Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: unknown.
Place of Death: unknown.
Relationships
Father: uncertain.
Mother: uncertain.
See the Commentary section.
Spouse: John Nott. Married 10 February 1734/5 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire.
The marriage is recorded in the parish register.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Richard Nott (baptized 23 June 1737 in Bromsgrove - buried 14 July 1737 in Bromsgrove)
Joseph Nott (baptized 1 July 1739 in the Upper Meeting Independent chapel in Bromsgrove)
Ann Nott (baptized 25 February 1741/2 in the Upper Meeting Independent chapel in Bromsgrove - buried 14 March 1741/2 in Bromsgrove)
Ann Nott (baptized 10 March 1742 in the Upper Meeting Independent chapel in Bromsgrove)
Mary Nott (baptized 24 January 1744/5 in the Upper Meeting Independent chapel in Bromsgrove)
John Nott (baptized 10 October 1746 in the Upper Meeting Independent chapel in Bromsgrove - buried 3 January 1747/8 in Bromsgrove)
John Nott (baptized 25 June 1748 in the Upper Meeting Independent chapel in Bromsgrove - buried 24 September 1749 in Bromsgrove)
Sarah Nott (baptized 17 November 1752 in the Upper Meeting Independent chapel in Bromsgrove - buried 24 September 1820 in Bromsgrove) married William Ward 10 August 1769 in Bromsgrove.
Evidence
The 1734 will of Elizabeth Orford:
In the Name of God Amen I Elizabeth Orford of Harvington in the parish of Chaddesley Corbett and County of Worcester widow Doe make and Declare this My Last will & testament First I give to my brother in law Thomas Orford and to my Nephew John Longmore One shilling apiece Also I give to Ann Elizabeth Mary and Catherine the four Daughters of my said brother in law Thomas Orford the Sume of forty shillings apiece Also I give to my sister in Law Mary Stanley fifty shillings To My Sister Joyce Longmore widow the Sum of four pounds And to Joseph Hannah and Ann the Son and Daughters of my said Sister Joyce Longmore the Sum of four pounds Apiece To My Sister in law Hannah Harris four pounds To Joyce Hannah and Sara the three Daughters of the said Hannah Harris and to George and William the two Sons of the said Hannah Harris The Sum of forty shillings Apiece And my Will and Meaning is that the respective legacies and sums of money hereinbefore given by me to the respective Legatees hereinbefore named Shall be paid to them respectively within Six months after my Decease Also My Desire is that my funerall may be Decent and Not pompous All the rest and residue of My Ready money Money at Interest Household goods Household stuffe Stock and personall estate of what Nature Kindsoever (My Debts Legacies and funerall expences Being first paid and satisfied) I give and bequeath unto My Nieces Elizabeth Longmore and Elizabeth Harris To be equally Divided between them share and share alike. And I Doe hereby Make constitute & appoint My said Nieces Elizabeth Longmore and Elizabeth Harris Executrixes of this My Will. And hereby Revoaking All former Wills by me made I Declare this to be My Last Will and testament In witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand and Seal and published the same to be My Law Will and testament the Tenth Day of March In the eighth year of King George the Second Over Great Britain And so forth And in the year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and thirty four
Elizabeth Orford [seal]
her H marke
Signed Sealed and published by the testatrix In presence of us Who Subscribed our Names as witnesses thereto In her presence—
John Winwood
Hen: Baggitt
20th May 1735
The Executrixes within named were sworn due form of Law before Mr Matthew Forest surrogate
Commentary
I cannot find any baptism records for an Ann Alford in the Bromsgrove area in the period, but two Ann Alfords were married there, in 1731 and 1734/5.
In her 1734 will, Elizabeth Orford of Harvington in Chaddesley Corbett, widow, mentions her niece Ann, daughter of her brother in law Thomas Orford. The other nephews and nieces that Elizabeth mentions and that I have tracked down were born in the 1700s or 1710s, so Ann was probably born in the correct period. (The names Orford and Alford seem to have been variants of the same name at this time. The same individuals in records are sometimes named Alford and sometimes Orford.) It is possible that this Ann was the Ann of this page, but she may have been that of the earlier marriage.
References
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, St John the Baptist parish registers. Digital images on Ancestry.com accessed 28 October 2025.
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. Bishop’s transcripts. Digital images on Ancestry.com accessed 28 October 2025.
England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936. Digital images on Ancestry.com accessed 28 October 2025.
Will of Elizabeth Orford of Harvington in Chaddesley Corbett, widow. Proved 1735 in the Consistory Court of Worcester. Digital images on FamilySearch.org.