Will of Jane Prossar
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: | TNA PROB 11/708 |
| First date: | 09 October 1740 |
| Probate date: | 11 March 1740/1 |
| Probate court: | London |
Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.
| Witness: | Mary Hare |
| Witness: | John Barns |
| Witness: | Francis Blandy |
| Executrix: | Jane Jennings |
| (joint executrix; niece of Testatrix) | |
| Executrix: | Catherine Jennings |
| (joint executrix; niece of Testatrix) | |
| Court Official: | Robert Chapman |
| Court Official: | John Bettesworth |
Bequests
To: Henry Jennings (Brother)
To my brother Henry Jennings one shilling
Bequest Types
Names
To: Rebecca Baldwin (Sister)
To my sister Rebecca Baldwin one shilling
Bequest Types
Names
To: Henry Baldwin; John Baldwin (Nephews)
To my nephews Henry and John Baldwin one shilling each
Bequest Types
Names
To: Sarah Longdon (Niece)
To my niece Sarah Longdon one shilling
Bequest Types
Names
To: Jane Jennings; Catherine Jennings (Nieces)
To my nieces Jane Jennings and Catherine Jennings the rest and residue of my estate as tenants in common and not joint tenants
Bequest Types
Names
Transcript
| 0001: | In the Name of God Amen |
| 0002: | I Jane Prossar of Henley upon Thames in the County of Oxford |
| 0003: | Widow Do make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament in |
| 0004: | manner following Vizt Imprimis I give to my Brother Henry |
| 0005: | Jennings and to my Sister Rebecca Baldwin and to my Nephews |
| 0006: | Henry Baldwin and John Baldwin and to my Niece Sarah Longdon |
| 0007: | One Shilling apiece And Lastly All the rest and residue of my Estate |
| 0008: | wheresoever and whatsoever both Real and personal I give devise |
| 0009: | and bequeath unto my Nieces Jane Jennings and Catherine |
| 0010: | Jennings and unto their Heirs and Assigns forever as Tenants in |
| 0011: | Common and not as Joynt tenants and I do make my said Nieces |
| 0012: | Jane Jennings and Catherine Jennings full and Sole Executrices of |
| 0013: | this my last Will and Testament revoking all former Wills by me |
| 0014: | made I do publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament |
| 0015: | and no other In Witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand and |
| 0016: | Seal this ninth day of October in the year of Our Lord 1740 |
| 0017: | |
| 0018: | The mark of Jane Prossar |
| 0019: | |
| 0020: | Signed Sealed published declared and delivered |
| 0021: | by the said Jane Prossar the Testatrix as and for her last Will and |
| 0022: | Testament in the Presence of us and then attested by us in her |
| 0023: | Presence |
| 0024: | |
| 0025: | Mary Hare |
| 0026: | John Barns |
| 0027: | F[ranci]s Blandy |
Preparation of this entry
| Post status: | Published |
| Transcript by: | the author |
| Author: | Hilary Fisher |
| Checked by: | Cynthia Robinson |
| Date posted: | 05th March 2013 |
| Date modified: | 10th May 2014 |