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Will of Anne Hester

Occupation

  • 414: Status only, no stated occupation. Use for Widow, Gentleman, Esquire, Indweller etc., if no occupation is given.

Location

Spinster of Henley upon Thames

Document reference: ORO MSS Oxon Wills 134/1/124
First date: 24 February 1723/4
Probate date: 18 May 1724
Probate court: Henley

Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.

Witness: Mary Patey
Witness: Rich[ard] Baldwin
Witness: Fran[cis] Blandy
Court Official: Geo[rge] Cooper
Executrix: Mary Kitson
Court Official: Aaron Baker
Court Official: John Irish

Bequests

To: Mary Kitson (Sister)

All my estate wheresoever and whatsoever for her and her heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns

Bequest Types

Names

Transcript

0001: In the name of God Amen I Anne Hester of Henley upon
0002: Thames in the County of Oxon Spinster Do make and Ordain
0003: this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following
0004: (vizt)  Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my Loving
0005: Sister Mary Kitson All my Estate wheresoever and
0006: whatsoever To have and to hold to her and her heires
0007: Executors Administrators & Assignes for ever And I do hereby
0008: make and Ordain my said Loving Sister Mary Kitson
0009: the full & sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testam[en]t
0010: And I do hereby revoke all former Wills by me at any
0011: tyme heretofore made and do publish and declare this to
0012: be my last Will and Testam[en]t and no other In Witness
0013: whereof I the said Anne Hester the Testatrix have to this
0014: my last Will and Testament set my hand and seal this
0015: twenty fourth day of February Anno D[omi]ni 1723
0016: Ann Hester
0017: Signed Sealed published declared
0018: and delivered by the said Anne
0019: Hester the Testatrix as & for her
0020: last Will and Testam[en]t in the p[re]sence
0021: of us and then attested by us in
0022: her p[re]sence
0023: Mary Patey
0024: Rich[ard] Baldwin
0025: Fran[cis] Blandy

Preparation of this entry

Post status: Published
Transcript by: the author
Author: Cynthia
Checked by: Anthony Lynch
Date posted: 17th September 2013
Date modified: 23rd April 2014

Comments

Seal covered probably for protection.