| Reference Number | DSCAM/3/407 |
| Title | Will of Samuel Spencer and John Spencer's bankruptcy. |
| Description | DSCAM/3/407/1: Copy of the will (dated 16 Aug. 1766) of Samuel Spencer of Kingswinford, Staffs., yeoman; real estate in trust to pay rents to wife, Sarah Spencer, during widowhood, but on remarriage to pay only her entitlement to dower at common law and the overplus to daughters Mary and Elioner and son Joseph equally, towards their maintenance and education as appropriate, and otherwise toall his children; then upon trust to raise £300 after death of wife, for division between children, Samuel, Ruth, Sarah, Mary, Joseph and Elioner equally at the age of 21 etc. (or remoter issue, taking per stirpes), and paying the balance to eldest son, John Spencer and issue, with remainders over; personal estate to wife; executors, John Spencer and Samuel Spencer (sons) and wife. |
| DSCAM/3/407/2: Lease (1 Jan. 1790) by Edward Smith of London, publican and Fox Smith late of Addle Street, London, warehouseman (assignees of John Spencer late of Fleet Street, London, mercer, dealer and chapman), Ruth Smith, wife of Edward, James Dyer of London, publican and Sarah his wife, Thomas Hall of Hatcham, Hants., minister and Mary his wife, Joseph Spencer of London, mercer and Ellioner Spencer of the same, spinster (5 younger children and legatees of Samuel Spencer), Sarah Spencer of London, widow (of Samuel) and John Spencer, a bankrupt (the eldest son and heir-at-law of Samuel), to George Briscoe of Summerhill, parish of Kingswinford, gentleman, of 2a. 3r. 20p. of land upon Pensnett Chase in the parish of Kingswinford, on the south side of the Kingswinford turnpike, for a term of 99 years; consideration of £43; recites will of Samuel Spencer etc. |
| DSCAM/3/407/3-4: Lease and release (18-19 Oct. 1793) by Edward Smith of Salisbury Court, Fleet Street, London, victualler and Henry Freeman of Dyers Court, Aldermanbury, London, warehouseman (assignees of John Spencer), John Spencer the bankrupt, and Mary Spencer of Portsmouth, Hants., widow (and executrix of Samuel Spencer of Albion Buildings, Aldersgate Street, London, mercer deceased), Edward Smith and Ruth his wife, Robert Chambers of Little Brittain, London, victualler and Sarah his wife, Thomas Hall of Alton, Hants., dissenting minister and Mary his wife, Joseph Spencer of the Borough of Southwark, Surrey, silkman and John Bell of Plymouth, Devon, copper smith and Eleanor his wife (younger children etc. of Samuel Spencer of Kingswinford), to Nathaniel Bissell of Kingswinford, butcher and John Addenbrooke Addenbrooke of Wollaston, parish of Oldswinford, Staffs., Esq., variously to the use of Bissell (2 messuages, slaughterhouse and lands; part occupied already by him), Addenbrooke (land called Broadfield), and Henry Cox of the parish of Kingswinford, yeoman (plot of land at Wallheath); consideration of £866 5/- to the assignees, and £50 each to Mary Spencer, Smith and wife, Chambers and wife, Hall and wife, Joseph Spencer, and Bell and wife; covenant for the production of title deeds; recites wills, bankruptcy proceedings etc. |
| Date | 1766-1793 |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Extent | 4 items |
| Level | Item |