Will of Thomas Rakestraw
Occupation
- 282: Tailor
Location
Tailor of Henley upon Thames
| Document reference: | ORO MSS Oxon Wills 147/3/17 |
| First date: | 17 December 1720 |
| Probate date: | 02 October 1721 |
| Probate court: | Ewelme |
Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.
| Executrix: | Ann Rakestraw |
| Witness: | Thomas Barrett |
| Witness: | Thomas Rackstrow |
| (Juner. added after surname) | |
| Witness: | Ann Rackstrow |
| Court Official: | Aaron Baker |
| (MA) | |
| Court Official: | Thomas Stafford |
| (Doctor of Laws) |
Bequests
To: Thomas Rakestraw (Son)
One shilling to son Thomas Rakestraw
Bequest Types
Names
To: Willam Rakestraw (Son)
One shilling to son Willam Rakestraw
Bequest Types
Names
To: Elizabeth Rakestraw (Daughter)
One shilling to daughter Elizabeth Rakestraw
Bequest Types
Names
To: Ann Rakestraw (Daughter)
One shilling to daughter Ann Rakestraw
Bequest Types
Names
To: Marey Rakestraw (Daughter)
One shilling to daughter Marey Rakestraw
Bequest Types
Names
To: Ann Rakestraw (Wife)
All the goods, chattels and implements remaining to wife Ann Rakestraw
Bequest Types
Names
Transcript
| 0001: | In the name of God Amen The seven Tenth Daey of December in the Sixt yeare of |
| 0002: | The Reigne of our Soveren Lord King Gorg The First By the Grace of God of |
| 0003: | Gret Britten franc and Iorland King Defender of The faith Anno Domi[ni] 1720 |
| 0004: | I Thomas Rakestraw of Henly Tayler In The Countey of oxson being weake |
| 0005: | In body But of asound Mind and in perfect Remembrance I praise all Mightey god |
| 0006: | Tharefore yet Knowing That Deth to all Men Is Most cetaine The manner time |
| 0007: | And place Thare of uncertain I doe Make and order This My last will and Testement |
| 0008: | In Maner and forme following Reconing Disnnoling and Making void all former |
| 0009: | wills and Testements by me here at aney Tyme heretofore made first and |
| 0010: | princapey I commend My soull to Allmighty [↑god] hoo Gave it me and my body I |
| 0011: | Commend to the earth to bee decently buried and as for My Goods and chattells |
| 0012: | I give and dispoase Thareof as follows Item I give my Sonn Thomas Rakestraw |
| 0013: | one Shellen of englesh money I allso give to My Sonn willam Rakestraw one shelen |
| 0014: | I allso Give to My Dafter Elizabeth Rakeestraw one shellen I allso give to my Dafte |
| 0015: | Ann Rakestraw one Shellen I allso give too My Dafter Marey Rakestraw one shelen |
| 0016: | Allso give too My Dere |
| 0017: | and Chattells that Shall remein And I Dooe Apoint hir My full and holle |
| 0018: | Exseters to porses all My goods And Iimplement This being my last will and |
| 0019: | Testement In witnes whareof I The seid Thomas Rakestraw to this my last |
| 0020: | will and testement here put my hand and sealle the Day and yeare |
| 0021: | first a fore written |
| 0022: | Tho[mas] Rackstraw T His marke |
| 0023: | Signed selled publeshed and delivered |
| 0024: | by the Said Thomas Rakestraw as his last will |
| 0025: | And Testament in the presenc of and |
| 0026: | attested allsoe in his presenc by us |
| 0027: | Thomas Barrett |
| 0028: | Thomas Rackstrow Juner |
| 0029: | Ann Rackstrow |
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Preparation of this entry
| Post status: | Published |
| Transcript by: | Adele |
| Author: | Adele |
| Checked by: | Anthony Lynch |
| Date posted: | 10th January 2013 |
| Date modified: | 11th May 2014 |
Comments
The photocopy from which this transcript was made appears in places to have lost the extreme right-hand edge