Will of John Dee
Occupation
- 169: Bricklayer
Location
Bricklayer of Henley upon Thames
| Document reference: | TNA PROB 11/1202 |
| First date: | 14 December 1785 |
| Probate date: | 22 March 1791 |
| Probate court: | London |
Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.
| Executor: | Sarah Dee |
| Relationship: | Wife |
| Witness: | Charles Johnson |
| Witness: | Robert Eling |
| Witness: | Peggy Eling |
| Court Official: | George Harris |
| Court Official: | William Wynne |
Bequests
To: Sarah Dee (Wife)
I give to Sarah, my wife, my four acres of arable lands in the common fields of Sherbon in the County of Oxford, now in the occupation of Richard King, forever.
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Location of property
Names
To: Sarah Dee (Wife)
I give to Sarah my wife my two cottages in Pennys Lane in the Parish of Wargrave, Berks, copyhold, forever
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Names
To: Sarah Dee (Wife)
I give to Sarah my wife my tenement in Beggaridge, in Henley, in the liberty of Rotherfield and in the manors of Sir Thomas Stapleton baronet
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To: Sarah Dee (Wife)
I give to Sarah, my wife, the lease of the three tenements on the hill in Henley, with the unexpired terms which I hold from the Trustees of the United Charity Schools granted for the term of thirty years
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To: Sarah Dee (Wife)
All the residue of my estate I give to Sarah my said wife forever
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Transcript
| 0001: | In the Name of God Amen |
| 0002: | I John Dee of Henley upon Thames in the County of Oxon |
| 0003: | Bricklayer being indisposed in body but nevertheless of Sound |
| 0004: | mind memory and Understanding thanks be to God for the |
| 0005: | same and considering the Uncertainty of this transitory life |
| 0006: | Do therefore make Publish and declare this my last Will |
| 0007: | and Testament in manner and form following that is to |
| 0008: | say I give and Devise to Sarah my beloved Wife all |
| 0009: | those my four Acres of Arable Land situate lying and being |
| 0010: | in the common Fields of Sherbon in the County of Oxford |
| 0011: | with the Appurtenances thereunto belonging now in the |
| 0012: | occupation of Richard King To hold the same and every |
| 0013: | part of thereof unto Sarah my Wife her Heirs and Assigns |
| 0014: | forever for her and their own proper use and benefit |
| 0015: | also I give and devise unto Sarah my Wife all those |
| 0016: | my two Cottages and Gardens with all other the Appurt[enance]s |
| 0017: | thereunto belonging situate and being in Pennys Lane |
| 0018: | in the Parish of Wargrave in the County of Berks being |
| 0019: | Copyhold to hold the same and every Part thereof |
| 0020: | unto her my said Wife her Heirs and Assigns forever |
| 0021: | to and for her and their own proper use and benefit Also |
| 0022: | I give and bequeath unto Sarah my Wife all that my |
| 0023: | Tenement in Beggaridge in the Parish of Henley |
| 0024: | upon Thames with the Appurtenances thereunto |
| 0025: | belonging being in the liberty of Rotherfield and in the |
| 0026: | Manors of Sir Thomas Stapleton Baronet to and for her |
| 0027: | own use and benefit Also I Give and bequeath unto |
| 0028: | Sarah my said Wife the Lease of the three Tenements |
| 0029: | on the Hill in Henley aforesaid with the remainder |
| 0030: | of the term of years therein to come and unexpired |
| 0031: | which I hold of the Trustees of the United Charity Schools |
| 0032: | there and was granted for the Term of thirty years |
| 0033: | all the rest residue and remainder of my Estate and |
| 0034: | Effects both real and personal whatsoever and wheresoever |
| 0035: | and of what nature or kind soever I likewise Give |
| 0036: | Devise and bequeath unto Sarah my said Wife To |
| 0037: | hold the same and every part thereof unto her my |
| 0038: | said Wife her Heirs and Assigns forever to and for her and |
| 0039: | their own proper use and benefit And I do nominate |
| 0040: | Constitute and appoint my said Wife full and sole |
| 0041: | Executrix of this my Will hereby revoking and declaring |
| 0042: | void all former and other Will and Wills by me made |
| 0043: | and I do declare this and this only to be my true last |
| 0044: | Will In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand |
| 0045: | and Seal the fourteenth Day of December in the |
| 0046: | year of Our Lord One thousand seven Hundred and |
| 0047: | Eighty five |
| 0048: | John Dee |
| 0049: | [Seal] |
| 0050: | Signed Sealed Published and |
| 0051: | declared by the said John Dee the Testator as and for |
| 0052: | his last Will and Testament in the presence of us |
| 0053: | who in his presence at his request and in the presence |
| 0054: | of each other have Subscribed our names as Witnesses |
| 0055: | thereto |
| 0056: | Charles Johnson |
| 0057: | Rob[er]t Eling |
| 0058: | Peggy Eling |
Preparation of this entry
| Post status: | Published |
| Transcript by: | Viv Greenwood |
| Author: | Viv Greenwood |
| Checked by: | Cynthia Robinson |
| Date posted: | 24th June 2013 |
| Date modified: | 02nd March 2014 |