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Will of John PAINTER of Stokenchurch Will 12 Oct 1853   Probate 15 Feb 1855
Source: TNA no. PROB11/2207 Contributed by: Cherry Hollingworth Go to Translation Go to Transcript
Summary.
... me John Painter of Stokenchurch ... miller and farmer ... Name Relationship [Comments] or Major Bequests John PAINTER   Stokenchurch Ann PAINTER Wife James Joseph PAINTER Son (Exec) Stokenchurch Robert White PAINTER Son (Exec) BRK Cookham John STONEMAN Witness Silas STRANGE Witness Probate 15 Feb 1855 London ... James Joseph Painter and Robert White Painter, sons, Executors
Transcriber's and Editor's Notes
He mentions other unnamed children -- there are 9 suitable Stokenchurch baptisms 1815-33.
Translated and paragraphed. with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed. Go to Glossary
... me John Painter of Stokenchurch ... miller and farmer ... My debts, funeral and testamentary expenses are to be paid. I give all my real and personal estate and effects to my wife Ann Painter for life. At her decease (after payment of her debts etc) I give [all of it] to my son James Joseph Painter of Stokenchurch and his heirs etc for his own absolute benefit, the rest of my children having received benefits during my lifetime quite equal to what is left to James Joseph. I appoint my sons James Joseph Painter and Robert White Painter of BRK Cookham as my Executors ... revoking all former wills. Witnesses John Stoneman; Silas Strange Probate 15 Feb 1855 London ... James Joseph Painter and Robert White Painter, sons, Executors
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John Painter This is the last Will and Testament of me John Painter of Stokenchurch in the County of Oxford Miller and Farmer Whereby after payment of my just debts funeral and testamentary expences I give devise and bequeath unto my Wife Ann Painter of Sto- kenchurch in the County of Oxford all and every my real and personal estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever of what nature tenure or quality the same shall or may consist at the time of my decease To hold the same and every part thereof unto the said Wife Ann Painter during her life and at her decease after payment of her just debts funeral and testamentary expences I give devise and bequeath unto my Son James Joseph Painter of Stokenchurch in the County of Oxford all and every my real and personal estate and effects whatsoever or wheresoever of what nature tenure or quality the same shall or may consist at the time of her decease To hold the same and every part thereof unto my said Son James Joseph Painter his heirs executors administrators and assigns absolutely to and for his own separate use benefit and disposal. the rest of my children having received divers benefits during my life time equal quite to that left to the said James Joseph Painter and I nomi- nate constitute and appoint my said Son James Joseph Painter also my Son Robert White Painter of Cookham in the County of Berks Executors of this my last Will and Testament hereby revok- ing and making void all former and other Will and Wills by me at any time heretofore made and declare this only to be and contain my last Will and Testament In witness whereof I the said John Painter have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this twelfth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three /-/ John Painter (O) /-/ Signed sealed and declared by the above named John Painter the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us present at the same time who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses /-/ John Stoneman /-/ Silas Strange Proved at London 15th Feb'y 1855 before the Worshipful George Edward Hughes Doctor of Laws and Surrogate by the oaths of James Joseph Painter and Robert White Painter the Sons the executors to whom adm’on was granted having been first sworn duly to administer