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Will of John Wickham

Occupation

  • 414: Status only, no stated occupation. Use for Widow, Gentleman, Esquire, Indweller etc., if no occupation is given.

Location

Gentleman of Henley upon Thames

Document reference: TNA PROB 11/894
First date: 15 June 1759
Probate date: 06 December 1763
Probate court: London

Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.

Executrix: Margaret Wickham
Witness: Richard Gildart
Witness: Richard Gildart
(Junior)
Witness: John Dearling
Court Official: Arthur Collier
Court Official: Edward Simpson

Bequests

To: Margaret Wickham (Wife)

To my wife Margaret Wickham, all my estate and effects both real and personal for ever.

Bequest Types

Names

Transcript

0001: I John Wickham of
0002: Henley upon Thames in the County of Oxford Esquire being of
0003: sound and disposing Mind Memory and understanding do make
0004: publish and declare this [↑to be] my last Will and Testament in manner
0005: following after the payment of my debts and Funeral Expences
0006: I give devise and bequeath unto my loving Wife Margaret
0007: Wickham all my Estate and Effects both Real and personal of what
0008: Nature and kind soeveer and wheresoever and do hereby constitute
0009: and appoint my said Wife sole Executrix hereof In Witness whereof
0010: I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this fifteenth day of
0011: June in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and
0012: fifty nine
0013:
0014: John Wickham [Seal]
0015:
0016: Signed Sealed published
0017: and declared by the abovenamed Testator as and for his
0018: last Will and Testament in the presence of us who have in
0019: the presence of the said Testator and of each of us at his
0020: Request signed our Names as witnesses thereunto
0021:
0022: Rich[ard] Gildart
0023: Rich[ard] Gildart Jun[io]r
0024: John Dearling

Preparation of this entry

Post status: Published
Transcript by: the author
Author: Cynthia
Checked by: Anthony Lynch
Date posted: 04th March 2014
Date modified: 01st July 2014