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  • Reference
    AD1351
  • Title
    Will of John East of Caddington in Herts. ymn. (probate).
  • Date free text
    25 May 1672; proved 22 July 1672
  • Production date
    From: 1672 To: 1672
  • Scope and Content
    1st. - soul to God etc.,body 'to bee decently buryed in the ch'yard of Caddington ... as niere as maybee to Mary my last Wife in hopes of a joyfull Resurrection at the last day'. To Mary 'my now Wife': -2 bequests of £5 p. a. for life to be paid quarterly at the church porch of Caddington from lands in Caddington & Leagrave (lately purchased from Richard Day & occupied by Richard Garner) respectively, to cease if she sues out her writ of dowry. - tenement wherein Sister Bray now liveth, all the household stuffe she brought with her. To his children John & Marey, his lands:- To John - (a) -- Messuage at Caddington green, Herts. I now live in (freehold) & 41 ac. freehold in mine own occupation, in Longe Close called the Spring Close, 1/2 ac. called Fales Wick, in Mill fld., Cookswells Shott, lands called Long Acre, the Little Millhills, the 2 mill hill closes, Gatthouse, Bearesbrack Close: in Stretfield on Ratts hill; land in north fld.- at Waterdells, by Shearway, called Kidbutts: Bounded by Basse Lane, Broad way, Wisegrove, the Mill path, Felden Way, way leading to Stanners hill: Neighbouring tenants;- late Sarah Emett, Wm. Whitley, Edw. May,Jonathan Bray: much of it recently bought from Jeremy Gazely, or Andrew Bray. (a) -- 2 tens. called Vine his houses bo't of Wm. Fisher. (b) -- Freehold messuage & 110 ac. in Leagrave in parishes of Luton, Toddington & Caddington (Beds.) now occ. by Rchd. Garner. (a) -- 10 ac. & 3 r. copyhold land belonging to man of Caddington:- 7 ac. in the 2 Green Closes adjng. Pullins Land N. E., 1/2 ac. in the next close called Long Spring Close, 2 r. in Millfield, Cookswells shott, on both sides of mine own free land, 1 ac. in Stret fld. below Ratts Hill betwn. 2 pieces of mine owne free land (see above). 1 1/2 ac. called Chaphill, 1 r. in Little Mancraft betw. 2 ac. of mine owne land (a) -- 2 copyhold tens. at Ealy Greene & 8 1/2 ac. called Round Mancraft w. a little lane bel. to it & lying by a lane leading to Caddington Green from Little Greene. 2 1/2 ac. called the Long Mancraft abutg. on same lane. 5 ac. more, some in Little Mancraft, some called Fales, Fullers Wick and adjoining Fales pond, Fullers Lane and the lands of Wm. Whitley, Thos. Blebis. and also all goods & chattles without doors, To Mary -- houses, orchards etc. called Patrimony w. close abuts. on Pipers (3 ac.) (freehold) & Wells peice (1/2 ac.) in Coockswells shott in Mill fld. -- freehold land in Flamstead Herts, (64 ac.) (details given). -- Leasehold lands, mill & tens. in Offley Herts. -- Lands etc. held by lease of Rob. Winch of Luton (lately dcd.) occ. by his s. Thos. W. & mother. -- Lands held by lease of Rob. Collins of Luton lying in or nr. Luton. -- Lands held by lease of Henry Morton in Nether Woodside in Caddington, Beds. -- Lands held by lease of Hy. Brandrif gent. in Houghton. -- Lands held by lease of Hy. Samme gent. in Luton. Provided. Failing hrs. to chn. - to w. Mary for life - then (a) to poor of Caddington, Herts. (b) to chn. of Edm. & Rchd., Percill, of Mary w. of Jn. Goodman, Eliz. w. of Thos. Gininge, Jane w. of Geo.Lee, my sisters grandchildren. - 'and if it shall please Allmighty God to blesse me with any other child or children more then are aforenamed and they living at my decease, Then my will is 'Idoe give & bequeath to either of such child or children': £200 apiece at 21. - after d. of widow Sclate, Jane, w. of Geo. Lee to 'have her dwelling in that house' for life. - To every poor widow in par. of Caddington - 12d. - To all other poor housekeepers of Caddington - 6d. apiece. Residue to Jn. & Mary - exors. Guardians of ch. - w. Mary & Jn. Coppin esq., Hy. Samme gent. Thos. Lee ctz. of London. 'desiring their great care therein...' Desires a decent buriall, funeral sermon, entertainment for Friends. Witns. Benj. Norman, Samuell Gazeley.
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