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Will of Ann LANGSTON of Deddington
Will 12 Jul 1725 Probate 17 Nov 1726 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Note that the term "Mrs" was only an honorific ("Mistress"), and did not then mean that the person was married. The following details are believed to be true but should not be totally relied upon: Testatrix: Sister of Elizabeth (1750 qv) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Translated and paragraphed. with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed. Go to Glossary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
... I Ann Langston of Dadington ... spinster ...
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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 The twelfth Day of July in the eleventh year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George by Grace of God of Great Brittaine France and Ireland King Defender of the faith & Annoque Domini one thousand seven hundred and twenty five I Ann Langston of Dadington in the County of Oxon Spinster being of a sound and disposing Mind Memory and Understanding do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in Manner and Form following First and principally I bequeath my Soul into the Hands of Almighty God my Creator trusting in his Mercy for the pardon of my Sins through the Merritt of Jesus Christ my Saviour and Redeemer and my Body I commit to the Earth of which it was made to be decently interred at the Discretion of my Executrix herein after named as and for my worldly Estate which it hath pleased God to bless me withal I give and dispose thereof as followeth Imprimis my Will is that all such Debts as I shall owe to any person or persons at the time of my decease shall be payd with all convenient speed after my decease by my Executrix hereinafter named Item I give and bequeath unto my loving sister Mrs Mary Laserre My white Sattin Gowne and petticoat and I give and bequeath to my loving sister Mrs. Elizabeth Langston my cherry coloured Silk Gown and petticoat and all my Linnen and plate except a silver Tobacco Bow? which I give unto my nephew Mr James Laserre And if my sister Mrs Mary Laserre hath of mind to any particular pair of sheets or other part of my Linnen it is my Will she should have the same Item I give and bequeath to my Niece Mrs Love Laserre my diamond Ring my silver Snuff Box a silver Tooth pick Case a silver Buckle for her Girdle a pair of silver Shoe Buckles and a silver Thimble Item I give and bequeath to my Niece Mrs Jane LaSerre my enamelled gold Ring a pair of gold Buttons for her sleeves and my mother of Pearl Box in the Shape of a heart Item I give and bequeath to Mrs Joice Appletree my cherry coloured silk Lining and my Ivory Snuff Box in the Shape of a Heart Item I give and bequeath to my sister Mrs Elizabeth Langston my scarlet Riding hood with a desire that she should give her Ridinghood to my Niece Love Lasserre Item I give and bequeath my Moiety or half part of the house that John Rous now liveth in to my servant Maid Katherine Wait during The term of her natural Life and it is my desire that my sister Elizabeth would do the same if the said Katherine Wait surviveth her that she may have the Rents and Proffitts of the whole house that the aforesaid John Rous liveth during her Life and then it may return as hereinafter mentioned Item I hereby give to the said Katherine Wait one gold ring All the Rest and Residue of my Estate Real and personal whatsoever and wheresoever I give to my loving sister Mrs Elizabeth Langston during the term of her natural Life and provided she dyeth without Issue it is my Will and I do hereby give and bequeath to my sister Mrs Mary Lasserre all my Estate Reall and personall for and during The Term of her natural Life and after her decease it is my Will that my neice Mrs Love Laserre should have one hundred pounds in Money and likewise my neice Mrs Jane Laserre provided they are both alive at the time of my decease and approve themselves dutifully to their Father and Mother and after the decease of my Sister Mrs Mary Laserre it is my Will and I do hereby give and bequeath all my Reall Estate houses Lands Tenements Cows Commons with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging to my Nephew Mr James Laserre and his heirs for ever but it is my Will that if he dyeth without Issue my Reall Estate aforesaid should be divided betwixt his two sisters Mrs Love Laserre and Mrs Jane Laserre or if either of them Be dead at the time of my decease that my Estate in Case he hath no Issue should descend to the surviving sister Item I give my Brother Laserre my silver Tumbler and I do hereby make constitute ordain and appoint my loving Sister Mrs Elizabeth Langston Executrix of this my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the day a year first above written The Mark of Ann Langston Signed sealed published and delivered by the said Ann Langston the Testatrix as and for her last Will and Testament in the Sight and presence of us and our Names subscribed as Wittnesses in the Sight and Presence of the said Testatrix and of one another Thomas Belchier The Mark of Ellinor Parish Stephen Danes? Probate [in Latin] granted at London before John Bettesworth on 17th November 1726 to Elizabeth Langston the sister and Executrix of the Testatrix. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||