James & Elizabeth Dell

James Dell was born at Speen Farm, the son of Thomas Dell Jnr. & Mary,nee Carter. He married Elizabeth Floyd in 1818. They had 8 children.

James inherited Parsonage Farm, Saunderton, from his great-uncle Joshua, see Joshua & Elizabeth Dell.

James inherited from his aunt Mary Harmon and her husband James. See James and Mary Harmon, nee Dell

James inherited certain things in his grandmother Ann Dell's 2nd will of 1826. click Thomas Dell snr & Ann Dell for Ann's history

There were a number of changes made in Ann's second will.

The two messuages in Princes Risborough to now go to both James and Mary Harmon, nee Dell, (her daughter and son-in-law) for their lives, then after their decease to go to grandson John Carter & Elizabeth Dell for his heirs and assigns forever.

Mortgage of £500 to now go to both Mary and her husband James Harmon for their lives, then after their decease to be split, £200 to go to her grandson John Carter Dell for his absolute use and £300 to go to her grandson James Dell (click James & Elizabeth Dell for his history) for his absolute use.

Added Declaration

I do hereby declare that I have sold and delivered unto the said James Dell all the farming stock, crop, implements of husbandry, horses, cows, sheep, pigs and all other articles and things which he has entered on in taking my farm at Lacey Green, aforesaid (Stocken Farm), for which I have given him a receipt in full he having to pay £50 to Mr Thomas Gibbons of Speen and to John Russell of Risborough £50 money I borrowed off them.

I do hereby nominate and appoint the said John Carter Dell and James Dell the joint executors of this my last Will and Testament.

signed on 1st July 1826.

NOTE In her wills Ann left items to her daughter Mary and her husband James Harman. However, these are only for their lifetimes. Ann has ensured that on their deaths they would come back into her own line of Dells, thus keeping them in her family. (ie. They could not be passed to the Harman side)

DEATH OF AN DELL

Ann died 19th February 1827.   She continued to live at Stocken Farm with James until her death. Having disposed of nearly everything she now had little to leave.