Reference
AN17/7
Title
Will of Joseph Wye of Great Barford
Date free text
13 February 1718 [1719]
Production date
From: 1719 To: 1721
Scope and Content
- bequeathing £20 each to John and Christopher, sons of his late brother Leonard;
- bequeathing £20 to Elizabeth, wife of Robert Waller and daughter of Leonard Wye;
- bequeathing £20 to Mary, daughter of Leonard Wye;
- bequeathing £20 to Leonard, son of Leonard Wye when he became 21, receiving the interest on the sum in the meantime for clothing and schooling;
- if any of the above died before receiving their legacy it was to be divided among the survivors;
- bequeathing £40 to his niece Mary Clark when she married or became 21, whichever happened first;
- bequeathing £20 each to his nephews John Clark and Thomas Clark when they became 21;
- if any of the above died before receiving their legacy it was to be divided among the survivors;
- bequeathing £40 to his niece Elizabeth Barrett when she married or became 21, whichever happened first;
- bequeathing £20 each to his nephews Thomas, William and John Barrett when they became 21;
- if any of the above died before receiving their legacy it was to be divided among the survivors;
- bequeathing £20 each to John and Thomas, sons of his brother Richard Wye;
- bequeathing £20 each to Anne, Elizabeth, Mary and Sarah, daughters of Richard Wye when they married or became 21, whichever happened first;
- if any of the above died before receiving their legacy it was to be divided among the survivors;
- giving to his brother Richard Wye the interest on all his children’s portions until they became due;
- bequeathing the residue of is estate to his brother Thomas whom he appointed sole executor;
- witnessed by Leonard Matthews, Anne Collins and Barwell Collins;
- probate in the Archdeaconry of Bedford on 6 January 1721 [1722]
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