Will of Francis Holden
Occupation
- 404: General Labourer (unspecified)
Location
Labourer of Henley upon Thames
| Document reference: | MS Oxon Wills 35/2/30 |
| First date: | 19 April 1718 |
| Probate date: | 23 May 1718 |
| Probate court: | Henley upon Thames |
Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.
| Executrix: | Mary Horne |
| (Daughter of the testator) | |
| Witness: | Thomas Corderoy |
| Witness: | John Doe |
| Witness: | Abell Dee |
| Court Official: | George Cooper |
| Court Official: | Charles Talbot |
| Court Official: | John Irish |
| (Doctor of Laws) |
Bequests
To: Mary Horne (Daughter)
I give to my daughter Mary Horne wife of James Horne the house in which I now live in Henley upon Thames
Location of property
Names
To: Francis Holden (Son)
I give to my son Francis Holden the sum of fifty pounds to be paid to him within two months after my death out of the sum of sixty pounds owing to me upon bond from [left blank] Beedle of Rotherfield Peppard yeoman
Bequest Types
Names
To: William Holden (Grand son)
I give to my grandson William Holden, son of my son Francis Holden, and to the six children of my son in law James Horne twenty shillings each
Bequest Types
Names
To: Francis Holden ; Mary Horne (Children)
I give all my household goods to my son Francis Holden and daughter Mary Horne in equal shares
Bequest Types
Names
To: Mary Horne (Daughter)
The residue of my goods, after payment of debts and funeral expenses, I give to my daughter Mary Horne
Bequest Types
Names
Transcript
| 0001: | In the Name of God Amen I Francis Holden of Henley upon Thames in the County of |
| 0002: | Oxon labourer being sicke & weake but of Sound mind & understanding Doe make publish & declare this |
| 0003: | my Last will & Testament in manner & forme following And first & principally I comend my Soul into the |
| 0004: | hands of Almighty God trusting through the Meritts & mediac[i]on of my Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ to have |
| 0005: | remission of all my Sins & so to be made partaker of Everlasting life And my body I Comitt to the Earth to |
| 0006: | be decently buryed att the discretion of my Executrix herein after named And as for my worldly Estate |
| 0007: | which the Lord out of his Mercy hath bestowed upon me I Give & dispose thereof as followeth Impri[mi]s |
| 0008: | I Give & devise unto my Daughter Mary Horne wife of James Horne the House orchard Garden & |
| 0009: | appurten[an]ces wherein I now live in Henley upon Thames afores[ai]d To hold unto my Said Daughter Mary |
| 0010: | Horne & her heires for ever Item I give & devise unto my Son Francis Holden the Sum[m]e of Fifty |
| 0011: | pounds to be paid to him within two Months next after my decease out of the Sum[m]e of Sixty pounds which |
| 0012: | is owing to me upon Bond from [left blank] Beedle of Rotherfield peppard yeoman Item I give unto |
| 0013: | my Grandson William Holden Son of my Said Son Francis Holden the Sum[m]e of Twenty Shillings Item |
| 0014: | I give unto the Six Children of my Son in Law James Horne the Sum[m]e of Twenty Shillings a peice |
| 0015: | Item I give & devise all my household Goods whatsoever unto my Said Son Francis Holden & |
| 0016: | Daughter Mary Horne to be equally divided betweene them Share & Share alike Item all the rest |
| 0017: | & residue of my Goods & Chattells not before by me devised after payment of all my just debts & |
| 0018: | funerall Expences I give & devise unto my Said Daughter Mary Horne whome I make full & sole |
| 0019: | Executrix of this my last Will & Testament I revoke all wills by me formerly made And doe |
| 0020: | Declare this to be my last will & Testament onely And in Testimony thereof I the said Francis |
| 0021: | Holden have hereunto put my hand & Seale the Nineteenth day of Aprill in the yeare of our Lord |
| 0022: | God 1718 |
| 0023: | |
| 0024: | the marke of Francis X Holden |
| 0025: | |
| 0026: | Signed Sealed published & declared by |
| 0027: | the Testator Francis Holden as & for his |
| 0028: | last Will & Testam[en]t in pr[e]sence of us who |
| 0029: | subscribe our names in his pr[e]sence |
| 0030: | |
| 0031: | Tho[ma]s Corderoy |
| 0032: | John Doe |
| 0033: | Abell Dee |
Preparation of this entry
| Post status: | Published |
| Transcript by: | the author |
| Author: | Tony Lynch |
| Checked by: | Cynthia Robinson |
| Date posted: | 20th January 2013 |
| Date modified: | 01st April 2014 |
Comments
Seal covered probably for protection