• Born:
• Married: 1 Jan 1739, Veryan, Cornwall ¹
• Buried: 15 Feb 1762, Veryan, Cornwall ¹

  Research Notes:

Lease and release, part of Trethennall, Veryan, 23-24 May 1743. ²

Parties:

1) John Derbyshire Birkhead of Luney, esquire, and wife Sibella, and Elizabeth Prowse of Whiteford, widow
2) William Williams of Veryan, gentleman

1) to 2): part of Trethennall.

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Lease and counterpart, Brewers Close, Gundavye and Brewers Hill, part of Trethennall, Veryan, 29 Sep 1747. ³

Parties:

1) Sir William Morice of Werrington, baronet
2) William Williams of Veryan, gentleman

1) to 2): Brewers Close, Gundavye and Brewers Hill, part of Trethennall.

Term: 99 years.

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Lease, house at Portloe, Veryan, 5 May 1753. ⁴

Parties

1) William Williams, gentleman, of Trethenne, Veryan
2) Robert Dunstone, fisherman, of Veryan.

Property: house at Portloe.

Term: 99 years or 3 lives. Lives: Margaret, Edward and Bovey, the wife and children of 2).

Consideration: house built by 2). Rent: 20 shillings 6 pence. Heriot: 6 shillings 8 pence.

Witnessed: Stephen Thomas the younger, Bovey Williams.

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Lease, land formerly site of a fish cellar in Portloe, Veryan, 5 May 1753. ⁵

Parties:

1) William Williams of Trethennall, gentleman
2) John Luke of Trevilea in Ruan, gentleman, and the rest of his partners and adventurers in the Portloe Seine

1) to 2): land formerly site of a fish cellar in Portloe, west of James Fulpit's house, to erect a cellar thereon.

Term: 99 years.

Reference: G/1434

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Abstract of the Will of William Williams of Trethenel within the Parish of Veryan and the County of Cornwall, Gentleman, written 19 Mar 1760, proved 22 Dec 1764. ⁶

Gives an annuity of £10 to his cousin Ezekiel Karkeek who resides with him.

Appoints his daughter Frances Collier wife of John Collier sole executrix of his last will and testament.

(signed)

Witnesses: Jone Spiller, Will^m Carkeek