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Will of Thomas Minn

Occupation

Location

Stone mason of Henley upon Thames

Document reference: TNA PROB 11/783
First date: 08 June 1741
Probate date: 03 October 1750
Probate court: London

Executors, Witnesses and Court Officials etc.

Executrix: Susanna Minn
Relationship: Wife
Other: Thomas Bartlett
(With Benjamin Bradshaw provided sworn affidavit to handwritten will (no witnesses to signature of will))
Other: Benjamin Bradshaw
(With Thomas Bartlett provided sworn affidavit to handwritten will (no witnesses to signature of will))
Court Official: John Bettesworth
Court Official: John Stevens

Bequests

To: Susanna Minn; Thomas Minn (Son)

To my son Thomas Minn fifty pounds to be paid to him at the age of twenty one years, and meanwhile my wife to have the interest until payment to him; with a further fifty pounds to be paid to him on the day she remarries after my death.

Bequest Types

Names

To: Susanna Minn (Wife)

To my wife Susanna Minn the residue of my estate.

Bequest Types

Names

Transcript

0001: I Thomas Minn of Henley
0002: upon Thames in the County of Oxon do make and ordain
0003: this my last Will and Testament in manner as following
0004: first I give and bequeath unto my Son Thomas Minn
0005: Fifty pounds and to be paid him at the age of Twenty
0006: one Years my Wife Susanna Minn to take the Interest
0007: of the said Fifty pounds until the day of Payment and
0008: to pay my Son Thomas Minn the Sum of Fifty Pounds
0009: more on the day of her being married after my decease
0010: and all the rest and residue of my Estate whatsoever I
0011: give devise and bequeath unto my Wife Susanna Minn
0012: whom I make the Sole Executrix of this my Will In Witness
0013: whereof I have hereunto made this the eighth day
0014: of June 1741
0015: Witness Tho[ma]s Minn
0016:
0017: Appeared Personally Thomas Bartlett of Henley
0018: upon Thames in the County of Oxford Cordwayner and
0019: Benjamin Bradshaw of the same Carpenter and being
0020: sworn on the Holy Evangelist made Oath each for
0021: himself as follows that they very well knew Thomas
0022: Minn late of Henley upon Thames in the County of
0023: Oxford Stone Mason and are well acquainted with his
0024: manner and Character of hand Writing having
0025: often seen him write and having now carefully viewed
0026: the paper Writing hereto annexed Purporting to be the
0027: last Will and Testament of the said Thomas Minn deceased
0028: the same beginning thus I Thomas Minn of Henley upon
0029: Thames in the County of Oxon do make and ordain this
0030: my last Will and Testament and ending thus In Witness
0031: whereof I have hereunto made this the eight day
0032: of June 1741 Witness Tho[ma]s Minn they say that they do
0033: verily believe the whole Contents of the said paper
0034: Writing or Will to be of the Proper hand Writing of the
0035: said Thomas Minn deceased
0036: Tho[mas] Bartlett Ben[jamin] Bradshaw
0037: September the 20th 1750 the said Thomas Bartlett and Benjamin
0038: Bradshaw were sworn to the truth of this affidavit before
0039: me J[oh]n Stevens
0040:  

Preparation of this entry

Post status: Published
Transcript by: the author
Author: Cynthia
Checked by: Anthony Lynch
Date posted: 24th July 2013
Date modified: 21st April 2014