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Will of Catherine Adams

Date of will 13 February 1749, the year being according to the old style calendar in which the year ended on 25 March, Lady Day.  Thus this year corresponds to 1750 by the modern calendar.
Status Widow 
Abode when will written Hanslope, Buckinghamshire
Date of probate 21 May 1750
Summary of will Left monetary legacies to sons Matthew and John, daughters Elizabeth, Susannah and Mary, and granddaughter Elizabeth Carter, with residue of estate left to son Thomas. 
Persons mentioned in will:
Name Relation Abode Role Notes
Matthew Adams Son    beneficiary   left fifty pounds 
John Adams Son    beneficiary   left one shilling 
Elizabeth Gray Daughter    beneficiary   wife of John Gray; left five pounds 
John Gray Son in Law      husband of Elizabeth 
Susannah York Daughter    beneficiary   wife of John York; left five pounds 
John York Son in Law      husband of Susannah 
Mary Carter Daughter    beneficiary   wife of John Carter; left five pounds 
John Carter Son in Law      husband of Mary 
Elizabeth Carter Granddaughter    beneficiary   daugher of John & Mary; left five pounds 
Thomas Adams Son    beneficiary executor   left residue of estate 
Thomas Nichols     witness    
John Richards     witness    
Thomas Billing     witness    
Source:  Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies,  reference  D/A/We/83/18; original also available, refernce DAWP 88/18
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/83/18; original also available, refernce DAWP 88/18
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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