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Copy will of William Brown of Ampthill, gentleman: - devising all real estate in Flitwick in occupation of Edward Farey to his daughter Elizabeth Brown, remainder, should she died childless, to his daughter Ann Brown subject to a charge to annuities below; - devising all real estate in Ampthill in occupation of William Poulton, Dr.Taylor, "The Workhouse Man", Daniel Mann, Thomas Smith, William Carter, Thomas Bushby and Henry Cooper to Elizabeth Brown remainder, should she died childless, to his daughter Ann Brown subject to a charge to annuities below; - devising all real estate in Maulden in occupation of James Porter to Elizabeth Brown remainder, should she died childless, to his daughter Ann Brown subject to a charge to annuities below; - devising all real estate in Ampthill in his own occupation to Elizabeth Brown remainder, should she died childless, to his daughter Ann Brown subject to a charge to annuities below; - bequeathing annuity to £50 to his wife Ruth; - bequeathing annuity of £6 to his brother Joseph; - powers of distraint on non-payment of annuities; - devising real estate in Ampthill and Maulden in occupation of James Humphrey to his daughter Ann Brown, remainder, if she died childless to Elizabeth Brown subject to a charge to annuities below; - devising real estate in Marston Moretaine and Houghton Conquest to his daughter Ann Brown, remainder, if she died childless to Elizabeth Brown subject to a charge to annuities below; - devising real estate in Ampthill in occupation of Richard Boughton and John Paddon to his daughter Ann Brown, remainder, if she died childless to Elizabeth Brown subject to a charge to annuities below; - devising real estate in Ampthill in occupation of George Exton to his daughter Ann Brown, remainder, if she died childless to Elizabeth Brown subject to a charge to annuities below; - bequeathing annuity to £50 to his wife Ruth; - bequeathing annuity of £6 to his sister Elizabeth Walduck; - bequeathing annuity of £6 to his brother Joseph; - powers of distraint on non-payment of annuities; - devising, if both daughters died without issue, real estate in Ampthill in occupation of George Exton to George Exton; - devising, if both daughters died without issues, all other real estate in Ampthill to his nephew John Brown (son of Joseph Brown); - devising, if both daughters died without issues, all other real estate in Flitwick to his nephew Daniel Brown of Luton; - devising, if both daughters died without issues, all other real estate in Marston Moretaine to his nephew William Brown (son of John Brown) - devising, if both daughters died without issues, all other real estate in Houghton Conquest to his nephew Joseph Brown (son of Joseph Brown); - devising, if both daughters died without issues, all other real estate in Maulden to his nephew Richard Brown (son of Joseph Brown); - bequeathing £50 to his nephew William Brown; - bequeathing £50 and all his clothing to his brother Joseph; - bequeathing £100 to his wife; - bequeathing £50 to his nephew Richard Brown; - bequeathing all household goods, furniture etc. to his wife; - devising and bequeathing residue of real end personal estate to his daughters Elizabeth and Ann; - appointing his wife, daughters and brother as executrices and executor; - witnesses: Isaac Cooke; Henry Sharp; Samuel Davis Codicil of 12 Feb 1778 - revoking devise of house in Bedford Street, Ampthill where he used to dwell to his daughter Ann and devising it to George Exton of Ampthill, shopkeeper "in as large and ample manner as he now enjoys the same"; - devising house in Ampthill where he now dwelt to his wife; - devising real estate in Steppingley purchased from estate of Cuthbert Sheldon, deceased in occupation of Mary Scott, widow to his two daughters as tenants in common - witnessed by John Brown, Mary Richardson and John Paddon; - proved on 31 May 1780; - copied on 24 Dec 1808 by Samuel Davis and Charles Austin, his clerk

12 Feb 1778

From: 1778 To: 1808

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Brown, William,
Farey, Edward,
Brown, Elizabeth,
Brown, Ann,
Poulton, William,
Taylor,
Mann, Daniel,
Smith, Thomas,
Carter, William,
Bushby, Thomas,
Cooper, Henry,
Porter, James,
Brown, Ruth,
Brown, Joseph,
Humphrey, James,
Boughton, Richard,
Paddon, John,
Exton, George,
Walduck, Elizabeth,
Brown, Daniel,
Brown, John,
Brown, Richard,
Cooke, Isaac,
Sharp, Henry,
Davis, Samuel,
Sheldon, Cuthbert,
Scott, Mary,
Richardson, Mary,
Austin, Charles

William will: Brown, workhouseman, annuities, clothing, shopkeeper, Samuel Davis, Charles Austin, specific solicitors, solicitors' clerks, FLITWICK, AMPTHILL, MAULDEN, MARSTON MORETAINE, HOUGHTON CONQUEST, Ampthill Woburn Street, Ampthill Bedford Street, STEPPINGLEY