FAMILY HISTORY DOCUMENTS (for sale)

190/9 Nott, Richard - Cradley - dated 1741
Obligation Bond given to Mary Clarke (Great Malvern).  Sheet watermarked paper part printed with manuscript details - written 1 side only, ink & embossed duty stamps - small stain not affecting text. Signed / sealed by Richard (K)nott, witnessed by Alice Clarke & Edwd. Barnet.  £46

48/167 Onion(s), Mary - 1866
4 legatee receipts for payments made by William Onions being legacies paid under Will of their aunt - Mary Onion. Each receipt is on a small slip of blue paper with an embossed duty stamp with (1) mark of Joseph Onions, (2) signatures of Sarah Green nee Onions and her husband Richard, (3) marks of Hannah Smith nee Onions and her husband George, (4) signature of John Onions. [see also 84/87 above - Walford - 1798/9 - William Eynons ] £10

48/151 Partridge, John - 1853/4
 Letter from James Wintle - acting as ? Agent - to Thomas Territt (Ruardean, Glos.) stating John Partridge was willing to purchase small piece of land. Signed by James Wintle. Endorsed on reverse, and signed by Thomas Terrett - that purchase money received. Single sheet of blue paper (approx 9"x 7") folded double.     £8

84/69 Penner, Edward - Hereford - died pre- 1829
Draft Letters of Administration to be issued to son. Original Letters issued to widow, Ann, since deceased. Small sheet of parchment, split in centre fold, fraying - ink faded at edges (some loss of text) - re-used as a cover sheet for a 'Minute Book' of Manor of Burton Colwall (1828-1834) - note, remainder of book not attached.  £2
 

53/48 Perrins, Richard - Munsley - 1856
 Probated will - parchment - names wife, Martha, residuary beneficiaries - Benjamin Saunders and Mary Ann Williams [daughter of William Williams] The Woodman Inn, Bradford.    £28

53/55 Pitt, Walter - Led bury - 1862
 Probated will - parchment - names 6 brothers and niece.   £20

48/59 Pitt -  Ledbury - 1907
Appointment by  Mary Ann Pitt (Ledbury) of part of Interest in Trust set up by the Will of her father - Thomas Davies dec'd, to one of her children - William James Pitt.  Refers to provisions of Thomas Davies'  Will, his wife, 4 children (one daughter married - Moore), and Mary Ann's children.  Written on 3 sides and signed by Mary Ann Pitt.  [see 48/159 - Property - Ledbury]    £26

53/75 Playstead, Edwina - Led bury - 1889
 Probated will - parchment - names 5 nieces [Clarke, Herbert, Maule, Playstead], 2 nephews [Bluck, Powell] and grand nephews / nieces.  £20

53/58 Pollard, Benjamin - Wigmore - 1869
 Probated will - parchment - names wife, niece [?Pau] wife’s sister [Tipton] and another, not named. £26

53/87 Revell, Jane [widow] - Eggleton / Led bury - 1901
 Probated will - parchment - names 12 nephews / nieces [Barrett, Brown, Pudge, Waldron]. £20

53/79 Richards, John - Led bury - 1892
 Probated will - parchment - names 2 sons, daughter and grandson [Harris]. £22

190/10 Rowbige, John - Donnington - dated 1759
Obligation Bond given to Walter Chambers (Ledbury).  Sheet watermarked paper part printed with manuscript details - written 1 side only, ink & embossed duty stamps - small stain not affecting text. 'Mark' / sealed by Rowbige, witness signatures of John Hartland & Kenelm Godfrey.  £42

53/54 Scattergood, William - Led bury - 1862
 Probated will - parchment - names wife and eldest son [other children not named], wife’s brother and his son [Rann] . £22

48/1 Showell, John - Ledbury - 1732.
 ORIGINAL Will. Paper - names 5 children and son - in - law William Deeks, New York . Signed by John Showell and witnesses - John Browning, James Taylor and Joseph Hide. £50

60/61 Showell, John - Ledbury - 1749
 Receipt given by Jonathan Clark & wife (Ann, sister of John Showell) re legacy received under John's Will.  Sheet of watermarked paper - approx. 8"x 12" written on half a side, with 'marks' of Jonathan & Ann Clark & signatures of witnesses John Hartland, Edward Fifield & Wm Forster.   £23

53/83 Smith, Albert - Yarkhill - 1897
 Probated will - parchment - wife not named, sister, Sarah and brother in law, William Richard Hankins [? married to his sister, Jane]. £18

48/150 Smith, Nathaniel - Avenbury - 1776 - 1829 - Five small paper documents including :- 1) Pedigree of Nathaniel Smith with details of his 2 wives, 5 children and their spouses (Hill, Walker, West, Willan).  2) Extract (stamped at 'Kings Silver Office) of Fine, recording Sale of Property to Benjamin Gardner by Nathaniel's daughters. 3), 4 ) & 5) Certified extracts  from Parish Records confirming details of Marriage of Nathaniel, and Baptism of his children,  burials of Nathaniel Smith and Eliza Catherine Gardiner (Stanford Bishop).    £14

48/178 Smith, Nathaniel - Avenbury - (died c. 1805) - Near contemporary copy of Letters of Administration - granted to sisters - Hannah, and Elizabeth Smith and Jane West.
Paper (watermarked 'Ludlow Mill 1810').   [see also 48/9 - Property, above & 48/150, above]    £6

53/50Smith, William - Led bury / Town hope - 1858
 Probated will - parchment - beneficiary, Hannah [wife of Thomas White]. £21

53/76 Smith, William - Eggleton - 1890
 Probated will - parchment - names 2 sons. Wife and other children not named. £18

53/62 Sparkman, John - Little Marcle - 1874 
 Probated will - parchment - names wife and 6 children. £28

60/21 Stedman, Ann - Bosbury - died 1816
Copy (made c. 1831) of letters of Administration - granted to her brother, Robert Taylor. Paper (watermarked1831)   £2

60/34 Taylor, Joseph - Colwall - (1788)
Undated certified extract from Will - proved 1788.
Sheet of watermarked paper, written on just half a side. Information restricted to date of Will, when & where proved, and Exors (including son Robert).    £4

48/62 Terrett, Joseph and Hannah - Ross - 1853..... see entry under Terrett, George in Gloucestershire.

215/110 Towgood, Maria Frances (widow) - Pawson Cottage, Hereford - 1867
Letters of Administration - daughter Mary Jane Towgood. Parchment sheet with wafer seal attached.  £5

53/86 Turner, Emily Adelaide [spinster] - Little Marcle - 1898 
 Letters of Administration - father, John. £7

53/74 Vale, Francis Villiers - Coddington - 1886
 Letters of Administration - father, Henry Edward Vale. £7

48/138 Walker, Thomas - 1800
Release by Thomas acknowledging receipt of his share of legacy due to his mother Elizabeth Walker under Will of her Father - Phillip ?Morres, charged upon premises of Francis Massey, Tenbury.
Paper, watermarked, with 4 small holes slightly affecting text - signed by Thos. Walker.  £36

48/129 Whittard, James Butt - Whitchurch - 1886
& 130 - Certified copies of - a) Will - refers to wife Ann, and b) Probate, issued by PDA Division of High Court. [see also 48/131, below, and 132, in 'Property' section - under Hope Mansell - re Bankruptcy of Anne Whittard]  £11

48/131 Whittard, J B - Whitchurch - 1886
Certified copy of Burial Certificate (prepared 1893).  [see also 48/129, above and 132  in 'Property' section - under Hope Mansell] £6

225/6 Williams, Richard - Cradley - 1766
 Obligation Bond given by Richard Williams to John Boulton (Ledbury) re Indenture of same date between them & Jane Farmer (his mother, late widow of Samuel Williams - see 225/7), Thomas Farmer & Robert Badham (Eastnor). Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written 1 side. Part pre-printed, manuscript details, ink & embossed duty stamps. 'Mark' of Richard Williams, witnessed by Thos. Freeman & Kenelm Godfrey. [see also 190/15, 225/8 & 9] £47

225/8 Williams, Richard - Bosbury, late Cradley - 1774
 Obligation Bond given by Richard Williams to John Boulton (Ledbury) re Loan. Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written 1 side. Part pre-printed, manuscript details, ink & embossed duty stamps. 'Mark' of Richard Williams, witnessed by Thos. Freeman & his servant William Price. [see also 190/15, 225/6, 7 & 9] £40

225/9 Williams, Richard  - Bishops Frome - dated 1783
 Appointment of Attorneys of the Court of Kings Bench at Westminster by Williams to act for him in action for debt brought by John Crisp (Ledbury).  Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written 1 side. Part pre-printed, manuscript details, ink & embossed duty stamps. 'Mark' of Richard Williams, witnessed by George Mason & Wm Holbrook (red wax seal impressed WH) [see also 190/15, 225/6, 7 & 8] £42

53/71 Williams, Richard - Eastnor - 1881
 Probated will - parchment - names wife. £16

225/7 Williams, Samuel  - Bishops Frome - dated 1766
 Declaration & release given by Susannah & Job Kendrick (Bosbury) to Richard Williams re legacy left by their father Samuel to Susannah. Their mother Jane. Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written 1½ sides,  ink & embossed duty stamps. 'Mark' of Susannah,  signed / sealed by Job Kendrick, witnessed by Thos. Freeman & Kenelm Godfrey. [see also 190/15, 225/6, 8 & 9] £47

50/21 Winnall, Sarah [widow] - Ledbury - 1884
 Probated will - parchment - names son James Barrett, Frank Peters Smith and 2 sisters [Higgins and Clarke] also named as beneficiaries. £20

48/191 Wood, Thomas - Collington - died 1819
Extract of Will - estate left to nephews & nieces (Roberts, Seward, Burden).  Paper - watermarked 1819.  £8