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BEKE, Richard (1630-1707), of Westminster and Ford, Dinton, Bucks.
of Haddenham, Bucks.
BEAKE
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Commons 1640-1660
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BEKE (BEAKE), Richard (1630-1707), of Haddenham, Bucks.

Will
admon. 3 Jan. 1708.PROB6/84, f. 16.
Estates
inherited land at Haddington, Bucks. by 1654;PROB11/246/46. living at Hartwell, Bucks. by 1674.Bucks. RO, D/LE/1/327.
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