Will of David King (copy), Cambridge

This material is held atCambridge University Library

  • Reference
    • GB 12 MS Doc.1869
  • Dates of Creation
    • Apr. 1763 (No day given)
  • Language of Material
    • English .
  • Physical Description
    • 1 collection paper paper

Scope and Content

The will of David King of Cambridge, yeoman. He leaves his land and property in Newnham and all his personal estate to his eldest son Richard King and to his friend John Sharpe of Cambridge, butler, as trustees, the same pair also to be joint executors. The trustees are to sell everything, invest the proceeds in 'real or government security' and pay the interest to his wife Martha during her widowhood, and after her death or remarriage to the couple's children Richard, David, Mary, and Josiah King in equal portions. 2 pages, copy, copied signature of David King, copied signatures of Uriah Matthews, William Dickerson, and James Hasserstone? as witnesses.

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Acquisition Information

Presented by E.A.B. Barnard, F.S.A., April 1932

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