W1464

Probate of will of Wm. Nicholls of Bedford, gentleman dated 17th June 1707 (Copy) To Thos. Perrin of Bedf. wollen draper (s. -in -law) - - My Inn the Red Lion in High St., St Paul's Bedf., w. shops, cellars, houses, etc. belonging, occ. Wm. Dodson, mess. standing at yard belonging, occ. Thos. Vincent, shop & cellar part of Red Lion, occ. T.V., mess. at end of Red Lion yard in Mill Lane occ. Sam. Simpsom, - past. clo. called Sparrow Close in St. Peter Martin Bedf., paying, £400 to Ebenezer Chandler of Bedf. gent., Hen. Whitbread of Card. gent., Randolph Tayler of Bedf. butcher. To cous. Eliz. Hobbs w. of Wm. H. cit. & clothworker of London: - - Mess. 'wherein I now live in High St., St Paul's w. orchd. & garden in Castle Lane, mess. w, shop occ. Jn. Peck gent. w. passage thro. yard of the Dolphin Inn & barn & stable in Castle Lane, - his prop. in Card., Harrowden, Fenlake & Elstow, - his prop. in Hill, O. Warden; (Thos. Perrin to recieve £100); in def. to cous. Jn. Jarvis of Lond. for life, then w. of late uncle Jn. Eston esq. Monetary bequests to cousins Martha Ruberd of N. Crawley Bucks. wid., Alice Bracegirdle of Carlton., Eliz. Wells late of Ravensden, now of E. Socon, Eliz. Bane of Elstow, Roger, Marmaduke & Mary Nicholls (chn. of Jn. N. of Charlton dcd.), friends Ebebezer Chandler & Randall Taylor, Poor of Bedford, maidservt. Eliz. Spencer. Residue to Thos. Perrin - sole exor. Wtns. Thos. Vincent, Wm. Dodgson, Jn. Peppiatt. Codicil dated 6th Dec 1707: To Thos. Perrin - - 16 ac. arable in Gt. Barford purch. of Rich. Watford of Goldington blacksmith, 20/- to buy rings to Eb. Chandler, Rand. Taylor & Hen. Witbread of Crd. £3 to servt. Eliz. Hopcrafts. Wtns. Jn. Pryor, Jos. Newman, Jn. Peppiatt. proved: 7 June 1708

17 June 1707, 6 Dec 1707

From: 1707 To: 1707

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Nicholls, William,
Perrin, Thomas,
Dodson, William,
Vincent, Thomas,
Simpsom, Samuel,
Chandler, Ebenezer,
Whitbread, Henry,
Tayler, Randolph,
Hobbs, Elizabeth,
Hobbs, William,
Peck, John,
Jarvis, John,
Eston, John,
Ruberd, Martha,
Bracegirdle, Alice,
Wells, Elizabeth,
Bane, Elizabeth,
Marmaduke, Roger,
Nicholls, Mary,
Spencer, Elizabeth,
Vincent, Thomas,
Dodgson, William,
Peppiatt, John,
Watford, Richard,
Hopcrafts, Elizabeth,
Pryor, John,
Newman, Joseph

William will: Nicholls, woollen draper, Bedford Red Lion, High Street, shops, butcher, clothworker, , maidservant, blacksmith, servant, BEDFORD, Bedford High Street, Bedford Mill Lane, Bedford Castle Lane, CARDINGTON, Eastcotts Harrowden, Fenlake, ELSTOW, Old Warden, GREAT BARFORD, GOLDINGTON