Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester Volume 37 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 Excerpt: ...the same to my son Thomas Burrowes. And lastly I appoint my said good friends and trustees John Robinson, Esq., Thomas Lloyd and Samuel Maddock, Executors. 1 Edward Burrowes, who was a churchwarden of St. Mary's Church, 1705-1707, was sheriff of Chester in 1710, and was buried at St. Mary's Church, 22 April, 1726, as "Edward Burrowes of Handbridge, Alderman." Besides the three children named in his will, the testator had others, named Edward, Anne, Henry, Elizabeth, and Ambrose, whose names occur in the registers of St. Mary's. Mary was baptised there, IO May, 1702, as the daughter ol "Mr. Edward Burrowes, innholdcr." The Burrowes' seem to have been an old Chester family; Robert Burrowes was a parishioner of St. Mary's in 1653, Ralph Burrowes was sheriff of Chester in 1710, and James Burrowes was sheriff in 1726. Katherine, daughter of the third Randle Holme, married Isaac Burrowes of Chester, brewer, and the fourth Randle Holme, in his will dated 1704, mentions his nephew Randle Burrowes. Holme Burrowes was sheriff of Chester in 1750, mayor in 1763, and was raised a freemason 15 Sept., 1755, and elected senior warden 27 Dec, 1757, in the Chester lodge. "Mrs. Hannah Burrows, widow, neare Gloverstone," was buried at St. Mary's, 8 July, 1757, and was probably the testator's widow, information of Mr. Henry Taylor, F.S.A.) Dated 25 Jan1?, 172 5 6. Edward Burrowes. Sealed, &c, in the presence of Lucretia Hosier. Witt Speed. Barth. Duke. From a copy of the will. Proved at Chester, 1727. THE WILL OF SIR EDWARD CHISENHALL' OF CHISENHALL, CO. LANC, KNIGHT. 1727. SIR Edward Ch1snall of Chisnall, co. Lanc, Knight. I bequeath to my son William Chisnall2 1600 owing to me upon a bond from my Lord Viscount Molyneux and others, and a...