Biography of Ralph Gee of Ashes Farm 1616-1699
Paternal Family Tree: Gee of Hayfield
Around 1616 Ralph Gee of Ashes Farm was born at Lydgate Farm.
In 1641. Ralph Gee (age 25) bought the Ashes Farm [Map] in 1641, Kinder, Hayfield from the crown. The Ashes was one of the above mentioned divisions and was therefore waste land or pasture land.
On 28 Feb 1647 Ralph Gee (age 31) married Anne Hurdsfield of the Parish of Chapel En Le Frith. Ralph brought Anne home to the Ashes Farm [Map].
On 28 Feb 1647 Ralph Gee of Ashes Farm (age 31) and Anne Hurdsfield of Chapel-en-le Frith were married at St Thomas Becket's Church, Chapel en le Frith [Map].
Around 1652 [his son] Francis Gee was born to Ralph Gee of Ashes Farm (age 36) and [his wife] Anne Hurdsfield of Chapel-en-le Frith.
Around 1660 [his son] John Gee was born to Ralph Gee of Ashes Farm (age 44) and [his wife] Anne Hurdsfield of Chapel-en-le Frith.
1662. Ralph Gee of Kinder (age 46) was assessed hearth for the hearth tax of 1662.
1669. In the will of James Rollinson, yeoman of Gibhey, Ollerset, James left his estate to his mother; his nieces and nephews. He also left some of his estate to charity of which Ralph Gee of Kinder (age 53), Thomas Marriott of Hayfield and brother Thomas were his trustees.
1670. Ralph Gee of Kinder (age 54) was listed as paying "1" of the hearth tax. The Hearth tax or chimney money as it was popularly called, a type of levy new to England, was introduced in 1662 and withdrawn in 1689. It was at the rate of two shillings per annum for each hearth or stove assessed.
Around 1678 [his daughter] Ann Gee was born to Ralph Gee of Ashes Farm (age 62) and [his wife] Anne Hurdsfield of Chapel-en-le Frith.
Around 1697 [his son-in-law] John Froggatt of Shedyard and Park Hall and [his daughter] Ann Gee (age 19) were married.
On or before 04 Apr 1697 [his wife] Anne Hurdsfield of Chapel-en-le Frith died. She is believed to be buried at St Matthew's Church, Hayfield [Map].
04 Apr 1697. Ralph Gee of Kinder (age 81) buried his wife Anne Hurdsfield at St. Mathew's Church [Map] in Hayfield.
On 29 Apr 1697 [his son] Francis Gee (age 45) and [his daughter-in-law] Margaret Booth were married. Somewhat speculative. Unknown source.
Around Dec 1699. Ralph Gee of Kinder (age 83) died probably late December 1699, interred January 1700 at St Matthew's Church, Hayfield [Map].
On 30 Dec 1699 Ralph Gee of Ashes Farm (age 83) died. He is believed to be buried at St Matthew's Church, Hayfield [Map].
The Will of Ann Barnes of Stones House [Map], Kinder: In the name of God Amen the sixth day of October Ano Dom 1696 I Ann Barnes of Stones House [Map] Kinder in the parish of Glossop in the County of Derby said and being aged and Weak in Body but of sound mind and Good memory praised be God for ye sound doo ordain and make this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following SO IS FFIRST principally I commit my soul unto the hands of Almighty God my creator hoping through the merits of Jesus Christ my Alone Savior redeemer to obtain free pardon and remission of all my sins & doo make ptaker [partake] of life everlasting AND MY BODY I commit to ye earth from whence it was taken to bee decently interred at the discretion of my executor HEREINAFTER NAMED AND AS TOUCHING my worldly estate I dispose there in manner following that is to say my will and mind is that my funeral expenses shall be paid out of my whole estate
ITEM I GIVE and bequeath unto my grandchildren Ralph ANDREW and John Hall to either of them one pound and ten shillings of Lawful money of England
ITEM I GIVE and bequeath to the said Ralph ANDREW thee bedstead upon which I now lye and my part of all such stock of hives of Bees as are abroad at parts other than such at Row Stand at Stones house [Map] aforesaid
I GIVE to my daughter Martha and other [ ] such at Stand at South Head which I give to Elizabeth ANDREW my grandchild to I bequeath ten shillings
ITEM I GIVE and bequeath unto my grandchild Mary Hall the like sum of ten shillings
AND TO [his son] ffrancis Gee son and heir of Ralph Gee of Kinder aforesaid I bequeath the sum of twenty shillings and two ewes and lambs forth of such are kept to parts of Stones House [Map] aforesaid whom I appoint to divide [the] same
ITEM I GIVE bequeath unto my daughter Martha my best coat and waistcoat my dishboard and all my loose boards and shelves in my dwelling house
ITEM I GIVE to my son in law Thomas Hall two shillings AND TO MARY wife of Edmund Barnes of Barnes Fould two shillings
ITEM I GIVE to my said grand child John Hall the great coffer in the parlor where I live
ALL THE REMAINDER of my goods and chattels not herein before disposed of I give to my two daughters MARY and MARTHA equally to be divided between them
ITEM I DOO nominate and Appoint my son in law John ANDREW and the said ffrancis Gee Executors of this my Last Will and Testament. Note. This was possibly the same ffrancis Gee was "executor to the last will of John Booth, his nephew-in-law, who was married to Ellen FROGGATT in October 1721."
WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto put my hand and seal Sealed published declared by the Testator above [ ] for and as her Last Will and Testament Ann Barnes Her Mark.
IN WITNESS The mark of Margaret Hall, John Waterhouse.
A TRUE INVENTORY of the Goods Credits and Chattels of Ann Barnes Late of Stones House [Map] in the Parrish of Glossop in the County of Derby widow deed taken and appraised the 24th day of October 1696 by us whose names are subscribed as followeth: There are 22 lines not printed here.
APPRAISERS: John Waterhouse Ralph Kinder