To my daughter Mary, wife of Richard Ashley, the like sum of one shilling.

Lastly, I make and ordain my son Thomas Kendall, only and sole executor of this my last will and testament, of goods, chattels, bonds, bills, debts, &c.

Richard Kendall, his mark, in presence of us—

WILLIAM DIBB, MARY LEAKE, her mark, Christopher Kendall. Weston Parish Register.

Richard Kendall of Weston, buried 1777.

Otley Parish Register.

Richard Ashley married Mary Kendall, 1754.

Vol. 121, 1777, page 182.

In the name of God, Amen. Benjamin Kendall of Otley, Yorks., tanner, being somewhat infirm in body but of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, praise be to God for the same, &c., To Mr. John Ritchie of Otley, linen draper, the younger, and Mr. Joshua Hardisty, the younger, of Norwood, parish of Fewston, farmer, their heirs &c., all my estates &c., in Otley, in confidence they will pay all debts, expenses, funeral expenses, legacies, hereafter mentioned, viz: to my dear and loving wife Martha, £50 in twelve months after my decease and all household furniture. And whereas there is a mortgage &c,, the said Ritchie and Hardisty &c., &c., for and towards support, maintenance and education of my son John Kendall, till twenty-one years and put him to business. If he dies to his widow, but in case of her death or second marriage, to my sister Mary Kendall. After her decease to trustees, to be sold and money accruing to be divided among the children of my three dead brothers, Paul, John and William.

Lastly, the said John Ritchie and Joshua Hardisty to be executors. Hand and Seal, 31 May, 1777,

BENJAMIN KENDALL.

In presence of WILLIAM SNELL, JOHN CHIPPENDALE, WILLIAM
GARNITT.

Fewston Parish Register.

Benjamin Kendall was the son of Paul Kendall, who was the son of John Kendall of Clifton, who married Dorothy Waterworth in 1683. Paul was baptized at Fewston in 1692, and married Mary Hutchinson. Benjamin was born 1734. His dead brothers Paul, Wm. and John, were baptized 1727, 1730, &-.

In the name of God,, Amen. The twenty-first day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine. I, Richard Kendall of Askwith, in the parish of Weston and county of York, farmer, being weeke of body, but sound and of a disposing mind and memory, thanks be given to Almighty God for the same, but calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is

appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, in manner and form following, (that is to say) first and principally, I commit my soul into the hands of God who gave it; and as touching my Body, to be buried at the discretion of my friends, executors, hereinafter named and willed; hoping at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God; and as touching such worldly estate or goods wherewith it hath pleased God to intrust me with, I give and bequeath the same in the following manner and form-(that is to say), first and principally I will that my dearly beloved wife Sarah Kendall be properly and decently kept and maintained by my executors, hereinafter named, with every necessary in reason during her natural life, and also decently buried at the end thereof.

Secondly, I will and bequeath unto my sons John Kendall, George Kendall, Thomas Kendall, and Joseph Kendall, each and every of them the sum of three pounds, to them, their heirs and assignes; and to my daughter Margaret the wife of Thomas Whitehead, and Mary the wife of Nathan Turner, the like sum of three pounds each, to be paid to them or their heirs as above, payable twelve months after my wife's decease. And lastly I give and grant unto Christopher Kendall and Richard Kendall my two sons, all and singular my goods and chattels quick and dead, within door and without, together with all debts, dues and demands whatsoever, freely by them to be enjoyed as joint executors of this my last will and testament; chargeable nevertheless with all my just debts, funeral expenses. and the probate of this my will, and each and every of the above legacies to the respective legatees or their order, when the same shall become due according to the tenor of this my last will, and above all to be careful of my poor wife in every respect what she shall stand in need of. And lastly, I do hereby utterly disallow, disannul and revoke every other former will or wills, testaments, legacies or bequests whatever; ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament.

In witness whereof I have herewith set my hand and seal, the day and year above written.

RICHARD KENDALL, his mark.

Witnesses: WILLIAM DIBB, ELIZABETH DIBB, SARAH DIBB. Past seal, February 1794.

Weston Parish Register.

Richard Kendall, son of Christopher Kendall of Askwith, baptized 1706. Richard Kendall of Askwith, buried 1790. And Sarah Kendall his widow, buried 1794.

Joseph Kendall and George Kendall his sons, both died 1810. John died 1794.

Otley Parish Register.

Christopher Kendall of Askwith, married Ellen Robinson in 1724. His first wife Sarah died 1722, and he himself died at

Askwith, and was buried at Weston in 1753.

SOUTH HAIG WYATTS. The father of Sir Henry Wyatt of Allington, Kent, is shewn in the pedigree as Richard Wyatt of Southaugh, or Southhaig, Yorkshire, whose father Galfrid was of the same place. The will of Sir Henry's brother William, 1533, speaks of his father's family in Staffordshire. Any Yorkshire note on the Wyatts will be acceptable to THOMAS HENRY WYATT, 20, Queen Sq., London, W.C.

GIBSON OF KEXBOROUGH, in the parish of Darton.-I am desirous of obtaining genealogical information regarding this family, which appears to have been resident at the above address throughout the seventeenth century; my object being to ascertain the ancestory of Dorothy Gibson, who was married at Darton in 1709 to Leonard Rusby of Emley. J. RUSBY, 18, Oppidans Road, Regents Park, N.W.

ARMYTAGE of Wheatley Hill in the parish of High Hoyland.Thomas Armytage of the above address had a daughter Tabitha baptised 25 July, 1613, at High Hoyland; and another Thomas Armitage, of the same address, whose Will dated 30 May, 1744, and proved at York 18 February, 1745, had also a daughter Tabitha, born about 1714. I shall be glad to receive any information which will assist in shewing how these persons were related, or other genealogical information generally as to the Armitages of High Hoyland or neighbourhood.

J. RUSBY, F.R. Hist. Soc., 18, Oppidans Road, Regents Park, N.W.

OGDEN.-Henry Wilson of Soyland made his will dated 14 Feby 1680-He lived on his estate called Kirkcliffe, in Soyland, and the History of Halifax mentions "Wilsons of Kirkcliffe" among the considerable families.

In a surrender (Wakefield) dated 27 Jany 1680 he gave estates to his sons John, Henry, and Joseph, and to Henry the son of said Henry and an estate called "Nook" to James Ogden who was to pay out of that estate 20/- per annum to Mary his (James') mother for her life. And also he leaves legacies to Susan Ogden, and to Isaac Ogden, Samuel Ogden and John Ogden my ancestors and to Mary Kennerley their sister.

From the above, I judge that Mary Ogden (mother of James) was daughter of Henry Wilson (testator) and I should like to find the marriage of a Mary Wilson to an Ogden-which might be between 1630 and 1660 but is not at Halifax.

MR. WALBRAN, RIPON.-A Literatim copy first Register Book of Baptisms Marriages and Burials of the Chapelry of Denton, parish of Gainsford, co. Durham.

Transcribed by J. R. Walbran, Wm. Harrison, Ripon, 1843. Brit. Mus. 797 e 14.

The series commence in the years 1586, 1579 and 1576 respectively; and extend to 1673, 1647, and 1646 inclusive; with a hiatus in the bapt. and marr. from 1600 to 1604, and in the burials 1599-1604. There were only nine copies printed. One on parchment is deposited with the original, in the chest at Denton; another in the Library of the Coll. of Arms; one presented to Sir Cuthbert Sharpe; one to the Rev. James Raine, M.A.; one remains with the transcriber; another with Mr. Harrison.

HATFIELD FAMILY, of Hatfield Hall, near Wakefield. Oswald Hatfield, who was born left a son John and a daughter Frances, who married 1st about 1720, Joseph Moore, of Leeds, who died, leaving an only daughter, Elinor; his widow married for her 2nd husband, John Wordsworth, of Sophley, near Penistone, not later than 1728, by whom she had a daughter and three sons. I can find no trace of Moore or this daughter Elinor, beyond that she married Mr. Dana (an uncommon name), and I am told has descendants living, but where? I should like to know. Oswald Hatfield's wife was Mary, d. of Matt. Holt, of Leventhorpe Hall, near Leeds. If you could help me out of my difficulty I should be so pleased.

ANNA ELISTH. GARTSIDE.

Sir John Goodricke, Bart.

Sir John Goodricke was taken prisoner very soon after the siege of Bradford, and was a prisoner at Manchester in May, 1643. He was committed to the Tower by order of the Parliament on 14 August following.

The following are Extracts from the Journals of the House of Commons:-

"14 AUGUST, 1643. Ordered. That Col. Goringe and Sir John Goodrick, Prisoners of War, taken by Lord Fairfax, and now Prisoners in the Lord Peter's House, be forthwith delivered unto Mr. Stockdale, to be sent to Hull to my Lord Fairefaxe, to be disposed of as his Lordship shall think fit: and that in the meantime they may be removed to the Tower of London."

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Goodricke Arms.

21ST AUGUST, 1643. Ordered. That Sir John Goodrick, Prisoner in the Tower be there detained, according to former Order, until the further Pleasure of the House be known. Sir Jo. Wray is appointed to write to my Lord General, to acquaint him with the Reasons and Grounds of this order."

"29TH AUGUST, 1643. Ordered. That Sir John Goodrick, now Prisoner in the Tower, shall not be removed thence, till my Lord General, the Earl of Essex, be further heard concerning him.”

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Y.C.M.

"16TH OCTOBER, 1643. Sir H. Cholmeley acquainted the House, That whereas his Excellency had formerly laid his Restraint upon the Exchange of Sir John Goodrick, that he has now taken off that Restraint, and leaves him to the Disposal of the House according to their former Orders."

"18TH OCTOBER, 1643. Ordered. That Rich. Hill, Master of the 'Desire' of Hull, wherein the ammunition is laden that is going to Hull, do take aboard him Sir John Goodrick and deliver him to the Lord Fairfax at Hull. And Mr. Stockdale is required to send a man of Trust, to attend him: And the Lieutenant of the Tower is required to deliver him accordingly."

I find no record of the carrying out of this order,-on the contrary, Sir John appears to have been kept a prisoner in the Tower from whence he escaped in January, 164. His escape from the Tower is noticed in three newspapers of the time. The Mercurius Civicus,' Jan. 25 to Feb. 1st, 1644, says

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"One Sir John Gutteridge, who on Friday night last escaped out of the Tower was taken at Wickham by the Lord General's forces on his way to Oxford, as he was riding in the habit of a butcher behind another man, they found four score pieces of gold in his pocket and have now brought him back to London."

The Parliament Scout, Jan. 26th to Feb. 2nd, 1644, gives the following account,

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There brake out of the Tower on Monday night, Sir John Gutheric, a north country Knight, a dangerous man, but before he got to London he was taken by the care and pains of Captain Baxter Barksted the regicide) one of the Captains of Windsor Castle, who upon secret information that one would escape, with some musketeers on horseback so narrowly watched that they lighted upon him and brought him to Windsor Castle early in the morning."

The Weekly Account, No. 22, Thurs: 1st Feb: 1644, says :

"Sir John Gudderidge escaped from the Tower and was taken on Tuesday morning at Brainford, and conveyed to Windsor from whence he will not easily finde means for his deliverance.”

It will be observed that the two last accounts agree as to the time of Sir John's capture, viz. Tuesday morning, 30th Jany. 1643, and it seems probable that by Wickham is meant High Wycomb, Co. Bucks a town on the road between London and Oxford; and not far distant from Windsor. The head quarters of the Royalists were, at this time, at Oxford with the King, and Sir John's first wish would naturally be to join them. It was on his journey thither that he was re-taken prisoner.

ON 23RD MARCH, 164%, the House of Commons passed the following order :"Resolved etc. That this House doth accept of the sum of Twelve, hundred Pounds of Sir John Goodrick, of Hunsingore, in the Connty of Yorke, Knight and Baronet, for a fine for his Delinquency. His offence being bearing arms against the Parliament and for taking the