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- [S1307] Oxfordshire Wills Index, 1516-1857, Oxfordshire., (findmypast. \i find my past\i0 . http://findmypast.co.uk : 2015), Will, Affidavit, 226.331; 265/1/27, Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846; accessed Apr 9, 2015 (Reliability: 3), 9 Apr 2015.
This is the last Will and Testament of me Samuel Harris of West End in the Hamlet of Hailey in the parish of Witney in the County of Oxford, Baker, made this twenty sixth day of February one thousand eight hundred and forty six as follows: I give and devise all that my copyhold and messuage or tenement with the Bake house, outbuildings, yard, garden, fixtures and appurtenances belonging situate in West End aforesaid and now in my own occupation unto my son John Harris, his heirs and assigns for ever he paying thereout in sterling money within six calendar months after my decease one third of the value of the said messuage or tenement and premises unto my son Thomas and one other third of such value to my daughter Elizabeth Thomas such value to be ascertaned by any competent person to be appointed by my trustees hereinafter named but should my said son John refuse to take the said premises on such terms or neglect to pay the said two thirds of the amount of such value within the time hereinafter limited for payment thereof then I direct my trustees hereinafter named to sell such messuage or tenement and premises either by public auction or private contract to any person or persons willing to become the purchaser or purchasers therof for the best price that can be obtained with full power to enter into such contracts, covenants, agreements, assurances and conveyances as may be necessary for assuring the same premises to the purchaser or purchasers thereof and I declare that the receipt and receipts of my said trustees or trustee for the time being for the purchase money shall effectually discharge ther person or persons paying the same from being answerable or accountable for the misapplication or nonapplication thereof or from being obliged to see to the application thereof or any part thereof and I declare that my said trustees or trustee shall stand and be posesed of and interestedin the money to arise from such sale and of and in the rents and profits of the said premises until the same shall be disposed of upon trust to divide the same unto and equally between my said sons John and Thomas and my daughter Elizabeth Thomas share and share alike. As to all and sigular my money, securities
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for money, book, and other debts, household furniture, plate, linen, china, and all other my personal estate and effects whatsover and wheresover and of what nature or kind soever I give and bequeath the same to my friends John Early the elder of Newland in the parish of Coggs in the said County, Blanket Manufacturer, and Edward Hyde of Witney aforesaid, Surgoen, upon trust to divide such part thereof as does not consist of money or securities or is not of a pecuniary nature unto and equally between my said sons John and Thomas and my said daughter Elizabeth Thomas and as to the money and securities for money, book, debts and pecuniary estate upon trust in the first place to pay thereout all my just debts, funeral and testamentary expences and then the following legacies that is to say ten pounds each to Joseph and Mary Ann Biggers, children of my late daughter Kezia Biggers deceased and ten pounds each to Kezia Lea and Elizabeth Rolf, children of my late daughter Mary Lea deceased and then upon trust to divide the clear residue unto and equally between my said sons John and Thomas and my said daughter Elizabeth Thomas And I direct that any money payable under this my will to my said daughter Elizabeth Thomas shall be paid into her own proper hands in order that the same may be enjoyed and disposed of by her as her separate property entirely free from the control debts or engagements of her present or any future husband and for such moneys her receipt shall be the only sufficient discharge to the persons having to pay the same. I appoint the said John Early and Edward Hyde joint trustees and executors of this my Will and I declare that the one shall not be answereable for the other of them but each for himself only and for his own respective acts, deeds, receipts, neglects, and willful defaults only. In Witness whereof I the said Samuel Harris the Testator have to this my last Will and Testament contained in two sheets of paper set my hand the day and year first above written.
Samuel Harris
Signed by the said Testator as 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 subscribed our names as witnesses.
Edward Hardcastle of Witney
James Rose, Bampton
[Executor affidavit/estate valuation page]
John Early the elder of Newland in the parish of Coggs in the County of Oxford, Blanket Manufacturer, and Edward Hyde of Witney in the County of Oxf, Surgeon, the Executors in this Will named were sworn to the truth thereof and as usual and that the goods, chattles and credits of the said deceased do not ammount in value to the sum of two hundred pounds.
??? on this eighth day of April, 1847
Chas. Je????y, Surrogate
[Executor's Oath]
Executor's Oath
YOU swear that the contents of the Affidavit hereto annexed, and to which you have subscribed your name, are true, to the best of your knowledge and belief; and that the Paper Writing, also hereto annexed, doth in it contain the true original last Will and Testament of Samuel Harris, late of West End in the Hamlet of Hailey in the Parish of Witney in the County of Oxford deceased, as far as you know or believe; that you are the only Executors therein named; that you will duly execute and perform the same, and pay his debts and legacies, as forth as his goods, chattels, and credits will thereto extend, and the law bind you; and that you will make, or cause to be made, a true and perfect inventory of all and singula the goods, chattels, and credits of the said deceased, which have or shall come to your hands, possession, or knowledge, and exhibit the same into the Registry of the Archdeacon of Oxford and pass a just and true account of your Executorship therupon, when thereto lawfully required; You also swear that the goods, chattels and creits of the said deceased are under the value of two hundred Pounds. So Help You God. (Kiss the Book.)
John Early
Edward Hyde
At Witney in the County of Oxford on the eighth day of April, 1847 the Oath above written was administered to John Early the elder and Edward Hyde the Executors named in the last Will and Testament of Samuel Harris late of Hailey in the Parish of Witney in the County of Oxford ???? deceased hereunto annexed, and by him duly taken.
Before me,
Chas. Jerram, Surrogate
Testator died
23rd August, 1846
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Portrait and Biographical Album, DeKalb County, Ill., page 241
Portrait and Biographical Album, DeKalb County, Ill., page 241 |
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Will of Paul Harris, March 10, 1836, Witney, Oxfordshire, England
Will of Paul Harris, March 10, 1836, Witney, Oxfordshire, England
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Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846, West End, Hailey, Oxfordshire, England. Findmypast transcription and references.
Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846, West End, Hailey, Oxfordshire, England. Findmypast transcription and references.
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Will of Paul Harris, March 10, 1836, Witney, Oxfordshire, England [cover page]
Will of Paul Harris, March 10, 1836, Witney, Oxfordshire, England [cover page]
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Will of Paul Harris, March 10, 1836, Witney, Oxfordshire, England [page 1]
Will of Paul Harris, March 10, 1836, Witney, Oxfordshire, England [page 1]
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Will of Paul Harris, March 10, 1836, Witney, Oxfordshire, England [page 2]
Will of Paul Harris, March 10, 1836, Witney, Oxfordshire, England [page 2]
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Will of Paul Harris, March 10, 1836, Witney, Oxfordshire, England [page 3]
Will of Paul Harris, March 10, 1836, Witney, Oxfordshire, England [page 3]
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Will of Paul Harris, March 10, 1836, Witney, Oxfordshire, England [page 4]
Will of Paul Harris, March 10, 1836, Witney, Oxfordshire, England [page 4]
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Will of Paul Harris, March 10, 1836, Witney, Oxfordshire, England [Executor affidavit/estate valuation page]
Will of Paul Harris, March 10, 1836, Witney, Oxfordshire, England [Executor affidavit/estate valuation page]
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Will of Paul Harris, March 10, 1836, Witney, Oxfordshire, England [Executor's Oath]
Will of Paul Harris, March 10, 1836, Witney, Oxfordshire, England [Executor's Oath]
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Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846, West End, Hailey, Oxfordshire, England [cover page]
Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846, West End, Hailey, Oxfordshire, England [cover page]
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Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846, West End, Hailey, Oxfordshire, England [page 1]
Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846, West End, Hailey, Oxfordshire, England [page 1]
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Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846, West End, Hailey, Oxfordshire, England [page 2]
Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846, West End, Hailey, Oxfordshire, England [page 2]
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Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846, West End, Hailey, Oxfordshire, England [Executor affidavit/estate valuation page]
Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846, West End, Hailey, Oxfordshire, England [Executor affidavit/estate valuation page]
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Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846, West End, Hailey, Oxfordshire, England [Executor's Oath]
Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846, West End, Hailey, Oxfordshire, England [Executor's Oath]
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Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846, West End, Hailey, Oxfordshire, England [notes]
Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846, West End, Hailey, Oxfordshire, England [notes]
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- [S1307] Oxfordshire Wills Index, 1516-1857, Oxfordshire., (findmypast. \i find my past\i0 . http://findmypast.co.uk : 2015), Will, Affidavit, 226.331; 265/1/27, Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846; accessed Apr 9, 2015 (Reliability: 3), 9 Apr 2015.
This is the last Will and Testament of me Samuel Harris of West End in the Hamlet of Hailey in the parish of Witney in the County of Oxford, Baker, made this twenty sixth day of February one thousand eight hundred and forty six as follows: I give and devise all that my copyhold and messuage or tenement with the Bake house, outbuildings, yard, garden, fixtures and appurtenances belonging situate in West End aforesaid and now in my own occupation unto my son John Harris, his heirs and assigns for ever he paying thereout in sterling money within six calendar months after my decease one third of the value of the said messuage or tenement and premises unto my son Thomas and one other third of such value to my daughter Elizabeth Thomas such value to be ascertaned by any competent person to be appointed by my trustees hereinafter named but should my said son John refuse to take the said premises on such terms or neglect to pay the said two thirds of the amount of such value within the time hereinafter limited for payment thereof then I direct my trustees hereinafter named to sell such messuage or tenement and premises either by public auction or private contract to any person or persons willing to become the purchaser or purchasers therof for the best price that can be obtained with full power to enter into such contracts, covenants, agreements, assurances and conveyances as may be necessary for assuring the same premises to the purchaser or purchasers thereof and I declare that the receipt and receipts of my said trustees or trustee for the time being for the purchase money shall effectually discharge ther person or persons paying the same from being answerable or accountable for the misapplication or nonapplication thereof or from being obliged to see to the application thereof or any part thereof and I declare that my said trustees or trustee shall stand and be posesed of and interestedin the money to arise from such sale and of and in the rents and profits of the said premises until the same shall be disposed of upon trust to divide the same unto and equally between my said sons John and Thomas and my daughter Elizabeth Thomas share and share alike. As to all and sigular my money, securities
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for money, book, and other debts, household furniture, plate, linen, china, and all other my personal estate and effects whatsover and wheresover and of what nature or kind soever I give and bequeath the same to my friends John Early the elder of Newland in the parish of Coggs in the said County, Blanket Manufacturer, and Edward Hyde of Witney aforesaid, Surgoen, upon trust to divide such part thereof as does not consist of money or securities or is not of a pecuniary nature unto and equally between my said sons John and Thomas and my said daughter Elizabeth Thomas and as to the money and securities for money, book, debts and pecuniary estate upon trust in the first place to pay thereout all my just debts, funeral and testamentary expences and then the following legacies that is to say ten pounds each to Joseph and Mary Ann Biggers, children of my late daughter Kezia Biggers deceased and ten pounds each to Kezia Lea and Elizabeth Rolf, children of my late daughter Mary Lea deceased and then upon trust to divide the clear residue unto and equally between my said sons John and Thomas and my said daughter Elizabeth Thomas And I direct that any money payable under this my will to my said daughter Elizabeth Thomas shall be paid into her own proper hands in order that the same may be enjoyed and disposed of by her as her separate property entirely free from the control debts or engagements of her present or any future husband and for such moneys her receipt shall be the only sufficient discharge to the persons having to pay the same. I appoint the said John Early and Edward Hyde joint trustees and executors of this my Will and I declare that the one shall not be answereable for the other of them but each for himself only and for his own respective acts, deeds, receipts, neglects, and willful defaults only. In Witness whereof I the said Samuel Harris the Testator have to this my last Will and Testament contained in two sheets of paper set my hand the day and year first above written.
Samuel Harris
Signed by the said Testator as 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 subscribed our names as witnesses.
Edward Hardcastle of Witney
James Rose, Bampton
[Executor affidavit/estate valuation page]
John Early the elder of Newland in the parish of Coggs in the County of Oxford, Blanket Manufacturer, and Edward Hyde of Witney in the County of Oxf, Surgeon, the Executors in this Will named were sworn to the truth thereof and as usual and that the goods, chattles and credits of the said deceased do not ammount in value to the sum of two hundred pounds.
??? on this eighth day of April, 1847
Chas. Je????y, Surrogate
[Executor's Oath]
Executor's Oath
YOU swear that the contents of the Affidavit hereto annexed, and to which you have subscribed your name, are true, to the best of your knowledge and belief; and that the Paper Writing, also hereto annexed, doth in it contain the true original last Will and Testament of Samuel Harris, late of West End in the Hamlet of Hailey in the Parish of Witney in the County of Oxford deceased, as far as you know or believe; that you are the only Executors therein named; that you will duly execute and perform the same, and pay his debts and legacies, as forth as his goods, chattels, and credits will thereto extend, and the law bind you; and that you will make, or cause to be made, a true and perfect inventory of all and singula the goods, chattels, and credits of the said deceased, which have or shall come to your hands, possession, or knowledge, and exhibit the same into the Registry of the Archdeacon of Oxford and pass a just and true account of your Executorship therupon, when thereto lawfully required; You also swear that the goods, chattels and creits of the said deceased are under the value of two hundred Pounds. So Help You God. (Kiss the Book.)
John Early
Edward Hyde
At Witney in the County of Oxford on the eighth day of April, 1847 the Oath above written was administered to John Early the elder and Edward Hyde the Executors named in the last Will and Testament of Samuel Harris late of Hailey in the Parish of Witney in the County of Oxford ???? deceased hereunto annexed, and by him duly taken.
Before me,
Chas. Jerram, Surrogate
Testator died
23rd August, 1846
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Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846, West End, Hailey, Oxfordshire, England. Findmypast transcription and references.
Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846, West End, Hailey, Oxfordshire, England. Findmypast transcription and references.
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John Fraley family data, compled by Tim Acheson, p. 1, February 13, 2015
John Fraley family data, compled by Tim Acheson, p. 1, February 13, 2015 |
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John Fraley family data, compled by Tim Acheson, p. 2, February 13, 2015
John Fraley family data, compled by Tim Acheson, p. 2, February 13, 2015 |
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John Fraley family data, compled by Tim Acheson, p. 3, February 13, 2015
John Fraley family data, compled by Tim Acheson, p. 3, February 13, 2015 |
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Photos of Malinda Besha and John Fraley, per Tim Acheson
Photos of Malinda Besha and John Fraley, per Tim Acheson |
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Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846, West End, Hailey, Oxfordshire, England [cover page]
Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846, West End, Hailey, Oxfordshire, England [cover page]
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Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846, West End, Hailey, Oxfordshire, England [page 1]
Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846, West End, Hailey, Oxfordshire, England [page 1]
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Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846, West End, Hailey, Oxfordshire, England [page 2]
Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846, West End, Hailey, Oxfordshire, England [page 2]
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Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846, West End, Hailey, Oxfordshire, England [Executor affidavit/estate valuation page]
Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846, West End, Hailey, Oxfordshire, England [Executor affidavit/estate valuation page]
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Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846, West End, Hailey, Oxfordshire, England [Executor's Oath]
Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846, West End, Hailey, Oxfordshire, England [Executor's Oath]
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Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846, West End, Hailey, Oxfordshire, England [notes]
Will of Samuel Harris, February 26, 1846, West End, Hailey, Oxfordshire, England [notes]
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