HAWLEY

(aka - Halle, Halley etc )

Henry Halle of Youlgreave, 1536
From "The Magazine of history with notes and queries" Volume 13, pp187-194

1536.   Henry Halle of Youlgreave, Derbyshire.
Octr 4  Will dated 26 May 1536.

To be buried in the church yard of All Hallows Youlgreave
I bequeath to Sant Mary Howse of Coventry and Sant Chadde
of Lichfield either of them 11d

To Sant Peter's service a sheep or XXd
To Margett Storer II ewes.

To Mawde my daughter a heyfer more than her childe's parte.
To Robert my brother my russett jaket & a leyder doublett.
To John my son my jacket my Calett and my sworde.
Residue to Agnes my wife and my children.
Executors, Agnes my wife and John my son.
Supervisor Mr. John Vernon.

Witnesses. Henry Bargh William Smyth.
Inventory dated 29 September 1536. Amount £15.14.4.
Appraisers, John Bryde & Henry Bargh.
Proved by the Executors.

1559
April 5
Robert Halley of Gretton parish of Youlgreave. Will dated 8 February 1557.

To be buried in the parish church of All Saints in Youlgreave.

My goods to be divided into three parts, one part to Agnes
Halley my wife & the other two parts to Homfrey Halley &
Wylm Halley my sons.

My tenement I dwell in, the tithe corne at Medulton with the
flatte close that is taken for years and another close taken of
Ryc Halley for III years, equally to be divided among the
three aforesaid persons.

I Robert Halley & Agnes my wife are fully agreed on the articles
at Gretton to go to the longest liver at the end all the goods
to be equally divided between Homfrey Halley & Wylm their
children.

If Wylm Halley do marry or go from Gretton before all are
cotented, he shall have half of all the goods being half of the
haryet.

Debts owing to Robert Halley from John Alsop, John Buxton
of braston, Roger Robynson.

To my servant maid one sheep.

Executors Homfrey Halley and Wylm Halley.

Witnesses Sr. Ryc Knyfton Vicar . John Halley.

Inventory dated 2 April 1559. Amount £17.10.0.

Appraisers. Homfrey Bargh, Wylm Warwen, Edmond Mar-
shall, Roger Robynson, Ryc Robynson.

Proved by the Executors.

1577
April 17.
John Halley of Stanton pch Youlgreave, Derbyshire

Will dated 15 March 1576.

No place of burial named.

I give the farm I now occupy by the Lycence of my Worshipful
gud master Mr. Wylm Mydulton, to Henry Halley my eldest
son, my wife Elyn Halley being Head Ruler so long as she
kepys my name.

Residue to be divided amongst my sixe children (no names given)
savyng that George Halley my son shall putt in hys goodes wt
hys bretherae & sisters hys lomys & altherto belonging excepted.

Executors, Elyn my wife & Henry my son.

Witnesses, Ryc Knyfton, vicar, Wylm Marshall, John Hadfelt.

Inventory dated 1 1 April

Amount £59.15.4.

Appraisers. John Bradshay, Wyllm Marshall, Rauphe Couton,
& John Hadfelt.

Proved by both Executors.

Will dated 30/4/1650 mentions:

• "I George Hawley of Yolgreave ... yeoman"
• "to be buried in ye Chansell at Yolgreave"
• "unto Elizabeth Anne & Jane my three daughters three cottages with Appertenances lying in Bakewell in a place called Haddon Lane"
• "unto Elizabeth Newton my sister ye house wherein she now liveth for the [share] of [five] years next after my decease if shee live soe longe ... and the reversion of ye lease of ye said house ... unto Fredericke Ellis my Grandchilde"
• Everything else "unto Katherine Hawley my most loveing wife whom I make and appoint sole executrix"
• Witnesses: Thomas [Mas....en] [Hn: Harrison]

Will dated 22/9/1657 mentions:

• "I Katherine Hawley of Yolgrave ... widow"
• "unto my daughter Anne Harrison all my groves and parts of groves itp Yolgrave"
• "also ... to my said daughter Harrison all that my yellow suite of serge belonginge to a bed and chaires and stooles and bedstocks"
• "also ... to my daughter Jane Ellis all my suite of blue belonginge to a bed and chaires and stooles"
• "also ... unto my three daughters all my linen to be equally devided among them"
• "to my grandchild Fredericke Ellis twenty pounds and to my grandchild Frances Ellis tenn pounds and also to my grandchild Jonathan Ellis tenn pounds"
• everything else "to my sonne in law Anthony Brumedge and doe make him sole executor"
• Witnessed by William Nicholson & Ellin Noton

• Where she had given £20 to Frederick Ellis, this changed to £10 and the other £10 to "his sister Frances Ellis to make her tenn pounds so given to her as aforesaid twenty pounds"
• The legacies to the 3 grandchildren "to be paid into the hands of their Aunt Mrs Anne Revell of Carnefeild in trust" until they're 20
• Same witnesses as main will