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Will of John COXED of Bucknell Will 8 Nov 1706   Probate 9 Jun 1710
Source: TNA no. PROB 11/516/77 Contributed by: Mick Dumbleton Go to Translation Go to Transcript
Summary.
... I John Coxed of Bucknell ... clerk ... indisposed in body ... Name Relationship [Comments] or Major Bequests John COXED   Bucknell Katherine COXED Wife John COXED Son [under 21] Katherine COXED Daughter [under 21] Mary COXED Daughter [under 21] - WHITTON Sister-in-law [wife's sister - with unnamed family] Mary ANDERTON Mention Elizabeth ANDERTON Legatee [Goddaughter - d Mary] Mary ANDERTON Legatee [d Mary] Thomas FISHER Kinsman [see Note] Francis FISHER Kinsman [see Note] John FISHER Kinsman [see Note] Joseph FISHER Kinsman [see Note] Elizabeth GODDARD Kinswoman [see Note] Charles HEATH Kinsman [see Note] Richard HEATH Kinsman [see Note] Jacob CHITTLE Legatee [see Note] Susan CHITTLE Kinswoman [w Jacob, & see Note] John HEATH Kinsman [see Note] Joseph HEATH Kinsman [see Note] John NORBORN Trustee (Exec) New College Oxford Thomas COKER Trustee (Exec) Bicester Zachary HUSSEY Witness William HODSON Witness William VAUX Witness Probate 9 Jun 1710 London ... Thomas Coker and John Norborne Executors ...
Transcriber's and Editor's Notes
All the FISHERs and Elizabeth GODDARD are siblings; as are all the HEATHs and Susan CHITTLE.
Translated and paragraphed. with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed. Go to Glossary
... I John Coxed of Bucknell ... clerk ... indisposed in body ... During the minority of my son John Coxed I make my loving friends Mr John Norborn, Fellow of New College Oxford, and Mr Thomas Coker of Bicester, joint Executors for the better management of my estate. They are to take an Inventory of my estate, goods and chattles within fourteen days after my decease. They are to sell all my household stuff, plate, linen, pewter, brass and other household utensils, also my stock in husbandry such as horses, cows, sheep, hogs, wool, wood, coal, corn, grain, hay, waggons, carts, ploughs and other farming utensils, within three months after my decease, using the proceeds as described below. Under the following circumstances I give them the guardianship of my children until age 21 or (for my daughters) earlier marriage, earnestly desiring them to undertake their care and education. If my wife Katherine remarries. If she does not live (mostly) in Oxford. If (though living in Oxford) she allows her sister Whitton's family to live with her rent free, as they have hitherto at Bucknell for months on end. If they otherwise consider it necessary. I give them £10 each for their trouble, plus their expenses. They are to incur no legal or financial liability arising from their role. When my son John reaches age 21 I make him sole Executor. If he dies before 21, I make my daughters Katherine Coxed and Mary Coxed joint Executrixes at age 21. My debts and funeral expenses are to be paid. I give my study of books to my son John. After my wife's decease I give my leasehold messuage and lands etc called Wheelers in BRK Easton (Welford parish) to my son John for the remainder of the lease. As laid down in our Marriage Settlement, I am to divide £1000 between our children after my wife's decease. I also give all debts etc due to me and [the proceeds of the sale of] my other real and personal estate, goods and chattels (except the £10 given below to my wife) to my children as follows: £500 (of the £1000) and half of the sale proceeds etc to my son John at age 21. £250 (of the £1000) and a quarter of the sale proceeds etc to each of my daughters Katherine and Mary at age 21 or earlier marriage. My Executors are to invest [all of it] for the benefit of my children respectively until their legacies become payable. In the meantime they are to use as much of the interest etc as they think necessary for the maintenance and education of my children. If my son dies before inheriting, his legacy goes equally between my then-living daughter(s). If either of my daughters dies before inheriting, her legacy goes to the survivor. If all my children die without issue before inheriting, I give [the proceeds of the sale of] my estate, goods and chattels as follows: One third equally between my Executors, they paying the following legacies out of their shares: £20 to my goddaughter Elizabeth Anderton, daughter of Mary Anderton, widow. £10 to Mary Anderton, another daughter of Mary Anderton. One third equally between my poor kindred Thomas Fisher, Francis Fisher, John Fisher, Joseph Fisher and their sister Elizabeth Goddard. One third equally between my other poor kindred Charles Heath, Richard Heath and Jacob Chittle, tailor, husband of their sister Susan, provided that those three pay £15 to their brother John Heath and £5 to their brother Joseph Heath. I give £10 to my wife Katherine to buy mourning. I revoke all former wills. Witnesses Zach: Hussey; Wm Hodson; Wm Vaux Probate 9 Jun 1710 London ... Thomas Coker and John Norborne Executors ...
As transcribed from a copy of the original document. Original line- and page-breaks are preserved as far as possible.
In the Name of God Amen I John Coxed of Bucknell in the County of Ox’on Clerke being indisposed in Body but of a sound and perfect mind and memory thanks be to God for the same do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following (that is to say) ffirst I do make and ordain my loving ffreinds Mr John Norborn ffellow of New Colledge in Oxford and Mr Thomas Coker of Bister joynt Executors of this my last Will and Testam’t during the Minority of my Son John Coxed and untill he my said Son shall attain his Age of One and Twenty years In Trust for the better execution and performance of this my last Will and Testament and for the better improvement and management of my Estate Goods and Chattles hereby given bequeathed and disposed of And when my said Son John shall have attained his said Age of One and Twenty years Then I make and ordain him my said Son # # whole and sole Executor of this my said last Will and Testament And in case my said Son shall happen to dye before he shall attain his said Age of One and Twenty years Then I do make and ordain my Daughters Katherine Coxed and Mary Coxed joynt Executrixes of this my last Will and Testament they haveing first attained their respective Ages of One and Twenty years And I do hereby Will and order that a true and perfect Inventary of all my Estate Goods and Chattles whatsoever be made and taken by my said Executors within ffourteen dayes or as soon as it conveniently may be done after my decease And I doe also will and order that all my Household stuffe Plate Linnen pewter Brass and all other my utensills of Household and also my stock in Husbandry Viz’t Horses Cowes Sheep Hoggs Wool Wood Coal Corne Grain Hay Waggons Carts Ploughs and all other my utensills of Husbandry be sold and disposed of by my said Executors to the best advantage they can gett for the same within three months or as soone as it conveniently may be done after my decease And as touching the disposition of such temporall Estate which it hath pleased Almighty God to bestow upon me I give and dispose thereof as followeth ffirst I will and order that all my debts (which I shall owe in right or conscience at the time of my decease) and my funerall expences shall be well and truly satisfied and paid Item I give and bequeath to my said Executors Mr John Norborn and Mr Thomas Coker for their care and trouble in executing the said Executorship the summe of Ten pounds apeece And I do hereby will and order that my said Executors shall and may reimburse themselves and be allowed out of my said Estate Goods and Chattles all reasonable charges and expences which they or either of them shall lay out and disburse in the Executorship aforesaid and that they my said Executors shall be indemnified and saved harmless of and from all actions Suites damages costs and charges whatsoever which shall or may happen to or against them or either of them in or about the Execution of the said Trust in them by me hereby reposed or any thing relating thereto Item in case my Wife Katherine shall marry again or not dwell and inhabitt generally or for much the greatest part of her time in Oxford or if liveing and residing there for the most part herself she should suffer and allow any of her Sister Whittons ffamily to Live and continue with her upon free quarter or otherwise (as they have done hitherto for the most part at Bucknell for Months Quarters of a year and longer together) or if my said Executors shall otherwise see occasion for it Then and in either of the cases aforesaid I give and bequeath to my said Executors the Guardianship care and Education as well of my said Son John during his Minority and untill he shall attain his Age of One and Twenty years as also of my said Daughters Katherine and Mary during their respective Minorities or untill their respective Marriages And I earnestly desire my said Executors to take upon them the care and tuition of them my said Son and Daughters Item I give to my said Son John all my Study of Books Item I give and devise to my said Son John after the decease of the said Katherine my Wife All that my Leasehold Messuage or Tenement and Lands called Wheelers with the Appurtenances situate lying and being in Easton in the Parish of Welford in the County of Berks for and during all the Rest Residue and Remainder of my Estate and Term of Years therein which shall be then to come and unexpired Item I give and bequeath unto my said Son John and to my Daughters Katherine and Mary after the decease of the said Katherine my Wife and according to the power or powers in me reserved by one Indenture of settlement made on my intermarriage with her my said Wife or by any other powers whatsoever the summe of One thousand pounds therein mentioned and thereby settled the same to be paid to and divided among them in such proportions and on the dayes and times hereinafter mentioned limitted and expressed (that is to say) To my said Son John the summe of ffive hundred pounds part of the said summe of ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ One thousand pounds to be paid to him at his Age of One and Twenty Years (in case my said Wife shall not then be Living) And to my said Daughters Katherine and Mary the summe of Two hundred and ffifty pounds apeece being the Residue of the said summe of One thousand pounds to be paid to them equally and respectively at their respective Ages of One and Twenty years or dayes of Marriage in like manner which shall first happen Item I give to my said Son John and to my said Daughters Katherine and Mary all other debts summe and summes of Money which shall be due or oweing to me by Bond Mortgage or otherwise at the time of my decease and also all other my Estate Goods and Chattles whatsoever both reall and personall (not hereby before given or bequeathed) to be paid to and divided amongst them in such proportions and on the dayes and times herein after limitted expressed and declared (after the Legacies herein after given to my Wife be paid thereout (that is to say) To my said Son John two parts thereof the same in four parts equally to be divided to be likewise paid to him at his said Age of One and Twenty years And to my said Daughters the remaining two parts thereof to be equally divided between them and to be likewise paid to them respectively at their respective Ages of One and Twenty years or daies of Marriage which shall first happen And I do hereby will and order that the Legacies hereby given to my said Son and Daughters and the Money which shall be thereby raised by my said Executors shall be by them put out at Interest for the severall and respective use and uses of my said Son and Daughters untill their said Legacy or Legacies shall respectively become due or payable And in the meane time they my said Executors shall lay out and imploy the Interest and increase of the said Legacies (or so much thereof as they shall think necessary) for the Maintenance and Education of my said Son and Daughters And I do also will and order that if my said Son shall happen to dye or depart this Life before the said Legacy or Legacies to him given shall become payable That then the same Legacy or Legacies shall be and remain to my said Daughters equally to be divided between them or to such of them as shall be then Living And if either of my said Daughters shall happen to dye before the said Legacy or Legacies to her given shall become payable that then the said Legacy and Legacys of her so dyeing shall be and remain to the survivor of them my said Daughters And if it shall happen that my said Son and Daughters shall all dye before the said Legacies hereby to them given as aforesaid shall become due or payable without leaveing any Issue of their either or any of their Bodies at the time of their decease Then and in such case I give and bequeath all my said Estate Goods and Chattles (so to them given and bequeathed as aforesaid) in manner following (that is to say) One full Third part of all my said Estate Goods and Chattles I give and bequeath unto my said Executors Mr John Norborn and Mr Tho: Coker their Executors Administrators and Assignes equally to be divided amongst them they paying to my Goddaughter Elizabeth Anderton the daughter of Mary Anderton Widow the summe of Twenty pounds And to Mary Anderton one other daughter of the said Mary Anderton Widow the summe of ffive pounds out of the said Third part hereby to them so given as aforesaid One other full Third of all my said Estate Goods and Chattles I give and bequeath unto my poor kindred Thomas ffisher ffrancis ffisher John ffisher Joseph ffisher and their Sister Elizabeth Goddard their Executors Administrators and Assignes equally to be divided amongst them share and share alike And the remaining full Third part of all my said Estate Goods and Chattles I give and bequeath unto other my poor Kindred Charles Heath Richard Heath and Jacob Chittle Tayler the husband of Susan their Sister their Executors Administrators and Assignes equally to be divided among them share and share alike Provided yet nevertheless that they the said Charles Heath Richard Heath and Jacob Chittle do and shall give and paye out of the Third part to them so given as aforesaid the sum’e of ffifteen pounds to their Brother John Heath and the sum’e of ffive pounds to their Brother Joseph Heath Item I give to the said Katherine my Wife the summe of Ten pounds to buy her mourning Apparrell Lastly I do hereby revoke cancel and make void all and every former and other Will or Wills by me heretofore made And I do declare this that is now made by me and no other whatsoever to be my only true last Will and Testament In Wittness whereof I have to this my last Will and Testament contained in two sheets of paper sett my hand and seal to the Top of the ffirst and bottom of the last this Eighth day of November in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and six John Coxed Signed sealed declared and published by the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us and his presence subscribed and attested by us Zach: Hussey Wm Hodson Wm Vaux Probatum fuit ................. Testamentum apud London coram.......................................................................... ................................................................................................. ....................................................................................... Nono die Mensis Junij Anno d’ni Millesimo Septingentesimo decimo Juramentis Thomae Coker et Johannis Norborne Executorum in dicto Testamento nominat' ........................................................... [....................................................................................................]