• Reference
    Z660/D/4/3
  • Title
    Will of Phebe Manning of Luton, widow: - to her niece Elizabeth, wife of John Collins, of St.Albans [Hertfordshire], innholder for her life, a cottage in Dunstable Lane, Luton, in occupation of Sarah Brown, widow bounded: one side by messuage late of Sir Conyers Darcy, then Francis Horne, now Earl of Bute; other side by messuage late of Elizabeth Lester, widow, now of William Martin, innholder and barber in his own occupation; - to her niece Elizabeth Collins a close of pightle of pasture near the cottage; - to her niece Elizabeth Collins a little piece of ground lately purchased by testatrix from Sir Conyers Darcy, deceased and lying between cottage in occupation of Sarah Brown and cottage in occupation of testatrix; - to her niece Elizabeth Collins the two other cottages in Dunstable Lane, one in occupation of testatrix, the other late in occupation of John Hatton, now John Latham; - all properties given to Elizabeth Collins for her life, on her death edvising to Barnard Manning Collins, youngest son of John and Elizabeth Collins; - to her nephew Richard Paine, son of her brother William Paine, late of Chaul End, deceased, 300; - to her Goddaughter Mary Collins, daughter of John and Elizabeth Collins, her best bed, bedding "whereon I usually do lie", and her best chest; - residue of her personal estate to her niece Elizabeth Collins; - Elizabeth Collins to be sole executrix; - witnesses: Edward Ewer; John Jackson; James Jackson; - probate in Archdeaconry of Bedford on 7 Oct 1774 attached
  • Date free text
    14 Feb 1765,7 Oct 1774
  • Production date
    From: 1765 To: 1774
  • Level of description
    item