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Will of James NORRIS of Weston on the Green
Will 14 Dec 1714 Probate 5 Oct 1719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The BERTIEs were quite an important family -- Dukes of Ancaster, Earls of Abingdon etc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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... me James Norris Esq of Weston on the Green ...
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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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Tm Jacobi Norris In the Name of God Amen This is the last Will and Testament of me James Norris of Weston on the Green in the County of Oxon Esq'r made published and declared this ffourteenth day of December in the ffirst yeare of the Reigne of our Soveraigne George by the grace of God of great Britain ffrance and Ireland King &c Annoq' Dom'i 1714 ffirst I commend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God by whose mercy I hope to be Saved and my body to the Earth in hopes of a Joyfull Resurrection I commit to be decently and privately buried in Woollen in Weston Chancel And as to the worldly estate it hath pleased God to bless me with I do hereby give and dispose thereof as follows Impr'is I do hereby give and bequeath unto my most dear Mother the Lady Norris the Sum'e of One hundred Guineas Item I give and bequeath unto my dear obliging and deserving Wife Mary Norris the Sum'e of ffifteen hundred pounds Item I give and bequeath unto my Sister Mrs Elizabeth Norreys One yearly Annuity or Rent charge of one hundred pounds per annum to be issueing out of All that the Mannor or Lordship of Weston on the Green in the County of Oxon and out of All other my Lands Tenements and Hereditaments in the said County of Oxon to hold receive and take to her and her Assignes for and during the Term of her naturall life And to be paid to her at Lady day and Michaelmas by Two equall half yearly payments with full warrant to distrain for the same in or of the said Mannors Lands Tenements and premises aforesaid if the same be not paid within Twenty dayes next after the said Two ffeasts dayes on the which the same is hereby directed to be paid as aforesaid Item I do hereby give and bequeath to my Tennant Allen Ladyman of Weston aforesaid one yearly Annuity of Twenty pounds p'r annum for his life and to my Servant Robert Blea one yearly Annuity of Ten pounds per annum for his life both the two said last mentioned Annuityes to be paid to the said Allen Ladyman and Robert Blea at the ffeasts of the Annunciac'on of the blessed Virgin Mary and of St Michael the Archangell by even and equall half yearly payments as well to my said Sister Elizabeth Norreys as to the said Allen Ladyman and Robert Blea to be made on such of the said Two ffeasts as shall be first and next after my decease --------------------------------------------- Item I do hereby give and bequeath unto my Sister Mrs Jane Harris of Winchester the Sum'e of Two Thousand pounds Item I do hereby give and bequeath unto my good ffreind and Unkle ffrancis Clerk of North? weston Esq'r the Sum'e of One hundred pounds Item I do give and bequeath unto my loving Wife Mary Norreys over and above the ffifteen hundred pounds aforesaid all my Plate and Jewells and what ready money she has by her for her Self my Chariot my Coach and Coach horses and ffurniture of her own Chamber and Closet And Subject to the Severall Rent Charges and Annuities abovementioned I do hereby give and bequeath unto my Nephew James Bertie Son of my Sister Philadelphia Bertie dec'ed All that my Mannor and Lordshipp of Weston on the Green aforesaid and also all that the Rectory or parsonage Impropriate of Weston aforesaid And also the donation patronage and right of presentation to the Vicaradge of Weston aforesaid And all other my Lands Tenements and Hereditaments whatsoever Scituate lyeing and being in the said County of Oxon And I do hereby give and bequeath unto my said Nephew James Bertie All that my Mannors and Lordship of Hampsted Norreys in the County of Berks and also all that my Mannor and Lordship of Yattendon als Yattenden in the said County of Berks together with all woods underwoods with the Ground and Soyle thereof Royaltyes Courts Profits and Perquisites of Courts Waifes Estrays Goods and Chattells of ffelons and of ffelons of themselves Wairs? Easements Waters Watercourses Deodands ffreeboods? Com'odityes ffranchises and Appurtenances whatsoever to the said Mannors and premisses belonging or in any wise Appertaining or therewithal used occupyed or enjoyed or reputed or taken as any part or parcell thereof And all other my Lands Tenements or hereditaments whatsoever in Hampsted Norreys or Bolthampsted? Yattenden als Yatenden or elsewhere in the said County of Berks And also all that Advowson donation and Right of Presentation to the parish Church of Yattenden aforesaid And also all that my Capital Messuage or ffarme of Chillswell in the said County of Berks and all Lands Tenements and Hereditaments Woods and underwoods thereunto belonging or appertaining Subject nevertheless to the Estate for life which I have made to my Wife therein To have and to hold all and every the said Mannors of Weston on the Green Hampsted Norreys Yattenden als Yatenden Rectoryes Advowsons and all other the Lands Tenements and Hereditaments and premisses before to him devised with their and every of their Appurtenances to him the said James Bertie his Heires and Assignes for ever Upon Trust nevertheless to pay and discharge All such debts as I shall owe at the time of my decease and also all my ffuneral expences and all the Legacyes Annuityes and Rent charges by this my Will given and bequeathed for the due payment whereof I do hereby charge all the said Mannors Lands and premisses hereby to him devised and then in Trust for himself the said James Bertie his Heires and Assignes for ever and the better to enable him the said James Bertie to perform this my Will I do hereby give and bequeath unto him the said James Bertie All my ready money Plate Householdstuff Utensills and ffurniture of my house All other my goods and Chattells whatsoever not by this my Will otherwise given and disposed of and do hereby make and constitute him the said James Bertie Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament desiring and requiring him to see the same performed according to the true intent and meaning thereof And I do hereby revoke and make void all former Wills by me made and in Witness to this my last Will and Testament I have hereunto set my hand and Seale the day and year ffirst above written - James Norreys - Signed Sealed and published by the above named James Norreys the Testator in the presence of us and attested in his presence by us - ffran: Curson ffrancis Knollys Tho: Barber Samuell Turner Probatum fuit hujusmodi Testamentum apud London coram ..................................................... ...................................................... .................... Curiae Praerogativae Cantuariensis .................... ....................................... Quinto die mensis Octobris Anno Domini Millesimo Septingentesimo decimo nono Juramento Jacobi Bertie Armigeri Executoris in dicto Testamento nominati Cui Commissa fuit ................................................ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||