Edward WHITE [122]
Elizabeth STEVENS [123]
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These are the parents of Mary White who
married William Bennett in Bradford on Avon in 1749.
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c 1690 - Edward White
born, prob BoA [guess]
c 1700 - Elizabeth
Stevens born, prob BoA, had a brother Edward [b][c]
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abt 1720 - Edward White
mar Elizabeth Stevens in BoA [est]
c 1725 - Edward White
and Elizabeth had at least 5 children, Mary, Susannah, Sarah, Elizabeth, and Samuel [b] [c]
20/8/1749 - Dau Mary
mar William Bennett in BoA [a]
c 1750 - Susannah mar a
James Lee, Sarah mar a Robert Spencer
[b][c]
1750 - Edw White listed
as landholder for Poor Rates, also “Mr W White” [d]
27/3/1750 - Edw White
was a signatory to Petition for the repair of Trowbridge Rd [d]
6/5/1755 - Edward
White, “Innholder” of Bradford in Wilts, made a short will, making "my
beloved wife" Elizabeth executor and main beneficiary of his estate,
seeming to comprise quite a bit of real estate in Bradford, but in the way of
"in trust" for his son Samuel on Elizabeth's death, (suggesting
Samuel is his only son and a minor, but will inherit most of his father’s
estate on his mother’s death), although out of this he leaves £100 each to his
daus Susannah the wife of James Lee, and Sarah the wife of Robert Spencer, £200
to his (unm?) dau Elizabeth, £10 and his clothes to his son Samuel, and £20 to
William Bennett the husband of his dau Mary.
He signed, witnessed by Dan Clutterbuck, Matthew White (mark of), and
Richd Pearce. [b]
May/June 1755 ? -
Edward White died [b]
17/6/1755 - The will
was proved in London [b]
c1769 - Eliz mar a
Samuel Collins [b][c]
31/3/1761 - Elizabeth
White, widow of Bradford Wilts, made a detailed will, first leaving £130 to
each of her four daughters - Susannah Lee wife of James Lee of Box in the
County of Wilts Mason - Mary Bennett wife of William Bennett of Bradford
Fundholder - Sarah Spencer wife of Robert Spencer of the parish of Box
Innholder - and Elizabeth Collins [recently married?] wife of Samuel Collins of
Bradford Victualler – then to her brother Edward Stevens the sum of £5 – then a
list of specific clothing, (down to individual handkerchiefs, and some
furniture to the dau Elizabeth) to her
daus - and everything else to son Samuel, making Samuel, plus James Lee and
Richard Pearce Victualler of Bradford executors. She signed with “the mark of”, and witnessed by Dan Clutterbuck
and Geo Briggs [c]
April/May 1761 ? -
Elizabeth the widow of Edward White, died
[c]
6/6/1761 - The will was
proved in London [c]
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SOURCES...
[a] BDM (Wilts CRO)
[b] Edward White's will (GRO)
[c] Elizabeth White nee Stevens will (GRO)
[d] Freshford website data
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