William Hinton
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Burial: 5 April 1707.
Place of Burial: Speke, Lancashire.
The burial is recorded in the bishop’s transcripts of the parish register.
Relationships
Father: unknown.
Mother: unknown.
Spouse: Mary Bushell. Married 3 August 1665 in St Oswald, Chester.
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 Hinton (baptized 10 June 1666 in St Oswald, Chester).
William Hinton (baptized 22 August 1669 in Frodsham, Cheshire - buried 16 March 1670/1 in Frodsham)
William Hinton (baptized 17 March 1671/2 in Frodsham - died 1746)
Mary Hinton (baptized 25 April 1675 in Frodsham) married Edward Hulgreave 26 November 1703 in Childwall, Lancashire.
John Hinton married Sarah Dunbabin 9 February 1696/7 in Frodsham, Cheshire.
Samuel Hinton (baptized 24 October 1680 in Frodsham - buried 11 February 1681)
Evidence
St Oswald, Chester parish registers:
[August 1665]
William Hinton of Netherton & Mary Bushell marryed the 3.d
[June 1666]
Richard Sonne of William Hinton … bap the 10th
Bishop’s transcripts, Frodsham:
[August 1669 baptisms]
Gulielmus Hynton fil. Gulielmi - 22
[March 1670/1 burials]
Gulielmus Hinton filius Gulielmi - 16
[March 1671/2 baptisms]
Gulielmus Hinton fil. Gulilemi -- 17
[April 1675 baptisms]
Maria Hynton fil. Gulielmi de [hard to read]
[October 1680 baptisms]
Samuel Hynton fil. Gulielm de Overton - 24
William was an appraiser for the 1677 probate inventory of Thomas Mosse of Frodsham, tailor.
Bishop’s transcripts, Aughton (Burials, April 1707):
Speak. William Hinton buried the --- 5
William’s will:
In the name of God Amen I William Hinton the Eld:r of Speake in the County of Lancaster yeoman being infirme in body butt of sound and perfett memory thanks be to God for the same First I Comitt my Soul into the hands of Almighty God trusting in him that through the meritts of Jesus Christ my onely Lord and Saviour to obtaine full pardon and remission of all my Sins & transgressions whatsoever and my body to be decently buried att the descretion of my Execrs hereafter named And after my debts funerall Expences and probat of this my will are fully satisfyed and paid I Give and bequeath unto my Loveing wife the summe of three pounds five shillings a yeare Cleare without deduction or abatement from any Leyes Gants taxations or other Assessments whatsoever to be raised out of the messuage and tenem.t hereafter mentioned and the parlor belonging to the said messuage and one Butt in the yard of Six Roods Long att eight yards to the rood and five yards broad one fruite tree in the orchard att her [...] If the terme and Estate of me the said William Hinton soe Long Last and Continue, And Likewise one bedd and furniture thereto belonging dureing the terme of her n[at]ural Life and after her decease then to my daughter Mary wife of Edward Hulgrave of Halewood in the said County; And alsoe I give unto my said wife one brasse skellett one pewter dish one Large Coffer one Cheere one Cushion one Stoole And whereas I am prized of a Certaine messuage and tenemt in Speake aforesaid I give the same unto my son William Hinton his Execrs Admrs and Assigns for and dureing all my terme and Estate therein and thereto subject nevertheless to the said three pounds ayeare to my sd wife, And I Likewise give and bequeath unto my son John Hinton of Aston Grange in the County of Chester the summe of thirteene pounds; and unto my said daughter Mary the summe of ten pounds to be paid out of the cleere[?] issues and profitts of the sd Estate by my said son Wm as the said Estate will make Item itt is my will and mind that if my said wife happen to depart this naturall Life dureing the Life time of my said Son Wm I will and require my said son Wm to be att the Charge of her funerall nott exceed the summe of three pounds tenn shillings and the same to be raised out of the sd messuage and tenement, Item I give unto my sd son Wm the Table and Cupboard in the house for heire Loomes and as for the rest residue and remainder of my goods I give and bequeath the same amongst the Children of my sd Son John and daughter Mary one Moiety each And Lastly I nominate declare and appoint the said Edward Hulgrave and Edward Mosse of Frodsham in the sd Count of Chester Execrs of this my last will and testament hopeing they will see the same duely executed as my trust is in them reposed in witnesse whereof I have hereto putt my hand and seale this twenty nineth day of March anno RRud Anne [...] Angl. or sext Annoque Dmi 1707
William Hinton his H mark
Sealed Signed and published In the presence of us [part cut off in the image]
[proved 18 April 1707]
7th April 1707
A true and perfect Inventory of the Goods of William Hinton late of Speak in the County of Lanc.r Appriz’d by John Wiswell and Henry Watmough & John Hunt as followeth.
Imp.s one bay Mare ---01.10.00
one Bullock and Red stirk --- 03.15.00
two Red Farrow Cowes --- 03.15.00
two Black Cowes with their Calve --- 04.00.00
one old pied Cow --- 01.15.00
In the Garner
In Barley--- 03.00.00
in Cheese --- 01.00.00
In Lime --- 00.01.00
One pilch --- 00.01.00
One Measure and half measure --- 00.02.00
One Cart and wheels --- 03.00.00
one other Cart and wheels --- 00.06.08
two Harrows --- 00.05.00
one Ox Yoke --- 00.00.05
2 plows and plow Irons --- 00.05.00
Collers hornes Trace and Cart saddle halters & Gridle --- 00.10.00
2 woonties packett oreley - Cartrope --- 00.2.6
one spade Shovel & fork --- 00.2.0
9 Ash boards --- 00.4.0
Two Grindle Stows --- 00.2.0
In Yarn Balls & other Wares --- 00.8.6
One Weever Loom, Reeds & furniture --- 00.12.0
one hack one clae on hook one Turf spade --- 00.4.0
one hat chest --- 00.00.8
two nogers & gourge --- 00.00:10
3 Iron Wedges --- 00.00.11
In the house
In Wheat --- 00.4.00
2 window sheets five sacks one pook one dish water pann --- 00.3:6
one small Skellett --- 00.01.00
two other Skelletts --- 00.01.04
two brasse Skelletts --- 00.03.00
one large brass pann --- 00.10.00
In Iron gear --- 00.3.6
one brass pott --- 00.3.4
one frying pann --- 00.1.00
3 brass Condlesticks --- 00.2.00
In pewter --- 01.0.00
one Salt pitch --- 00.0.8
one Table & formes --- 00.8.0
one Cupboard --- 00.12.0
one Small table --- 00.2.0
the Chears, Stools, & Cushions --- 00.4.0
In Trean Ware --- 01.4.0
one dishboard --- 00.1:6
In the parlor one chest --- 00.8.0
one Table --- 00.8.4
one Peale Chair --- 00.4.0
one throne Chair --- 00.1.6
one pair of bedstocks --- 00.5.0
One feather bed boulster pillow bear Chaffbed hangings Rugg blankett and sheets --- 01.10.0
one other feather bed Chaff bed and bolster Rug and blankett ---01.5.0
In the Room at the higher End to bedsteds --- 00.5.6
two Chaff beds 00.6.0
two feather bolsters and pillows --- 00.6.8
one Rugg three blanketts --- 00.5.0
four paier of Sheets --- 00.18.0
In table Linen --- 00.6.0
two Wheels --- 00.9.0
In Earthen Ware and bottles --- 00.15.00
In tear of Hemp and Huards --- 00.7.6
two Iron grates, Crow tonges & other old Iron --- 00.8.6
Two Hives of Beer --- 00.5.0
In Corn on the Ground in the Demeasne in parts 01.5.0
one mare sold to Rob.t Chaddock --- 04.0.0
In Beemes on the ground --- 00.11.4
In Wheat on the ground --- 01.0.0
In Oates on the ground in the Mill feild --- 00.19.0
Lumber about the house --- 00.5.0
The Deced.ts apparrell --- 01.0.0
Total --- 47.19.8
Work done for Ed.d Hulgrave --- 00.18.0
8 daies Earsling --- 00.6.0
Work done for A Brookes --- 00.2.0
in Cloath at Liverpoole --- 00.10.0
in money there --- 00.2.6
Total --- 49.18.2
References
Bishop’s transcripts, Aughton. Digital images on Ancestry.com accessed 17 November 2019.
Bishop’s transcripts, Frodsham. Digital images on FamilySearch.org accessed 17 November 2019.
Ormerod, George; Peter Leycester; William Smith; William Webb; and Thomas Helsby. The history of the county palatine and city of Chester: compiled from original evidences in public offices, the Harleian and Cottonian mss., parochial registers, private muniments, unpublished ms. collections of successive Cheshire antiquaries, and a personal survey of every township in the county, incorporated with a republication of King's Vale royal and Leycester's Cheshire antiquities. (London: G. Routledge, 1882).
Parish registers, St Oswald Chester. Digital images on FamilySearch.org accessed 17 November 2019.
Probate inventory of Thomas Mosse of Frodsham, tailor. 1667. Consistory Court of Chester. Digital images on FamilySearch.org accessed 23 November 2019.
Will of William Hinton Senior of Speake Lancashire, yeoman, proved 1707 in the Consistory Court of Chester. Digital images on FamilySearch.org accessed 17 November 2019.