Will of Joseph Bent
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 11/606 |
| First date: | 03 June 1725 |
| Probate date: | 23 December 1725 |
| Probate court: | London |
Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.
| Witness: | Ambrose Hill |
| Witness: | William Norman |
| Witness: | Samuell Sells |
| Court Official: | John Bettesworth |
| Executor: | Grace Bent |
Bequests
To: Grace Bent (Wife)
To my wife Grace Bent my property with lands (identified below as the 'five grounds'), etc., in Broughton Ashly in the County of Leicester for life. Following her death to my cousin John Wooldridge the elder for life and after his death to the three sons of my cousin John Wooldridge the elder, Joseph, Charles, and George for them, their sons and assigns forever.
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To: Grace Bent (Wife)
To my wife Grace Bent my house and the adjoining land, being approximately one acre, in Broughton Ashly for life and after her death to Noah Duckett, Gentleman, for ever.
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To: Grace Bent (Wife)
To my wife Grace Bent my property and all the lands, etc., lying in Barroby in the County of Northampton for her life and after her death to my cousin Benjamin Wooldridge the Elder for his life. After his death to Joseph Wooldridge and Benjamin Wooldridge, sons of my said Cousin Benjamin Wooldridge the elder, forever.
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To: Grace Bent (Wife)
To my wife Grace Bent my property on the west side of Bell Street in Henley upon Thames, now in my own possession, for life. On her death to Henry Pearman and his two Sisters Grace Pearman and Eleanor Pearman (son and daughter[s] of my Brother in Law John Pearman) for ever.
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To: Grace Bent (Wife)
To my wife Grace Bent my property and all my Lands situated in Swallowfield in the County of Wilts for life. After her death to my cousin Benjamin Wooldridge the elder for his lifetime. When my wife and my cousin Benjamin Wooldridge the Elder are both dead to his daughters Mary Wooldridge and Elizabeth Wooldridge, and Sarah Wooldridge and Mary Wooldridge, the daughters of my Cousin John Wooldridge the Elder for ever
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To: Grace Bent (Wife)
To wife Grace Bent all my Close of land called Barrowfield or by whatsoever other Name the said Close is called being in Horton in the County of Bucks for ever.
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To: Mary Benwell (Niece)
To my cousin Mary Benwell, the daughter of my Brother in Law Henry Benwell, my property in Stanwell in the County of Middlesex for life and after her death to the lawfully begotten heirs of the said Mary Benwell (if any) and if there be none then, immediately after her decease, the said property should return to my heirs.
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To: Grace Bent (Wife)
All the rest and residue of my goods, chattels and personal estate I give to my said dear and loving wife Grace Bent.
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Transcript
| 0001: | In the Name of God Amen |
| 0002: | I Joseph Bent of Henley upon Thames in the County of |
| 0003: | Oxon Gentleman being of sound mind memory and understanding |
| 0004: | doe make publish and declare this my last Will and Testament |
| 0005: | in manner and form Following and First and principally I |
| 0006: | commend my soul into the hands of allmighty God who gave |
| 0007: | it me hoping to receive full pardon and forgiveness of all my |
| 0008: | sins through the bloud and meritts of the Lord Jesus Christ |
| 0009: | my only Saviour and to be made partaker of Everlasting life |
| 0010: | my body I committ to the Earth to be decently buried at the |
| 0011: | Discretion of my Executrix hereinafter named and as for |
| 0012: | my worldly Estate which the Lord out of his Mercy hath bestowed |
| 0013: | upon me I give and dispose of the same as Followeth Imprimis |
| 0014: | I give and Devise unto my Dear and loving Wife Grace |
| 0015: | Bent all that my Messuage or Tenement with the Lands |
| 0016: | Hereditaments and other appurtenances to the same belonging |
| 0017: | Scituate lying and being in Broughton Ashly in the County |
| 0018: | of Leicester for and during the Term of her naturall life and |
| 0019: | from and imediately after her Decease I doe hereby give and |
| 0020: | Devise unto my Cousin John Wooldridge the Elder my |
| 0021: | five Grounds lyeing in Broughton Ashly aforesaid during |
| 0022: | the Term of his Naturall life and from and immediately after |
| 0023: | his Decease then I give the said five Grounds to three sons of |
| 0024: | my said Cousin John Wooldridge the elder (that is to say) |
| 0025: | to Joseph Wooldridge Charles Wooldridge and George |
| 0026: | Wooldridge to hold unto them the said Joseph Wooldridge |
| 0027: | Charles Wooldridge and George Woldridge their Heirs and |
| 0028: | Assignes for ever Item I give and devise unto my Dear and |
| 0029: | loving Wife Grace Bent my house and Piddle of Ground |
| 0030: | adjoyning to it being one acre of Land be it more or less |
| 0031: | Scituate lyeing and being in Broughton Ashly aforesaid |
| 0032: | for and during the Term of her Naturall life and from |
| 0033: | and immediately after her Decease then I give and Devise |
| 0034: | the said house and Piddle of Ground to Noah Duckett Gentleman |
| 0035: | to hold to him the said Noah Duckett his Heirs and Assignes |
| 0036: | for ever Item I give and Devise unto my said Dear and |
| 0037: | loving Wife Grace Bent all that my Messuage or Tenement |
| 0038: | and all those my Lands and Hereditaments with their |
| 0039: | appurtenancies Scituate lying and being in Barroby in the |
| 0040: | County of Northampton for and during the Term of her |
| 0041: | Natural life and from and im[m]ediately after her Decease I |
| 0042: | doe hereby give and Devise the Same unto my Cousin Benjamin |
| 0043: | Wooldridge the elder for and during the term of his naturall |
| 0044: | life and from and immediately after his Decease I doe hereby |
| 0045: | give and Devise the said Messuage or Tenement Lands |
| 0046: | and Hereditaments with their appurtenances lyeing and |
| 0047: | being in Barroby aforesaid unto Joseph Wooldridge and |
| 0048: | Benjamin Wooldridge Sons of my said Cousin Benjamin |
| 0049: | Wooldridge the elder to hold unto them the said Joseph |
| 0050: | Wooldridge and Benjamin Wooldridge sons of my Said |
| 0051: | Cousin Benjamin Wooldridge the elder their Heirs and |
| 0052: | Assignes for ever Item I give and devise unto my said Dear |
| 0053: | and loving Wife Grace Bent all that my Messuage or |
| 0054: | Tenement with all and singular the Hereditaments and |
| 0055: | appurtenances to the same belonging Scituate Standing and |
| 0056: | being on the west side of Bell Street in Henly upon Thames |
| 0057: | aforesaid and now in my own possession for and during the |
| 0058: | Term of her Naturall life and from and immediately after |
| 0059: | her Decease I doe hereby give and Devise the said last mentioned |
| 0060: | Messuage or Tenement with all and Singular the appurtenances |
| 0061: | to the same belonging unto Henry Pearman and his two Sisters |
| 0062: | Grace Pearman and Eleanor Pearman son and daughter of |
| 0063: | my Brother in Law John Pearman to hold unto them the said Henry |
| 0064: | Pearman and his two Sisters Grace Pearman and Eleanor |
| 0065: | Pearman their Heirs and Assignes for ever Item I give and devise |
| 0066: | unto my said Dear and loving Wife Grace Bent all that my |
| 0067: | Messuage or Tenement and all my Lands and Hereditaments with |
| 0068: | their and every of their appurtenances Scituate lying and being in |
| 0069: | Swallowfield in the County of Wilts for and during the Term of her |
| 0070: | Naturall life and from and immediately after her Decease I doe |
| 0071: | hereby give and Devise my said last mentioned Messuage or |
| 0072: | Tenement Lands and Hereditaments with their appurtenances unto |
| 0073: | my said Cousin Benjamin Wooldridge the elder for and during |
| 0074: | the Term of his Naturall life and from and immediately after the |
| 0075: | Severall Deceases of my said Wife and my Cousin Benjamin |
| 0076: | Wooldridge the Elder I doe give and devise my said Messuage |
| 0077: | or Tenement Lands and Hereditaments with their appurtenances |
| 0078: | Scituate, lying and being in Swallowfield aforesaid unto Mary |
| 0079: | Wooldridge and Elizabeth Wooldridge the Daughters of my |
| 0080: | said Cousin Benjamin Wooldridge the Elder and Sarah Wooldridge |
| 0081: | and Mary Wooldridge the Daughters of my said Cousin |
| 0082: | John Wooldridge the Elder to hold unto them the said Mary |
| 0083: | Wooldridge and Elizabeth Wooldridge the Daughters of my |
| 0084: | Said Cousin Benjamin Wooldridge the Elder and Sarah |
| 0085: | Wooldridge and Mary Wooldridge the Daughters of my said |
| 0086: | Cousin John Wooldridge the Elder their Heirs and assignes |
| 0087: | for ever Item I give and Devise unto my said Dear and loving |
| 0088: | Wife Grace Bent all that my Close of Land called Barrowfield |
| 0089: | or by whatsoever other Name the said Close is called or known |
| 0090: | lyeing and being in Horton in the County of Bucks to hold |
| 0091: | the said Close of Land with the appurtenances unto my said |
| 0092: | Wife her Heirs and Assignes for ever Item I give and Devise |
| 0093: | to my Cousin Mary Benwell the Daughter of my Brother |
| 0094: | in Law Henry Benwell all that my Messuage or Tenement |
| 0095: | and all my Lands and Hereditaments with all and Singular |
| 0096: | the Appurtenances thereunto belonging Scituate lying and |
| 0097: | being in Stanwell in the County of Middlesex for and during |
| 0098: | the Term of her Naturall life and from and immediately |
| 0099: | after her Decease I doe hereby give and Devise the said |
| 0100: | Messuage or Tenement Lands and Hereditaments with |
| 0101: | their appurtenances to the Heirs of the said Mary Benwell |
| 0102: | the Daughter of my Brother in law Henry Benwell of her |
| 0103: | body lawfully begotten (if any such there shall be) to Hold |
| 0104: | unto the said Heirs of Mary Benwell the Daughter of my |
| 0105: | Brother in law Henry Benwell of her body lawfully begotten |
| 0106: | (if any such there shall be) their Heirs and Assignes for ever |
| 0107: | otherwise in case there be no Such Issue or Heirs of her |
| 0108: | body lawfully begotten (↑then] from and immediately after the |
| 0109: | Decease of the said Mary Benwell my Will is that the said |
| 0110: | Messuage or Tenement Lands and Hereditaments with |
| 0111: | their appurtenances should return to my Heir All the rest |
| 0112: | and Residue of my goods Chattells and personall Estate |
| 0113: | whatsoever and wheresoever not herein before given or |
| 0114: | Devised after the payment of my Debts and Funerall |
| 0115: | Expences I give and Devise unto my said Dear and loving |
| 0116: | Wife Grace Bent whom I make full and sole Executrix |
| 0117: | of this my last Will and Testament I Revoke all Wills by |
| 0118: | me heretofore made or published either by word or in |
| 0119: | Writing and in Testimony that this Writing is and contains |
| 0120: | my last Will and Testament I the said Joseph Bent have |
| 0121: | hereunto Sett my hand and Seale the third day of June in |
| 0122: | the eleventh year of the Reigne of our Soveraigne Lord |
| 0123: | George King over Great Brittain &c. Annoq[ue] Domini |
| 0124: | 1725 |
| 0125: | Joseph Bent |
| 0126: | Signed Sealed published and Declared |
| 0127: | by the above named Joseph Bent as and for his last will |
| 0128: | and Testament in the presence of us who subscribe our |
| 0129: | names in his presence |
| 0130: | Ambrose Hill |
| 0131: | W[illia]m Norman |
| 0132: | Sam[ue]ll Sells |
Preparation of this entry
| Post status: | Published |
| Transcript by: | Viv Greenwoodr |
| Author: | Viv Greenwood |
| Checked by: | Cynthia Robinson |
| Date posted: | 22nd February 2013 |
| Date modified: | 26th January 2014 |
Comments
The will refers to Broughton Ashley in Leicestershire, this could be a reference to Broughton Astley. At the time of the will Swallowfield was in the county of Wiltshire. The reference to Barroby in Northamptonshire may be referring to Barby in Northamptonshire or Barrowby in Lincolnshire.