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Will of John WRIGHT als PLOWMAN of Curbridge Will 8 Mar 1700/01   Probate 8 Sep 1701
Source: TNA no. PROB11/461 Contributed by: Heather Brunt Go to Translation Go to Transcript
Summary.
... I John Wright als Plowman of Curbridge ... Witney ... yeoman ... Name Relationship [Comments] or Major Bequests John WRIGHT als PLOWMAN   Curbridge Elizabeth WRIGHT Wife [als PLOWMAN] Elizabeth PLOWMAN Wife [als WRIGHT] Robert WRIGHT Son [als PLOWMAN] Robert PLOWMAN Son [als WRIGHT] William WRIGHT Son (Exec) [als PLOWMAN] William PLOWMAN Son (Exec) [als WRIGHT] Elizabeth WRIGHT Granddaughter [als PLOWMAN - d Robert - under 21] Elizabeth PLOWMAN Granddaughter [als WRIGHT - d Robert - under 21] Mary WRIGHT Granddaughter [als PLOWMAN - d Robert - under 21] Mary PLOWMAN Granddaughter [als WRIGHT - d Robert - under 21] Martha WRIGHT Daughter [als PLOWMAN - no surname given] Martha PLOWMAN Daughter [als WRIGHT - no surname given] John WRIGHT Grandson [als PLOWMAN - s Martha - under 15 - see Note] John PLOWMAN Grandson [als WRIGHT - s Martha - under 15 - see Note] Elizabeth WRIGHT Granddaughter [als PLOWMAN - d Martha - under 15 - see Note] Elizabeth PLOWMAN Granddaughter [als WRIGHT - d Martha - under 15 - see Note] Joanna WRIGHT Daughter [als PLOWMAN - no surname given] Joanna PLOWMAN Daughter [als WRIGHT - no surname given] Francis MINCHIN Witness Richard JEEVES Witness Daniell ARUNDELL Witness   Probate 8 Sep 1701 London ... William Wright als Plowman, son and Executor ...
Transcriber's and Editor's Notes
He gives no surname for either of his daughters. It appears that Martha (at least) may be married, but her children have no surnames either, so have to be listed here as WRIGHT als PLOWMAN. She is not recorded as marrying in Witney, and the children were not baptised there as either WRIGHT or PLOWMAN.
Translated and paragraphed. with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed. Go to Glossary
... I John Wright als Plowman of Curbridge ... Witney ... yeoman ... My debts and funeral charges are to be paid. I give my son Robert Wright als Plowman 1s to be paid immediately after my decease. I also give him a life annuity of 30s pa after my decease and that of my wife Elizabeth. I give his two children Elizabeth and Mary £5 apiece when they reach age 21. I give the two children of my daughter Martha (John and Elizabeth) an annuity of 50s pa apiece until they reach age 15, and then those 50s annuities are to be paid to my daughter Martha for life. I also give Martha's two children £5 apiece to be paid at age 15. I give my daughter Martha one bed and bedstead and all things belonging. I give my daughter Joanna £140 to be paid within one year after my decease. I give my wife Elizabeth £40 to be paid within one year after my decease. All my household goods are to be equally divided between my wife Elizabeth and my son William Wright als Plowman. My wife is to have the house I now live in for life (that is, the part that was recently built). All the residue of my estate real and personal, goods and chattels, I give to my son William Wright als Plowman whom I make sole Executor ... I revoke all former wills. Witnesses Francis Minchin Ric Jeeves Daniell Arundell Probate 8 Sep 1701 London ... William Wright als Plowman, son and Executor ...
As transcribed from a copy of the original document. Original line- and page-breaks are preserved as far as possible.
John Wright als Plowman In the Name of God Amen the eight day of March Annoq Dom 1700 I John Wright als Plowman of Curbridge in the Parish of Wittney in the County of Oxon yeoman being of sound and perfect mind and memory praise be therefore given to Almighty God doe make and ordaine this my present last Will and Testament in manner and forme following (that is to say) ffirst and principally I commend my Soul into the Hands of Almighty God hoping through the merritts death and passion of my Saviour Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and forgiveness of all my Sinns and to inherit everlasting life and my body I committ to the Earth to be decently buryed at the discretion of my Executor hereafter named And as touching the disposition of all such temporall Estate as it hath pleased God to bestow upon me I give and dispose thereof as followeth ffirst I will that my debts and ffuneral charges shall be paid and discharged And I give and bequeath unto my sonn Robert Wright als Plowman one shilling to be paid him immediately after my decease I also give my said son Robert Wright als Plowman the sume of thirty shillings to be paid him yearely as an Annuity dureing his naturall life by my Executor hereafter named after my decease and the decease of my wife Elizabeth And I give unto the two Children of my said son Robert Wright als Plowman Elizabeth and Mary the Sume of five pounds apiece when they shall be of the age of one and twenty yeares And I give unto the two Children of my daughter Martha (John and Elizabeth) the Sume of fity shillings apeice to be paid them yearly as an Annuity till they shall come to be of the age of fifteen yeares And afterwards that the said Sumes of fifty shillings soe ordered to be paid as aforesaid to them the said John and Elizabeth shall be paid yearely as an Annuity to my daughter Martha dureing her naturall life And I alsoe give unto the two Children of my daughter Martha (John and Elizabeth) the summe of five pounds apeice to be paid them when they shall come .. be fifteen yeares of age And I alsoe give unto my said daughter Martha one Bedd and Bedstead and all things belonging thereunto And I give unto my daughter Joanna the summe of one hundred and forty pounds to be paid her within one yeare next after my decease And I give unto my wife Elizabeth the sume of forty pounds to be paid her within one yeare next after my decease And my will is that all my household goods shall be equally divided between my wife Elizabeth and my Son William Wright als Plowman And further my will is that my wife Elizabeth shall have the house I now live in dureing her naturall life (that is to say) that part that was lately built All the rest and residue of my Estate both reall and personall goods and chattells whatsoever I give unto my sonn William Wright als Plowman whom I make full and sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament And I doe hereby revoake disannull and make void all former Wills and Testaments by me formerly made In witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the day and yeare above written The marke of John Wright als Plowman Signed sealed published and declared by the said John Wright als Plowman as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us Francis Minchin Ric Jeeves Daniell Arundell Probate granted at London on 8th September 1701 to William Wright als Plowman son and Executor.