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Will of Thomas Havergill

Occupation

  • 214: Innkeeper, Hotel Keeper, Publican

Location

Innholder of Henley upon Thames

Document reference: TNA PROB 11/665
First date: 14 June 1729
Probate date: 8 May 1734
Probate court: London

Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.

Witness: William Curtis
Witness: Jonathan Sayer
Witness: T D Gymingham
Court Official: Stephen Cottrell
Executrix: Elizabeth Havergill
(wife of testator)
Other: John Havergill
(deceased father of present Testator; this Will refers to the father's Will)
Court Official: John Bettesworth

Bequests

To: Elizabeth Havergill (Wife)

To my wife Elizabeth all my properties in possession or reversion and also all such other properties that came to me by the will of John Havergill my late father deceased with their reversions and remainders.  I give to my wife all my personal estate which was given to me by the last Will of my late father and that my properties shall be charged with the payment of my debts and funeral expenses. I give all the rest and residue of my personal estate to my wife.

Bequest Types

Names

Transcript

0001: In the Name of God Amen
0002: I Thomas Havergill of Henley upon Thames in the County of
0003: Oxon Innholder Do make publish and declare this my last Will and
0004: Testament in manner and Form following And first and
0005: principally I commend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God
0006: trusting through the Mediation of my Lord and Saviour Jesus
0007: Christ to have remission of all my Sins and to be made partaker
0008: of Everlasting Life And my Body I commit to the Earth to be
0009: decently buryed at the discretion of my Executrix herein after
0010: named And as for my Worldly Estate I dispose thereof as followeth
0011: Imprimis I give and devise unto my Loving Wife Elizabeth
0012: Havergill All my Messuages Lands Tenements and Hereditam[en]ts
0013: whatsoever and wheresoever as well in possession as in reversion
0014: And also all such other Lands Tenements and Hereditaments
0015: Whatsoever and Wheresoever which descended and came to me on
0016: the death of John Havergill my late Father deceased or which are
0017: given or devised to me in or by the last Will and Testament of my
0018: said late Father and the Reversion and Reversions Remainder
0019: and Remainders thereof To have and to hold the said Messuages
0020: Lands Tenements and hereditaments with their and every of their
0021: Appurtenances and the reversion and reversions remainder and
0022: Remainders thereof unto my said Wife her heirs and assigns for ever
0023: Item I give and devise unto my said Wife all such personal Estate
0024: as is given to me in and by the last Will and Testament of my said
0025: late Father or which by Law or in Equity I am any ways intituled
0026: unto Item my Will is that my said Wife shall pay all my just
0027: Debts out of the Estates herein before given to her which I Charge
0028: with the payment thereof Item Lastly I constitute and appoint
0029: my said Wife Elizabeth full and Sole Executrix of this my Will To
0030: whom after payment of my debts and Funeral Expences I give
0031: and bequeath all the rest and residue of my Personal Estate
0032: whatsoever and wheresoever I revoke all Wills by me heretofore
0033: made or published and declare this to be my last Will and
0034: Testament [↑only] In Testimony whereof I the said Thomas Havergill
0035: have hereunto set my hand and Seale the Fourteenth day of June in
0036: the third year of the Reign of King George the second over Great
0037: Britain &c annoq[ue] domini 1729.
0038: Tho[ma]s Havergill
0039: Signed Sealed published and declared by the Testator Thomas Havergill
0040: as and for his last Will and Testament the Words (of this my
0041: Will) being first Interlined in the presence of us who subscribe
0042: our names as Witnesses thereto in his presence -
0043: Will[iam] Curtis
0044: TD Gymingham
0045: Jona[than] Sayer

Preparation of this entry

Post status: Published
Transcript by: Hilary
Author: Hilary Fisher
Checked by: Cynthia Robinson
Date posted: 17th February 2013
Date modified: 30th March 2014