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