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Will of George Hyde

Occupation

  • 321: Timber dealer

Location

Timber Dealer of Henley upon Thames

Document reference: TNA PROB 11/1260
First date: 10 June 1793
Probate date: 16 May 1795
Probate court: London

Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.

Executor: George Hyde
Relationship: Son
Other: George Hyde
Relationship: Son
(Trustee with Richard Rickford)
Other: Richard Rickford
Relationship: Son in law
(Trustee with George Hyde)
Witness: Thomas Cooper
(Of Henley upon Thames)
Witness: John Roberts
(Clerk to Thomas Cooper)
Witness: Thomas Osmond
Court Official: George Harris
(Doctor of Laws Surrogate of the Court of Canterbury)
Court Official: William Wynne
(Doctor of Laws of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Knight)

Bequests

To: George Hyde (Son)

I give to my son George Hyde my property in the parish of Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, and also all my woodland in the same parish and the parish of Rotherfield Peppard, Oxfordshire, which I bought from Mr Jemmett

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To: John Hyde (Son)

I give to my son John Hyde my property in New Street, Henley upon Thames, now occupied by Mr Braund

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To: John Hyde (Son)

I give to my son John Hyde three hundred and twenty five pounds, which with the seventy five pounds I gave him earlier will make four hundred pounds

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To: Mary Edgerly (Daughter)

I give to my son George Hyde and my son in law Richard Rickford of Henley upon Thames, grocer, one hundred and fifty pounds to invest as soon as convenient after my death in government or other securities, other than annuities for lives or fixed term securities, or on real securities at interest and to pay the income from it to my daughter Mary Edgerly, or a person or persons she may appoint.  I also give to George Hyde and Richard Rickford my property in New Street in Henley upon Thames which I bought from Mr Joseph Jackson in trust for her lifetime and immediately after her death as she shall direct in her will, or, failing this, to her natural heirs. Neither the pecuniary legacy nor the property nor income from it shall be subject to the control of her present or any future husband.

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To: Elizabeth Rivers (Daughter)

I give to my daughter Elizabeth Rivers thirty nine pounds, which with the sum of three hundred and sixty one pounds I gave her earlier will make four hundred pounds

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To: Sarah Rickford (Daughter)

I give to my daughter Sarah Rickford three hundred pounds, which with the one hundred pounds I gave her earlier will make four hundred pounds

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To: Elizabeth Edgerly (Grand daughter)

I give to my granddaughter Elizabeth Edgerly one hundred pounds

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To: Grandchildren Rivers; Richard Rickford; Sophia Rickford (Grand children)

I give to my three grandchildren, children of my daughter Elizabeth Rivers, and my two grandchildren Richard and Sophia Rickford, ten pounds each to be paid to them when they respectively reach the ages of twenty one

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To: George Hyde; John Hyde (Sons)

I give to my sons George Hyde and John Hyde all my clothing in equal shares

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To: George Hyde; John Hyde; Mary Edgerly, Elizabeth Rivers, Sarah Rickford (Children)

I give to my children George Hyde, John Hyde, Mary Edgerly, Elizabeth Rivers and Sarah Rickford all my household furniture, plate, china and linen in equal shares

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To: George Hyde (Son)

The residue of my estate I give to my son George Hyde

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Transcript

0001: In the Name of God Amen
0002: I George Hyde of Henley upon Thames in the County
0003: of Oxford Timber Dealer being of sound and disposing
0004: mind memory and understanding Do make
0005: publish and declare my last Will and Testament
0006: in manner and form following (that is to say)
0007: First I commend my Soul into the hands of
0008: Almighty God who gave it and my body I
0009: commit to the Earth to be decently buried at the
0010: discretion of my Executor herein after named And
0011: as to the Worldly Estate and Effects wherewith it
0012: hath pleased God to bless me I dispose thereof as
0013: follows (that is to say) I give and devise unto my
0014: Son George Hyde All that my Messuage or Tenement
0015: Land and Premises situate in the Parish of Rotherfield
0016: Grays in the said County of Oxford And also all that my
0017: Woodland in the Parish of Rotherfield Grays aforesaid
0018: and the Parish of Rotherfield Peppard in the said County
0019: which I purchased of Mr Jemmett with their respective
0020: appurtenances To hold the same unto and to the use
0021: of my said Son George Hyde his Heirs and Assigns for
0022: ever Also I give and devise unto my Son John Hyde All
0023: that my Messuage or Tenement situated in New Street
0024: in Henley upon Thames aforesaid now in the occupation
0025: of Mr Braund with the Appurtenances To hold the
0026: same unto and to the use of my said Son John Hyde
0027: his Heirs and Assigns for ever Also I give and bequeath
0028: unto my said Son John Hyde the sum of Three hundred
0029: and twenty five pounds of lawful money of Great
0030: Britain which with the sum of Seventy five pounds
0031: which I have before given him will make the sum of
0032: Four hundred pounds Also I give and bequeath unto
0033: my said Son George Hyde and my Son in Law Richard
0034: Rickford of Henley upon Thames aforesaid Grocer their
0035: Executors and Administrators the sum of One hundred
0036: and fifty pounds of lawful money of Great Britain
0037: Upon the Trusts and to and for the several ends intents
0038: and purposes hereinafter mentioned expressed and
0039: declared of and concerning the same (that is to say) Upon
0040: Trust with all convenient speed after my decease to
0041: place out the same on Government or other Securitys
0042: not being Annuities for lives or determinable at any
0043: certain term or number of years or on real Securities
0044: at Interest and to pay the - - - - income interest
0045: dividends and produce of the said Sum of One hundred
0046: and fifty pounds or of the Stocks and Security in which
0047: the shall be invested from time to time into the hands
0048: of my said Daughter Mary Edgerly or unto such person
0049: or persons as she shall direct or appoint Also I give and
0050: devise unto the said George Hyde and Richard Rickford
0051: and their Heirs All that my Messuage or Tenement
0052: situated in New Street in Henley upon Thames
0053: aforesaid which I purchased of Mr Joseph Jackson
0054: with the appurtenances To hold the same unto them
0055: the said George Hyde the younger and Richard
0056: Rickford and their Heirs To such uses upon such trusts
0057: and to and for such ends intents and purposes as are
0058: hereinafter mentioned expressed and declared of and
0059: concerning the same (that is to say) To the use of my
0060: said Daughter and her Assigns for and during the term
0061: of her natural life and from and immediately after
0062: her decease Then to the use of such person and persons
0063: and for such Estate and Estates as she my said Daughter
0064: Mary Edgerly shall by any Deed or Writing under her
0065: hand and seal executed by her in the presence of two
0066: or more creditable Witnesses or by her last Will and
0067: Testament in Writing [↑or any writing] purporting to be her last Will
0068: and Testament to be by her executed in the presence
0069: of three or more creditable Witnesses shall give direct
0070: limit or appoint the same and for want of such gift
0071: direction limitation or appointment Then to the use
0072: of the right heirs of my said Daughter Mary Edgerly
0073: for ever and to and for or upon no other use Trust
0074: End Intent or Purpose whatsoever And it is my Will
0075: And I do hereby expressly Declare that neither the
0076: pecuniary Legacy hereinbefore by me bequeathed to
0077: my said Daughter or the said Messuage or Tenement
0078: hereinbefore limited to her as aforesaid shall be subject
0079: or liable to the Debts Controul Management or
0080: Engagements of her present or any future taken
0081: Husband but that her receipt alone notwithstanding
0082: her present or any future Coverture as well for the
0083: said Legacy and the Interest and Dividend thereof as for
0084: the rents and profits of the said Messuage or Tenement
0085: shall from time to time be a good and sufficient
0086: discharge for the same Also I give and bequeath to
0087: my Daughter Elizabeth Rivers the sum of Thirty
0088: nine pounds of lawful money of Great Britain which
0089: with the sum of three hundred and sixty one pounds
0090: before given her will make the Sum of Four hundred
0091: pounds Also I give and bequeath to my Daughter Sarah
0092: Rickford the sum of Three hundred pounds of lawful
0093: money of Great Britain which with the Sum of
0094: One hundred pounds before given her Will make
0095: Four hundred pounds Also I give and bequeath to my
0096: Grand Daughter Elizabeth Edgerly the sum of One
0097: hundred pounds of lawful money of Great Britain
0098: Also I give and bequeath unto my three Grandchildren
0099: Children of my Daughter Elizabeth Rivers and my two
0100: Grandchildren Richard and Sophia Rickford the sum
0101: of Ten pounds a piece to be paid to them respectively
0102: when they shall respectively attain the age of Twenty
0103: one years Also I give and bequeath unto my said
0104: Sons George Hyde and John Hyde all my Wearing
0105: Apparel to be equally divided between them share
0106: and share alike Also I give and bequeath unto my
0107: said Children George Hyde, John Hyde, Mary Edgerly
0108: Elizabeth Rivers and Sarah Rickford All my household
0109: Furniture Plate China and Linen to be equally
0110: divided between them share and share alike All the
0111: rest residue and remainder of my Estate and Effects
0112: whatsoever and of what nature or kindsoever I give
0113: devise and bequeath the same and every part thereof
0114: unto my said Son George Hyde his Heirs Executors
0115: Administrators and Assigns for ever to and for his
0116: and their own proper use and benefit and I do hereby
0117: nominate constitute and appoint my said Son George
0118: Hyde sole Executor of this my Will and I do hereby Will
0119: and Direct that my said Trustees shall not be answerable
0120: or accountable the one for the other or others of them or
0121: for the acts deeds defaults or payments the one of the
0122: other but each for himself his Heirs Executors and
0123: Administrators acts deeds defaults and payments only
0124: and that my said Trustees or either of them shall not be
0125: answerable or accountable for any more of the said Trust
0126: Monies than he or they shall respectively actually
0127: receive nor for any involuntary loss which may happen
0128: to the same And that my said Trustees shall and may
0129: deduct retain and reimburse to him or themselves [↑respectively] and
0130: allow to each other out of the said Trust Monies all
0131: such Costs Charges Damages and Expences as they
0132: any or either of them shall or may expend sustain
0133: or be put unto for or by reason or means of the Trusts
0134: hereby in them reposed And lastly I do hereby revoke
0135: and make void all former and other Will and Wills by
0136: me at any time heretofore made and do declare this
0137: and this only to be my true last Will and Testament
0138: In Witness whereof I the said George Hyde the Testator
0139: have to this my last Will and Testament contained in
0140: two sheets of paper to the first sheet thereof set my
0141: hand and to this last my hand and seal the tenth
0142: day of June in the Year of our Lord One thousand
0143: seven hundred and ninety three
0144:
0145: George Hyde [Seal]
0146:
0147: Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the above
0148: named George Hyde the Testator as and for his last
0149: Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his
0150: presence at his request and in the presence of each
0151: other have subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto
0152:
0153: Tho[ma]s Cooper Henley upon Thames
0154: Jno Roberts Cl[er]k to Mr Cooper
0155: Tho[ma]s Osmond

Preparation of this entry

Post status: Published
Transcript by: the author
Author: Tony Lynch
Checked by: Not checked
Date posted: 13th September 2013
Date modified: 02nd April 2014
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