| Title | Certified copy of will of 8 October 4 William and Mary [1692] of Thomas Whyte of Stony Middleton, gent., leaving his great silver cup to church or chapel of Stony Middleton for use in Holy Communion. Farm at Booths, p. Hathersage, to Benajmin Ashton of Hathersage, gent., William Fynney of Little Longstone, yeoman, James Fynney, his son and heir at law, and Thomas Fynney, another son, on trust to pay curate of Stony Middleton church £6, half at Feast of St Thomas the Apostle and half at Pentecost, provided that trustees or a majority of them have approved his appointment, if appointment not approved trustees free to apply £6 to any charitable purpose thought fit; trustees to pay 10 shillings yearly to clerk of Stony Middleton if appointed with their approbation, if not to any charitable purpose thought fit; trustees to give 20 sixpenny brown loaves to 20 of poorest housekeepers in Stony Middleton and 12 pence each in flesh meat at Feast of Blessed Virgin Mary and at Easter Eve, and 10 shillings yearly on Easter Eve to the person undertaking the distribution; trustees to have remainder of profits, whether rents, sale of timber or mill stones gotten there, divided equally between them each year; on death of a trustee, survivors to elect a successor within 6 months. Other legacies: £200 to nephew John Willson; £100 to nephew Francis Heptonstall; £60 to son of nephew Bartholomew Heptonstall, deceased, and £40 to Bartholomew's daughter; £20 to niece Deborah, wife of Thomas Froggatt and £20 each to her sons, Thomas, William and John; £20 each to cousins, Elizabeth Sikes and Margaret Sikes; 1 broad piece of gold [20 shilling piece] each to cousins, Robert Ashton and Benjamin Ashton, and 1 guinea each to their wives; 1 broad piece of gold and 5 guineas to Aunt Webster; estate in Stony Middleton p. Hathersage, and in Eyam, with residue of personality to sister, Margaret Fynney, wife of William Fynney, sole executrix.
2 August 1758. |