Will of Francis Carter
Occupation
- 168: Carpenter, Joiner
Location
Carpenter of Henley upon Thames
| Document reference: | ORO MSS Oxon Wills 122/3/8 |
| First date: | 02 July 1728 |
| Probate date: | 02 January 1729/30 |
| Probate court: | Henley |
Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.
| Executrix: | Dorothy Carter |
| Witness: | Joseph Sills |
| Witness: | Hen[r]y Wooldridge |
| Witness: | Mary Wooldridge |
| Court Official: | Geo[rge] Cooper |
| Court Official: | Henry Brooke |
Bequests
To: Dorothy Dean (Daughter)
To my daughter Dorothy Dean, wife of Thomas Dean, twenty shillings to be paid three months from my death
Bequest Types
Names
To: Elizabeth Finch (Daughter)
To my daughter Elizabeth Finch, wife of John Finch, twenty shillings to be paid three months after my death
Bequest Types
Names
To: Mary Carter (Daughter)
To my daughter Mary Carter twenty shillings to be paid three months after my death
Bequest Types
Names
To: Dorcas Carter (Daughter)
To my daughter Dorcas Carter twenty shillings to be paid three months after my death
Bequest Types
Names
To: Johanna Carter (Daughter)
To my daughter Johanna Carter twenty shillings to be paid three months after my death
Bequest Types
Names
To: Dorothy Carter (Wife)
To my wife Dorothy Carter all my messuage with tenancies where I now live in Henley with the outhouses, profits and commodities belonging and my household goods chattels and personal estate
Location of property
Names
Transcript
| 0001: | In the name of God Amen the Second day of July in the Second year of the reign of our |
| 0002: | Sovereign Lord George the Second by the grace of God of great Brittain France & Ireland King Defender of |
| 0003: | the Faith & Annoq[ue] D[omi]ni 1728: I Francis Carter of Henley uppon Thames in the County of Oxon Carpenter being |
| 0004: | very weak in body but of good Sound & disposeing mind & Memory (thanks be therefore given to Almighty God) doe |
| 0005: | make this my last will & testam[en]t in manner following (that is to say) First I com[m]itt my Soul into the hands |
| 0006: | of Almighty God hopeing through the Meritts of Jesus Christ my alone Savio[ur] & Redeemer to obtain |
| 0007: | everlasting life And as for my body I desire it may be decently buried att the discression of my executrix |
| 0008: | hereafter named And as for that worldly Estate w[hi]ch God of his infinite goodnes & Mercy has graciously |
| 0009: | Intrusted me w[i]th I dispose thereof as followeth Imprimis I give & bequeath unto my Daughter |
| 0010: | Dorothy Dean the wife of Thomas Dean the Sum[m]e of Twenty shillings to be paid unto her w[i]thin three moneths |
| 0011: | next after my Decease Item I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth Finch the wife of John Finch |
| 0012: | the Sum[m]e of Twenty shillings to be paid unto her w[ith]in three moneths next after my Decease Item I give |
| 0013: | & bequeath unto my daughter Mary Carter the Sum[m]e of Twenty shillings to be paid unto her w[ith]in three |
| 0014: | moneths next after my decease Item I give & bequeath unto my daughter Dorcas Carter the Sum[m]e |
| 0015: | of Twenty shillings to be paid unto her within three moneths next after my decease Item I give and |
| 0016: | bequeath unto my Daughter Johanna Carter the Sum[m]e of Twenty shillings to be paid unto her within three |
| 0017: | moneths next after my Decease Item I give & bequeath unto my Dear & loveing wife Dorothy Carter |
| 0018: | All that my Messuage or Tenem[en]t w[i]th thapp[ur]tenancies wherein I now dwell scituate & being in Henley uppon |
| 0019: | Thames in the said County of Oxon Together with all outhouses profitts & Com[m]odityes thereunto belongeing |
| 0020: | and all & every my household goods chattells & personall estate whatsover of what nature kind or |
| 0021: | quality soever To hold to her the said Dorothy Carter (my said wife) her heires executo[rs] and admi[nistrato]rs |
| 0022: | forever And I doe hereby make nominate and ordain my said wife Dorothy Carter full & sole |
| 0023: | executrix of this my last will & Testa[men]t And I doe order and direct my said wife Dorothy Carter to pay all |
| 0024: | my just debts w[hi]ch I shall owe unto any person or persons whatsoever att the time of my Decease out of my |
| 0025: | reall & personall estate And I doe charge my reall & personall estate w[i]th the paym[en]t thereof accordingly |
| 0026: | In witness whereof I the said Francis Carter the Testator have to this my last will & testam[en]t putt my |
| 0027: | hand & seal this day & year first above written |
| 0028: | |
| 0029: | Franciss Carter |
| 0030: | Signed sealed published & declared by the said Francis |
| 0031: | Carter the Testato[r] as & for his last will & testam[en]t in the |
| 0032: | p[re]sence of us who subscribed our name as witnesses |
| 0033: | hereunto in the p[re]sence of the s[ai]d Testato[r] |
| 0034: | |
| 0035: | Joseph Sills |
| 0036: | Hen[r]y: Wooldridge |
| 0037: | Mary Wooldridge |
Preparation of this entry
| Post status: | Published |
| Transcript by: | Viv Greenwood |
| Author: | Viv Greenwood |
| Checked by: | Cynthia Robinson |
| Date posted: | 22nd January 2013 |
| Date modified: | 23rd April 2014 |