Jewish Will Extracts 18th – 19th Century
| Will Extract |
|---|
| Reference | NA1261 |
|---|---|
| Family Name | MENDES DA COSTA |
| Forenames | Moses otherwise Philip |
| Probate Date | 1739 (4 March) |
|---|---|
| Address | Richmond and London |
| Occupation | Merchant |
| Spouse | |
|---|---|
| Parents | |
| Siblings | |
| Children | Abraham otherwise John Mendes Da Costa Jr.; Jacob Mendes Da Costa; Sarah, widow of Samuel De Prado; Rachel Salvador Mendes wife of Daniel Jesurun Rodrigues otherwise Francisco Salvador; Branca Mendes the wife of Isaac Mendes otherwise Anthony Mendes |
| Grandchildren | Rachel,Leah and Moses de Prado. Sarah Fernandes Nunes (widow of Abraham Fernandes Nunes) and Jacob Mendes Da Costa Jr. Otherwise Philip Mendes Da Costa children of the testators son John; Moses Mendes Da Costa son of Jacob. |
| Other Relatives | Benjamin Mendes Da Costa. |
| Bequests | Joseph Manning? or his sister the wife of Nathaniel Norwood. Rev. Isaac Netto. Bequest to the Portuguese Synagogue of Bayonne. Rachel de Bivar, housekeeper? William Bollingham, Servant. |
|---|---|
| Executors, Administrators | Abraham otherwise John Mendes Da Costa Jr. and Jacob Mendes Da Costa. |
| Witnesses | Solomon Da Costa and Benjamin Alvarenga Jr. |
| Notes | |
| NA Cat Ref | See will of his son John NA1260. Translated from the Portuguese. Asks to be buried at Mile End. |
