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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D37/MF/20
TitleCopy of will of William Revell of Ogston esq.
Date10 Mar [1669]
DescriptionTo be buried at Shirland Church
To 3 daughters Margaret, Anne and Elizabeth
£800 each (with further directions in case of the death of one or more daughters)
Goods to be sold except what is in his house which his wife is to have until son John is 21, then John to have them
To brothers in law Francis Sitwell esq and William Sitwell gent both of Renishaw, friends Gilbert Clarke of Somersall esq and John Wilkinson of Hilcote gent, specified properties in Woolley and Brackenfield which may be sold to pay testator's debts and daughters' legacies
Makes provision for his mother, bequests to sisters Jane and Dorothy wife of Edward Curtis and small bequests to several persons
(10 Mar 1668/9)

A note on the back of the item indicates that an abstract was made in 1768
Extent2 folios
Levelfile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorTurbutt family of Ogston
FormatDocument
Archivist NoteThis entry was amended to correct the date from 1768 to [1669] as the original document was made in 1668/9, but an abstract (which is not with the document) was made in 1768. BS, 20 July 2020
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