reconfigured - Wirksworth Derbyshire

Now sharing a stone which has been reconfigured are two family sets:

It originally belonged solely to Thomas Blakewall 1525 in civilian dress, with wife Maud Rolleston Their "banner" prayer scroll translates; "Jesus son of God have mercy on us". Below are their 6 sons and 1 daughter.

The inscription underneath reads: "Of yo charite pray for the soul of THOMAS BLAKEWELL late of Wirksworth & MAUDE his wife, THOMAS departed forthe of this world XXVII day of March in ye year of our Lord MVXXV O whos soules Jhu have mercy. Amen"

Children

1. John Blackwall- Bef 1558 Idridgehay and Alton, Derbyshire (father of Katherine (?1523-1598) wife of Gilbert Thacker of Repton flic.kr/p/6xYYe1 )

2. Richard Blackwall- 1567

www.geni.com/people/Thomas-Blackwall/6000000009127992142

Richard Blackwall ("Blakewall"), Thomas' son and heir, was co-executor of Thomas Blackwall, along with Hugh Hepe, vicar of Youlgreave, according to a case in the court of common pleas, in which Richard pressed a case which cited the wording (translated into Latin) of Richard as executor and 'my son' ("filio meo Rico Blakewall" - in the Dative case, as the defendant was called to answer to Richard and Hugh): National Archives: CP40/1073, folio 244 front (Easter Term 1532).

 

Added later, at the bottom, is a civilian and wife (possibly of the Blakewell family ) with prayer scrolls of c1510 translating: "Mary mother of God, remember me" & "Jesus son of God have mercy upon me"; Their 8 sons and 10 daughters are at the top

 

The Blakewell / Blackwell family had a "chief" mansion house here at Wirksworth and various members gave many charitable bequests to the church and parish.

 

Margery c1460 - c 1522 daughter of Robert Blackwall / Blakewell of Blackwall Derbyshire and Isabella daughter of Sir Robert Lytton of Knebworth by Elizabeth Andrews, was the wife of John Gell, and mother of Ralph Gell 1481 - 1564 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/ch1yHb

www.geni.com/people/Margery-Gell/6000000007085396387

 

A Richard Blackwell c1517- 1568 who m Alice Priest heiress of Calke , son of a Thomas Blackwell 1484 - 1524 www.geni.com/people/Thomas-Blackwall/6000000009127992142 and wife Anne daughter of John Blount of Blount's Hall www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member... They were also the parents of Ellen wife of Thomas Christopher Hurt of Ashbourne

- Church of St Mary the Virgin, Wirksworth Derbyshire

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