BC53

Probate of Will of Henry Woodward of Biddenham, yeoman

1689/90

From: 1689 To: 1690

To wife Helen, his dwellinghouse & close adjoining, for life; then to son Thomas; & then to grandson Woodward Dugley; to Helen, cottage & close in Biddenham, in the occupation of son-in-law Israel Dugley, for life; then to grandson Henry Woodward; and, failing heirs, to son Thomas. To Helen & Thomas Battison of Bedford, maltster, the moiety of lands in Wilstead (late William Killingworth's), in trust for payment of legacies to daughters Ann Pridmore & Helen Dugley & their children; & legacies to Richard Fisher, & Mary Woodward (servant to Israel Dugley). Executrix: wife Helen. Witnesses: William Butler, Joseph Hanmer & William King. (Copy)

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Bedford Corporation,
Woodward, Henry,
Woodward, Helen,
Woodward, Thomas,
Dugley, Woodward,
Dudley, Woodward,
Dugley, Israel,
Dudley, Israel,
Battison, Thomas,
Killingworth, William,
Pridmore, Ann,
Dugley, Helen,
Dudley, Helen,
Fisher, Richard,
Woodward, Mary

Bedford Corporation, buildings and land use, WILSHAMSTEAD, Wilstead, PROBATE, BIDDENHAM, yeoman, HOUSING, Bedford fields, BEDFORD, maltster, servant