| 0001: | I Thomas Minn of Henley
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| 0002: | upon Thames in the County of Oxon do make and ordain
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| 0003: | this my last Will and Testament in manner as following
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| 0004: | first I give and bequeath unto my Son Thomas Minn
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| 0005: | Fifty pounds and to be paid him at the age of Twenty
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| 0006: | one Years my Wife Susanna Minn to take the Interest
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| 0007: | of the said Fifty pounds until the day of Payment and
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| 0008: | to pay my Son Thomas Minn the Sum of Fifty Pounds
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| 0009: | more on the day of her being married after my decease
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| 0010: | and all the rest and residue of my Estate whatsoever I
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| 0011: | give devise and bequeath unto my Wife Susanna Minn
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| 0012: | whom I make the Sole Executrix of this my Will In Witness
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| 0013: | whereof I have hereunto made this the eighth day
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| 0014: | of June 1741
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| 0015: | Witness Tho[ma]s Minn
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| 0017: | Appeared Personally Thomas Bartlett of Henley
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| 0018: | upon Thames in the County of Oxford Cordwayner and
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| 0019: | Benjamin Bradshaw of the same Carpenter and being
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| 0020: | sworn on the Holy Evangelist made Oath each for
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| 0021: | himself as follows that they very well knew Thomas
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| 0022: | Minn late of Henley upon Thames in the County of
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| 0023: | Oxford Stone Mason and are well acquainted with his
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| 0024: | manner and Character of hand Writing having
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| 0025: | often seen him write and having now carefully viewed
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| 0026: | the paper Writing hereto annexed Purporting to be the
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| 0027: | last Will and Testament of the said Thomas Minn deceased
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| 0028: | the same beginning thus I Thomas Minn of Henley upon
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| 0029: | Thames in the County of Oxon do make and ordain this
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| 0030: | my last Will and Testament and ending thus In Witness
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| 0031: | whereof I have hereunto made this the eight day
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| 0032: | of June 1741 Witness Tho[ma]s Minn they say that they do
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| 0033: | verily believe the whole Contents of the said paper
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| 0034: | Writing or Will to be of the Proper hand Writing of the
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| 0035: | said Thomas Minn deceased
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| 0036: | Tho[mas] Bartlett Ben[jamin] Bradshaw
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| 0037: | September the 20th 1750 the said Thomas Bartlett and Benjamin
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| 0038: | Bradshaw were sworn to the truth of this affidavit before
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| 0039: | me J[oh]n Stevens
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