Category: Gossoms End, Hertfordshire
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Legacy in Leather: The Estate of Thomas Hill, Tanner of Berkhamsted, 1659
Note: This article supersedes “From Gossom’s End to the Grave: The 1659 Will of Thomas Hill – Babb Unabridged” as new information has come to light. Analysis This document is the last will and testament of Thomas Hill, a tanner from Gossoms End in the parish of Berkhamsted St Mary (also known as Northchurch) in…
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Feathers, Felt, and Final Wishes: The Will of John Topping, 1745
John Babb was renting one of the Tenements or cottages listed in John Topping’s estate. The place was located in the Parish of St. Mary in Berkhamsted. John is a member of Hertfordshire Pedigree (Berkhamsted 1665). Formal Transcription (Early Modern English) In the name of God Amen the Thirty first day of December In the…
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From Gossom’s End to the Grave: The 1659 Will of Thomas Hill
Analysis This estate record reveals new details about the Babb family unit that otherwise would be lost to history. We already have William Bab[be] the elder in our tree (1619 – Bet. 21 Mar 1696/97–04 Jun 1698). His estate was covered previously. New things we discover through this Will is the daughters of William the…