The 3 page
will of Thomas Rawson, miller at Mill Green near Hatfield, has been
tracked down at the Public Records Office in Kew.
Made in 1601 or 2, it leaves most of his property, including substantial
amounts of land in Hatfield, to his wife Jane. Mention is made of
various houses and barns in Hatfield and a field at an unidentified
Rustes Lane.
The miller's wife is trusted to look after most of the property for their
six sons, who each inherited directly a lamb, a ewe and a pair of sheep.
The
current mill was built in 1762, but on a Domesday site.
Hatfield miller's will from 1600s