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Will of Mary Flight

Occupation

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

Location

Widow of Henley on Thames

Document reference: ORO MSS Oxon Wills 128/1/31
First date: 6 April 1728
Probate date: 23 May 1730
Probate court: Oxford

Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.

Witness: William Harrison
Witness: Elisabeth Monday
Witness: Frances Briten
Executor: John Fisher
Relationship: Brother
Court Official: Henry Brooke

Bequests

To: John Fisher (Brother)

to my brother John Fisher my two properties in the possession of my brother Robert Arundel in New Street, the property of John Tylor on the west side, and my other property now in the possession of Mary Savage in new Street the property of Mr Richard Fisher on the East Side

Bequest Types

Location of property

Names

To: Margaret [?]Pirloe (Sister)

Ten pounds

Bequest Types

Names

To: Anna Jervis (Niece)

Five Pounds

Bequest Types

Names

To: Daniell Seward (Nephew)

Three pounds ten shillings

Bequest Types

Names

To: John Seward (Nephew)

Fifty shillings together with one Wainscutt Chest with all the goods therein

Bequest Types

Names

To: Ann Seward (Niece)

All the Goods that there is an Inventory set down for four years Rent and that my Brother John Fisher to be Trustee to see that the said Ann Seward is not wronged of the Goods that are in the House

Bequest Types

Names

To: John Fisher (Brother)

The remaining part of my two houses for the disposal of John Fisher after payment of debts, legacies and funeral expenses

Bequest Types

Names

Transcript

0001: In the name of God Amen I Mary Flight of Henley upon Thames in the County of Oxford
0002: Widow being of a sound mind and Understanding Doe make Publish and declare this my last
0003: Will and Testament in manner and forme following And first and Principally I Commend my
0004: Soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave itt me trusting through the merits and mediation
0005: of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to have Remission of all my Sins and to be made pertaker
0006: of Everlasting life and my body I Committ to the Earth to be decently buried att the discretion of
0007: my Executor herein after named and as for my worldly Estate which the Lord out of his mercy
0008: hath bestowed upon me I give and dispose thereof in manner following Imprimis I give and
0009: dispose unto my brother John Fisher my two Messuages or Tenements paying my debts Legacies
0010: and funeral Expences out of the two Houses one Messuage or Tenement now in the possesion of
0011: my brother Robert Arundel Scituate Standing and being in New Street in Henley upon Thames
0012: Afores[ai]d the Messuage or Tenement of John Tylor on the west side thereof and my other Messuage
0013: or Tenement now in the possession of Mary Savage Scituate Standing and being in new Street in
0014: Henley upon Thames Aforesaid the Messuage or Tenement of Mr Richard Fisher on the Est Side
0015: thereof I give & dispose both my Messuages or Tenements unto my brother John Fisher [↑he] paying
0016: my debts and legacies as Aforesaid Item I give and dispose unto my Sister Margeret Pislee
0017: the Sume of Ten Pounds of Lawfull Money of Greate Brittain to be paid unto her by my
0018: Executor herein after named immediately after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto
0019: my Niece Anna Jervis the sum[m]e of five pounds of lawfull Money of Great Brittain to be
0020: likewise paide unto her by my Executor herein after named immediately after my decease
0021: Item I give and bequeath unto my Nephew Daniell Seward the sum[m]e of three pounds ten shillings
0022: to be Likewise paid unto him by my Executor herein after named immediately after my
0023: decease Item I give and bequeath unto my Nephew John Seward the sume of fifty Shillings of
0024: like lawfull Money and in like manner to be paid together with one Wainscutt Chest with all the
0025: goods therein Item I give and bequeath unto my Niece Ann Seward all the Goods that
0026: there is an Inventory of Sett down for foure Yeares Rent whatsoever and wheresoever
0027: and my Will and desire is that my Brother John Fisher to be Trustee to see that the said
0028: Ann Seward is not wronged of the Goods that are in this House And Lastly I
0029: Nominate Constitute and Appoint My Brother John Fisher my only and Sole
0030: Executor of this my last Will and Testament to whome after payment of my debts
0031: Legacies and funeral Expences are paid discharged and Satisfied my Will fullfilled
0032: I give the Remaining part of my Said two Houses and to his disposing And I
0033: Revoke all former Wills by me att any time heretofore made or published either
0034: by word or in writing and do declare this to be my last Will and Testament only
0035: In Testimony whereof I the said Mary Flight have here unto Sett my Hand and
0036: Seale the Sixth day of Aprill in the first Yeare of the Reign of King George
0037: the Second over Great Brittain Anno Dom[ini] 1728
0038:
0039: Signed Sealed published and declared by the said Mary Flight
0040: the Testatrix as and For her last Will and Testament
0041: in the presence of us who Subscribe our Names in
0042: her presence
0043:
0044: Mary Flight [Seal]
0045: W[illia]m Harrison
0046: Elisabeth Monday
0047: Frances Briten
0048:

Preparation of this entry

Post status: Published
Transcript by: the author
Author: Viv Greenwood
Checked by: Cynthia Robinson
Date posted: 23rd October 2012
Date modified: 20th March 2014