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Will of Edmund Simmons

Occupation

  • 110: Woodman, agricultural

Location

Woodman of Henley upon Thames

Document reference: ORO MSS Oxon Wills 151/5/25
First date: 03 August 1744
Probate date: 20 October 1749
Probate court: None stated

Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.

Executor: William Simmons
Witness: Elizabeth Bett
Witness: Fr[ancis] Blandy
Witness: Moses Higgs
Witness: Benjam[in] Sarney
Witness: Benj[amin] Bradshaw
Witness: Benjamin Norton

Bequests

To: John Simmons (Brother)

To my brother John Simmons Twenty pounds to be paid within six months from my death

Bequest Types

Names

To: Deborah Cook and Catherine Wood (Sisters)

To my sisters Deborah Cook and Catherine Wood Twenty pounds each to be paid within six months of my death

Bequest Types

Names

To: Deborah Porter

To Deborah Porter wife of Samuel Porter of Hollyport Five pounds

Bequest Types

Names

To: Edmund Cook (Nephew)

To Edmund Cook son of my sister Deborah Cook five pounds and a set of plate button for a coat and breeches

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Names

To: Catherine Wood (Niece)

To my niece Catherine Wood five pounds, six pewter plates and two small pewter dishes

Bequest Types

Names

To: Mary Yeats (Niece)

To my niece Mary Yeats five pounds and all my household goods, (except the plates and dishes given to my niece Catherine Wood, and the bed and bedding given to the use of Anne Webb)

Bequest Types

Names

To: Charles Wood, William Wood (Nephew)

To my nephews Charles and William Wood ten pounds each to be paid to my Executor for them to be apprenticed or otherwise for their benefit as shall be convenient

Bequest Types

Names

To: William Bawtree, William Bland

To my friends William Bawtree Carpenter and William Bland Bricklayer both of Henley The Cottages and Garden, and the new building, now in the possession of Anne Webb, wife of William Webb,  at Assendon Cross for the life of Anne Webb for her sole use.  Also my bed and bedding in trust for the sole use and benefit of Anne Webb and that her husband shall have nothing to do with the same.

Bequest Types

Location of property

Names

To: William Simmons (Brother)

Residue

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Transcript

0001: In the name of God Amen I Edmund Simmons
0002: of the parish of Henley upon Thames in the County of Oxford
0003: Woodman do make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament
0004: in manner following (that is to Say) I give devise & bequeath
0005: unto my Brother John Simmons and to my Sisters Deborah Cook and Catherine
0006: Wood twenty pounds apiece of lawfull money of Great Britain to be paid to
0007: them Severally within Six Months next after my Decease Item I give & bequeath
0008: unto Deborah Porter wife of Samuel Porter of Hollyport five pounds Item I give
0009: & bequeath unto Edmund Cook Son of my Said Sister Deborah Cook five pounds
0010: and a Set of Plate buttons for a Coat and Breeches Item I give to my Niece
0011: Catherine Wood five Pounds Six Pewter plates and two small Pewter dishes
0012: Item I give to my Niece Mary Yeats five Pounds and all my household Goods
0013: (Except the Six plates and two Small dishes before given to my Niece Catherine Wood and
0014: the Bed and bedding I now lye on with its appurtenances herein after given to the
0015: use of Anne Webb) Item I give and bequeath unto my Nephews Charles Wood &
0016: William Wood ten Pounds apiece to be paid by my Executor herein after named
0017: to put them Severally out to be Apprentices or otherwise for their advantage &
0018: benefit as to him shall seem convenient Item I give and bequeath unto my
0019: Friends William Bawtree Carpenter and William Bland Bricklayer both of
0020: Henley upon Thames The Cottage or Tenement and Garden [↑and the New building thereon] with all and
0021: Singular its rights members and appurtenances now in the Possession of the Said
0022: Anne Webb wife of William Webb at Assendon Cross To hold to them their Executors and
0023: adm[inistrato]rs during the naturall life of the said Anne Webb In Trust for her sole seperate
0024: use benefit and disposall apart from her said husband so that he shall have no
0025: benefit or advantage therefrom neither shall the same or any part thereof
0026: be Subject to the Debts Contracts Controul or disposall of the said William Webb
0027: Subject nevertheless and lyable and charged and Chargeable with the payment of
0028: four Pounds of lawfull money clear yearly during her y[e] s[ai]d Anne Webbs life
0029: unto my Executor [↑and his Heires] herein after named by half yearly payments (to wit) at
0030: Lady Day and Michaelmas with full power to distrain for the same or any
0031: part thereof that shall be in arrear at any tyme during her life And Lastly
0032: all the rest and residue of my Estate wheresoever and whatsoever not by
0033: me herein given and disposed of [↑after my Debts paid and funerall expences
0034: discharged and subject thereto] I give devise and bequeath unto my
0035: Loving Brother William Simmons whom I make and Ordain the
0036: full and Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament Revoking
0037: all former Wills by me made I do publish and declare this to be my
0038: Last Will and Testament [↑Item my Will is That my Executor shall finish
0039: the building I am now about at his own Expence according to my direct[i]ons
0040: to the workmen now about it] Item I give and bequeath unto the Said
0041: William Bawtree and William Bland my bed and bedding with its
0042: appurtenances whereon I usually lye In trust for the Sole use
0043: benefit and advantage of the Said Anne Webb so that her husband
0044: shall have nothing to do with the same or any part thereof
0045: neither shall the same be subject to his Power or Controul
0046: In Witness whereof I the said Edmund Simmons the Testator have
0047: to this my last Will and Testament set my hand and Seal this third day
0048: of August in the year of our Lord 1744
0049:
0050: Edmon Simmons [Seal]
0051:
0052: Signed Sealed published declared and delivered
0053: by the Said Edmund Simmons the Testator
0054: as and for his last Will and Testament
0055: in the presence of us and then attested
0056: by us in his presence
0057:
0058: The mark of Elizabeth X Batt
0059: F[ranci]s Blandy
0060: Moses Higgs
0061:
0062: I Edmund Simons Do desire that this addition make likewise be taken as my express will (that is
0063: to say) That if in case there shall happen not to be money sufficient for my Executor above named
0064: to satisfye and pay off all my Debts That then all the Legatees above shall proportionably
0065: contribute towards the paying off the same In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this Sixth
0066: day of August 1744
0067:
0068: The marke Edmon of Edmund Simmonds
0069:
0070: Signed Sealed published declared and delivered by
0071: the said Edmund Simmons the Testator as and for
0072: his last Will & Testament in the presence of us
0073: and then attested by us in his presence
0074: Wittness
0075:
0076: Benjam[in] Sarney
0077: Benj[amin] Bradshaw
0078: Ben[jamin] Norton

Preparation of this entry

Post status: Published
Transcript by: the author
Author: Cynthia
Checked by: Anthony Lynch
Date posted: 18th April 2013
Date modified: 27th May 2014

Comments

Probate date not given.  A handwritten date of 20 October 1749 has been included after the additional clause to the will but it is unclear to what this date refers.