Edmond Shepey’s last will and testament was written on 25th May 1509 and probate was granted on 23rd November of the same year.  He bequeaths his property to his wife, Anne Shirley, during her lifetime, to revert to his rightful heir on her death.  Following an inquest post-mortem Edmond’s manor at Smisby as well as other property passed to the Kendall family through the marriage of his sister, Margaret, to Bartholomew Kendall.

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