Will of William Keely
Occupation
- 168: Carpenter, Joiner
Location
Carpenter of Henley upon Thames
| Document reference: | TNA PROB 11/516 |
| First date: | 17 April 1710 |
| Probate date: | 04 July 1710 |
| Probate court: | London |
Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.
| Executrix: | Anne Keely |
| (Wife of testator) | |
| Witness: | James Gregory |
| Witness: | Daniell Bland |
| Witness: | Richard Brincklow Gibbs |
| Court Official: | John Exton |
| (Doctor of Laws Surrogate of the Court of Canterbury) | |
| Court Official: | Richard Raines |
| (Doctor of Laws of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury) |
Bequests
To: Anne Keely (Wife)
I give to my wife Anne Keely all my four properties in Henley upon Thames [in New Street and Brook Street] immediately after my death for her lifetime and no longer.
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Names
To: Anne Keely (Wife)
I give to my wife Anne Keely immediately after my death all my goods and chattels, except my working tools.
Bequest Types
Names
To: John Keely; William Keely (Sons)
I give all my working tools to my two sons John Keely and William Keely immediately after my death in equal shares.
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Names
To: John Keely (Son)
I give to my son John Keely five shillings to be paid him within a month of my death.
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Names
To: William Keely (Son)
I give to my son William Keely five shillings to be paid him within a month of my death.
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To: Thomas Keely (Son)
I give to my son Thomas Keely five shillings to be paid him within a month of my death.
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Names
To: John Keely (Son)
I give to my son John Keely and his heirs after my wife's death my two properties on the North side of New Street, Henley, now in the occupation of Henry Whilder and Samuel [?]Hucks.
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To: William Keely (Son)
I give to my son William Keely the property in which I live in Brook Street, Henley after my wife's death, but if he dies without issue, the property is to return to my son John Keely.
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To: Thomas Keely (Son)
I give to my son Thomas Keely after my wife's death one property on the North side of New Street in Henley now occupied by Stephen Ardington for him and and his heirs, but if Thomas Keely dies without issue then the property is to return to my son John Keely and his Children.
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Transcript
| 0001: | In the Name of God Amen |
| 0002: | I William Keely Senior of Henley upon Thames in the |
| 0003: | County of Oxon Carpenter being weake in Body but of good |
| 0004: | and perfect memory (Thanks be to God) doe make and ordain |
| 0005: | this my last Will and Testament in manner and forme |
| 0006: | following First I commend my Soule into the hands of |
| 0007: | Almighty God my Creator Trusting to be saved alone |
| 0008: | by his merrits and Sattisfaction of Jesus Christ my Saviour |
| 0009: | and Redeemer and my Worldly Goods I dispose of as |
| 0010: | followeth Item I Give and Bequeath to my loveing Wife |
| 0011: | Anne Keely all my Four Messuages or Tenements Standing |
| 0012: | and being in Henley upon Thames in the County of Oxon |
| 0013: | with the Appurtenances thereunto belonging Immediately |
| 0014: | after my decease for her life and not longer Item I Give |
| 0015: | more to my loveing Wife Anne Keely Immediately after |
| 0016: | my decease all my Goods and Chattells Except my working |
| 0017: | Tooles Item I give all my working Tooles to my Two Sons |
| 0018: | John Keely and William Keely Immediately after my |
| 0019: | decease to be equally divided betwixt them both Item I give |
| 0020: | to my Son John Keely five Shillings to be paid him |
| 0021: | in a months time after my Decease Item I Give to my Son |
| 0022: | William Keely five Shillings to be paid him in a months |
| 0023: | time after my Decease Item I Give to my Son Thomas |
| 0024: | Keely five shillings to be paid him in a months time after |
| 0025: | my decease Item I Give and Bequeath to my Son John |
| 0026: | Keely and his Heires after my Wifes Decease my Two |
| 0027: | Messuages or Tenements with the Appurtenances thereunto |
| 0028: | belonging standing and being on the Northside of a certain |
| 0029: | Street in Henley aforesaid called new Street Now in the |
| 0030: | Tenure and Occupations of Henry Whilder and Samuel |
| 0031: | Hucks Item I Give and Bequeath To my Son William |
| 0032: | Keely my Messuage or Tenement that I now liveth in with |
| 0033: | the Appurtenances thereunto belonging Standing and |
| 0034: | being in a certaine Street in Henley aforesaid called Brook |
| 0035: | Street to he and his Heires after my Wifes Decease But if |
| 0036: | my Son William Should dye without Issue That the |
| 0037: | aforesaid house to Return to my Son John Keely and his |
| 0038: | Children Item I Give and Bequeath to my Son Thomas |
| 0039: | Keely after my Wifes Decease one Messuage or Tenement |
| 0040: | with the Appurtenances thereunto belonging Standing and |
| 0041: | being on the North Side of a certaine Street in Henley upon |
| 0042: | Thames aforesaid called New Street now in the Tenure and |
| 0043: | Occupation of Stephen Ardington for he and his Heires |
| 0044: | But if my Son Thomas Keely Should Dye without Issue |
| 0045: | That the aforesaid house Return to my Son John Keely and |
| 0046: | his Children Item I doe make and ordain my loveing Wife Anne |
| 0047: | Keely to be full and Sole Executrix of this my last Will and |
| 0048: | Testament And I doe make void and Disannull all former Wills |
| 0049: | by me at any time made And doe Declare this to be my last Will |
| 0050: | and Testament In Wittnesse whereof I have hereunto set my |
| 0051: | hand and seale this Seventeenth day of Aprill Annoq[ue] D[omi]ni 1710 |
| 0052: | |
| 0053: | The marke of William Keely |
| 0054: | |
| 0055: | Sealed published and Declared to |
| 0056: | be the last Will and Testament of the abovenamed William Keely |
| 0057: | in the presence of us |
| 0058: | |
| 0059: | James Gregory |
| 0060: | Daniell Bland |
| 0061: | Rich[ar]d Brincklow Gibbs |
| 0062: |
Preparation of this entry
| Post status: | Published |
| Transcript by: | the author |
| Author: | Tony Lynch |
| Checked by: | Cynthia Robinson |
| Date posted: | 23rd April 2013 |
| Date modified: | 02nd April 2014 |
Comments
Brook Street was a former name of Duke Street, Henley.