Talk:Will of Elizabeth Paige, Widow, of Barnstaple, proved 7 July 1657
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| Edition: | Office copy of Prerogative Court of Canterbury, transcribed from original will (now lost) |
| Source: | National Archives, Prob/11/266/167[1]: "Will of Elizabeth Paige, widow, of Barnstaple, dated 9 March 1656, proved 7 July 1657. |
| Notes: | The testator was the foundress of "Paige's Almshouses", still standing and in charitable use, in Church Lane, Barnstaple. She was the sister of Thomas Horwood (1600-1658), twice Mayor of Barnstaple, in 1640 and 1653, whose own almshouse adjoins. She was the sister-in-law of Gilbert I Paige (c.1595-1647) twice Mayor of Barnstaple in 1629 and 1641. Her husband's first name is unknown. |
| Proofreaders: | Lobsterthermidor |