Martha Cooke


d. 03/01/1715

Marriages/Partnerships

m. 12/06/1704
Robt Ludgater Witham Meeting, Essex

Also known as

Martha Ludgatter

Documentary Sources

In the Name of God Amen the seaventh day of October in the year of our Lord (one thousand seaven Hundred and fourteen) I Martha Ludgater wife of Robert Ludgater of Little Coggishall in the County of Essex Felmonger In pursuance of a power to me given by the said Robert Ludgater my husband by an Instrument Indenture or other writeing before Marriage with him made from him to Trustees for my vse doe make and ordaine this writeing to be and contain my will purport and meaning and do give & dispose such goods Land & Tenements and monys as hereafter in there presents in expressed to such perlous and in such mannor as hereunder is expressed according to the power to me given contained in the said writeing in primis I give and devise unto my cousin Martha the daughter of John Totteridge of Witham in the County aforesaid ale that house yard and Oarchard logenthe with ale other appurtenance thereunto belonging situated in Witham in the ??? of the said John Totteridge from and after she shall arrive to the age of Twenty One years but in case my said Cousin shale die before she shale arrive to the age of Twenty One years that then I give & devise the said house with its appurtenances unto her Mother Mary Totteridge for & during the ??? of her naturale life and from & after her decease I give & devise the said house with its appurtenan??? unto my Cousin Mary the daughter of the said John Totteridge Item I give & bequeath unto my said Cousin Martha daugher of the said John Totteridge the sume of fifty pound of lawfule mony of Great Brittaine to be payd uto her as soon as she shale arrive to the age of twenty one years or day of mariage which shalle first happen Item I give unto my said husband the sume of tennnd beside which he hath formrly had of me Item I give unto my Cousin Thomas Pery of stebbing in the said County the sume of tenn pound which two last Legacy I will shale be pajd by my Executrix herein after named within six Months next after my decease Item I give unto my Cousin Martha peary the daughter of John peary of Halstead scoolmaster decd the sume of five pound Item I give unto my Cousin Mary daughter of the said John peary the sume of five pound Item I give unto My Cousin John Peary son of the said John peary the sume of five pound Item I give unto my Cousin Thomas peary the son of the said Thomas peary the sume of five pound Item I give unto my Cousin Hannah peary daughter of the said Thomas peary the sume of five pounds which said five last menconed Legacys I will shall be payd by my said Eecutrix as soon as they shale arrive to their respective ages of Twenty One yeares or their respective dayes of Marriage Item I give unto my Cousin Martha Totteridge ale the houshold Goods I formerly gave her and my appar??? Item I give unto Isaac Ludgater son of my husband One Guinea Item I give unto my Granddaughter Mary Wyatt daughter of Thomas Wyatt of Chelmsford One Guinea Item I give unto my Cousin Mary daughter of John Totteridg One Guinea I will these three last menconed Legacys shall be payd within six months next after my desease I do heeby revoake & make void ale former wills by me made and do nominate make and appoynt my Cousin Mary the wife of John Totteridge sole Eecutrix of this my last will In wittness whereof I have herunto sett my hand ??? the day & year ??? written signed sealed published & declared to be the last will & Testament of Martha Ludgater in the presence of vs the word land my pp??? being first in ??? Caleb Lasher Eliz Guyon Matt Guyon Martha ^Robert Ludgater the wife of^ Ludgater

Source: D/APbW 2/59
Essex Record Office

Locations

12/06/1704 Witham Meeting, [Witham Meeting], [Essex]
12/06/1704 Witham, [Essex]
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