Will of Margery Lovejoy
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 Oxon Wills 42/3/51 |
| First date: | 16 January 1732/3 |
| Probate date: | 27 July 1738 |
| Probate court: | Watlington |
Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.
| Executor: | Simon Lovejoy |
| (Son of the testatrix) | |
| Executor: | Thomas Lovejoy |
| (Son of the testatrix) | |
| Witness: | Francis Blandy |
| Witness: | Anne Blandy |
| Witness: | Susanna Bartlett |
| Court Official: | Thomas Tenison |
| (Doctor of Laws Vicar General Official Principal and Commissary of the Bishop of Oxford) | |
| Court Official: | Herbert Beaver |
| (Deputy Registrar assumed) |
Bequests
To: Andrew Lovejoy (Son)
I give to my son Andrew Lovejoy all my estate in the parish of Shiplake in Oxfordshire
Bequest Types
Location of property
Names
To: Simon Lovejoy (Son)
I give to my son Simon Lovejoy my property in my possession in Hart Street and also my property in the parish of Rotherfield Greys near the Meeting house and now in the possession of George Butler for his lifetime subject to the rent charge of forty shillings a year in favour of my son Andrew Lovejoy and after his death I give these properties to all my grandchildren, the sons and daughters of my son Simon, in equal shares.
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Location of property
Names
To: Andrew Lovejoy (Son)
I charge the properties in Hart Street and Rotherfield Greys given to my son Simon Lovejoy with the payment of forty Shillings yearly to my son Andrew Lovejoy for Andrew Lovejoy's lifetime to be paid in equal instalments of the feastdays of the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary, St John the Baptist, St Michael the Archangel and St Thomas the Apostle, starting on the first of these days to occur after my death, free from any deductions. I also charge the property on the south side of Hart Street given to my son Thomas Lovejoy with the annual payment to Andrew Lovejoy of forty shillings on the same terms.
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To: Thomas Lovejoy (Son)
I give to my son Thomas Lovejoy my property on the south side of Hart Street and now in the possession of Thomas King for his lifetime subject to the rent charge of forty shillings a year in favour of my son Andrew Lovejoy and after his death I give this property to all the children of my son Thomas, in equal shares.
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Names
To: Not named (Daughter in law)
I give to my daughters in law, the wives of my sons Simon and Thomas Lovejoy, all my household goods & furniture in equal shares
Bequest Types
To: Simon Lovejoy; Thomas Lovejoy (Sons)
The residue of my estate I give to my sons Simon Lovejoy and Thomas Lovejoy
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Transcript
| 0001: | In the name of God amen I Margery Lovejoy of Henley |
| 0002: | upon Thames in the County of Oxon widow Do make and Ordain |
| 0003: | this my last Will and Testament in manner following (vizt) Imprimis |
| 0004: | I give and bequeath unto my Son Andrew Lovejoy and his heires |
| 0005: | for ever All my Estate in the Parish of Shiplake in the County of |
| 0006: | Oxon Item I give & bequeath unto my Son Simon Lovejoy All |
| 0007: | that my Messuage or Tenement with the Shopp Garden & appurtenances |
| 0008: | thereto belonging now in my Possession in Hart Street and also all that |
| 0009: | my Messuage or Tenement in the parish of Rotherfield Greys near |
| 0010: | the Meeting house with the Shopp and appurtenances thereunto |
| 0011: | belonging now in the possession of George Butler To hold to |
| 0012: | him and his Assignes for & during the Term of his naturall life |
| 0013: | (Subject to the Rentcharge herein after mens[i]oned) and from and after |
| 0014: | his decease Then I give & bequeath my said Messuages or Tenements |
| 0015: | Shopps and appurtenances thereto belonging unto all my Grandchildren |
| 0016: | Sons & Daughters of my said Son Simon which he shall leave behind |
| 0017: | him at the tyme of his decease To hold to them their heires |
| 0018: | Executors Ad[ministrato]rs and Assignes for ever equally to be divided between |
| 0019: | them Share and Share alike And I do hereby charge Subject |
| 0020: | and make lyable The Said Messuages or Tenements Shopps and |
| 0021: | appurtenances herein before given to my said Son Simon and his |
| 0022: | Children as af[ore]s[ai]d To & with the payment of forty shillings Yearly |
| 0023: | during the naturall life of my said Son Andrew which I do hereby |
| 0024: | give & devise unto him during his naturall life to be paid |
| 0025: | him at the FeastS of the Annuntiacon of the blessed Virgin Mary |
| 0026: | St John the Baptist St Michaell the Archangell and St |
| 0027: | Thomas the apostle by even & equall porc[i]ons The |
| 0028: | First payment thereof to begin & be made at the first of the said |
| 0029: | Feasts which shall happen after my decease free from |
| 0030: | all Taxes payments and Reprizes w[hat]soever Item I also give |
| 0031: | & bequeath unto my said Son Andrew during the Term of |
| 0032: | his naturall life one Annuity or clear yearly Rentcharge |
| 0033: | or Sum[m] of forty shillings issuing & payable out of the Messuage |
| 0034: | or Tenement herein after given to my Son Thomas Lovejoy |
| 0035: | to be paid him in like manner as the Rentcharge before |
| 0036: | menc[i]oned to be paid by my son Simon is appointed to be paid |
| 0037: | Item I give & bequeath unto my said Son Thomas Lovejoy |
| 0038: | All that my Messuage or Tenement scituate standing & being |
| 0039: | on the South side of Hart Street in the possession of Thomas King |
| 0040: | Together with the Garden outhouses and appurtenances thereto |
| 0041: | belonging To hold to him & his Assignes for & during the |
| 0042: | Term of his naturall life [↑subject as afores[ai]d] and from and after his decease |
| 0043: | then I give & bequeath the same Messuage & p[re]misses with the |
| 0044: | appurten[an]ces unto the Child and all & every the Children |
| 0045: | of my said Son Thomas which he shall leave behind |
| 0046: | him at the tyme of his decease and his her & their heires |
| 0047: | Executors Adm[inistrato]rs & Assignes for ever equally to be divided between |
| 0048: | them Share & Share alike Item I give & bequeath unto my |
| 0049: | Daughters in Law the wives of my s[ai]d Son Simon and Thomas |
| 0050: | all my household goods & furniture whatsoever equally to |
| 0051: | be divided between them Share and Share alike |
| 0052: | And Lastly all the rest & residue of my Estate |
| 0053: | Wheresoever and whatsoever after my Debts legacies and |
| 0054: | funerall expences are paid and Satisfied (not herein |
| 0055: | before given & disposed of) I give devise & bequeath unto my |
| 0056: | said Sons Simon Lovejoy and Thomas Lovejoy whom |
| 0057: | I make and Ordain the full & joynt Executors of this |
| 0058: | my last Will and Testament Revoking all former Wills |
| 0059: | by me made I do publish and declare this to be my |
| 0060: | last Will and Testament and no other In Witness |
| 0061: | whereof I the said Margery Lovejoy have to this |
| 0062: | my last Will and Testament Set my hand and Seal this |
| 0063: | Sixteenth day of January Anno D[omi]ni 1732 |
| 0064: | |
| 0065: | The mark of Margery X Lovejoy [Seal] |
| 0066: | |
| 0067: | Signed Sealed published declared and |
| 0068: | delivered by the s[ai]d Margery Lovejoy the |
| 0069: | Testatrix as & for her last Will and |
| 0070: | Testament in the p[re]esence of us and |
| 0071: | then attested by us in her p[re]sence |
| 0072: | |
| 0073: | Fr[anci]s Blandy |
| 0074: | Anne Blandy |
| 0075: | Susanna Bartlett |
Preparation of this entry
| Post status: | Published |
| Transcript by: | the author |
| Author: | Tony Lynch |
| Checked by: | Cynthia Robinson |
| Date posted: | 21st January 2013 |
| Date modified: | 02nd May 2014 |