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Will of Judith ALLEY als LEVERETT of Charlton on Otmoor Will 16 Feb 1687/88   Probate 18 Apr 1699
Source: ORO no. W.I. 205.38; 113/4/22 Contributed by: David Lane Go to Translation Go to Transcript
Summary.
... I Judith Alley als Leverett of Charlton on Otmoor ... widow ... Name Relationship [Comments] or Major Bequests Judith ALLEY als LEVERETT   Charlton on Otmoor William ALLEY Son als LEVERETT William LEVERETT Son als ALLEY John ALLEY Son als LEVERETT John LEVERETT Son als ALLEY Richard ALLEY Son als LEVERETT Richard LEVERETT Son als ALLEY Ann ALLEY Granddaughter als LEVERETT [d Richard] Ann LEVERETT Granddaughter als ALLEY [d Richard] Elizabeth ALLEY Granddaughter als LEVERETT [d Richard] Elizabeth LEVERETT Granddaughter als ALLEY [d Richard] Grace ALLEY Daughter als LEVERETT [no surname given] Grace LEVERETT Daughter als ALLEY [no surname given] Edmund ALLEY Son (Exec) als LEVERETT [with 4 unnamed ch legatees] Edmund LEVERETT Son (Exec) als ALLEY [with 4 unnamed ch legatees] Thomas KIRBY Son-in-law Mary ALLEY Daughter als LEVERETT [no surname but 3 ch legatees] Mary LEVERETT Daughter als ALLEY [no surname but 3 ch legatees] William FENNIMORE Mention Grace FENIMORE Granddaughter Elizabeth FENNIMORE Granddaughter [d William] Alice FENNIMORE Granddaughter [d William] Mary FENNIMORE Granddaughter [d William] Judith FENNIMORE Granddaughter [d William] Ann BRANGWIN Daughter-in-law Richard BRANGWIN Kinsman [with unnamed ch legatees] William RAYMOND Witness Christopher SHEEROF Witness John ALLEY Witness   Probate 18 Apr 1699 ... Edmund Alley
Transcriber's and Editor's Notes
ORO hold an Inventory, not included here. The testatrix is described as "widow" in the will but "spinster" in the inventory (which surely must be wrong).
Translated and paragraphed. with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed. Go to Glossary
... I Judith Alley als Leverett of Charlton on Otmoor ... widow ... I give my granddaughter Grace Fenimore £10 I give my son William £40, a joined bedstead, a new featherbed, a set of curtains, a coverlet, a pair of blankets, two pairs of sheets, a tablecloth, a bolster, two coffers, a box, three pewter dishes, two kettles (my best and my least), a skillet, my warming pan and fryingpan, a pair of andirons, my best hangin?, two leather chairs and two joined stools. I give my son-in-law Thomas Kirby 1s. I give my daughter Mary's two sons each £5. I give my daughter Mary's daughter my best bedstead, a featherbed, a feather bolster, two pairs of sheets, a tablecloth, my biggest kettle. three pewter dishes, a chest, my court cupboard cushion and half a dozen napkins. If she dies before age 21 those goods go to her two brothers. I give to my four granddaughters Elizabeth, Alice, Mary and Judith, daughters of William Fennimore, 5s each and also to Elizabeth a box. I give my son John £15 and all the rest of my household goods. I give my daughter-in-law Ann Brangwin 1s. I give my son Richard's two daughters Ann and Elizabeth 10s each. I give my daughter Grace all the best of my wearing clothes. I give my son Edmund's four children 5s each. I give the children of my kinsman Richard Brangwin 25s equally divided between them. I make my son Edmund sole executor and give him all the rest of my goods and chattels Witnesses William Raymond; Christopher Sheerof; the mark of John Alley Probate 18 Apr 1699 ... Edmund Alley
As transcribed from a copy of the original document. Original line- and page-breaks are not preserved.
In the Name of God Amen. I Judith Alley als Leverett of Charlton upon otmore in the County of Oxen Widdow being of perfect sence & memory thanks be to God do here make my Last Will & Testament in manner & form following first I bequeath my soule to Allmighty God who gave it in hopes through the merritts of Jesus Christ my saviour to be made partaker of A Joyfull resurrection at the last day & my body to be buryed in Christian buriall at the discretion of my Executor & as for my Worldly goods I dispose of them as followeth : viz. Imprimis I do give & bequeath to my grandaughter Grace Fenimore tenn pounds Item I do give to my sonn William forty pounds & A ioyned Bedsteed & A new featherbed & a sett of Curtaines & a Coverled & a paire of blankets & two paire of sheets & a tablecloth & a bolster & two Coffers & a box & three pewter dishes & two Kettels my best & my lest & a skillett & my warming pan & fryingpan & a paire of Andirons & my best hangin & two leather chaires & two Joyn’d stooles Item I do give my sonn in law Thomas Kirby one shilling Item I do give to my daughter Marys two sonns each of them five pounds. Item I do give to my daughter Marys daughter my best Bedsteed & a featherbed & a feather bolster & two paires of sheets & a tablecloth & my bigest Kettel & three pewter dishes & a Chest & my Court Cupboard cushen & half a dozen of napkins & if shee shall dye before shee shall come to the age of one & twenty yeares then those goods shall be her two Brothers Item I do give to my four grandaughters Elizabeth Alice Mary & Judith the daughters of William Fennimore each of them five shillings & moreover I do give to Elizabeth a box Item I do give to my sonn John fifteen pounds & all the rest of my houshold goods Item I do give to my daughter in law Ann Brangwin on shilling Item I do give to my sonn Richards two daughters Ann & Elizabeth each of them tenn shillings Item I do give to my daughter Grace all the best of my wearing Cloathes Item I do give to my sonn Edmunds four Children each of them five shillings Item I do give to the Children of my Kinsman Richard Brangwin five & twenty shillings to bee equally devided betwixt them Item I do make my sonn Edmund my whole & sole executor of this my last will & testament & do give & bequeath unto him all the rest of my goods & Chattels whatsoever In wittness whereof I put hereunto my hand & seale the sixteenth day of February in the fourth yeare of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord James the second by the grace of god of England Scotland Franc & Ireland King defender of the faith &c Anno Dmi. 1687 The mark of Judith Alley als Leverett Signed sealed published & declared to be her last will & testament in the presence of William Raymond Christopher Sheerof The mark of John Alley Probate 18th April Anno Dni 1699. to Edmund Alley