Reference
HI47
Title
Probate (copy) of Charles Higgins of St. Stephen Coleman Street, London, grocer:
Date free text
15 May 1792, Probate 10 Jan 1793
Production date
From: 1792 To: 1793
Scope and Content
To cousin: Bartholomew Higgins of Weston Underwood, Pixhill Farm in occupation Allbone; Elderswell Farm in occupation Pearson; 454 acres; ""described as Lot 5 in Mr. Skinner's sale of Lord Peterborough's land 22 November 1786."" To niece Sarah moiety of the great tithes of Turvey for life (then to nephew John), also leasehold house of Weston, and £4,000; To nephew John Higgins of Weston Underwood residue of lands in Turvey and those on the other side of the river in Buckinghamshire; To cousin Simeon Warner estates in Sussex, subject to payments to Warner's son Jacob & daughter Mary;To brother Thomas of Weston Underwood £5000. Various other monetary bequests, including £1000 ""to the governors of the hospital of Bethlehem"", and to the governors of the London Hospital; the same to the minister and churchwardens of Turvey for clothing for 20 poor women annually in December,
and £500 to Weston Underwood for 10 poor women; also to the churchwardens and overseers of Turvey £300 for a salary for the Sunday School master, provided that others make up the salary to £20 p.a. To Mary Mitchell, testator's maid, £300; to Richard Wood,
testator's man, £300; to the men and maidservants at London Wall and at Turvey £10 for mourning. Residue to cousin Thomas of London Wall, grocer. [Refers to purchase from Lord Peterborough in 1786 of lands for upwards of £16,000, for which he paid in
bank notes through his attorney at Newport Pagnell, in whom he has since lost confidence owing to difficulty in obtaining his deeds.]
Witnesses John Bowman, William Allen, Stephen Shore, Jacob Warner.
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