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Will of Jn. Stone of Old Park, Toddington gent. (Copy).

1 Jan 1741/2

From: 1741 To: 1742

To wife Eliz. for life - - Farm and 2 mess. at Leagrave and one at Leagrave Marsh occ. by Thos.North, formerly purchased by father Jn. Stone of Jn. West of Sundon. Lands at Ashton Herts. All household goods, bedding and linen which were hers before marriage, 'and it is my will that my said wife shall live at the Old Park where I now live for so long time as my exors. shall continue tenants thereof If she think Fitt'. To br.-in-law Jn. Strange of Chalton and w. Eliz. (testator's sis.) - - Revn. of prop. in Leagrave for life and Residue. To neph. Stone Strange their 2nd. son and rt. hts. of Eliz. - revn. To Jn. Strange eldest son - - Moiety of messuage with 2 ac., Downs Close (2 ac.), 13 ac. land (occ. by testator), cottage occupied by Jn. Fells, 1 ac. in Duck Pitts, 1 rood sward nr. brook in Lower Down, Wichhern fld., all in Harlington. and reversion of other moiety, left To nephew Thos. Martin for life. To niece Eliz. Strange, their daughter. - - 5 tens. in Stopsley (untenented) with 1 acre. To niece Mary Strange, another daughter. - - cottage with 3 ac. in Stopsley and a pightle (3 roods) shooting to Oxley fld. occ. Thos. Goodyear. These legs. to 4 Strange children are in lieu of their share of £200 in deed of gift of late father Jn. Stone which is to be 'of none effect' To Jn. Field neph. of said wife (son of Jn. Field of Lecthworth Herts.) - Reversion of lands at Ashton. Exors.- w. Eliz. and br-in-law Jn. Strange. Witns. Jos Potts, Wm. Purrett, Nehemiah Brandreth.

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Stone, John,
Stone, Elizabeth,
North, Thomas,
West, John,
Strange, John,
Strange, Elizabeth,
Strange, Stone,
Fells, John,
Martin, Thomas,
Strange, Mary,
Goodyear, Thomas,
Field, John,
Potts, Joseph,
Purrett, William,
Brandreth, Nehemiah

wills, legal papers, TODDINGTON, Leagrave Marsh, LEAGRAVE, SUNDON, Chalton, HARLINGTON, STOPSLEY, Letchworth