Diocese of Hereford Probate Records 1700 to 1858
Testators ‘of Bosbury’
W = Will     A = Letters of Administration     A+W = Letters with Will Annexed
1702 Hill Richard Hill W 18th April 1702 Eleanor Hill
1702 Taylor Henry Taylor W 30th April 1702 Ann Taylor
1703 Dalley Henry Dalley W 30th March 1703 Esther Dalley
1703 Potter John Potter A+W 30th June 1703 Meliora Potter, John Mason, John Potter
1703 Buckenhill Peter Buckenhill W 9th October 1703 Constance Dudson
1705 Potter Melina Potter W 9th February 1705 Ann Mason
1705 Milward John Milward W 24th October 1705 Susan Milward
1707/08 England Richard England alias Englia W 5th January 1707 Margaret England
1707/08 Englia Richard Englia alias England W 5th January 1707 Margaret England
1708/09 Nash Richard Nash W 15th January 1708 William Nash
1708/09 Mutlow Elizabeth Mutlow W 19th January 1708 Samuel Chadd
1708/09 Mutlow John Mutlow A 21st February 1708 Margaret Mutlow
1708 Sheppard Richard Sheppard W 8th October 1708 Joyce Shepphard
1709/10 Bundy Daniel Bundy W 4th March 1709 Elizabeth Bundey
1710 Bennett Richard Bennett W 31st March 1710 Ann Philpott
1710 Chad Thomas Chad W 5th June 1710 Ann Chad
1710 Mutloe Thomas Mutloe A 13th October 1710 Ann Ravenhill
1711 Chadd Thomas Chadd A 3rd November 1711 Ann Chadd
1712 Browne Francis Browne W 26th April 1712 Susan Browne
1712 Browne Susan Browne W 26th June 1712 Ann Jones
1712 Turner Joseph Turner W 6th October 1712 James Turner
1712/13 Prosser James Prosser W 9th February 1712 Frances Prosser
1713/14 Tompkins Martin Tompkins A 17th February 1713 Elizabeth Pennell
1713 Turbervile William Turbervile A 27th June 1713 Mary Turner
1714 Unett William Unett W 13th November 1714 Ann Unett
1715 Traherne Thomas Traherne W 7th September 1715 Sara Traherne
1716 Smith Joseph Smith W 4th April 1716 Edward Smith
1716 Symonds John Symonds W 13th October 1716 Sara Symonds, Mary Symonds, Hester Symonds
1717 Hanks Thomas Hanks W 1st May 1717 Joyce Hanks alias Dalley
1717 Huck Anthony Huck W 9th October 1717 Henry Huck
1717 Symonds Thomas Symonds W 28th October 1717 Debora Symonds
1718 Alcott Thomas Alcott W 22nd November 1718 ?Mary Alcott
1718 Lilly Thomas Lilly W 9th October 1718 Elizabeth Lilly
1719 Bartley Richard Bartley W 2nd June 1719 James Bartley
1719 Braxton Alice Braxton W 24th October 1719 Susan Braxton
1719 Bundy John Bundy W 21st November 1719 John Wooding
1719/20 Collins Peter Collins A 4th February 1719/20 Sara Collins
1720 Andrews Rebecca Andrews A 13th June 1720 Sara Treherne
1721 Chadd Samuel Chadd W 1st May 1721 Elizabeth Chadd
1722 Meeke Thomas Meeke A 28th February 1722 Sara Meeke
1722 Parker Richard Parker W 30th June 1722 Sybil Parker
1724 Sanders John Sanders A 9th October 1724 Ann Sanders
1724 Lawrence Charles Lawrence W 12th November 1724 Alice Lawrence, Elizabeth Lawrence
1724 Dally Hester Dally A 28th November 1724 William Dally
1724 Daunton Benjamin Daunton A 12th December 1724 John Hill
1725 Booth George Booth W 1st December 1725 John Hurst
1725 Cowles William Cowles W 17th December 1725 Mary Cowles alias Winsmore
1726 Huck Henry Huck W 4th May 1726 Elizabeth Huck
1727 Turbervile Joseph Turbervile W 15th June 1727 Thomas Solloway, Richard Hill
1727 Haffield Richard Haffield A 11th July 1727 Ann Haffield
1727 Lilly John Lilly W 2nd August 1727 John Lilly
1727 Mills Edward Mills A 12th August 1727 Ann Mills
1729 Alcott John Alcott A+W 20th August 1729 Thomas Alcott, William hartland, Elizabeth Alcott
1729 Lilley Elizabeth Lilley W 11th November 1729 Thomas Lilley
1729/30 Prichard James Prichard W 3rd January 1729/30 Ann Prichard
1729/30 Wood Richard Wood W 3rd February 1729/30 Mary Wood
1731 Jones John Jones W 25th September 1731 Elizabeth Jones
1732 Derry John Derry W 20th June 1732 Susan Derry
1735 Turner Samuel Turner W 6th August 1735 Richard Hill, Thomas Dangerfield, Robert Dangerfeild snr. and jnr.
1737 Cocks Abel Cocks W 27th August 1737 Ann Cocks
1738 Mutlow John Mutlow W 13th May 1738 James Alcott, John Turberville
1738 Hartland Peter Hartland W 9th October 1738 Margaret Hartland
1739/40 Chadd William Chadd A 15th March 1739/40 John Chadd
1742 Hall Elizabeth Hall W 12th July 1742 Mary Hall
1745/46 Beard Anne Beard W 13th January 1745/46 Ann Beard
1745 Woodyate William Woodyate W 1st August 1745 Elizabeth Woodyate
1746 Nicholls Thomas Nicholls W 7th June 1746 Ann Nicholls
1748 Knight Margery Knight A 16th May 1748 Thomas Minatt
1748 Chetwind Thomas Chetwind A 18th June 1748 Mary Chetwind
1748 Barrett Thomas Barrett A 10th October 1748 Anne Barrett
1749 Clarke James Clarke A 25th September 1749 Samuel Clarke
1749 Jones John Jones A 26th September 1749 Hephzibah Jones
1752 Blakeway Elizabeth Blakeway A 27th August 1752 Elizabeth Apperley
1753 Nash William Nash W 13th November 1753 John Nash
1754 Jones William Jones W 6th July 1754 Margaret Jones, Thomas Chetwin, Samuel Ball
1755 Foxall Ann Foxall W 15th November 1755 William Foxall
1755 Hartland George Hartland A 29th January 1755 Elizabeth Hartland
1756 Jones Margaret Jones W 19th June 1756 Samuel Ball
1756 Wargent William Wargent A 19th October 1756 Mary Archer
1757 Manton Susanna Manton W 11th January 1757 James Alcott
1760 Meek John Meek A 2nd February 1760 Ann Meek
1761 Tyler William Tyler A 18th April 1761 Jane Tyler
1761 Traherne Thomas Traherne W 30th September 1761 Mary Traherne
1762 Price Walter Price W 13th November 1762 Sarah Price
1763 Dowding John Dowding A 17th March 1763 John Dowding, Mary Dowding
1763 Brimwell Edward Brimwell W 4th July 1763 Susannah Brimwell
1763 Hall James Hall A 29th December 1763 Mary Hall
1764 Williams Samuel Williams A 4th January 1764 Richard Williams
1764 Browne Mathew Browne A 21st March 1764 Francis Browne
1766 Philpott John Philpott A 1st March 1766 Philiss Philpott
1767 Brown James Brown W 2nd April 1767 William Brown
1767 Chadd Benjamin Chadd A 2nd June 1767 Thomas Solloway
1767 Pritchard Francis Pritchard A 5th August 1767 Hester Edwards
1767 Pritchard Joseph Pritchard A 15th August 1767 John Symonds
1768 Lewis James Lewis A 1st July 1768 Ann Lewis
1768 Burton Thomas Burton W 16th August 1768 Elizabeth Gardiner
1769 Chadd John Chadd W 1st May 1769 Sherborne Chadd
1769 Jones John Jones W 30th September 1769 Robert Jones
1769 Mutlow Elizabeth Mutlow A 9th December 1769 John Mutlow
1770 Chadd Thomas Chadd W 15th August 1770 John Chadd
1770 Brush Philip Brush A 8th December 1770 Catherine Brush, Sarah Corbett
1771 Prichard John Prichard W 27th August 1771 Ann Prichard
1772 Taylor James Taylor W 27th April 1772 Thomas taylor, Catherine Taylor
1772 Hill John Hill W 20th October 1772 John Hill, William Turberville
1773 Huck Henry Huck A 17th June 1773 Elizabeth Bosley (sister)
1773 Jones John Jones W 1st July 1773 Edward Jones
1774 Davis John Davis W 30th May 1774 Edward Davis
1775 Wade William Wade alias Ward W 19th May 1775 Anne Wade alias Ward
1775 Ward William Ward alias Wade W 19th May 1775 Anne Ward alias Wade 
1775 Nash John Nash W 7th August 1775 Sarah Bullock
1776 Traherne Mary Traherne A+W 23rd April 1776 Samuel Jones
1776 Mould Joseph Mould W 22nd May 1776 Moses Sankey
1776 South Hannah South W 29th June 1776 Thomas Taylor
1776 Terrett John Terrett W 15th November 1776 Mary Terrett (widow)
1777 Perkins Thomas Perkins W 26th July 1777 John Davis
1777 Badham Edward Badham W 15th November 1777 Alice Badham
1777 Kendrick Ambrose Kendrick W 1st December 1777 Richard Kendrick
1778 Trahern William Trahern A 15th May 1778 Ann Wilkes
1779 Jones Edward Jones A 19th January 1779 John Jones (son)
1779 Chetwinn Thomas Chetwinn A 20th October 1779 Ann Chetwin (daughter)
1780 Meakings Susannah Meakings W 11th April 1780 Thomas Rudge, Richard Barrett
1781 Stephens William Stephens W 18th January 1781 Hester Stephens
1781 Davies John Davies W 26th May 1781 Ann Dovies (widow)
1781 Allcott John Allcott W 23rd June 1781 James Hartland
1781 Nash Elizabeth Nash A 16th August 1781 Sarah Bullock, John Wood
1783 Gardiner Thomas Gardiner A 1st July 1783 Elizabeth Gardiner
1784 Everalds Thomas Everalds A 17th February 1784 Elizabeth Everalds
1784 Woodyate Edward Woodyate W 22nd November 1784 Charles Bennett
1785 Hallings Richard Hallings W 29th April 1785 Edward Owens
1786 Hill John Hill W 4th February 1786 Elizabeth Hill
1786 Jenks Edward Jenks A 2nd June 1786 Jane jenks
1786 Taylor James Taylor A+W 4th December 1786 Thomas Taylor (brother)
1788 Barrett Richard Barrett W 23rd August 1788 Ann Barrett, Edward Fifield, James Hartland
1788 Hallings Richard Hallings A+W 8th October 1788 John Philpotts, William Holbrook
1788 Owens Edward Owens W 8th October 1788 John Philpotts, William Holbrook
1789 Gwynn Benjamin Gwynn W 3rd February 1789 Susannah Gwynn
1789 Jones Edward Jones W 6th June 1789 Job Pengrey
1791 Kendrick Richard Kendrick W 7th May 1791 James Hartland, William Holbrook
1792 Weaver John Weaver W 3rd November 1792 Thomas Wright, John Barrett
1793 Bullock Sarah Bullock W 4th October 1793 Leonard Hill, Joseph Calder
1793 Davis Ann Davis W 16th March 1793 John Davis
1793 Hill James Hill W 9th November 1793 James Williams, John Archer
1793 Williams Thomas Williams W 10th May 1793 Elizabeth Williams, John Vevers
1794 Hill Thomas Hill W 20th December 1794 Thomas Hill, Richard Hill
1794 Palmer William Palmer A 25th October 1794 Mary Ann Palmer
1798 Turner Stephen Turner W 10th July 1798 Samuel Turner
1798 Watkins Hannah Watkins A+W 30th June 1798 Jane Hall
1799 Hardwicke Henry Hardwicke W 27th April 1799 Robert Drew
1799 Thomas David Thomas W 4th May 1799 Jeremiah Thomas
1800 Davis John Davis A 22nd November 1800 William Davis (brother)
1800 Hill Mary Hill A 22nd March 1800 Mary James (daughter)
1802 Thomas David Thomas W 11th August 1802 Jeremiah Thomas
1802 Williams John Williams W 11th August 1802 John Williams
1803 Bourne Edward Bourne W 30th April 1803 Edward Bourne
1803 Winnall John Winnall W 5th December 1803 James Barrett
1804 Hartland James Hartland W 5th October 1804 William Holbrook
1804 Watkins Ann Watkins A 20th October 1804 Mary Tomkins
1807 Hartland Mary Hartland W 26th March 1807 Mary Stone
1807 Thomas Jeremiah Thomas A 6th August 1807 Ann Thomas
1808 Cole Thomas Cole W 2nd February 1808 John Edwards
1808 Gardiner Thomas Gardiner W 20th October 1808 William Allen, Richard Gardiner
1810 Bishop John Berkeley Bishop W 8th January 1810 William Moore Gibbs
1810 Loggen Samuel Loggen W 9th January 1810 Mary Mutlow
1810 Lewis William, senior Lewis W 15th January 1810 William Lewis, James Lewis
1810 Mutlow John Mutlow W 19th May 1810 John Mutlow
1812 Mutlow Mary Mutlow W 11th April 1812 John Lodge. Richard Kendrick
1812 Pritchard Thomas Pritchard W 20th October 1812 James Barrett
1813 Turberville William Turberville W 12th January 1813 Thomas Chetwin
1814 Pritchard John Pritchard W 18th February 1814 James Allcott, Richard Kendrick
1814 Field James Field W 18th July 1814 John Field
1815 Jenks Jane Jenks W 2nd October 1815 William Jenks
1816 Stedman Ann Stedman A 23rd August 1816 Robert Taylor (brother)
1817 Palmer Mary Ann Palmer W 14th November 1817 Thomas Palmer
1818 Williams Richard Williams W 24th February 1818 James Gregg, William Mayos
1818 Nelines Thomas Nelmes W 7th November 1818 Ann Holbrook
1819 Alcott James Alcott W 12th August 1819 James Alcott
1819 Jones Robert Jones W 20th October 1819 Richard Jones, Ann Jones
1820 Watkins James Watkins A 29th March 1820 Lydia Watkins
1821 Hall William Hall W 12th April 1821 Thomas Chetwin, Thomas Brewew
1822 Kendrick Thomas Kendrick A 4th June 1822 Maria Kendrick
1823 Thomas Joseph Thomas A 13th January 1823 William Thomas (brother)
1823 Kitchin Arthur Kitchin W 10th April 1823 Elizabeth Green
1823 Davies George Davies W 24th April 1823 William Palmer
1824 Cooke John Cooke W 20th August 1824 Peter Kendrick
1825 Kendrick Maria Kendrick W 16th April 1825 Thomas Corbett, James Barrett
1826 Pritchard William Pritchard W 3rd June 1826 William Palmer
1827 Lilley William Lilley A+W 8th September 1827 Charles ?Trillo
1827 Hill Thomas Hill A 23rd November 1827 John Hill (brother)
1828 Ball Sarah Ball A 16th February 1828 Charles Ball (husband)
1828 Alford Thomas Alford W 26th April 1828 Mary Alford
1828 Alford James Alford A 26th June 1828 Ann Alford
1830 Mason Richard Mason W 31st March 1830 Richard Matthews, Sarah Matthews
1830 Lodge John Lodge W 10th August 1830 Rev.Joseph Higgins, Rev.Jeffrey Hebden
1830 Hill Sarah Hill W 1st December 1830 Hannah Taylor
1831 Price Herbert Price W 11th June 1831 Margaret Price (wife)
1831 Kendrick Richard Kendrick W 24th October 1831 Joseph Kendrick, Daniel Moore, Thomas Kendrick
1832 Mayos William Mayos W 25th May 1832 John Mayos
1832 Thomas Charles Thomas W 5th June 1832 James Barrett, Robert Phelps
1833 Hooper John Hooper W 14th March 1833 Edward Hooper
1833 Kendrick Joseph Kendrick A 13th December 1833 Thomas Kendrick (brother)
1835 Mayo George Mayo W 9th April 1835 Elizabeth Mayo (widow)
1835 Pitt William Pitt W 22nd April 1835 Robert Hartland
1836 Skinner Joseph Skinner A 5th January 1836 Anne Skinner
1836 Fincher Edward Fincher A+W 9th June 1836 Catherine Fincher, Jeremiah Thomas, James Pitt
1836 Mayo Elizabeth Mayo W 21st September 1836 George Shayle
1837 Wilks John Wilks W 27th June 1837 Elizabeth Wilks
1837 Palmer Thomas Palmer W 13th September 1837 James Barrett, Philip Stedman Sparkman
1838 Thomas Jeremiah Thomas W 10th January 1838 Thomas Galliers, Thomas Godsall, James Barrett
1839 Jones John Jones W 25th February 1839 Philip Stedman Sparkman
1839 Bennett Elizabeth Bennett W 8th June 1839 Phebe Mutlow
1840 Chetwin Thomas Chetwin W 19th February 1840 Thomas Kendrick, Thomas Turberville
1841 Allcott James Allcott W 14th August 1841 Sarah Alcott, Henry Poole, Thomas Godsall
1842 Lewis John Lewis W 1st June 1842 John Lewis, Joseph Bird
1842 Hyde John Hyde W 31st October 1842 William Palmer
1843 Carwardine Mary Carwardine A 11th May 1843 James Carwardine
1843 Vobe William Vobe A+W 16th February 1843 William Vobe (son), Robert Jauncey, William Calder
1844 Alford Mary Alford W ?30th November 1844 Henry Treherne, John Palmer
1846 Lewis James Lewis W 31st December 1846 George Shayle
1847 Godsall Thomas Godsall A 13th January 1847 George Godsall (father)
1847 Mayos John Mayos W 20th February 1847 William Homes, Henry Trehearne
1847 Carwardine John Carwardine W 10th April 1847 Mary Carwardine
1848 Needham John Needham A+W 8th May 1848 Mary Need (cousin)
1848 Godsall Elizabeth Godsall W 2nd September 1848 Elizabeth Kendrick
1849 Treherne William Treherne W 24th July 1849 William Chadd, Hannah Russell
1851 Gardiner Joseph Gardiner the younger W 12th April 1851 Thomas Gardiner
1851 Bullock Job Bullock A 21st May 1851 Job Bullock (nephew)
1851 Palmer James Palmer W 16th July 1851 Hannah Cooper
1851 Morris William Morris W 25th October 1851 James Jenkins
1851 Turner Samuel Turner W 9th December 1851 William Palmer, Richard Mason
1852 Bullock Maria Bullock A 2nd April 1852 Job Bullock
1853 Matthews William Matthews W 22nd October 1853 Jane Matthews, William Palmer, John Palmer
1854 Acton John Acton A 17th January 1854 Alphae Acton (widow)
1854 Edwards Joseph Edwards W 4th August 1854 Hannah Edwards
1855 Chadd Robert Chadd W 25th April 1855 Joseph Chadd
1855 Maile Richard Maile W 27th September 1855 Caleb Maile, Henry Gibbs
1855 Haynes Thomas Haynes A 17th November 1855 Hannah Haynes
1856 Allcott James Allcott A 14th August 1856 John Alcott (son)
1857 Hollings Thomas Hollings W 16th February 1857 Elizabeth Pitt
1857 Hall William Hall A 24th June 1857 Thomas Hall (grandson)
1857 Field Mary Field A 6th November 1857 Hannah Mann (daughter)
1857 Vobe Ann Vobe A 6th November 1857 William Vobe (son)
1857 Williams John Williams A 6th November 1857 Hannah Tudge (daughter)

Information from the Hereford Diocese Probate Act Books 1700-1858 and Hereford Deanery Probate Act Books 1660-1858. These books contain a summary record of each probate grant and, where the original documents do not now exist, the Act Books are the only surviving reference. They were transcribed from microfilms at the Herefordshire Archives and Records Office ref. 133 to 139 and supplied courtesy of Jean Dobson of Hereford, see http://herefordshireresearch.com.

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