| Description | DSCAM/3/328/1: Probate (6 Dec. 1792) of the will (dated 23 Jan. 1789) of Catherine Powell of the parish of St Matthew Bethnal Green, Middlesex, widow; to be buried at St Dunstan Stepney in the grave of her husband, cost not to exceed £25; to Mrs Ann D Rippe, a leasehold house in New North Street, Red Lion Square, parish of St Andrew Holborn; £50 South Sea Stock Old Annuities to Cornelius Cartwright of Himley, Staffs.; to Mary Banks, widow, the same; £25 of the stock and large quantity of clothing (described in detail), to Miss Sarah Cartwright; various bequests of jewellery and trinkets to foregoing; £25 stock to Mary Redhead, £25 stock to Frances Franks, £50 stock to Catherine Gobern, £10 to Ann Foster, £5 to Thomas Carrick, £5 to Samuel Parks, £25 stock to Mary MacColle, £5 to Mrs Jane Miller, £5 to Mrs Wilmott, £10 to servant, 1 guinea to Mrs Aries; residue to the Revd Joseph Cartwright, who is executor. |
| DSCAM/3/328/2: Probate (8 Aug. 1778) of the will (dated 10 Sept. 1770) of Mathias Powell of Bethnal Green, Middlesex, gentleman; freehold messuage, the Pied Bull in Grays Inn Lane, parish of St Andrew Holborn, to wife, Catherine Powell, for life; thence to nephew, Matthew Powell, son of late brother William Powell, if living, and otherwise to Thomas, Paulina and Elizabeth Powell, children of William; copyholds in the hamlet of Poplar, Manor of Stepney, Middlesex, to wife for life, then to sister, Elizabeth Castle, wife of Daniel Castle, upholder, for life, thence to Mary, wife of Stephen Powell, weaver, and daughter of Elizabeth; £100 Old South Sea Annuities to Elizabeth Powell, widow of William and to Matthew Powell, Thomas Powell, Paulina Powell and Elizabeth Powell; £50 of same to Elizabeth Castle and Mary Powell, whichever be living; all other estate to wife absolutely; executrix, wife; interest of any beneficiary who interferes to cease and pass to testator's wife; should wife remarry, her life interests to cease. |