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Will of Charles Facer

Occupation

  • 296: Tallow Chandler, Candle, Grease Manufacture

Location

Tallow chandler of Henley upon Thames

Document reference: TNA PROB 11/831
First date: 16 August 1751
Probate date: 13 June 1757
Probate court: London

Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.

Executrix: Elizabeth Facer
Relationship: Wife
(Sole executrix)
Witness: Edward Allen
Witness: Robert Watkins
Witness: William Blakeney
Court Official: George Lee
(Doctor of Laws of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Knight)

Bequests

To: (Daughter in law)

I give to my son Charles Facer's wife, if living, one shilling and no more

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To: Mary Perkins (Sister in law)

I give to Mary Perkins, my wife's sister, if then living, ten pounds

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To: Ann Allaway (God daughter)

I give to my God daughter Ann Allaway five pounds

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To: Poor

I give to the poor of Henley five pounds in bread, to be made in quart loaves.

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To: Elizabeth Facer (Wife)

I give to my wife Elizabeth Facer the house I now live in, which I purchased of Thomas Allaway, for her lifetime and after her death or remarriage, I give it to Joseph Armstrong

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To: Elizabeth Facer (Wife)

I give my wife during her lifetime my copyhold estate, held of the Manor of Wargrave in Berkshire, which I purchased of John Smith of Cresses Hill and after her death or remarriage to Joseph Allright Rakestraw

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To: Elizabeth Facer (Wife)

I give to my wife Elizabeth Facer for her lifetime the half share of the house I purchased with Daniel Riggs and now occupied by Joseph Silver, blacksmith, at Kiln Green and on her death or remarriage to the daughter of Elizabeth Armstrong if she ever has one and, if not, to her son James Armstrong

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To: Elizabeth Facer (Wife)

I give to my wife Elizabeth Facer the following debts with interest:  the hundred pounds to Humphry Sergant of Binfield, fifty pounds to Daniel Riggs, thirty pounds to Palmer Moore the Younger of Asson in Berkshire, twenty pounds to Edward Cluer of Minigrove and ten pounds to James Barnes of Cockpole in Wargrave, with the associated book debt

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To: Elizabeth Facer (Wife)

I give to my wife Elizabeth all my household goods and stock in trade with all my plate and rings

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To: Charles Facer (Kinsman)

I give to my kinsman Charles Facer of Watlington a mourning ring, hatband and gloves

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To: Huchinson

I give to Mr Huchinson of London and his three sisters a mourning ring and gloves each

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To: Joseph Rakestraw (Kinsman)

I give to my kinsman Joseph Rakestraw a mourning ring

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To: James Armstrong (Kinsman)

I give to my kinsman James Armstrong a mourning ring

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Transcript

0001: In the Name of God Amen
0002: I Charles Facer of the Parish of Henly upon Thames in the County
0003: of Oxon Tallow Chandler being in Health of Body and of Sound
0004: and perfect Mind and Memory Praised be Almighty God
0005: therefore Do hereby make and Ordain this my last Will and
0006: Testament in manner and form following (that is to say) First
0007: and Principally I recommend my Soul to Almighty God my
0008: Heavenly Father hoping through the Merits Mediation and
0009: Intercession of my only Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to obtain
0010: Pardon and Remission for all my Sins and to Inherit Life
0011: Everlasting And my Body in hopes of a Joyfull Resurrection I
0012: Com[m]it to the Earth to be Decently buried near my former Wife
0013: and children (by Day light) And as to my Worldly Estate with which
0014: it hath pleased Almighty God to bless me withall I Give Devise
0015: and bequeath the same as follows First I Give Devise and
0016: Bequeath unto my Son Charles Facer's Wife if living One
0017: Shilling of lawfull Money and no more Also I Give Devise
0018: and bequeath unto Mary Perkins Sister of my Wife if then living
0019: Ten pounds of lawfull Money Also I Give Devise and bequeath
0020: unto my God daughter Ann Allaway Five pounds of Lawfull
0021: Money Also I Give Devise and bequeath unto the Poor of
0022: Henly Five pounds in Bread to be made in Quart - loaves Also
0023: I Give Devise and bequeath unto my loving Wife Elizabeth
0024: Facer the House I now live in which I Purchased of Thomas
0025: Allaway during her Natural life and after her Decease I
0026: Give it to Joseph Armstrong and his Heirs for ever Also I
0027: Give to my Wife my Copyhold Estate held of the Manor of
0028: Wargrave in the County of Berks which I purchased of John
0029: Smith of Cresses Hill during her life and after her Decease to
0030: Joseph Allright Rakestraw and his Heirs for ever Also I
0031: Give to Elizabeth my Wife the half part of the House I
0032: Purchased with Daniel Riggs and now in Possession of Joseph
0033: Silver Blacksmith at Kiln Green during her life and after
0034: the Determination of that Estate To the Daughter of Elizabeth
0035: Armstrong if ever She have one and if not to her Son James
0036: Armstrong for ever Also I Give to Elizabeth my Wife the
0037: Hundred pounds with the Interest which is in the Hands of
0038: Humphry Sergant of Binfield Also I Give unto Elizabeth my
0039: Wife the Fifty pounds with the Lawfull Interest which is in the
0040: Hands of Daniel Riggs Also I Give to Elizabeth my loving
0041: Wife the Thirty pounds with the Interest which is in the
0042: hands of Palmer Moore the Younger of Asson in Berkshire
0043: Also I Give to my loving Wife the Twenty pounds with the
0044: Interest which is in the hands of Edward Cluer of Minigrove
0045: Also I Give unto my loving Wife the Ten pounds with the
0046: Interest which is in the hands of James Barnes of Cockpole
0047: in Wargrave with the Book Debt belonging Also I Give to
0048: Elizabeth my loving Wife All my Household Goods and Stock
0049: in Trade with all my Plate and Rings Also I Give unto my
0050: Kinsman Charles Facer of Watlington a Mourning Ring
0051: and Hatband and Gloves Also I Give unto Mr Huchinson
0052: of London and his three Sisters each of them a Mourning ring
0053: and Gloves Also I Give to my Kinsman Joseph Rakestraw
0054: a Mourning Ring Also I Give unto my Kinsman James
0055: Armstrong a Mourning Ring Also I do hereby make Elizabeth
0056: Facer my loving Wife my full and Sole Executrix to this my
0057: last Will and Testament revoking Disannulling and making
0058: Void all former Wills and Testaments by me at any time
0059: heretofore had made or Declared But if it should so happen
0060: that Elizabeth my Wife Should after my Decease Marry again
0061: then and in that Case my Sole Will and pleasure is that those
0062: Two Estates and a half with their and every of their Appurtenances
0063: as abovementioned which I Gave her for life shall then Cease
0064: and be Given to those Persons Immediately as I Desired after
0065: her Decease In Witness whereof I the said Charles Facer
0066: the said Testator have to this my last Will and Testament Sett
0067: my hand and Seal this Sixteenth day of August In the Year
0068: of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Fifty one, 1751
0069:
0070: Charles Facer
0071:
0072: Signed Sealed Published and Declared to be
0073: the last Will and Testament of the said Testator in the Presence
0074: of us who have Subscribed our Names as Witnesses in the said
0075: Testators Presence
0076:
0077: Edw[ar]d Allen
0078: Robert Watkins
0079: William Blakeney
0080:  

Preparation of this entry

Post status: Published
Transcript by: the author
Author: Tony Lynch
Checked by: Cynthia Robinson
Date posted: 16th September 2013
Date modified: 07th March 2014
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