Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    SA797
  • Title
    Will of William Tomkins senior of Wilstead, yeoman (extracted)
  • Date free text
    4 Dec 1724; proved 2 Mar 1727/8
  • Production date
    From: 1724 To: 1728
  • Scope and Content
    to be buried at parish church of Wilstead to son John Tufnail of St Pauls Walden, Hertfordshire, yeoman ... 1 shilling to daughter Mary Tufnail ... house in occupation William Balls in Wilstead. £5 per annum for life from rents of house and grounds of testator. Trunk in the chamber (of testator) with her things and those of her husband to grandson William Tomkins ... testator's house and lands at rent of £15 per annum (£5 to daughter Mary Tufnail and £10 to be "put out" for grandson William Tomkins for him when he was of age) to grandson John Tompkins, son of William Tomkins £100 - to be invested until he was 21 to granddaughter Sarah, £5 at her marriage day "to buy her pins" to grandson John Tufnail, £50 to granddaughter Mary Tufnail, £30 to grandson Edward Tufnail, £20 "when his time of Apprenticeship is out" to granddaughter Hannah Tufnail, £30 when 21 or on her marriage day to grandson William Tufnail, testator's house at Hogstie End, Wandon (i.e. Wavendon), Buckinghamshire (in occupation Richard Brocas), or £30 when 21 and £5 to Katherine Warner, wife of Henry Warner of Wilstead and daughter to Richard Brocas when house is sold to son William Tomkins ... house once occupied by Henry Dearmer "to be faithfull and true in his Executorship" to grandson John Tufnail, house in occupation Jonathon Pantom [?Panton] to poor of Wilstead 10s per annum for ever (to be paid every Easter with rest of money distributed at that time out of rent of house in occupation Widow Lavender. House to be kept in repair by son William Tomkins executors to sell farming stock and household goods to defray legacies witnessed: Samuel Richardson, Joseph Richardson, William Hawkins
  • Level of description
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