Robert Ripley

GEDCOM Note

DEATH: Robert's will was made on 11 Sep 1797 and signed by witnessesCharles Baker, Thomas Coates & William Pipes, leaving to sons Thomas (now in England) - ?60, Henry - ?5 + watch, John - estate (shared with Robert's wife Isabella) + watch, Robert Harrison - farm, William - ?5, and to daughters Esther - ?60, Elizabeth (Pugsley) - ?5, Jenny (Jane Coates) - ?5 and Margaret (Horton) - ?5. There is nomention of daughter Mary in the will.
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<p>"Six brothers came from Yorkshire: Henry, John & William in 1774 and Joseph, Robert & Thomas later." (Trueman, H. 1902)</p>
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<p>Land was transferred from Robert Fletcher to Robert Ripley in 1784.</p>
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<p>BURIAL: Here lieth the body of Robert Ripley who departed this lifeSeptember 12th 1797 in th e 63rd year of his age.</p>