Princes Risborough Map 1898

Life History

1754	Born in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire.1
27th Jan 1754	Baptised in St. Mary, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire
1771	Occupation Butcher
28th Oct 1771	Publication of banns of marriage to Elizabeth FARNBOROUGH in St. Mary, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire
28th Oct 1771	Married Elizabeth FARNBOROUGH in St. Mary, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire William Rippington Elizabeth Farnborough m. October 28, 1771 witnesses Thos. Denny / John Grace / Daniel Slater (Curate)
1772	Birth of daughter Mary RIPPINGTON in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire.1
1773	Birth of daughter Sarah RIPPINGTON in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire.1
1774	Death of daughter Sarah RIPPINGTON in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire.3
1775	Birth of daughter Elizabeth RIPPINGTON in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire
1778	Birth of son John RIPPINGTON in Monks Risborough, Buckinghamshire.1
1781	Birth of daughter Sarah RIPPINGTON in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire.1
1783	Birth of son William RIPPINGTON in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire.1
1783	Death of son William RIPPINGTON in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire.3
30th Aug 1783	Retired.2
1786	Occupation Victualler
1786	Probate in Executors - Thomas Grace & John Plaistowe of Chesham
27th Jul 1786	Wrote will in DA/WE 110/48
Jul 1786	Died in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire.3
1st Aug 1786	Buried in St. Mary, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire
24th May 1788	Misc in Auction of his estate on Saturday at the George Inn, Prince's Risborough.2

Notes

• Princes Risborough Baptism Transcripts
  January 27, 1754
  Rippington William son of John & Mary
• Princes Risborough Burial Transcripts
  August 1, 1786
  Rippington William
• The George Inn at Princes Risborough, owned by William until his death, is now the George & Dragon.
• Details supplied by Alexander Macfarlane:-
  An interesting Affidavit RE the Will of John Rippington of Culverton.
  The Will was being read to his sons Joseph and William, when 'William forcibly tore the 2 sheets of paper and run out of the room' later destroying them.
  William had been left 4s 6d weekly for life, his three children, Mary, Elizabeth and John, were each to receive £100 on reaching 21, and all the freehold and copyhold estate was left to Joseph.
  [£100 in 1781 is worth about £10,000 in 2012.
  4s 6d  in 1781 is worth about £22 in 2012, £300 based upon average earnings.
  Source http://www.measuringworth.com/calculators/ppoweruk/]
  In his brother Joseph's Will in 1786 he leaves Culverton to his wife, Celia, but seems to have healed the rift with William; as he leaves him all the freehold and copyhold estate, and in addition leaves £100 to William's fourth child, Sarah.
  William didn't have long to make much of this bequest though as he died later this same year.
  In Williams will he left his property to be sold (as can be seen to have happened in the auction announcement in Jackson's Oxford Journal on Saturday 17 May 1788) and the proceeds invested, the Interest to be paid 'to my wife Elizabeth for educating my four children and then to Elizabeth for life while widow, afterwards equally divided between the 4 children.
  Elizabeth married John Smith in 1791, so the money must have then passed to the children Mary, Elizabeth, John and Sarah.
• Oxford Journal - Saturday 30 August 1783
  BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.
  An INN to be Lett.
  MR. RIPPINGTON, long Occupier of the well-known accustomed INN, the GEORGE, in Prince's Risborough, being inclined to retire from the Publick Business, Gives this Notice, That it is to be Lett for a Term of Years, and entered upon at Old Michaelmas Day next. The Stock, Furniture, and Brewing Utensils, &c. to be taken at a fair Appraisement.
  For further Particulars, and to treat for the same, apply to the said Inn; or to T. Denny, Auctioneer, in Prince's- Risborough aforesaid.

Sources

• 1. Princes Risborough Baptism Transcripts
  • (secondary evidence)
• 2. Jacksons Oxford Journal
  • (secondary evidence)
• 3. Princes Risborough Burial Transcripts
  • (secondary evidence)
• 4. British Newspaper Archive
  • 2012
  • (secondary evidence)
• 5. Alexander Macfarlane
  • (secondary evidence)