Seale 0083 William Creed to May Hayne 12 Aug. 1752 HP. Vol 1. P48

Seale 0083 William Creed to May Hayne 12 Aug. 1752 HP. Vol 1. P48
Seale Family Papers       1750-1759        18thC
Category Descriptions
Seale Family Papers:Correspondence to and from members of Seale family of Mount Boone, Hayne family and associates (transcripts) also other material related to Seale and Hayne families c.1650-1812. Property of Seale family, used with permission. Hayne family correspondence purchased by Ray Freeman, now property of Seale family, used with permission.
1750-1759:Correspondence.
DHRG No:100238
Format:No file attached
Synopsis:
Mary(Polly) Southcote died in 1752 aged 9. All money from the privateer Dartmouth Galley were to be paid to her. On her death her mother was her heir. Mr. Creed believed all the distributable estate of MH's late husband should go to her. J.H.Southcote was also entitled to a share of Polly's estate etc; (Law suits about this continued until 1771) Mrs. Creed very upset when Mr. Haynes' letter describing Polly's death. She had stomach ulcers. Her asses milk was old so she had Polly's till she got it from Combe Royal.