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Will etc of Hannah COPLAND of Charlbury Will 30 May 1736   Codicil undated   Probate 9 Jul 1736
Source: TNA no. PROB 11/678/69 Contributed by: Charlbury Society Historical Research Group Go to Translation Go to Transcript
Summary.
... I Hannah Copland of Charlbury ... spinster ... weak in body ... Name Relationship [Comments] or Major Bequests Hannah COPLAND   Charlbury Richard HAWES Cousin Handborough Deceased [with 7 unnamed ch legatees] Charles COLLIVER Mention Kiddington [with 5 unnamed ch legatees] Anne COLLIVER Cousin Elizabeth COLLIVER Cousin George TENNANT Cousin Charlbury [with 2 unnamed ch legatees] John TENNANT Cousin Taston Elizabeth TENNANT Cousin Richard TENNANT Cousin Ann WASHBURN Cousin Elizabeth WASHBURN Cousin Philip JOHNSON Sr Cousin (Exec) Wootton MaryJOHNSON Cousin [w Philip Sr] Philip JOHNSON Jr Cousin Wootton [s Philip Sr] Thomas JOHNSON Cousin Wootton [s Philip Sr] Elizabeth JOHNSON Cousin Wootton [d Philip Sr] - HARRIS Aunt [with 7 unnamed ch legatees] Stephen COPLAND Uncle [with 3 unnamed ch legatees] George COPLAND Uncle - BUTCHER Aunt [with 2 unnamed ch legatees] Susannah HAWES Jr Legatee Grace ROGERS Legatee Richard FLEXEN Mention John FLEXEN Legatee [s Richard] Elizabeth GARDNER Legatee Mary EDWARDS Legatee [former maid-servant] Daniel BECKETT Witness William LEE Witness Edward RYVES Witness Charles RINFOLD Witness to affidavit [clerk] Ever SAYER Witness to affidavit [Notary Public] Probate 9 Jul 1736 London (PCC) (with a codicil) ... Philip Johnson sole Executor ...
Transcriber's and Editor's Notes
CH304. Transcribed by a member of Charlbury Society Historical Research Group. Buried 21 Jun 1736 Charlbury An affidavit was required because neither will nor codicil was properly attested and witnessed. The following details are believed to be true but should not be totally relied upon: Testatrix: Niece of George (1748 qv)
Translated and paragraphed. with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed. Go to Glossary
... I Hannah Copland of Charlbury ... spinster ... weak in body ... I give the following sums of money: £20 each to the seven children of my deceased cousin Richard Hawes, of Handborough. £20 each to the five children of Charles Colliver, formerly of Kiddington. £30 each to the two children of my cousin George Tennant of Charlbury. £10 each to my cousin John Tennant of Taston and Ann Washburn £20 to my cousin Philip Johnson Sr of Wootton. £10 each to Philip Johnson Jr and Thomas Johnson, both of Wootton, and £20 to Elizabeth Johnson, children of Philip Johnson Sr. 10s each to the seven children of my Aunt Harris, the three children of my Uncle Stephen Copland and the two children of my Aunt Butcher. I give the following clothes and goods: To my cousin Elizabeth Tennant my best green and white suit of clothes with the remaining pieces [of cloth] that belong to it, also my best quilted coat, two holland shifts (in the box of linen), and my velvet hood. To my cousin Anne Colliver my satin clothes, my changeable silk night-gown, my stays, my scarlet quilted coat, my best black quilted coat and my black gown. My blue silk gown and what silk [cloth] is left of it to Susannah Hawes. My mother's best flowered gown and black coat to my cousin Elizabeth Johnson. All the rest of my mother's woollen clothes, her Bengal gown, all her coarse home-made shifts and her stays to my cousin Elizabeth Colliver. My jack to my cousin Elizabeth Washburn. The jack and spit now in her own possession to Grace Rogers. All my own and my mother's linen which is in the drawers of the lower part of my scrutore [escritoire?] equally divided between my cousins Elizabeth Tennant, Ann Colliver and Susannah Hawes. All my mother's headcloths to my cousin Elizabeth Colliver. A checked and enamelled gold ring, the Death's Head being worn out, to my Uncle George Copland. The best plain gold ring to Susannah Hawes. My little stone ring and my other least ring to John Flexen, son of Richard Flexen The little round table to Mrs Elizabeth Gardner. All my pictures belonging to the New Room to my cousin Richard Tennant. My side-saddle and scrutore [escritoire?] and best hand whip to my cousin Elizabeth Johnson. My white rug to my cousin Mary Johnson, wife of Philip Johnson Sr. All the rest of my old gowns, petticoats and coarse shifts, also the black and white window curtains in the New Room, to my former maid Mary Edwards All the rest of my household goods equally divided between my cousins John Tennant of Taston, Mary Johnson wife of Philip Johnson, and Elizabeth Colliver. I give all the rest of my goods, chattels and estate to Philip Johnson Sr whom I make sole Executor. He is to bury me beside my father and mother in the same manner as my mother was buried, and put up three pairs of handsome gravestones for us. Witnesses Daniel Beckett; William Lee; Edward Ryves ================================= Codicil (undated) I give all the linen that is not already given (in the two great boxes) to my cousin Richard Hawes’s children, and a ring to each one. I give the silver cup to Silvester Harris and the biggest silver spoon to Elizabeth Harris, son and daughter of Richard Harris (see Note). None of my household goods are to be distributed until I am buried and all my debts and charges paid. My Executor is to pay no legacies until he has received the money. What I give to Susannah Hawse I mean [Susannah] the younger. Affidavit 8 Jul 1736 Appeared personally Edward Ryves of Woodstock, gentleman, and swore: That he was well acquainted with [the deceased] for some time before her death, which happened in June as this Deponent is informed and believes. That he drew up her annexed will, dated 30 Mat 1736, from her instructions. That the interlineations and obliterations now appearing in the will were made by him before the will was executed by the directions of the deceased. That he is well acquainted with her hand-writing, and having carefully perused the annexed codicil [details] he believes the codicil and signature to be [written by her] Sworn before me Charles Rinfold Surrogate in the presence of Ever Sayer, Notary Public. Probate 9 Jul 1736 London (PCC) (with a codicil) ... Philip Johnson sole Executor ...
As transcribed from a copy of the original document. Original line- and page-breaks are preserved as far as possible.
Hannah Copland In the Name of God Amen I Hannah Copland of Charlbury in the County of Oxford Spinster being Weak in Body but of Sound and Disposing Mind and Understanding Thanks be to God do make this my Last Will and Testament in manner following and first and principally I Recommend my Soul to God and my Body to the Earth to be decently buried according to such Directions as I have given or shall give concerning the same and as for such Worldly Estate as it hath pleased God to bless Me with I dispose of as follows I give unto the Seven Children of my late Cousin Richard Hawes formerly of Handborough in Oxfordshire the Sum of Twenty Pounds apiece Item I give unto the Five Children of Charles Colliver late of Kiddington in Oxfordshire Twenty Pounds apiece Item I give unto the Two Children of my Cousin George Tennant of Charlbury in Oxfordshire Thirty Pounds apiece Item I give unto my Cousin John Tennant Of Taston in Oxfordshire Ten Pounds Item I give unto my Cousin Ann Washburn Ten Pounds Item I give unto my Cousin Philip Johnson the Elder of Wootton aforesaid Twenty Pounds Item I give unto Philip Johnson the Younger and Thomas Johnson both of Wootton aforesaid Ten Pounds apiece and to Elizabeth Johnson Twenty Pounds which said Philip the Younger Thomas and Elizabeth are the sons and daughter of Philip Johnson the Elder Item I give unto the Seven Children of my Aunt Harris to the Three Children of my Uncle Stephen Copland and to the Two Children of my Aunt Butcher Ten Shillings apiece Item I give unto my Cousin Elizabeth Tennant my best Green and White Suit of Cloaths and the Pieces left that belongs to it My best Quilted Coat Two Holland Shifts which are in the Box of Linnen my Velvet Hood Item I give to my Cousin Anne Colliver my Sattin Cloaths my Changeable Silk Night Gown My Stays My Scarlet Quilted Coat and best black Quilted Coat and my black Gown Item I give my blew Silk Gown and what Silk is left of it to Susannah Hawes Item I give my Mothers best flowered Gown and black Coat to my Cousin Elizabeth Johnson Item I give all the rest of my Mothers Woollen Cloaths and Bengal Gown and all her course home made Shifts unto my Cousin Elizabeth Colliver also I give Her my Mothers Stays Item I give unto my Cousin Elizabeth Washburn my Jack Item I give the Jack and Spit now in the Possession of Grace Rogers to Her the said Grace Rogers Item I give all my Own and my Mothers Linnen which is in the Draws of the lower part of my Scrutore unto my Cousins Elizabeth Tennant Ann Colliver and Susannah Hawes equally to be Divided amongst Them Item I give all my Mothers Headcloaths to my Cousin Elizabeth Colliver Item I give unto my Uncle George Copland One Gold Ring Checked and Enamelled the Death Head being worn out Item I give unto Susannah Hawes the best plain Gold Ring Item I give my little Stone Ring and my other least Ring to John Flexen Son of Richard Flexen Item I give the little Round Table to Mrs Elizabeth Gardner Item I give unto my Cousin Richard Tennant all my Pictures belonging to the New Room Item I give my Side Saddle and Scrutore and best Hand Whip to my Cousin Elizabeth Johnson Item I give unto my Cousin Mary Johnson Wife of Philip Johnson the Elder my White Rug Item All the Rest of my Old Gowns and Petticoats and course shifts and black and white Window Curtains in the New Room I give to my late Maid Mary Edwards Item I give all the Rest of my Household Goods unto my Cousins John Tennant of Taston Mary Johnson Wife of Philip Johnson and Elizabeth Colliver equally to be divided between Them Item I give all the Rest of my Goods Chattels and Estate whatsoever unto Philip Johnson the Elder who I make Sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament And my Will is That my Executor will bury Me in the same manner as my Mother was buried and by my Father and Mother and that He put up Three Pair of Handsome Gravestones for Us In Witness whereof I Hannah Copland have hereunto Set my Hand and Seal the Thirtieth day of May in the Ninth Year of King George the Second and in the Year of our Lord 1736 Hannah Copland Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the said Hannah Copland as and for her Last Will and Testament in the presence of Us and then Subscribed by Us as Witnesses in her presence the Interlineations and Erasures being first made Dan'l Beckett - William Lee - Edw'd Ryves I desire this to be taken as part of my Will I give all the Linnen but what is given away before as is in the Two great Boxes to my Cousin Richard Hawes’s Children and every One a Ring and I give to Silvester Harris the Silver Cup and I give to Elizabeth Harris the biggest Silver Spoon the Son and Daughter of Richard Harris and I would have none of my Household Goods Distributed till I am buried and all my Debts and all my Charges paid and I would have my Executor pay no Legacies till he has received the Money What I give To Susannah Hawse I mean the Younger                      8th July 1736 Appeared personally Edward Ryves of Woodstock in the County of Oxford Gentleman and by virtue of his Corporal Oath deposed that He was well acquainted with Hannah Copland late of Charlbury in the County of Oxford Spinster Deceased for some time before her Death which happened in the Month of June last past as this Deponent is informed and verily believes and He further deposed That He the Deponent from Instructions given Him by the said Hannah Copland Deceased drew her Last Will and Testament hereunto annexed bearing Date the Thirtieth Day of May in the Ninth Year of King George the Second And in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty Six and that the several Interlineations and Obliterations now appearing in the said Will and more particularly in the First Third Eleventh Twelfth Twenty Third Thirty Eighth Thirty Ninth Forty first and Forty Fifth Lines in the said Will were made done and altered by this Deponent before the said Will was Executed by the Directions of the said Deceased and He further Deposed that He is well acquainted with the Manner and Character of the Hand Writing of the said Deceased and having now seen and carefully perused the Codicill or Testamentary Disposition of the said Deceased hereunto annexed beginning thus I desire this to be taken as part of my Will and ending thus what I give to Susannah Hawse I mean the Younger and this Deponent doth verily believe the said Codicill and Subscription Hannah Copland to be all of the proper Handwriting of the said Hannah Copland deceased Edw: Ryves The same day the said Edward Ryves was sworn to the Truth of the above Affidavit Before Me Charles Rinfold Surrogate Present Ever Sayer Notary Publick This Will was proved at London (with a Codicil annexed) Before the Right Worshipful John Bettesworth Doctor of Laws Master Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury Lawfully Constituted On the Ninth Day of July In the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty Six By the Oath of Philip Johnson the Sole Executor named in the said Will To Whom Administration was granted of all and Singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the Deceased He being first Sworn by Commission well and truely to Administer the same.