This is a record held at the Shropshire Records & Research Centre. I found it interesting since the name Meliora was passed down through the Waring line. It does connect my Waring line to the Toldervy family of Shropshire. Andrew Waring Chr. 1665 in Ludlow married to Ann ? His first child was Andrew Waring who married Ann Toldervy in 1715 in Leominster, Herefordshire. His second child was William Waring chr. 1686 in Leominster married to Margery Barley. William's seventh child was named Meliora, his 3rd child was Edmund Waring 1722-1807 who married Anne Cook. I have the Will of William which does mention his daughter Meliora, and Edmund that mentions his sister Meliora plus the original parish records back up this information. Now, my brick wall is Andrew Waring born 1641 of the Rock married to Margaret Hays in Stanton Lacy by Lic. The original Parish records give Andrew, son of Andrew etc and so on, and back up all of this information, but I have never been able to trace the name Meliora back farther through the Waring lines past William Waring & Margery Barley. If the following record is correct, then it confirms the connection between my Waring line and the Toldervy line though there may be a hundred years difference. Any thoughts on this? Can anyone get a copy of this record for me? Thanks so much, Renee Waring Shropshire Records and Research Centre: Eyton Family [Parts 1-2] © 2002 The contents of this catalogue are the copyright of <A HREF="http://www.hmc.gov.uk/archon/searches/locresult.asp?LR=166">Shropshire Records and Research Centre</A> Rights in the Access to Archives database are the property of the Crown > > > PART II > >    ESTATE AND FAMILY > >       Documents relating to persons outside the family and connections > >          Broad Street, Ludlow - Estate of Edward Prodgers, banker, a > bankrupt. > >             FILE - Abstract of title to premises in Ludlow - > ref.  665/5920  - date: 1825 >                |_ [from Scope and Content] 17th December, 1812 Will of > George Toldervy, devising to his wife Elizabeth the leasehold premises and > all his real estate for her life, after 5 shares to his nephews William > Oakley, Francis Oakley, George Oakley, John Oakley, and Benjamin Oakley, > sons of his sister Mary Oakley, remaining 6th part to children of his niece > Meliora late wife of John Taylor decd, as tenants in common; he gave his > personal estate to James Bayley Toldervy the elder and James Davies on > trust to permit his wife to have the use during her life, after her decease > upon trust to divide amongst his said nephews and the children of his niece > Meliora in equal shares. The trustees to be executors. Will proved in > Consistory court of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Mrs. E. Toldervy survived > about 6 months and died in May, 1813 >                |_ [from Scope and Content] Meliora Taylor left 2 children, > John Richard Taylor and Mary Ann Taylor. Since the purchase of the freehold > and leasehold premises by George Toldervy, "the same had undergone very > material alterations and --the description thereof thereinafter contained > was framed according to the then present state of the same premises from an > actual survey made thereof shortly before the execution of the now >