Will of John Emes
Occupation
- 415: Not stated
Location
of Henley upon Thames
| Document reference: | TNA PROB 11/933 |
| First date: | 03 August 1765 |
| Probate date: | 12 November 1767 |
| Probate court: | London |
Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.
| Court Official: | Thomas Bever |
| Court Official: | George Hay |
| Executor: | Edward May |
| (Cousin of the Testator) | |
| Witness: | Daniel Stevens |
| Witness: | Thomas Newell |
Bequests
To: Poor
To the poor of the Quakers monthly meeting in Henley and Warborough twenty pounds, to be paid to Robert Ashby of Shillingford for this use
Bequest Types
Names
To: Ann Lister (Cousin)
To my cousin Ann Lister, wife of Thomas Lister, tobacconist, of Aldersgate Street London, ten pounds
Bequest Types
Names
To: Jacob Darvel (Cousin)
To my cousin Jacob Darvel, Chesham, Bucks, twenty pounds
Bequest Types
Names
To: Joseph Merrell (Cousin)
To my cousin Joseph Merrell of Henley, ten pounds
Bequest Types
Names
To: Thomas Bowyer (Cousin)
To my cousin Thomas Bowyer, of Highmoor, thirty pounds but if he dies then to his daughter Martha Binfield, wife of Thomas Binfield
Bequest Types
Names
To: Poor
To the poor of the parish of Olney, Bucks, six pounds to be paid to Joseph Stevens, junior of High Wycombe for their use
Bequest Types
Names
To: Laurence Savory (Friend)
To my friend Laurence Savory of Shillingford, Maltster, five pounds
Bequest Types
Names
To: Rachael Benwell
To Rachael Benwell, widow of William Benwell deceased, fifty pounds and my Cambridge concordance
Bequest Types
Names
To: Jane Rudderford (Niece)
To my niece Jane Rudderford, wife of Richard Rudderford, of Duck Creek, Pennsylvania, one hundred pounds to be paid to my friend John Hunt merchant of London, for her use
Bequest Types
Names
To: Poor
To the poor Quakers of Devonshire House meeting London, twenty pounds to be paid to John Sherwin, Baker London, for that use
Bequest Types
Names
To: Edward May (Cousin)
To my cousin Edward May, Clockmaker of Henley, one hundred pounds and a further sum of one hundred pounds in addition; and the residue of my estate
Bequest Types
Names
To: John Morrell (Cousin)
To my cousin John Morrell of Henley cordwainer, ten pounds
Bequest Types
Names
To: Ann Towey
To Ann Towey of Turville Heath, Bucks, five pounds
Bequest Types
Names
To: Hannah Giles
To Hannah Giles, wife of Thomas Giles, Basket maker of Henley, five pounds
Bequest Types
Names
To: Daniel White
To Daniel White of the place called Christmas, in Watlington parish, five pounds
Bequest Types
Names
To: John Sargood
To John Sargood of Warborough, five pounds
Bequest Types
Names
To: William Crowley
To William Crowley of Shillingford, five pounds
Bequest Types
Names
To: Thomas Dawson
To Thomas Dawson of Warborough, five pounds
Bequest Types
Names
To: John Gouther
To John Gouther of Shillingford, five pounds
Bequest Types
Names
To: Mary Exton
To Mary Exton, wife of Francis Exton, of Woburn, Bucks, forty pounds
Bequest Types
Names
Transcript
| 0001: | I John Emes of Henley |
| 0002: | upon Thames in the county of Oxford being of Memory |
| 0003: | and understanding capable to divide that Share of |
| 0004: | Worldly Substance which kind providence has bestowed |
| 0005: | upon me do take this opportunity to make and declare this |
| 0006: | my last Will and Testament in manner and form following I |
| 0007: | Give for the use of the poor belonging to the Monthly Meeting |
| 0008: | of the people called Quakers of Henley and Warborough in |
| 0009: | the county of Oxford the sum of twenty pounds of lawful |
| 0010: | Money of Great Britain to be paid into the hands of Robert |
| 0011: | Ashby [↑Senior of Shillingford or in case of his death to his Son |
| 0012: | Robert Ashby] Junior for the said use I Give to my cousin Ann Lister |
| 0013: | Wife of Thomas Lister Tobacconist in Aldersgate Street |
| 0014: | London the sum of ten pounds of like lawful Money I Give |
| 0015: | to my cousen Jacob Darvel near the Lee not far from |
| 0016: | Chesham in Buckinghamshire the sum of twenty pounds |
| 0017: | of like lawful Money I Give to my cousen Joseph Merrell |
| 0018: | of Henley aforesaid Ten pounds of like lawful Money |
| 0019: | I Give to my cousin Thomas Bowyer of Highmore in |
| 0020: | Oxfordshire the sum of Thirty pounds and my Will is that if |
| 0021: | the said Thomas Bowyer shall not live till it becomes due |
| 0022: | Then I Give the said sum of Thirty pounds to Martha Binfield |
| 0023: | Wife of Thomas Binfield and Daughter of the said Thomas |
| 0024: | Bowyer Item I Give for the use of the poor belonging to the |
| 0025: | parish of Olney in Buckinghamshire the sum of six pounds |
| 0026: | to be paid into the hands of my trusty Friend Joseph Stevens |
| 0027: | Jun[io]r of High Wycomb in Buckinghamshire for the said |
| 0028: | use Item I Give to my Friend Laurence Savory of Shillingford |
| 0029: | in the county of Oxford Malster the sum of five pounds Item |
| 0030: | I Give to Rachael Benwell Widow of William Benwell |
| 0031: | late of Henley aforesaid deceased the sum of fifty pounds |
| 0032: | and my Cambridge concordance Item I Give for the use |
| 0033: | of my Neice Jane Rudderford wife of Richard Rudderford |
| 0034: | of Duck Creek in Pensilvania in America the sum of One |
| 0035: | Hundred pounds to be paid into the hands of my Trusty |
| 0036: | Friend John Hunt Merchant of London for the said use |
| 0037: | Item I Give for the use of the poor of the people called |
| 0038: | quakers of Devonshire House Meeting in London the |
| 0039: | sum of Twenty pounds to be paid into the hands of |
| 0040: | John Sherwin of London Baker for the said use Item I |
| 0041: | Give to my cousin Edward May of Henley aforesaid |
| 0042: | Clockmaker the sum of one hundred pounds Item I Give |
| 0043: | to my cousin John Merrell of Henley aforesaid cordwainer |
| 0044: | the sum of Ten pounds Item I Give to Ann Towey of Turville |
| 0045: | Heath in the County of Bucks five pounds I Give to Hannah |
| 0046: | Giles wife of Samuel Giles of Henley aforesaid Basket |
| 0047: | Maker the sum of five pounds Item I Give to Daniel White |
| 0048: | that lives at a place called Christmas in the Parish of |
| 0049: | Watlington in the county of Oxford five pounds Item I |
| 0050: | Give to John Sargood of Warborough in the county of |
| 0051: | Oxford aforsaid the sum of five pounds Item I Give to |
| 0052: | William Crowley of Shillingford aforesaid the sum of five |
| 0053: | pounds Item I Give to Thomas Dawson of Warborough |
| 0054: | aforesaid the sum of five pounds Item I Give to John |
| 0055: | Butler of Shillingford aforesaid the sum of five pounds |
| 0056: | Item I Give to my cousin Edward May aforesaid the sum |
| 0057: | of one hundred pounds more than is already given him |
| 0058: | in this Will Item I Give to my cousin Mary Exton Wife of |
| 0059: | Francis Exton of Wooburn in Buckinghamshire the sum |
| 0060: | of forty pounds and my Will is that all these Legacies |
| 0061: | shall be paid within twelve months next after my |
| 0062: | decease all the Rest and Residue of my Goods Chattels |
| 0063: | and personal Estate unbequeathed my just debts and |
| 0064: | Legacies being duly paid and my Funeral Expences |
| 0065: | discharged I Give to my loving cousin Edward May |
| 0066: | aforesaid and I do hereby make and ordain the said |
| 0067: | Edward May sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament |
| 0068: | and if it should happen by Losses or otherwise that my |
| 0069: | Estate should not be sufficient to pay the Legacies I have |
| 0070: | given in such case my Will is that each private Legatee |
| 0071: | shall make a proportionable abatement but what is |
| 0072: | given to the poor shall be paid in full and Lastly revoking |
| 0073: | all other Wills by me made do hereby declare this to |
| 0074: | be my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I the |
| 0075: | said John Emes the Testator have to this my Will |
| 0076: | contained in two sheets of paper set my hand and seal |
| 0077: | that is to say my hand to the first sheet thereof and |
| 0078: | my hand and seal to the last sheet thereof this third day of |
| 0079: | August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven |
| 0080: | hundred and sixty five |
| 0081: | |
| 0082: | John Emes |
| 0083: | |
| 0084: | Signed sealed |
| 0085: | published and declared by the said Testator as and for |
| 0086: | his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in |
| 0087: | his presence and at his request and in the presence |
| 0088: | of each other have subscribed our Names as Witnesses |
| 0089: | thereto the word (Francis) being first wrote on a - |
| 0090: | razure |
| 0091: | Tho[ma]s Newell |
| 0092: | Daniel Stevens |
| 0093: |
Preparation of this entry
| Post status: | Published |
| Transcript by: | the author |
| Author: | Cynthia |
| Checked by: | Anthony Lynch |
| Date posted: | 19th April 2013 |
| Date modified: | 06th March 2014 |