Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    WB/WF6/17
  • Title
    Fair copy will of John White of Tottenham High Cross [Middlesex], esquire: - confirming marriage settlement made with his wife Martha; - giving annuity of 100 to his wife for her widowhood; - giving all jewels, rings, ornaments, clothes, plate household goods and furniture to his wife; - giving 50 to his wife to buy mourning; - giving all debts owed to him by his wife's father to his wife; - giving his coach, chariot, horses and horse furniture to his wife; - giving, after his wife's death if they had no issue, all his real estate in Ampthill, Steppingley and elsewhere in Bedfordshire contained in his marriage settlement; remainder to Elisha Biscoe of Inner Temple, London, gentleman as trustee during the life of the testator's brother Thomas in trust to preserve the contingent remainders as follows: to allow Thomas White to receive rents and profits for his life, remainder to his first son and his heirs male in default of such issue to Mary White, only daughter of Thomas White, in default of any issue of hers then remainder to Oliver Humphrys of Clerkenwell [Middlesex], brewer and Henry Spurling of Totternhoe, esquire as trustees for sale; - charging his real estate in Cardington with payment of 50/- annuity to clothe the poor of Silsoe and 4 to buy meat and bread for them on St.Thomas' Day and similar sums for similar purposes in Flitton; on condition that Thomas White should convey all the testator's copyhold land in Barton-le-Clay to a person nominated by the testator; - giving all his real estate in Cardington to Thomas White for life of the testator's wife Martha and, after her death, with other real estate in Flitwick to Thomas White for ever; - giving to his aunt Judith Stone an annuity of 20 per annum for her life; - giving to his uncle Harry [surname not stated] an annuity of 20 per annum for his life; - giving to his sister Jane Fletcher an annuity of 40 per annum for her life; - giving 10 each to his sister Jane Fletcher and her husband to buy mourning; - releasing to his sister Beiment [the Judith Beiment below?] all money owed to the testator at his death; - giving to his sister Judith Beiment 800; - giving to the eight children of his sister Judith Beiment 200 each when they reached 21 or married, which ever happened first, if any died beforehand their legacy to be shared amongst the rest; - giving 800 to his sister Wood [no Christian name given] for her separate use; - giving to the eight children of his sister Wood 200 each when they reached 21 or married, which ever happened first, if any died beforehand their legacy to be shared amongst the rest; - giving to his niece Sarah, daughter of his sister Bishop [no Christian name given], now wife of Mr.Lloyd 300; - giving to his nieces Elizabeth Bristow and Jane Shepherd, two other children of his sister Bishop, 100 at age 21 or when they married, which ever happened first; - giving to the children of his nieces Sarah Lloyd, Elizabeth Bristow and Jane Shepherd 20 each; - giving 2,000 to Thomas White as trustee to pay the children of the testator's sister Ann Best (William, Thomas, John, Edward and Sarah) 400 each on becoming 21 or marrying, which ever happened first, if any died beforehand their legacy to be shared amongst the rest; the 2,000 to be placed out to accrue interest to the benefit of the children of Thomas White - giving to his brothers-in-law Thomas Bishop and John Best 20 each to buy mourning; - giving to his niece Mary, daughter of Thomas White, 200 to be paid at age 21 or when she married, which ever happened first; - giving to the daughter of his late uncle John White of Mims [Hertfordshire] 20; - giving 10 to clothe and educate ten poor boys of St.Sepulchres [Middlesex], to be paid to the trustees of the Charity School; - giving 10 to clothe and educate ten poor girls of St.Sepulchres, to be paid to the trustees of the Charity School; - giving 10 to Edward Fairy of Flitwick; - giving 10 to buy mourning each to his father-in-law Mead [no Christian name given], to Richard and Hester, his children and to Oliver Humphrys and Robert Humphrys and each of their wives; - giving a ring of one guinea value each to his friends James Farnell and his wife, Joseph Dickenson and his wife, Thomas Turner, James Turner, Captain Laws, Captain Lowther and William Parker; - giving an annuity of 5 per annum for life to Alexander Tilcock, son of his late aunt Sarah Tilcock; - giving 20 to the sister of Alexander Tilcock [not named]; - giving 100 to Mary Rowley and 100 to her son [not named]; - giving 20 for mourning to Thomas White; - ordering an inventory to be taken, immediately after his death, of all his goods, chattels, ships, merchandise and personal estate not specifically bequeathed to his wife and brother Thomas so they may be sold; - giving to Oliver Humphrys and Henry Spurling the residue of his real estate not specifically devised upon trust for sale; - all money raised and not disposed of in settling debts etc. to be shared equally between Thomas White, Mary White his daughter, all the children of the testator's sisters Bishop, Beiment, West and Wood and the testator's sisters Bishop, Beiment, Wood and West themselves; - Thomas White to be sole executor and the trustees Oliver Humphrys and Henry Spurling to be overseers assisting Thomas White; - witnesses: Thomas Price; William Morgans; Joseph Biscoe Note of examination with probate of 15 Jun 1771 by James Clarke and Huxley Sandon, clerks to [Jeremy Fish] Palmer
  • Date free text
    27 Mar 1747
  • Production date
    From: 1747 To: 1771
  • Level of description
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