WILL OF JOSEPH SMITHSON, 1679. ROLL 10, No. 136 HONOR COURT OF KNARESBOROUGH. In the Name of God, Amen. Joseph Smithson, in the psh. of Fewston, co. Yorke, I bequeathe and comend my soule into ye handes of Allmighty God, my maker and Redeemer, hopeing yet by ye merrets of his only Sonne, my onely […]
Wills & Bequests
The Bequest of George Smithson of Aldborough
The Church of St Andrew, in Aldborough in the Diocese of Ripon has a board on the wall inside the church tower where the full text of George Smithson’s bequest is written. The Bequest George Smithson of Boroughbridge gave the Rents of certain Lands to the value of two Pounds per annum for ever to […]
The Bequest of Mark Smithson of Aldborough
The Church of St Andrew, in Aldborough in the Diocese of Ripon has a huge board on the wall inside the church tower where the full text of Mark Smithson’s bequest is written. The shelf for the bread for the poor is still there just inside the door. I think it’s used for hymn books […]