| Description | To his eldest son Phillip Gell, esq., all his plate and jewels and all his household goods and furniture, except what is in his sister?s chambers and closets which is bequeathed to Elizabeth and Temperance, his younger daughters; to Philip Gell also, all his husbandry wares and utensils; to Elizabeth, wife of Philip, ?20 to buy a ?padd? nag, to his daughters Elizabeth and Temperence, ?2,000 each, to his son in law William Eyre and his wife, ?10, and to William, his large map of chronology made by Mr. Tallents; to each of his Eyre grandchildren, 20s.;to his sister Elizabeth Wigfall, ?5; to his sister Elianor Alsopp, an annuity of ?10 for life, to Mrs Mary Alsopp, ?20; to his servant Thomas Parker, an annuity of ?20 for life; to his old nurse, Anne Prendlove an annuity of ?6 for life; for his servant Ralph Salt, an annuity for ?6 for life; to his old servant John Wheeldon, an annuity of 20s for life; to the poor of Hopton and such of the surrounding parishes as his executors shall see fit, ?40; a handsome monument to his father, Sir John Gell (see D384 Z/Z 2), to be erected on the north side of the choir of Wirksworth Church, for which purpose he bequeaths ?100; to Mr Robert Porter, ?20; to Mr Robert Moore, ?5; to his son, Mr Francis Gell, merchant, all those books, manuscripts and papers which were engaged to him by Mr Joseph Moore in his life time for a debt then owed by him, Francis to pay to Mrs Moore, his widow, ?10 for herself and her children; to Phillip and Francis all his copy-hold estates within the manors of Wirksworth and Ireton Wood, with all his groves, lead mines and soughs in Derbyshire, in trust for the payment of his debts, legacies and funeral expenses; whereas by lease and release (15/16 Aug, 1687) he conveyed to William Sacheverell of Barton (Nottinghamshire) and William Eyre of Holme, all his messuages and lands etc in Wirksworth and Carsington, with his estate at Winterton (Lincolnshire) and all other his estates in Derbyshire and Lincolnshire to his own use for life and then in trust for uses to be appointed by his will, the above trustees to sell, lease, or mortgage the property to raise money to pay his debt etc beyond what shall be paid by his sons as above, the surplus to be paid to his sons, together with the remainder of his personal estate, to be equally divided, the unsold portion of the above trust estates to be transferred to them also. 14 May 1689 (photostat) |