Mary Speed (bef. 1704 - 1749)

Born before 1704 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales [uncertain]

Died 1749 after age 45 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

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Biography

Mary was the daughter of Richard Speed.^[1]

She was named in the will of Randle Holme, gentleman, of the City of Chester. His will, dated 2 June 1704, said: "I give and bequeath to Mary Speed and Barbara Speed Daughters of Richard Speed of Wrexham in the County of Denbigh Ironmonger the Sum of Fourty pounds I say to each of them twenty pounds".^[2]

She was buried on 1 December 1749 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, and entered in the parish register as "Mrs: Mary Speed of W[rexham] R[egis] Spinster".^[3]

She had made a will describing herself as "Mary Speed Doter of Richard Speed in the county of Denbigh spincser".^[1] She made bequests to:

• her sister Barbara Speed
• her sister Wright
• her "nam[e] sake Wright"
• Mr Young of Acton
• Miss Young and Miss Dolly
• Hannah Williams, her brother's servant
• her brother Griffith Speed of Wrexham^[1]

Her will was proved by Griffith Speed, the sole executor, on 19 May 1750.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "Wales, Wills and Probate, 1513-1858". Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales; Aberystwyth, Wales; Wales Ecclesiastical Wills. Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry Record 61635 #197083. Mary Speed, probate, 19 May 1750.
2. ↑ "Cheshire Wills And Probate", FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Record, Randle Holme, probate, 1707.
3. ↑ "Denbighshire, Wales, Anglican Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1556-1994". Archives Wales; Wales; Denbighshire Baptisms, Marriages and Burials; Reference: Pd/101/1/7. Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry Record 62103 #819447. Mary Speed, burial, 1 Dec 1749, Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales.