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Will of Rebecca Shepherd

Date of will 28 May 1743
Status Victualler 
Abode when will written Hanslope, Buckinghamshire
Date of probate 10 October 1743
Summary of will Left financial legacies to various "children", with several different surnames, and residue of estate to her son Lawarence Harraway.  It seems possible that she is using "son" and "daughter" to define relationships more distant than what is understood by the terms today.  One possibility is that some of the persons referred to are younger siblings (Rebecca's maiden name seems to have been Cook). 
Persons mentioned in will:
Name Relation Abode Role Notes
Thomas Cook Son    beneficiary   left three pounds 
Elizabeth Harman Daughter    beneficiary   left three pounds and ten shillings; and various items 
Edward Allum Grandson    beneficiary   left three pounds and ten shillings 
Mary Harraway Daughter      to receive half Edward Allum's legacy if he dies childless 
Lawrence Harraway Son    beneficiary executor   left residue of estate 
Christopher Harris     witness    
Mary Brealey     witness    
Sarah Cook     witness    
Source:  Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies,  reference  D/A/We/78/94; original also available, reference DAWP 84/237
The original document from which this image has been taken is held by the Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies, County Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks HP20 1UU, UK. Copies may be made for private use, but anyone wishing to publish the will, in whole or in part, or to reproduce it on their website should contact the Centre. A photocopy of the will can be ordered from the Centre

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Source: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies,  reference D/A/We/78/94; original also available, reference DAWP 84/237
The original document from which this image has been taken is held by the Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies, County Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks HP20 1UU, UK. Copies may be made for private use, but anyone wishing to publish the will, in whole or in part, or to reproduce it on their website should contact the Centre. A photocopy of the will can be ordered from the Centre

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