Will of Sarah Gibbons
Occupation
- 414: Status only, no stated occupation. Use for Widow, Gentleman, Esquire, Indweller etc., if no occupation is given.
Location
Widow of Henley upon Thames
| Document reference: | TNA PROB 11/1050 |
| First date: | 28 December 1777 |
| Probate date: | 16 February 1779 |
| Probate court: | London |
Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.
| Executor: | John Byles |
| (of Henley ) | |
| Executrix: | Mary Kithlengbury |
| (neighbour; of Henley) | |
| Witness: | John Byles |
| Witness: | Mary Byles |
| Witness: | Nancy Kithlengbury |
| Court Official: | Thomas Bever |
| Court Official: | Peter Calvert |
Bequests
To: Edward Thompson; Richard Thompson; Elizabeth Thompson (Nephews and Nieces)
To Edward, Richard and Elizabeth Thompson, sons and daughter of the late Samuel Thompson, equal shares in my freehold property where I live on the North side of Friday Street, Henley.
Bequest Types
Location of property
Names
To: Mary Alwright (Niece)
To my niece Mary, the wife of John Alwright, five pounds, my blue bed furniture and bedding; and an equal share of any residue.
Bequest Types
Names
To: Ann Clarke (Niece)
To my niece Ann, wife of Thomas Clarke, five pounds and my green bed furniture and bedding; and an equal share of any residue
Bequest Types
Names
To: Jane Gray (Niece)
To my niece Jane, wife of John Gray, five pounds and an equal share of any residue
Bequest Types
Names
To: Sarah Pearsey (Niece)
To my niece Sarah, wife of Thomas Pearsey, five pounds and an equal share of any residue
Bequest Types
Names
To: Robert Hallaway (Nephew)
To my nephew Robert Hallaway, five pounds, my clock and an equal share of any residue
Bequest Types
Names
To: John Byles; Mary Kithlengbury (Friends)
To John Byles and Mary Kithlengbury, five pounds in recognition of their executorships
Bequest Types
Names
Transcript
| 0001: | In the Name of God Amen |
| 0002: | I Sarah Gibbons of Henley on Thames in the County of Oxford |
| 0003: | Widow being of perfect mind and memory make this my last |
| 0004: | Will and Testament First I desire to be decently buried as my |
| 0005: | Executors hereafter mentioned shall think proper and that the |
| 0006: | Expences of my Funeral and all other my Just Debts shall by |
| 0007: | them be discharged Then my Temporal Estate I bequeath and |
| 0008: | dispose of in the following manner Vizt I bequeath to Richard |
| 0009: | Thompson Edward Thompson and Elizabeth Thompson Sons and |
| 0010: | Daughter of the late Samuel Thompson of Henley deceased or |
| 0011: | the Survivors of them at my decease an equal Share or proportion |
| 0012: | of my Freehold Messuage or Tenement in which I live being |
| 0013: | situate on the North Side of Friday Street in the parish of Henley |
| 0014: | aforesaid Item to my Niece Mary the Wife of John Alwright I |
| 0015: | bequeath the Sum of Five pounds and my blue Bed Furniture |
| 0016: | with the Beding thereto belonging Item to my Niece Ann the |
| 0017: | Wife of Thomas Clarke I bequeath the sum of Five pounds |
| 0018: | with my Green Bed Furniture and the Beding thereto belonging |
| 0019: | Item to my Niece Jane the Wife of John Cray I bequeath the |
| 0020: | Sum of Five pounds Item to my Niece Sarah the Wife of |
| 0021: | Thomas Pearsey I bequeath the Sum of Five pounds Item to |
| 0022: | my Nephew Robert Hallaway I bequeath the sum of Five |
| 0023: | pounds and my Clock Item to my Nephew Edward Thompson |
| 0024: | I [↑further] bequeath the Sum of Five pounds besides his proportion of |
| 0025: | my Freehold as before Expressed Item I hereby appoint Mr |
| 0026: | Jno Byles and my Neighbour Mrs Mary Kithlengbury |
| 0027: | both of Henley aforesaid to be my Sole Executor and Executrix |
| 0028: | and I do bequeath to each of them as an acknowledgement of |
| 0029: | Friendship the sum of Five pounds the residue of my personal Estate |
| 0030: | Goods and Chattels and all other my Effects (if there should appear |
| 0031: | to be a Surplus more than Sufficient to pay the above Legacies) |
| 0032: | I bequeath in equal proportions (as my Executor shall think |
| 0033: | proper) to be divided between my Niece Mary the Wife of John |
| 0034: | Alwright Ann the Wife of Thomas Clarke Jane the Wife of John |
| 0035: | Cray Sarah the Wife of Thomas Pearsey and my Nephew |
| 0036: | Robert Hallaway And further I do hereby utterly revoke |
| 0037: | disallow and disanull all former bequests Wills and Legacies by |
| 0038: | me heretofore or in any wise left or made declaring ratifying |
| 0039: | and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and |
| 0040: | Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my |
| 0041: | hand and Seal this Twenty eighth day of December in the |
| 0042: | year of Our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Seventy |
| 0043: | Seven |
| 0044: | The Signature of X Sarah Gibbons [Seal] |
| 0045: | Signed Sealed |
| 0046: | published and declared by the within named Testatrix Sarah |
| 0047: | Gibbons to be her last Will and Testament in the presence of |
| 0048: | us who Subscribed our names in the presence of the said Testatrix |
| 0049: | and of each other |
| 0050: | Jno Byles |
| 0051: | Nancy Kithlengbury |
| 0052: | Mary+Byles |
Preparation of this entry
| Post status: | Published |
| Transcript by: | Hilary |
| Author: | Hilary Fisher |
| Checked by: | Cynthia Robinson |
| Date posted: | 25th September 2013 |
| Date modified: | 02nd April 2014 |
Comments
Probate clause states that executrix' surname is mis-spelled in the Will and should be Kislingbury