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Will of Ann FIELD of Littlemore
Will 25 Apr 1720 Codicil 18 Oct 1720 Probate 2 Sep 1727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Probate 2 Sep 1727 Oxford ... Edward Spencer and Mary Evatts, Executors ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Transcribed by a member of the Littlemore Local History Society. This will raises an extraordinary number of questions, with which the editor has got rather too involved. The fact that "Field" is used as an EVATTS forename as well as being her married surname increases the confusion. Her Executrix and "daughter-in-law" (ie either her son's wife or her step-daughter) is Mary EVATTS -- so was she previously married to an EVATTS? The 1710 Elsfield marriage of Stephen FIELD to Ann EVATTS may support that view. So we still don't know her maiden surname, though the 1673 marriage of Field EVATS (Littlemore) to Anne WILMANT (Headington) is a possibility. She has SHEEN grandchildren, but no mention of their parents. She has an unnamed brother. She names four of his children, but without surname. Anyone who wants to chase down baptisms of four common forenames among all the variations of WILMOT, knowing that the surname may well not be WILMANT at all, is welcome to try :-) There is, however, a 1682 Iffley baptism of Feild EVITTS son of Feild -- named after his father -- who may well be the son who married a Mary. But there are three marriages listed, all on 12 Mar 1712, for Field EVETTS/EVATS (of Iffley) to a Mary: Two are at OxSt MaryV to Mary BURRELL & Mary CAROLL (both of Cowley), the other at Iffley to Mary TYRREL (of Cowley). At that point ... The following details are believed to be true but should not be totally relied upon: Testatrix: Wife of Stephen (1726 qv) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Translated and paragraphed. with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed. Go to Glossary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
... I Anne Field, wife of Stephen Field of Littlemore, yeoman ... with the consent of my husband and having liberty to do so by my marriage settlement ...
Codicil 18 Oct 1720
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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 This Twenty ffifth day of Aprill in the Sixth year of the Reigne of our sov'gne Lord George by the grace of God of great Brittain ffrance and Ireland King Defender of the faith &c Annoq' Dom' 1720 I Anne ffield the wife of Stephen ffield of Littlemore in the County of oxon yeom' doe make my last will and Testam't with the consent of my said Husband and haveing liberty by my Marriage settlem't soe to doe doe make the same in man'er following And first I give and bequeath my soul Into the hands of Almighty God hopeing for salvation in and through Jesus Christ my saviour and Redeemer my body I comitt to the Earth whence twas extracted to be decently Interred at the discretion of my Exe'tors hereafter named and as for such Estate goods and Chattels as it hath pleased God to bestow on me I dispose of as followeth Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my Grandson William Evatts the sum of ffour and Twenty pounds which my said Husbands Executor is to pay after my said Husbands decease to me or my order and appoyntm't but if my said Grandson should depart this life before the said money should become due then and in such case I give and be bequeath [sic] the said ffour and Twenty pounds unto the rest of my Grandchildren Equally to be divided amongst them I give and bequeath more unto my said Grandson William Evatts a bed coverings and all things belonging thereto in a Chamber over the Parlour in my daughter in law Evatts her house in Littlemore aforesaid and also one little pair of Brasse Andirons fire shovl & tongs and halfe a dusen of Napkins and Two pair of sheetts Item I give and bequeath unto my Grandchildren Sheens all that ffifth p'te of my Husbands Gains which belongs to me by settlem't on Mariage which now comes to Twenty pounds to me and I dispose of the same to them Item I give to Sarah Redhead my Goddaughter one pair of sheets and Twenty shillings in money Item I give to ffour of my Brothers children William, Walter, Jane and Elizabeth (that is to say) to William ffive shillings Walter Twenty shillings Jane & Elizabeth ffive shillings a piece Item I give to my Grandaughter Mary Sheen Two pair of shetts and one pair of flaxen pilowbears & halfe a dusen of diaper Napkins Item I give to my Grandaughter Anne Sheene Two pair of sheets one little Holland sheet and one pair of Holland pillow bears and one feather bed & bedsted Curtains coverings and all things thereunto belonging Item I give to my Grandaughter Sarah Sheene Two pair of sheets one pair of Holland pilobears & one Chest of Drawers Item I give to my Daughter in law Evatts my best Gown and peticoat & the rest of my Apparell and goods I give to my Executors in trust for them to dispose of the same as they shall think fitt And I make and ordain my friend Edward Spencer and my Daughter in law Mary Evatts Executors in Trust of this my will Revoking all former wills by me made In witnesse whereof I the said Anne ffield have hereunto sett my hand and seal the day and year first above written Signed Sealed published and declared by the one brasse pan & a little pott } the marke of said Anne ffield and delivered as her last will I give to my Grandson Evatts } Anne X ffield & Testam't in the p'sence of the X marke of Mary Blea Sarah Williams This Will seen and allowed by me Stephen ffeild A Codicell to the will within written I Anne ffield doe give to my Grandaughter Jane Sheene Two pair of sheetts one long Table cloth and Three Napkins Two pewter dishes one pewter bason witnesse my hand this 18th of october 1720 the marke of Anne X ffield Probat' &c Secundo Septembris An'o D'ni 1727 apud Oxon Coram .......................... [..............................................................] ............ jur'tis Edvardi Spencer et Mariae Evatts Ex'ru' &c Quibus Com'is' fuit ..... ............................................................. ............................................... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||