AD1471

Agreement for the Settlement of the estate of Wm. Chew.(Copy).

10 July 1714

From: 1714 To: 1714

(i) Frances Ashton of London, widow, one of sisters & co-heirs of William Chew. (ii) Jane Cart of London widow, another sister & co-heirs of William Chew (iii) Thos. Anyscombe of London. gent. son & heir of Eliz. Aynscombe the other sister & co-heir of William Chew 'Where as the said Wm Chew is lately dead intestate unmarried and without issue.' seised of properties in Middlesex., Bedfordshire, (Dunstable etc.) Bucks & Herts. & City of London. Divided 'with as much Equality as they could by two Persons by them indifferently appointed' into 3 each of the value of circa £9200 (schedule attached) - Lots to be drawn & to convey to truetees Wm. Pocklington & Wm. Besley. Subject to changes:- - Farm in Dunstable occ. by Thos. Odell - £10 p.a. for ever for putting out poor Dunstable children as apprentices. Messuage in Mdx. - £22 for life to Ann Low widow. Endowment of charity school in Dunstable for teaching & clothing 40 poor boys 'according to the mind & intention of the said Wm. Chew by him declared in his lifetime' :- - Mess. in Caddington Herts. (sic) occ. Thos. Taylor. Mess. in Cowridge End Luton Herts. (sic) occ. Thos. Swaine. Land in Houghton Beds. occ. Hy. Tomkins. Witns. Wm. Pocklington, Wm. Besley, Jas Long (clk. to Wm. P.).

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Chew, William,
Ashton, Frances,
Cart, Jane,
Aynscombe, Thomas,
Aynscombe, Elizabeth,
Pocklington, William,
Besley, William,
Odell, Thomas,
Low, Ann,
Taylor, Thomas,
Swaine, Thomas,
Tomkins, Henry

legal papers, DEEDS, Middlesex, DUNSTABLE, London, Dunstable farms, apprenticeship, Chew's Foundation School, CADDINGTON, Luton Cowridge End