Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    X441/1
  • Title
    An original will of John Cater, Kempston, esquire
  • Date free text
    20 Jul 1725
  • Production date
    From: 1725 To: 1725
  • Scope and Content
    to Mr Byley, minister of Kempston £20 to Mr Samuel Hartshorne £200 Mrs Sarah Money, youngest daughter of Mr Money of Kempston £100 Mrs Mary Money, her sister £50 Mrs Margaret Money, widow of William Money, deceased £50 to my godchildren: Thomas son of Thomas Gurney of Kempston and to Benjamin son of Benjamin Cater of London and to one Nash and to Elizabeth, the daughter of Margaret Money, widow, Sarah the wife of William Tompkins of Willshamsted, to George son of William Thorpe of London £10 at age 15, and to Thomas Ballet son of John Ballet late of Down Hall in Essex £10 to cousin Rose Belgrave senior £4 per annum during life of my cousin Elizabeth Parker, widow, to be paid in porch of parish church of Kempston as well as the £6 per annum given her for life by my late honoured mother, deceased, with a further £10 per annum on death of Elizabeth Parker, widow £10 each to the three daughters of my cousin Rose Belgrave senior, that is Anne, Prudence and Rose to my kinsman John Kendall, esquire, £20 for mourning, and to his brothers William and Beckford Kendall £20 each for mourning to Mrs Goodall wife of Mr John Goodall £10 to John Cater Green £20 at age 15 to poor of Kempston £20 to Mrs Rose Green wife of Mr John Green £20 per annum my cousin Robert Kendall sole executor and he to have all personal estate All my estates in Bedfordshire to Thomas Browne of Arlesey, esquire, and Dennis Farrer of Brafield, Buckinghamshire, esquire, in trust to raise money to pay debts and legacies, to raise £300 a piece for Arabella and Henrietta Cater, daughters of my cousin Everard Cater, and then to give residue to my cousin Robert Kendall for life, remainder to his heirs male, in default to Beckford Kendall and heirs male, in default to William Kendall and heirs male, in default to John Kendall Heirs to take name of Cater £10 each to servants who have been there a year (except the boy in the yard), boy to get £5; William Waldeck £30, Thomas Walton £30, clothes to be divided between William Waldeck and Thomas Walton; housekeeper £40 to Mary Kendall, daughter of cousin Robert Kendall £1000 and to Ann Goodhall, daughter of John Goodall and Easter, his now wife of Bedford, £30 witnesses: Charles Wilkinson, William Waldeck, George Woodcraft
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