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Will of John Sandall

Occupation

  • 414: Status only, no stated occupation. Use for Widow, Gentleman, Esquire, Indweller etc., if no occupation is given.

Location

Gentleman of Henley upon Thames, late of Brentford, Suffolk

Document reference: TNA PROB 11/1078
First date: 09 October 1780
Probate date: 19 May 1781
Probate court: London

Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.

Witness: Charles Towsey
(Attorney)
Witness: Thomas Willats
(junior)
Executor: Thomas Cresswell
Relationship: Son in law
Court Official: Francis Simpson
Court Official: Peter Calvert

Bequests

To: Mary Coles, Elizabeth Cresswell and Ann Wade

I give to my three daughters Mary Coles the wife of William Coles of Henley (Malster), Elizabeth Cresswell the Wife of Thomas Cresswell of the same place (Apothecary)  and Ann Wade the wife of the Revd William Henry Wade of Brightlingsea in the County of Essex, my entire estate in equal shares.

Bequest Types

Names

Transcript

0001: In the Name of God Amen
0002: I John Sandall late of Brentford in the County of Suffolk
0003: but now of Henley upon Thames in the County of Oxford
0004: Gentleman being weak in Body but of sound Mind Memory
0005: and Understanding and calling to Mind the uncertainty of
0006: this Transitory Life do make Publish and declare this my
0007: last Will and Testament in manner and form following
0008: hereby revoking and making void all former Wills by me
0009: at any time or times heretofore made First and
0010: Principally I commit my Soul into the Hands of my Creator
0011: who gave it me hoping through his kind Mercy and
0012: Goodness to have perfect Remission of all my Sins and
0013: my Body to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion
0014: of my Executor herein after mentioned As to my Wordly
0015: Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me after
0016: Payment of all my Just Debts and Funeral Expences I
0017: Dispose of as follows I hereby give devise and bequeath
0018: unto my three Daughters (Videlizet) Mary Coles the Wife
0019: of William Coles of Henley aforesaid Maltster, Elizabeth
0020: Cresswell the Wife of Thomas Cresswell of the same Place
0021: Apothecary and Ann Wade the Wife of the Rev[eren]d William
0022: Henry Wade of Brightlingsea in the County of Essex All
0023: and singular my Real and Personal Estates whatsoever and
0024: wheresoever and of what kind soever which I shall be
0025: possessed of or any ways entitled unto at the time of my
0026: decease To Hold to them my said Daughters their Heirs
0027: Executors Administrators and Assigns for ever in equal
0028: shares and proportions as Tenants in Common and not as
0029: Joint Tenants And I do hereby ordain constitute and
0030: appoint my Son in Law the said Thomas Cresswell sole
0031: Executor of this my last Will and Testament In Witness
0032: whereof I have to this my last Will and Testament
0033: in contained in one Sheet of Paper hereunto set my
0034: Hand and Seal the ninth day of October in the Year of
0035: Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty
0036:
0037: John Sandall X his Mark [Seal]
0038: Signed Sealed Published and
0039: declared by the said John Sandall to be his last Will
0040: and Testament in the presence of Us who subscribed Our
0041: Names in his presence and at his request
0042:
0043: Cha[rle]s Towsey Att[orne]y
0044: Tho[ma]s Willats Jun[io]r

Preparation of this entry

Post status: Published
Transcript by: the author
Author: Graham
Checked by: Cynthia Robinson
Date posted: 06th November 2013
Date modified: 21st May 2014
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