Oxfordshire Family History Society

Transcribed Wills and Related Documents

Select a New Surname or Start a New Search

Back to the Index or Search Results

Will of Elizabeth STEVENSON of BRK Hinksey Will 28 Aug 1741   Probate 24 May 1742
Source: TNA no. PROB11/718 Contributed by: Barbara Cox Go to Translation Go to Transcript
Summary.
Elizabeth Stevenson of BRK Hinksey. widow Name Relationship [Comments] or Major Bequests Elizabeth STEVENSON   BRK Hinksey John WILLIS Brother clerk [see Note] John WILLIS Nephew [s John] Edward WILLIS Nephew [s John] Philip WILLIS Nephew [s John] Charles KNOLLYS Legatee Lord Banbury Charles KNOLLYS Legatee [s Charles] Trippany? KNOLLYS Legatee [s Charles] Mr WIX Mention Oxford Deceased Mrs WIX Legatee [w Mr WIX] William WRIGHT Mention Oxford Deceased Mrs WRIGHT Legatee [w William] Dorothy SAMBORN Legatee [dau of Mrs WRIGHT] Thomas TROLLOPE Legatee Oxford Richard BERFET Legatee Servant [see Note] Ann SHREVES Legatee Servant Job HEDGES Mention Oxford St Clements Elizabeth HEDGES Legatee [w Job] William FALKNER Mention Elizabeth FALKNER Mention [w William - with unnamed ch legatees] Thomas KING Mention Oxford Mrs KING Legatee [w Thomas] Elizabeth IRONS Legatee Oxford St Clements [with unnamed mother legatee] Sarah MARTIN Legatee [sis Elizabeth IRONS] Willam HAYWARD Legatee BRK Garford George COOPER Legatee (Exec) Oxford Univ. William SELSTONE Witness Thomas TOWNSEND Witness Thomas BARNARD Witness Probate 24 May 1742 London ... George Cooper
Transcriber's and Editor's Notes
She does not say that John WILLIS Sr is her brother, but his sons are her nephews, so he is here listed as brother. Richard BERFET received rather more than an ordinary servant might expect.
Translated and paragraphed. with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed. Go to Glossary
Elizabeth Stevenson of BRK Hinksey. widow To nephew John Willis, son of John Willis, clerk, £50 on day of marriage or his father's death, whichever comes first. To nephew Edward Willis £40. To nephew Phil. Willis £5. To the Hon. and Rev. Charles Knollys, commonly called Lord Banbury, 4 guineas for a ring, and to his sons Charles and Trippany? £10 apiece for rings. To Mrs Wix, widow of the late Mr Alderman Wix of Oxford, a ring of 5 guineas value. To Mrs Wright, widow of the late William Wright Esq, late R___ of Oxford, 10 guineas for a ring. To Mrs Dorothy Samborn, daughter of the above Mrs Wright, 5 guineas for a ring. To Thomas Trollope of Oxford, gentleman, 5 guineas for a ring. To my servant Berfet my four horses and all implements of husbandry. To Elizabeth Hedges, wife of Job Hedges of St Clement near Oxford, £15. To my servants Richard Berfet and Ann Shreves £5 a piece and mourning. For the poor of South Hinksey one hundred dozen of cakes to be distributed at the church door on the day of my funeral. To each of the more substantial persons of the town (except children), one pair of kid gloves. £60 to put to apprentice the children of Elizabeth, wife of William Falkner. To Mrs King, wife of Thomas King of High St Oxford, glazier, 5 guineas for a ring. To Elizabeth Irons, spinster, of St Clements, and her mother, a widow, 5 guineas apiece for a ring. To Sarah Martin, sister of Elizabeth Irons, 5 guineas for a ring. To Mr William Hayward of Garford £6. All the rest to George Cooper of the University of Oxford, Doctor of Physic, and make him Executor Witnesses William Selstone; Thomas Townsend; Tho: Barnard Probate 24 May 1742 London ... George Cooper
No Transcript is available: the above was abstracted from a copy of the original document. It is believed that no names have been omitted.