie of Marche, long will. Mentions wife Margaret,
Richard POLE godson, Geman POLE his nephew and Richard & Edward
POLE his [German's] brothers, children of brother Franceys
POLE, James ADAMS of Radburne, John POLE his brother, Ellen
POLE, Elizabeth POLE, Marie POLE, Frances POLE, Thomas FULWOOD,Ralph
JOHNSON Esq., Ellen PAGE, Ellyn CURZON goddaughter, John CURZON,
Thomas CURZON, Frances CURZON, STARKYE nephew CURZON's servant,
S. RONDLE of Fyndren, German POLE son of Austen POLE, Peter
POLE, Jane ADAMS, Henry VERNON cousin, Mr. STANHOPE, Elizabeth
BARBER, Margaret SMYTH, Jane SMYTH, his sister EYRE, Gervas
EYRE Executors: Anthonie EYRE of Keton brother in law, Ralph
SACHEVERELL, Nicholas BROWNE of HOWNELL, James ADAMS of Radburne
Witnessed in the presence of: James DAWES, Raphe JOHNSON, Jamys
PYCKERYN, Bartilmew TURNER with others. If exexutors refuse
to take the mynistration then John and German POLE lawful executors |
| PORT |
Sir
John of Etwall, 1527 6669 ff.165-70
His body to be buried in the parish where he died, except he died in Derbyshire, when
it was to be buried in the Church of Etwall under the Arche that ys betwene the
chauncell of the said church and the chapell where I & my wyff
have used comonly to knele.
Every priest at his burial to have 4d. to pray for his soul,
and every poor man and woman 1d. If he died in London, to be
buried m the Temple church before the altar of the chapel on
the south side dedicated to Our Lady, St. John Evangelist, and
St. John Baptist. To the vicar of Etwall his best horse as a
mortuary and ... in money, ... beseching hym of forgyvnes & pardon
in such thynges as I have not done my dutye to God, Holy Church,
or to hym.
He left 12 torches and 13s. 4d. to the parish church of Etwall,
and £20 to be expended on the repairs of
Seynt Elyn houses, otherwyse called the church houses, which
I helped to geatt oute of the possession of William Pope whose
soule our Lord pardon. Amen.
His heirs and executors were to find and keep an honest priest
to sing and pray at Etwall, for 20 years after his decease,
.. for my soule, my wyffes soule departed, the soules of my
fader & moder, my faders in lawe, my moders in lawe, our children,
our brothein and sistern soules, our auncestors soules, and
all the soules that I or my wyff were & be bounden to pray for,
and all Christen soules, and especiall if I have wronged, hurt
or offended any person, for their soules so that my conscience
thereby may be the better discharged. |
| REVELL |
Hugh of Higham, 1503 6667 f.64
Body to be buried by his wife in church of St. Leonard, Shirland;
leaves to Shirland parson 10s. For forgotten tithes; to the
S. churchwardens 10s. To be used for "a banner cloth of Seint
George with a shaft to beyr hit on," also 40s. To the wardens
for two vestements, and 10s. for a mass book; £20 to his executors
for two marble stones to cover the bodies of his father, mother
and wife, "to be made as gudley as that money will suffyce".
He also left lands and houses to endow a chantry of two priests
"to say & synge divine servyce" in Shirland church for himself
and all his relatives, and for the souls of Christians. The
abbot of Darley was eventually to have the appointment of these
two chantry priests. "Also I will that this Trinite chapell
(Brackenfield) have my chalez the which is now inn their possession
for ever. And I will that Mary Maudelen Chapell of the Ryddyng
have my chalez now in the kepying of Ric. Page for ever, and
x. kye of mauteyn the stok of the said Chapell of Mary Magdalen.
Also I will that x. li be bestowed to the mendyng of Ofton Lane".
See "Churches of Derbyshire", i., 14, 280, 338 |
| REVELL |
Hugh of Shirland, 1504 6681 f.20d
15 May, "Extracts from old wills relating to boles for smelting
lead" |
| RIVETT |
Thomas of Derby, 1762 6688 ff.336-338
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| SAVILE |
George of South House Grange, 1734 6666 f.153
to be buried in Beeley vault; 40s each to the poor of Beeley
and Dale |
| SAVILE |
John of South House Grange, 1733 6666 ff.150-2
to be buried among his ancestors in Beeley Chapel.
See reference in Wolley Manuscripts, Matlock Vols 6666-7 |
| SAVILE |
William
of Beeley, 1670 6666 ff.147-9
See reference in Wolley
Manuscripts, Matlock Vols 6666-7 |
| SCHOLLEN |
Robert of Rowsley, 1748 6696 ff.165-170
will of |
| SCHOLLEN |
Elizabeth of Rowsley, 1766 6696 ff.163, 164
will of |
| SOWTER |
John of Matlock, 1778 6696 ff.171, 172
will of.
See reference in Wolley Manuscripts, Matlock Vols 6691-6 |
| SPATEMAN |
John of Roadnooke, Morton, 1717 6695 ff.328, 329
will of |
| STAFFORD |
Anne of Eyam, - 6692 ff.145, 146
widow, to the repair of Eyam church, 40s
[Footnote: Given almost in full in this Journal, vol. xxx.,
p. 290] |
| STATHAM |
Sir Thomas of Morley, 1469 6681 f.20d
[26 June or 4 Sep] "Extracts from old wills relating
to boles for smelting lead" |
| STEVENSON |
Richard of Ouston, 1577 6694 ff.252-260
will of |
| SWANN |
Edward of Hurdlow, 1757 6688 ff.304-311
bequeaths property in Hurdlow, Chelmorton, Youlgreave and Hartington |
| SWANN |
Samuel of, 1683 6688 ff.321,322
and probate |
| URTON, alias STEVEN |
John of Hemsworth, Norton, 1645 6689 ff.
202, 203
body to be buried in chancel of Norton church. |
| WALKER |
George of Riber, 1605 6692 ff.135-140
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| WALKER |
William of Dethick, 1632 6692 ff.121-133
See reference in Wolley
Manuscripts, Matlock Vols 6691-6 |
| WIGLEY |
Henry of Somerfield [sic - Senior
Field], Matlock, - 6687 ff.157-158
See reference in Wolley
Manuscripts, Matlock Vol 6687-6690 |
| WIGLEY |
Joshua of Tansley, 1681 6670 f.90
See reference in Wolley
Manuscripts, Matlock Vol 6670-5 |
| WIGLEY |
Richard of Middleton, 1540 6670 ff.202-3
See reference in Wolley
Manuscripts, Matlock Vol 6670-5 |
| WIGLEY |
Richard of Middleton, Wirksworth, 1540 6681
f.21
"Extracts from old wills relating to boles for smelting lead" |
| WIGLEY |
Thomas of Wirksworth, - 6666 f.21
9 Charles I. Reference to will of, with will of Thomas Blakewall |
| WILLOUGHBY |
William of Selston, 1667 6672 f.220
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| WOLEY |
William of Riber, 1507 6681 f.21
(alias OLEY) "Extracts from old wills relating to boles for
smelting lead",
See reference in Wolley, Matlock Vol 6681-6 |
| WOLLEY |
Adam
of Riber, 1616 6667 ff.144-211
See reference in Wolley
Manuscripts, Matlock Vol 6667 |
| WOLLEY |
Thomas
of Nether Haddon, 1645 6667 ff.144-211
See reference in Wolley
Manuscripts, Matlock Vol 6667 |
| WOLLEY |
William
of Riber, 1666 6667 ff.144-211
See reference in Wolley
Manuscripts, Matlock Vols 6667 |
| WRIGHT |
Robert of Great Longston, 1656 6671 ff.49-53
With abstracts "from deeds of Robert W., esq" from 1330 to 1686 |
| WRIGHT |
William of Great Longston, 1674 6671 ff.49-53
With abstracts "from deeds of Robert W., esq" from 1330 to 1687 |
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