Francis Hurt, Sr.

Francis was the eighth child of twelve children born to Charles Hurt and Catherine Rossell. He was born at Alderwasley Hall. Francis married Mary Gell on 17 Aug 1751 in Derby, England, who was the daughter of Thomas Gell of the Gatehouse in Wirksworth. The Gell's were an old established Derbyshire family who originated from Hopton and they too had ventured into business and commerce from an aristocratic base. Francis is said to have famously declared:

"'No one knows, and no one can tell, How well I love Miss Mary Gell.' Mary is said to have replied: 'As it may happen, and as it may fall, I may be Lady of Alderwasley Hall.'"

They began their married life in Wirksworth, but Mary's prediction did indeed come about; she did become the Lady of the Manor of Alderwasley. Francis' other brothers probably had all died, leaving him the heir when he was in his forties. Francis and Mary had seven children:

Francis Jr. Catherine Cassandra Mary Mercy Charles Elizabeth

Francis was Lord of the Manor from 1767 to 1783. He extended the Alderwasley Estate even further with brilliant maneuvers in coal and fuel supply negotiations when he discovered that there were coal deposits within the estate.

He preceded his wife in death. When Mary died in 1801, her remains were placed in the family vault in Wirksworth Church.

Sources:

"The Hurts of Derbyshire" by Derek Wain ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ancestral File

name: Francis HURT gender: Male birth: Abt 1722 Alderwasley, Castern, Derby, England christening: Wirksworth, Castern, Derby, England death: 7 Aug 1783 afn: 15FZ-1C5 Parents father: Charles HURT (AFN: 15FZ-1KD ) mother: Catherine ROSELL (AFN: 15FZ-1GR ) Marriages (1) spouse: Mary GELL (AFN: 15FZ-17B ) marriage: 17 Aug 1751 , Derby, England children (7)

child 1: Mary HURT (AFN: 15FZ-129 ) gender: Female birth Abt 1759/1760 Alderwasley, Derby, England death 23 Feb 1823

child 2: Charles HURT (AFN: 15FZ-113 ) gender: Male birth 5 Oct 1758 Wirksworth, Derby, England death 30 Aug 1834

child 3: Elizabeth HURT (AFN: 15FZ-14P ) gender: Female birth Abt 1764/1765 Alderwasley, Derby, England death 7 May 1803

child 4: Mercy HURT (AFN: 15FZ-13H ) gender: Female birth Abt 1762/1763 Alderwasley, Derby, England

child 5: Cassandra HURT (AFN: 15FZ-10V ) gender: Female birth Abt 1757 Alderwasley, Derby, England death 14 Nov 1776

child 6: Catherine HURT (AFN: 15FZ-0ZP ) gender: Female birth Abt 1755 Wirksworth, Derby, England death 3 Apr 1841

child 7: Francis HURT (AFN: 15FZ-0XH ) gender: Male birth 3 Sep 1753 Alderwasley, Castern, Derby, England death 5 Jan 1801

Submitters (2) submitter: jrprince1288346 submitter: dwchurt2672617

Source Citation "Ancestral File v4.19," database, FamilySearch , entry for Francis HURT. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pedigree Resource File

name: Francis Hurt gender: Male birth: ABT 1725 of,Alderwasley,Derbyshire,England afn: 3B60-LGD Marriages (1) spouse: Mary Gell (AFN: 3B60-NBW ) marriage: 17 AUG 1750 ,Atlow,Derbyshire,England children (1)

child 1: Charles Hurt (AFN: 3B58-9T4 ) gender: Male birth 5 OCT 1758 christening 8 NOV 1758 ,Wirksworth,Derbyshire,England death 30 AUG 1834 ,Wirksworth,Derbyshire,England

Submission submitter: lgentry2710812 submitter: mfunit2710714 submission date: 30 Sep 1999 submission id: MM9R-PJ5 person count: 15,219

Notes

1. 506> England & Wales Visitation Notes-v7-p2ped*, (FHL 942 D23hn); !IGI: MARR/SS> Derby/by extraction;

Source Citation "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch, entry for Francis Hurt.

Married Mary Gell 1751.

• Burke, Bernard, Sir. A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland 6th ed. London : Harrison 1879. Vol I. page 838