| Title | Probate of Francis Burton of Dronfield, esq.; to his wife Ellin, ?40 a year to life, to be paid from his lands called Birchett, in Dronfield and Norton in full satisfaction of dower; to his daughter Mary, ?350; to his son Constantine and his daughters Elizabeth, Jane and Frances, ?3000 each, to be paid from his personal estate and from the profits of his mines; to his executors, all the lands conveyed to him by John Wright, in Tideswell to be sold, together with all his mines beyond the River Wye, for the raising of his children?s portions, his executors to hold all his other estates until his debts and legacies be paid; to his son Constantine, an annuity of ?10, charged upon all his lands; all his leases held of the free school of Dronfield and others, to remain unsold and be enjoyed by his heir; all tables, presses and chests within his capital messuage at Dronfield, which are fixed or cannot easily be removed, to be left as heir-looms; all his messuages, lands, woods, mills and mines, to his son Ralph in tail male, in default to Constantine in tail male; to his brother Thomas Burton, his buff coat and ?5 to buy his sister and her children mourning rings; all his books to be divided between Ralph and Constantine; to the vicar of Dronfield, a guinea to preach a funeral sermon; to each of his servants, 10s. 9 Feb 1687/8 (photostat) |