Reference
L10/25
Title
Will (Copy)
of Isaac Sharples of Hitchin, gent.
To dtr. Phebe w. of Jn. Fisher:- estate in par. of Godmanchester
Hunts.; Terms of yrs. & rts. to mortgages of Peter Cowling of
Fen Stanton, Hunts., brewer; china, plate, linen, trinkets,
cabinet bt. of Dan. Boulter of Yarmouth, needlework in frames,
'Russell Revells Bust', and 'my best Tea Chest' with Silver.
To s. Joshua:- mess. & Little Fish Pond Close with outhouses &
app. in Bancroft Street, Hitchin and close, part of Great Fish
Pond Close bt. of Rudd Wheeler; pleasure ground or plantation
(formerly gdn. occ. Dav. Dimsey); mess. nr. Capswell in Hitchin
and Capswell Closes (3) occ. late Jos. Abbott and bldgs. belong-
ing occ. testator; House & app. occ. Phil. Allen and real estate
bt. of Jn. Hurst at Capswell; mess., malting yd. & gdn. bt. of
Thos. Lister and malting adjg. in Bancroft Street bt. of Hen.
Churchill, S. of testator's house, partly occ. Sarah Oakley, wi?
17 a. in Hitchin and Ippollitts bt. of Jn. Hurst occ. Jn. Brown
44 a. in flds. of Hitchin bt. of Sir Jn. Everitt, and pcl. bt.
of Robt. Pope Blackford; pcl. bt. of trustees of the will of
Samuel Newman parcel bought of trustees of the will of
Wm. Warner Green; pcl. bought of trustees of the will of
Geo. Lane decd. - all in Hitchin. Books, pamphlets, bookcases
and desks and Gold Watch.
To s. Jos. Sharples:- Warren Farm in Steppingley, bt. of Joshua
Wheeler and Jn. Ransom. Slyers Farm in par. of Somersham, Hunts
occ. Jn. Clark. Estates at Maulden bt. of J. Wheeler and J.
Ransom and T. Gostelow. 2 mess. in Bancroft Street, Hitchin occ.
Sarah Hert and Wm. Williams. 2 ten. in Wrights Yard als. Boot
Yard, Hitchin bt. of Robins. Cottages, barn and bldgs. in same
yd. occ. Jn. Fells and others. Camera Obscura and prints
belonging, Turners & Carpenters tools in 'my Turners & Carpenter
s Shop. My Large Microscope and Tellescope.'
To children of dtr. Phebe by first husband Travel Fuller and
second husband Jn. Fisher:- 100 each
To sis.-in-law Eliz. Wheeler:- 500
To cousin Jn. Ransom:- 100
To friend Wm. Lucas jun. of Hitchin, brewer:- 100
To Martha Seaman, widow:- 10
To children of late bro.-in-law Joshua Wheeler and of Jn.
Ransom:- 20 each
To sons Joshua and Jos. Sharples:- residue of estate, including
Turnpike securities.
Excrs. can sell estate and invest for their benefit while
minors. If one son dies, survivor to have all and 2000 to dtr
Phebe Fisher.
Excrs.: Jn. Ransom and Wm. Lucas jun. (Also guardians of sons while minors
with sis.-in-law Eliz. Wheeler, spinster.)
Witd.: D. Times, Hitchin; Jn. Whiting, Wm. Dimsey
Codicil: 21 May, 1806. To Wm. Dimpsey, Francis Smith, Wm. Poulter, Sarah
Bryant and Ann Head:- 10 each from residue of property.
Date free text
19 Nov 1804
Production date
From: 1804 To: 1806
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