Will of Abraham Dee
Occupation
- 169: Bricklayer
Location
Bricklayer of Henley on Thames
| Document reference: | ORO MSS Oxon Wills 125/3/13 |
| First date: | 18 July 1754 |
| Probate date: | 5 October 1756 |
| Probate court: | Oxford |
Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.
| Executrix: | Sarah Kent |
| Witness: | Tho[mas] Young |
| Witness: | Charles Thornbery |
| Witness: | Tho[ma]s Harris |
| Court Official: | John Bilstone |
| (Title - Reverend John Bilstone) | |
| Court Official: | John Betterworth |
Bequests
To: Anne Winter (Cousin)
To my cousin Anne Winter my house in Ducke Street Henley now in her tenure purchased by me from Hannow Bossell of London
Bequest Types
Location of property
Names
To: Christopher Fennell (Cousin)
To my cousin Christopher Fennell my two houses in Ducke Street in Henley with the garden belonging to him now in tenure or occupation of Cornelles Bland Shop keeper
Bequest Types
Location of property
Names
To: Marey Bath (Cousin)
To my cousin Marey Bath my house in Ducke Street in Henley and now in tenure of Henry Knot
Bequest Types
Location of property
Names
To: Sarah Houes (Cousin)
To my cousin Sarah Houes the house (adjoining the house in Ducke Street in the tenure of Henry Knot) in the tenure of John Felpes shoemaker and the garden and well to belong to each house as it is now set out and purchased by me from Andrew Lovgey
Bequest Types
Location of property
Names
To: Sarah Kente (Cousin)
To my cousin Sarah Kente all my eight houses lying and being in Harte Street purchased by me from Robard Bellow and now in my possession and in the occupation or tenure of Thomas Young and Ann Shipard and William Mondey and the widow Tille and others
Bequest Types
Location of property
Names
To: Abell Dee (Cousin)
To my cousin Abell Dee my four houses lying and being on the Hill in Henley being next to the Garden
Bequest Types
Location of property
Names
To: Abraham Dee (Cousin)
To my cousin Abraham Dee two houses next to the Street and joining the four houses before mentioned but my will is that my cousin Elizabeth Pocket shall live in one of the houses during both her and her husband's natural lives paying only five shillings yearly towards paying the taxes
Bequest Types
Location of property
Names
To: Quakers
To my loving friends the people call Quakers three pounds
Bequest Types
To: ?Hannow ?Willab (Cousin)
To my cousin Hannow Willab three pounds
Bequest Types
Names
To: Martha Burch (Cousin)
To my cousin Mary Burch three pounds
Bequest Types
Names
To: Abell Dee and Christopher Fennell (Cousin)
To Abell Dee and Christopher Fennell all my wearing apparel between them
Bequest Types
Names
To: Sarah Kent (Cousin)
To my cousin Sarah Kent the rest of my estate
Bequest Types
Names
Transcript
| 0001: | I abraham Dee of henley upon temes in the countey of oxford Bricklayer bein |
| 0002: | threw the marscey of God, of a sound disposin mind memerey and understandin |
| 0003: | for which I give most humbell thankes to him, and dwe macke and ordain this |
| 0004: | to be my Last will and testement in maner Folorin that is after my detes and |
| 0005: | funerall Expences and Legeses are paid and discharged by my Excetrix here after |
| 0006: | menshened then I give unto my cossen Anne winter and her eares or Asines for |
| 0007: | Ever my hous in Ducke Street in henley upon temes with all and singluer membres and |
| 0008: | apurtnces thare unto belongin and now in the tener of my cossen Anne winter and purchsed |
| 0009: | By me of and from Hannow Bossell of London I give and bequeath unto my cossen |
| 0010: | Christpfor Fennell my tw houssen in Ducke Street in henley with the gardin thare |
| 0011: | untw belongin tw him and his Eares For Ever and now in the tener and ocapcon |
| 0012: | of Cornelles Bland Shopkeeper; I give and Bequeath unto my cossen marey Bath |
| 0013: | and tw her disposin for Ever my hous in Ducke Street in henley and now in teneir of |
| 0014: | henerey Knot: and the next hous ageinien and now in the tener of John Felpes shew |
| 0015: | makear I give And bequeath unto my cossen Sarah houes and her Eares or Asienes |
| 0016: | for Ever and the Gardenes and well to be Long tw Eche hous As it [↑is] now set out And |
| 0017: | purchesed by me of and from Andrew Lovgey: I give and bequeath untw |
| 0018: | my cossen Sarah Kente and to her Eares and asienes for Ever all my Eaite hous[↑is] |
| 0019: | Lien and Bein in Harte Street in henley with all and singuler the Rites memers |
| 0020: | And Apurtences thare untw Blong and purchesed by me of and from Robard |
| 0021: | Ballow and now in my on posshon and in the tenuer and ocepacion of Thomass |
| 0022: | Young and Ann Shipard and william Mondey and the wido tille and otheres |
| 0023: | I give and bequeath untw my cossen Abell Dee And his Eares and Asienes for Ever |
| 0024: | my foere housen Lien And bein on the hill in henley upon temes and |
| 0025: | Lien and bein Nectes to the Garden with all and singuler the Rites and propetes |
| 0026: | thare unto belongin: and I give and bequeath unto my cossen Abraham |
| 0027: | Dee the two housen nectes tw the Street and ginin untw the foare housen |
| 0028: | be fore menshened tw him And his Eares and Asienes for Ever: bot my |
| 0029: | will is that my cossen Eliesabeth pocket Shall Live in on of the housen |
| 0030: | durin both her and husbons naterall Lives pain onley five Shillines |
| 0031: | A yeare tordes pain the tackesis: the primeses I purchased of and from John |
| 0032: | Luckins and well and gardenes shall belong tw all the housen as now set oute |
| 0033: | I give unto my Lovin frines the pepell called quakers three poundes |
| 0034: | of Lafull money of Greete Briten And I give untw my cossen Hannow |
| 0035: | willab three poundes: and I give untw my cossen matha Burch three poun[↑ds] |
| 0036: | I give untw Abell Dee and Christefer fennell all my warin Aprill betwen them |
| 0037: | And Lastley all the Rest of my Estate whare soever and what soever not by me here |
| 0038: | before Givien and disposed of I give devies and Bequath untw my cossen Sarah |
| 0039: | Kent home I make and ordaine the Full and Sole Exectrix of this my last will |
| 0040: | and testament and I do Revoke all former wills by me made And publish and |
| 0041: | Declare this to be my Last Will and testament and no other in witness whare of I |
| 0042: | the said Abraham Dee the testator have to this my Last will and testement set my |
| 0043: | hand and seal the aitene day of iuly in the yeare of oure Lord 1754 sined seled |
| 0044: | publshed declaed and delivred by the Said Abraham Dee the testator as and for his Last |
| 0045: | will and testanient In the presence of us and then atested by us in his presence |
| 0046: | |
| 0047: | Abraham Dee [Seal] |
| 0048: | |
| 0049: | Tho[mas] Young |
| 0050: | Charles Thornbery |
| 0051: | Tho[mas] Harris |
Preparation of this entry
| Post status: | Published |
| Transcript by: | Hilary |
| Author: | Hilary Fisher |
| Checked by: | Cynthia Robinson |
| Date posted: | 18th January 2013 |
| Date modified: | 04th June 2014 |
Comments
Handwriting of Will is the same as the signature, which does not carry the words "the mark of" - suggesting that he wrote the Will himself also borne out by the apparent phonetic spelling and language used.