Francis Sheffield II (bef. 1672 - bef. 1749)

Born before 6 Sep 1672 in Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Showler) Sheffield — married 24 Jan 1694 in East Claydon, Buckinghamshire, England

Descendants

Died before 8 Feb 1749 at about age 76 in Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England

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Francis Sheffield II Family History

The Old Red Lion

Francis Sheffield, son of Francis Sheffield & Elizabeth Unknown, was baptized on the 6 Sep 1672 in Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England.^[1]

Francis married Anne Showler on the 24 Jan 1694 in East Claydon, Buckinghamshire, England.^[2]

Children of Francis and Anne:

1. John Sheffield 1696-1772
2. Elizabeth Sheffield Saunders 1698-1782
3. Francis Sheffield 1700-1799
4. William Sheffield 1703-1789
5. Thomas Sheffield 1707-1731
6. Edward Sheffield 1710-1721

In 1731, Francis is named as a beneficiary and executor to his son Thomas Sheffield's estate.^[3]

Francis was buried on 8 Feb 1749 in Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England.^[4]

The Old Red Lion

Per the above referenced mortgage document from 1792, Francis Sheffield is indicated to have occupied the Old Red Lion at some time prior to 1792.

The Plough at Wavendon

"The Bucks Alehouse Register starts in 1753 and the Plough at Wavendon is listed in it from the beginning. Although inn sign names are only appear in the Register intermittently, it is possible to trace the landlords through to the close of the Register in 1827. From 1753 to 1760 it was Russell Mathews. He was followed by John Gregory for 1761-1771. In 1772 it was not entered, but when it reappears the next year, it was under William Gregory, probably his son.

Most of the early deeds are at the Centre for Bucks Studies [CBS] at Aylesbury. These are stored under reference D 118/20. On the 15th November 1773, William Gregory and his wife mortgaged the inn to Leonard Seeley, describing the inn as “the Plow”, and on 26th February the next year, they took out another sum from Francis Shouler, for £300, calling the inn “the sign of the Plow, in occupation of William Gregory, the son of William Gregory”.

There is a lease and release for a year, at a rent of £484, taken out on 24th July 1777, then the next day, 25th July, Elizabeth Shouler assigns the mortgage to a partnership of Sheffield, Davis & Pateman, with William Gregory the younger currently in occupation. Therefore, the landlord was no longer in ownership of the inn by this point.

Francis Sheffield of Swanbourn(?) Great Brickhill left his property in his will of 27th February 1779 8 Feb 1750(?), to his son, William Sheffield of Great Brickhill, and in turn, by his will, all his lands in Wavendon were left to a Bernard Sanders."^[5]

Unable to evidence which 'Francis Sheffield' owned/managed the Plough at Wavendon (or the Old Lion Inn in Great Brickhill) given the discrepancies (see strikethrough changes above).

Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893

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Sources

1. ↑ Buckinghamshire Baptism Index
2. ↑ East Claydon Marriages 1576-1903
3. ↑ Testator for Thomas Sheffield d. 1731
4. ↑ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FBUCKINGHAMSHIRE%2FBUR%2F000600683
5. ↑ The Plough, Wavendon - mkheritage.org.uk
6. ↑ Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893