My final article for the Discover Your History magazine is published in the December 2013 issue.
This time, I investigate the life of my 8 x great-grandfather, Richard Fryer (abt. 1663-1710), by examining his will and evaluating the inventory for clues. Richard was a yeoman from Overton in Arlingham, Gloucestershire.
I have visited Arlingham on a number of occasions and one gets the feeling that, in some ways, not much has changed from Richard’s day. The village is still rural, although I can imagine it was more of a hive of activity in the 17th century than it is now. It’s still made up of farms and smallholdings but the landscape wouldn’t be quite so recognisable to Richard as Arlingham used to consist of many orchards before the outbreak of Dutch Elm disease wiped out most of the trees in the 1970’s.
Discover Your History Magazine –
Last Will and Testament Article
The article can be purchased in my E-Shop for a small fee.
