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He died unmarried in 1791 and was buried in the Selwyn vault at St. Katherine's Church at Matson on 6 February 1791. The vault has since been filled in and the brass plate from his coffin is now affixed on a wall inside the church. He left his estate to his adopted daughter Maria
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Raffaele Fagnani (1552-1623), a resident of the Duchy of Milan. He constructed for her use a Roman Catholic chapel in the attic of Matson House, which survives. Maria became one of the wealthiest heiresses in Britain, having inherited a large part of the estate of her
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