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Will of Susanna Godwin

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 11/626
First date: 04 November 1728
Probate date: 02 December 1728
Probate court: London

Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.

Executor: James Eaglesfeild
Witness: Thomas Hackman
Witness: Richard Withers
Witness: Benjamin Norton
Court Official: George Paul
(Doctor of Laws Surrogate of the Court of Canterbury)
Court Official: John Bettesworth
(Doctor of Laws of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury)

Bequests

To: John Wade (Cousin)

I give to my cousin John Wade five pounds to be paid him within three months after my death  

Bequest Types

Names

To: Andrew Wade (Cousin)

I give to my cousin Andrew Wade one shilling  

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Names

To: Poor

I give to the Churchwardens of Henley forty shillings to be used to buy bread for the poor people of the parish of Henley  

Bequest Types

Location of property

To: Anne Hampshire; Elizabeth Hampshire; Mary Hampshire (Cousin)

I give to my cousins Anne Hampshire, Elizabeth Hampshire and Mary Hampshire half a guinea each to buy each of them a silver spoon  

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Names

To: George Hampshire (Cousin)

I give to my cousin George Hampshire the mourning Ring which was given me on the death of my late cousin William Godwin  

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Names

To: Catharine Phipps

I give to Mrs Catharine Phipps wife of the Reverend Mr Thomas Phipps one piece of Gold and my wedding ring  

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Names

To: George Hampshire (Cousin)

I give to Mr George Hampshire and his wife a mourning ring each    

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To: James Eaglesfeild

All the rest of my real and personal estate I give to James Eaglesfeild  

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Transcript

0001: In the Name of God Amen
0002: I Susanna Godwin of Henley upon Thames in the County of
0003: Oxon Widow being of sound mind memory and understanding
0004: do make Publish and declare this my last Will and Testament in
0005: manner and Forme Following and first and Principally I
0006: commend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God my Creator
0007: trusting through the merits and mediation of my Lord and
0008: Saviour Jesus Christ to have remission of all my Sins and to be
0009: made pertaker of Everlasting life and my body I commit to
0010: the Earth to be decently buryed at the discretion of my
0011: Executor herein after named and as for the Worldly estate
0012: which the Lord hath bestowed upon me I give and dispose
0013: thereof as followeth Impr[im]is I give to my Cousen John Wade
0014: five pounds to be paid him within three months next after my
0015: decease Item I give to my Cousen Andrew Wade one
0016: shilling Item I give to the Churchwardens of Henley aforesaid
0017: the sum[m]e of Forty shillings to be laid out in Bread by them
0018: with the approbation of my Executor and to be given to the
0019: poor people of the Parish of Henley aforesaid Item I give
0020: to my Cousens Anne Hampshire, Elizabeth Hampshire, and
0021: Mary Hampshire halfe a Guinea apeice to buy each of
0022: them a Silver Spoone Item I give to my Cousen George
0023: Hampshire the mourning Ring which was given me on the
0024: death of my late Cousen William Godwin Item I give to
0025: Mrs Catharine Phipps wife of the Reverend Mr Thomas
0026: Phipps one Broad peice of Gold and my Wedding Ring
0027: Item I give to Mr George Hampshire and his wife a
0028: mourning Ring apeice Item all the rest and residue of my
0029: Reall and Personall Estate whatsoever and wheresoever I
0030: give and devise unto James Eaglesfeild whom I make sole
0031: Executor of this my last Will and Testament And I do hereby
0032: revoke all Wills by me formerly made and declare this to be
0033: my last Will and Testament only And in Testimony whereof
0034: I have hereunto Sett my hand and Seal the Fourth day of
0035: November Anno Dom[ini] One Thousand seven hundred and
0036: twenty eight
0037:
0038: the marke of Susanna Godwin
0039:
0040: Signed
0041: Sealed Published and declared by the Testatrix Susanna
0042: Godwin as and for her last Will and Testament (the word
0043: Estate being first interlined) in the presence of us who all
0044: subscribe our names in her presence
0045:
0046: Tho[ma]s Hackman
0047: Rich[ar]d Withers
0048: Ben[jamin] Norton

Preparation of this entry

Post status: Published
Transcript by: the author
Author: Tony Lynch
Checked by: Cynthia Robinson
Date posted: 01st February 2013
Date modified: 15th March 2014

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