Towcester Wills 1724-1856
| Date |
Testator & Executors |
Description |
Beneficiaries |
Reln |
Description |
Value (£) |
| 1788 |
Sabin Ann |
Widow |
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Starmer Ann |
d |
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Coulton Joyce |
gd |
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| 1785 |
Salmon George |
Cordwainer |
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Salmon Eleanor |
w |
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| 1731 |
Salmons John |
Gardener |
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Note 3 |
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Salmons Elizabeth |
w |
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| 1704 |
Saunders Joseph |
Gent |
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Note 2 |
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| 1735 |
Savage Samuel |
Blacksmith |
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Savage Ann |
w |
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Wood Samuel |
bil |
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West Abraham |
bil |
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Savage Ann, Eliz |
d |
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Savage Susanna |
d |
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Armstrong Mary |
d |
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| 1736 |
Savage Anne |
Widow |
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Note 4 |
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Savage Samuel |
sil |
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Capron Elizabeth |
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Peake George |
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Potters Pury |
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Peake William |
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Potters Pury |
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| 1738 |
Scotton Edward |
? |
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| 1739 |
Scotton John |
Victualler |
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Scotton Mary |
w |
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Scotton Eliz, Sarah |
d |
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Scotton William |
s |
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Scotton Mary |
d |
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| 1757 |
Scotton William |
Fellmonger |
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Scotton Anna Maria |
w |
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Scotton John, Wm |
s |
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Scotton Edward |
s |
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| 1758 |
Scotton Christopher |
Baker |
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G(r)isling Mary |
n |
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| 1758 |
Scotton Elizabeth |
Spinster |
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Grisling Mary |
n |
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| 1826 |
Seabrook Sarah |
Widow |
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Johnson William |
b |
Cordwainer |
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| 1809 |
Shackleton Thomas |
Carpenter |
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Gaskins Elizabeth |
sis |
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Shackleton Jn,Geo |
b |
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Shackleton Ben |
b |
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Shackleton Sarah |
n |
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| 1835 |
Shackleton Joseph |
Breeches mkr |
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White Joseph |
Farmer |
Shackleton Abraham |
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Breeches mkr |
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| 1836 |
Shackleton Benjamin |
Baker |
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Calvert Robert |
Cordwainer |
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| 1726 |
Sharp James |
Oatmeal mkr |
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Sharp Mary |
w |
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* |
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| 1727 |
Sharp Bennet |
Yeoman |
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Thornton Henry |
Tanner |
Sharp Samuel |
s |
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Sharp Mary |
d |
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Inns Elizabeth |
gd |
d of Wm Inns |
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Newman Elizabeth |
d |
w of Richard N. |
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Stokes Mary |
d |
w of Wm S. decd |
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| 1750 |
Sharp Samuel |
Yeoman |
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Branson Judith |
his servant |
Sharp Benett |
s |
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Treen? Mary |
d |
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| 1799 |
Sharp Susanna |
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Note 1 |
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Drayson William |
Tanner |
Sharp Ann |
d |
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Sharp Bennet |
s |
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Key Ann |
d |
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Holloway Mary |
d |
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Frost Thomas |
b |
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| 1800 |
Sharp Ann |
Widow |
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Drayson William |
Tanner |
Frost Thomas |
b |
Tanner |
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Holloway Mary |
d |
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Key Ann |
d |
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Sharp Bennet |
s |
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Sharp Susanna |
d |
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| 1805 |
Sharp Samuel |
Yeoman |
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Sharp Eleanor |
w |
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Osborn Elizabeth |
d |
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Sharp Wm & Bennet |
s |
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Sharp Samuel |
s |
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Sharp Eleanor |
w |
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Osborn Elizabeth |
d |
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Sharp Wm & Bennet |
s |
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Sharp Samuel |
s |
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| 1811 |
Sharp Bennett |
Baker |
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Note 5 |
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Sharp Samuel |
Cordwainer |
Sharp Anna |
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wid of Simon S, |
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| 1812 |
Sharp Eleanor |
Widow |
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Sharp William |
s |
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Sharp Simeon |
n |
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Sharp Bennett |
s |
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Osborne Elizabeth |
d |
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Sharp Samuel |
s |
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| 1839 |
Sharp Simeon |
Maltster |
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Eyles Thos$ Geo |
Tailors |
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Gurney Thomas |
Cooper |
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| 1838 |
Sharp William |
Maltster |
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Sharp Wm, Sam,Jos |
s |
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Sharp Thos,Bennett |
s |
son Simeon dec'd |
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Sharp Sarah |
d |
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| 1776 |
Sharp Snr James |
Framework kntr |
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Sharp Alice |
w |
** |
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Sharp John, James |
s |
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Summerfield Mary |
d |
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| 1705 |
Sharpe James |
Yeoman |
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Note 2 |
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| 1721 |
Sharpe Mary |
Widow |
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Note 2 |
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| 1795 |
Sharpe Bennett |
Farmer |
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Note 5 |
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Sharpe Anne |
w |
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| 1714 |
Sheppard John |
Maltster |
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| 1730 |
Sheppard Samuel |
Victualler |
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Sheppard Mary |
w |
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| 1734 |
Sheppard Mary |
Widow |
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Goldstone John |
Kinsman |
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Paybody William |
Glazier |
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Liddington Peter |
Framewk knitr |
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Webb George |
Attorney |
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Webb William |
Schoolmaster |
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Webb William |
Cordwainer |
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Goldstone Rebecca |
Kinsman |
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| 1779 |
Sheppard John |
of Caldecote |
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Sheppard John,Ric |
s |
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| 1785 |
Sheppard William |
Gent |
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Wright Thomas |
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Lamburn Mary |
d |
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Francis William |
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Gardiner Emma |
d |
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Shackleton William |
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Sheppard Hannah |
w |
** |
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Lamburn Mary |
d |
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Sheppard Wm,James |
s |
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Sheppard Francis |
s |
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Sheppard Samuel |
s |
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Sheppard John |
s |
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Gardner Emma |
d |
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| 1788 |
Sheppard James |
Cooper |
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Sheppard Wm, Ric |
s |
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Sheppard James |
s |
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Sheppard Sara,Mary |
d |
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| 1804 |
Sheppard William |
Druggist/grocer |
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Jenkinson John |
Draper |
Sheppard Thomas |
b |
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600 |
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Jenkinson John |
Draper |
Sheppard Penelope |
w |
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Sheppard Thomas |
b |
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600 |
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Sheppard Penelope |
w |
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| 1835 |
Sheppard William |
Cooper |
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Powell William |
Dealer |
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| 1850 |
Sheppard John |
Butcher |
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Beesley Geo |
Appraiser |
Sheppard Wm |
s |
Farmer |
200 |
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Cox George |
Butcher |
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| 1844 |
Sheppard John |
Miller & Gent |
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Mary Sharp |
sis |
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Ann Poynter |
sis |
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Hannah Linnell |
sis |
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William Sheppard |
n |
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£250 |
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Mary Potnter |
n |
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Elizabeth Hughes |
sis |
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| 1850 |
Sheppard Lucy Eliz |
Widow |
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Sheppard John H. |
Solicitor |
Sheppard Ann, Lucy |
d |
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800 |
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Henson Geo |
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Sheppard Mary |
d |
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Collier Thos |
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Sheppard Job G |
s |
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Sheppard Francis |
s |
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| 1764 |
Simco Samuel |
Baker |
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Wilson Goodwin |
Apothecary |
Simco Ann |
w |
** |
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Richardson Francis |
Miller |
Simco John |
s |
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Simco Henry |
s |
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| 1782 |
Simco Ann |
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Simco Henry |
s |
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Simco John |
s |
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| 1705 |
Smith John |
Yeoman |
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Note 2 |
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| 1727 |
Smith Mary |
Widow |
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Smith John |
h |
Yeoman decd |
* |
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Webb Jane |
d |
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West Mary |
d |
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Wood Elixabeth |
d |
w of Sam Wood |
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Smith John |
h |
Yeoman decd |
* |
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West Abraham |
s |
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West William |
s |
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Webb Jane |
d |
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West Mary |
d |
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Wood Elizabeth |
d |
w of Samuel W. |
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| 1729 |
George |
? |
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Note 2 |
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| 1744 |
Smith Elizabeth |
Widow, Hulcote |
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Note 2 |
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| 1794 [1801] |
Smith John |
Innholder |
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Phipps Pickering |
n |
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600 |
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Smith Ann |
sis |
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| 1797 |
Smith Mary |
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Kirby J.N. |
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Brown Sarah |
sis |
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Drayson William |
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Roberts Mary |
n |
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Roberts Mary |
n |
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Smith Daniel |
b |
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| 1838 |
Smith Samuel |
Plumber/glaz. |
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Smith Robert |
s |
Painter/glazier |
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| 1845 |
Spence Sarah |
Widow |
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Blaxley J |
Carpenter |
Jane Howes |
sis |
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King Thos |
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| 1727 |
Spicer Henry |
Whittawer |
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Osmund Samuel |
Butcher |
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| 1742 |
Squerrill Richard |
Victualler |
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Note 6 |
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Berry Cornelius |
Victualler |
Squerrill Mary |
w |
now w of C.Berry |
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Rooker Michael |
Gent |
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Newman John |
Yeoman |
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| 1839 |
Steel Asel |
Cutler |
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Steel Sarah |
w |
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| 1839 |
Steele Sarah |
Widow |
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Howes Richard |
Carpenter |
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| 1721 |
Stoakes William |
? |
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Notes 2,7 |
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| 1737 |
Stokes George |
Grazier |
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Note 2 |
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| 1854 |
Stuard John |
Miller |
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Note 2 |
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| 1718 |
Summers Elizabeth |
Widow |
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