Will of Anne Winter
Occupation
- 414: Status only, no stated occupation. Use for Widow, Gentleman, Esquire, Indweller etc., if no occupation is given.
Location
Widow of Henley upon Thames
| Document reference: | ORO MSS Oxon Wills 74/3/31 |
| First date: | 02 October 1767 |
| Probate date: | 11 August 1775 |
| Probate court: | Oxford |
Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.
| Executrix: | Elizabeth Ayres |
| (Daughter of testatrix) | |
| Executrix: | Martha Winter |
| (Daughter of testatrix) | |
| Witness: | John Merrell |
| Witness: | William Hale |
| Witness: | Francis Lilly |
| Court Official: | John Cox |
| (Clerk surrogate) | |
| Court Official: | Benjamin Wheeler |
| (D.D. Vicar General Official Principal and Commissary of the Bishop of Oxford) | |
| Court Official: | Robert Lowth |
| (Bishop of Oxford) |
Bequests
To: John Winter (Son)
I give to my son John Winter the sum of one shilling and no more
Bequest Types
Names
To: Ann Winter (Daughter)
I give to my daughter Ann ?[Winter] the sum of one shilling and no more
Bequest Types
Names
To: Fennel Winter (Son)
I give to my son Fennel Winter one feather bed, bolster and two pillows
Bequest Types
Names
To: Frances Jane Ayres (Daughter in law)
I bequeath to Frances Jane Ayres the bed that was her father's
Bequest Types
Names
To: Elizabeth Ayres; Martha Winter (Daughters)
I bequeath to my daughters Elizabeth Ayres and Martha Winter my property in which I now live in Duke Street in Henley upon Thames in equal shares, but if my daughter Elizabeth Ayres remarries, then I bequeath her share of the property to Frances Jane Ayres.
Bequest Types
Location of property
Names
To: Elizabeth Ayres; Martha Winter (Daughters)
The residue of my personal estate I give to my daughters Elizabeth Ayres and Martha Winter in equal shares
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Transcript
| 0001: | In the Name of God Amen I Ann Winter of Henley |
| 0002: | upon Thames in the County of Oxford Widow being Weak in Body but of Sound mind memory |
| 0003: | and Understanding praised be God for the same but calling to mind the Uncertainty of this |
| 0004: | Life do for the Settling and Disposing of the Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to |
| 0005: | bless me make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner Following (that is to say) |
| 0006: | First I Commend my Soul unto God that Gave it and my Body to the Earth to be Decently Interred |
| 0007: | at the Discretion of my Executrixes hereinafter named Also I will and Direct that all my |
| 0008: | Just Debts and Funeral Expences shall be fully paid and satisfied Also I Give and Bequeath |
| 0009: | unto my Son John Winter the Sum of One Shilling and no more Also I Give and Bequeath |
| 0010: | unto my Daughter Ann the Sum of One Shilling and no more Also I Give and Bequeath |
| 0011: | unto my Son Fennel Winter One Feather Bed Bolster and Two Pillows Also I Give and bequeath |
| 0012: | unto Frances Jane Ayres the Bed that was her Fathers Also I Give Devise and bequeath unto |
| 0013: | my Daughters Elizabeth Ayres and Martha Winter their Heirs and Assigns for ever All that my |
| 0014: | Messuage or Tenement wherein I now live scituate and being in Duke Street in Henley upon |
| 0015: | Thames aforesaid Equally to be Divided between them share and share alike But in Case |
| 0016: | my said Daughter Elizabeth Ayres shall happen to Marry Again Then and in such Case I |
| 0017: | Give Devise and bequeath the part of my s[ai]d Messuage or Tenement so bequeathed by me |
| 0018: | unto her Unto and to the Use of the said Frances Jane Ayres her Heirs and Assigns for ever |
| 0019: | and as to all the Rest and Residue of my Houshold Goods and Implements of Houshold |
| 0020: | Linnen Goods Chattels and all other my personal Estate not hereinbefore by me Disposed of |
| 0021: | I Give the same and every part thereof unto my said Daughters Elizabeth Ayres and Martha |
| 0022: | Winter their Executors Administrators and Assigns for ever Equally to be divided between them |
| 0023: | share and share alike and So hereby Ordain Constitute and appoint the said Elizabeth Ayres |
| 0024: | and Martha Winter Joint Executrixes of this my Will hereby Revoking and making Void all |
| 0025: | Former and other Wills by me made any time heretofore made I do declare that this and no other |
| 0026: | is my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I the said Ann Winter the Testatrix have to |
| 0027: | this my Will set my Hand and Seal this second Day of October in the Year of our Lord One Thousand |
| 0028: | Seven Hundred and Sixty Seven |
| 0029: | |
| 0030: | Anne Winter [Seal] |
| 0031: | |
| 0032: | Signed Sealed published and Declared by the said |
| 0033: | Ann Winter the Testatrix as and for her last Will and Testament |
| 0034: | in the presence of Us who at her Request in her presence |
| 0035: | and in the presence of each other have Subscribed our Names |
| 0036: | as Witnesses thereunto |
| 0037: | |
| 0038: | John Merrell |
| 0039: | William Hale |
| 0040: | Fra[nci]s Lilly |
Preparation of this entry
| Post status: | Published |
| Transcript by: | the author |
| Author: | Tony Lynch |
| Checked by: | Cynthia Robinson |
| Date posted: | 21st January 2013 |
| Date modified: | 02nd July 2014 |
Comments
In addition to the probate clause, the will had the following text appended: 'August 11th 1775 Martha Winter Spinster the daughter of the deceased and surviving Executrix in this Will named was sworn to the Truth thereof and as usual Before me J. Cox Surr[ogate] The Testatrix died a Widow'