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The will of Thomas Hagger, 1779


Will made 5 May 1779 . Testator buried 5 Jun 1779 . Will proved 15 Jun 1779



In the Name of God Amen I Thomas Haggor of Therfield in the County

of Hertford Yeoman, being weak in body but of sound mind do make and

publish this to be my last Will and Testament in the manner following (that is

to say) I Give and Bequeath unto Eleanor my Wife & my Son John Haggor

All my Farming stock, Household Furniture and Personal Estate whatsoever

and wheresoever to be equally enjoyed by them my said Wife & Son so long

as the said Eleanor shall continue a Widow and unmarried, but in case she

shall marry again Then I Give the whole of my Farming stock, Household

Furniture and Personal Estate unto my said Son John Haggor whom I

hereby nominate and appoint Executor of this my Will, and do direct

that he may pay all my just Debts and Funeral Expencies as soon as

conveniently may be after my Decease, and having heretofore given

to my Daughters Sarah Funstone, Elizabeth Holliman, and Mary Beale

and actually paid to every one of them the Sum of Forty Pounds I hope

they will be contented as it is all I intended they should have from me,

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this Fifth Day

of May in the Year of our Lord One Thousand and Seven Hundred & Seventy nine


Signed sealed published & Declared by the said The Mark & Seal

Thomas Haggor the Testator as & for his last Will
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and Testament, in the Presence of us, who at his of Thos. Haggor

request, in his presence and in the Presence of

each other have hereunto set our Names as

Witnesses The X Mark of 15 Jun 1779


Mary Haggor John Haggor the Extor above named


Geo Hewes Junr. was duly sworn



J. P. Morgan



Proved at Hitchin 15th June 1779 before Advocate John

Pilkington Morgan CB AM Surrogate of the worshipful Thos Bower LLD

Comm. in & thro' the whole ArchDy. of the Hunton And also Michael Tyson

CB BD Official in & thro' His and ArchDy both lawfully constituted by the

Oath of the Extor & To whom was granted Admon & being first sworn


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