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Will of Richard Reeves

Occupation

  • 404: General Labourer (unspecified)

Location

Labourer of Henley upon Thames

Document reference: ORO MSS Oxon Wills 57/4/23
First date: 18 November 1777
Probate date: 15 June 1778
Probate court: Oxford

Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.

Executrix: Sarah Reeves
(Wife of the Testator)
Witness: Richard Swallow
(Junior)
Witness: George Robinson
Court Official: B[enjamin] Wheeler

Bequests

To: Sarah Reeves (Wife)

I give to my Wife Sarah Reeves those two leasehold tenements in Henley upon Thames now occupied by Rose Reeves and Thomas Blackall and which I hold of the Lord of the Manor and Corporation of Henley upon Thames by Indenture of Lease

Location of property

Names

To: Sarah Reeves (Wife)

I give to my wife Sarah all my money, household goods, furniture and all other personal Estate whatsoever which I shall die possessed of or entitled to for her and use and benefit

Bequest Types

Names

Transcript

0001: In the Name of God Amen I Richard Reeves of Henley
0002: upon Thames in the County of Oxford Labourer being of sound
0003: mind memory and understanding and considering the uncertainty
0004: of this Transitory Life Do therefore make publish and declare
0005: this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following
0006: (that is to say) I give and bequeath to my Wife Sarah Reeves
0007: All Those two Leasehold Tenements situate in Henley upon Thames
0008: aforesaid now Occupied by Rose Reeves and Thomas Blackall and which
0009: I hold of the Lord of the Manor and Corporation of Henley upon Thames by
0010: Indenture of Lease To have and to hold the said Tenements with all and
0011: every the Appurtenances thereto belonging to my said Wife Sarah her
0012: Executors Administrators and Assigns for all the remainder of the Term
0013: to her [↑me] granted by the said Indenture and now to come and unexpired
0014: Also I give and bequeath to my said Wife Sarah All my Money
0015: Household Goods and Furniture and all other my personal
0016: Estate whatsoever which I shall die possessed of or intitled unto To hold
0017: the same and every part thereof to my said Wife Sarah Reeves
0018: her Executors Administrators and Assigns for her and their own Use and
0019: Benefit. And I nominate and appoint my said Wife Sarah sole
0020: Executrix of this my Will hereby revoking all former Will and Wills
0021: by me made and do declare this alone to be my last Will In
0022: Witness whereof I the said Richard Reeves the Testator have to
0023: this my last Will Set my hand and seal the Eighteenth day of
0024: November in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
0025: and seventy seven
0026:
0027: The Mark of X Richard Reeves
0028:
0029: Signed Sealed Published and declared by the within named
0030: Richard Reeves the Testator as and for his last Will and
0031: Testament in the presence of us who in his Presence at
0032: his request and in the Presence of each other have subscribed
0033: our Names as Witnesses thereunto
0034:
0035: Rich[ard] Swallow Junior
0036: Geo[rge] Robinson

Preparation of this entry

Post status: Published
Transcript by: the author
Author: Tony Lynch
Checked by: Cynthia Robinson
Date posted: 13th November 2012
Date modified: 12th May 2014

Comments

Besides the probate clause, the will had the following text appended: 'June 15th 1778  Sarah Reeves the sole Executrix was sworn to the truth of this Will before me and also that the dece[as]ed's Effects are under twenty pounds   B. Wheeler, Chancellor   The Testator died in Jan[ua]ry last' Seal covered probably for protection

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