Person:Mary Ravenscroft (1)

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Mary Ravenscroft
 
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Name Mary Ravenscroft
Gender Female
Christening[1][2][3] 7 Apr 1607 Horsham, Sussex, England
Marriage 30 Jun 1625 Horsham, Sussex, Englandto Nicholas Shepard
Will[4] 12 May 1676
Probate[4] 15 Feb 1681
References
  1. Mary Ravenscroft, in England. Sussex. Genealogies of Families Living In Sussex.

    Citing Sussex Genealogies (1931-), Comber, John, (Cambridge: W. Heffer and Sons, 1931-), FHL book 942.25 D2s; FHL microfilm 924,767., vol. 1 p. 313-314, 324.

  2. Ravenscroft, William, and Raymond Bathurst Ravenscroft. The family of Ravenscroft. (London: Mitchell, Hughes and Clarke, 1915)
    page 10.
  3. Sussex Record Society. Sussex Record Society (Series)
    21:215.

    Marie daughter of John Ravenscroft, gent., by Judeth his wife

  4. 4.0 4.1 Will of Mary Sheppard, Widow of Horsham, Sussex, in Church of England. Province of Canterbury. Prerogative Court. Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Probate Records, 1384-1858
    PROB 11/365/259.

    Her will mentions:
    -her brother Hall Ravenscroft
    -her cousin John Middleton
    -her son John Sheppard
    -her grandson Thomas Sheppard
    -her late husband Nicholas Sheppard
    -children particularly named in Nicholas Sheppard's will: Nicholas, Richard, Henry, William, Joseph, Mary, Elizabeth, Jane