Reference
Z268/31
Title
‘Mrs Illordents testimony’
Date free text
[c.1678]
Production date
From: 1673 To: 1683
Scope and Content
the house at Ampthill was made over to Mrs Wingate by her husband in consideration of her giving up her right in a farm ‘part Exodmode’ in occupation of John Roade, which was sold by her husband, with other cottages belonging, value £30 or £40 per annum and which was given her by her husband as a marriage portion and sold by her husband when he built the house, and so the house was settled on her. She also had an annuity [£4 per annum] ‘of Wotton’ by an agreement with her son Britton [Button]. ‘... made by one Mr Chate of the Tempell; Mr Illoxdend that lives with the Lord North rentill who was Mr Chats executor. He married the Lady Dolers’.
‘Mrs Wilson, formerly Jane Wingate, lives at Longington with the Lady Rendall whose housekeeper she is and in great repute with Lady’
With note that one of the witnesses to the Deed of Settlement, Mr Honey, is now practising as a counsellor for himself and is the plaintiff pleader in the Chancery
endorsed ‘May the 10/78. My mother made an entry of her House'
Level of description
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