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Draft Abstract of Will of Samuel Wells II of Biggleswade, brewer.

16 Oct 1816 (with later codicils)

From: 1816 To: 1898

Bequest to wife in lieu of dower sons in law Robert Lindsell and William Hogg and Joseph Meen of Biggleswade, gentlemen, executors £50 each directed executors to sell real estates, money so raised to be carried to fund his personal estate. Sell stock in trade Lawful for Robert Lindsell and William Hogg to be purchasers Widow £200 per annum Sister Mary Green, widow, annuity of £50 per annum Sister Elizabeth Gardner, widow, annuity of £30 per annum To daughters F Lindsell and E Hogg £10,000 each in addition to money already settled on them Sister Martha £100 To executors £1,500 on Trust for Hannah Moll until married or provided for Sarah Moll of Biggleswade £100 Capital not to be paid to her till death of Sarah Moll up to £500 can be put to apprenticing out Hannah Made 1816 Codicil: 2 sons in law to continue as executors (Joseph Meen having died) All lands purchased since 1816 to be part of real estate Revokes legacies to Hannah then widow of Clement Thompson or her issue Bequest of wines to sons in law Wearing apparel and £100 to Philip Nicholson Annuity of £300 to T P Wells £6,000 to be divided equally between T P Wells’ children Samuel William Wells dead. revokes moiety residue to be equally divided among all the children of his (Samuel’s) 2 daughters 16 Feb 1829 2nd codicil regarding £200 annuity to widow 20 Feb 1829 (death of Samuel Wells 24 July 1831) proved 16 Aug 1831 abstract made 1898

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Hooper & Fletcher,
Wells & Co,
Wells, Samuel,
Lindsell, Robert,
Hogg, William,
Meen, Joseph,
Green, Mary,
Gardner, Elizabeth,
Lindsell, F.,
Hogg, E,
Wells, Martha,
Moll, Hannah,
Moll, Sarah,
Thompson, Clement,
Nicholson, Philip,
Wells, Thomas Pratt,
Wells, T P,
Wells, Samuel William

Hooper & Fletcher, breweries, BIGGLESWADE, Wells & Company, wills, Samuel will: Wells, brewer, buildings and land use, annuities, apprenticeship, wine, clothing