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Will of Joane WINCHESTER of Milton under Wychwood Will 26 May 1684   Probate 7 Jun 1688
Source: TNA no. PROB11/391 Contributed by: Mick Dumbleton Go to Translation Go to Transcript
Summary.
... I Joane Winchester of Milton ... Shipton under Whichwood ... spinster ... in reasonable good health of body ... Name Relationship [Comments] or Major Bequests Joane WINCHESTER   Milton under Wychwood Anne DRAPER Sister John DRAPER Cousin Shipton-u-Wychwood Deceased [maybe hus Anne - see Note] Richard DRAPER Cousin [s John] Anne DRAPER Cousin [d John] Richard DRAPER Cousin Sarah DRAPER Legatee [w Richard] Winchester DRAPER Cousin (Exec) [male] Anne DRAPER Legatee [w Winchester] Anne DRAPER Cousin [d Winchester - under 21] Mary DRAPER Cousin [d Winchester - under 21] John BASSE Brother-in-law WAR Kineton [see Note] Mary BASSE Legatee [w John -- probably sister, see Notes] John BASSE Legatee (Exec) [s John] Tisdall BASSE Legatee [s/d John] Mary BASSE Legatee [d John] Winchester BASSE Legatee [d John - female] Magdalen KING Legatee [d John BASSE] Margaret BASSE Legatee [d John] Anne DALBY Legatee [d John BASSE] Anne JORDAN Cousin [d Anne DALBY] Harman JOHNSONS Cousin Elizabeth JOHNSONS Cousin [w Harman] Edmund JOHNSONS Cousin [s Harman] Thomas JOHNSONS Cousin [s Harman] William JOHNSONS Cousin [s Harman] Benjamine JOHNSONS Cousin [s Harman] Harman JOHNSONS Jr Cousin [s Harman] Elizabeth WELLS Cousin [d Harman JOHNSONS] Anne JOHNSONS Cousin [d Harman] Arthur Mary JOHNSONS Cousin [s Harman - see Note] Arthur JOHNSONS Cousin [s Harman - see Note] Mary JOHNSONS Cousin [d Harman - see Note] Frances JOHNSONS Cousin [d Harman] George DARBY Cousin Overseer Crawley Anne DARBY Cousin [w George] Anne DARBY Cousin [sis George] Frances FOWLER Cousin [sis George DARBY] Robert WERG Mention Witney Elizabeth WERG Cousin [w Robert] John BROOKES Kinsman Milton-u-W Joseph HARRIS Cousin Elizabeth HARRIS Cousin [w Joseph] Benjamine BAYLYS Cousin London Rachell BAYLIS Cousin [sis Benjamine] Emlin SESSIONS Sister Mary PHILLIPS Cousin [d Emlin SESSIONS] Anne BARNETT Cousin London John CRISPE Legatee Overseer Neat Enstone John CRISPE Jr Witness [maybe same man as Overseer] Matthew ROSE Witness Mary ROSE Witness Thomas HAILES Witness Probate 7 Jun 1688 London (PCC) ... Winchester Draper and John Basse Executors ...
Transcriber's and Editor's Notes
She named her "cousin John BASSE" as an Executor. It is here assumed that she meant her cousin, not his father of the same name, but users should be aware of the problem "Buried in linen" refers to the then law (made for the benefit of the wool industry) that all bodies had to be buried in a woollen shroud on pain of a fine. The wretched woman called almost everyone "cousin", though many are fairly obviously nephews, nieces etc. The contributor offers Ascott baptisms of Joane W (1620) and Mary W (1623), and marriages of John DRAPER to Ann W (1629) and John BASSE to Mary W (1648 London), but the allocation of other real relationships is left as an exercise for the user, the editor being afraid of getting it wrong :-) There are two possible interpretations of the unpunctuated section which includes "Anne Johnsons Arthur Mary Johnsons ..." There may have been a child called Arthur Mary JOHNSONS, or it may be an error whereby Arthur's surname was omitted. There is, however, no separate "Mary" -- a very common girl's name -- which might suggest the "error" interpretation. No Oxon baptisms can be found, but though the Johnsons marriage was at Duns Tew (1659) the husband is recorded as being from GLS Kempsford where (perhaps) the baptisms took place. Here the child(ren) are summarised (and indexed) both as "Arthur Mary" and separately as Arthur and Mary -- users should make their up own minds as to which is the most likely. The forenames "Winchester" and "Tisdall" seem to be used for both sexes. The following details are believed to be true but should not be totally relied upon: Testatrix: Daughter of Thomas (1626 qv); Granddaughter of Edmond (1613 qv); Great-granddaughter of Thomas (1575 qv) & Elizabeth (1584 qv).
Translated and paragraphed. with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed. Go to Glossary
... I Joane Winchester of Milton ... Shipton under Whichwood ... spinster ... in reasonable good health of body ... My debts and funeral expenses are to be paid. My body is to be buried in linen in the chancel of Ascott under Wychwood amongst my ancestors and £12 laid out for my funeral expenses, besides the fine for my being buried in linen, which is also to be paid according to the Act (see Note). £10 is to be laid out for a fair marble stone to be laid on my grave within six months after my decease. I give 10s each to the following, to be paid within three months after my decease to buy each a ring in remembrance of me: My dear and loving sister Anne Draper, my cousin Richard Draper and his wife Sarah, my cousin Winchester Draper and his wife Anne, and my cousins Richard Draper and Anne Draper, son and daughter of my cousin John Draper late of Shipton-u-W deceased. My brother-in-law John Basse of WAR Keynton [probably Kineton], gent, his wife Mary and his children John Basse, Tisdall Basse, Mary Basse, Winchester Basse, Magdalen King, Margaret Basse and Anne Dalby, also my loving cousin Anne Jordan, daughter of Anne Dalby. My loving cousins Mr Harman Johnsons, his wife Elizabeth and his children Edmund Johnsons, Thomas Johnsons, William Johnsons, Benjamine Johnsons, Harman Johnsons Jr, Elizabeth Wells, Anne Johnsons, Arthur Mary Johnsons (see Note) and Frances Johnsons. My loving cousin Anne Darby, wife of my cousin George Darby of Crawley (nr Witney), yeoman, and my cousins Anne Darby and Frances Fowler, sisters of my cousin George Darby. My cousin Elizabeth Werg, wife of Robert Werg of Witney, cordwainer. My loving kinsman John Brookes of Milton, my cousins Joseph Harris and his wife Elizabeth and my loving cousins Benjamine Baylys, citizen and woollen-draper of London, and Rachell Baylis, sister of Benjamine. My dear and loving sister Emlin Sessions and my loving cousin Mary Phillips, her daughter. I also give my sister Emlin Sessions my feather-bed with its bolster, little pillow, pair of sheets, pair of blankets and counterpane. I also give her 20s pa for twelve years (if she lives so long), starting at the Michaelmas after my decease. For that purpose I give £10 to my cousin Winchester Draper, one of my Executors, who is to give a bond (with £20 penalty) to her (or to my overseers if they wish), that he will pay the 20s pa. I give £5 each to my loving cousins Anne and Mary Draper, daughters of my cousin Winchester Draper, to be paid within six months after my decease if then aged 21 or married, otherwise the £5(s) are to be invested by my overseers In Trust for them and paid (plus profits) at 21 or earlier marriage. I give £5 to my loving cousin John Basse, to be paid within six months after my decease to buy him a silver salt-cellar. I give £7 each to my loving cousins Tisdall Basse and Winchester Basse, to be paid within six months after my decease to buy him and her each a silver tankard. I also give my cousin Winchester Basse my silver porringer, my cambric sheet and three pillowbeers. I give my loving cousin Edmund Johnsons my silver plate called the Pope's head and one silver spoon. I give 30s to my loving cousin Anne Barnett of London, to be paid within six months after my decease. I give to my cousin Sarah Draper, wife of my cousin Richard Draper, one pair of fair flaxen sheets and a pair of pillowbeers of the same. I give 20s to the poor of the town where I happen to die, to be distributed amongst them as soon as possible after my decease. I also give my cousin Winchester Draper £40, my bible, a trunk and a great embroidered chair. I also give him one diaper tablecloth one diaper side-table cloth, thirteen diaper napkins and one diaper towel, In Trust for his son (if his wife is now pregnant with a son), otherwise In Trust for his daughter Anne Draper. I give 10s each to buy rings to my trusty and well-beloved friends John Crispe of Neat Enstone, gent, and my cousin George Darby, and appoint them as overseers. I give all the residue of my goods, cattell, chattels and personal estate to my dear and loving kinsmen Winchester Draper and John Basse whom I make Executors ... I revoke all former wills. Witnesses John Crispe Jr; Matthew Rose; Mary Rose; Thomas Hailes Probate 7 Jun 1688 London (PCC) ... Winchester Draper and John Basse Executors ...
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In the name of God Amen I Joane Winchester of Milton in the parish of Shipton under Whichwood in the County of Ox’on Spinster being in reasonable good health of body and of sound and perfect mind and memory praise bee therefore given to Allmighty God therefore [sic] same yet considering the shortnesse of mans life and the incertainty of the time of his death doe make and ordaine this my last Will and Testam’t in manner and forme following that is to say ffirst and principally I Commend my Soule into the hands of Allmighty God hopeing through the merrits death and passion of my blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and forgivenesse of all my sinns and to Inherrit everlasting life And my body I commit to the earth from whence it came to bee decently buried by my Executors hereafter named And for and touching the temporall estate as it hath pleased Allmighty God to bestowe upon mee I give and dispose thereof as followeth Imprimis my will is that my debts and funerall expences shall bee paid and discharged And I will and appoint my body to bee buried in linnen at Ascott under Whichwood aforesaid and that the summe of twelve pounds of lawfull money of England shall bee laid out and disbursed in and about my funerall charges and expences besides the forfeiture for my being Interred in linnen which I doe hereby alsoe will shall bee satisfied and paid according to the Act in that Case Provided And I doe further will and and (sic) appoint that tenn pounds of lawfull English money shall bee laid out and disbursed for a faire marble stone to bee laid upon my grave within six moneths next after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto my deare and loveing sister Anne Draper and to my Cosen Richard Draper and Sarah his wife To my Cosen Winchester Draper and Anne his wife and to my Cosens Richard Draper and Anne Draper sonne and daughter of my Cosen John Draper late of Shipton under Whichwood aforesaid deceased tenn shillings apeece to bee paid unto them severally and respectively within three moneths next after my decease to buy each of them a ring Item I doe further give and bequeath to my brother in law John Basse of Keynton in the County of Warwick Gent and to Mary his wife and to my Cosens John Basse Tisdall Basse Mary Basse Winchester Basse Magdalen King Margaret Basse and Anne Dalby sonnes and daughters of my said brother John Basse tenn shillings apeece to bee paid unto them severally and respectively within three moneths next after my decease to buy each of them a ring to weare in remembrance of mee Item I doe alsoe give and bequeath unto my loveing Cosen Anne Jordan daughter of my said Cosen Anne Dalby tenn shillings to buy her a ring and to bee paid unto her alsoe within three moneths next after my decease Item I doe further give and bequeath unto my loveing Cosens Mr Harman Johnsons and Elizabeth his wife and to my loveing Cosens Edmund Johnsons Thomas Johnsons William Johnsons Benjamine Johnsons Harman Johnsons the younger Elizabeth Wells Anne Johnsons Arthur Mary Johnsons and ffrances Johnsons sonnes and daughters of my said Cosen Harman Johnsons tenn shillings apeece likewise to buy them rings and to bee alsoe paid unto them severally within three moneths next after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto my loveing Cosen Anne Darby wife of my Cosen George Darby of Crawley in the parish of Witney and County of Ox’on yeoman and to my Cosen Anne Darby and to my Cosen ffrances ffowler sisters of my said Cosen George Darby tenn shillings apeece to bee paid unto them severally within three moneths next after my decease to buy each each (sic) of them a ring Item I give and bequeath alsoe unto my Cosen Elizabeth Werg wife of Robert Werg of Witney aforesaid Cordwayner tenn shillings to buy her a ring and to bee paid unto her within three moneths next after my decease Item I doe give and bequeath unto my loveing kinsman John Brookes of Milton aforesaid and to my Cosens Joseph Harris and Elizabeth his wife and to my loveing Cosens Benjamine Baylys Cittizen and Woollen draper of London and to Rachell Baylis sister of my said Cosen Benjamine Baylis tenn shillings apeece to bee paid unto them severally to buy them rings within three moneths next after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto my deare and loveing sister Emlin Sessions and to my loveing Cosen Mary Phillips her daughter tenn shillings apeece to bee alsoe paid unto them within three moneths next after my decease to buy them rings Item I doe further give and bequeath unto my said sister Emlin Sessions my feather bed with the boulster a little pillowe a paire of sheets a paire of blankets and a Counterpane thereunto belonging Item I doe give devise and bequeath more unto her my said loveing sister Emlin Sessions twenty shillings a yeare to bee paid unto her or her Assignes yearly and every yeare dureing the terme of twelve yeares if shee shall soe long live the first payment thereof to bee made on the ffeast day of Saint Michael the Archangell next after my decease And my will is that my Cosen Winchester Draper one of my Executors hereafter named shall give bond unto her of the penall summe of twenty pounds or else to my Overseers of this my Will if they desire the same for the payment of the said twenty shillings a yeare to my said sister Emlin Sessions as aforesaid And my will is that my said Cosen Winchester Draper shall pay unto my said sister Emlin Sessions the said twenty shillings a yeare dureing the said twelve yeares if shee shall soe long live Item I doe upon that Condition and for and towards the payment thereof give devise and bequeath unto my said Cosen Winchester Draper the summe of tenn pounds of lawfull money of England Item I give devise and bequeath unto my loveing Cosen Anne Draper one of the daughters of my said Cosen Winchester Draper five pounds of lawfull money of England to bee paid unto her within six moneths next after my decease In case shee shall have then attained unto the age of one and twenty yeares or bee married otherwise my Will is that the said five pounds shall bee set out and disposed of by my Overseers herein after nominated in trust for her and to bee paid unto her with the increase thereof either at her day of marriage or age of one and twenty yeares which shall first happen next after my decease Item I give devise and bequeath more unto my Cosen Mary Draper one other of the daughters of my said Cosen Winchester Draper the summe of five pounds of like lawfull money of England to bee paid unto her within six moneths next after my decease In case shee shall alsoe then have attained unto her age of twenty and one yeares or bee married otherwise my will is that the said five pounds shall bee set out and disposed of in the meane time dureing her minority by my Overseeres in trust for her and to bee paid unto her with the interest and increase thereof at her age of one and twenty yeares or day of marriage which shall first happen next after my decease Item I give devise and bequeath unto my loveing Cosen John Basse the summe of five pounds of lawfull money of England to bee paid unto him within six moneths next after my decease to buy him a silver salt seller Item I give and bequeath unto my loveing Cosen Tisdall Basse the summe of seaven pounds of lawfull money of England to bee paid unto him within six moneths alsoe next after my decease to buy him a silver Tankerd Item I give devise and bequeath unto my said loveing Cosen Winchester Basse the summe of seaven pounds of lawfull money of England to bee paid unto her within six moneths after my decease to buy her a silver Tankard Item I doe give and bequeath more unto my said Cosen Winchester Basse my silver poringer my Cambricke sheete and three pillowbeeres Item I doe further give and bequeath unto my said loveing Cosen Edmund Johnsons my silver plate called the Popes head and one silver spoone Item I doe give devise and bequeath unto my loveing Cosen Anne Barnett of London the summe of thirty shillings of currant money of England to bee paid unto her within six moneths next after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto my Cosen Sarah Draper wife of my said Cosen Richard Draper one paire of faire flexen sheets and a paire of pillowbeeres of the same Item I doe give give and bequeath to the poore of the Towne where I shall happen to departe this life twenty shillings of lawfull money of England to bee distributed amongst them soe soone as conveniently may bee next after my decease Item I doe further give and bequeath unto my said Cosen Winchester Draper the summe of forty pounds of lawfull money of England Item I give and bequeath more unto my said Cosen Winchester Draper my Bible a Trunke and a great embroidered Chaire Item I give more unto him my said Cosen Winchester Draper one Table diaper Cloath one side table diaper cloath and thirteene dyaper napkins and one dyaper towell In trust for his sonne in case his wife bee now Ensient and with Child with a sonne otherwise in Trust for my Cosen Anne Draper his daughter Item I doe give and bequeath unto my trusty and welbeloved friends John Crispe of Neat Enston in the County of Ox’on Gent and my Cosen George Darby tenn shillings apeece to buy them rings And I doe nominate and appoint them to bee Overseers of this my last Will and Testament not doubting of their care and fidelity in endeavouring to see the same well and faithfully performed to the utmost of their endeavours Item and Lastly all the rest and residue of my goods cattell chattells and personall estate whatsoever not herein before bequeathed I doe hereby give devise and bequeath unto my deare and loveing kinsmen Winchester Draper and my Cosen John Basse whome I make ordaine and constitute Executors of this my last Will and Testament And I doe hereby desire further that my body may bee buried in the Chancell of Ascott aforesaid amongst my Ancestors And I doe hereby alsoe revoake disannull and make void all former Wills and Testaments by mee heretofore made In Witnesse whereof I the said Joane Winchester have to every sheete of this my last Will and Testament containing five sheets sett my hand and seale the six and twentieth day of May in the six and thirtieth yeare of the Raigne of our Sovereigne Lord Charles the second by the Grace of God of England Scotland ffrance and Ireland King Defender of the faith &c Annoq Domini One Thousand Six hundred Eighty ffoure. Joane Winchester Signed Sealed and Published in the presence of us Memorandum that Joseph Harris Elizabeth his wife and Mary Phillips being first interlined in the second sheete John Crispe Jun. Matthew Rose, Mary Rose, Thomas Hailes Probatum apud London ........................ septimo die mensis Junij Anno domini Millesimo Sexcentesimo Octogesimo Octavo Coram .............. ................................................................................................................................ ............................................. constituto Juramentis Winchester Draper et Johannis Basse Executorum in dicto Testamento nominatorum ............................................ ......................................................................................................................................... ..........................................................................................