| 0001: | In the Name of God Amen
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| 0002: | I Thomas Hackman of Henley upon Thames in the County of
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| 0003: | Oxford Gentleman being of sound Mind Memory and
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| 0004: | Understanding do make publish and declare this to be my last
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| 0005: | Will and Testament in Manner and Form following (that is to
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| 0006: | say) First I give and devise unto my dear and loving Wife
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| 0007: | Sarah Hackman all my real Estate whatsoever and
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| 0008: | wheresoever To hold to her and assigns for and during the
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| 0009: | Term of her natural Life and from and immediately after
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| 0010: | her Decease then I give and devise the said Estate unto my
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| 0011: | four Children Thomas Ellott Sarah James and John Hackman
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| 0012: | and to their Heirs and assigns equally to be divided
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| 0013: | between them all my personal Estate (after my Debts and
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| 0014: | Funeral Expences are paid and satisfied I give and bequeath
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| 0015: | unto my said Wife her Executors and Administrators and
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| 0016: | Do hereby nominate my said Wife full and sole Executrix
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| 0017: | of this my last Will and Testament and I do hereby revoke
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| 0018: | all former Wills by me heretofore made and declare this
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| 0019: | to be my last Will and Testament only In Witness whereof I
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| 0020: | Thomas Hackman the Testator have to this my last Will
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| 0021: | and Testament set my Hand and Seal this second Day of
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| 0022: | January in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand seven
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| 0023: | Hundred Fifty and six
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| 0024: | Tho[ma]s Hackman
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| 0025: |
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| 0026: | 15th July 1756
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| 0027: | Appeared personally James Pitts of the Parish of Saint Austins
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| 0028: | London Mans Mercer and John Vere of the same parish
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| 0029: | Gentleman and being severally sworn on the Holy
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| 0030: | Evangelists to depose the Truth deposed as follows to wit that
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| 0031: | they and each of these Deponents were very well acquainted
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| 0032: | with Thomas Hackman late of Henley upon Thames in the
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| 0033: | County of Oxford deceased and were so acquainted with him
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| 0034: | for several Years next before his death and were also well
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| 0035: | acquainted with his Manner and Character of Hand Writing
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| 0036: | having often seen him write and subscribe his Name and
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| 0037: | they and each of these Deponents having now carefully
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| 0038: | viewed and perused xxxx the Paper Writing hereunto
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| 0039: | annexed Purporting the last Will and Testament of him the
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| 0040: | said deceased beginning "In the Name of God Amen I
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| 0041: | Thomas Hackman" and ending "In Witness whereof I
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| 0042: | Thomas Hackman the Testator have to this my last Will
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| 0043: | & Testament set my Hand and Seal this second day of
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| 0044: | January in the Year of Our Lord One thousand Seven
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| 0045: | Hundred fifty and Six" and subscribed "Tho[ma]s Hackman"
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| 0046: | deposed that the whole Series of the said Will and the said
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| 0047: | Subscription thereto are all wrote by and with the proper
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| 0048: | Hand=Writing of him the said Thomas Hackman deceased
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| 0049: | all which they jointly and severally depose to be true
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| 0050: | James Pitts
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| 0051: | John Vere
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| 0052: | Same day the said James Pitts and
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| 0053: | John Veere were sworn to the Truth of the above Affidavit
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| 0054: | Before me And[rew] Coltee Ducarel Surrogate - Pres[en]t Rob[er]t Bogg - N.P. |