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Rebecca Bradbury
1670 - aft 1715
Rebecca was born in Youlgreave in 1670 (1), the youngest child of Raphael and Maria. She had 3 older sisters and 2 (or possibly 3) older brothers (2).
When she was 15, her father died (3). Some time after this she and her mother moved to Flagg - very possibly living with her sister Lydia and brother in law Cornelius Dale. Her mother died in January 1696 (5), and just 3 months later Rebecca married Robert Heathcote (6), who was the stepson of one of Cornelius's relations.
Their first child, Mary was born the following year (7), then a son John in 1700 (8). The Chelmorton parish registers are badly damaged or missing for the next few years, so its uncertain what other children they had, until their youngest son, Robert, was born in 1715 (9), however all the later entries for Heathcotes in Flagg are accounted for, so any other children they may have had appear to have probably died young.
Her husband Robert obviously did something to upset her sister's husband Cornelius, as the latter's will of 1719 states, "I request that my said Executors will take care that my Wifes Brother in Law Robert Heathcote never have or enjoy any thing that is mine or receive any part of the said Annuity left to my Wife". (10) I can only speculate on the cause, but Rebecca had inherited a considerable sum of money (4), yet there is little sign of any of this passing to their children, then it may simply have been that Cornelius believed Robert would waste it somehow. Robert died in 1730 (11), but Rebecca's date of death is unknown.
Brief details of her children:
- Mary was born in Flagg in 1697. Nothing more is known of her.
- John has his own page.
- Robert was born in Flagg in 1715. In 1741, he married Mary Hall. They initially lived in Flagg, where they had two sons, Robert in 1742, and Thomas in 1744. Thomas died the following year, and his burial is the last trace of the family in Flagg, so they may well have moved elsewhere.
Sources:
- Parish Register of All Saints, Youlgreave [Transcript by Val Neal] lists the baptism of Rebecca Bradbury, daughter of Raphael & Maria, on 14th April 1670.
- See her father's page for details
Parish Register of All Saints, Youlgreave [Transcript by Val Neal] lists the burial of Raphael Bradbury of Youlgreave, on 23rd April 1685.
Will of Raphael Bradbury (page 1, page 2, page 3) (ref: B/C/11/Raphael Bradbury, Youlgreave, 1685 @ Lichfield Record Office) reads:
In the name of God Amen the eight & twentyeth day of January
in the xxxvith yeare of the Raigne of our Sovraigne Lord
Charles the second by the Grace of god of England Scotland
France & Ireland King defender of the faith Anno Dni
1684 I Raphaell Bradbury of Youlreave in the County of
Derby weake in body but of sound mynd & undrstanding
praysed bee god Doe make & ordaine this my last will and
testament in manner & forme following. First I comend my
soule into the hands of Almighty Gd my creator trusting
through ye merits & passion of Jesus Christ my most mercifull
Redeemer to inherit eternal glory And [...] touching my
temporall estate I dispose thereof as followes. Imprimis
if is my will & mynd that my just debts & funerall expences
shall bee first paid & discharged. Item I give to my younger
son Francis Bradbury to my daughters Mary & Sarah to
eich of them one hundred pounds to bee rayzed & paid by
my executors in manner & forme hereafter mencened. Item
I give & bequeath to my loving Brother Peter Barker & to my
son Cornelius Dale & their heires, the two closes with the appurtenances
in Youlgreave abovesaid called the two [windley] hills foure
Beasts gates in Molstone, & my [Lott oure] to be sold
as soone after my death as they can [thereby] & with all my
personall estate which I likewise devise to my said executors
to raise money to pay my just debts funerall & ye porcons
aforesaid. Item I give devise & bequeath to my said
executors & their heires my [A.....] messuage And all
other my messuages or dwelling houses & the remainder
& residue of all my lands tenements & hereditaments for & during
the terme of Ten yeares next after my decease In
trust
nevertheless that they shall by & out of the profits of said messuages
tenements & lands last before devised [...] raise & pay to my
said younger son & two daughters what ye said lands devised
to bee sold as aforesaid & my said personall estate fall short
to rayse for ye payment of my said debts, they first paying
out of the said profits the yearley sume of sixteene pounds
every yeare yearly to my son Samuel for his mayntaynance & subsistance
& to my daughter Rebeccha the sume of six pounds yearly
for her mayntaynance & subsistance untill over & besides ye
payment of my debts & ye three severall porcons aforesaid
she shall by & ought of the profits of the said [p.....]
not devised to bee sold as aforesaid have raysed for my
said daughter Rebeccha the sume of one hundred
pounds for her porcon; and in case the said debts & porcons
may can or shall bee raysed within ye
said Terme of Ten Twelve yeares Then from & immediately
after ye raysing thereof I give devise & bequeath [...]
All my said messuages tenements lands & hereditaments not
devised to be sold as aforesaid to my said son Samuel
Bradbury and the heires males of his body And for
want of such issue to my said son Francis & the heires
males of his body and for want of such issue to my
right heires: Item I hand to the minister to preach my
Funeral sermon Tenn shillings: Item: I hand to ye
poore of the towne of Yolgrave the sum of Fortie shill
ings to bee disposed of at the discetion of the minister
& my executors Item I give & bequeath to my son [Dale]
& his wife the sum of Twentye pounds. Item I give &
bequeath to my lo: Brother Peter Barker the sum of
five pounds:
Item I doe heereby revoke all former & other wils & I doe
heereby constitute & appoint my lo: Brother Peeter Barker
& my son Cornelius Dale the executors of this my last
will & Testament in witness wereof I have put to
my hand & seale the day & yeare first above written
sealed & signed in the
presences of us: Raphael Bradbury
John Edwards Clerke
Fra: Staley
[LATIN: Probate granted to Cornelius Dale on 27th October 1685, at Chesterfield, reserving a power for the other executor.]
Parish Register of All Saints, Youlgreave [Transcript by Val Neal] lists the burial of Mary Bradbury of Flagg, on 12th January 1696.
Parish register of St John the Baptist's, Chelmorton (transcript held in Buxton Library) contains the following marriage entry:
Robert Heathcot & Rebecca Bradbury, 16th April 1696
Parish register of St John the Baptist's, Chelmorton (transcript held in Buxton Library) contains the following baptism entry:
Mary, dau of Robert Heathcott of Flagg, 27th May 1697
Parish register of St John the Baptist's, Chelmorton (transcript held in Buxton Library) contains the following baptism entry:
John, son of Robert Heathcott of Flagg, 25th November 1700
Parish register of St John the Baptist's, Chelmorton (transcript held in Buxton Library) contains the following baptism entry:
Robert, son of Robert Heathcote of Flagg, 28th September 1715
Contemporay probate copy of the will of Cornelius Dale dated 15/6/1719, proved at PCC 11/3/1724. Held at The National Archives.
Parish register of St John the Baptist's, Chelmorton (transcript held in Buxton Library) contains the following burial entry:
Robert Heathcote of Flagg, 16th June 1730
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