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Will of John TRINDER of Stanton Harcourt

Will 4 Jun 1802   Probate 10 Jan 1816

Source: OHC no. 276/3/34
Contributed by: Heather Brunt Go to Translation Go to Transcript
Summary.
... me John Trinder of West End ... Stanton Harcourt ... yeoman ...

NameRelationship[Comments] or Major Bequests
John TRINDER Stanton Harcourt
Mary TRINDERWife (Exec)
Mary BONDDaughter
Rachel WATKINSDaughter
Thomas TRINDERSon
Ann TUCKEYDaughter
Richard TRINDERSon[under 21]
Joseph TRINDERSon[under 21]
John TRINDERSon
James TRINDERSon
James BLAKETrusteeStanton Harcourt
John WALTER JrMentionStanton Harcourt
William ARNATTTrusteeStanton Harcourt
James WHEELERWitness
Susannah SMITHWitness
Martin SHAYLERWitness

Probate 10 Jan 1816 Oxford ... Mary Trinder, widow, one of the Executors ... power reserved to the other Executors ...
Effects under £1500
Transcriber's and Editor's Notes
It seems clear that he simply changed his mind about the division of his £800 on mortgage.
The following details are believed to be true but should not be totally relied upon:
Testator: Father-in-law of Thomas TUCKEY (1813 qv).
  Translated and paragraphed.
with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed.
Go to Glossary
... me John Trinder of West End ... Stanton Harcourt ... yeoman ...
  • My debts and funeral expenses are to be paid as soon as possible.
  • I give £50 each to my children Mary Bond, Rachel Watkins, Thomas Trinder and Ann Tuckey, to be paid within twelve months after my decease.
  • I give £250 each to my two sons Richard and Joseph Trinder.
    The interest is to be paid half-yearly after they reach age 21, and the principal to be paid at the discretion of my Executrix and Trustees.
    If either of them dies before 21 his £250 is to be equally divided amongst all my then-living children.
    [Authority to distrain if an interest payment is unpaid for thirty days].
  • I give all the residue of my goods, chattels, book debts, ready money, securities for money and personal estate (including my live and dead stock) to my wife Mary Trinder for life while she remains my widow, and appoint her as my Executrix
    After her decease or remarriage I give [all of it] equally between my two sons John and James Trinder whom I then make my Executors.
    But if my wife remarries my sons John and James are to pay her £25 pa towards her support and maintenance, paid at £6 5s quarterly and beginning three months after her marriage.
  • If either of my sons John or James marries and wishes to dissolve their partnership he is to be paid £250 within six months after his lawful demand, and also as much out of my stock and effects as seems proper to my Executrix and Trustees.
    The other son is then to be sole Executor after my wife's death or remarriage.
  • I have £800 out on a mortgage besides the above legacies, which is to be divided between my children Mary Bond, Rachel Watkins, Thomas Trinder, John and James Trinder, Ann Tuckey and Richard and Joseph Trinder at the discretion of my Executrix and Trustees.
  • I appoint my brother-in-law Mr James Blake and Mr John Walter Jr William Arnatt, both of Stanton Harcourt, to be my Executors in Trust ... they are to be paid all reasonable expenses for their trouble ... I revoke all former wills.

  • Witnesses James Wheeler; Susannah X Smith; Martin Shayler
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Affidavit 30 May 1815

Appeared personally Martin Shayler of Stanton Harcourt, school-master, and swore:
  • That he is the writer of and one of the witnesses to the annexed will of John Trinder of West End in Stanton Harcourt, yeoman deceased.
  • That [all the changes] were made before the execution of the will.
  • That [all the changes] were made at the express desire of the testator.
  • That after the execution of the will the testator delivered it for safe custody to this Deponent, in whose possession it remained until after the testator's death.
  • That he verily believes the will to be now in all respects in the same condition as when executed by the testator.
  • Sworn at Stanton Harcourt before me W Slatter, surrogate.
Probate 10 Jan 1816 Oxford ... Mary Trinder, widow, one of the Executors ... power reserved to the other Executors ...
Effects under £1500
  As transcribed from a copy of the original document.
Original line- and page-breaks are preserved as far as possible.
In the name of God Amen The last Will and Testament of
me John Trinder of West End in the Parish of Stanton Harcourt in the Coun
ty of Oxford Yeoman as followeth. First I Will that all my Just Debts
and Funeral Expences be paid and Discharged by my Executrix
herein after named as soon as conveniently may be after my Decease after the
payment of which I Give and Bequeath unto my Daugter Mary Bond the sum
of Fifty Pounds of Lawful Money of England to be paid by my Executrix hereinafter
named within Twelve Months after my Decease, I also Give and Bequeath unto my
Daughter Rachel Watkins and to my Son Thomas Trinder and to my Daughter
Ann Tuckey the sum of Fifty Pounds each of Lawful Money of Great Britain
to be paid by my Executrix hereinafter named within Twelve months after my
Decease I Also Give and Bequeath unto my two Sons Richard and Joseph
Trinder the sum of two Hundred and Fifty Pounds each of Lawfull Money of Great
Britain the Interest thereof to be paid half Yearly after they shall arrive at or attain to
the Age of Twenty one Years and the Principal to be paid at the Discretion of my
Executrix and Executors in Trust of this my said Will and in case either of my two
Sons herein last mentioned should Die before they should arrive to the Age of Twenty
one Years Then it is my Will that the two Hundred and fifty Pounds herein before
mentioned shall be equally Divided amongst so many of my Surviving Children
as shall or may be then living And in Case the Interest herein before mentioned shall be behind
or unpaid for the Space of Thirty Days after such time as the same shall become due
or ought to be paid it shall and may be Lawfull for either of my two Sons to Seize on
any part of the Stock and Effects which my Executrix or Executors shall or may be possessed
with untill the same shall be paid according to the true intent and meaning of this my
said Will And I do hereby Nominate Constitute and Appoint my Wife Mary
Trinder to be my Executrix unto whom I Give and Bequeath all and singular my
Goods Chattels Book Debts ready Money and securities for Money with all my per-
sonal Estate whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature or kindsoever /Except what
is before Given/ my live and Dead Stock included during her natural Life Saving
and providing she continueth Single and Unmarried And after the Decease of my
Wife Mary Trinder or at such time as she shall be Married to any other person after
my Decease Then and in such case unto my two Sons John and James Trinder whom
I make full and wholly Executors Share and Share alike after the Decease of my Wife
Mary Trinder or at such times as she shall be Married to any other person after my
Decease Notwithstanding in case my said Wife should be Married to any other
person after my Decease It is my Will and desire that my two Sons John and James
Trinder or one of them shall pay or cause to be paid unto my Wife Mary Trinder the

sum of Twenty five Pounds per Annum towards her support and Maintainance to be
paid Quarterly as the same shall become due (that is to say) the sum of six Pounds five
Shillings each Quarter the first Payment to begin and to be made at the expiration of
three Months after such Marriage Furthermore also if either of my two Sons John or
James Trinder shall become Married and should wish to Disolve partnership it is
my Will and desire that such party so Absenting himself shall be paid the sum
of two Hundred and Fifty Pounds of Lawful Money of England within six
Months after the same shall be Lawfully Demanded and the other party shall be
full and wholly Executor after the Decease of my said wife Mary Trinder or
at such times as she shall be Married to any other person after my Decease And
moreover also shall be paid such a part out of my Stock and Effects over and above
the two Hundred and Fifty Pounds herein before mentioned as shall seem most
proper and convenient to my Executrix And to my Executors in Trust of this
my said Will And Whereas also I have Eight Hundred Pounds on a Mortgage over
and above the several sums of Money or Legacies Specified in this my said
Will It is my Will and desire that the said Eight Hundred Pounds shall be
divided between my Sons and Daughters, Mary Bond, Rachel Watkins
Thomas John and James Trinder Ann Tuckey and Richard and Joseph
Trinder According to the discretion of my Executrix and my Executors in
Trust of this my said last Will and Testament and as they shall think most
proper And I do hereby Nominate and Appoint My Brother in Law Mr
James Blake and Mr John Walter Junr Willm Arnatt both of the Parish of Stanton Har-
court in the County of Oxford to be my Executors in Trust of this my said last
Will and Testament truly executed done and performed and that they should
be paid for their trouble and all reasonable Expences in the Execution of the same
And I do hereby Revoke disannul and make Void all Former and other Wills
by me at any time heretofore made Ratifying and confirming this to be my last
In Witness whereof I the said John Trinder have to this my said Will
contained in two Sheets of Paper have to the first Sheet set my Hand and to this the
second Sheet my Hand and Seal the Fourth day of June in the Year of our Lord
One Thousand Eight Hundred and Two
Signed Sealed Published and Declared by
the said John Trinder the Testator in the presence                   John Trinder
of us who at his request have Subscribed our
Names as Witnesses thereto
James Wheeler
The Mark of X Susannah Smith
Martin Shayler

            Thirtieth day of May 1815
Appeared personally Martin Shayler of
Stanton Harcourt in the County of Oxford School Master and
made Oath that he is the Writer of and one of the subscribing
witnesses to the last Will and testament of John Trinder
late of West End in the parish of Stanton Harcourt aforesaid
Yeoman deceased hereto annexed – That previous to, and at the
time of execution of the said Will by the said Testator the
obliteration of the words “and daughters Mary Bond
Rachel Watkins Thomas Ann Tuckey” appearing in
the seventeenth and eighteenth lines from the top of the second
sheet of the said Will, were then severally made therein; and
that the obliteration of the words “John Walter Junr” in the
twenty second line from the top of the second sheet, of
the said Will, and the interlineation of the name “Willm
Arnatt” over the said last mentioned obliteration, were so
obliterated and interlined in the said Will previous to and
at the execution thereof; And that the said several obliterations
and interlineations were so made by the express desire of
the said testator John Trinder; And this Deponent further
saith that after the execution of the said Will, the said
Testator delivered the same for safe custody to this
Deponent, in whose possession the said Will remained
until after the death of the said Testator, and that
he the deponent verily believes the same Will is now
in all respects in the same plight and condition
as when so executed by the said Testator
Sworn at Stanton
Harcourt aforesaid the
Thirtieth day of                   Martin Shayler
May 1815
Before me
   W Slatter   Surrogate

10th January 1816
Mary Trinder of Stanton Harcourt in the
County of Oxford Widow one of the Executors
in this Will named was sworn to the truth thereof
and as usual And also that the whole of the
Goods chattels and credits of the Deceased doth
not amount in value to the sum of one
thousand five hundred pounds Power reserved to the
other executors Before me
            W Browne Surrogate

This Will was proved at Oxford on the Tenth day of
January in the year of our Lord 1816. Before the
Reverend William Browne Clerk Master of Arts Surrogate
of the Reverend George Turner Clerk Master of Arts
Official Principal of the Reverend Archdeacon of the
Archdeaconry of Oxford lawfully constituted By the
Oath of Mary Trinder Widow one of the Executors therein
named to whom Administration was granted being
first sworn duly to administer power reserved of making
the like grant to the other Executors.