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Will of John Travill

Date of will 14 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 Yeoman 
Abode when will written Hanslopp, Buckinghamshire
Date of probate 6 May 1751
Summary of will The will leaves his estate to his wife for her lifetime after various legacies to relations. The house in which he lived was left to the three children of William Gudridge after the death of his wife.

A copy of this will is also included in a package of documents concerning Hales Folly, provided by a Welsh solicitor from the papers of Elizabeth Wood, ne Webb.  There is a similar will dated 21 May 1743 also contained in this package (reference D208/2/1/2).

 
Persons mentioned in will:
Name Relation Abode Role Notes
Mary Travill Wife    beneficiary executor   left life interest in estate after payment of legacies 
Robert Travill Brother  Hartwell, Northamptonshire  beneficiary   left £20 
Elizabeth Mapley Niece    beneficiary   left £20; wife of John 
John Mapley       husband of Elizabeth 
Sarah Tite Niece    beneficiary   left £20; wife of John 
John Tite       husband of Sarah 
Mary Travill Niece    beneficiary   left £20; wife of William 
William Travill       husband of Mary 
Susannah Gudridge     beneficiary   kinswoman; left share of house 
Mary Gudridge     beneficiary   kinswoman; left share of house 
William Gudridge     beneficiary   kinsman; left share of house 
William Gudridge   Hartwell, Northamptonshire    father of Susannah, Mary and William 
Henry Travill Nephew    beneficiary   left £10 a year 
Elizabeth Cowley Niece    beneficiary   left £20; wife of William 
William Cowley       husband of Elizabeth 
John Travill Nephew    beneficiary   wife asked to pay him £20 
Thomas Billing     witness    
Elizabeth Fookes     witness    
Daniel Geary     witness   sign with a mark 
Source:  Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies,  reference  D/A/We/84/15; original also available, reference DAWP 88/113
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/84/15; original also available, reference DAWP 88/113
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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