• Born: Abt 1715, Ruan Minor, Cornwall
• Christened: 20 Mar 1714/5, Ruan Minor, Cornwall ¹
• Married: Abt 1748
• Buried: 13 Nov 1796, Ruan Minor, Cornwall ¹

  Research Notes:

Counterpart lease for lives, messuage, Treviddon, Ruan Major, 17 Dec 1748. ²

Parties:

1) Mary Vere Hunt, Widow, of Chester, Cheshire.
2) Oliver Willey, Yeoman, of Ruan Minor, Cornwall.

Property: Messuage and tenement of Treviddon, Ruan Minor, Cornwall, together with all houses, buildings, paths, ways, waters, waterings, water courses, commons and common pastures and easements. Part of Predannack Wartha Manor.

Consideration: £52 10 shillings.

Term: 99 years, lives of Elizabeth (23 years) wife of party 2), Peter Willey (9 months) nephew of party 2).

Annual rent: £1, one capon or 1 shilling, a harvest journey or 6 pence.

Heriot: Best beast or £2.

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Oliver Willey died aged 82 years (burial record).

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Abstract of the Will of Oliver Willey of the Parish of Ruan Minor in the County of Cornwall, Yeoman, written 18 Feb 1795. ³

Gives and bequeaths to his son Oliver Willey an annuity of 20 shillings for the term of his natural life, to be paid out of his tenement of Torvedan.

Gives and bequeaths to his son Peter Willey an annuity of 20 shillings for the term of his natural life, to be paid out of his tenement of Torvedan.

Gives to Cisla* Willey, wife of his son Oliver Willey, and to their daughters Elizabeth and Mary, all the rest of his personal and real estate.

* Given name shown as 'Ursula' in the marriage record and in the christening records of her children.

Appoints his nephew Peter Willey of Poulteske as executor in trust.

(signed)

Witnesses: Peter Willey, John Willey