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Will of Elizabeth Newell

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 48/3/39
First date: 01 June 1772
Probate date: 22 February 1773
Probate court: Oxford

Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.

Witness: Thomas Newell
Witness: Christopher Cowdell
Executor: William Newell
(Brother of testatrix)
Court Official: Samuel Forster
(Clerk Doctor of Laws)
Court Official: Daniel Burton
(Doctor in Divinity Vicar General Official Principal and Commissary of the Bishop of Oxford)

Bequests

To: Mrs House (Mother)

I give to my Mother Mrs House the sum of Twenty Guineas to buy her Mourning

Bequest Types

Names

To: Billy House (Brother)

I give to my Brother Billy House the sum of fifty pounds at his age of Twenty one years

Bequest Types

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To: William Newell (Brother)

All the rest and residue of my money and Effects I give to my Brother William Newell

Bequest Types

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Transcript

0001: In The Name of God Amen I Elizabeth Newell
0002: of Henley upon Thames in the County of Oxford
0003: Spinster being somewhat indisposed in Body but
0004: of sound mind memory and understanding make
0005: publish and declare this my last will and Testament
0006: in Manner and forme following: I give and bequeath
0007: to my dear Mother Mrs House the sume of Twenty
0008: Guineas to buy her Mourning. I also Give and bequeath
0009: to my Brother Billy House the sume of Fifty
0010: pounds at his age of Twenty one years and
0011: As to All the rest and residue of my money and
0012: Effects of what nature Kind or quality soever I
0013: give and bequeath the same to my Brother
0014: Mr W[illia]m Newell and hereby Constitute and Appoint
0015: My said Brother William Newell full and
0016: whole Executor of this my last will and Testament
0017: And In Testimony that this writing is and Containes
0018: my last will and Testament I the said Elizabeth Newell
0019: have hereunto set my hand and seale this first
0020: day of June in the Year of our Lord one Thousand
0021: Seven hundred and Seventy two
0022:
0023: Eliz[abeth] Newell
0024:
0025: Signed Sealed Published
0026: And Declared by the Testatrix
0027: Elizabeth Newell as & for her
0028: Last will & Testament in the
0029: presence of us who in her
0030: presence & in the presence of
0031: Each other have Subscribed our
0032: Names as witnesses hereto & at
0033: her request
0034:
0035: Tho]ma]s Newell
0036: Chris[tophe]r Cowdell
0037:
0038: February 22d 1773

Preparation of this entry

Post status: Published
Transcript by: Anthony Lynch
Author: Tony Lynch
Checked by: Cynthia Robinson
Date posted: 12th November 2012
Date modified: 24th April 2014

Comments

In addition to the probate clause, the will had the following text appended: 'February 22nd 1773  William Newell the Brother and sole Executor in this Will named was sworn to the Truth thereof and as usual Before me S. Forster Surrogate    The Testatrix died in Sepr Aug[us]t last a Spinster'

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