• Reference
    B63
  • Title
    APPOINTMENT by Dame Milard widow and relict of Sir Wm. Milard late of Houghton Regis knight. - the messuages land and tent. near Cooke Lane and the common Green in H.R. and all land and buildings; the Picked acre nearby; Mill Hill Piece cont. 22a the Three Acre Piece in or near Mamsey; freehold lands in the fields of H.R. lately pur. of Jn. Pedder and his brothers and sisters, and all copyhold lands purchased of Jn. Pedder and Wm. Dixon to the use of nephew Nehemiah Brandreth, 2nd son of br. Nehemiah Brandreth for life, then to trustees Wm. and Nathaniel Eeles to use of Thoswihan Brandreth first son of Nehemiah Brandreth and the heirs of Thoswihan, in default to use 2nd, 3rd etc. sons of Nehemiah Brandreth the son, in default to the right heirs of Nehemiah Brandreth the son. - 41 issuing from Rectory of Houghton Regis to Thoswihan Brandreth and heirs etc. as above, the father to use the money for his 'liberal education'. If Isabella Brandreth, now wife of Nehemiah the son and mother of Thoswihan, or any other wife shall survive her husband, then she to have the use for her life. - Rectory of Houghton Regis, parsonage or mansion house, tithes, etc. to use of 2 nieces Alice Brandreth and Rebecca Brandreth for 100 years of secure to them the payment of 1,500, 500 to Alice and 1000 to Rebecca, reversion to nephew Nehemiah and then to great-nephew Thoswihan. - property in Leighton Buzzard to use of niece Alice Brandreth and heirs, and if she die before marriage, to use nephew Nehemiah and his right heirs. She has given her 'jewell of diamonds' to Alice Brandreth, and her necklace of 'orientall pearle' to Rebecca Brandreth. All her other plate, household goods etc. shall after death remain 'as - Heir Looms and go along with my Mansion House or Messuage near Cock Lane aforesaid and other my aforesaid Lands and Tenements purchased of the aforesaid John Pedder and his Brothers and Sisters'. After her death her coach, chariot, houses, cattle, carts, waggons, harness, corn etc. in H.R. or elsewhere in Beds., and rents from Appledram in Sussex and other personal estate to be paid over to nephew Nehemiah Brandreth to pay for funeral, to buy a grave stone over her corpse in the chancel of H.R. between the grave of her father and of her last husband Sir Wm. Milard. Then to the poor of H.R. 25; to nephew Henry the eldest son of her brother Nehemiah 10 for mourning; to sister in law Mrs. Olivia Brandreth 10 for mourning; to Wm. and Nathaniel Eeles sons of Jn. Eeles decd. 5 each for mourning: to cousin Joseph Brandreth son of cousin Henry Brandreth late of London decd. 40 when he finishes his apprenticeship; to William Brandreth brother of sd. Joseph 30 at the age of 21; to cousin Jn. Buncker 5; to loving friend Mary Gurne widow of Mr. Geo. Gurne sen. decd. 5; to loving friend Mrs. Hogell wife of Mr. Wm. Hogell of London 5; to loving friend Mr. Cresey of H.R. 5; to chief waiting maid living with her at the time of her death 5 for mourning: any surplus to nephew Nehemiah. Provision for revocation. Witn. Thos. Timberlacke tenant of Lady Milard's for the tithes of H.R., Sarah Timberlack his wife, William Webb a gardener of the Lady Milard's.
  • Date free text
    31 Dec 1713
  • Production date
    From: 1713 To: 1713
  • Level of description
    item