Will of Jenkin Owen
Occupation
- 017: Clergyman (Established Church)
Location
Clerk of Henley upon Thames
| Document reference: | TNA PROB 11/774 |
| First date: | 06 May 1749 |
| Probate date: | 25 October 1749 |
| Probate court: | Not stated |
Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.
| Executrix: | Katherine Owen |
| (Wife of Testator. Died before she could execute his will.) | |
| Other: | Emanuel Gunnis |
| (Administrator of will, executor named in will of the deceased executrix) | |
| Witness: | Thomas Pardo |
| Witness: | Richard Bullock |
| Witness: | Thomas Newell |
| Witness: | Lovelace Hercy |
Bequests
To: Thomas Owen (Brother)
I give to my brother Thomas Owen and his wife one guinea each to buy them a ring.
Bequest Types
Names
To: John Owen
To the Reverend Mr John Owen Chancellor of Bangor and his wife I give one guinea each to buy them a ring, and also desire him to pay the remainder of the money that I laid out for him in Oxford to my executrix.
Bequest Types
Names
To: Dr Pardo; Edward Jones; Thomas Howell; James Lambden (Friends)
I give to my good friends Dr Pardo, Edward Jones, and to Thomas Howell and James Lambden both of Henley, one guinea each to buy them a Ring.
Bequest Types
Names
To: Katherine Owen; Edward Jones; Thomas Owen (Wife)
I give to my friend Edward Jones his choice of my books, of which he does not have duplicates, after my executrix [Katherine Owen] has made her choice ; the remainder I give to my Brother Thomas Owen if he wishes to accept them. My manuscripts I commit wholly to the discretion of Mr Jones.
Bequest Types
Names
To: Katherine Owen (Wife)
I give to my wife Katherine Owen my estate called Erw Slater in Moorog Street in Llanffwrog, Denbighshire in Wales, subject to payment of my just debts. I impose the condition that she shall dispose of this by her will, but if she should die intestate, then it should pass to my natural heirs.
Bequest Types
Location of property
Names
To: Katherine Owen (Wife)
The residue of my real and personal estate, after payment of my just debts, legacies and funeral expenses, I give to my wife Katherine Owen.
Bequest Types
Names
Transcript
| 0001: | In the Name of God Amen |
| 0002: | I Jenkin Owen of Henley upon Thames in the County of |
| 0003: | Oxford Clerk being weak in Body but of sound mind |
| 0004: | memory and Understanding (thanks be given to Almighty |
| 0005: | God for the same) being willing to settle my Affairs do |
| 0006: | make pubish and declare this my last Will and Testament |
| 0007: | in manner and form following I give to my Brother |
| 0008: | Thomas Owen and his Wife One Guinea each to buy |
| 0009: | them a Ring And to the Reverend Mr John Owen |
| 0010: | Chancellor of Bangor and his Wife One Guinea each for |
| 0011: | the like purpose and at the same time desiring the said |
| 0012: | Mr Chancellor Owen to pay the remainder of the money |
| 0013: | that I laid out for him in Oxford to my Executrix herein |
| 0014: | after named I also give to my good friends Dr Pardo and |
| 0015: | also to Mr Edward Jones one Guinea each to buy each |
| 0016: | of them a Ring and to Mr Thomas Howell and Mr |
| 0017: | James Lambden both of Henley one Guinea each to |
| 0018: | buy them a Ring I also give to my very good and |
| 0019: | worthy old Friend Mr Edward Jones such of my Books |
| 0020: | as he shall Choose of which he has not Duplicates |
| 0021: | after my Executrix hereafter named has made Choice |
| 0022: | of what She pleases to take and the remainder I give |
| 0023: | to my Brother Thomas Owen if he pleases to accept |
| 0024: | of the same and as to my Manuscripts I commit them |
| 0025: | wholly to the discretion of my good friend Mr Jones |
| 0026: | upon whose Judgment I have great reason to rely I |
| 0027: | give devise and bequeath to my dear and loving Wife |
| 0028: | Katherine Owen and her Heirs for ever All that my |
| 0029: | Estate commonly Called or known by the name of Erw |
| 0030: | Slater with two little Tenements upon the same and a |
| 0031: | Garden and about fifteen handsome Wallnutt Trees upon |
| 0032: | the Premisses scituate and being in Moorog Street in |
| 0033: | the Parish of Llanffwrog in the County of Denbigh in |
| 0034: | Wales together with all the Appurtenances to the |
| 0035: | same belonging To hold to my said Wife and her Heirs |
| 0036: | for ever Upon this express Condition nevertheless that |
| 0037: | She my said Wife do and shall dispose of the same by |
| 0038: | Will but in case should depart this life Intestate |
| 0039: | Then and in such case I hereby give devise and bequeath |
| 0040: | all my said Estates in Wales To my Right Heirs for |
| 0041: | ever All my said Reall Estate to be Subject and liable |
| 0042: | to the payment of all my just Debts with the payment |
| 0043: | whereof I hereby expressly Charge the same It is my |
| 0044: | desire to be buried under the Communion Table at Peppard |
| 0045: | if it may be permitted and it is thought proper so to be and |
| 0046: | in case it should be thought Convenient and secure for the |
| 0047: | Chancell I would willingly have a Vault made All the rest |
| 0048: | and residue of my Real and Personal Estate whatsoever |
| 0049: | and wheresoever after payment of my just Debts Legacies |
| 0050: | and Funeral expences I hereby give devise and bequeath to |
| 0051: | my dear and loving Wife Katherine Owen and to Heirs |
| 0052: | and Assigns for ever And make and appoint her my said |
| 0053: | Wife full and whole Executrix of this my last Will and |
| 0054: | Testament And In Testimony that this Writing is and |
| 0055: | Contains my last Will and Testament I the said Jenkin |
| 0056: | Owen have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this sixth |
| 0057: | day of May in the Year of Our Lord One thousand seven |
| 0058: | hundred and forty nine |
| 0059: | |
| 0060: | Jenkin Owen |
| 0061: | |
| 0062: | Signed Sealed |
| 0063: | Published and Declared by the Testator Jenkin Owen as |
| 0064: | and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of Us |
| 0065: | who have Subscribed Our names as Witnesses in his |
| 0066: | presence |
| 0067: | |
| 0068: | Tho[mas] Pardo |
| 0069: | Rich[ar]d Bullock |
| 0070: | Tho[ma]s Newell |
| 0071: | Lovelace Hercy |
Preparation of this entry
| Post status: | Published |
| Transcript by: | the author |
| Author: | Tony Lynch |
| Checked by: | Cynthia Robinson |
| Date posted: | 22nd April 2013 |
| Date modified: | 30th April 2014 |
Comments
Administration was granted to Emanuel Gunnis, executor of the will of Katherine Owen, the widow of the testator, who survived him, but died before taking on the execution of his will. Administration was granted to both Wills on the same date.