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