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Will of John Sheffield, gent, of Navestock, Essex. Described at item level
Catalogue reference: DEL 10/105
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This record is about the Will of John Sheffield, gent, of Navestock, Essex. Described at item level dating from [? 1728-1731] in the series Registrar of the High Court of Delegates, and Registrar of Ecclesiastical and Admiralty.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- [? 1728-1731]
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Will of John Sheffield, gent, of Navestock, Essex. Described at item level
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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