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Will of Mary Sayer

Occupation

  • 415: Not stated

Document reference: ORO MSS Oxon Wills 63/4/39
First date: no date
Probate date: 22 April 1746
Probate court: Henley

Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.

Executor: Buckland Sayer
(Presumed executor - see probate clause in Comments )
Court Official: Burton
(described as Chancellor)

Bequests

To: Ann Sayer (Sister)

To my sister Ann Sayer the best of my wearing apparel and my earrings

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To: Charles Sayer (Brother)

To my brother Charles Sayer the ring with a crystal in the middle and three sparks on each side, and twenty pounds

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To: Harry Sayer (Brother)

To my brother Harry Sayer forty pounds and the ring I had made for my father

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To: Ann Norton (Sister)

To my sister Ann Norton forty pounds and the stone gardle buckle

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To: Sary Rakestraw

To Sary Rakestraw all the remains of my clothing and a guinea to buy a ring

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To: Spriggs (Nephew)

To my nephew Spriggs my 2 pint silver mugs

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To: Servants (Servant)

To my house servants, two men and two maids, two guineas each with a pair of gloves at my funeral

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The rest of my estate both real and personal to my Executor B[uckland] Sayer

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Transcript

0001: my Body to be intered as my Ex[ecuto]r or frinds shall think
0002: proper, all [↑the Best of] my whareing apparrill both maid &
0003: unmaid I leve & bequeve to my Sister ann Sayer
0004: with my Eare rings, Item I give to my Brother
0005: Chars Sayer a ring with a Christall in the Midle
0006: and 3 Sparks of each Side, Item [↑I] give to my
0007: Brother Harry [↑Sayer] forty pounds with the ring I had
0008: maid for my father, Item I give to my Sister
0009: ann Norton forty pounds, with a Stone Gardle
0010: Buckell, Item give to my Brother Ch[arle]s Sayer
0011: 20 pounds, I give to Sary rakestraw all the
0012: remainer of my Cloths with a guney to by her
0013: a ring Item I give to the a Servants in the
0014: House 2 men & 2 maids 2 gunnies a peece with
0015: a pair of Gloves at my feunirill
0016: Item I give to my nephew Spriggs my 2 pint Silver
0017: Mugs and all the rest of my estaite both
0018: parsonall & rale to my Exce[uto]r B Sayer

Preparation of this entry

Post status: Published
Transcript by: Hilary
Author: Hilary Fisher
Checked by: Cynthia Robinson
Date posted: 18th February 2013
Date modified: 22nd May 2014

Comments

This appears to be the second page of the photocopy.  It is headed  "Mary Sawyer or Sayer  1746" and the ORO reference. The Testatrix does not appear to have signed, nor are there any witnesses.  The probate clause states  "April 22 1746  Proved at the Visitation at Henley by the oath of Buckland Sayer the executor (as presumed) therin named.  Before Dr Burton  Chanesll[e]r" A Mary Sayer was buried in St Marys, Henley 10 August 1745, and Buckland Sayer would have been one of her brothers    

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