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Will of Ann Wyett

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: ORO MSS Oxon Wills 75/1/2
First date: 29 June 1776
Probate date: 21 July 1780
Probate court: Oxford

Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.

Witness: William Newell
Executor: Elizabeth Wyett
(Sister of the testatrix)
Witness: Christopher Cowdell
Witness: H Cooper
Court Official: Samuel Forester
Court Official: Benjamin Wheeler
(D.D. Vicar General Official Principal and Commissary of the Bishop of Oxford)
Court Official: John Butler
(Bishop of Oxford)

Bequests

To: Elizabeth Wyett (Sister)

I bequeath to my sister Elizabeth Wyett my half share in all my properties in Henley upon Thames with all my other real estate.

Bequest Types

Location of property

Names

To: Elizabeth Wyett (Sister)

I bequeath all my goods and chattels to my sister Elizabeth Wyett.

Bequest Types

Names

Transcript

0001: In the Name of God Amen I
0002: Ann Wyett on Henley upon Thames in the County of Oxford Spinster being of
0003: sound and disposing Mind Memory and Understanding Do make and ordain my
0004: last Will and Testament in manner and form following (that is to say) First
0005: I Commend my Soul into the Hands of Almighty God who Gave it hoping
0006: for Redemption thro' the Merits of Jesus Christ And my Body I Commit to the
0007: Earth to be decently Interred at the Discretion of my Executrix hereinafter named and
0008: as to such Worldly Estate and Effects wherewith it hath pleased God to bless Me I
0009: dispose thereof as follows First I will and direct that all my Just Debts and funeral
0010: Expences shall be fully paid and satisfied And after payment thereof I Give
0011: devise and Bequeath unto my beloved Sister Elizabeth Wyett [↑and her Heirs] All that my Moiety
0012: or half part and all other my part Share and Interest of and In All and Every my
0013: Messuages or Tenements Lands and Hereditaments situate standing and being
0014: in Henley upon Thames aforesaid with their and every of their Appurtenances And
0015: also all other my Real Estate whatsoever and wheresoever To Hold the Same and every
0016: Part thereof with the Appurtenances Unto and To the Use of her my said Sister
0017: Elizabeth Wyett her Heirs and Assigns for Ever Also I Give and Bequeath All my Goods
0018: Chattels Wearing Apparel Linnen Household Furniture and all other my personal
0019: Estate of what Nature or kind soever unto her my said Sister Elizabeth Wyett her
0020: Executors Administrators and Assigns for ever To and for her and their own Use and
0021: Benefit And I do hereby Nominate Constitute and Appoint her my said Sister
0022: Elizabeth Wyett full and Sole Executrix of this my Will And Lastly I do hereby
0023: revoke and make Void All former and Other Will and Wills by me at any time heretofore
0024: made and I do declare this only to be my true Last Will and Testament In Witness
0025: whereof I the said Ann Wyett have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the twenty ninth
0026: day of June In the Year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred and seventy six
0027:
0028: The Mark X of Ann Wyett
0029:
0030: Signed Sealed published and Declared by the said Ann Wyett the
0031: Testatrix as and for her Last Will and Testament In the presence of Us who in her
0032: Presence and at her Request and in the presence of Each Other have Subscribed our
0033: Names as Witnesses hereunto the Words "and her Heirs" in the eleventh line being
0034: first Interlined
0035:
0036: W[illia]m Newell
0037: Chris[tophe]r Cowdell
0038: H Cooper

Preparation of this entry

Post status: Published
Transcript by: the author
Author: Tony Lynch
Checked by: Cynthia Robinson
Date posted: 20th January 2013
Date modified: 03rd July 2014

Comments

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