12 Aug 1721. WILL OF [his father] JOHN BOOTH of Kinder - Proved October 1721

IN THE NAME of God Amen I John BOOTH of Kinder in the parish of Glossop and County of Derby being weak of body but of a sound mind and memory praise be therefore given to Almighty God do make and ordain this my present Last Will and Testament AND FORM following that is to say ffirst and principally I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God hoping through the merits death and passion of my saviour Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and forgiveness of all my sins and to inherit everlasting life

AND MY BODY I commit to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named AND AS TOUCHING such temporall estates as it hath pleased Almighty God to bestow upon me I give and dispose of thereof as followeth

IMPRIMIS I will that all my debts funeral expenses and harriotts to be paid and discharged out of my personal estate

ITEM I GIVE and bequeath all my lands in Kinder unto my [his mother] wife until my son Thomas (age 2) shall attain the age of one and twenty years in trust nevertheless that she shall keep and maintain my Two children sufficiently according to their quality until they shall attain the age of one and twenty years, is she my said wife happen so long to live and keep herself unmarried

BUT IF SHE happen to marry from that time that she shall marry another husband to have no part of my [estate] real or personal save twenty pounds and her Dower

AND AFTER MY son Thomas (age 2) comes to the age of one and twenty years my then unmarried not having during the said term contracted matrimony with another husband

I GIVE AND bequeath one moiety [one of two parts of property] of all my lands in Kinder to my said wife during her life or second marriage which shall first happen

BUT AFTER HER second marriage she is to have only her said legacy of twenty pounds and her dower

ITEM I GIVE and bequeath to my son Thomas (age 2) the other moiety of said lands in Kinder when he shall attain the age of one and twenty years if my said wife be then alive and unmarried to a second husband.

BUT FROM THE time of his mothers' second marriage then two thirds of my said lands and from my wife's death all of my said lands unto my son Thomas and his heirs forever CHARGEABLE NEVER the less with the sum of sixty pounds to his sister [his sister] Elizabeth when she shall attain the age of one and twenty years but if my said wife happen to die near this time or before my sad son dome to Age then my said son to pay out of my lands unto my daughter Elizabeth all my personal estate after my debts and funeral expenses are discharged except to my wife as before mentioned TOGETHER WITH THE said sum of sixty pounds or a hundred pounds charged on my said lands according to the limitations before mentioned

AND IF MY son happen to die before he attain the age of one and twenty years not having lawful issue then I GIVE AND bequeath all my said lands unto my daughter Elizabeth and her heirs forever

AND IF BOTH my said children happen to die before they attain the age of one and twenty years I give and bequeath out of my said lands and to be charged upon the same the sum of twenty pounds apiece to every child my ffather in law [his grandfather] John FROGGATT shall have then living AND UNTO EVERY child my uncle ffrancis GEE (age 69) shall have then living the sum of ten pounds apiece to be charged on my said lands aforesaid

AND THE REMAINDER of my said lands unto my two sisters and their heirs forever

ITEM I MAKE constitute and ordain my wife Ellen BOOTH my father in law John FROGGATT and my uncle ffrancis GEE (age 69) Executors of this my Last Will and Testament hoping they will perform the trust in them REVOKING ALL OTHER wills heretofore by me made

WITNESS my hand ye 12th day of August Anno Dom 1721. John Booth

SIGNED SEALED PUBLISHED as the Last Will and Testament of the Testator in the presence of

Ralph Kinder Barnabas Bailey John Waterhouse

MEMORANDUM that the word have in the ninth line in the second page And John FROGGATT in the same line was Interlined before the sealing hereof.

Proved Oct 1721.

On 31 Oct 1739 [his grandfather] John Froggatt of Shedyard and Park Hall made his will:

In the name of God Amen I John FFROGATT of Park Hall in the parrish of Glossop & County of derby Yeoman being something out of health of Bodey but of sound & perfect Mind & Memory praised be Almighty God for the same do make & Ordaine to Writing this my last Will and Testament which I do in Maner & forme following hoping through ye Merits Death & passion of my Saviour Jesus Christ to have pardon & forgiveness of all my Sins and to Inherit Everlasting Life and my Bodey I Comitt to the Earthe to be Decently Buryed att the Discresion of my Executor hereafter Named As for and Conserning the Dispossision of all such Temporall Estate as it hath pleased Almighty God to bestowe upon me.

I Give & bequeathe thereof as ffollowes ffirst my Will and Mind is yt all my Just Debts which I shall owe att my Deathe the Charge of my ffunerall and ye Expence of my Executor in ye Probat be paid & discharged & taken out of my whole Estate

I Give & bequeath unto my Granson John FFROGATT One hundred pounds

And Likewise I give & bequeath unto him my sd Granson John FFROGATT all that my Copeyhould Estate att Jowhole [Map] (in ye sd parish and County above mentioned) and all Its Appurtenances for to Enter upon & Receive when he shall Attaine his full Age of Twenty One years

I Give and bequeathe unto my Nephew James ARMSTRONG Twenty pounds

I Give & bequeathe unto my housekeeper Jane HIGENGBOTHAM Ten pounds

I give & bequeath unto Susana DEWSNAPE Ten Shillings

I Give & bequeath unto my Sone [his uncle] Tho FFROGATT my Estate Called Ridge:topp with all It's Appurtenances Near Heafield (in the parish & County aforesaid) upon Condition that he doth within six Months after my Decease Transfer & Conveay unto John FFOX of Edale that Estate which I sould to the said John FFOX

And if he Refuse to transfer & Conveay ye sd Estate as aforesaid then I Give & bequeathe my sd Estate Called Ridge:topp to my Executor hereafter Named & to his heirs forever

I Give & bequeathe unto my Sone Tho Children Twenty pounds which my sone Thomas Oweth me to be Disposed off amongst them att the Discression of my Executor hereafter Named

I Give & bequeath unto my Sone Tho FFROGATT all my goods att Ridge topp which he hath now in his possession

I Give & bequeathe unto my Granson Tho BOOTHE (age 20) Sixty pounds

I Give & bequeath unto my Sone in law William GODDARD Viccor of Glossop and to his heirs forever my Estate Called Park:hall [Map] where I now Live And the Ould house and all there Appurtenances thereunto belonging

And Likewise I Give unto my sone in Law ye sd William GODDARD all my househould goods Chattels Cattels personal Estate & Effects whatsoever the are (performing this my last Will)

And Lastly I do make Ordaine Constitute & Appoint my son in Lawe the sd William GODDARD whole & Soule Executor of this my last Will and Testament and do hereby Revoake disanule & make Voyde all other Will or Wills by mee att any time heretofore mae

In Wittness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand & Seale this Seventeenth day of October One Thousand Seven hundred Thirty & Nine.

John FFROGATT his mark and Seale

Signed Sealed published and Declared to be ye last Will of the above mentioned John FFROGATT in the psents off

Joshua BAGSHAW; John HADFIELD; Geo HIGENBOTTAM

A true and perfect Inventory of all the goods Chattels and Cattle belonging to Mr John FROGATT of Parkhall in the Parish of Glossop and County of Derby deceased seen taken apprised by us whose Names are hereunto Subscribed this twenty ninth day of October 1739.

(not transcribed, valued @ £272-16-8 by John WAGSTAFFE & Geo HIGENBOTTAM)

Proved 13 Feb 1796. WILL OF THOMAS BOOTH (age 77) OF KINDER: 13th February 1796

This is the last Will and Testament of me Thomas BOOTH of Kinder in the Parish of Glossop in the County of Derby Gentleman,

first I GIVE AND DEVISE unto my Dear wife Elizabeth and her Assigns for and during the term of her natural life the House [Map] Garden and premises I now occupy with the out-housing and room to lay Hay in the Barn and standing for a Cow in the Shippen and the round meadow with liberty to get Fire wood in the Bank at Kinder aforesaid

AAND ALSO ONE clear annuity or yearly rent or sum of Seventy pounds to be paid to her by four equal quarterly payments in the year the first payment thereof to be made at the end of twenty days next after my decease with a proportionate part of such annuity for any time les than a quarter of any day of payment next preceding her death And which said annuity or yearly sum I do hereby charge upon and direct to be issuing and payable from the remaining part of my Estate (not devised to my said wife for life aforesaid) in Kinder aforesaid

AND I SO HEREBY declare my will and mind to be that if the said annuity shall happen to be in arrear and unpaid for the space of Seventy days next after any quarterly day of payment then and in such Case from time to time it shall and may be lawful for my said wife and her assigns to enter into and upon the remaining part of my said Estate (not devised to my said wife for life as aforesaid) in Kinder aforesaid or any part thereof and to distain for the recovery of the said annuity as shall be so in arrear or any part thereof and the incidental costs and charges in the like manner as is usual in Cases of Distress for rent service in arrear

I GIVE AND DEVISE all and every my Messuages Cottages Lands tenements rents and hereditaments situate in Kinder aforesaid (so subject and chargeable as aforesaid) and in Chadderton or elsewhere in the County of Lancaster of what tenure nature or kind so-ever the same or any of them respectively are or be with their and every of their rights members and appurtenances unto my two Sons in Law and Executors hereinafter name the Reverend John LINGARD and Thomas WATERHOUSE their Executors Administrators and Assigns for the term of 99 years to commence and begin from the day of my death UPON TRUST that they the said John LINGARD and Thomas WATERHOUSE or the survivor of them his Executors or administrators do and shall by mortgage thereof or of a competent part thereof do and shall pay for all or any part of the said term of ninety nine years borrow and take up at interest such sum or sums of money as [ ] or [ ] and sufficient for the payment of all unjust debts funeral expenses and the Probate of this my will And Subject to the interest thereof do and shall pay apply and dispose of the present clear yearly rents thereof ( not including the mines or Timber therein) during such part of the said term of ninety nine years as my said wife shall happen to live in manner following, that is to say One third part thereof unto my Daughter Mary wife of John BAYLEY ONE other third part thereof unto my Daughter [his daughter] Ellen (age 51) the wife of the said Thomas WATERHOUSE

AND the remaining one third part thereof unto my Daughter [ ] the wife of John SIMPSON AND [crease in original] shall [ ] to die in the life time of my said wife leaving issue Child or Children I direct and order the part of such of them so dying to be continued and paid to such her or their Child or Children AND in case any of them shall happen to die without leaving issue Child or Children I direct and order the part of such of them so dying without issue to be continued and paid to the survivors or survivor and to the issue of such of them as shall or may be dead leaving issue such issue taking only amongst them the part that such parent would have taken if living

AND UPON FURTHER TRUST that they the said John LINGARD and Thomas WATERHOUSE and the survivor of them his Executors or Administrators do and shall from and immediately after the death of my said wife by with and out of the rents issues and profits of my said Estate in Kinder pay unto my said Daughter Mary and her assigns for and during the term of her natural life one clear annuity or rent of [ teen] pounds and ten shillings and for her own sole and separate use and disposal exclusive of the said John BAILEY or of any other Husband or Husbands with whom she shall intermarry and wherewith he or they or any of them shall not in anywise intermeddle neither shall the same or any part thereof be subject or liable to his their or any of their debts control engagements but that the receipt or receipts of my said Daughter Mary alone shall be effectual or sufficient discharge or discharges for the same or for such part or parts thereof as shall be therein respectively acknowledged and expressed to be received AND IN EITHER manner or by demise sale or Mortgage thereof or of a competent part thereof for all or any part of the said term of ninety nine years as they in their discretion shall think fit levy and raise or borrow and take up at interest the sum of one hundred pounds and pay the same unto my Grandson Daniel BOOTH son of my said Daughter [ ] and also from immediately after the death of my said Daughter Mary the further sum of sixty pounds and pay and apply the same unto my Grandson Daniel BOOTH PROVIDED ALWAYS and I do hereby order and direct that in Case the said several sums of one hundred pounds and sixty pounds respectively or either of them so directed to be paid to my said Grandson Daniel BOOTH as aforesaid shall happen to be behind and unpaid by the space of three months next after they or either of them shall respectively become due under and by virtue of this my will Being first lawfully demanded then and so often it shall and may be lawful to and for my said Grandson Daniel BOOTH or his assigns into and upon my said Estate in Kinder aforesaid and unto every or any part thereof to enter and distain for the same or for such part thereof as shall be then due and the distress and distresses then and there found to detain keep sell and dispose of for the raising the said several sums of one hundred pounds and sixty pounds or such of them or such part or parts of them or either of them as shall be so due and unpaid together with the reasonable costs and charges attending such distress and sale rendering the over plus if any there be to the then owner thereof any- thing in this my will contained or any Law usage or custom to the contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding And so subject and chargeable

I GIVE AND DEVISE the whole of my said Estate in Kinder unto my said Daughter Ellen (age 51) and her assigns for and during the term of her natural life without impeachment of or for any manner of waste and from and immediately after her death unto and to the use of all and every or such one or more of the Children of my said Daughter Ellen (age 51) born or hereafter to be born in such parts shares and proportions manner and form as my said Daughter Ellen (age 51) notwithstanding her Coverture and whether she shall be sole or married by any her Deed or Deeds in writing to be by her duly signed sealed and delivered in the presence of and attested by two or more credible witnesses or by her last will and Testament in writing or any writing purporting her last will and Testament to be by her signed sealed and published in the presence of and attested by three or more credible witnesses shall direct limit give devise or appoint the same and in default of such direction limitation gift devise or appointment

I GIVE AND DEVISE the same unto the eldest son of my said Daughter Ellen (age 51) by her present husband the said Thomas WATERHOUSE his heirs and assigns for ever

AND UPON FURTHER trust that they said John LINGARD and Thomas WATERHOUSE and the Survivor of them his Executors or administrators do and shall from and immediately after the death of my [wife] will and out of the [crease in original] of my said Estate in Chadderton aforesaid or elsewhere in the said County of Lancaster pay unto my said Daughter Mary and her assigns for and during so long and such part of the said term of ninety nine years as she shall happen to live One other clear annuity or rent of Thirteen pounds and ten shillings to and for her own sole and separate use and disposal exclusive of the said John BAILEY or any other husband or husbands with whom she shall intermarry and wherewith neither or any of them shall not in anywise intermeddle neither shall the same or any part thereof be subject or liable to his their or any of their debts control management or engagements but that the receipt and receipts of my said Daughter Mary above shall be effectual sufficient discharge or discharges for the same or for such part or parts thereof as shall be therein respectively acknowledged and expressed to be received

And so subject and chargeable I GIVE AND DEVISE the whole of my said Estate in Chadderton aforesaid or elsewhere in the said County of Lancaster unto my said Daughter [his daughter] Betty (age 46) and her assigns for and during the term of her natural life without impeachment of or for any manner of waste and from and immediately after her death

I GIVE AND DEVISE the same unto and to the use of and every or any such one or more of the Children of my said Daughter Betty (age 46) born or hereafter to be born in such parts shares and proportions manner and form as my said Daughter Betty (age 46) notwithstanding her coverture and whether she shall be sole or married by [ ] her Deed or Deeds in writing to be by her duly executed in the presence of an attested by two or more credible witnesses or by her last will and Testament in writing or any writing purporting her last will and Testament to be by her duly signed [deed] and published in the presence of and attested by three or more credible witnesses shall direct limit give devise or appoint the same And in default of such direction limitation gift devise or appointment

I GIVE AND DEVISE the same unto the Eldest son of my said Daughter Betty (age 46) by her present husband the said John LINGARD his heirs and assigns for ever And as for and concerning all the rest residue and remainder of my Estate and Effects of what and every nature or kind so ever or where so ever

I GIVE AND DEVISE the same unto my said wife her Executors Administrators and assigns And I do declare my will and mind to be that the said annuity and provision hereinbefore devised and bequeathed is and for the benefit of my said wife are by me intended to be in lieu and satisfaction of her Dower or thirds at Common Law PROVIDED ALWAYS and [ ] my will and mind is that it shall and may be lawful to and for my said Trustees and Executors and the survivor of them his Executors and administrators to reimburse and satisfy themselves and [ ] of them by with and out of the said [ ] Estate all such costs charges [ ] which they or either of any of them shall or may [ ] or be [ ] unto for or by reason or means of the trusts hereby in them reposed or any-thing relating thereto And that [ ] [ ] shall not by answerable or accountable for any [ ] than shall actually come to their hands respectively nor for any involuntary loss or misfortune which shall or may happen to the said trust estate nor shall the [ ] them be answerable or accountable for the acts receipts neglects [ ] misappropriations or non-applications of the other of them But each of them only for his own respective wilful acts receipts neglects and defaults AND LASTLY I nominate [ ] and appoint the said John LINGARD and Thomas WATERHOUSE Trustees and Executors hereof and do hereby revoke all former wills by me made and declare this to be my last Will

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety six. Thomas BOOTH

Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the above named Testator Thomas BOOTH as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of one another have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses to attest the execution hereof

George HOBSON; Thomas HOBSON; John HOBSON

I Thomas BOOTH of Kinder in the parish of Glossop in the County Derby Yeoman being advanced in years but of sound and perfect memory (blessed be God) Do make and publish this my Codicil to my last Will and Testament bearing date the thirteenth day of February in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and ninety six. Whereas in my said Will I did nominated and constitute my Sons in Law John LINGARD and Thomas WATERHOUSE Trustees and Executors thereof And my Son in Law John LINGARD is now departed this Life, I therefore do hereby nominate and appoint my Daughter Betty LINGARD (age 46) and my Son in Law Thomas WATERHOUSE jointly to be Executrix and Executor of my said last Will and Testament and all the Legacies and Bequests in my said Will I hereby do Ratify and confirm.

In Witness whereof I have heretofore set my Hand and Seal this twelfth day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred.

Signed Sealed published and declared by the above named Thomas BOOTH as and for a Codicil to his last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who in his presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our Names as Witnesses

John TOMMINS; James GARSIDE; Mary GARSIDE

07 Apr 1812. WILL OF ELLEN BOOTH (WATERHOUSE). Proved 27 Aug 1813 at Glossop.

This is the Last Will and Testament of me [his daughter] Ellen WATERHOUSE (age 68) Wife of Thomas WATERHOUSE Junior of Booth in Kinder in the parish of Glossop and County of Derby

I Give and Bequeath unto my Husband Thomas WATERHOUSE Jun. during his natural life all that House Garden and Premises now occupied by my mother Elizabeth BOOTH Widow of my late Father Thomas BOOTH of Booth aforesaid Deceased likewise

I Give unto my said Husband Thomas WATERHOUSE Jun. aforesaid liberty to cut down and fall or cause to be cut down and fallen what wood or Timber he pleases in any part of my Estate at Booth [Map] in Kinder aforesaid during his natural life

I Give unto my Daughters Mary WATERHOUSE (age 27) and Leah WATERHOUSE (age 25) the Dwelling House Garden and a Garden situate lying and being at the South end of the Barn now in the present occupation of my Husband Thomas WATERHOUSE Jun and the usual Road into the Cellar with the privileges of Laying Their Coals and B[ ] in the usual place which my Husband and me occupy with the privilege of laying their Cloths on the usual Hedge also to bring water from the Back Door or through the Lobby or to bring Water from the Well in the Croft or New-Foily may require also the privilege to get fire Wood for their own use in that part of my Estate called the Bank, also the liberty of Keeping a few Hens to go in and about the fold with the liberty of the usual Hen Cote also to have occupy possess and enjoy that part of my Estate called the round meadow and the Summering of one Cow to go on my Estate in Kinder aforesaid paying the sum of Two pounds for the said Cows Summering Yearly and [ ] year of either the occupier or his heirs or assigns [ ] to let a Cow [ ] the before mentioned conditions then it is my mind and will that my Daughters before mentioned have that part of my Estate aforesaid call the Long Wall [ ] for the purpose of summering a Cow and also to have liberty to lay their Hay in the same Building which my Husband and me occupy at present, all the before mentioned privileges to have Occupy possess and enjoy during their natural lives or the natural life of the survivor of them provided they or either of them continue unmarried but no longer, but not to sell or let the whole or any part thereof without the consent of my Son Thomas WATERHOUSE (age 37) but first had and obtained in writing for that purpose:

I Give and Bequeath to my Son John WATERHOUSE the sum of Fifty pounds,

I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Ann HOWARD (age 40) the sum of Fifty pounds,

I Give and Bequeath to my Son Samuel WATERHOUSE the Sum of Fifty pounds,

I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Ellen MARRIOTT (age 32) the sum of Fifty Pounds:

I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Mary WATERHOUSE (age 27) aforesaid the Sum of Fifty pounds,

I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Leah Waterhouse (age 25) aforesaid the Sum of Fifty pounds:

the aforesaid Legacies or sums of money to be paid by my son Thomas WATERHOUSE Jun (age 37) at the end of Twelve Months next after the decease of my Mother Elizabeth BOOTH aforesaid should my said Son Thomas WATERHOUSE Jun (age 37) Refuse to pay the aforesaid Legacies or Sums of money or any part thereof it is then my mind and will and I order and appoint my Executors hereafter named to enter upon that part of my Estate called or knowingly name or names of the Far [Dobs] and Holdwell Hob and the same to [ ] the best advantage and money (after all the [ ] Minding the [ ] thereof to paid) to be equally divided amongst my six children before mentioned in Lieu of the aforesaid Legacies to them before Bequeathed, should any of the aforementioned Legatees Die leaving no Child nor Children before the said Legacy or Sum of money becomes Due then it is my mind and will that their said Legacy or Sum of money be equally divided amongst the survivors:

Further it is my mind and will that my Estate in Kinder aforesaid be inherited and taken possession of by my Son Thomas WATERHOUSE Jun (age 37) aforesaid his heirs or assigns he fulfilling this my Will and the Will of my late Father Thomas BOOTH Decease

Lastly I make and constitute and ordain my Husband Thomas WATERHOUSE and my Son John WATERHOUSE to be the Executors of this my Last Will and Testament and hereby revoking all former Wills by me at any time made I declare this to be my Last Will and Testament consisting of one sheet of paper three sides only partly written,

In Witness whereof I the said Ellen WATERHOUSE the Testatrix of this my last Will and Testament have set my Hand and Seal The Seventh Day of April One Thousand eight Hundred & Twelve

Ellen WATERHOUSE her mark X and seal

Sealed signed published and declared by the said Testatrix as and for her last will and testament in the presence of us who at her request and in her presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as Witnesses hereunto the Day and Year above written

Samuel WATERHOUSE; Sarah WATERHOUSE; Ann SHALAWAY

July 1813. Let a Probate of this Will be given to Thomas WATERHOUSE of Kinder and John WATERHOUSE of Phoeside, both within the Parish of Glossop in the County of Derby, Farmers the joint Executors mentioned in the said Will They being Duly sworn this Tenth Day of July 1813, that the deceased's personal Estate is not of the Value of 5£'s

Before me Chris HOWE Surrgt.