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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D384/Z/Z/2
TitleProbate of Sir John Gell of Hopton, Bt. with codicil 1671 (photostat); to the poor of Wirksworth ?20; ?10 to the town of Hopton; to the poor of Carsington ?5; ?50 to his servant Thomas Smedley; to Elizabeth, his servant, ?5; to Ann Bowring, his servant, ?50; to Mr Edward Brooks, his good friend, a good gold ring, with motto within ?memento mori?; ?20 to George Steeple of Hopton; to his daughter Wigley ?5; to his daughter Alsop ?20; to his daughter Wigfull ?5; to Richard Stevens of Bath ?5; to his friends Edward and William Hortone, a gold ring; to every town where his corpse rests overnight, 40s for the poor. Codicil devising to his servant Thomas Smedley all his wearing apparel; to Anne Smedley, all his household goods, except his gold watch and pendulum clock; ?20 to his grandson, Henry Wigley; to his grandson Pill Gell ?100; to his grandson Daniel Wigfall ?50; to George Steeple of Hopton, a mare; to his grandson Francis Gell, a little Welshmare; revocation of the rings devised to Edward and William Hortone. 11 Nov 1671
Date20th Cent
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorUnidentified
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