Genealogy & Family History
Stones of Hemsworth and Mosborough
Rauph Stones of High Green and his wife had 5 children living in 1632, Thomas, Robert, Elizabeth, Ellin, and Anne.
Joseph Stones of Hemsworth and Mosborough married at Rotherham on 21st April, 1664 to Ruth, daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Gill of Carr House.
Their son Nicholas was married to Anna, niece of Alice Boroughs(Burrowes). Nicholas and Anna had a son Thomas
On 31 07 1662 Edward Stones of Sheffield married at Rawmarsh to Mary Staniforth of Sheffield
Notes from Archives
22 Mar 1659. William Hudson of Sickhouse in the parish of Norton, yeoman, Hellen, his wife, and Thomas, his son, to Nicholas Stones of Hymsworth, gentleman. A close in Norton called Whisna of 2 acres (boundaries described). For £35. 2nd November, 1658. Quitclaim. Hellen Hudson of Hymsworth, widow, to Nicholas Stones of Hymsworth, gentleman. All right and title in Whisnowe Close in Hymsworth.
Grant 6 Oct 1662 - William Bullok of Norton, esquire, to Nicholas Stones of Himsworth in the parish of Norton, lead merchant. All tithes of corn, sheaves and blade of corn, hay, money for tithe hay, wool and lamb, woods, herbage and all other tithes belonging to the Rectory of Norton, growing on the lands of Nicholas, and which belong to Bullock as of his Rectory of Norton, parcel of the late dissolved monastery of Beauchief and obtained by John Bullok, father of William by a grant of Richard Roberts and George Tyte of London; to be held of the King as of his manor of East Greenwich, by fealty only and not in capite; for £30.
Bond, 6 Oct 1662, Assignment of lease 26 Sep 1663 - Cornelius Clarke of Cuthorp, at the direction of William Bullok of Norton, to Nicholas Stones, lead merchant of Norton. The tithes arising out of the Black Stocks, the Old Storth, the Little Sowter Croft, land in Whisnow and Newfield, a messuage in the tenure of Thomas Hudson, closes called Cockshutt meadow, Inn field, Nether Croft, Well Croft, all Common of pasture in the ground of Stones heretofore inclosed and of an encroachment on the waste at Maggerhae; for good considerations, for the remainder of a term of 500 years.
1682. Thomas Stones, son and heir of Joseph Stones late of Mosbrough, brother of Anna. Married Hannah Knight(b.1686), daughter of John(1648-1693) and Mary(Nee Clerkson) Knight. They had a son John
Original will of Anna Stones of Carhouse, parish of Rotherham, 9 Jul 1701
Bequests to the poor of Bolsover, Rotherham and Greasbrough; Mosbrough and Eckington schools; John Gill of Carhouse, her uncle; Aunt Kayes of Hopwell. Thomas Stones her brother appointed executor, to whom she leaves all the residue.
16 Nov 1723.Thomas Stones of Mosbrough (parish of Eckington) and Hannah, his wife, to Dickinson Knight of Langold (co. York), executor of Isaac Knight of Langold, on behalf of Ralph Knight, son of Isaac. All claims to the timber growing in the manor of Warsop (co. Nottingham), which Stones has in the right of his wife as daughter of John, son of Sir Ralph Knight; for £105.
21 Jul 1730. Thomas Stones of Mosbrough, Hannah, his wife, and John Stones, his eldest son to Richard Bagshaw of Castleton.Property at Himsworth (tenants given); for £3,100.
Will of Thomas Stones of Mosbrough.6 Nov 1731
He refers to the settlement made at his marriage and a subsequent fine concerning his wife's jointure and provision for his younger children. They are to be paid that part of the £2,000 still owing at his death 'except that part of it lost by Mr. Gill which I hope he himself will remember to repay'. To his wife the burreau in the parlour chamber with her jewels, silver, etc., and (by a Codicil) 'her own worked bed and quilt'. 50s a year to the School at Mosbrough and £50 to the Minister at Eckington.
Original will of John Stones of Mosbrough. 11 Oct 1745
Leaves his house at Mosbrough to his mother and all his estate in Eckington for her life and then to his brother, Thomas Stones and his issue male, in default of which to William Bagshaw, second son of Richard Bagshaw. His lands at Ousfleet immediately to Thomas, on the same condition. To his sister Cruso £200, if she is living at the time of testator's death.
This family became extinct, in 1797, by the death of Thomas Stones, Esq. of the Derbyshire militia.
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