James & Elizabeth Dell

James Dell born 1800 was the son of Thomas Dell Jnr. & Mary,nee Carter of Speen Farm

Elizabeth Floyd born 1797 was the daughter of John Floyd and Sarah, nee Janes. See John Floyd born 1749

James and Elizabeth married in 1818. They had 8 children, see below:-

James inherited Parsonage Farm, Saunderton, from his great-uncle Joshua, see Joshua Dell, born 1757

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

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 see John Carter & Elizabeth Dell for his absolute use and £300 to go to her grandson James Dell 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.

Death of Ann Dell

Ann died 19th February 1827.   She continued to live at Stocken Farm with James until her death.