David Maynard (Week 25 - MMFFF)

[Merry]

I was just looking at that gravestone photo again and noticed (surely not for the first time????) that David Maynard died 180 years to the day before my daughter was born! I must be losing my marbles as I have no recollection of noticing that before!

[Merry]

Well the good news is I now have four pages of DM's handwriting and enjoyed his spelling very much! Also his request for a funeral, "with as little parade and expence (sic) as decency will allow"

It's a good job I didn't need the will to prove any relationships though, as all he manages is to say he has a living wife and living children who are aged under 21. That's it. His farm and shop were worth £400.

There was one thing I've not seen on any other will though - that should his wife choose to remarry he would then give her £50 She never did!