Events
Date of Birth: about 1736
William’s gravestone gives his age at death as 73, which is presumably slightly off. He was baptized in February 1736 (Old Style, but the age at death would make him born in early 1736 New Style.)
Date of Baptism: 18 February 1735/6.
Place of Baptism: Burton-Dassett, Warwickshire.
The parish register records the baptism.
Date of Death: 9 January 1810.
William’s gravestone gives his date of death.
Date of Burial: 3 February 1810.
Place of Burial: Burton-Dassett, Warwickshire.
The parish register records the burial.
Relationships
Father: Francis Yerrow (1705 - 1771).
Mother: Dorothy Ledbrook (1702 - 1771 or after).
See the Commentary section.
Spouse: Elizabeth Nichols (about 1731 - 28 December 1798). Married 29 February 1760/1 in Burton-Dassett, Warwickshire.
The parish register records the marriage.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. All baptisms and burials are in Burton-Dassett.)
Dorothy Yerrow (baptized 15 September 1761) married William Beasley 23 September 1788 in Burton-Dassett.
Ann Yerrow (baptized 10 April 1763 - buried 27 April 1763)
Mary Yerrow (baptized 31 May 1765 - buried 18 February 1836) married (1) William Bloxham 24 March 1786 in Burton Dassett; married (2) James Howe 13 October 1803 in Warmington.
Sarah Yerrow (baptized 13 May 1767) married William Bawcutt 8 January 1790 in Burton-Dassett.
Ann Yerrow (baptized 17 July 1775) married Thomas Ledbrook 6 August 1799 in Burton-Dassett.
Evidence
William Yarrow’s baptism (February 1735/6, Burton Dassett)
18.th William the son of Francis and Dorothy Yarrow
Information from the marriage bond:
Date: 29 February 1760/1.
Bound: William Yerrow of Burton Dassett, husbandman, and Edward Pearson of Burton Dassett, blacksmith.
To be married: William Yerrow, a bachelor, and Elizabeth Nichols of this parish, a spinster. According to William, they are both aged 24.
William Yerrow - Elizabeth Nichols marriage registration, Burton-Dassett
Banns of Marriage between [blank] William Yerrow of this Parish and Elizabeth Nichols of this Parish [blank] were Married in this Church by Licence this twenty ninth Day of Feb’ry in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and sixty by me Thos Butler Curate
This Marriage was solemnized between Us William Yerrow Elizabeth Nichols her [+] Mark
In the Presence of Edwd Pearson John Yerrow
from the Burton Dassett register:
1761
Sep 15 Dorothy the D of William & Elizabeth Yerrow
1763
April 10 Ann - D - of William & Eliz Yerrow
1765
May 30 Mary - D - of Wm & Eliz - Yerrow -
1767
May the 13th Sarah, Daughter of Wm & Elizabeth Yerrow
1775
July the 17th Ann Daughter of William & Elizabeth Yerrow.
A transcription of William Yerrow’s will. (It was written in his own hand. The transcription preserves William’s own spelling.)
In the nam of God Amen I William Yerrow Sener of Northend in the Parish of Burton Dassett in the Countey of Warwick Yeoman bein in good health of body and of sound and dispossed mind and memory and understanden Praised bee God for it do make and ordain this my last will and Testament in the manner following that is too say first I comit my bodey to the Duest and my sole unto God that gave it. I give and bequeave too my Daughter Dorothy Beesley and too the Ares of hir bodey the sum of Twelve hundard Pound too bee paid six calender months after my Deth by my esecter hearin after menchened I also Give and bequeave too my third Daughter Sarah Bawcutt and too the ares of hir bodey the sum of a Seven Hundard Pound to bee paid by my exceter herinafter menchened Six calendar months after my decese Also I Give and bequeave too my secont Daughter Mary How and too the ares of hir body All that Windmill and Ground wich I Purchest of Sarah Tayler and Hous wich I bilt on it standing and bein on Warmenton Hill durin Her natural life and to bee kep in Tenantable repare by the oner or ougupier of it and thentoo hur Eldes Sun John Bloxham fir ever I also give and bequeave too my said Daughter Mary Hous the sum of two hundard pound and too the ares of hir bodey and at hir disposing Too bee Paid by my exceter hereinafter menchened six Calinder month after my Deth Also I Give and bequeave too my brother John Yerrow and William Beesley and Thomas Watts of Warwick Mealman The Sum of a Seven Hundard Pound too bee receved of my exciter hereinafter menstiened six calender month after my Decease Apon this Spchel Trust and considerance nevertheless that the said John Yerrow and my son in Law William Beesley and Thomas Watts or the survivre of them or ther exceters or adminesters of such survivers do and shall ass son as convenance may bee after the shall have receved the said sum of a Seven Hundard Pound ass aforesaid put place and continue the same out at intres oufivir government or other sufficient security and pay the intres ass it beecomes du and bee by them receved onto my four Grand children here after menchened that is to say Prudence Bloxham wen she comes too the aige of twenty one too receve out of the sum abuve menchened Three hundard pound and John Bloxham wen he comes too the aige twenty five years to receive out of the sum above menchened four hundard Pound and Elizabeth Bloxham and Ann Bloxham wen the youngest comes to the aige of twenty one too receve Two hundard Pound each of them if aron one of thee four Grandchildran die before the come to the aige too recive it haven no ares of there bodey too part it among the rest of thos of the fore ass are liven and the Intres too bee laid out what comes du too each of them in edicaiton and maintinance and cloase them I do heareby order and direct that thay the said John Yerrow and William Beesley and Thomas Watts or thear survivers of them or exceters or adminestraters shall call in the sum of a Seven hundard Pound so by them put out and the intres then du for the same and Pay to the above named four Grandchildren each sum acordin too the derection above menchened or ther exceters or adminestears and there receat bee there discharge and all reasonable expences too bee fr__ out by them then after paying all my jest dets and funerel expences I Give and bequeave all the Rest Providen Proven this this my Will and legses abuve menchened All the Rest Residu and remainder of my personal Estates watsoever or wearsoever or of wat nater That is too say I Give and bequeave too my fourth and younges Daughter Ann Ledbrook all that litel Ground lying and being in Northend and Knighcot grounds wich my father Purchest of Job Beesley Also I Give and bequeave onto my Daughters Ann Ledbrook and too the ares of her bodey for ever the Hous on and too closes I Purchest of James Wiat lying at Northend in the parish Burton Dassett Providen my Grandauter Prudence Bloxham have one of those three Dwelings too live in wich shee chooses durin hur naterel life and too kepe in repare By the oner rent free And lastly I do hearby mak nominate and apoint my said Son in Law and my Daughter Thomas and Ann Ledbrook sole executer of this my last Will and Testament hearby revok all former Wills by mee at any time heartoobefore made in Witness weareof I the said William Yerrow the testater hav too this my last Will and Testement contained in too sheets of Paper set my Hand and Seal too each Sheet this thirty first day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eaight hundard and four William Yerroww * Sined seled rebleshed and delivered by the above named William Yerrow the Testater ass and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us ho at his request in his presance and in the presance of each have subscribed our names ass witnes heartoo Edwd Watts William Smith John Southam
Commentary
William’s parentage
William was married in 1760/1 in Burton Dassett. William’s gravestone gives his age at his death 9 January 1810 as 73. The Burton Dassett register records the baptism in 1735/6 of “William the son of Francis and Dorothy Yarrow”. This is the only plausible baptism. It is corroborated by the name of the mother, Dorothy, which William gave to his eldest daughter.
In his 1769 will, Francis Yerrow of Burton Dassett names his wife Dorothy and his son William.
Francis and Dorothy’s eldest child was baptized in 1732. The Burton Dassett register records the marriage in 1729 of William Yerrow and Dorothy Ledbrook.
From the signatures, it is clear that the William Yerrow married to Elizabeth Nichols was a witness at the marriage of Job Wilson of Keinton and Dorothy Yerrow on 1 January 1759, in Burton-Dassett. The other witness was John Ledbrook.
References
Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry marriage allegations and bonds, 1636-1893. [Digital image on Findmypast.co.uk]
Warmington Windmill at ourwarwickshire.org.uk.
William Yerrow baptism registration, Burton-Dassett parish registers, 1725-1774; digital image Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 March 2014) citing Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1162; Document Reference: DR 292.
William Yerrow - Elizabeth Nichols marriage registration, Burton-Dassett parish registers, marriages 1754-1774, page 7, no. 28; digital image Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 March 2014) citing Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1162; Document Reference: DR 292.
William Yerrow monumental inscription, Monumental Inscriptions All Saints Church, Burton Dassett, Warwickshire, BMSGH, 1989, page 12.
William Yerrow burial registration, Burton-Dassett registers 1775 - 1812; digital image Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 March 2014) citing Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1162; Document Reference: DR 292.
Will of William Yerrow, Yeoman of Burton Dassett (proved 9 July 1830), in Church of England. Province of Canterbury. Prerogative Court.Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Probate Records, 1384-1858, PROB 11/1774/260. [This link is to the register copy rather than to the holograph will transcribed below.]