Mary Halfide

  General Notes:

1654 April 1 Dame Mary, relict of Sir George Shurley, makes will. Sick in body bequeaths soul to God trusting to be saved by the only merits of God and the death and merits of her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; refers to debentures for her late husband's entertainment in the west of Chester; mentions Francis Selwyn who married her daughter Penelope; her daughter Dame Judith Cooke; grandchild Penelope Lightfoot; her sister Elizabeth Parsons; her true and dear friend Mrs Mary Crouch, assistant to her in sickness and in health; grandchildren Charity, Mary and Penelope Selwyn; grandchild Francis Selwyn; grandchild John Shurley to whom she leaves the whole law books that were his grandfathers'; son Thomas Shurley and his daughters Mary and Mabel; son Arthur; Mary Spicon; Joan Wheatland; John Esterfield; Mary Moseley; L40 to be disbursed about, adn for, funeral expenses; money in Ireland; goods in Chester; appoints daughter Penelope, wife to son Francis, executrix; leaves her residue; until paid legacy. Desires Mrs. Crouch to hold table cloth and what belongs to it. Proved by Mary Selwyn before witnesses Robert Hungerford, Mary Spicer, Francis Reyly, 27 May 1668 [Also probated at the Prerogative Court in Ireland]

Mary married Sir George Shirley, son of Sir John Shirley and Anne Pelham. (Sir George Shirley died before 1654.)