Reference
W1859
Title
Copy of will of Wm. Rudd of Welbourn Lincs. gent
Date free text
18 Jun 1720
Production date
From: 1720 To: 1720
Scope and Content
'duly considering the certainty of death & uncertainty of the time & manner thereof & being desirous to leave the legacy of peace and quietness to & amongst my wife, chn., grchn, & rels.'..
To w. Mary plate, linen, household goods, fuel, implements of husbandry & supplies of crops & cattle, arrears of rent owing from Rich. Maples & Wm. Randall, £100.
To s. Edw:
- - 17 ac. land (Homeside Piece & Marchole Clo.) in Bwde., purch. of Esw. Bray, during life of dau. Mary Crumpe, paying her £20 p.a.
- - Farm Clo. (4 ac.), 4 ac. mead. in Horse Croft Nooke & Long Mead, Ray Mead in Drye Holme furl., Bwde., Crown Clo. (2 ac.), Rye Clo. (1 ac.), cott. & hempland in Shortmead St. Bwde. occ. Wm. Parker, & after her d., moiety to Edw., moiety to s. Jnthn.
To s. Jnthn. for life & then grs. Wm. (s. of Jnthn.), after d. of wife of testator:
- - 50 ac. 1 r. land in flds. of S'll. Stanford & Broome occ. T. Dilly.
To grdau. Mary Rudd - £100 at 18.
To grdaus. Mary & Anne Crumpe - £100, 11 gns. ea. 'to put them out apprentices'.
To poor of Welbourn - 20/-
S. Edw. - exor & residuary legatee.
Wtns. Geo. Knight, Geo. Moor, W. Leightonhouse.
Attached : Note of papers to be delivered to Ld. Torrington.
Language
English
Level of description
item