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Probate of Will of Susan Patenam of parish of St Paul, Bedford

17 Apr 1677; Proved 28 Dec 1678

From: 1677 To: 1678

Bequeaths £20 to son-in-law Thomas Woodward. Gives the stall in Butcher Row to her grandson John Flint (charged with the payment of £5 to her grandchild Mawdlin Flint, and 20s each to her other 4 grandchildren). Gives her shop in Butcher Row (which she has on lease) to her grandchild Richard Flint and his mother Mary (to hold during remainder of lease). Gives the table in the hall to her son William Patenam, or "anything elce that hee has a minde to" of the household goods, the residue of which she bequeathes to her grandchild Mawdlin Flint Executor: son William Witnesses: Henry and Ann Robinson [copy on parchment; seal of Archdeacon of Bedford missing]

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Pateman, Susan,
Patenam, Susan,
Woodward, Thomas,
Flint, John,
Flint, Mawdlin,
Flint, Richard,
Flint, Mary,
Patenam, William,
Pateman, William

BUILDINGS & LAND USE, wills, PROBATE, women's history, BEDFORD, Bedford St.Paul, money, markets, Bedford Butchers Row, shops, household furniture, household goods