Brassington Probates 1535-1800

Brassington Probate documents, 1535-1800 Held at the Joint Record Office, Lichfield, except where shown * Variant spellings interfiled/the probate date should be quoted when ordering. Ron Slack has summaries of the wills and transcriptions of the inventories. Will Date Inventory Date Probate Date Adam, Alice, widow 30 Apr 1594 18 May 1594 18 May 1594 Adam, William, husbandman 4 Jan 1634 16 Jan 1634 Adsetts, John, husbandman, Hoegrange 18 Sep 1752 17 Oct 1752 Allsop, Anne, spinster 14 Aug 1689 17 Aug 1689 Alsop, Dorothy, widow 20 Jul 1786 12 Apr 1788 Alsop, George, yeoman 23 Dec 1730 2 Jan 1731 19 Oct 1731 Allsop, George, husbandman 4 Dec 172? 15 Oct 1776 Alsopp, Henry, blacksmith 5 Jul 1672 12 Jul 1672 10 Mar 1673 Alsop, Joanna, widow 1 Jun 1739 nd 6 May 1740 Alsop, John, husbandman 4 Nov 1728 11 Dec 1728 22 Apr 1729 Alsop, John, baker 27 May 1730 23 Apr 1731 Alsoppe, Laurence, husbandman 13 Jun 1609 16 May 1610 22 Jun 1610 Alsop, Margaret, widow 5 Apr 1727 Alsop, Mary 10 Jan 1739 13 Oct 1741 Alsop, Mary, widow 16 Jan 1778 19 Oct 1779 Alsopp, Robert, yeoman nd 4 Nov 1675 9 Dec 1675 Alsop, Robert, husbandman 19 Apr 1742 19 Apr 1743 Alsop, Robert, husbandman 9 Jun 1742 19 Oct 1744 Alsop, Roland, yeoman 21 Nov 1635 26 Mar 1636 Alsopp, Rowland, miner 6 Nov 1682 20 Sep 1683 Alsoppe, Thomas 20 Dec 1572 5 Feb 1573 Alsop, Thomas, husbandman 27 Feb 1636 16 Apr 1636 9 May 1636 Allsopp, Thomas, yeoman 17 Jan 1717 4 Feb 1717 26 Apr 1717 Allsop, Thomas, butcher 10 Nov 1730 19 Nov 1747 Alsop, Thomas, butcher 10 Jan 1771 27 Apr 1773 Alsopp, William 30 Jan 1712 11 Apr 1712 Allsop, William 8 Jan 1717 26 Apr 1717 Alsop, William, butcher 30 Oct 1730 23 Apr 1731 Alsop, William, husbandman 13 Jun 1772 27 Apr 1773 Allsop, William, butcher 23 May 1781 19 Oct 1781 Allsop, William , yeoman 28 Oct 1784 17 Oct 1785 Alsenbrook, Anthony, yeoman 4 Dec 1754 Ashton, Edward, barmaster 7 Jan 1792 24 Apr 1792 Bacon, Samuel 16 Nov 1729 13 Apr 1730 13 Oct 1730 Bagshaw, Daniel, ironmonger 1 Apr 1699 nd 14 Nov 1701 Bagshaw, Daniel, yeoman 21 Sep 1745 8 Nov 1745 15 Apr 1746 Banks, John, yeoman 26 Aug 1758 4 May 1759 Banckes [sic], Stephen, husbandman 23 Aug 1707 19 Jun 1712 2 Oct 1712 Barton, Samuel, yeoman 20 Apr 1729 25 Apr 1729 14 Oct 1729 Barton, Stephen, miner 17 Jun 1696 16 Oct 1696 Barton, William 7 May 1710 17 Nov 1710 Belfield, Henry, miner 21 Oct 1713 29 Oct 1713 26 Dec 1713 Bennit, Richard, husbandman 24 Aug 1715 6 Jan 1716 6 Apr 1716 Beresford, George, minister 19 Feb 1692 27 Feb 1693 13 Jun 1693 Berresford, Richard nd 2 Apr 1714 Berisford, William, miner 28 Jan 1737 17 Oct 1738 Bridden, Anthony. yeoman 8 May 1731 15 May 1731 19 Oct 1731 Briddon, Francis [Frances], widow nd 13 Apr 1691 17 Apr 1691 Bridden, John, miner 5 Apr 1705 11 Apr 1705 13 Apr 1705 Bridon, John 5 Mar 1729 17 Oct 1752 Bridden, Mark, miner 14 Mar 1733 22 Mar 1733 3 May 1733 Briddon, Robert, miner nd 29 Dec 1715 6 Apr 1716 Briddon, Robert, miner 6 Oct 1762 Briddon, William, miner 29 Dec 1771 5 Jan 1772 27 Apr 1773 Buckley, Thomas, miner nd 26 Dec 1695 17 Apr 1696 Buckley, William, yeoman 4 Mar 1689 29 Mar 1693 28 Apr 1693 Buxton, Anna 19 Feb 1633 29 Mar 1633 Buxton, Anne, spinster nd 15 Jan 1675 8 Feb 1675 Buxton, German 17 Jan 1616 nd 19 Jun 1616 Buxton, German, yeoman 14 Jul 1620 5 Apr 1621 4 Jun 1621 Buxton, German, yeoman 19 Feb 1653 2 Mar 1653 17 Sep 1661 Buxton, German 5 Nov 1684 18 Jan 1686 15 Jan 1686 Buxton, Humphrey 10 Jan 1595 25 Mar 1595 27 Apr 1595 Buxton, John 15 Mar 1572 13 Oct 1573 23 Apr 1574 Buxton, John, gentleman 21 Sep 1641 24 Sep 1641 Buxton, John 25 Oct 1650 Buxton, John, gentleman 22 Jun 1699 6 Apr 1703 19 Oct 1699 *Buxton, Richard, gentleman 11 Feb 1631 7 Apr 1632 [National Archive Prob 11/161] Buxton, Richard, gentleman 13 Mar 1723 26 Dec 1724 Bucstone, William 11 Nov 1540 nd 2 Jul 1541 Chapman, Martha, widow 5 Aug 1721 6 Sep 1721 5 Oct 1721 Charlton, Alice, widow 12 Sep 1719 7 May 1725 Charlton, Anne 4 Jan 1636 nd 26 Mar 1636 Charlton, John 25 May 1558 nd 9 Sep 1558 Charlton, John, labourer 9 Jan 1640 13 Mar 1640 Charlton, Ralph 28 Feb 1626 nd 23 Mar 1626 Charlton, Richard, husbandman 6 Oct 1703 8 Oct 1703 Charlton, Richard, yeoman 17 Apr 1768 4 May 1770 Charlton, Robert 5 Oct 1742 Charlton, Thomas 17 Apr 1535 24 Apr 1535 1 Jul 1535 Charlton, William, yeoman 2 Aug 1711 23 Aug 1712 2 Oct 1712 Charlton, William, of Clipshead 28 May 1795 13 Oct 1795 Coates, Anthony, husbandman 1 Sep 1670 6 Oct 1670 11 Oct 1670 Crycllowe, Hugh 30 Jun 1582 nd 16 Jul 1582 Cryclow, John nd 28 Jul 1541 Dods, Ann 30 Apr 1716 19 Oct 1716 Doddes, Grace, widow 11 May 1754 16 May 1754 15 Apr 1755 Dods, William, yeoman 23 Aug 1695 1 Oct 1695 4 Oct 1695 Dods, William, husbandman 18 Oct 1747 nd 26 Apr 1748 Fearn, Thomas, miner 2 Dec 1799 17 Oct 1800 Finney, Jane, widow 23 Feb 1731 23 Feb 1731 Fitzherbert, Martha, widow nd 8 Oct 1703 Flint, Edward, tailor 28 Jan 1772 26 Apr 1776 Frost, Elizabeth, widow 30 Mar 1782 14 Oct 1783 Frost, Ralph, yeoman 29 Jul 1723 5 Feb 1724 2 Oct 1724 Gibben, John, weaver 28 Dec 1728 22 Apr 1729 Gidman, William, miner 29 May 1719 10 Jun 1719 29 Mar 1720 Godbear, Charles nd 12 Apr 1706 Goodwin, John, Griffe, husbandman 26 Nov 1634 21 Feb 1639 1 Mar 1639 Goodwyn, Joan, widow 5 Feb 1686 15 Oct 1686 10 Nov 1686 Goodwyn, Richard nd 13 Nov 1678 Gratton, Dorothy, widow 1 Sep 1602 nd 29 Jan 1605 Gratton, Richard, miner 29 May 1676 15 Jun 1676 Gratton, Robert nd 4 Oct 1647 Gratton, Robert 19 Jan 1671 16 Feb 1671 *Gretrax, William, yeoman 14 Nov 1644 30 Dec 1645 [National Archive Prob 11/194] Gretton, Richard, husbandman 4 Sep 1620 6 Sep 1620 Gretton, Richard, husbandman 1 Nov 1624 6 Nov 1624 20 Jan 1625 Gretton, Richard 13 Apr 1705 Hardy, John, schoolmaster 19 Jul 1758 17 Oct 1758 Harrison, George nd nd 5 Dec 1614 Hawley, Mary, widow 9 Mar 1725 7 May 1725 Hill, Jonathan, baker 28 Aug 1689 6 Sep 1689 28 Sep 1689 Hodgkinson, John, husbandman 18 Apr 1789 22 Apr 1789 Hodskinson, William, husbandman 11 Jan 1764 4 May 1770 Hughes, Robert, miner 18 May 1742 5 Oct 1742 Ivins, Ralph, yeoman 16 May 1677 18 May 1677 Jackson, Richard, husbandman 8 Jun 1637 14 Jun 1637 19 Oct 1637 Jackson, Roger, miner 2 Dec 1613 nd 1 Feb 1614 Johnson, Isaac 26 Apr 1781 Johnson, Ralph, miner 22 Jul 1742 14 Apr 1747 Johnson, Ralph, miner 31 Dec 1754 11 Jun 1755 17 Oct 1755 Kempe, Anthony, mercer 29 Oct 1612 9 Feb 1613 Kempe, Francis [sic], widow 23 Jan 1617 14 May 1617 3 Jun 1617 Kempe, William, husbandman 27 Dec 1630 6 Jan 1631 17 Mar 1631 Kempe, William, husbandman nd 13 Jul 1641 28 Jul 1641 Kirk, Elizabeth, widow 13 Nov 1777 5 May 1778 Kirk, William, yeoman 13 Dec 1763 Knowles, Edward, yeoman 5 Jul 1628 29 Jul 1628 31 Jul 1628 Knowles, George, husbandman 1 Jun 1640 26 Sep 1640 8 Jun 1641 Knowles, Joan, spinster 2 May 1689 15 Jun 1689 6 Sep 1689 Knollis, Ralph nd 22 Mar 1536 Knowles, Richard, yeoman 3 Nov 1665 4 Jan 1673 21 Mar 1673 Knowles, Thomas, husbandman nd 20 Dec 1648 12 Oct 1649 Lane, Andrew, husbandman 10 Feb 1718 26 Feb 1718 28 Mar 1718 Lane, Anne, widow 20 Mar 1674 nd 11 Sep 1674 Lane, Anthony, yeoman 21 Mar 1646 nd 12 Oct 1649 Lane, Edward, yeoman 3 May 1662 29 Jun 1666 13 Aug 1666 Lane, John, yeoman 27 Jun 1591 nd 10 Sep 1591 Lane, John, the elder 20 Jan 1597 nd 21 Jul 1597 Lane, John, husbandman 11 Mar 1636 nd 26 Mar 1636 *Lane, John, yeoman 16 Apr 1652 22 Apr 1652 18 Oct 1652 [will in National Archives (Prob 11/223), inventory at Lichfield] Lane, John 1 Aug 1701 8 Aug 1701 26 Sep 1701 Lane, John, yeoman 9 Apr 1715 11 Apr 1715 8 Oct 1715 Lane, Joseph, husbandman 26 Apr 1729 15 Apr 1729 14 Oct 1729 Lane, William, husbandman nd 2 Sep 1663 4 Sep 1663 Lane, William, husbandman 28 Sep 1721 10 Apr 1721 Lawne, Thomas 31 Jan 1545 8 May 1545 Lawne, Katherine, late wife of Thomas Lawne 22 May 1553 nd 5 Apr 1554 Lawne, Thomas 1 Feb 1563 6 Feb 1562 22 Apr 1563 Lea, George 6 Oct 1731 Lea, George, the elder, yeoman 22 Feb 1684 30 Nov 173? Lea, George 12 Aug 1757 21 Oct 1757 Lea, John, the elder, husbandman 2 May 1741 17 Oct 1752 Lea, John, husbandman 11 Dec 1769 25 Oct 1774 Lea, Richard, miner 19 Jun 1714 5 Oct 1714 Lees, William, labourer 18 Dec 1713 14 Apr 1724 Lummas, John 14 Dec 1701 nd 24 Apr 1702 Madder, John, miner 21 Oct 1673 1 Nov 1673 12 Dec 1673 Marple, Job, innholder 5 Aug 1755 nd 5 Oct 1755 Marple, Ralph, yeoman 21 Aug 1695 15 Oct 1695 17 Apr 1696 Marple, Thomas, yeoman nd 25 Feb 1733 Mellor, John, husbandman 17 Feb 1700 nd 5 Apr 1700 Mellor, John, yeoman 27 Apr 1760 27 Apr 1762 Mellor, Robert, husbandman 25 Feb 1770 19 Oct ???? Moseley, Francis, husbandman 20 Sep 1674 28 Sep 1674 2 Oct 1674 Oldfeild [sic], Joshua, husbandman 8 Jun 1742 18 Dec 1745 14 Oct 1746 Oldfield, John, yeoman 22 Aug 1713 16 Oct 1713 Pinder, Sarah, spinster 8 Oct 1771 13 Oct 1772 Redfern, Richard, blacksmith 16 Jul 1720 22 Mar 1722 6 Apr 1722 Repon, John, yeoman 14 Dec 1716 26 Apr 1717 Roome, Edward 5 May 1701 14 Nov 1701 Roome, John, farmer 23 Oct 1775 14 Oct 1777 Rowbotham, Sarah, widow 22 Jan 1772 27 Apr 1773 Rowbotham, Thomas, miner 30 Apr 1759 Scattergood, William, miner 9 Jun 1700 11 Jun 1700 4 Oct 1700 Slack, Thomas, the elder, miner 18 Jun 1800 17 Oct 1800 *Spencer, Anthony, blacksmith 14 Apr 1657 28 Feb 1660 [In the National Archive Prob 11/287] Spencer, Henry, blacksmith 12 Jul 1632 nd 15 Jan 1633 Spencer, Henry, blacksmith 4 Nov 1708 nd 14 Apr 1710 Spencer, James, miner 23 Oct 1713 2 Nov 1713 2 Apr 1714 Spencer, Thomas, miner 14 Dec 1711 21 Jan 1712 11 Apr 1712 Spencer, William, miner 13 Feb 1733 18 May 1733 Stadon, John, miner 14 May 1704 16 Jun 1704 6 Oct 1704 Steple, George, miner 10 Mar 1669 21 Sep 1685 28 Sep 1685 Tarr, William, yeoman 14 Jan 1731 23 Apr 1731 Tissington, Thomas, yeoman 24 Sep 1666 2 Jun 1668 22 Jul 1668 Tomlinson, John, miner 15 Dec 1691 28 Dec 1692 28 Apr 1693 Toples, Edward, husbandman nd nd 25 Jun 1632 Toplis, Robert, yeoman, innholder 8 Aug 1781 11 Oct 1785 Toplis, Thomas, farmer 9 Jun 1786 28 May 1787 Toplis, William, yeoman 22 Jul 1684 28 Jul 1686 24 Sep 1686 Toplis, William 6 Nov 1765 10 Oct 1768 28 Apr 1769 Toplis, William, senior, farmer 18 Sep 1779 9 Jul 1784 Torre, Richard, husbandman 1 Jun 1600 14 Jun 1601 13 Oct 1601 Torr, William, weaver 11 Jul 1765 30 Jul 1767 5 May 1767 Torr, William, weaver 26 Mar 1778 Travys, Helen, widow 14 Mar 1672 2 Apr 1672 16 Apr 1672 Trevis, Henry 13 Sep 1647 1 Nov 1647 25 Oct 1650 *Trevis, Henry 13 Sep 1647 4 Feb 1652 [In National Archive Prob 11/220] Turner, Thomas, husbandman 26 Jun 1605 27 Jun 1605 Walker, Richard, miner 15 May 1675 1 Jun 1675 15 Jul 1675 Walton, Anthony, yeoman nd 22 Sep 1746 14 Oct 1746 Walton, George, baker 18 Jul 1774 Walton, Ralph, yeoman 3 Jul 1636 11 Jul 1636 14 Oct 1636 Walton, Richard 7 Jan 1628 2 Feb 1629 Walton, Richard 13 Apr 1629 27 Apr 1629 Watson, Henry, tailor 10 Feb 1770 17 Feb 1770 16 Apr 1771 Watson, John, husbandman 1 Sep 1763 10 Sep 1763 11 Oct 1763 Wayne, Alice, widow 6 Jan 1737 13 Oct 1741 Wayne, John, yeoman, Knockerdown nd 28 May 1713 16 Oct 1713 Wayne, Robert 25 Dec 1684 8 Dec 1684 Wayne, Sarah, widow 4 Mar 1782 17 Oct 1786 Wayne, William, husbandman 20 Oct 1724 18 Jan 1725 5 Oct 1725 Wayne, William, yeoman 8 Apr 1763 11 Oct 1763 Westerne, Anne, widow 20 Oct 1636 nd 27 Feb 1637 Westerne, Richard, yeoman nd nd 17 Jun 1633 Westerne, Robert 25 Jan 1679 Westerne, Robert 28 Mar 1680 Westerne, Thomas, gentleman nd nd 15 Feb 1622 Westerne, William 20 Oct 1635 31 Oct 1635 31 Oct 1635 Wheeldon, Nicholas 24 Aug 1615 22 Jun 1616 22 Jun 1616 Wheldon, Thomas, husbandman 9 May 1614 nd 30 Jul 1614 Wilcocke, George, yeoman 4 Apr 1634 24 Mar 1637 4 Apr 1637 Wilcock, George, yeoman 14 Sep 1714 27 Jan 1715 5 Apr 1715 Wilcox (Wilcocke), Joan 22 Apr ???? 3 Apr 1594 Wilcock, Joseph, yeoman 14 Jun 1720 3 Mar 1721 18 Apr 1721 Wild, Richard, weaver 17 Jan 1788 11 Oct 1791 Wright, John 28 Mar 1604 29 Mar 1604 Wright, Samuel 18 Oct 1774 4 Nov 1774 28 Apr 1775

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