Will of Shadrach Worldly, Bildeston, Suffolk

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 12 MS Doc.300
  • Dates of Creation
      18 Aug. 1720 (Witnesses: Thomas Stevens junior, John Masters junior, Thomas Farrow junior.)
  • Language of Material
      English .
  • Physical Description
      1 item(s) vellum vellum

Scope and Content

Shadrach Worldly of Bildeston bequeaths certain copyhold land in Bildeston to his son-in-law Leonard Munnings and his daughter Sarah Munnings for the term of their lives; then to his granddaughter Sarah Munnings and her heirs for ever; on condition that Leonard and Sarah Munnings pay a certain sum yearly to his wife Susan for life, and that they allow his wife to occupy a certain portion of the house free of rent for life; if they do not pay the annual sum his wife is to have the house; he gives to his wife certain household goods; if his granddaughter Sarah Munnings lives to possess the house she is to pay a certain sum to his grandson Shadrach Munnings; the residue he gives to Leonard Munnings and appoints him executor.

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Acquisition Information

Purchased from G David, Lot 522/3, 24 November 1910

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