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The Will of Thomas Box
In the Name
of God Amen
I Thomas Box
late of the
Parish of St
James
Westminster
in the
County of
Middlesex
Gent late
servant to
Mr
Dowdeswell
and now of
Hooknorton
in the
County of
Oxon being
but weak in
body but of
perfect mind
and memory
(praise to
Allmighty
God for the
same) but
calling to
mind the
certainty of
death and
the
uncertainty
of the time
doe make and
declare this
to be my
last will
and
Testament in
manner and
forme
following
that is to
say ffirst
and
principally
I recommend
my soul into
the hands of
Allmighty
God that
gave it and
for my body
I recommend
it to the
earth to be
buried in a
decent and
Christian
like manner
at the
discretion
of my
Executor
hereafter
named and as
touching and
concerning
such worldly
Estate
wherewith it
hath pleased
God to
blesse me in
this life I
give
bequeath and
dispose of
the same in
manner
following(that
is to say) I
give and
bequeath
unto my
brother
William Box
the sum of
twenty
pounds of
currant
money of
Great
Britain Item
I give unto
my Sister
Sarah Box
the like
sume of
twenty
pounds and
to my Sister
Mary Box I
likewise
give the
like sume of
twenty
pounds which
said
severall
sumes I will
shall be
paid to them
severally
within six
moneths next
after my
decease
which said
Sixty pounds
is to be
paid to them
out of the
moneys due
to me from
Benjamin
Morris Item
I give and
bequeath
unto my said
brother
William Box
all my
woollen
wearing
apparel of
what nature
or kind
soever or
wheresoever
the same is
Item I doe
hereby give
unto my
loveing
Uncle John
Box of
Hookenorton
aforesaid in
the said
County of
Oxon Yeoman
all the
moneys he
hath of mine
in his hands
and likewise
I give and
bequeath
unto him
what shall
remaine of
my personall
Estate after
my debts
legacies and
funeral
expences
shall be
paid and
discharged
And I doe
hereby
constitute
ordaine and
appoint my
said Uncle
John Box my
full whole
and sole
Executor of
this my last
will and
Testament
revoking all
former wills
by me at any
time
heretofore
made and I
doe hereby
declare this
and no other
to be my
last will
and
Testament In
witness
whereoff I
have
hereunto
sett my hand
and seale
this fifth
day of March
in the
Eleveanth
year of the
Raigne of
our
Soveraigne
Lady Anne by
the grace of
God of Great
Britaine
ffrance and
Ireland
Queen
Defender of
the faith
Annoq Domini
1712/13 This Will was kindly transcribed and sent in by Ros. If you feel that any of the persons named in the above will is a person that you are researching, then you can
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