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Will of Susan Jaye (copy), Cretingham, Suffolk

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.1221

Scope and Contents

Will of Susan Jaye, wife of Thomas Jaye, yeoman, of Cretingham. To her husband Thomas, allher houses, lands etc. in Cretingham with power to him to mortgage them to value of £20, and after his death, the said lands to be sold and the money to be equally divided among their children, exc. that if the eldest son Thomas neglect to repay the money expended on him by his father, he is to have 1/- only. Her husband to be sole executor. Signed by Susan Jaye. Witnessed by James Flower, Hannah Bennett, and Mary Bennett.

Dates

  • Creation: 8 Apr. 1745

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 item(s) (vellum) : vellum

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from G. David, Cambridge, 8 February 1923

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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