[DEARSLEY, MRS.], Frances

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• Name	[DEARSLEY, MRS.], Frances
  Gender	Female
  Death	1681	Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
  Burial	7 Sep 1681	Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
  Person ID	I8411	Edgoose
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2026

  
  

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  FRANCES DEARSLEY formerly .......... 16??-1681 John EDGOOSE, William LONGLANDS, and Robert LANGTON witnessed the will of France DEARSLEY of Pinchbeck, Gentlewoman, on 3 September 1681. Probate was granted on 26 September 1681. (PROB 11/367/268) An Index of the Will of Mrs. Frances DEARSLEY (????-1681), Gentlewoman, of Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire. The Will was made on 3 September 1681. Probate granted at London on 26 September 1681. 01*Mrs. Frances DEARSLEY, the Testatrix. 02 Henry MADEN, his "sisters or kinsfoke". 03 Hannah ROBINSON, the Testatrix's servant. 04 Mary EARLE, daughter of William EARLE, goddaughter of the Testatrix. 05 William EARLE, supervisor. 06 John HODGE. 07 Mr. Michael MITCHELL. 08 Mrs. TO[illegible]. 09 William WALKER, sexton. 10 Richard GILL 11 Richard ROBINSON 12 Robert ROBINSON, supervisor 13 Sir Thomas OGLE Kt Major, executor. 14 Sir Thomas OGLE Kt guardian and executor in trust for his son 15 John EDGOOSE, witness. 16 William LONGLANDS, witness. 17 Robert LANCKTON, witness. (Prerogative Court of Canterbury Will PROB II/367/268) The Will of Frances DEARSLEY of Pinchbeck in Lincolnshire, Gentlewoman: (surnames capitalised and abbreviarions expanded) "In The name of God Amen. I Frances DEARSLEY of Pinchbeck in the County of Lincolne Gentlewoman sicke in body But perfect memory Praised be God, Doe make and ordeine this my last will in manner and forme following First I bequeath my soule into the hands of Almighty God Trusting to be saved by the alone meritts of Jesus Christ my alone Saviour and Redeemer And my Body to the Earth from whence it was taken And that worldly Estate That it hath pleased God to blesse me withall I bequeath as followeth Inp(rim)es my will and mind is That what is due to the sisters or Kinsfoke of Henry MADEN by the last will of henry MADEN aforesaid be forthwith after my decease all accounted for and paid by my Executor hiriafter [sic] named Item I give nto Hannah ROBINSON my servant Five pounds All my Clothes and the Bed she lyeth on ready furnished with BEDDING as it now is Item give unto Mary the daughter of Will(ia)m Earle my Goddaughter a Diamond Ring a Pearle necklace a silver Porringer and the Bed I now lye on furnished as it now is Item I give to John HODGE one Eleaven shilling peice of Gold Item I give to the poore of Pinchbeck Twenty shillings a yeare for Five yeares to be distributed amongst them by the Churchwardens of Pinchbecke upon St Thomas day dureing the aforesaid Five yeares Item I give unto Mr Michaell MITCHELL Twenty shillings to preach my Funerall Sermon Item I give unto Mrs. TO[illegible] Twenty shillings Item I give unto Will(ia)m WALKER The Sixton(?) Twenty shillings for his labour of takeing up the Tombe in the Quaire where my Grandfather was buried and burying me there and setting up the Tombe againe as it is Item I give unto Richard GILL Twenty shillings Item I give unto Richard ROBINSON Twenty shillings All the Rest of my goods I give them wholly to the sonne of Sir Thomas OGLE Kt the Major whom I make Executor of this my will And I appoint the said Sir Thomas OGLE Kt. Guardean and Executor in Trust for his said sonne And he the said Sir Thomas OGLE Kt to receive my debts and discharge and payings debts rents and Legacies and [illegible] the Charge of bringing my Body in Christian like manner to the ground And I doe appoint Will(ia)m EARLE and Robert ROBINSON Supravisors of this my will And I give to either of them a Twenty shillings peice of Gold And my will is further That my said Supravisors shall take care and provide for my Funerall And order the Rest of my Estate att their discretion Till my Executor be sent for and come downe In Witness hereof I have sette my hand and Seale this Third day of Sep(t)ember in the yeare of our Lord 1681. Frances Signed sealed read Published and declared in presense of John EDGOOSE William LONGLANDS Robert LANCKTON his mark." Probate was granted at London on 26 September 1681. (Prerogative Court of Canterbury Will PROB II, Piece 367, Page 0268) © Crown Copyright Images reproduced by courtesy of The National Archives, London, England. www.NationalArchives.gov.uk & www.TheGenealogist.co.uk Mrs. Frances DEARSLEY was buried at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, on 7 September 1681. (Parish Register) (revised 13.10.2019)