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Will of John Blackman

Occupation

Location

Brewer of Henley upon Thames

Document reference: TNA PROB 11/980
First date: 06 May 1771
Probate date: 11 September 1772
Probate court: London

Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.

Executrix: Sarah Sarney
Relationship: Daughter
(Sole executrix)
Witness: H Cooper
Witness: Francis Lilly
Witness: Charles Mayo
Court Official: Thomas Bever
(Doctor of Laws Surrogate of the Court of Canterbury)
Court Official: George Hay
(Doctor of Laws of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury)

Bequests

To: Mary Blackman (Daughter)

I give to my youngest daughter Mary Blackman the Old Blew Bell in Hart Street in Henley upon Thames, which I purchased from  Mrs Clinton and is now occupied by Mary Pettepher.

Bequest Types

Location of property

Names

To: Ann Geere ; Elizabeth Carpenter (Daughters)

Having made provision in my lifetime for my daughters Ann Geere and Elizabeth Carpenter, I give them each twenty pounds only.

Bequest Types

Names

To: Sarah Sarney (Daughter)

I give to my daughter Sarah Sarney, wife of Josiah Sarney, herald painter, the property in Duke Street in Henley upon Thames now occupied by my son in law Richard Geere and the adjoining property now or recently occupied by Elizabeth Jemmett Widow, subject to the Mortgage now on it.

Bequest Types

Names

To: Sarah Sarney (Daughter)

The residue of my goods, chattels, stock and other personal estate I give to my daughter Sarah Sarney.

Bequest Types

Names

Transcript

0001: In the Name of God Amen
0002: I John Blackman of Henley upon Thames in the County
0003: of Oxford Brewer being of Sound and Disposing Mind
0004: Memory and understanding Do make this my last Will and
0005: Testament in manner and form following (that is to say)
0006: First my Soul I recomend to Almighty God who Gave it
0007: hoping for Redemption through the Merits of my Saviour
0008: Jesus Christ and my Body I Commit to the Earth to be
0009: Decently Interred at the Discretion of my Executrix herein
0010: after named And as to my Worldly Estate I Dispose thereof
0011: as follows (to wit) First I Give and Devise unto my
0012: Youngest Daughter Mary Blackman All that messuage
0013: or Tenement Commonly called or known by the Name
0014: of the Old Blew Bell Situate in Hart Street in Henley
0015: upon Thames aforesaid and which I some time since
0016: Purchased of Mrs Clinton and now in the Tenure or
0017: Occupation of Mary Pettepher her undertenants or Assigns
0018: and all and Singular the Heredit[amen]ts and Appurt[enance]s thereunto
0019: belonging To hold the same unto and to the use of her
0020: my said Daughter Mary Blackman her Heirs and
0021: Assigns forever And Whereas I have in my life time
0022: made some Provision for my Daughters Ann Geere and
0023: Elizabeth Carpenter Now I do hereby Give and bequeath
0024: unto each of them my Said Daughters Ann Geere and
0025: Elizabeth Carpenter the Sum of Twenty Pounds only
0026: And Whereas my Son Robert Blackman will on my
0027: Decease be Intitled to Certain Freehold Premisses I
0028: make no further Provision for him by this my Will Also
0029: I Give and Devise unto my Beloved Daughter Sarah
0030: Sarney Wife of Mr Josiah Sarney Herald Painter All
0031: that Messuage or Tenement Situate in Duke Street in
0032: Henley upon Thames aforesaid Now in the Tenure or
0033: Occupation of my Son in Law Richard Geere and all that
0034: Tenement adjoining now or late in the Tenure or Occupation
0035: of Elizabeth Jemmett Widow And all and Singular the yards
0036: Gardens Buildings Heredit[amen]ts and appurt[enance]s to the same or
0037: other of them belonging or in any wise appertaining To
0038: Hold the same unto and to the use of her my said Daughter
0039: Sarah Sarney her Heirs and Assigns for ever Subject to
0040: the Mortgage now thereon All the Rest Residue and
0041: Remainder of my Goods Chattels Stock and other personal
0042: Estate whatsoever and wheresoever not herein before by
0043: me Disposed of I Give and bequeath unto and to the use
0044: of my said Daughter Sarah Sarney her Executors Adm[inistrat]ors
0045: and Assigns And I do hereby appoint her my Said Daughter
0046: Sarah Sarney full and sole Executrix of this my Will And hereby
0047: revoking and making all former and other Wills by me at
0048: any time heretofore made I do Declare this only to be
0049: my true last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I
0050: the said John Blackman have to this my Will Contained
0051: in two Sheets of Paper to each Sheet set my hand and Seal
0052: this Sixth Day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand
0053: Seven hundred and Seventy one
0054:
0055: John Blackman
0056:
0057: Signed
0058: Sealed Published and Declared by the said John Blackman
0059: the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the
0060: Presence of us who at his request in his presence and in
0061: the Presence of each other have Subscribed our names as
0062: Witnesses hereunto
0063:
0064: H Cooper
0065: Fra[nci]s Lilly
0066: Cha[rle]s Mayo

Preparation of this entry

Post status: Published
Transcript by: the author
Author: Tony Lynch
Checked by: Cynthia Robinson
Date posted: 27th May 2013
Date modified: 26th January 2014

Comments

See Ann Cottingham's book "The Hostelries of Henley" which refers to a lease granted to John Blackman in January 1748 with subsequent leases to Josiah Sarney in 1773 and Ann Geere in 1784.  The property was on the corner of Hart Street and Duke Street.