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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D779/T/6/3/2/21
Former ReferenceD779/T/702
TitleCopy of will of John Harrison of Derby gentleman dated 21 December 1807: to wife Mary £250 and £250 in furniture, plate and linen or in money;
2 messuages in Bromihurst in Barton upon Irwell, county Lancaster, in the occupation of Edmund Rogerson, messuage with lands called Intake or Moor side Estate late in occupation of Thomas Raingill now of Joseph Woodall, messuage called Rawson's with closes near Crofts Bank in Barton upon Irwell in the occupation of John Moore, fee farm rent of 10 guineas out of messuage near Crofts Bank in occupation of John Carrington, to son John;
also books and papers relating to testator's profession;
requests wife to give up her jointure and to accept legacies above and provision below instead;
messuage in the Wardwick, parish of St Werburgh, Derby, other messuages, lands etc in parish St Werburgh and in Littleover, and in Aston upon Trent to trustees to sell in order to discharge debts, pay wife's legacies, and pay brother in law George Almond and son John Harrison £6,000 to invest to provide £200 per annum for testator's wife and on her death to divide the £6,000 equally between 3 daughters, Ann Stanton, Juliana and Mary Harrison, and the trustees for sale to pay out of the sale £1,500 each to Juliana and Mary to make their fortunes equal with Ann's. Executors are wife Mary, son John, son in law James Stanton and brother in law John Swift Saxelbye.
Probate dated 23 June 1808
Date1808
Extent1 item
Levelfile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorHolden Family of Aston Hall, Aston-upon-Trent
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