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entail is of importance as indicating his affinity to the lines 

 of Selby of Grindon and Selby of Pawston. 



To his second son William Selby I., Oliver Selby in his 

 life-time gave his lands in Beal. This William Selby I. and 

 Eleanor his wife, in the year 1627, acquired some lands in 

 the township of Shilbottle, which they gave to their eldest 

 son Daniel Selby, who, with his wife Eleanor, had dealings 

 with the Shilbottle property in 1694, but died without surviving 

 issue. 



William Selby II., second son of William Selby I , succeeded 

 to the Beal property, and was rated for the same in 1671 at £13 

 per annum. Dying the same year, he was buried at Holy Island 

 on the 9th of August, 1671. 



4 August. 1671 Will of William Selby of Beal, gent. To be buried 

 on Holy Island. I have given, by deed dated 16 May Charles II., (1665,) 

 my Pryor-land in Beale to my son John Selby, and to his heirs for ever. 

 My children, William Selby, Anne Selby, and Jane Selby. My wife, 

 Anne, executrix. Witnesses ; John Ord, Edward Clavering, Lanslot 

 Ord, John Selby. Proved at Durham, 1671 . Raine, Test, Dunelm. 

 William Selby III., under the description of ' son of William 

 Selby of Beele-on-the-Hill, in the county of Durham, gentleman, 

 deceased' was apprenticed 11 August, 1675, to John Varey of 

 Newcastle, hostman,^^ but soon abandoned his intention of a 

 mercantile career. He is described as ' of Beal ' in his marriage 

 licence, 6 February, 1676. His wife was Hannah Burrell of 

 Long Houghton of the family of Burrell of Bassington, and 

 probably a kinswoman of George Burrell of Chibburn, mentioned 

 above. On the 11 November, 1684, he entered into an agree- 

 ment with his neighbour William Ord, to partition their lands 

 in Beal.2^ He was party to his son's post-nuptial settlement, 

 dated 10 and 11 November, 1708; made his will on the 

 10 November, 1709 ; and died soon afterwards. 



10 November, 1709. Will of William Selby of Beal. gent. My 

 personal estate to be divided among my unmarried children, George 

 Selby, Jane Selby, Margaret Selby, Grace Selby, Ann Selby, William 

 Selby, Jarrard Selby, Betty Selby, and Samuel Selby. My wife, 

 executrix. Witnesses George Selby, etc. Proved at Durham, 1709. 

 Raine, Test. Dunelm. 



^^ Dendy, Newcastle Hostmen's Company 

 3^ Abstract of Title. 



