Well Kinsy, yet again & again ! The "Judge" grants joint admin is to his nephew Rev William Graham ( later of Belton in Rutland )and the deceased's brother Joseph Note the clerks handwritng in this record then note that the other signatures "appear" to be in a different handwriting -probably deciphered later in court ? I wonder who Mary Boon was ?
I assure you that the word clerk after William himself means he is a cleric or Reverend ( I have much proof of this in my docs) So there is direct male link right through to Gerrard Graham c 1906 the Electrical Engineer India etc that I last replied to.
I was reading a letter from Rev Robert ( 98% certain now it was him) . I want to check his handwriting to fully prove it. The Letter is to John Graham ( Rev Williams father & deceased's brother also) in 1810 It starts "Dear Brother" . Contents fascinating. Rev William got his Belton "living" of £400 per year as a result of Application to Lord Longsdale & Lord Westmorland ( presumably through Rev Robert's efforts) thence the 2 Lords applied to the Lord Chancellor for a vacant "living" . There was a codicil to John's will dicussed too,
I have letter of Admin & Will copies of John( complete with its added codcil) also separate one of his wife Ann These both consist of a cleks copy of original will joined permantly to a letter of Administration done at the same time as the probate was granted ( sealed & sworn etc) ( 1811 & 1814 respecively)
