Will of John Blackman
Occupation
- 219: Brewer
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.