Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    QSH2/67
  • Title
    Will (copy) of Rev. Thos. Gadsby of Bedford: bequests to: cous. Anne Campion of Bedford ; goddau. Frances Green, w. of Jn. Green, sol., Woburn; godson Wm. Gibbard s. of Jn. of Sharnbrook, goddau. Anne dau. of Theed Pearse sr ; Rev. Jn. Brereton of Bedford; Thos. Gurney esq. of Bedford; servts. Eliz. Clapham & Job. Litchfield, Margt.Lacey; 26 other local legatees named, plus many not living in Beds. 1 Feb. 1840
  • Date free text
    1840
  • Production date
    From: 1840 To: 1840
  • Scope and Content
    Will (copy) of Rev. Thos. Gadsby of Bedford: to many relations not living in Beds. monetary bequests; to cous. Anne Campion of Bedford 1,500; to goddau. Frances Green, w. of Jn. Green, sol., Woburn, 500; to godson Wm. Gibbard s. of Jn. of Sharnbrook, esq., 500; to goddau. Anne dau. of Theed Pearse sr. 500; to Rev. Jn. Brereton of Bedford, 500; to Thos. Gurney esq. of Bedford; 500; to servts. Eliz. Clapham & Job. Litchfield 250, Margt.Lacey 100; other local legatees:- Jn. Gibbard, Sharnbrook; Rev. Edw. Tanqueray, rector of Tingrith; Sar., wid. of Jn. Harvey of Ickwell; Wm. Astell of Everton; Sar. Thomas 'lately residing in Bedford'; Sar., wid. of Jn. Staines, capt. in Beds. militia; Augusta, dau. of Robt. & Mary Newland of Kempston; Wm. Messham M.D. of Bedford; Miller Golding of Biddenham, yeo.; Lucy Pearse dau. of Theed sr., & Lucy Pearse dau. of Theed jr.; 3 chn. of late w. of Sam. Freshwater of Bedford, carpenter; Patty Curtis, wid., 'who lived in my parsonage ho., Wootton'; Phil. Hull, par. clerk of Wootton; cous. Jn. Coventry Campion; rev. Hen. Pearse, rector of St. John; rev. Chas. Brereton; to Mary Gibbard, dau. of Jn. & Mary of Sharnbrook, dwellingho. & garden occ. by testator in St. Paul's, Bedford, with barn used as chaise-ho. in the Ram Yard; and remainder of lease gted, by corporation for 99 yrs. of ground between dwellingho. & house occ. by tenants, Eliz., Soph., & Frederica Dennis; & furniture in dwellingho.; to Eliz., Soph., & Frederica Dennis dwellingho. & garden occ. by them; to cous. J.C.Campion (to whom residue) pasture in St. Paul's; also cottages & farm lands occ. Sir Wm. Long in Wilstead; to Robt. Newland of Kempston cottage at Lavendon; to Mrs. Geo. Andrews of Sudbury, dau. of Rev. Dr. Brereton, large silver waiter; witn. E. & Eliz. Eagles.
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