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Will of Emor Firth the elder of Leighton Buzzard, haberdasher of hats

21 Feb 1749; proved Prerogative Court of Canterbury 18 Jul 1755

From: 1749 To: 1755

Ratifies Settlement made on marriage with wife Catherine, settling messuage in High Street, Leighton Buzzard, on themselves for life, remainder to heirs of body, and includes all the ground and buildings which he has since added, with remainder to eldest son Emor to wife Catherine for life, remainder to eldest son Emor - Messuage with shops etc. fronting south on High Street, and adjoining above messuage west, in occupation Samuel Pyke, surgeon, Matthias Dagnall, Edward Anthony and Joice Stevens, and Reeve a gardner to wife Catherine for life, remainder to daughter Mary Firth - Messuage in Church End, Leighton Buzzard, in occupation Mrs Elizabeth Simpson, lately purchased of William Siree to wife Catherine for life, remainder to youngest daughter Catherine Firth - Messuage, closes etc. in Northall, Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire in occupation Thomas Monk, lately purchased of sister Rebecca Firth to eldest son Emor Firth - Closes etc. in Surcott, Linslade, Buckinghamshire in occupation [?self]. lately purchased of trustees of the late Corbett Kynaston, esquire: subject to annuity of £20 to wife Catherine for life; and also subject to legacies of £100 each to daughters Mary and Catherine after death of wife Catherine; and also subject to annuity of £5 to daughter Elizabeth Horn after death of wife Catherine; and also subject to legacy of £100 to be shared among grandchildren Elizabeth, Joseph, William, Mary and Catherine Horn, after death of wife Catherine and their mother Elizabeth Horn. If Elizabeth Horn should be widowed and want money to set up in business, Emor may pay her £50, reduce the annuity of £2..10, and pay only £50 to her children after her death to eldest son Emor - Copyhold cottage in Friday Lane, Leighton Buzzard, in occupation Rogers, sometime since purchased of Elizabeth Honnor, the Mill Closes, and 1 acre copyhold arable in Grovebury Field next land of sister Rebecca Firth, shooting into Kings Mead to wife Catherine for life, remainder to youngest son William (as settled on him on his marriage - Closes and land called South End Meadows alias Southing Meadows in Northall, Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire, in occupation Mr Pitchfork of Ivinghoe Aston to daughter Mary Firth - £200 due on mortgage from Mr Richard Birch on a house at Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, in occupation Bennett Puddyphatt, grocer to eldest son Emor - all stock in trade of Hatting business, including debts due from chapman, provided he pays £100 to each of daughters Mary and Catherine to wife Catherine, and daughters Mary and Catherine - all stock in trade of linen as carried on one side of the shop by wife Catherine to son Emor - bed, desk and srutore to daughter Mary - silver waiter to daughter Catherine - silver tankard "that was my sister Beeches" to wife Catherine - rest of household goods to son William Firth of St Albans, and son in law William Horn of Tring - £10 each to buy mourning to grandchildren Sarah, Mary, Catherine and Emor Firth (children of son William Firth) and to granddaughter Liddie Horn - 1 guinea each to son Emor - livestock and other stock at Surcott belonging to livestock or hatting businesses overseers of the will - son William Firth of St Albans and kinsman William Firth of Watford, Hertfordshire executors - wife Catherine and son Emor

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Firth, Emor,
Firth, Catherine,
Firth, Mary,
Pyke, Samuel,
Dagnell, Matthias,
Anthony, Edward,
Stevens, Joice,
Reeve,
Simpson, Elizabeth,
Siree, William,
Monk, Thomas,
Firth, Rebeccah,
Kynaston, Corbett,
Horn, Elizabeth,
Horn, Joseph,
Horn, William,
Horn, Mary,
Rogers,
Honour, Elizabeth,
Firth, William,
Pitchfork,
Birch, Richard,
Puddyphatt, Bennett,
Firth, Sarah,
Horn, Liddia

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