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Copy of the last will and testament of Thomas Starkey, citizen and mercer of London....

Catalogue reference: WARD 2/61/241/25

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This record is about the Copy of the last will and testament of Thomas Starkey, citizen and mercer of London.... dating from 1552 July 6 in the series Court of Wards and Liveries: Deeds and Evidences. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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WARD 2/61/241/25
Date
1552 July 6
Description

Copy of the last will and testament of Thomas Starkey, citizen and mercer of London. Bequests to Joan his wife; Thomas Lowe his brother-in-law; Katherine and Susan Starkey his daughters; Thomas Starkey his cousin; John Sligh his servant; Henry Clarke his apprentice; and John Blandell mercer; bequests of his lease of the parsonage of Chigwell in Essex; of lands at Stepney, Middlesex, Milk Street in London, and East Greenwich, Kent. Executors Joan and John Starkey (testator's brother), overseer Austin Hinde alderman (his father-in-law). Witnessed by Thomas Pierson and Thomas Brende, scriveners, on 14 July.

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4457910/

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Court of Wards and Liveries: Deeds and Evidences

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Copy of the last will and testament of Thomas Starkey, citizen and mercer of London....

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