Will of Rachel Millman
Occupation
- 414: Status only, no stated occupation. Use for Widow, Gentleman, Esquire, Indweller etc., if no occupation is given.
Location
Spinster of Henley upon Thames
| Document reference: | TNA PROB 11/938 |
| First date: | 14 April 1764 |
| Probate date: | 26 April 1768 |
| Probate court: | London |
Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.
| Executor: | Jeremiah Owen |
| Relationship: | Cousin |
| Witness: | Elizabeth Webb |
| Witness: | H Cooper |
| Witness: | Francis Lilly |
| Court Official: | George Harris |
| Court Official: | George Hay |
Bequests
To: Nathaniel Owen (Cousin)
To my cousin Nathaniel Owen, fifty pounds.
Bequest Types
Names
To: Esther Ayre (Cousin)
To my cousin Esther Ayre, one hundred pounds and my gold watch and chain.
Bequest Types
Names
To: Sarah Coleman (Cousin)
To my cousin Sarah Coleman, fifty pounds, a case with a knife, fork and spoon gilt with gold, a piece of Barbary gold and a small silver sauce pan.
Bequest Types
Names
To: Benjamin Harris (Cousin)
To my cousin Benjamin Harris, ten pounds
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Names
To: John Harris (Cousin)
To my cousin John Harris, son of John Harris, ten pounds.
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Names
To: Ann ?Dunidg (Cousin)
To my cousin Ann Dunidg, five pounds
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Names
To: Rebecca Ingram; Mary Cooper (Cousin)
To my cousin Rebecca Ingram and her sister Mary Cooper, five pounds each.
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Names
To: Sarah Taylor (Cousin)
To my cousin Sarah Taylor, fifty pounds with six silver tea spoons marked with the letter "R", with the silver tongs and strainer.
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Names
To: Frances Vaux (Cousin)
To my cousin Frances Vaux, ten guineas with a large silver sauce spoon.
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Names
To: Susanna Sparrow (Cousin)
To my cousin Susanna Sparrow, ten guineas with my mother of pearl tweezer case and six large silver spoons marked with letters "JMA".
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Names
To: Susanna Marting (Cousin)
To my cousin Susanna Marting, five pounds.
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Names
To: Sarah Godlee; John Godlee
To Sarah Godlee, daughter of Hannah Godlee, fifty pounds and to John Godlee six large silver spoons marked with the letters "JFAH")
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Names
To: Elizabeth Gregory
To Elizabeth Gregory, five pounds.
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To: Ann Matthews
To Ann Matthews, five pounds.
Bequest Types
Names
To: Poor Quakers
To the poor of the Quaker meeting house, five pounds.
Bequest Types
Names
To: Joseph Merrell; John Merrell
To Joseph Merrell, two guineas, and to his son John Merrell, one guinea.
Bequest Types
Names
To: Eleanor Adams
To Eleanor Adams, two guineas.
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To: Joseph Cole
To Joseph Cole, one guinea, with a bureau when cleared.
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To: Women
To the women laying me out and assisting, the sum of one guinea each.
Bequest Types
To: Catherine Gomm
To Catherine Gomm, two guineas.
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Names
To: Elizabeth Toovey; Moses
To Elizabeth Toovey, two guineas, and to her brother Moses one guinea.
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Names
To: Edward May
To Edward May, son of Edward May watchmaker, one guinea.
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Names
To: Jeremiah Owen (Cousin)
All the rest and residue of my personal estate to my cousin Jeremiah Owen of Croydon, Surrey.
Bequest Types
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Transcript
| 0001: | In the Name of God Amen |
| 0002: | I Rachel Millman of Henley upon Thames in the County |
| 0003: | of Oxford Spinster being weak in Body but of sound and |
| 0004: | disposing Mind Memory and Understanding, praised be |
| 0005: | God for the same, and calling to mind the uncertainty of this |
| 0006: | Life do for the settling and disposing of the worldly Estate |
| 0007: | wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me make and |
| 0008: | ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner following |
| 0009: | (that is to say) I give and bequeath unto my Cousin |
| 0010: | Nathaniel Owen the sum of Fifty pounds Also I give and |
| 0011: | bequeath to my Cousin Esther Ayre the sum of One hundred |
| 0012: | pounds and my Gold Watch and Chain Also I give and |
| 0013: | bequeath to my Cousin Sarah Coleman the sum of Fifty |
| 0014: | pounds a Case with a Knife and Fork a spoon Gilt with |
| 0015: | Gold a piece of Barbary Gold and a small Silver sauce |
| 0016: | pan Also I give and bequeath to my Cousin Benjamin |
| 0017: | Harris the Sum of Ten pounds Also I give and bequeath |
| 0018: | to my Cousin John Harris son of John Harris the sum of |
| 0019: | Ten pounds Also I give and bequeath to my Cousin Ann |
| 0020: | ?Dunidg the sum of Five pounds Also I give and bequeath |
| 0021: | unto my Cousin Rebecca Ingram and her Sister Mary |
| 0022: | Cooper the sum of Five pounds apiece Also I give and |
| 0023: | bequeath to my Cousin Sarah Taylor the sum of Fifty pounds |
| 0024: | with six silver Tea spoons marked with the Letter (R) |
| 0025: | with the Silver Tongs and Strainer Also I give and bequeath |
| 0026: | to my Cousin Frances Vaux the Sum of ten Guineas with a |
| 0027: | large Silver Sauce spoon Also [↑I give] to my Cousin Susanna |
| 0028: | Sparrow the sum of ten Guineas with my Mother of perl |
| 0029: | Tweeser Case and six large Silver spoons marked with the |
| 0030: | Letters (J M A) Also I give and bequeath unto my Cousin |
| 0031: | Susanna Marting the sum of Five pounds Also I give and |
| 0032: | bequeath to Sarah Godlee daughter of Hannah Godlee the |
| 0033: | sum of Fifty pounds Also I give and bequeath to John |
| 0034: | Godlee six large Silver spoons marked with the Letters (JFRH) |
| 0035: | Also I give and bequeath to Elizabeth Gregory the sum of |
| 0036: | Five pounds Also I give and bequeath to Ann Matthews the |
| 0037: | sum of Five pounds Also I give and bequeath to the Poor |
| 0038: | belonging to the Meeting House of the People called Quakers |
| 0039: | at Henley upon Thames aforesaid the sum of Five pounds |
| 0040: | Also I give and bequeath to Joseph Merrell the sum of two |
| 0041: | Guineas and to his son John Merrell the sum of one Guinea |
| 0042: | Also I give and bequeath to Eleanor Adams the sum of two |
| 0043: | Guineas Also I give and bequeath to Joseph Cole one Guinea |
| 0044: | with a Bureau when cleared Also I give and bequeath unto |
| 0045: | the Women that lay me out and assist therein the sum of |
| 0046: | one Guinea each Also I give and bequeath to Catherine |
| 0047: | Gomm the sum of two Guineas Also I give and bequeath |
| 0048: | unto Elizabeth Toovey of Turville Heath the sum of two |
| 0049: | Guineas and to her Brother Moses the sum of one Guinea |
| 0050: | Also I give and bequeath to Edward May son of Edward |
| 0051: | May Watchmaker the sum of one Guinea All which said |
| 0052: | Legacys I will and direct shall be paid and discharged by |
| 0053: | my Executor hereinafter named within two Months next |
| 0054: | after my Decease And I will and direct that in Case the |
| 0055: | Government securities or Publick Funds in which my Money |
| 0056: | is invested shall happen to fall in Price and be of less value |
| 0057: | than the same now are when the Legacys hereinbefore by |
| 0058: | me bequeathed shall become payable then that the several |
| 0059: | Legatees above named whose respective Legacys amount to |
| 0060: | Fifty pounds or upwards shall abate of their said Legacys |
| 0061: | in proportion to the present and the then price of the said |
| 0062: | Funds and as to all the rest and residue of my personal |
| 0063: | Estate whatsoever or wheresoever and of what nature or |
| 0064: | kind soever I give and bequeath the same and every part |
| 0065: | thereof unto my Cousin Jeremiah Owen of Croydon in the |
| 0066: | County of Surry whom I do hereby appoint full and sole |
| 0067: | Executor of this my Will and hereby revoking and making |
| 0068: | void all former and other Wills by me at any time |
| 0069: | heretofore made I do declare that this and no other is my |
| 0070: | last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I the said |
| 0071: | Rachel Millman have to this [↑my] Will contained in two sheets |
| 0072: | of paper to each Sheet set my hand and seal this fourteenth |
| 0073: | day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven |
| 0074: | hundred and Sixty four |
| 0075: | |
| 0076: | Rachel Millman |
| 0077: | |
| 0078: | Signed sealed |
| 0079: | published and declared by the said Rachel Millman the |
| 0080: | Testatrix as and for her last Will and Testament in the |
| 0081: | presence of us who at her request in her presence and in the |
| 0082: | presence of each other have subscribed our names as |
| 0083: | Witnesses thereunto |
| 0084: | |
| 0085: | Eliz[abeth] Webb |
| 0086: | H. Cooper |
| 0087: | Fra[nci]s Lilly |
| 0088: |
Preparation of this entry
| Post status: | Published |
| Transcript by: | the author |
| Author: | Cynthia |
| Checked by: | Anthony Lynch |
| Date posted: | 24th July 2013 |
| Date modified: | 02nd May 2014 |