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- [S483] Will of Jeremiah Biggers, Preogative Court of Canterbury, (Preogative Court of Canterbury
June 19, 1750) (Reliability: 3), 26 Sep 2006.
Jeremiah Biggers
In the Name of God Amen
This seventh day of June 1750 Jeremiah Biggers of Witney in the County of Oxford Fuller for settling and disposing of all the real and personal estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me do make and ordain this my present last will and testament in manner following (to wit)
I give and bequeath unto my eldest son Samuel Biggers one shilling and no more also I give and bequeath unto Anne my loving wife all that my half yard land called Taylor's which I lately purchased of John Levitt and one acre of land which I purchased of Samuel Biggers my late father and half acre whereof abutts upon Berry Groff Corner and the other in High Bush furlong and also all that peice of land called Bens? peice or Clay Peice containing seven __________ abutting on Blackmans Breath and two other acres of land which I lately purchased of my said son Samuel Biggers one acre whereof lyes in Clay ffurlong and two half-acres thereof in a place called Venny End ffurlong in the common ffields of Hayley in the parish of Witney and county of Oxford aforesaid to hold to my said wife and her assigns during her widowhood and from and from and after her decease or marriage with any other person which shall first happen. I give the said half yard land called Taylor's and the acre of land I bought of my father unto my loving son Jeremiah Biggers his heirs and assigns forever subject to this condition nevertheless and I do hereby charge the same with the payment of the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds to wit to his three brothers Thomas, James and William the sum of twenty pounds apiece and to his three sisters Martha and Hannah the sum of thirty pounds apiece within one year next after he shall be posessed of the same by virtue of this my will in case they shall have attained unto thier respective ages of one and twenty years but if any or either of my said sons or daughters shall not have attained the said age then their legacies shall not be paid until they shall attain thier respective ages of one and twenty years but if either of my said last mentioned six children shall happen to dye before his her or thier legacy or legacies shall become due and payable then my will and meaning is that the legacy or share of him her or them so dying shall be equally divided between the survivors or survivor of them share and share alike and that no other person ore persons whatsoever shall have any part or share of the said sum of one hundred and fifty pounds or any part thereof then I give and bequeath the said half yard lands and acre of land last above mentioned unto my said sons and daughters the aforesaid Thomas, James and William, Sarah Martha and Hannah Biggers equally to be divided between them or the survivors or survivor of them and his her or their heirs and assigns forever as tenants in common and not as joint tenants from the time thier respective legacies shall become due aforesiad which said lands are ______ in mortgage for one hundred pounds and interest which will shall be paid off and satisfied by my executors out of my personal estate. Also I give and bequeath unto my said son Thomas Biggers after the determination of my said wife's estate all that piece of land called Bons Poite or Clay Poite to hold to him and his heirs forever. Also I give unto my son James all those two acres of land which I purchased of my said son Samuel Biggers to hold to him and his heirs forever after the determination of my said wife's estate therein as aforesiad. Also I give and bequeath unto my said loving wife the sum of twenty pounds to be paid as soon as conveniently it can or may be done after my decease and the letter to enable her to carry on trade and to help to breed up my family. My will and desire is that my executors hereinafter named shall permit and suffer my said wife to hold out my lease of now wills and to make use of my racks and all other utensils there and to dig clay for her own use making good the ground again but not to sell any provided she pay the banks and perform the covenants the said lease and on condition that she keeps on trade and lives with my family and in that case my will is that my said executors shall send my said wife the sum of sixty pounds on her own bond without her paying interest for the same during her widowhood if she shall so long take care of my children but not otherwise and in case she shall happen to dye, marry again, leave of trade or not take care of my children then my will is that the said sum of sixty pounds shall be paid to my executors or the survivor of them together with lawful interest for the same from the time of _____ death marriage leaving of trade or refusing to take care of my family and my will is that if my said wife shall marry dye or leave of trade or cease to take care of my children that my executors shall let or let the wills and otherwise sell and dispose of all the utensils racks and implements thereto belonging and also to call in and retrieve the said sum of sixty pounds towards the maintenance and education and bringing up of all my children in such manner as to them shall seem neet? and most convenient for them. Also I give unto my said loving wife my best bed bedstead and furniture thereto belonging and all that other bed bedstead and furniture thereto belonging in the little room with the Bolsfors Pillows blankets sheets and coverlids which belong to the same at the time of my decease. Also I give to my said wife my six best chairs, six middle sized pewter dishes a dozen of good pewter plates and my largest brass bottle, my middle size bell metal potton?, eighteen and one twelve gallon barrels and brass warming pan, three pair of other good sheets besides those which shall be found on the beds aforesiad and my silver tankard to and for her own use without being accountable to my executors or any other person construing? the same and my will and meaning is that if either of my said sons Thomas or James shall happen to dye before the lands shall be vested in them or before they shall attain thier full age of one and twenty years as aforesaid then I will that the survivor of them shall have all the lands by me devised to both of them and that no part of the said lands shall vest and to their _der or any other brother unless the said Thomas and James shall both dye without _____ or disposing of the same. I give to my wife's son Benjamin Meadows by her former husband one guinea and to my old servant James Mills one guinea. I give my cloth and case unto my daughter Sarah and I will that the five gold rings which which were my late wife's shall be divided between my said three daughters Sarah Martha and Hannah by my executors all the rest and residue of my estate goods and chattels whatsoever and wheresoever after payment of all my debts legatys and funeral expenses and performance of the trusts aforesaid I will that the same shall be equally divided between all my sons and daughters not meaning my son in law Meadows or so many of them as shall be then living share and share alike but one half of the share of my son Jeremiah and of my daughters Sara and Martha shall be paid at their age of one and twenty years or within one year after my decease but the interest of the other half part of such residunum shall be applyed towards bringing up of my younger children until my said son and daughters shall attain thier respective ages of six and twenty years and lastly I do hereby make nominate constitute and appoint my loving freinds and neighbours Thomas Brooks and Joseph Shorter both of Witney aforesaid Blanket Weavers and William Crofts of Hayley in the parish of Witney aforesaid yeoman joint executors of this my last will and testament and I do give unto oath of them one quinea for their care and trouble over and above all their monetary costs charges and expenses which they or either of them shall pay or expend on account of the trust in this my last will. Nor shall my said trustees or either of them go accountable for the other or for the acts deeds receipts or disbursements of the other but each and every of them for his own acts deeds receipts and disbursements only. In witness whereof I have to this my will contained in two sheets of paper to each sheet set my hand and seal the day and year first above written. The mark and seal of Jeremiah Biggers. Signed sealed published and declared by the said Jeremiah Biggers
as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who subscribed the same as witnesses thereto in the presence of the testator Job. Partlett Sew. Tho. Allsworth Tho. Webb
This will was proven at London before the Worshipful John Bottsworth Porter of Laws Surrogate of the Right Worshipful John Bottsworth also Porter of Laws Master Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted the nineteenth day of June in the year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and fifty by the oath of Joseph Shorter one of the executors named in the said will to whom administration was granted of all and singular Goods, Chattels and credits of the said deceased being first sworn duly to administer power reserved of making the like Grant to Thomas Brooks and William Crofts the other Executors when they or either of them shall apply for the same.
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