|
||||||||||||||
| Spouses | ||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
| Notes for Josias WORDSWORTH | ||||||||||||||
| Yeoman. He was not yet 21 years of age when his father declared his Last Will and Testament on 16 Jan 1652, therefore, he must have been born after January 1631. He is named as a beneficiary in the Last Will and Testament of his uncle, Edward WORDSWORTH, declared on 6 Oct 1636. His wife was baptized in 1635, therefore he probably was born near that time as well. According to Peter Howard Cadogan: Josias inherited land at Cumberworth from his uncle Edward Wordsworth, as mentioned in his father's will of 1651, in which he also inherited his father's share. I believe that this may be the same land that was mentioned in the 1577 will of Henry Wordsworth of Langside, bequeathed to his son John. In 1651, when his father's will was made, Josias would appear to have been less than 21 years old, so he must have been born after 1630. Josias made his will in 1670. He had various pieces of land in Cumberworth and was later living at Walton Hall. In his will he mentions his eldest son John, his younger sons Josias and Thomas and his two daughters Mary and Elizabeth, all of them under the age of 24, the age at which they would come into their inheritance. His wife Mary was the executrix, so she must have died later than 1670. Josias was a churchwarden in 1668 but was buried on 2nd March 1668 OS [[ 1669/70 ]] Sandal Magna, St Helen 1667 August 18 Timothy Hirst of Walton Buried | ||||||||||||||
| Last Modified New | Created 7 Jul 2015 using Reunion for Macintosh |