| Description | with grant from ........ dated 19th March 1690/1
Whereby he left:
£10 to Mr. Timothy Jolley;
20s to Mrs. Elizabeth Lee of Little Sheffield;
20s to Mrs Anne Lee; 20s apiece to the three children of Mr Jonathan Lee, viz Elizabeth, Ann and George;
£7 to Jone Simson, wife of Peeter Simson ;
£3 to Martha Blyth widow of Sheffield ;
40s to Mrs Martha Marriott of Ughill;
1s to his cozen John Yealand; 1
1s to his cozen Samuell Yealand;
5s to Samuell Creswicke of Little Sheffield;
10s to his cozen Jonathan Yealand ;
10s to his cozen John Yealand maltster of Sheffield ;
5s to Sarah Beard maid servant to Peeter Simson;
He also gave "for the use and to the yearly reliefe of Twelve of the most aged and decrepid, poore persons in Ecclesall Bierly [Ecclesall Bierlow], the rent and benefitt that will arrise of Tenn pounds, being either lent out to interest or bestowed upon lands, "the increase of which he gave" as above said, and soe to remaine for ever, to be equally distributed amongst the abovesaid number, the first weeke in November every yeare "; and he appointed Mr John Stones and Mr Jonathan Lee of Little Sheffield, trustees " in this worke, to give and distribute as above during their lives " ; and he desired them " to make choice of honest and fitt persons to succeed them, and desire them to bestowe it in Land, theire first opportunity." [Crawshaw's Charity, Ecclesall]
Testator left the residue of his estate to Mr Jonathan Lee, whom he made sole executor.
Witnesses: Peeter Simson, James Nutt, Sarah Beard. |