Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    NC1235
  • Title
    Will of Ann How of Aspley, widow.
  • Date free text
    27 Nov 1722 Probate, Prerogative Court of Canterbury 19 Jul 1723
  • Production date
    From: 1722 To: 1723
  • Scope and Content
    to son Thomas How - £400, one of which he owes unto me besides the £130 which he formerly owed to my brother Barber, and which it is my wish my said son shall enjoy. Out of the £400 he is to pay £100 to testator's son Richard How "if he shall be owing to him from his brother Thomas How at the time of my decease". He is also to pay to Thomas How £30 + interest if this is still owing to daughter Mercy Hingesberg - £200 to son Harman Hingsberg - £40 to daughter Susannah How - £40 to grandson Thomas Fage - 20 guineas, at 25 to sister Mary Barber - 20 guineas to cousin Joseph Barber - 5 guineas to cousin Mercy Barber - "broad pieces gold value 50s" to their children - 2 guineas (one each) to dear friend Theodore Eccleston - my horse he hath already to loving friend Thomas Story - 10 guineas to loving friend Thomas Simons - 5 guineas to loving cousin Richard Hutchinson - 5 guineas "Item I give and bequeath unto Thomas Simons and Edward Cooke, son Edward Cooke of Bow Brickhill the sum of twenty pounds for the Freinds be or shall belong to the meeting of Hogsty house in the county of Buckinghamshire keep use poor widows children be the care my Freinds above named advise my son Richard How" (sic). Simons and Cooke are to receive 1 guinea each. to brother John How or Samuel How - £10 "be disposed of to them as shall either or both want discretion of my executor above named" to poor of Aspley Guise - £5 to Mary Hinton - 1 guinea to "John Good in freind Wales" - 2 guineas to son Richard How - half of the Warren and appurtenances in occupation J Crawley to son Thomas How - annuity of £10 to be paid by executor to daughter Mercy Hingsberg - annuity of £4 to be paid by executor executor: son Richard How - all other residue of real or personal estate.
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