THE FAMILY AND DESCENDANTS OF GEORGE LEE CIRCA 1695.
The lineage we
are following with these early Lee's is continued by George, the second son of
John 1660 and Mary Briddon. We do
not have a birth date for George so again we will have to make an educated
guess. Most probably, as I have
stated before, John 1660's children were born before 1700.
We will therefore give George the title "George 1695" which
will not be far from correct. The
registers of St. James' provides us with a date for his marriage.
1731
Nov. 7th. George Lee married
Elizabeth Greatorex.
The Brassington register also provides us
with the following entries;
1732
Nov. 11th. George son of George and
Elizabeth Leea.
1734
Jan. 1st. Job son of George
and Elizabeth Leea.
1746
July 27th. Francis son of George
and Elizabeth Lee.
As you will see
from the following tree, Elizabeth was probably at least ten years younger than
George because her last child was born in 1746..
George
Lee
born
circa 1695
(M)
7th Nov. 1731
at Brsn.
Elizabeth Greatorex.
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GEORGE
JOB
FRANCIS
bap. 11th
Nov
bap. 1st Jan
bap.27th July
1732 at Brsn.
1734 at Brsn.
1746 at brsn.
d. 19th
March
d.?
d.?
1804 at Brsn.
(M)
(M)
7th April
7th
Nov 1769
1760
JEMIMA
MILLINGTON ALICE
WALKER
at
Bradbourne.
at Youlgreave.
Again, it highly
unlikely that George and Elizabeth had only three children, but once again we
can find no other entries for this family. Unfortunately, we do not have a detailed will to provide us
with more information. Apart from
parish register entries, we know very little of George or Elizabeth and their
three children. George was buried
at Brassington on the 17th. August 1757, and Elizabeth was laid to rest on July
5th. 1763.
However, we do
have one wonderful document that gives us an insight into the world of an
eighteenth century family. The
document is an Inventory, drawn up on 12th of August 1757, five days before
George died. Following, is a transcript of that document.
INVENTORY
OF GEORGE LEE, Probate
21st October 1757.
Administration
to Elizabeth Lee, Widow.
Inventory
12th August. 1757.
£ s d
Purse
and Apparel
0 7
6
In
the house - One long seat.
0 2
0
One dresser and shelves.
0 10 0
One oval table.
0 5 0
Four old chairs.
0 3 0
Pewter and brass.
0 15 0
In
the Chamber - Two feather beds and bedding. 1 10
0
One large chest.
0 10 0
Linen in the said chest.
0 10 0
Two old boxes.
0 2 6
Milking vessels and other utensils of wood
0
4 0
Fire utensils.
0 3 0
Lumber ware and odd things.
0 10 0
Quick
stock. - One old horse.
1 0 0
Two ewe sheep.
0 10 0
Total £ 7
2 0
Thos.
Wayne
William
Evins. [signed]
Here we have an inventory of all the
things our ancestors had in the house. One
can almost picture the scene in the one up, one down dwelling. The living room would be full of seventeenth and eighteenth
century English Oak country furniture, adorned with brass and pewter.
In the harsh winters of the Moorlands it would be heated by a large open
fire, fuelled by wood collected from the surrounding areas during the warmer
months. The bedroom, (chamber -
hence the old wording chamber pot), amply set out with large linen chest and
downy feather beds would be a cosy place to retire to at the end of a tiring
day. By no means wealthy, at least
our ancestors would be comfortable, unlike many of the citizens of England at
that time. The old horse, referred to as "Quick Stock", couldn't have
been much use if he was only worth one pound, but perhaps because of his
advancing years he was considered one of the family and sentiment deemed they
keep him as one would an old dog today. The
two "Ewe Sheep" would have been far more useful.
They would provide a yearly income from the sale of their wool and,
served regularly, would lamb once or twice a year to provide food for the table
or an income from their sale. One
thing this document has achieved, for the first time we can actually have a
feeling for our ancestors rather than considering them as entries in a parish
register. During the whole of my
task to discover my forebears, this document was one of the highlights.