WB/WF2/17/1

Copy will of Stephen Whitbread of Cardington, yeoman; - body to be buried near the remains of his father "as near as may be without dispersing his bones"; - his dwellinghouse in Cardington and yard and close appertaining to his wife Elizabeth for her life; - two acres of meadow in The Wards near Cardington Bridge to his wife; remainder to Thomas Redman; - close by the wayside leading to Bedford, one end abutting on Cross Lane to his wife; remainder to Thomas Redman; - close formerly in occupation of Richard Andrews, without house, yard and hempland, to his wife; remainder to Thomas Redman; - house, yard and hempland to Thomas Redman who should make a fence from the pails of the fence behind the house in occupation of Jonathan Taylor "in where the old fence of the yard formerly went and where the ash trees grow by the west side of the old hempland to go to the north corner of Joseph Lake's orchard corner"; - seven roods of sward land to Thomas Redman laying on leys in Cardington Meadow abutting land of Harrison in occupation of Robert Wiltshier; - Thomas Redman to pay 40/- to Mary Lee, widow from the two closes and two acres of meadow after the death of Elizabeth Whitbread; - coffer in testator's bedroom containing his writings with the trunk that stood by it to Thomas Redman; - a folding table in the parlour with green carpet on it and six leather chairs to Thomas Redman after the death of Elizabeth Whitbread; - clock and case in the hall and jack in the kitchen to Thomas Redman after the death of Elizabeth Whitbread; - one of testator's cows to Thomas Redman after testator's wife had chosen two first; - the house purchased from Robert Smith let to Mrs.Badcock, widow, with bedstead in one of the chambers, to Thomas Redman after the death of Elizabeth Whitbread; - three bay hovel standing in the yard of the testator's dwellinghouse to Thomas Redman, to be taken away for his use after the death of Elizabeth Whitbread; - testator's dwellinghouse, yard and close to his brother William of Cardington, gentleman and his male heirs after the death of Elizabeth Whitbread, William then paying the following legacies: 5 each to testator's cousin Martha Howard, his cousin Wace, his cousin Elizabeth Sandon, his cousin Alice Whitbread, Dorothy [Harris?], Sara [Harris?], Henry and William; - his brother William to pay, out of testator's dwellinghouse, 5 each to Elizabeth, wife of Robert Joy, Elizabeth, wife of John Gregory, Thomas Redman, William, son of Thomas Redman, Anne, daughter of Alice Church and 50/- to Philip Beaumont, John Beaumont, Susan Beaumont and Catherine Beaumont; - William Whitbread to also pay 5 each to Judith Impey and Paul, son of Mary Whitbread after succeeding to the testator's dwellinghouse; - full powers of distraint to any legatees not receiving payment from William Whitbread; - a guinea each to William and his wife [noted as testator's sister, presumably sister-in-law!] to buy a ring in remembrance of testator; - 5 each to William Whitbread of Eversholt and Stephen, his brother, to Elizabeth Gibbs, his sister, Sara [and?]Benjamin Whitbread; - 5 each to Richard Impey, his wife and six children; - 5 each to Mary Bishop and her son John Horne; - 40/- to his brother John; - 40/- to his aunt Alice Redman; - 20/- to his brother Edward; - a guinea to his kinswoman Susan Denbigh to buy a ring; - 50/- to Ann, daughter of Alice Church; - 20/- to his sister Alice Church to buy a ring; - 40/- to Philip, son of Richard Beaumont; - 40/- to John Beaumont; - 10 to Susan Beaumont; - 5 to Katherine Newall, sister of Susan Stevens; - 5 to Mary, wife of Jeremiah Rubert; - 10 and a little down bed to Elizabeth, wife of Robert Joy, the bed after the death of Elizabeth Whitbread; - a dozen napkins. a table cloth and two pairs of sheets to Elizabeth Joy after the death of Elizabeth Whitbread; - Thomas Purser and Mary, his wife to be allowed to live in the house they rented paying 20/- per annum to Elizabeth Whitbread, after her death 15/- per annum to the Overseers of the Poor for Cardington who would use it to give to six poor widows of Cardington on St.Stephen's Day each year; after the death of the survivor of Thomas and Mary Purser the house to pass to the Overseers and be used to house one of the poor widows who did not receive any collection, rent free; - his silver tankard and silver salt to his kinswoman Martha Harris, after the death of Elizabeth Whitbread, Martha paying a guinea each to her brothers Nathaniel and Benjamin, her kinsman Paul Whitbread and her sisters Sara and Dorothy; - a guinea to Elizabeth, wife of John Hanscumb to buy a ring; - a guinea each to Ambrose Reddall and his sister Mary Cook to buy rings; - 10 each to Thomas and William, sons of Thomas Redman of Cardington; - 50/- to Thomas, son of Alice Whipham, widow, of Cardington, to be paid to his mother; - 40/- to the poor of Eversholt; - 10/- to the poor of Marston Moretaine; - four pictures in the parlour, bedstead in the kitchen chamber, two furnaces with all shelves around the house, screen in the kitchen, coal grate with fire shovel and all other iron things belonging to the kitchen "shall be standards to my said house"; - executrix not to cut down any timber or trees growing on the grounds; - residue of goods and chattels to his wife; - his wife to be sole executrix; - 10 to Thomas Redman the elder; - witnesses: John Jones; John Brown; John Taylor

17 May 1697

From: 1697 To: 1697

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Whitbread, Stephen,
Whitbread, Elizabeth,
Redman, Thomas,
Andrews, Richard,
Taylor, Jonathan,
Lake, Joseph,
Wiltshier, Robert,
Harrison,
Lee, Mary,
Badcock,
Smith, Robert,
Whitbread, William,
Howard, Martha,
Wace,
Sandon, Elizabeth,
Whitbread, Alice,
Harris, Dorothy,
Harris, Sarah,
Whitbread, Henry,
Joy, Elizabeth,
Joy, Robert,
Gregory, Elizabeth,
Gregory, John,
Redman, William,
Church, Anne,
Church, Alice,
Beaumont, Philip,
Beaumont, John,
Beaumont, Susan,
Beaumont, Catherine,
Impey, Judith,
Whitbread, Paul,
Whitbread, Mary,
Gibbs, Elizabeth,
Whitbread, Sara,
Whitbread, Benjamin,
Impey, Richard,
Bishop, Mary,
Horne, John,
Redman, Alice,
Denbigh, Susan,
Beaumont, Richard,
Newall, Katherine,
Stevens, Susan,
Rubert, Jeremiah,
Purser, Thomas,
Purser, Mary,
Harris, Martha,
Hanscumb, John,
Reddall, Ambrose,
Cook, Mary,
Whipham, Alice,
Whipham, Thomas,
Jones, John,
Brown, John,
Taylor, John

Stephen will: Whitbread, yeoman, Cardington Bridge, burial, widow, household furniture, cattle, mourning, Cardington charities, household plate, trees, Eversholt charities, Marston Moreteyne charities, CARDINGTON, Cardington fields, Cardington Cross Lane, EVERSHOLT, MARSTON MORETAINE