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Will of John Coxhead

Occupation

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

Location

Gentleman of Henley upon Thames

Document reference: TNA PROB 11/1093
First date: 28 June 1782
Probate date: 23 July 1782
Probate court: London

Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.

Executor: Thomas Coxhead
Relationship: Son
(Jointly with his brother in law Joseph Stevens)
Executor: Joseph Stevens
Relationship: Son in law
(Jointly with testator's son Thomas Coxhead)
Witness: Thomas Cooper
(Junior)
Witness: T Cooper
Witness: Thomas Ford
Court Official: Andrew Coltee Ducarel
(Doctor of Laws Surrogate of the Court of Canterbury)
Court Official: Peter Calvert
(Doctor of Laws of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury)

Bequests

To: Mary Coxhead; Thomas Coxhead; Mary Stevens; Henry Stevens; Thomas Coxhead Stevens; Joseph Stevens; Frances Stevens (Wife)

I give to my executors £1200 Stock in 4% Bank Annuities upon trust to pay and the income from £700 of it to my wife Mary Coxhead for her natural life.  After her death, of this £700, £100 is to be paid to my son Thomas Coxhead,  £100 to my daughter Mary Stevens, wife of Joseph Stevens, and £100 each to my four grandchildren, children of my son in law Joseph Stevens, namely Henry Stevens, Thomas Coxhead Stevens, Joseph Stevens and Frances Stevens when they each reach the age of twenty one.  Until these grandchildren reach the age of twenty one, the income from their share shall be applied for their maintenance and education;  if any ofthese children die before they reach the age of twenty one, their share is to be divided amongst the survivors.

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To: Frances Nicholls (Daughter)

The income from £300 of 4% Bank Annuities is to be paid to my daughter Frances Nicholls immediately after my death, and that from another £100 of such annuities after the death of my wife, for her sole use and not subject to the control of her husband.  After the death of Frances Nicholls, the £300 of stock (and, if my wife is then dead, the £100 of stock) is to be divided amongst the surviving children of Frances Nicholls in equal shares when they reach the age of twenty one, and before this age, the income is to be used for their maintenance and education.  If Frances Nicholls dies without surviving children, this sum and income is to be used for the benefit of the children of my daughter Mary Stevens.  The income from a further £200 of the Bank Annuities is to be used for the education and maintenance of Ann Nicholls and Harriet Nicholls, daughters of Frances Nicholls, until they reach the age of twenty one years when the stock is transferred to them in equal shares, or to the survivor;  if both of these daughters are dead, then the sum is to be divided equally amongst the surviving children of my daughter Mary Stevens.

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To: Henry Stevens; Thomas Coxhead Stevens; Joseph Stevens; Frances Stevens (Grand children)

My executors are to invest four hundred and fifty pounds in government or other good securities of which they are to give one hundred pounds to each of my grandsons Henry Stevens, Thomas Coxhead Stevens and Joseph Stevens the younger and to give one hundred and fifty pounds to my granddaughter Frances Stevens when they reach the age of twenty one.  If any of these children dies before reaching this age, that child's share is to be divided amongst the survivors.  Until they reach the age of twenty one, the income from this money is to be applied for their maintenance and education.

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To: Thomas Coxhead (Son)

I give to my son Thomas Coxhead four hundred pounds.

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To: Mary Stevens (Daughter)

I give to my daughter Mary Stevens two hundred pounds

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To: Mary Coxhead (Wife)

I give to my wife Mary Coxhead ten pounds to be paid to her within one month of my death

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To: Thomas Coxhead Stevens (Grand son)

I give to my grandson Thomas Coxhead Stevens my clock and mahogany table

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To: Tenants

I give to each of my tenants a gallon loaf of bread

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To: Thomas Coxhead (Son)

I give to my son Thomas Coxhead all the two properties on the Hill in Henley upon Thames in the occupations of Richard Deane and Charles Johnson for his lifetime.  After his death, the property occupied by Richard Deane is to pass to my grandson Thomas Coxhead Stevens and the property occupied by Charles Johnson is to pass to my grandson Henry Stevens

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To: Mary Stevens (Daughter)

I give to my daughter Mary Stevens for her lifetime four acres of meadow in Rotherfield Greys which I bought from the Reverend Thomas Stevens and now occupied by Matthew Chipp.  After her death, I give this to my grandson Thomas Coxhead Stevens

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To: Mary Stevens (Daughter)

I give to my daughter Mary Stevens four properties on the east side of Duke Street in Rotherfield Greys, occupied by John Williams, Edward Cox, John Elkes and Mary Buckland for her lifetime.  After her death, I give the two properties occupied by John Elkes and Mary Buckland, and next to the property occupied by Miss Webb, to my grandson Thomas Coxhead Stevens and the other two of these properties, occupied by John Williams and Edward Cox, next to the Pump Yard, I give to my grandson Joseph Stevens the younger

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To: Thomas Coxhead Stevens (Grand son)

I give to my grandson Thomas Coxhead Stevens four properties in the Parish of Rotherfield Greys, near the Dissenters' Meeting House and now occupied by Henry Godley, Widow Eltom, John Gill and Mr Brown

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To: Mary Coxhead (Wife)

I give to my wife Mary Coxhead the property occupied by Joseph Read in Rotherfield Greys for her lifetime and after her death to my grandson Joseph Stevens the younger

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To: Joseph Stevens (Grand son)

I give to my grandson Joseph Stevens the younger four properties adjoining to the property bequeathed to my wife in Friday Street in the Parish of Rotherfield Greys and now occupied by Widow Bennett, Sacheverell Usher, Widow Banks and Widow Perryn

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Names

To: Henry Stevens (Grand son)

I give to my grandson Henry Stevens the property in Hart Street in Henley, now occupied by Philip Dore

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To: Thomas Coxhead; Joseph Stevens (Son)

The residue of my estate I give devise and bequeath to my son Thomas Coxhead and my son in law Joseph Stevens in equal shares

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Transcript

0001: In the Name of God Amen
0002: I John Coxhead of Henley upon Thames in the County of
0003: Oxford Gentleman being ill in Body but of sound and disposing
0004: Mind Memory and understanding calling to Mind the
0005: Certainty of Death and the uncertainty of the Time thereof
0006: and thinking it necessary to settle my Affairs and dispose of
0007: such worldly Goods as God in his Goodness hath bestowed
0008: upon me do therefore make publish and declare this my
0009: last Will and Testament in manner and Form following
0010: that is to say First I give and bequeath unto my Son
0011: Thomas Coxhead and my Son in Law Joseph Stevens and
0012: the Survivor of them his Executors and Administrators the
0013: Sum of twelve hundred Pounds Stock in the late Four per
0014: Cent Bank Annuities upon Trust to pay and apply the
0015: Interest Dividends and Produce of seven Hundred Pounds
0016: Stock part of the said Sum of twelve Hundred Pounds
0017: Stock unto my dearly beloved Wife Mary Coxhead for and
0018: during the Term of her natural Life and from and after her
0019: Decease
0020: upon Trust to pay assign or transfer one Hundred Pounds
0021: Stock part of the said Sum of seven Hundred Pounds unto my
0022: said Son Thomas Coxhead his Executors Administrators or Assigns
0023: for his and their own use and Benefit and one Hundred Pounds
0024: Stock further Part of the said Sum of seven Hundred Pounds Stock
0025: unto my Daughter Mary Stevens Wife of the said Joseph Stevens
0026: her Executors Administrators or Assigns for her and their own use
0027: and Benefit And upon Trust to pay assign or transfer unto my
0028: four Grandchildren Children of my said Son in Law Joseph
0029: Stevens namely Henry Stevens Thomas Coxhead Stevens Joseph
0030: Stevens and Frances Stevens the Sum of one Hundred Pounds
0031: Stock apiece further Part of the said Sum of seven Hundred
0032: Pounds Stock on his her and their respectively attaining the
0033: Age of twenty one years and in the mean time I direct that the
0034: Interest Dividends and Produce thereof shall be applied for
0035: and towards the Maintenance and Education of the said Henry
0036: Stevens Thomas Coxhead Stevens Joseph Stevens the Younger
0037: and Frances Stevens And in case any or either of them the said
0038: Henry Stevens Thomas Coxhead Stevens Joseph Stevens the
0039: younger and Frances Stevens shall happen to die before
0040: he she or they shall attain the Age or Ages of twenty one
0041: years Then upon Trust to pay assign or transfer the Share or
0042: Shares of him her or them so dying to and amongst the Survivors
0043: or Survivor of them on his her or their attaining the Ages or
0044: Age of twenty one years And as to the remaining one Hundred
0045: Pounds Stock residue of the said Sum of seven Hundred Pounds
0046: Stock from and after the Decease of my said Wife And also as
0047: to three Hundred Pounds Stock further Part of the said
0048: Sum of twelve Hundred Pounds Stock from and
0049: immediately after my Decease Upon Trust to pay and apply
0050: the Interest Dividends and Produce thereof respectively to my
0051: Daughter Frances Nicholls for and during the Term of her
0052: natural Life for her sole use seperate and apart from her
0053: Husband and the same to be in no wise subject answerable
0054: or liable to the Debts Controul or Management of her Husband
0055: And I will and direct that her Receipt alone notwithstanding
0056: her Coverture or whether she be covert or sole shall from
0057: time to time be a good and sufficient Discharge to my Trustees for
0058: such Interest Dividends and Produce And from and after her
0059: Decease upon trust to [↑pay] assign or transfer the said Sum of three
0060: Hundred Pounds Stock and also the said Sum of one
0061: Hundred Pounds Stock in case my said Wife shall be then
0062: dead or otherwise as soon as conveniently may be after the
0063: Decease of my said Wife unto and amongst all and every
0064: the Children of my said Daughter Frances Nicholls which
0065: shall be living at the time of her decease equally share and
0066: share alike on their respectively attaining their Age or Ages of
0067: twenty one years And in case my said Daughter Frances Nicholls
0068: shall leave but one Child living at the Time of her Decease Then
0069: to pay assign or transfer the said Sums of one Hundred Pounds
0070: Stock and three Hundred Pounds Stock to such only Child on
0071: his or her attaining the Age of twenty one Years And in the
0072: mean time and until such Child or Children shall attain the
0073: Age or Ages of twenty one years to apply the Interest
0074: Dividends and Produce thereof for and towards the bringing
0075: up Maintenance and Education of such Child or Children
0076: And in case my said Daughter Frances Nicholls shall depart
0077: this Life without leaving any Child or Children living at her
0078: Decease upon Trust to pay assign or transfer the said Sums of
0079: one Hundred Pounds Stock and three Hundred Pounds Stock
0080: unto and amongst all and every the Child and Children of
0081: my said Daughter Mary Stevens which shall be then living
0082: equally share and share alike on his her or their attaining
0083: his her or their respective Age or Ages of twenty one years
0084: And upon Trust to pay and apply the Interest Dividends and
0085: Produce of the Sum of two Hundred Pounds Stock residue of
0086: the said Sum of twelve Hundred Pounds Stock residue of the
0087: said Sum of twelve Hundred Pounds Stock for and towards the
0088: Maintenance and Education of my two Grand Daughters
0089: Ann Nicholls and Harriet Nicholls Daughters of my said
0090: Daughter Frances Nicholls until they shall respectively attain
0091: the Age of twenty one years [↑and upon their attaining their Age of twenty one years] respectively then upon Trust to
0092: pay assign or transfer the said Sum of two Hundred Pounds
0093: Stock in manner following that is to say to each of my said
0094: two Grand Daughters the Sum of one Hundred Pounds
0095: Stock and if either of them shall happen to die before she
0096: shall attain the Age of twenty one years Then upon Trust
0097: to pay assign or transfer the whole of the said two Hundred
0098: Pounds Stock to the Survivor of them on her attaining the
0099: Age of twenty one years And if both of them shall happen
0100: to die before either of them shall have attained the said
0101: Age of twenty one years Then upon Trust to pay Assign
0102: or transfer the whole of the said two Hundred Pounds
0103: Stock to and amongst all and every the Children of my
0104: said Daughter Mary Stevens which shall be then living share
0105: and Share alike on their respectively attaining the Age of
0106: twenty one years together with the Interest Dividends and
0107: Produce thereof unapplied for the Purposes aforesaid Also
0108: I give and bequeath unto my said son Thomas Coxhead
0109: and Son in Law Joseph Stevens and the Survivor of them
0110: his Executors and Administrators the Sum of Four Hundred
0111: and Fifty Pounds of lawful Money of Great Britain Upon
0112: Trust that they the said Thomas Coxhead and Joseph Stevens
0113: or the Survivor of them his Executors and Administrators do
0114: and shall as soon as conveniently may be after my Decease
0115: put and place out the same upon Government or other
0116: good and sufficient real Security or Securities in their own
0117: Names And upon Trust to pay distribute and divide the
0118: said Sum of Four Hundred and Fifty Pounds in manner
0119: and in the Proportions following that is to say to each
0120: of my Grand Sons the said Henry Stevens Thomas Coxhead
0121: Stevens and Joseph Stevens the Younger the Sum of one
0122: Hundred Pounds and to my said Grand Daughter Frances
0123: Stevens the Sum of one Hundred and Fifty Pounds upon
0124: his her or their respectively attaining the Age or Ages [↑of Twenty One years] And
0125: in case any or either of them shall happen to die before his her
0126: or their attaining the Age or Ages of twenty one Years Then
0127: upon Trust to pay distribute and divide the Share and Shares of
0128: him her or them so dying unto and amongst the Survivors or
0129: Survivor of them on his her or their attaining the Age or Ages
0130: of twenty one years And I will and direct that in the mean time
0131: and until my said Grandchildren Henry Stevens Thomas
0132: Coxhead Stevens Joseph Stevens the younger and Frances
0133: Stevens shall respectively attain their respective Age or Ages of
0134: twenty one years the Interest and Profits of his her and their
0135: respective shares of the said Sum of Four Hundred and Fifty
0136: Pounds shall be applied by my said Trustees for the maintenance
0137: and Education of my said Grandchildren Henry Stevens Thomas
0138: Coxhead Stevens Joseph Stevens the younger and Frances
0139: Stevens respectively until he she or they shall attain their respective
0140: Ages of twenty one Years Also I give and bequeath unto my
0141: said Son Thomas Coxhead the Sum of Four Hundred Pounds
0142: of lawful Money of Great Britain to and for his own use
0143: and Benefit Also I give and bequeath to my said Daughter Mary
0144: Stevens the Sum of two Hundred Pounds of like lawful Money
0145: to and for her own use and Benefit Also I give and bequeath
0146: to my said Wife Mary Coxhead the sum of ten Pounds to
0147: be paid to her by my Executors hereinafter named within one
0148: Month after my Decease Also I give and bequeath to my said
0149: Grandson Thomas Coxhead Stevens my Clock and Mahogany
0150: Table to and for his own Use and Benefit I also give to each
0151: of my Tenants a Gallon Loaf of Bread Also I give and devise
0152: unto my Son Thomas Coxhead all those two Messuages or
0153: Tenements with the Appurtenances thereto belonging situate
0154: on the Hill in Henley upon Thames aforesaid in the
0155: Occupations of Richard Deane and Charles Johnson To hold to my
0156: said Son Thomas Coxhead and his Assigns for and during the
0157: Term of his natural Life and from and after his Decease I give
0158: and devise the said Messuage or Tenement in the Tenure or
0159: Occupation of Richard Deane unto and to the use of my said
0160: Grandson Thomas Coxhead Stevens his Heirs and Assigns forever
0161: And the said Messuage or Tenement in the Tenure or
0162: Occupation of Charles Johnson I give and devise unto and
0163: to the use of my said Grandson Henry Stevens his Heirs and
0164: Assigns for ever from and after the decease of my said Son
0165: Thomas Coxhead Also I give and devise unto my said Daughter
0166: Mary Stevens all those Four Acres of Meadow Ground be
0167: the same more or less with the Appurtenances which I
0168: purchased of the Reverend Thomas Stevens situate lying and
0169: being in the Parish of Rotherfield Grayes in the said County
0170: of Oxford now in the Tenure or Occupation of Mr Matthew
0171: Chipp To hold to my said Daughter Mary Stevens and her Assigns
0172: for and during the Term of her natural Life and from and
0173: After her Decease I give and devise the same Meadow Ground
0174: with the Appurtenances unto and to the use of my Grandson
0175: Thomas Coxhead Stevens his Heirs and Assigns for ever Also I
0176: give and devise unto my said Daughter Mary Stevens All those
0177: four Messuages or Tenements situate on the East Side of Duke
0178: Street in the Parish of Rotherfield Grayes aforesaid with the
0179: Appurtenances thereto belonging now in the several Tenures or
0180: Occupations of John Williams Edward Cox John Elkes and
0181: Mary Buckland To hold to my said Daughter Mary Stevens
0182: for and during the Term of her natural Life and from and
0183: after her Decease I give and devise two of the said Four
0184: Messuages or Tenements which are now in the Tenure or
0185: Occupation of the said John Elkes and Mary Buckland and
0186: situate next to the Messuage or Tenement now in the
0187: Tenure or Occupation of Miss Webb unto and to the use of my
0188: said Grandson Thomas Coxhead Stevens his Heirs and Assigns
0189: for ever and the other two of the said Four Messuages or
0190: Tenements which are now in the Tenure or Occupation of
0191: John Williams and Edward Cox situate next or adjoining to
0192: the Pump Yard I give and devise unto and to the use of my
0193: said Grandson Joseph Stevens the Younger his Heirs and
0194: Assigns for ever from and after the Decease of my said Daughter
0195: Mary Stevens Also I give and devise unto and to the use
0196: of my said Grandson Thomas Coxhead Stevens his Heirs
0197: and Assigns for ever all those four Messuages or Tenements
0198: situate in the Parish of Rotherfield Grayes aforesaid with their
0199: Appurtenances near the Dissenters Meeting [↑House] there and now
0200: in the several Tenures or Occupation of Henry Godley
0201: Widow Eltom John Gill and Mr [left blank] Brown Also I give and
0202: devise unto my said Wife Mary Coxhead all that Messuage
0203: with the Appurtenances thereto belonging now in the Tenure or
0204: Occupation of Joseph Read situate in the Parish of Rotherfield
0205: Grayes aforesaid To hold to my said Wife Mary Coxhead
0206: and her Assigns for and during the Term of her natural Life
0207: and from and after her Decease I give and devise the same
0208: unto and to the use of my said Grandson Joseph Stevens
0209: the younger his Heirs and Assigns for ever [↑also I give and
0210: devise unto and to the use of my said Grandson Joseph Stevens the
0211: younger his Heirs and Assigns for ever] all those four
0212: Messuages or Tenements adjoining to the lastmentioned
0213: Messuage or Tenement with their Appurtenances also
0214: situate in the Parish of Rotherfield Grayes aforesaid in
0215: a Street called Friday Street now in the several Tenures or
0216: Occupation of Widow Bennett Sacheverell Usher Widow
0217: Banks and Widow Perryn Also I give and devise unto
0218: and to the use of my said Grandson Henry Stevens his Heirs
0219: and Assigns for ever all that Messuage or Tenement situate
0220: and being in Hart Street in Henley upon Thames aforesaid
0221: with the Appurtenances thereto belonging now in the Tenure
0222: or Occupation of of Philip Dore And all the Rest and Residue
0223: of my Estate and Effects both real and personal whatsoever
0224: and wheresoever and of what Nature or Kind soever
0225: after Payment of my just Debts Funeral [↑and Testamentary] expences I
0226: give devise and bequeath unto my Son the said Thomas
0227: Coxhead and my said Son in Law Joseph Stevens To hold
0228: to them their Heirs Executors and Administrators for ever
0229: equally Share and Share alike And I nominate constitute
0230: and appoint them my said Son Thomas Coxhead and my said Son
0231: in Law Joseph Stevens joint Executors of this my last Will And I do
0232: hereby declare that the Legacies Bequests and Provisions
0233: hereinbefore by me given unto or In trust for my said Wife
0234: Mary [↑is] in lieu bar and full Satisfaction of any Dower or Thirds
0235: which she my said Wife may claim at Law or otherwise of in
0236: to or out of any of the Freehold Messuages Tenements or
0237: Hereditaments hereinbefore by me given and devised as aforesaid
0238: or which I may be any ways seized or possessed of at the time of my
0239: Decease and I hereby direct that my said Trustees shall not be
0240: answerable one for the other of them or for the Executors
0241: or Administrators Acts Deeds Receipts Disbursements or Defaults
0242: of the other but each for himself his Executors and Administrators
0243: Acts Deeds Receipts Disbursements and Defaults only And that
0244: my said Trustees or either of them shall not be answerable
0245: or accountable for any Loss which may happen to the said
0246: Trust Monies unless the same happen thro' his or their
0247: wilful Neglect or Default And that my said Trustees shall
0248: and may deduct retain and reimburse to him and themselves
0249: out of the said Trust Monies all such Costs Charges Damages
0250: and Expences as they or either them shall pay expend or be
0251: put unto for or by reason of or in Execution of the Trusts hereby
0252: in them reposed And I do hereby revoke disannul and make
0253: utterly void all former and other Wills by me at any time
0254: heretofore made and do declare this and this only to be my true
0255: last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I the said John
0256: Coxhead the Testator have to this my Will contained in Five Sheets
0257: of Paper to the First second third and Fourth Sheets thereof set
0258: my Hand and to this last Sheet thereof set my Hand and Seal
0259: this twenty eighth Day of June in the Year of our Lord one
0260: Thousand seven Hundred and Eighty two
0261:
0262: John Coxhead [Seal]
0263:
0264: Signed sealed published and declared by the said John
0265: Coxhead the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament
0266: in the Presence of us who in his Presence and at his request
0267: and in the Presence of each other have subscribed our
0268: Names as Witnesses hereunto
0269:
0270: T. Cooper
0271: Thomas Cooper Jun[io]r
0272: Tho[ma]s Ford
0273:  

Preparation of this entry

Post status: Published
Transcript by: the author
Author: Tony Lynch
Checked by: Cynthia Robinson
Date posted: 13th September 2013
Date modified: 12th February 2014