Mc Neil Reade Grave

The worn grave in Marlow Cemetery of Hector Mc Neil Reade, priest. Died 1922 aged 80 years.

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Will Summary William Freeman of Great Marlow

 William Freeman Yeoman. Will proved 1637.

Now living Great Marlow, previously of London.

Weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks to God.

Commends soul to God.

Burial in a Christian manner at discretion of executor.

Loving wife Agnes my messuage in Bidnell? in the county of Bedford and all closes, orchards, gardens and appurtenances belonging to it for her life then to my son John Freeman and his heirs. If John has no heirs then it equally to the children of my daughters Joan Ju... and Elizabeth Ffons.... These daughters anyway get 5 shillings to buy a silver spoon each.

Rest of personal property to wife Agnes who is executor.

Witnessed by Nathaniel Priest, Thomas Langley, .... Priest  and Thomas Braughing.

Will Summary Thomas Ponde of Great Marlow 1597

Transcribed from a will at the National Archives, Kew. Transcript ©Marlow Ancestors. You can quote from my transcription freely, with a link here so that the source information is not lost.

Thomas Ponde, yeoman, proved 1597.

Bequeaths soul to God and affirms faith in "my sweet saviour Jesus Christ".

Sole executor son John Ponde who gets any of his property left after other legacies, debts and funeral expenses paid. Will overseer John Brinkhurst of Lane End [possibly his brother in law].

Burial in Marlow church, where his father is buried.

Wife Mildred [nee Brinkhurst, married 1575 Bisham] an annuity of £13 6 shillings and 8p in quarterly installments if she lets son John use testator's copyhold land for three years [presumably the land is hers for life in dower or some other right]. If she does not want to let son use thebland then annuity reduced to £4 [as she would then have the land for rental or other sources of income]. Mildred to be allowed a chamber in her son's house and free access to it, the kitchen and the hall there for both her and her maid. 

All silver plate of his that his son [in law] "Philpott" has in his hands to be given up to his executor so it can be given to testator's granddaughter Elizabeth Philpott, along with 40 shillings when she reaches 21 or  marries. If she dies before either happens son John Ponde can keep the plate. 

Sister Brinkhurst of Lane End 20 shillings to buy a ring in remembrance of him.

To his unnamed maid 10 shillings. To his servant Edward ...  20 shillings [Note: the word servant then referred to any employee not necessarily a domestic, and also often to an apprentice]. To his boy [a young employee not son] Richard ... 5 shillings.

10 shillings each to all the children of  William Priest, Hugh Priest and Alexander Chapman at ages 21 or upon their day of marriage.

40 shillings to the poor to be distributed at his burial at executor's discretion.

Note:

Thomas and his wife were commemorated on a substantial bronze memorial in the previous Marlow All Saints church which has since been rebuilt.  Their son John lived in a house next to the churchyard in Marlow, not apparently inherited from his parents.

Transcribed by Charlotte Day. Thomas had previously owned Blounts Farm in Marlow.

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