Will of Elizabeth Webb
Occupation
- 414: Status only, no stated occupation. Use for Widow, Gentleman, Esquire, Indweller etc., if no occupation is given.
Location
Widow of Henley upon Thames
Document reference: | TNA PROB 11/1159 |
First date: | 21 August 1787 |
Probate date: | 26 November 1787 |
Probate court: | London |
Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.
Executrix: | Jane Rush |
Relationship: | Friend |
Witness: | Thomas Cooper |
(Junior) | |
Witness: | J. A. Mesman |
Court Official: | John Nicholl |
Court Official: | Peter Calvert |
Bequests
To: William Webb
To William Webb, London, Gentleman, one hundred pounds Stock in the 3 per cent consolidated Bank Annuities.
Bequest Types
Names
To: William Toovey Halley
To William Toovey Halley, all the grates and fixtures in my house in Henley; all plate marked "WT", a pair of fluted silver candlesticks with silver snuffers and stand.
Bequest Types
Names
To: Ann Toovey
To Ann Toovey, of Henley, six silver tea spoons marked 'EW'; a pair of silver tea tongs and the best of my clothes (to be divided at the discretion of my executrix as between the best and worst)
Bequest Types
Names
To: Elizabeth Base (Servant)
To my servant Elizabeth Base, ten pounds and the worst of my clothes (to be divided by my executrix as between my best and worst); providing she lives with me at the time of my death
Bequest Types
Names
To: Jane Rush (Friend)
To my esteemed friend, Jane Rush, my gold snuff box and the rest and residue of my estate and effects.
Bequest Types
Names
Transcript
0001: | In the Name of God Amen |
0002: | I Elizabeth Webb of Henley upon Thames in the |
0003: | County of Oxford Widow being of sound and disposing |
0004: | mind memory and understanding considering the |
0005: | considering the uncertainty of this transitory Life do make |
0006: | publish and declare this my last Will and Testament |
0007: | in manner and form following that is to say First I |
0008: | desire to be buried in a neat and decent but private |
0009: | manner at the discretion of my Executrix hereinafter |
0010: | named And as to such Estate and Effects wherewith it |
0011: | hath pleased God to bless me I dispose thereof as |
0012: | follows First I give and bequeath to Mr William Webb |
0013: | of London Gentleman One hundred Pounds Stock in the |
0014: | Three p[er] Cent Consolidated Bank Annuities Also I give |
0015: | and bequeath to William Toovey Halley Esquire all the |
0016: | Grates and Fixtures in and about my dwelling House in |
0017: | Henley upon Thames aforesaid Also I give and bequeath |
0018: | to the said William Toovey Halley all my Plate marked |
0019: | W.T. and a pair of fluted Silver Candlesticks with Silver |
0020: | Snuffers and Stand Also I give and bequeath to Mrs |
0021: | Ann Toovey of Henley upon Thames aforesaid six |
0022: | Silver Tea Spoons marked E.W. and a pair of Silver Tea |
0023: | Tongs and also the Best of my wearing apparel Also I give |
0024: | and bequeath to my Servant Elizabeth Base provided |
0025: | she lives with me at the time of my decease the Sum |
0026: | of ten Pounds and the worst of my wearing Apparel |
0027: | and I request my Executrix to divide my wearing Apparel |
0028: | between the said Ann Toovey and Elizabeth Base at her |
0029: | discretion as to what shall be deemed the best and what |
0030: | the worst Also I give and bequeath to my esteemed friend |
0031: | Mrs Jane Rush my Gold Snuff Box All the rest and |
0032: | residue of my ready Money Securities for Money debts |
0033: | to me owing Plate China Household Furniture and |
0034: | Implements of Household and all other my Personal |
0035: | Estate and Effects whatsoever and wheresoever and of |
0036: | what nature or kind soever not hereinbefore by me |
0037: | disposed of I give and bequeath to the said Jane |
0038: | Rush her Executors Administrators and Assigns to and |
0039: | for her and their own proper use and benefit and I |
0040: | do hereby nominate constitute and appoint the said |
0041: | Jane Rush full and sole Executrix of this my Will and |
0042: | Lastly I do hereby revoke and make void all former |
0043: | and other Will and Wills by me at any time heretofore |
0044: | made and declare this and this only to be my true last |
0045: | Will and Testament In Witness whereof I the said |
0046: | Elizabeth Webb have hereunto set my hand and seal |
0047: | this twenty first day of August in the year of our |
0048: | Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven |
0049: | |
0050: | Eliza[beth] Webb [Seal] |
0051: | |
0052: | Signed sealed published and declared |
0053: | by the said Elizabeth Webb the Testatrix as and for her |
0054: | last Will and Testament in the presence of us who |
0055: | in her presence at her request and in the presence |
0056: | of each other have subscribed our names as Witnesses |
0057: | hereto |
0058: | Thomas Cooper Jun[io]r |
0059: | J A Mesman |
0060: |
Preparation of this entry
Post status: | Published |
Transcript by: | the author |
Author: | Cynthia |
Checked by: | Not checked |
Date posted: | 04th March 2014 |
Date modified: | 28th June 2014 |