Ann Lilly
Events
Date of Birth: about 1749
Her burial record in the bishop’s transcripts gives her age at death as 55. The parish register gives no age.
Date of Baptism: unknown.
Place of Baptism: unknown.
An Ann Lilly was baptized 17 January 1749/50 at Tealby, but she was not the Ann Lilly of this page (She married in Stickney, Lincolnshire in 1769.)
Date of Burial: 21 February, 1804.
Place of Burial: Market Rasen, Lincolnshire.
The burial is recorded in the parish registers (“Ann Brewster, Wife of Thos Brewster”.)
Relationships
Father: unknown Lilly.
(probable) Mother: Mary Willoughby.
The will of Stephen Willoughby makes his niece, Ann Lilly, his sole executor. The will also mentions his brother Charles, his sisters Ann and Elizabeth Willoughby, and his nephew John Bocock. The will of Stephen’s brother Charles also mentions his sisters Ann and Elizabeth Willoughby, as well as a number of people whose relationships to Charles are not specified, including some Bococks. The 1717 will of Richard Willoughby mentions his sons Charles and Stephen Willoughby, and his daughters Mary, Elizabeth, and Catherine Willoughby. It also mentions the possibility that his wife is pregnant. Charles and Stephen appear by their wills to have left no surviving children. Ann and Elizabeth appear never to have married. A John Bocock was baptized 27 April 1718 in West Rasen, the son of Edward and Catherine Bocock. Presumably Catherine was Richard Willoughby’s daughter. That leaves Richard Willoughby’s daughter Mary as the probable mother of Ann Lilly. (Ann Lilly's apparent birth date makes it a bit of a stretch chronologically that Catherine was her mother by a second husband.) An Ann Lilly was baptized in Tealby in 1749, but other evidence suggests that this was a different family.
Spouse: Thomas Brewster (about 1737 - 1815). Married 23 July 1766 in Market Rasen.
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. The birth dates come from their mother’s prayer book.)
Joseph Brewster (born 23 July 1767).
Charles Brewster (born 29 August 1768).
Francis Willoughby Brewster (born 11 December 1770 - died 11 January 1849). A Catholic priest. The last Carmelite in England.
John Brewster (born 19 August 1772).
George Brewster (born 8 September 1774 - buried 18 December 1850 in Drypool, Yorkshire) married Mary Craigs 11 November 1805 in Market Rasen.
Thomas Brewster (born 14 August 1776 - died 1852) married Jane Clark 16 February 1803 in Hull, Yorkshire.
Edward Brewster (born 15 July 1780 - probably buried 10 September 1780 in Market Rasen "Brewster, a Popish Infant").
Evidence
from the Market Rasen Roman Catholic chapel register:
Extractum E Libro Precum Annae Brewster.
Joseph, born July 23.d 1767.
Charles, born August. 29.th 1768.
Francis Willoughby, born Decemb. 11.th 1770.
John, born August. 19.th 1772
George, born Septemb. the 8.th 1774
Thomas, born August. 14.th 1776.
Edward, born July 15.th 1780 et omnes baptizati a Rev’do Domino Johnson.
The will of Ann's uncle Stephen Willoughby of Market Rasen, shoemaker:
In the Name of God Amen I Stephen Willoughby of Mar. Raisin in the County of Lincoln Shooe maker considering the Uncertainty of this Mortal Life and being of Sound and perfect Mind and memory do make and Publish this my last Will and Testament in Manner and form following
Impris I Give and Bequeath. To my Brother Charles Willoughby five Shillings.
Item. to my Sisters Ann Willoughby and Elizabeth Willoughby I Bequeath five Shillings Each
Item to my Nephew John Bocock’s Children, Viz. Edward Bocock, William Bocock and Mary Clark I Bequeath five Pounds Each. all to be paid by my Executrix hereafter mentioned and lastly as to the remainder of my Personal Estate of What kind or nature soever to me appertaining, I give and Bequeath to my Niece Ann Lilly whome I constitute and appoint the whole and Sole Executrix of this my last will and testament and I do here by revoke disallow and disannul all former Bequests Wills and Legacies by me heretofore in anywise left or made declaring Ratifying Confirming this, this and no other to be my last Will and Testament In Witness where of I have here unto Set my Hand, and Seal, this fifth day of April in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred, and Sixty
Signed Sealed Published and declared by the above named Stephen Willoughby to be his last Will and Testament in the Presence of us who have here unto Set our names as Witnesses, in the Presence of the Testator
William Raven My
William Nicholson Stephen X Willoughby
Mark
Thomas Brewster
June 23.d 1769 Ann Brewster (wife of Thos. Brewster) formerly Lilly, The Executrix within named was duly sworn
Before me
J Hy Francis Surr.
The will of Charles Willoughby of West Rasen, shoemaker:
In the Name of God Amen I Charles Willoughby of West Raisin in the County of Lincoln Shoemaker being at Present Infirm but /thanks be to God/ of Sound Mind and Memory Do make publish and Declare this to be my last Will and Testament in Manner and form following /that is to say/ First and principally I recomend by Soul into the hands of Almighty God that have it and by Body I Comit to the Earth to be Descently buryed by and at the Discretion of my Executrix herein After Named And as for such Temporal Estate as it hath pleased God to bless me I Dispose thereof As Follows Imprimis I Give unto my Brother Stephen Willoughby all my wearing apparel I also Give him the Sume of two Shillings and Six pence. I also Give unto my Sister Elizabeth and Ann Willoughby the Sume of two Shillings and six pence each Item I Give Unto Mary Parkinson and Mary Swailes the Sume of Two shillings and six pence Each I also Give Unto George Wistow and Anthony Wistow the like Sume of two Shillings and six pence a peice Item I Give unto John Bookock Mary Bookock and William Bookock the like Sume of two shillings and six pence apeice All which said Legacys I will shall be paid Within three months next after my Decease And my Will and Desire is that my Brother Stephen Willoughby Do Give Unto the said John Bookock Some of my worst Cloathes and Tools of my Trade Item I Give to Nemyah Willoughby of Kirton the like Sume of two Shillings and Six pence And as the All the rest residue and remainder of my Goods Chattels and personal Estate after my Just Debts and the above Legacys are paid off and Discharged I Give the Same Unto my Dear and Loveing Wife Dorothy Willoughby and Do make and appoint her Sole Executrix of this my Will hereby revokeing all former Wills by me at any Time here to fore made In Witness Whereof I have to this my last will and Testament set and put my hand and seal this Twenty third Day of June In the year of our Lord 1757 Charles Willoughby [seal]
Signed Sealed published and Declared by the said Testator as and for his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us who subscribed our names as Witnesses in his presence thereon each being first In...med
Thomas Taylor John Bennett
References
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NB52-B8Y : accessed 30 Mar 2014), Ann Lilly, 17 Jan 1749; citing Tealby, Lincoln, England, reference item 6 p 37; FHL microfilm 1450431.
Thomas Brewster - Ann Lilly marriage registration No. 80, Market Rasen, parish registers - marriages; digital image Findmypast.co.uk (accessed 29 March 2014).
"England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NN2Z-W5G : accessed 4 January 2015), Henry Lilly and Elizabeth (Widow) Hudson, 22 Jun 1746; citing Lincoln, England, reference 283; FHL microfilm 1,938,523.
Ann Brewster burial registration, in Bishop’s transcripts for Market Rasen, 1561 - 1837. FHL film 504538 item 2.
Ann Brewster burial registration, in Parish registers for Market Rasen, baptisms and burials, 1664 - 1812. Digital image Findmypast.co.uk (accessed 29 March 2014).
Market Rasen Catholic Chapel registers, 1765-1840 [digital images on Ancestry.com, accessed 23 January 2016]. Originals: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857. Records of the General Register Office, Government Social Survey Department, and Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, Registrar General (RG) 4. The National Archives, Kew, England. Piece 1318.
Will of Charles Willoughby, 1766, Lincoln Consistory Court, FHL 199045, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Will of Richard Willoughby, 1717, Lincoln Consistory Court, FHL 198985, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Will of Stephen Willoughby, 1769, Lincoln Consistory Court, FHL 199048, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.