Will of Thomas Jordan
Occupation
- 103: Agricultural Labourer, Cottager
Location
Labourer of Henley upon Thames
| Document reference: | ORO MSS Oxon Wills 38/3/9 |
| First date: | 24 December 1721 |
| Probate date: | 20 July 1722 |
| Probate court: | Henley |
Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.
| Executor: | James Jordan |
| Witness: | Thomas Barrett |
| Witness: | John Hadock |
| Witness: | Francis Smith |
| Court Official: | Aaron Baker |
| Court Official: | Charles Talbot |
Bequests
To: James Jordan (Brother)
Two half acres of arable land in the parish of Drayton and all other freehold land
Bequest Types
Location of property
Names
To: James Jourdain (Brother)
Residue of estate
Bequest Types
Location of property
Names
To: Mother (Mother)
I give to my Mother the suit of clothing which was my late father's
Bequest Types
Transcript
| 0001: | In the name of God Amen I Thomas Jordan |
| 0002: | of Henley upon Thames in the County of Oxon |
| 0003: | Labourer doe make publish & declare this my last |
| 0004: | Will & Testam[en]t in manner & forme following |
| 0005: | Impr[im]is I comend my soule into the hands of |
| 0006: | Almighty God trusting through the merritts & mediation |
| 0007: | of my Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ to have |
| 0008: | Remission of all my Sins and to be made pertaker |
| 0009: | of Everlasting life and my body I comitt to the Earth |
| 0010: | to be decently buryed att the Discretion of my |
| 0011: | Executor herein after named And as for my |
| 0012: | Temporall Estate which the Lord hath given me |
| 0013: | I dispose thereof as followeth I give unto my |
| 0014: | Brother James Jourdain all those my two halfe |
| 0015: | acres of arrable Land lyeing & being in the |
| 0016: | Comon Feilds in the parish of draton In the |
| 0017: | County oxson - - - and all other my |
| 0018: | Freehold Estate whatsoever and wheresoever To |
| 0019: | hold the same unto my said Brother James |
| 0020: | Jordan his heires & Assignes forever, Item I |
| 0021: | give to the use or disposall of my Mother the |
| 0022: | Suite of Apparrell which was my late Fathers |
| 0023: | Item I constitute and appoint my said Brother |
| 0024: | James Jordan full & sole Executor of this my last |
| 0025: | Will & Testam[en]t to whome after payment of my |
| 0026: | debts legacyes & funerall Expences I give and |
| 0027: | bequeath all the rest & residue of my goods |
| 0028: | Chattells ready moneys debts & other my |
| 0029: | personall Estate whatsoever & wheresoever I |
| 0030: | revoke all Wills by me heretofore made or |
| 0031: | published & declare this to be my last Will and |
| 0032: | Testament only In testimony whereof I the said |
| 0033: | Thomas Jordan have hereunto sett my hand & |
| 0034: | seale this Foure & twentieth day of December |
| 0035: | In the Eighth yeare of the Reigne of our |
| 0036: | Sov[er]aigne Lord King George over Greate |
| 0037: | Britaine etc Annoq[ue] Dom[ini] 1721 |
| 0038: | |
| 0039: | Thomas Jordain [Seal] |
| 0040: | |
| 0041: | Signed Sealed published & |
| 0042: | declared by the Testator |
| 0043: | Thomas Jordan as & for |
| 0044: | his last Will & Testam[en]t in |
| 0045: | the p[re]sence of us who |
| 0046: | subscribe our names in his |
| 0047: | p[re]sence |
| 0048: | Thomas Barrett |
| 0049: | John Hadock H his mark |
| 0050: | Francis Smith |
Preparation of this entry
| Post status: | Published |
| Transcript by: | the author |
| Author: | Cynthia |
| Checked by: | Anthony Lynch |
| Date posted: | 19th January 2013 |
| Date modified: | 23rd April 2014 |
Comments
Testator's brother's name also spelt as "Jourdain".