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Will of John LUCAS of Watlington Will 1 J__ 1716   Probate 24 Sep 1716
Source: ORO no. W.I. 208.105; 139/4/29 Contributed by: Jerram Shurville Go to Translation Go to Transcript
Summary.
... I John Lucas of Watlington ... yeoman ... sick and weak in body ... Name Relationship [Comments] or Major Bequests John LUCAS   Watlington Anne LUCAS Wife (Exec) Anne LUCAS Daughter [under 21] Elizabeth LUCAS Daughter [under 21] William LUCAS Son [under 21] John LUCAS Eldest Son Thomas GREEN Witness John ATKINS Witness Elizabeth LUCAS Witness Francis ROBSON Witness Probate 24 Sep 1716 ... Anne the relict and Executrix ...
Transcriber's and Editor's Notes
Words down the edges are often concealed in the binding. Some can be guessed.
Translated and paragraphed. with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed. Go to Glossary
... I John Lucas of Watlington ... yeoman ... sick and weak in body ... I give my three children Anne Lucas, Elizabeth Lucas and William Lucas £30 (£10 each) to be paid at age 21. If any of them die before inheriting, I give his/her portion equally between the survivors. I give my eldest son John Lucas 1s, having already set apart his portion. My debts, legacies and funeral expenses being paid, I give all the residue of my goods, chattels, cattell, corn and household stuff to my loving wife Anne whom I make sole Executrix ... I revoke all former wills. Witnesses Thomas Green; John Atkins; Elizabeth Lucas; Francis Robson Probate 24 Sep 1716 ... Anne the relict and Executrix ...
As transcribed from a copy of the original document. Original line- and page-breaks are preserved as far as possible.
Lucas Johannis de Watlington In the Name of God Amen the ffirst Day of [____] in the second year of the Reign of o'r Sovereign Lord [George by] the Grace of God of Great Britain ffrance & Ireland King De[fender] of the ffaith &c Annoqu' Dom' 1716 I John Lucas of Wat[lington] in the County of Oxon yeoman being sick & weak in Body [____] but of sound & perfect mind & memory praise be therefore [given?] to Allmighty God Do make & ordain this my last Will and [Testament] in mann'r & form following that is to say ffirst and p[rincipally] I commend my soul into ye hands of Allmighty God hoping [through?] the meritts Death & passion of my Savio'r Jesus Christ [to receive?] full and free pardon and forgiveness of all my sins and [to inherit?] Everlasting Life And my Body to the Earth to be decently buried at ye Discretion of my Executrix hereinafter named And as touching ye Disposition of all such temporall estate as it hath pleased Allmighty God to bestow upon me I give and dispose thereof as followeth Imprimis I give & bequeath unto my three Children (viz't) Anne Lucas Elizabeth Lucas and William Lucas the sum'e of thirty pounds of Lawfull money Money [sic] of Great Britain to be paid unto them respectively when they shall attain to their severall age & ages of one & twenty years I mean to each of them Ten pounds But my will & meaning is that if either of my said three Children shall happen to depart this Life before his her or their or either of their said Legacys shall become due and payable as aforesaid that then & in such case I do hereby give & bequeath the portion or portions of her him or them or any or either of them so dying unto & amongst ye surviv'rs and surviv'r of them share & share alike Item I give & bequeath unto my eldest son John Lucas one shilling having already severed(?) & appointed his portion Item my funerall Expences Debts and Legacys being paid & discharged I give & bequeath all the Rest and Residue of my Goods Chattles Cattell Corn and Household stuffe unto Anne my loving Wife whom I make constitute and ordain sole & whole Executrix of this my last will and Testam't Desiring her faithfully to perform ye same according to ye true Intent & meaning hereof And Lastly I do hereby revoke make void & disannull all former & other Wills of mine whatsoever by me att any time heretofore made either in word or writing ratifying and confirming this & no other to be my last Will and Testam't In Witness whereof I ye said John Lucas have hereunto sett my hand & seal ye Day year [sic] first above written The mark of John Lucas Signed sealed published and declared by the said John Lucas ye Testat'r to be his last Will and Testam't in ye p'sence of us who also subscribed o'r names as Witnesses in ye p'sence of the said Testat'r The mark of Thomas Green, John Atkins The mark of Elizabeth Lucas, ffran: Robson Probat' &c 24 Septemb' 1716 coram ............ ........................................................... ............ jur'to Annae Relict' et Ex'tricem &c Cui com'issa fuit ............................ ...................................