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Will of Sir John CURSON of Waterperry
Will 3 Feb 1724/25 Codicil same day Probate not available (see Note) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Buried 1727 Waterperry (Sir John, Bt.) The will is difficult because it is crumpled and twisted, the codicil (in much worse hand-writing) even more so. There is no Probate note scribbled at the end, and no copy in PROB11. He clearly feared being buried alive -- fortunately for the neighbours it was mid-winter :-) The following details are believed to be true but should not be totally relied upon: Testator: Father of Sir Francis Curson (1750 qv); Grandfather of Catharine Brinckhurst Curson (1776 qv). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Translated and paragraphed. with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed. Go to Glossary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
... I Sir John Curson of Waterperry, Baronet, in good health ...
Codicil (same day)
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As transcribed from a copy of the original document. Original line- and page-breaks are preserved as far as possible. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the Name of God Amen I S'r John Curson of Waterperry in the County of Oxon Baronett being in good Health and of sound and Disposing Mind Memory and Understanding Do for the Disposing of that Estate which It hath pleased God to bless me with make my Last Will and Testament in Writing in manner and fforme ffollowing And ffirst I Commend my Soul to God and my Body to the Earth to be buried in such Decent manner as my Executors hereinafter named shall think ffitt And I do desire that I may be kept a ffortnight above Ground after my Death before I am Buried Item I do give unto my Dear Wife Dame Anne the Diamond Ring which I presented her with before our Marriage and also the Diamond Ring which she herselfe had before our said marriage Item I do give unto my said Wife All her Dressing Plate and Silver Tea Kettle Silver Tea Pott and Silver Tea Cannister and all other Things which thereto belong And I do also give to my said Wife my Coach and Six Horses and all my Goods Linnen and ffurniture at Grove Park House and the Sum'e of Two Hundred and Ten Pounds of Lawfull Money of Great Britain And I do also give to my said Wife the Use of all my Plate during her Life if she desires the same And after her Death I give the said Plate (Except what I have hereinbefore given to my said Wife) to my Son ffrancis Curson Item I give unto my Granddaughter Mrs Catherine Brinckhurst the Sum'e of ffive Hundred Pounds of like Lawful Money which I will shall be paid unto her at the Day of her Marriage And in the Mean Time I do give unto my said Granddaughter the Yearly Sum'e of ffive and Twenty Pounds for and Towards her Maintenance in Lieu of the Interest of the said Sum'e of ffive Hundred Pounds And In Case my said Granddaughter shall dye unmarried Then and in such Case my Will is that the said Sum'e of ffive Hundred Pounds shall not be paid Item I do give unto my Son Robert and his Assignes during his Life the Yearly Sum'e of One Hundred Pounds of Lawfull Money of Great Britain to be paid unto him quaterly at ffour the most usuall ffeasts or Days of Payment in the Year (that is to say) the ffeasts of S't Thomas the Apostle the Annunc'a'con of the Blessed Virgin Mary St John the Baptist and St Michael the Archangell by even and equall Porc'ons without any Deduction whatsoever And the ffirst Payment thereof shall be made upon such of the said ffeasts as shall happen next after my Decease Provided nevertheless and my Will and Meaning is that whatever yearly Sum'e of Money I shall leave or secure to my said son Robert by any other Ways or Means whatsoever shall be taken as part of the said Yearly Sum'e of One Hundred Pounds hereinbefore given unto my said Son Item I give to all my Servants which shall be living with me at the Time of my Death One Half Years Wages over and above what shall be due to them at the Time of my Death Item I Give to the Church Wardens of Waterperry aforesaid for the time being the Sum'e of One Hundred Pounds Upon Trust that they shall from time to time put fforth the same to Interest upon good Security and shall apply and dispose of the Interest Proceeds and Increase thereof in Apprenticing poor Children belonging to the Town and Tything of Waterperry and not of the Tythings of Thumbly Item I do give and bequeath unto my freinds Thomas Rowney the Elder ffrancis Haywood the Elder and John Wright all of the City of Oxford Esquires their Executors and administrators All my Ready Money and Securities for Money and Money in the ffunds In Trust that by and out of the same they shall in the ffirst place pay my just Debts Legacys and ffunerall Expences And upon this ffurther Trust that they the said Thomas Rowney ffrancis Haywood and John Wright their Executors and Administrators with what Convenient Speed they can after my decease shall expend and lay out the Residue thereof in the purchase of some Estate or Estates of ffreehold and Inheritance in ffee Simple of Lands and Hereditaments that shall be of a Title to be approved of by the said Thomas Rowney ffrancis Haywood and John Wright their Executors or Administrators or their Councill Learned in the Law and the Estate or Estates so to be purchased shall be settled and conveyed unto and for such Uses Intents and Purposes as my Estate at Waterperry shall be settled unto at the time of my Death Subject nevertheless to the said Yearly Sum'e of One Hundred Pounds herein before given unto my said Son Robert in such manner and under such conditions as are hereinbefore declared concerning the same Provided that untill such Purchase shall be made as aforesaid they the said Thomas Rowney ffrancis Haywood and John Wright their Executors and Administrators shall and may from time to time continue the said Money upon such Securitys on which the same shall be at the time of my Death or shall call in and and putt forth the same upon such other Securitys as they or the Survivors of them shall think proper and shall permitt and suffer the Interest Proceed and Increase thereof to be received by such person or Persons as shall from time to time be intituled to the Rents of my Estate at Waterperry aforesaid And my Will also is that all my Goods Linnen and ffurniture (Except what I have herein before disposed of) shall forever hereafter be enjoyed by such Person or persons as shall from time to time be intituled to my said Estate at Waterperry Provided also that It shall and may be Lawfull to and for the said Thomas Rowney ffrancis Haywood and John Wright their Executors and Admin'ors to deduct and keep out of the said Premisses so much Mony as shall from time to time be Sufficient to reimburse and satisfy them for all such Expences Losses and Damages as they shall severally be necessarily put unto by Reason or Meanes of this my Will or of the Trusts hereby in them reposed Provided also that they the said Thomas Rowney ffrancis Haywood and John Wright their Executors or administrators shall not be answerable for any of the said Moneys which shall be lost at Interest Provided the Consent of such Person or Persons as shall from time to time be intituled to the Interest thereof be had to the above? Lending? the same Item all the Rest and Residue of my Reall and Personall Estate whatsoever not hereby otherwise disposed of I give to my said Son ffrancis Curson his Heirs Executors and Administrators And I make my said Dear Wife Dame Anne and my said Son ffrancis Curson and the said Thomas Rowney ffrancis Haywood and John Wright the Executors of this my last Will and Testament And I do hereby revoke all former and other wills by me at any time heretofore made In witness whereof I have to this my last Will and Testament consisting of One Skin of Parchment sett my Hand and Seal this Third day of ffebruary in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty and ffour Signed Sealed published and declared by the above John Curson (O) named S'r John Curson as and for his last Will and Testament in our p'sence who in his p'sence have subscribed our names as witnesses thereunto ____ Bendine John Taylor John Blagrove Memorand' that by way of Codicill to my last Will above written I the above named S'r John Curson doe declare my Will further to be and I hereby give to my said Dear Wife Dame Anne Curson Her Repeating Gold Watch and Chain and Hook and all that she wears with the s'd watch and Chaine And I give to my son Peter one yearly paym't of Thirty Pounds of Lawfull money to be paid to him quarterly viz' on the feasts of the Annunc'on of the Blessed Virgin Mary St John the Baptist St Michael the Archangell & St Thomas the Apostle by equall porc'ons without any deduction whatsoever the first of the s'd paym'ts to be made on the first of the s'd feasts next comeing after my decease and I give to each of them the s'd Thomas Rowney John Wright and ffrancis Haywood Tenn pounds ___ ___ ___ that the said Thirty pounds ____ to my s'd Sonn Peter & the Legacys hereby given shall be charged on the Estate to be bought with my money as _____ above written is menc'oned and I confirme my s'd Will in all other Matters wherein I have not hereby altered the same In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand & seal the 3'd day of February 1724 Signed sealed published & declared as a Codicill to the Will above in our p'sence who in the p'sence of the s'd S'r John Curson have John Curson (O) subscribed our names as witnesses thereunto ___ Bendine John Taylor John Blagrove | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||