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Probate (PCC) of the will (17 Apr 1734) of Thomas Pelham of Stanmer, esq

Catalogue reference: AMS 1377

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AMS 1377
Title
Probate (PCC) of the will (17 Apr 1734) of Thomas Pelham of Stanmer, esq
Date
16 Feb 1738
Description

Pecuniary bequests to sisters Lady Poole, Elizabeth wife of Thomas Pelham of Lewes and Grace wife of William Poole esq, friend Grey Longueville, esq, Mr Bland rector of Stanmer, steward Mr John Streeke, daughter Henrietta Pelham, housekeeper Mrs Ann Smith

Appoints guardians of his son Thomas Pelham and daughter Henrietta Pelham who are to maintain the house, stables, outhouses and gardens at Stanmer, preserve the fruit and other trees and plant new ones, and maintain the walls and fences; lease of Wootton at Chiltington in Westmeston, held of the dean and chapter of Canterbury, 'to be always full of three lives'

W: George Gibson, F[rancis] Warden, William Eardley

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East Sussex Record Office
Language
English
Custodial history

Hove Library Accession 1777

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Probate (PCC) of the will (17 Apr 1734) of Thomas Pelham of Stanmer, esq