William Dimes

  General Notes:

1710 Lease of land at Artington for 21 years from 27 September 1710 from Thomas Molyneux Esq. to Wm Dimes jnr of Guildford, Butcher, for £12 per annum. The fields listed were Symes Hills, Bishes Field, Cookes Corner Piece, Gyllions Piece, Sandy Hills, The Hurst, Lambs Bottom on West side of Berryfield Lane going from St Catherines Hill to Guildford, all in the parish of St Nicholas. Most of these fields can be identified on the Tithe Map of St Nicholas parish made in the 1840s. They were presumably used to pasture beasts prior to slaughter.
Will- made and proved in October 1729. He leaves his house with its garden and outbuildings in St Marys and his house, garden and outbuildings in Artington, known as The Ship, now occupied by George Linagor, to his wife for life providing she does not re-marry. The St Marys house to go to his son Thomas after her death. He leaves another house wth barns, stables and outhouses, land, garden and orchard in St Marys to his wife. This property, now occupied by Mrs Pratt, widow, was bequeathed to him by his wife's uncle, Richard Brooks, for him to hold on behalf of his wife. (Married women could not hold property but once widowed they could administer property left to them.) After the death of his wife, the proceeds of this property were to be shared between his daughters. He gives his daughter Elizabeth his silver tankard marked W.D. He gives his son Thomas his silver tankard marked H.B. and Mary has his silver cup. He then asks Rev Henry Hill of St Nicholas & Peter Flutter, grocer of Holy Trinity. to oversee the carrying out of his wishes.
In the few days between writing his will on the 13th and his death, his daughter Frances died and his son William was born. In a codicil he transfers anything that Frances would have received to William.

William married Elizabeth Brookes, daughter of Thomas Brookes and Ann, on 17 Apr 1713 in St. Nicholas, Guildford. (Elizabeth Brookes was christened on 4 Feb 1689 in Saint Mary, Guildford and was buried on 16 Dec 1759 in Saint Mary, Guildford.)