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Will of William Barlow

Occupation

  • 404: General Labourer (unspecified)

Location

Labourer of Henley upon Thames

Document reference: ORO MSS Oxon Wills 118/4/41
First date: 19 February 1773
Probate date: 20 November 1773
Probate court: Oxford

Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.

Executor: Mary Davis
(to have 2 years rent from William Higgs tenement to compensate for paying quit rent to 1772 and paying for funeral)
Witness: William Cooper
Witness: Rich[ard] Swallow
Witness: Ester Randall
Court Official: John Cox
(Bachelor of Laws Clerk Surrogate)
Court Official: Thomas Bever
(Doctor of Laws Official Principal of the Revd the Archdeacon of the Archdeaconry of Oxford)
Court Official: John Cox
(Surrogate of Thomas Bever)

Bequests

To: William Davis (Son in law)

I give to my son in law William Davis the property I now live in, all the household goods and furniture, and my clothing.  

Bequest Types

Location of property

Names

To: Mary Davis (Daughter)

I give my daughter Mary Davis the wife of Thomas Davis the property now occupied by William Higgs  

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To: William Davis (Son in law)

In consideration of William Davis paying the Quit Rent in full for two years and for paying my funeral expenses I give to William Davis two years rent of the property now in the occupation of William Higgs.  

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Transcript

0001: In The Name of God Amen I William Barlow of Henley
0002: upon Themes in the Countey of oxford Laberer being of ould Aage and Wheke
0003: in Strength But parfect of Sound Mind and Memery praised be to God for the Same
0004: I do hereby revoke all Former Wills made by me and do Declare this to be My
0005: Last Will and Testiment also I Will and Direct that all my Just Dets and Funerell
0006: be payed I Give Devise and bequeth unto My Loving and Beloved Son In law
0007: William Davis The Hous or Tenement I Now Live in With The Garden Now
0008: Belongin thare unto all The Hous Hold Goods and Furnture of Everey Kind
0009: Likewis My Wharing Aparell of all Kinds and unto My Said Sun Inlaw William
0010: Davis Also I Give Devise and bequeth onto My Loving and Beloved Dafter
0011: Marey Davis The Whife of Thimos Davis The Tenement Now in the occpation
0012: of William Higgs with the Garden Now belonging to it I apoint William
0013: Davis My Sun Inlaw Full and Hole Executer and on Consideratision of
0014: William Davis paying the Quit Rent in Full two 1772 and for being at
0015: The Exspence of My Funerell I Here Give and Devise Two yeares Rent
0016: of the said Tenement as[↑now] in the occpatision of William Higgs and
0017: After my Deth and after the Two yeares then Marey Davis Will be
0018: Full purseser of it and [↑after] Her Deth To Dispose of it as Marey Davis
0019: Shall Think proper In Wittiness Whareof I the Saide William
0020: Barlow the Testater Have to This my Will in one Sheet of paper
0021: Set my Hand and Seale This Nintenth Day of Feberery in the year
0022: of the Lord one Thousand Seven Hundered and Seventey Three
0023: Sealed and Sined and delivered
0024: The 19 Day of Febeuery 1773
0025: William Cooper
0026: Rich[ard] Swallow
0027: Ester Randall
0028: The Mark X of William Barlow
0029:

Preparation of this entry

Post status: Published
Transcript by: Adele
Author: Adele
Checked by: Anthony Lynch
Date posted: 15th November 2012
Date modified: 08th February 2014
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