| Name |
Edward MELLISH |
| Christening |
9 May 1633 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Will written |
18 Jul 1699 |
- Will of Edward Mellish, of Blith in county of Nottingham, being of sound mind and perfect memory;
To be buried in the parish church at Blith;
Item, I do give and bequeath unto my nephew Peter Mews, son of my sister Dame Sarah Mathews my lands at Hognaston in the County of Derby & now in the tenure of Sarah Willis?during his life;
Item, I give and devise all of my capitall messuages mansion houses at Blith afordsaid with the outhouses gardens, fishponds meadows and appurtenances ?.all other my messuages lands tenements and ????whatsoever ????of their appurtenances both free hold and copy hold situated lying and being in the County of Middlesex Nottingham Derby and York or any of them in the kingdom of England??.my lands in Hognnaston expectant on the death of my said nephew Peter Mews unto my loving kinsman and friend Joseph Mellish, son of Samuel Mellish of Doncaster; William Levinz son of Croford Levinz; Elizabeth and William Houghton of Middle Temple, London
To nephew Sir William Luckin of Messinghall near Kelson in the County of Essex for his natural life capital, messuages or mansion house at Blith. His sons, Capell, William, Harbottle and any other sons, and any legally begotten sons of Peter Mews. In default of such issue, the male issue of Samuel Mellish of Doncaster in the County of York, Do allow and pay a dowry to the children of my sisters Sherrington Gardner and Mews alias Dame Mathews and their children?s children the sum of £40 from generation to generation. In default of such issue, the money to go to Christ?s Hospital in London.
I do hereby declare that the devise of my real estate in this my Will contained and made to the sons of the said Sir William Luckyn and their issue and to Peter Mews and his issue as aforesaid was and is by me ?. To them devise upon this one proper condition that they and all and every son of their bodyes and the heires male of the bodyes of all all and every such son shall and do take upon them respectively the surname of Mellizh by writing themselves Melljish for their surnames instead of Luckyn or Mews. The estate to remain in the name of Mellish.
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| Death |
1703 |
| Will written |
1 Sep 1703 |
- In the Name of God Amen, I Edward Mellish of Blith in the County of Nottingham Esq. being sick and weak but of perfect mind and memory, do make this my last Will & Testament in manner and form following;
First I commit my soul into the hands of God Almighty who gave it me and my Body to be decently buried at the discretion of my executor hereafter named;
Imprimis I give unto my sister Gardner Fifty Pounds;
Item to the Lady Mathews & her sonn Twenty Pounds;
Item to Mr. Wm. Gardner Twenty Pounds;
Item to my Servant Albert Bellamy one hundred & forty Pounds;
To John Hornesy & his wife Ten Pounds;
To John Gilllsom & his wife five Pounds;
To Francis Walton & his wife five Pounds;
To Richard Gooby & his wife five Pounds;
To Edward Wingfield five Pounds;
To any other of my servants who are maryed or have been maryed & forgotten five Pounds each;
To Mr. Langley Ten Pounds;
To Jos. Fisher five Pounds;
To Elizabeth Lees five Pounds;
To Hannah Cooper five Pounds;
To John Browne & his sonn five Pounds toward his cure;
To Ann Hill, Cat. Vallance, George Fox, Cat. Cosson to each of them five Pounds;
To Mr. William Houghton & his sonn Twenty Pounds;
And I give unto my loving kinsman Mr. Jos. Mellish & to his Heires forever all my messuages, lands, tenements wheresoever they are upon the Confidence that I have he will faithfully perform this my last Will & Testament, & by sale of all or any part thereof that he shall pay discharges, my funeral charges, just Debts & Legaces hereby given,;
What shall remaine unsold I give unto my kinsman Mr. Jos. Mellish & his Heires forever, and I appoint my Legacyes to be paid within Twelve Months after my decease or sooner if it be convenient for him;
And as for all my goods, chattels & personall Estate, I give & bequeath the same to my said kinsman Mr. Jos. Mellish whom I make my sole executor of this my last Will & Testament revoking all others I have formerly made;
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seale the first day of September, One Thousand Seven Hundred & Three [Edward Mellish]. Signed Sealed Published & Declared to be the last Will & Testament of the said Edward Mellish by him the said Edward Mellish in presence of us who in presence of him have hereunto set our hand as witness thereof.
[In a deposition sworn at Blyth on February 23, 1703, the witnesses were identified as Henry Bingley, William Sunderland (apothecary) and Thomas Fletcher.]
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| Notes |
- Edward, a merchant with interests in Oporto, Portugal, returned to England around 1670, and moved to Blyth when he succeeded his father. He demolished the existing house and built the present Blyth Hall in the 1680s.
Edward disinherited the families of his three sisters, having quarrelled especially with his sister Mary Gardner's family. Despite being the guardian of his elder cousin Reason Mellish's three sons, he left his estates in his will to his younger cousin Samuel's son Joseph Mellish.
Edward died in 1703 and was buried in Blyth church. [http://www.nottingham.ac.uk]
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| Person ID |
I217 |
Westover |
| Last Modified |
14 Nov 2011 |
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1633 - 1703 (~ 69 years)