Reference
W1265
Title
Probate of will of Thos. Whiteman of Card. bricklayer.
''My soul I comit to the father of spirits ... body... to be buried
as near my mother as poss. & direct there shall be 12 of my
intimate friends invited and to have a pair of gloves each
& the sum of £4 shall be expended at my funeral & four pounds
in bread given to the poor.''
To sis. wid. Alice Cranfield for life, then to niece Alice C. her
eld. dau., revsns. to her yst. sis. Ann, to Eliz. Willson yst.
dau. of sis. Sarah by Giles W., Sarah W. eld. Dau., Thos. W., s.,
neph. Jn. Clark s. of late sis. Dorothy, Jthn.Cranfield s. of
sis. Alice, ''with an intent that it may not be sold or disposed
of'' -
-- 1ac. (called the Great Acre) past. in Card. Mead. ag. Jn.Howard
both sides,
- 3ac. arable ''nr. the pasture side & Thos. Bees hedge'',
To sis. Sarah Willson ''dureing her natural life only & that her husb.
may not meddle with the same'' , then to ygst. dau. Eliz., revn. to
eld. dau. Sarah, s. Thos., Alice Cranfield (the dau.), Ann Cranfield,
Jn. Clark, Jnthn. Cranfield -
-- 1ac. past. (the little acre) in Card. Mead.,
2 ac. arable in Wood end fld.,
1 ac. arable in Bury Orchard Corner,
subject to paymt.of 10/- p.a. forever to min. & chwrdns.
for ''4 poor necessitous widows'' of Card. ''that recieve no
collection from the town''.
Money bequests to Eliz. Wilson, Ann Cranfield, Thos. Willson, Jn.
Clark, br.-in-law Jn. Clark, Jnthn.Cranfield, servt. maid
Hannah Garrett if living with him at time of dth.,
To sisters Alice C. & Sarah W. for life, thereafter to be sold &
proceeds div. amg. their chn.
-- Houses at Hawnes purch. of Sarah Baker,
money from sale of ''coppers & brewing vessels, beer barrels &
implements of brewing'',
household goods & wearing apparell ''I direct shall by no means
be sold'', residue,
To 2 nieces A.C. & E.W., linen, sheets, shirts, etc.
Exors. - nieces Alice & Sarah, their mothers acting for them until
of age.
Wtns. Fra. Jacomb, Eliz. Whitbread, Ive Whitbread.
12 Nov. 1748
proved: 30 Oct. 1766
Date free text
12 Nov 1748
Production date
From: 1748 To: 1748
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