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Will of Edward Staverton

Occupation

Location

Maltster of Henley upon Thames

Document reference: TNA PROB 11/657
First date: 07 September 1732
Probate date: 09 February 1732/3
Probate court: London

Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.

Executor: John Cotterell
(Joint executor with Thomas Staverton)
Executor: Thomas Staverton
(Joint executor with John Cotterell)
Witness: Francis Blandy
Witness: John Hume
Witness: Joseph Benwell
Court Official: Edward Kinaston
Court Official: John Bettesworth

Bequests

To: Deodatus Staverton (Son)

My father in law, John Cotterell, and my brother, Thomas Staverton, are to hold my estate in trust and sell using the moneys for my son, Deodatus Staverton, and for the child my wife is now carrying until the children reach 21 years and is to be divided equally between them.  If either child dies the survivor to inherit everything.  Should the child my wife is expecting be a boy, my son, Deodatus, is to pay him from my estate, £800.  However if the child is a girl, my son, Deodatus, is to pay her £200 on my wife's death.  Should both the children die before reaching 21 years then an annuity of £10p.a is to be paid to my wife for the rest of her life. Should my children die then, subject to the annuity for my wife, the estate is to go to my brothers, Deodatus and Thomas Staverton and their heirs forever.

Bequest Types

Names

Transcript

0001: In the Name of God Amen
0002: I Edward Staverton of Henley upon Thames in the County
0003: of Oxon Malster Doe make and ordain this my last Will and
0004: Testament in manner following viz[t] Imprimis I ratify and
0005: confirm the Settlement I made on my Marriage with my dear and
0006: loving Wife Item I give and bequeath unto my Father in Law
0007: John Cotterell and my Brother Thomas Staverton All my Estate
0008: wheresoever and whatsoever after my Debts and Funerall
0009: expences are paid and satisfyed To hold to them their heirs
0010: Executors Administrators and Assignes for ever In Trust
0011: neverthless to Sell and dispose of the same and the moneys
0012: thereby arising to be applyed to and for the use and behoofe
0013: of my Son Deodatus Staverton and the Child that my Wife
0014: now goes with equally to be divided between them share and
0015: share alike and that if either of them to dye before attaining
0016: to the Age of One and Twenty Years that then the share of
0017: him or her so dyeing shall go to the Survivor of them and
0018: my Will and meaning is that if the Child that my Wife
0019: now goes with shall be a Son that then my said Son Deodatus
0020: shall out of the Estate I have herein given him pay unto
0021: such Son so soon as the Estate I have Setled in Joynture on
0022: my said Wife shall (upon her decease) come to him the
0023: Sume of Eight hundred pounds of lawfull money of Great
0024: Britain But if in case the Child my Wife now goes with
0025: shall be a Daughter that then my Son Deodatus shall pay to
0026: such Daughter so soon as my said Wife shall dye whereby
0027: my said Son Deodatus will be in possession of the said Estate
0028: in Joynture as aforesaid the Sum[m]e of Two hundred pounds
0029: And if in case all my said Children shall happen to dye
0030: before attaining their severall Ages of one and twenty
0031: Years That then and in such case I give and bequeath unto
0032: my said loving Wife Elizabeth Staverton one annuity or clear
0033: yearly Sume of Ten pounds of lawfull money of Great Britain
0034: to be paid her Quarterly out of my Estate beforementioned
0035: during the term of her naturall Life and then also in such
0036: case I give and bequeath All my Estate wheresoever and
0037: whatsoever (Subject to the said annuity to my Wife as
0038: aforesaid) unto my loving Brothers Deodatus Staverton and
0039: Thomas Staverton their heires Executors Administrators and Assignes
0040: for ever And I do hereby make my said Father in Law John Cotterell
0041: and Brother Thomas Staverton Executors of this my last Will and
0042: Testament In Trust as aforesaid for my said Children and I do also
0043: make and appoint my said Father in Law and Brother Thomas
0044: Staverton Guardians of the Persons and Estates of my said Children
0045: untill they shall severally attain their severall and respective ages
0046: of One and Twenty Years and I do hereby revoke all former Wills
0047: by me made and do publish and declare this to be my last Will and
0048: Testament In Witness whereof I the said Edward Staverton the
0049: Testator have to this my last Will and Testament Sett my hand and
0050: Seal this Seventh day of September A[nn]o D[om]ini 1732
0051:
0052: Sig[ne]d Ed[wa]rd Staverton
0053: Signed Sealed Published Declared and delivered by the said Edward
0054: Staverton the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the
0055: presence of us and then Attested by us in his presence .-.
0056:
0057: F[ranci]s Blandy
0058: John Hume
0059: Jos[eph] Benwell

Preparation of this entry

Post status: Published
Transcript by: Adele
Author: Adele
Checked by: Cynthia Robinson
Date posted: 12th May 2013
Date modified: 26th May 2014