Here are some interesting transcripts of wills and other documents, click on the reference number to view them.
Description of the document: | Ref No: |
Will of Alexander Beebie, shoemaker of Great Addington, b. abt 1555, m. Elizabeth Hull | LS001 |
Will of John Beebie of Great Addington, will proved 1622 | LS002 |
Will of James Bebye of Great Addington, d. 1631 | LS003 |
Will of Elizabeth Beby (nee Hull) of Great Addington, wife of Alexander, d. 1634 | LS004 |
Will of John Beeby of Great Addington, wife Susannah Sanderson, probate 1694 | LS005 |
Will of Lawrence Beeby of Great Addington, wife Mary, written 1761 | LS006 |
Will of Alexander Beeby, yeoman of Great Addington, probate Feb 1671 | LS008 |
Land transfer, 1631, between James Bebye and John Bebye who sailed to America in 1650, mentions Rebecca (Ladd). | LS009 |
You will appreciate how difficult it can be sometimes to read these old wills and documents, some of which are in quite poor condition. Where a word cannot be read it is replaced by a ~ character.
Here is a typical sample of text from one of these wills, in this case Lawrence Beeby - LS006.
This page last updated 22nd July 2002