Platts of Hassop and Great Longstone

[Rubbish]

I have managed to trace my Platts ancestors back to William Platts of Hassop, who was buried in the churchyard atGreat Longstone in 1646. His will stated that he wanted to be buried with his ancestors. Does anyone out there know anything about William and his parents,etc.

[spendlove]

Hi,

This far back you are going to have problems with Church Records, so it is best to
concentrate on the Will you have for William.

1.  Does William have any named Children, does it say any are under 21?
     this is quite important because you can then get an idea of how old he
     was when he died.

2.  Assume that William was living in Hassop when he died, did he leave
     any land/cottage in Hassop or elsewhere?

3.  Is there a close of land mentioned called  Stadfould Close?

Depending on his approximate age at Death, his Father's name may have been
Thomas Plattes.

Spendlove

[Rubbish]

Hi Spendlove,

Thanks for the reply. William was probably born around 1600,  as his eldest son, also William, was his executor in1646. There was another son, Rowland, who lived at 'Stanton Ford' at Baslow. I do not have a copy of the will, this info was obtained by a researcher. This is too early for any surviving church records. Who is the Thomas Plattes you refer to as his possible father?

[spendlove]

Hi Rubbish,

The Plattes of Hassop are mentioned in ancient deeds held in the collection of
The Eyres of Hassop.  The first document is dated 1548 and the last 1614 this
latter item states:-
"Thomas Eyre agrees that certain lands shall be enjoyed by the tenants during the terms of their leases from William Plattes of Hassopp or Thomas, his father, deceased"

These records are held in Sheffield Archives and you can see the extracts for yourself
on:-
http://www.a2a.org.uk/
Click on "Search these Records"
next page enter Plattes in search box, click search.
Results will appear,  Sheffield is the top of the list, click on the 7 items and you will see all the
information.

It would be necessary for your to visit to view these records, all contact details are
available, just click on Sheffield Archives.

Regards
Spendlove

[Rubbish]

Hi Spendlove,

You are a star! Many thanks,

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