Will of Edward Cook
Occupation
- 414: Status only, no stated occupation. Use for Widow, Gentleman, Esquire, Indweller etc., if no occupation is given.
Location
indweller of Henley-upon Thames
| Document reference: | ORO MSS Wills Oxon 15/3/5 |
| First date: | 18 July 1713 |
| Probate date: | 24 May 1714 |
| Probate court: | Henley |
Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.
| Executor: | Hannah Cook |
| (Testator's wife and beneficiary) | |
| Witness: | Richard Woodall |
| (Occupation - Maltster) | |
| Witness: | Francis Carter |
| (Occupation - Carpenter) | |
| Witness: | Peter Paterson |
| (Minister in Henley (Independent Chapel in Rotherfield Greys)) | |
| Court Official: | Charles Talbot |
| Court Official: | George Cooper |
Bequests
To: George Jimmet of Sheplack Row
[unspecified number of] houses belonging to me in New Street in Henley to : Wm Benwell in Peppard Green George Jimmet in Sheplack Row and Henrie Green in Henley
Bequest Types
Location of property
To: Henrie Green of Henley
[unspecified number of ] houses belonging to me in New Street in Henley to : Wm Benwell in Peppard Green George Jimmet in Sheplack Row and Henrie Green in Henley
Bequest Types
Location of property
To: Edward Cook's mother (Mother)
to my mother if she be alive one shilling sterling
Bequest Types
To: Edward Cook's three sisters - each of them (Sisters)
one shilling sterling to each my three sisters
Bequest Types
To: William Benwell
[unspecified number of] houses in New Street Henley to Wm Benwell in Peppard Green George Jimmet in Sheplack Row and Henrie Green in Henley
Bequest Types
Location of property
Transcript
| 0001: | I Edward Cook indweller in Henly upon Thames in ye |
| 0002: | Countie of Oxford Being apprehensive of my departure out of |
| 0003: | this world and being desyrous to settle my worldly estate |
| 0004: | do by ys my Last will and Testament nominat and appoint |
| 0005: | my dearly beloved wife Hannah Cook my executrix willing |
| 0006: | her to possesse and injoy al my estate Heritable and Movable |
| 0007: | together at pains to her to call for all debts and summes of |
| 0008: | Monney due to me by whatsoever person or persons and after |
| 0009: | the payment of ye charge of my funerall & debts due by me |
| 0010: | to Imploy ym for her oun use And yt al ye days of her |
| 0011: | life And after her decease I will ye houses only |
| 0012: | belonging to me heritably in New Street in Henley |
| 0013: | afores[ai]d to be injoyed and possest heritably by ye persons |
| 0014: | underwritten viz W[illia]m Benwell in Peppard Green |
| 0015: | George Jimmet in Sheplack Row and Henrie Green in |
| 0016: | Henley fors[ai]d w[i]t[h] pouer to them to Imploy ye Rents of |
| 0017: | ye Houses afores[ai]d for their oun proper use, As also |
| 0018: | I will my executrix afores[ai]d to pay to my mother if shee |
| 0019: | be alive and to my three sisters each of them on shilling |
| 0020: | sterling monney to be payd to them by my executrix |
| 0021: | afores[ai]d w[i]t[h]in a year after my decease an ever it may |
| 0022: | please God it shall be if it be required by them |
| 0023: | In witnesse where of I have subscribed this my Last |
| 0024: | will and Testament this Eighteenth day of July |
| 0025: | |
| 0026: | before these Witnesses Richard Woodall Maltster |
| 0027: | Francis Carter Carpenter both in Henley and |
| 0028: | Peter Paterson minister in Henley |
| 0029: | |
| 0030: | Edw[ar]d Cooke |
| 0031: | |
| 0032: | P. Paterson Witnesse |
| 0033: | Richard Woodall Wittness |
| 0034: | Frances Carter Witness |
Preparation of this entry
| Post status: | Published |
| Transcript by: | Hilary |
| Author: | Hilary Fisher |
| Checked by: | Cynthia Robinson |
| Date posted: | 02nd November 2012 |
| Date modified: | 23rd April 2014 |
Comments
Seal apparently covered for protection.