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Note: Clara Peacock (1787-1853) =======================
1841/06/06 Farmer (widow), aged 50 (54?), of Wassal Mill House, Streel's Lane, Kirdford, Sussex - HO107/1094 Bk.5 f.7 p.6
1847/??/?? Tithe apportionment for Wassell Mill
1851/03/30 Farmer and Miller of 108 acres employing 4 men, widow aged 62 (64?), of Wassal Mill, Streel's Lane, Kirdford, Sussex - HO107/1649 f.180 p.16 - born Petworth
1853/05/25 Will
This is the last Will and Testament
of me Clara Baker of Wassall Mill in the Parish of Kirdford in the
County of Sussex Widow made this twenty-fifth day of May in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three ffirst I appoint
my daughter Emma Baker and my son in law Matthew Taylor to be
Trustees and Executors in trust of this my last Will and Testament Also
I direct that all my just debts funeral expenses and the expense of the
probate and Executorship of this my Will shall be paid and discharged Also
I give and devise unto my daughter Eliza Puttock the wife of James
Puttock for her life all that and those my freehold messuages in two tene
ments buildings farm lands and hereditaments containing thirty three
acres more or less called (Rowland?) Farm or by any other names situate at Plaistow
in the Parish of Kirdford aforesaid to hold the same unto the said Eliza
Puttock for the term of her natural life for her own sole and separate
use and benefit and free from the debts control or engagements of her
present or any future husband and from and immediately
after her decease I give and devise the same hereditaments and premises to the
said James Puttock for the term of his life and from and immediately
after the decease of the survivor of them I give and devise the same
hereditaments and premises unto my Granddaughter Ffanny Puttock
daughter of the said Eliza Puttock her heirs and assigns forever Also I
give and devise unto my daughter Amelia Taylor the wife of the said
Matthew Taylor for her life all that my freehold messuages and house
and premises situate in Lombard Street in the Town of Petworth
in Sussex and now in the occupation of Charles Garrett To hold the same
unto the said Amelia Taylor for the term of her natural life for her own
sole and separate use and benefit and free from the debt control or
engagements of her present or any future husband and from and imme-
diately after her decease I give and devise the same messuages and
premises unto the said Matthew Taylor for the term of his life and
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from and after the decease of the survivor of them I give and devise the
said messuages and premises unto my granddaughter Mary Taylor the
daughter of the said Amelia Taylor her heir and assigns for ever Also I
give and devise unto my daughter Emma Baker all that any messuages
two small cottages buildings farmlands and hereditaments <containing?>
twenty four acres more or less called Gravatts and <?> Grove or by other
names situate in the parish of Wisborough Green in the said County
of Sussex be the same freehold or of whatever other tenure and also all
<?> from the <?> belonging or adjacent thereto <?> <?> the same
unto my said daughter Emma Baker and her assigns for the term of her
life for her own sole and separate use and for <?>
engagements of any husband Also I give and bequeath unto the said
Emma Baker all that my messuage or cottage with the garden and
orchard thereto belonging called <Furnace?> or by other name situate in
Ebernow (Ebernoe) in the parish of Kirdford aforesaid be the same leasehold or of
whatever other tenure To hold the same unto the said Emma Baker
and her assigns for the term of her life for her own sole and separate use
and free from the debts control or engagements of any husband and from
and after her decease I give devise and bequeath all the aforesaid here-
ditaments and premises so devised and bequeathed to her for life as afore-
said unto any husband who she may marry and who may survive
her for the term of his life and from and after the decease of such husband
or her own decease if she shall die without leaving a husband her surv-
iving I give devise and bequeath all the same hereditaments and premises
unto the first son of my said daughter and his heirs <?> <?>
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or good >?< security all <?> arising under this my Will and not imme-
diately <?> for the purposes thereof and from time to time to vary
alter or change my securities as they may think proper without being
answerable for any loss thereby occasioned In witness whereof I the said
Clara Baker the testatrix have to this my last Will and Testament contained
in four sheets of paper annexed together set my hand on each sheet thereof
the day and year first above written - Clara Baker - Signed by the
above-named Clara Baker the Testatrix in the presence of us who being pre-
sent at the same time in her presence and at her request and the presence
of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses the several erasures
and interlineations in the margin opposite to which we have set our initials
being first name - Arthur Quaintrey of Petworth Solicitor - James
Philpott his Clerk
Proved at London 8th Dec 1853 before the Judge by the oaths of
Emma Baker spinster the daughter and Matthew Taylor the executors to whom
Admon was granted having been first sworn by oaths duly to administer
1853/09/19 Widow of Charles Baker, Miller, of Wassal Mill, Streel's Lane, Kirdford, Sussex, aged 67 (66?)
1853/12/08 Probate
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