Reference
X272/81
Title
Will of Ric. Hartwell of Cranfield:
To be buried in the family burying-place in own orchard; Recites that on 6 Jan. 1724 he surrendered to the use of his will all copyhold messuages & lands held of the manor of Cranfield; To sis. Sar. Warr, w. of Jas. Warr of Cranfield, household goods & furniture; To Thos. Simmons of Stoke Golding, Bucks., £20; To Jas. Warr £20; To Wm. Richardson of Turvey Park, £5, or to his s. Sam.; To each hired servt. £5; To the poor of Cranfield, £10; To Jos. Hartwell (s. of Ric., late of London, oilman), £30 at age 14, to apprentice him; & £100 at age 21; to 2 daus. of same, £10 p.a. till 21; then £50; To trustees:- (who may purchase land) Josh. Wheeler, Cranfield; Thos. Simmons, Stoke Golding; Doiley Marks, N. Crawley; Lewis Bartrem of Wootton; Thos. Cooper of Newport Pagnell, grocer; Residue of estate in trust, paying interest to sis. Sara; on her d. each one is to have £20; They are to place 6 poor unmarried people (3 being Quakers) (the other 3 such as do not receive collection from parish) in the house in Cranfield where tenant Ralph Pooley dwells, or in any other of testator's houses, except the one he dwells in; each such person is to have a new garment annually of cloth stuff or serge, and 100 faggots, and is to receive 2s. weekly; Any balance is to be applied to such charitable uses as the greater number of the trustees shall see fit; When the trustees are reduced to 3, 2 new trustees shall be added (Quakers); Witn. Jn. Cripps, Jn. Peter, Wm. Goodred. 2 December 1734. codicil, leaving payments to servants to discretion of sis. Sara and of exors.; Also leaving further sum of £100 to Jas. Warr; Also to kinsman Wm. Leverett of Newport Pagnell & sis. Eliz. £5; Witn. Wm. Brown, Hen. Hobbs, Ann Richardson.
Date free text
16 July 1739
Production date
From: 1739 To: 1739
Level of description
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