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Will of Agnes Higgs

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: ORO MSS Wills Oxon 35/4/24
First date: 07 December 1737
Probate date: 23 May 1740
Probate court: Oxford

Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.

Court Official: William Stockwood
Court Official: Thomas Tenison
Witness: John Lush
Witness: William Horne
Witness: Francis Blandy
Executor: William Higgs
(Subsequently renounced executorship in favour of Joan Higgs)

Bequests

To: William Higgs; Joan Higgs (Children)

To my son William Higgs and my daughter Joan Higgs, my property where I now live in Butcher Row, to be equally divided between them, and after the death of one of them to the survivor.  After the death of the survivor of them, the property to my daughters, Elizabeth Sutton and Agnes Ewstace

Bequest Types

Location of property

Names

To: William Higgs (Son)

All the rest and residue after payment of debts to my son William Higgs.

Bequest Types

Names

Transcript

0001: In the name of God Amen I Agnes Higgs of Henley
0002: upon Thames in the County of Oxford Widow Do make & Ordain this my last Will &
0003: Testament in manner following (that is to say) Imprimis I Give & Bequeath unto
0004: my Son William Higgs & Daughter Joan Higgs All my Messuage or Tenement
0005: wherein I now dwell in the Butcher Row in Henley upon Thames with the Outhouses
0006: Edifices Buildings Barns Stables Orchards Gardens Lights Easements Ways Waters
0007: Watercourses Rights Members & Appurtenances thereto belonging or in any wise
0008: Appertaining To Hold to them & their Assignes for & during the Term of their
0009: Joynt naturall Lives equally to be divided between them And after the Decease of one
0010: of them Then I Give the same to the Survivor of them for his or her Life And after
0011: the Decease of the Survivor of them Then I Give & Bequeath the same Messuage or
0012: Tenement with its Rights Members & Appurtenancs unto my Daughters
0013: Elizabeth Sutton & Agnes Ewstace & their Heirs & Assignes for ever equally to be
0014: divided between them Share & Share alike And Lastly All the Rest & Residue
0015: of my Estate wheresoever & whatsoever after my Debts Legacys & ffunerall Expences
0016: are paid & Satisfied I Give Devise & Bequeath unto my said Son William Higgs
0017: whom I make & Ordain the full & Sole Executor of this my Last Will & Testament
0018: Revoking all former Wills by me made I Do publish & Declare this to be my last
0019: Will & Testament & no other In Witness whereof I the said Agnes Higgs the Testatrix
0020: have to this my last Will & Testament Sett my Hand & Seal this Seventh day of December
0021: In the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty & Seven
0022:
0023: Agnis Higgs
0024:
0025: Signed Sealed published Declared & Delivered by the said
0026: Agnes Higgs the Testatrix as & for her last Will & Testament
0027: In the presence of us & then attested by us in her presence
0028: Francis Blandy
0029: William Horne
0030: John Lush
0031:  

Preparation of this entry

Post status: Published
Transcript by: the author
Author: Cynthia
Checked by: Not checked
Date posted: 17th September 2013
Date modified: 17th September 2013

Comments

Administration was granted to the testatrix's daughter, Joan Higgs, after her son and appointed executor, William Higgs, had renounced his executorship.  There is a Bond to this effect.

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