Will of Edward Backhus
Occupation
- 325: Cooper, Hoop Maker, Bender
Location
Hoopshaver of Henley upon Thames
| Document reference: | TNA PROB 11/1060 |
| First date: | 13 December 1776 |
| Probate date: | 19 January 1780 |
| Probate court: | London |
Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.
| Witness: | Thomas Newell |
| Witness: | George Robinson |
| Witness: | John Roberts |
| Executrix: | Elizabeth Backhus |
| (Sister of testator) | |
| Executor: | George Avery |
| (referred to as George Avery the elder) | |
| Court Official: | Francis Simpson |
| Court Official: | Peter Calvert |
Bequests
To: Elizabeth Backhus (Sister)
To my sister Elizabeth Backhus for her life my property and three acres of land in Harpsden now occupied by Mrs. Green and after her death to George Avery the Elder and Elizabeth his wife for their lives and after their death to James and GeorgeAvery their sons
Bequest Types
Location of property
Names
To: Elizabeth Backhus (Sister)
To my sister Elizabeth Backhus my property and ten acres of land in Rotherfield Greys, now in the occupation of Thomas Powney, for her life and to pay my father in law James Piper of Basildon, Berks, three pounds three shillings per annum for his life out of the income, and after her decease to John Backhus, for his life, servant to Sir William East of Hall Place, Burchetts Green, Berks, subject to the payment of the annuity to my father in law and to be charged with the payment of twenty pounds to George Avery. After the death of John Backhus, all the property and land to pass to his eldest living son or daughter if no son(s) alive
Bequest Types
Location of property
Names
To: Elizabeth Backhus (Sister)
To my sister Elizabeth Backhus, for her life, the property in Henley now occupied by me, and after her death to George Avery the Elder and Elizabeth his wife and after their deaths to James and George Avery, their sons
Bequest Types
Location of property
Names
To: George Avery; Elizabeth Avery
To George Avery the Elder, and Elizabeth his wife, my property adjoining the last mentioned one in Henley and all the rest of the property occupied by him for their lives, and after both their deaths to their sons James and George Avery
Bequest Types
Location of property
Names
To: Sarah Bawtree (God daughter)
To my God-daughter Sarah Bawtree, daughter of William Bawtree, one guinea
Bequest Types
Names
To: Elizabeth Backhus; George Avery
To my sister Elizabeth Backhus and George Avery, the Elder, all the rest and residue
Bequest Types
Names
Transcript
| 0001: | In the name of God Amen |
| 0002: | I Edward Backhus of Henley upon Thames in |
| 0003: | the County of Oxford Hoopshaver being of sound Mind |
| 0004: | Memory and understanding considering the uncertainty |
| 0005: | of this Transitory Life and being desirous to settle my |
| 0006: | affairs do therefore make publish and declare this |
| 0007: | my last Will and Testament in manner and form |
| 0008: | following First and principally I recommend my Soul |
| 0009: | into the hands of Almighty God who gave it hoping |
| 0010: | through the Merits and Intercession of my Lord and |
| 0011: | Saviour Jesus Christ to have remission of my Sins and |
| 0012: | to be made partaker of Eternal Life my Body I |
| 0013: | committ to the Earth from whence it came to be |
| 0014: | decently Buried in the Church yard of the Parish of |
| 0015: | Rotherfield Grayes in the said County of Oxford |
| 0016: | and as for such wordly Estate and Goods as God in |
| 0017: | his mercy has bestowed on me I give and dispose thereof |
| 0018: | as followeth I give and bequeath unto my Sister |
| 0019: | Elizabeth Backhus of Henley upon Thames aforesaid |
| 0020: | Spinster all that Messuage or Tenement with the |
| 0021: | Barn Stable Garden Orchard Outhouses and Buildings |
| 0022: | thereunto belonging and also three acres of Land and all |
| 0023: | my Hereditaments and Premises situate in the Parish |
| 0024: | of Harpsden otherwise Harding in the County of Oxford |
| 0025: | now in the occupation of Mrs Green To hold to my |
| 0026: | said Sister Elizabeth Backhus and her assigns for and |
| 0027: | during the term of her natural Life and from and after |
| 0028: | her decease I give and bequeath the same and every |
| 0029: | part thereof unto George Avery the Elder of Henley |
| 0030: | upon Thames aforesaid Hoopmaker and Elizabeth his |
| 0031: | Wife and the survivor of them [↑for and during their natural |
| 0032: | Li[?ves] and the Life of the longest Liver of them] and from and after the |
| 0033: | decease of the survivor of them the said George Avery |
| 0034: | the Elder and Elizabeth his wife I give devise and |
| 0035: | bequeath the same premisses and every part thereof |
| 0036: | unto James Avery and George Avery sons of the said |
| 0037: | George Avery the Elder to hold to them their Heirs |
| 0038: | and assigns for ever as Tenants in Common and not as |
| 0039: | joint Tenants also I give and bequeath to my said Sister |
| 0040: | Elizabeth Backhus all that my Messuage or Tenement |
| 0041: | with the Barns Stables Outhouses and Buildings together |
| 0042: | also with ten acres of Land and all other the Premisses |
| 0043: | thereunto belonging situate in the Parish of Rotherfield |
| 0044: | Grayes aforesaid now in the occupation of Thomas |
| 0045: | Powney to hold to my said Sister Elizabeth Backhus |
| 0046: | for and during the term of her natural life she paying |
| 0047: | thereout to my Father in law James Piper of Bassildon |
| 0048: | in the County of Berks Labourer during his natural |
| 0049: | Life the yearly sum of three pounds and three shillings |
| 0050: | of lawful Money of Great Britain by equal half |
| 0051: | yearly payments at Lady day and Michaelmas day in |
| 0052: | every year the first payment thereof to begin and be |
| 0053: | made on such of the said days as shall happen next |
| 0054: | after my decease and from and after the decease of |
| 0055: | my said Sister Elizabeth Backhus I give and bequeath |
| 0056: | the same Subject to the said Annuity to be paid to the |
| 0057: | said James Piper during his Life to John Backhus |
| 0058: | Servant to Sir William East of Hall Place in the |
| 0059: | County of Berks to hold to the said John Backhus for |
| 0060: | the term of his natural Life charged and chargeable |
| 0061: | nevertheless and I do charge the same with the |
| 0062: | payment of twenty pound to the said George Avery |
| 0063: | the Elder his Executors administrators or assigns |
| 0064: | within three years next after the decease of my |
| 0065: | said Sister and from and after the decease of the said |
| 0066: | John Backhus I give devise and bequeath the |
| 0067: | same and every part thereof to the eldest Son of the |
| 0068: | said John Backhus which shall be living at his decease |
| 0069: | to hold to him his Heirs and assigns for ever and if |
| 0070: | the said John Backhus shall happen to die not |
| 0071: | having any son at his decease then I give devise and |
| 0072: | bequeath the same to the eldest daughter of the |
| 0073: | said John Backhus which shall be living at his |
| 0074: | decease and to her Heirs and assigns for ever also |
| 0075: | I give and bequeath to my said Sister all that |
| 0076: | Messuage or Tenement with the Garden yard |
| 0077: | Workshop Outhouses and Buildings and all other |
| 0078: | the Premises now in my own occupation situate |
| 0079: | in the Parish of Henley upon Thames aforesaid to |
| 0080: | hold to my said Sister Elizabeth Backhus for and |
| 0081: | during the term of her natural Life and from and |
| 0082: | after her decease I give and bequeath the same |
| 0083: | and every part thereof unto George Avery the |
| 0084: | Elder and Elizabeth his Wife and the survivor of them |
| 0085: | for and during their natural lives and the life of the |
| 0086: | longest liver of them and from and after the decease |
| 0087: | of the survivor of them the said George Avery the |
| 0088: | Elder and Elizabeth his Wife I give devise and |
| 0089: | bequeath the same Premises and every part thereof |
| 0090: | unto the said James Avery and George Avery sons |
| 0091: | of the said George Avery the Elder to hold to them |
| 0092: | their Heirs and assigns for ever as Tenants in |
| 0093: | Common and not as joint Tenants Also I give and |
| 0094: | bequeath to the said George Avery the Elder and |
| 0095: | Elizabeth his Wife all that my Messuage or |
| 0096: | Tenement adjoining to the last mentioned Messuage |
| 0097: | and all other my Premisses now in his Occupation |
| 0098: | situate in Henley upon Thames aforesaid to hold to |
| 0099: | the said George Avery the Elder and Elizabeth his Wife |
| 0100: | for and during the term of their natural Lives and |
| 0101: | the life of the longest liver of them and from and |
| 0102: | after the decease of the survivor of them the said |
| 0103: | George Avery the Elder and Elizabeth his wife I give |
| 0104: | devise and bequeath the same and every part and |
| 0105: | parcel thereof unto the said James Avery and George |
| 0106: | Avery Sons of the said George Avery the Elder to |
| 0107: | hold to them their Heirs Executors Administrators |
| 0108: | and assigns for ever as Tenants in common and not |
| 0109: | as joint Tenants also I give and bequeath to my |
| 0110: | God-daughter Sarah Bawtree daughter of |
| 0111: | William Bawtree one Guinea to be paid within |
| 0112: | one Month next after my decease And all the Rest |
| 0113: | and Residue of my Real Estate Goods Chattles Stock |
| 0114: | in Trade and all other my Estate and Effects whatsoever |
| 0115: | and wheresoever both Real and Personal my just |
| 0116: | debts being first paid and discharged I give devise and |
| 0117: | bequeath to my said Sister Elizabeth Backhus and |
| 0118: | the said George Avery the Elder to hold to them their |
| 0119: | Heirs Executors administrators and assigns for ever |
| 0120: | And Lastly I nominate and appoint the said Elizabeth |
| 0121: | Backhus and George Avery the Elder joint Executrix |
| 0122: | and Executor of this my Will hereby revoking disallowing |
| 0123: | and utterly xxx making void all former and other |
| 0124: | Will and Wills by me at any time heretofore made |
| 0125: | and do declare this and this only to be my last Will |
| 0126: | In Witness whereof I the said Edward Backhus the |
| 0127: | Testator have to this my last Will and Testament |
| 0128: | contained in four sheets of Paper to the three first |
| 0129: | Sheets set my Hand and to this last sheet thereof |
| 0130: | my hand and seal this thirteenth day of December |
| 0131: | in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred |
| 0132: | and seventy six |
| 0133: | |
| 0134: | Edw[ar]d Backhus [seal] |
| 0135: | Signed sealed |
| 0136: | published and declared by the said Edward Backhus |
| 0137: | the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament |
| 0138: | in the presence of us who in his presence at his |
| 0139: | request and in the presence of each other have |
| 0140: | subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto |
| 0141: | |
| 0142: | Tho[ma]s Newell |
| 0143: | George Robinson |
| 0144: | Jno Roberts |
Preparation of this entry
| Post status: | Published |
| Transcript by: | Hilary |
| Author: | Hilary Fisher |
| Checked by: | Cynthia Robinson |
| Date posted: | 09th April 2013 |
| Date modified: | 21st January 2014 |
Comments
Line 32 - the end of the line is outside the area of the photocopy George Avery the Elder was granted Probate as the surviving Executor