William Penberthy of Helston
(-1774)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Dorothy Gillard

  • William Penberthy (d.y.)
  • William Penberthy (d.y.)
  • Stephen Penberthy of Helston+
  • William Penberthy
  • John Penberthy (d.y.)
  • Margery Penberthy (d.y.)

William Penberthy of Helston

  • Married: 10 Feb 1751, Helston, Cornwall 1
  • Buried: 4 Dec 1774, Helston, Cornwall 2

  Research Notes:

In 1756 William Penberthy of the borough of Helston, carpenter, was a beneficiary of the will of his brother Stephen Penberthy of Helston, plasterer, receiving all his wearing apparel both linnen and woollen.

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Abstract of the Will of William Penberthy of the Borough of Helston in the County of Cornwall, Carpenter, written 15 Oct 1774, proved 10 May 1775. 5

Gives 1 shilling to his brother Henry.

Gives 1 shilling to his sister Elizabeth of Lelant.

Gives 1 shilling to his brother John.

Gives £1 1s. to his daughter Betty.

Gives £3 to his son William, with the proviso that William becomes an apprentice to his brother Stephen until he reaches the age of twenty-one years, during which time Stephen will provide food and lodgings.

Appoints his son Stephen Penberthy sole executor of his last will and testament, giving him his house and contents, his working tools, his stock in timber, his wearing apparel, and all his cash.

Witnesses: Tobias Atkins, Henry Atkins

  Marriage Information:

William married Dorothy Gillard, daughter of Benjamin Gillard and Dorothy Moyle, on 10 Feb 1751 in Helston, Cornwall 1. (Dorothy Gillard was born in 1723 in Wendron, Cornwall, christened on 13 Nov 1723 in Wendron, Cornwall 3 and was buried on 23 May 1763 in Helston, Cornwall 4.)

Sources


1 Helston Parish Registers, marriages, p. 153.

2 Ibid, burials, p. 40.

3 Wendron Parish Registers, baptisms, p. 134.

4 Helston Parish Registers, burials, p. 18.

5 Kresen Kernow (formerly Cornwall Record Office), Reference: AP/P/3645 W.


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