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The will of Henry Green, 1727 |
Will made 13 Dec 1726 . Testator died [date unknown] . Will proved 1 Sep 1727 |
In the Name of God Amen | |
I Henry Green of Bicknacre Hamlett in the Parish of Woodham | |
Ferris in the County of Essex Yeom being Aged and infirm in Health | |
But of sound mind do make and declare this my last Will and Testament | |
(hereby revoking and making null and void all former Wills by me | |
made either in Word or Writing) Imprimis I humbly give and | |
commend my Soul into the gracious hands of Almighty God my | |
Creator in hopes of remission of all my Sins and eternal Life through | |
the meritts and intercession of my Blessed Lord Redeemer Jesus | |
Christ and my Body I committ to the Earth in hopes of a blessed | |
resurrection which I desire should be Buryed by the care and | |
discretion of my Executors and Supervisor hereinafter named in the | |
Burying Place in the Parish of Tilbury by Clare in the said County which | |
was erected and made By Mr Joseph Butcher deceased and as to my | |
Worldly Estate I dispose thereof as followeth Item I give and bequeath | |
all that my Coppyhold Estate with its Appurtenances Situate Lying | |
and being in Bicknacre Hamlett aforesaid and now in the Occupation | |
of Joseph Hawkes the Widow Juniper and the Widow Waller to my late | |
Servant Maid Sarah Barker now the wife of Joseph Hawkes of | |
Bicknacre Hamlett abovesaid for the term of her Naturall Life and | |
after her decease I give my abovesaid Coppyhold Estate with its | |
Appurtances to my late Man Servant Isaac Barker and to his | |
Heires and Assignes for ever upon this condition and with this | |
Proviso that my said Servant Maid or her Husband Joseph Hawkes | |
do (out of the Rents Issues and Profitts of my said Estate during the | |
time and term of the Naturall Life of my said Maid Servant | |
Sarah and out of other my Personall Estate herein not by me to | |
others bequeathed) keep maintaine and Provide sufficient Meat | |
Drink Washing Lodging Nursing Apparell of linnen and | |
Woolen Firing and all other necessaryes whatsoever in a | |
Christian like and decent manner for me the above named Henry | |
Green the Testator for and during the term of my Naturall Life | |
and upon the non performance of the above mentioned conditions | |
the said gift of the said Estate shall be void as also all my other | |
gifts and Legacyes herein bequeathed to my said late Maid Servant | |
Sarah or her husband Joseph Hawkes together with his Share or | |
part of Executorship herein mentioned and I do give and bequeath | |
my said Coppyhold Estate to my late Man Servant Isaac Barker | |
and his Heires for ever upon the abovesaid conditions as also all | |
my other Goods Chattels and my Personall Estate whatsoever I | |
give to the said Isaac Barker and my trusty Friend John Joslyn | |
of Woodham Ferris Hall with this Proviso that they do out of my | |
Land and Personall Estate perform the conditions above mentioned | |
that relate to my self during my Life and the Burying of me as above | |
limitted and pay my just Debts and Legacyes herein mentioned | |
Item I give to Mr Wild Minister in Terling the Sum of Ten | |
Shillings for Preaching of my Funerall Sermon to be paid to him | |
immediately after the said Sermon Item I give my trusty Friend | |
John Joslyn on account of his being Supervisor of this my Will | |
the Sum of Thirty Shillings and I nominate and appoint Isaac | |
Barker my late Servant and Joseph Hawkes of Bicknacre my | |
joint Executors and my trusty Friend John Joslyn aforesaid | |
Supervisor of this my last Will and Testament to see that this my | |
Will be duly and truely performed and I give to my Two | |
Executors for their trouble and expense in executing the trust | |
reposed in them the Sum of Thirty Shillings apiece and I | |
make my late Servant Maid Sarah Barker the Wife of | |
Joseph Hawkes upon condition of her or her Husband Joseph | |
Hawkes their performance of the above mentioned conditions | |
relating to my own Nursing and Maintenance during my | |
Naturall Life my Residuary Legatee of all my Personall | |
Estate declaring this only to be my last Will and Testament In | |
Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed | |
my Seal the Thirteenth Day of December Annoq D[omi]ni 1726 | |
Decimo Tertio Georgii Regis Henry Green his mark Signed Sealed | |
published and declared By the said Henry Green the Testator to be his | |
last Will and Testament in the presence of us Jno Stanes Will | |
Stilleman Frances Stilleman her Mark |
[The probate details of this will are in Latin, and have not been fully
deciphered yet, but the will was proved on 1st September 1727 - executors Isaac
Barker and Joseph Hawkes]
[Copied at Essex Record Office - document reference (on microfiche) 341 BR 19]
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