Millbrook Beds Nov[embe]r 1831
On which day appeared personally John Lewis of Husborn Crawley in the Archdeaconry & County of Bedford Carpenter & alledged That he is the oldest son & next of kin of Martha Lewis late of Husborn Crawley aforesaid who died intestate who was the natural & lawful sister of Thomas Drinkwater late of Toddington in the County of Bedford deceased who left a Will the probate of which Will bearing date July 17th 1830 was granted unto Benj[ami]n Foxley & Will[ia]m Horley Executors therein named & the assetts sworn to by the said Executors were under Eight hundred pounds & a certain portion of the property named in the said Will is in the said Will directed to be paid share & share alike to each of the four sisters therein named of him the said Thomas Drinkwater namely Ann Pearson Mary Spufford Hannah Attwood & Martha Lewis the said Ann Pearson Mary Spufford & Hannah Attwood being now living & the s[ai]d Martha Lewis having departed this life in the month of September 1829 left six children born in lawful wedlock the eldest of which children is the aforesaid John Lewis & he as next of kin of the said Martha Lewis claims his portion of the said property left in the will of the said Tho[ma]s Drinkwater to Martha Lewis afores[ai]d which property devolves by her death to himself Eliz[abe]th Hanson his eldest Sister George Lewis his brother Tho[ma]s Lewis his brother James Lewis his brother & Mary Emmerton his second sister. Wherefore he the said Jno. Lewis prayed That Letters of Administration of all and every & singular the goods & chattels & credits of the s[ai]d deceased Martha Lewis might be granted & committed to him the said John Lewis who further maid Oath That the personal Estate of the s[ai]d Intestate at the time of her decease did not amount to the sum of Two Hundred Pounds.
The above names John Lewis was admitted & Sworn Administration according to Law & according to the above Petition & Allegation before me.
George Cordall, Surrogate
John Lewis
