John MERRY, –1594
- Name
- John /MERRY/
- Given names
- John
- Surname
- MERRY
| Marriage | Agnes ALLSOP (Probably) — View this family Yes |
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| Occupation | Tallow chandler |
| Residence | about 1546 Address: Barton Hall According to D & S Lysons, "Magna Britannia, a concise topographical account of the several counties of Great Britain Vol 5" 1817 John Merry acquired Barton Blount following the 4th Lord Mountjoy's death in 1535 . However, Lady Mountjoy, widow, was recorded as the patron of the new rector in 1541, J C Cox Notes on the Churches of Derbyshire (Volume 3) 1877. Cox also notes that the 6th Lord Mountjoy's pecuniary issues resulted in him selling property including Barton Blount to "John Merry, gentleman of London". Cox does not record any other rector or patron between 1541 and John Merry in 1570. Cox in an article in the Derbyshire Archaeological Journal (1891), Volume 13, P 153 mentions all properties bought from Lord Mountjoy by “John Merry, gentleman and merchant, of London.” These include Barton Blount, Brislington, Kniveton, Sutton on the Hill and Stanton By Bridge. D T Merry on the first page of her Merry Family Omnibus recorded the purchase commenced in 1546 completing in 1560. |
| Birth of a daughter | Ann Alice MERRY 1549 Note: Year and location according to the Millennium File on Ancestry. Location may be incorrect. |
| Birth of a son | Henry MERRY ( after death) |
| Marriage of a child | Henry MERRY — Margaret PALMER — View this family about 1581 Note: There is record of an agreement in 1581 whereby Robert Palmer of Kegworth acquired access to Barton… There is record of an agreement in 1581 whereby Robert Palmer of Kegworth acquired access to Barton Blount, its church and also Sutton on the Hill. It is likely this was part of the marriage settlement. |
| Will | April 24, 1592 (0 after death) His wife Agnes was executrix. His decision regarding goods and chattels had been discussed and recorded with wife and son, Henry, and did not form part of the will. Son-in-laws, referred to as sons, Lathbery and Gregson, were to be overseers and assist his wife in execution of will. They were to receive 10 shillings each. Their wives also received the same amount. Their children were to receive "one ewe hogg" (weaned lamb) each, as were Henry, John and Edmond Merry and the blessings of God from their grandfather. John Allsope was also to receive a lamb. John Allsope was to receive 20 shillings. The poor of several parishes were to receive measures of wheat, some baked into bread. One person, perhaps a servant, was to be be given one of his coats and pants. The residue was to be equally divided between wife and son, Henry. |
| Burial of a daughter | Elizabeth MERRY February 8, 1593/94 CE (February 18, 1594) (1 year after death) |
| Death | between April 1592 and April 1594 |
| Probate | April 29, 1594 (2 years after death) |
| Burial | between April 1592 and April 1594 (2 years after death) |
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–1594
Death: between April 1592 and April 1594 — Probably Barton Blount, Derbyshire, England |
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| Marriage | Marriage — — |
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–1599
Death: between October 31, 1599 and November 21, 1599 — Barton Blount, Derbyshire, England |
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1549–1601
Birth: 1549 — Duffield, Derbyshire, England Burial: April 19, 1601 — Sutton on the Hill, Derbyshire, England |
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–1593/94 CE
Death: 1593/94 CE (1594) — Sutton on the Hill, Derbyshire, England |
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–1603
Birth: Unknown Death: October 1603 — Sutton on the Hill, Derbyshire, England |
| Residence | According to D & S Lysons, "Magna Britannia, a concise topographical account of the several counties of Great Britain Vol 5" 1817 John Merry acquired Barton Blount following the 4th Lord Mountjoy's death in 1535 . However, Lady Mountjoy, widow, was recorded as the patron of the new rector in 1541, J C Cox Notes on the Churches of Derbyshire (Volume 3) 1877. Cox also notes that the 6th Lord Mountjoy's pecuniary issues resulted in him selling property including Barton Blount to "John Merry, gentleman of London". Cox does not record any other rector or patron between 1541 and John Merry in 1570. Cox in an article in the Derbyshire Archaeological Journal (1891), Volume 13, P 153 mentions all properties bought from Lord Mountjoy by “John Merry, gentleman and merchant, of London.” These include Barton Blount, Brislington, Kniveton, Sutton on the Hill and Stanton By Bridge. D T Merry on the first page of her Merry Family Omnibus recorded the purchase commenced in 1546 completing in 1560. |
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| Will | His wife Agnes was executrix. His decision regarding goods and chattels had been discussed and recorded with wife and son, Henry, and did not form part of the will. Son-in-laws, referred to as sons, Lathbery and Gregson, were to be overseers and assist his wife in execution of will. They were to receive 10 shillings each. Their wives also received the same amount. Their children were to receive "one ewe hogg" (weaned lamb) each, as were Henry, John and Edmond Merry and the blessings of God from their grandfather. John Allsope was also to receive a lamb. John Allsope was to receive 20 shillings. The poor of several parishes were to receive measures of wheat, some baked into bread. One person, perhaps a servant, was to be be given one of his coats and pants. The residue was to be equally divided between wife and son, Henry. |
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