Family History Notebook

Extracts from wills of the Greggs of Mirehouse,
noted by Joan Shrewsbury

REGNALD GRIGGE 1671 of Dalehead in Logberthwaite, Crissthwaite.,

husbandman.

To Mr. Thomas Layhes (?) children, eighteen sheep to share.

To my brother Gawen Grigge ffive shillings.

To young Michaell Grigge, my brother Michaell's eldest son, tenn shillings.

To Willm towers ffive shillings

To daughter Elizabeth Grigge (executor) all the rest of goods.

Debts owed by Thomas Laythes, William Towers, young Michaell Grigge, John

Hodgson, James Dober, William Harison. Charles Midlefell and Gawen Grigge.

 

ROBERT GRIGGE 1676 of the Hioghfield in the psh of Bassenthwaite.

Roger Gregg, my eldest son

Elizabeth Gregg, my loving wife

Ffrancis my son, Dorothy and Elizabeth, my three youngest children.

My loving kinsmen Mathew Cope (or Cape) of Bassenthwait Hall, and James Dover of the mosside.

Witnesses Mathew Cape, James Dover, John Glaishrait.

 

RICHARD GRIGG 1680 of Newton late of Langrigg.

Sister Margaret Adesson

Richard Robinson, my daughter's son.

Henerye Robinsons' two sons, richard and John.

My son, John Grigg's daughters Frances and Catherine.

Witnesses John ffletcher, Willm Rawlings.
 

JOHN GRIG 1683 of Langrigg

Elizabet Grigg, daughter of John Grigg of Withop.

My daughters Frances and Catherine.

My wife, Anne

 

ELLICE GREGG 1687 of Patterdal

My sister's daughter Ellice Stephenson

To each of my brothers daughters (not named)

Ambrose Threlkeld and Richard Threlkeld

John Lee of Glenrudding, executor

 

JOSEPH GRIGGE 1691 Mirehouse, psh of Bassenthwaite.

Son Roger Grigge

Sons Henry and Richard and Joseph, Daughter Barbara

Nephews Dykes and John Threlkeld

Kinsman William Cape

Brothers Leonard Dykes Esq, Henry Threlkeld, Gent. and Unkle Matthew Cape.

This is quite a long and detailed will, with similar inventory

 

ROGER GRIGG 1702 Oultonhall, psh of Wigton.

Wife Katherine

Sons Roger, Richard and daughters Sara and Elizabeth

Land bought from Robert Dalton, Richard Wood and John Mason mentioned.

 

JANE GREGG 1754  Snittlegarth psh Torpenhow widow of Roger Gregg late of Mirehouse.

Daughters Ann Story and Barbara Williamson.

Daniel Brocklebank, curate of torpenhow, for preaching her funeral sermon.

 

DOROTHY GREGG 1737

All to kinsman Roger Gregg of Cockermouth.

 

ROGER GREGG 1744 Mirehouse.

Daughter Ann Story, and her son Thomas.

Daughter Barbara Williamson

Wife , not named.

Son Joseph , executor.