THE OWNERS OF SHALLCROSS. lOI 



XIV. — Amy, or Anne, married Randall Smith," of Oldhaugh, 

 county Chester, bailiff of Warmincham, 1599 {per pale or and 

 gu. three fieurs-de-lis, counter changed, impaled in the Widdrington 

 Roll), and a descendant of John Shalcross (IX.). They had 

 issue, Walburga Smith, who married John Pott, of Stancliffe 

 Hall, in Darley Dale (barry of ten, arg. and sa. ; on a bend az. 

 three trefoils slipped, or), and had issue. This John Pott was 

 son of Leonard's second wife. 



Leonard Shallcross died under the roof of his new mansion 

 at a good old age, July 7th, 1605, and was buried in Taxal 

 Churchyard. His Will, dated 9 Nov., 1603, was proved, 

 P. C. C, 10 Feb., 1605-6. An abstract: — 



Recites deed dated i6 Jan. 44 Eliz. (1601) between the Testator and 

 Richard Shallcross cousin (described as grandchild and heir-apparent 

 later on) and heir-apparent of the testator, Sir William Davenport, of 

 Bramhall, Knt. ; and Edmund Jodrell, of Yeardsley, Esq. My will is 

 that Bridget my wife have all my lands (tenements, limited in the above 

 recited deed). To my grandchild Anne Shallcross, sister of Dorothy 

 Walker, wife of George Walker, ;^5o. To my daughter Alice, wife of 

 Nicholas Clayton, ^^15. To my daughter Anne Litton, _^5. To my 

 son-in-law William Cressye and to Mary his wife £,t,o. To Leonard Cressye 

 son of the said William ^^5. To Randle Smith my son-in-law and Amye 

 his wife ;^2o. To my son Anthony one bed with furniture. To my son- 

 in-law Francis Lodge and Bridget his wife ^20 to use of William and 

 Peter, his two sons. To my daughter Bridget Shert ;^io to be deducted 

 from the money her husband oweth me. To my sister Emma Bradshaw 

 ;^io. To my cousin Anthony Browne ;^io. To my godson Leonard 

 Pott, of Macclesfield, _;^5. To Leonard Pott, son of Henry and Grace 

 Pott, ;^5. To Nicholas, son of Rowland Litton, ^^5. To my Godson 

 Mr. Henry Bagshawe, 40s. To my son-in-law Mr. Jo. Pott, 40s. To 

 my loving kinsman, Nicholas Browne the elder, 40s. To my son William 

 j^ioo. Residue of goods to Leonard my son. Appoints cousin and 

 friend Sir William Davenport of Bramhall and his wife Bridget executors. 

 Overseers, his kinsman Hamnett Hyde,t son and heir of Robert Hyde, 

 of Northbury, co. Cheshire, and Francis Bradshaw^: of Eyam, gent. 



His widow, Bridgett, died three years later, and was buried 

 at Taxal. To elucidate the otherwise conflicting Wills, we add 



■'"' Pedigree of Smith, of Oldhaugh, in Ormerod, iii., 231, old ed. 



t Vide Charter i. Hamnet Hyde, of Norbury and Hyde, 1563-1643, 

 was grandson of Robert Hyde, 1541-71, by his wife, Jane Davenport, the 

 sister-in-law of Leonard Shalcross. 



t See under Anthony (XII.). 



