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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D2710/1/1
TitleCopy of the [c1709] will (manuscript, contemporary) of Robert Walker of Chaddesden, yeoman
Date[c1709]
DescriptionBequeathing:
1. to his niece Anne Middleton, daughter of his brother John Walker, deceased, a close called Stone Flatt Pingle to pay for the schooling of 3 poor boys born or bred in Chaddesden by means of an annual pension of 8 shillings for 5 years.
2. to his niece Anne Middleton his house in Chaddesden, with outhouses, orchards, backside and a close called Cherrytree Close in Chaddesden and on her death to Robert Middleton her son, with payment by him to his sisters Ann and Elizabeth of £10 upon reaching the age of 21.
3. to his kinsman, Robert Middleton, all closes called the West Gate Pingles and 2 acres of arable land in Chaddesden.
4. to Ann and Elizabeth Middleton all the rest and remainder of his lands and tenements.
5. to his friend Thomas Strong of Derby £20 and to each of his children 2 shillings 6d.
6. to his niece Anne Middleton anything else of his estate
He makes Anne Middleton sole executrix and Thomas Strong overseer of the will. Dated 21 Apr Anne 1709. [The last is number is difficult to read, but 1709 is the date which fits the regnal year, although everyone continues to use 1705 as the date for the will].
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorWalker's Charity, Chaddesden
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