Reference
X177/6
Title
Probate of William Clarke of Biggleswade, yeoman
Date free text
1726-1727
Production date
From: 1726 To: 1727
Scope and Content
To son William and wife Mary
...1 guinea
To daughter Mary and husband Abe Stevens
...1 guinea
To daughter Elizabeth and husband John Moseley
...1 guinea
To daughter Ann and husband Thomas Crouch
...1 guinea
To daughter Margaret and husband Thomas Woodhams
...1 guinea
To daughter Elizabeth
...copyhold cottage in Biggleswade in occ. of John Moseley for life and then to her children (in default of heirs to daughters Margaret and Ann); a messuage and cottage in Beeston, lately purchased of George Croot, in occ. of John Whiteman and John Farrington
To daughter Ann
...3 copyhold cottages in Stratton Street, Biggleswade in occ. of Francis Cupis, John Huckle and Edward Apthorp, lately purchased of John Clarke and three others on the backside of Stratton Street, in occ. of Joseph Hey, Richard Church and Widow Dowdy; lately purchased of Thomas Clarke; (in default of heirs to son William); subject to payment of £30 to granddaughter Ann Clarke (daughter of son William)
To grandson William (son of son William) 12 ac. copyhold land in Langford in occ. of Abe. Hughes and John Hills; subject to payment of £30 to legatee's brother Samuel.
To grandson Edward and granddaugher Elizabeth (children of son William)
...£30 each
To 4 of the children of Mary Stevens by late husband Thomas Librey
...£5 each
To wife Elizabeth, extrix, for life real estate in Northill, Sandy, Blunham and Mogerhanger, purchased of Samuel Fenn of Bedford; then to trustees of Thomas Chapman of Ashwell, Herts and William Heyward of Over Caldecote, Bedford, in trust to pay £6 to daughter Margaret; who may also have the lops of the trees; residue to be applied to children of Margaret and Elizabeth.
Will made - 7 March 1726
Will proved - 11 April 1727
Witnesses: John Tilcock, Samuel Cole and John Firby
Level of description
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