Mary Skelton was a Greenwich widow whose will was proved in 1725.
In this post @emilymayvine.bsky.social shows how she used her will to reward one son and punish the other.
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This month’s post explores the 1725 will of Mary Skelton, a widow of East Greenwich who appeared to have clear ‘favourites’ within her family and divided up her assets accordingly.[1] It’s a document ...
