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Will of Thos. White of Bishop's Precinct, Rochester, Kent, merchant. Executors:...
Catalogue reference: HW/98/66
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This record is a file about the Will of Thos. White of Bishop's Precinct, Rochester, Kent, merchant. Executors:... dating from 21 Oct 1801.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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HW/98/66
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Date (When the record was created)
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21 Oct 1801
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Description (What the record is about)
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Will of Thos. White of Bishop's Precinct, Rochester, Kent, merchant.
Executors: son Gabriel Gregory White of Islington, coal factor, son Thos. White of Stroud, Kent, coal merchant, & son-in-law, Augustus Cove of Gracechurch St, London, chinaman.
To daughter Eliz £350
To son Coys £50
To grandson Thos. Cove - £l00
To children of son Gabriel - £10 each
To children of son Thos, - £10 each
To servant Eliz, Wren, - £10
If mother Jane Thompson of Strood, widow, be living it testator's decease, she shall be comfortable maintained & decently buried at expense of all my children in equal portion all personal estate, including ship or ship parts, & also dwelling house to be shared equally between children, G.G.White, Sarah Cove, Thos. White, Eliz. White, Edw. White, Coys White
The estate held on lease from the Dean & Chapter in Strood (of which he has been offered the chance to buy the freehold) is to be sold & divided among children.
The £450 lent to son Edw, 1 Nov. 1799, is to be counted part of his share in HW/98/65.
The £300 lent of son Coys, 24 June 1800, is to be similarly accounted for.
Son Thos has been assigned the lease (from the wardens & commonality of Rochester Bridge) of the house he occupies in Strood, for which he owes testator £300. This is to be accounted for as HW/98/65
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Bedfordshire Archives & Records Service
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/60243709-6903-408c-a4f8-2b6b83e4a9a7/
Series information
HW/98
Wills, marriage settlements, birth certs. etc. of How & White families
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How White Papers
Within the series: HW/98
Wills, marriage settlements, birth certs. etc. of How & White families
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Will of Thos. White of Bishop's Precinct, Rochester, Kent, merchant. Executors:...