Will of Thomas Clements
Occupation
- 100: Farmer, Grazier, Yeoman
Location
Yeoman of Henley
| Document reference: | TNA PROB 11/1299 |
| First date: | 30 April 1797 |
| Probate date: | 20 December 1797 |
| Probate court: | London |
Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.
| Executor: | James Clements |
| Relationship: | Son |
| Witness: | Thomas Harman |
| Witness: | Elizabeth Harman |
| Court Official: | John Sewell |
| Court Official: | William Wynne |
Bequests
To: Frances Clements (Wife)
To my wife Frances Clements, the interest or dividends from the £700 stock in 3% consolidated funds to be paid to her half yearly for life; the interest from the £150 currently held by Strickland Freeman of Fawley Court, to be invested and the interest to be paid to her at the rate of £7.10s per annum. After her death, these sums to be divided equally between my son James Clements and daughter Ann Lakeman (but deducting £50 from my daughter's share as she received £50 on her marriage to James Lakeman).
Bequest Types
Names
To: Frances Clements (Wife)
To my wife Frances Clements, an assortment of goods for her use during her lifetime as she may require and the remainder of the goods and chattels to be disposed of with the proceeds paid to my son James Clements
Bequest Types
Names
To: Frances Clements (Wife)
To my wife Frances Clements, the rest and residue of my estate.
Bequest Types
Names
To: James Clements (Son)
To my son James Clements my silver cup
Bequest Types
Names
Transcript
| 0001: | In the Name of God Amen |
| 0002: | I Thomas Clements of Henley upon Thames in the |
| 0003: | County of Oxford Yeoman being sick and weak of |
| 0004: | body but of Perfect sound disposing mind & memory |
| 0005: | do make this as & for my last Will and Testament |
| 0006: | in manner following (that is to say) I demand in |
| 0007: | the Name of God that I nominate and appoint my |
| 0008: | Son & Heir James Clements of Henley aforesaid to |
| 0009: | Be my sole Executor of this my Will and that he |
| 0010: | do duly Perform the following to the best of his |
| 0011: | power I do give & dispose of my Property and Effects |
| 0012: | in the following form & manner First I give & |
| 0013: | bequeath to Frances Clements my good and lawful |
| 0014: | Wife for and during her natural life the Interest |
| 0015: | or dividend arising from the Stock Of Seven hundred |
| 0016: | Pounds in the three P[er] cent Consolidated Funds (the same |
| 0017: | to be paid her half Yearly from the time of my decease) |
| 0018: | now standing in my Name I also give and bequeath |
| 0019: | to my Wife Frances the Interest or dividend arising |
| 0020: | from the One hundred and fifty pounds now in the Hands |
| 0021: | of Strickland Freeman Esq[ui]r[e] of Fawley Court in the County |
| 0022: | of Bucks at lawful Interest at Seven Pounds ten shillings |
| 0023: | Per Ann[um] and when paid [↑by] him to be deposited in the |
| 0024: | Funds or elsewhere to the best advantage and that |
| 0025: | my Wife Frances do receive the above Interest or |
| 0026: | dividend arising from the same during her natural |
| 0027: | life And from and immediately after the decease of |
| 0028: | my Wife the said Frances Clements I give and |
| 0029: | bequeath the said Sums as above mentioned to be |
| 0030: | divided in equal shares and proportions between my |
| 0031: | Son James Clements and Ann Lakeman my daughter |
| 0032: | But be it remembered that James Lakeman and Ann |
| 0033: | his Wife have received Fifty Pounds at the time of |
| 0034: | their Marriage & that the said Fifty Pounds be |
| 0035: | deducted out of her share of the above Sums the |
| 0036: | Stock not to be Sold out during the natural life of |
| 0037: | the said Frances Clements without the Consent of all |
| 0038: | Parties for some advantage The Sixty pounds left by |
| 0039: | the late Mrs Ann Bolton as a Legacy to my Son |
| 0040: | James & Ann my daughter at lawful Interest I also |
| 0041: | give and bequeath to my Wife Frances an assortment |
| 0042: | of Goods that she may stand in need of during her |
| 0043: | natural life and the remainder of the Goods & |
| 0044: | Chattels to be disposed of at the best advantage and |
| 0045: | the Money arising from the said Goods & Chattels |
| 0046: | with Stock in Hand to discharge the above Sixty |
| 0047: | Pounds with Interest as above expressed I give to |
| 0048: | my Son James Clements my Silver Cup after my |
| 0049: | decease All the Rest Residue & Remainder of my |
| 0050: | Personal Effects of what nature or kind soever and |
| 0051: | wheresoever whether in Possession or expectation after |
| 0052: | the Payment of all my debts Funeral Expences and |
| 0053: | Costs and Charges of the Proof and Execution of |
| 0054: | this my Will and subject thereto I give and |
| 0055: | bequeath to my Wife Frances to and for her own |
| 0056: | use and disposal provided always and I do direct |
| 0057: | my said Executor to pay & reimburse himself from |
| 0058: | time to time out of my said Effects All such |
| 0059: | Costs Charges and Expences as he shall respectively |
| 0060: | sustain expend or be put unto in the Execution of |
| 0061: | this my Will And Lastly I do revoke and make |
| 0062: | void all former Wills by me made In Witness |
| 0063: | whereof I have set my Hand & Seal this the |
| 0064: | thirtieth day of April in the Year of our Lord |
| 0065: | one thousand seven hundred & ninety seven |
| 0066: | |
| 0067: | Thomas Clements [Seal] |
| 0068: | |
| 0069: | Signed Sealed Published and declared by |
| 0070: | me the said Thomas Clements the Testator as and |
| 0071: | for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us |
| 0072: | who in his presence at his request and in the presence |
| 0073: | of each other have subscribed our Names as Witnesses |
| 0074: | hereto |
| 0075: | Thomas Harman |
| 0076: | Elizabeth Harman |
Preparation of this entry
| Post status: | Published |
| Transcript by: | Hilary |
| Author: | Hilary Fisher |
| Checked by: | Cynthia Robinson |
| Date posted: | 26th June 2013 |
| Date modified: | 05th March 2014 |
Comments
In the Register there is a margin note which states on the 15th January 1831, Administration with the will annexed was granted to John Baring the Administrator of the will of James Clements (the appointed executor) deceased for the use and benefit of Harriett Clements Widow, William Giffing, Timothy Hutton and William Mandeville, the Executors of the said James Clements now residing in New York.