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Summary:
Testator:
Timothy Dewell (1),
gentleman, of Lydiard
Tregoze, Wiltshire
Brother & executor:
Charles Dewell (2)
Brothers:
Henry Dewell, Thomas
Dewell, Richard Dewell
(3)
Nephews:
Charles and Timothy
(sons of Charles) (2)
Nieces:
Elizabeth and Ann Dewell
(daughters of Henry),
Elizabeth Dewell (4,
daughter of Thomas), Ann
Beale (with three
children Charles, Ann
and Elizabeth)
Sister-in-law:
Ann Dewell (wife of
Charles)
Tenants:
Ralph Thorn, Thomas Iles
and Francis Hore
Friends:
Jonathan Rogers and his
wife (5)
Cousins:
Hunt of Reading and her
two granddaughters my
cousin Holsted’s
Nurse:
Bridget Ives of Acton,
Middlesex
Uncle:
Dr Saunders (6)
Signed:
2 June 1723
Witnesses:
Peter Dare, George
Riddle, Thomas Gardiner
Codicil legatees:
William Stone, Thomas
Lads, godson Thomas
Jenner, his grandfather
my friend old Mr. Jenner
and his aunt Elizabeth
Jenner, Richard Hale;
goddaughter Mrs. Luce
Simson, and her mother
Madam Vilett, the eldest
daughter of John Harper
of Cricklett
(Cricklade), and his
wife Ann Wilde, godson
Mr. Thomas Richman,
goddaughter the daughter
of Mrs. Elizabeth
Spencer, goddaughter the
daughter of John
Holliday, godson the son
of Wm. Selby, godson
John Pott, Mrs.
Margaret, Mary and
Winifred Wilde,
daughters of Mr. John
Wilde of Cricklett,
Richard Smith, Dina
Smith, Eliz. Thrift,
Anne Holliday, Winifred
Pick, Richard Doare,
Alice Doare, Mary
Norton, Anne Alder,
George Smith and Mrs.
Wells, Elizabeth Moss,
William Pettit of
Buxted, Sussex, his wife
Mrs. Anne Pettit, his
daughter Mrs. Mirabella
Earle and Susana Earle
Probate:
was granted at London 13
February 1724/5 to
Charles Dewell
Notes:
-
Testator was a son
of Rev Timothy
Dewell of Lydiard
Tregoze, Wiltshire
by his second wife
Ann Saunders;
-
Charles was
testator’s youngest
brother by the same
parents;
-
Thomas was
testator’s eldest
half-brother by his
father’s first wife
Elizabeth Knight;
Henry (will proved
1731) and Richard
(will proved 1717/8)
were full brothers;
-
Testator’s niece
Elizabeth
(1681-1733) was the
eldest daughter of
his eldest brother
Thomas;
-
Jonathan Rogers was
testator’s first
cousin, his mother
being Elizabeth
Saunders, sister of
testator’s mother;
-
Dr Anthony Saunders
(c 1645-1719), the
brother of
testator’s mother,
was Rector of
Buxted, Sussex and
of Acton, Middlesex.
Source:
UK National Archives,
Prob 11/601, Image 275
Text:
In the name of God amen,
this 2nd day
of June 1723, I, Timothy
Dewell of Lidyard
Tregoze in the county of
Wilts, Gent, being of
perfect mind and memory
(praised be God for it),
calling to mind the
mortality of my body and
knowing that it is
appointed for all men
once to die, do make and
ordain this my last will
and testament in writing
in manner and form
following:
First, I commend my soul
into the hands of
Almighty God my maker,
trusting through the
merits of Jesus Christ
my only saviour and
redeemer to be made
partaker of everlasting
life and of a joyful
resurrection, and
resigning my body to the
earth whereof it was
made to be buried in
Christian and decent
manner with a tomb of
stone upon my grave;
And as touching such
worldly estate and goods
wherewith it hath
pleased God to bless me
in this life, I give and
bequeath the same in
manner and form
following:
Imprimis, I give and
bequeath unto my brother
Charles Dewell all my
lands and tenements
lying in the tythings of
Eastcutt and Westcott
within the parish of
Swindon in the county of
Wilts which my father
gave me and was my
mother’s jointure and is
now in the tenure and
occupation of Ralph
Thorn; I do give my said
brother Charles Dewell
during his natural life,
provided always and on
condition that he pay
yearly unto my brother
Henry Dewell during his
natural life the yearly
sum of twenty pounds per
annum to be paid him
half yearly and free
from all taxes, and
after the decease of my
said brother Charles
Dewell I do give and
bequeath all those lands
and tenements to my
nephew Charles Dewell,
son of my said brother
Charles Dewell, to him
and his heirs for ever,
provided always and upon
the same condition that
he and his heirs pay
yearly the aforesaid
annuity of twenty pounds
per annum to my said
brother Henry Dewell
during his natural life;
and furthermore my will
is that if my said
nephew Charles Dewell
happen to die before his
father, then I do give
and bequeath all those
lands and tenements to
my nephew Timothy
Dewell, son of my said
brother Charles Dewell,
to him and his heirs
forever after the
decease of his father,
he and his heirs paying
the aforesaid annuity of
twenty pounds per annum
to my brother Henry
Dewell during his
natural life;
Item, all the rest of my
lands and tenements in
the tything of Eastcott
in the parish of Swindon
aforesaid, which I
bought of John Wilde and
is now in the tenure and
occupation of Thomas
Iles and Francis Hore I
do give and bequeath to
my brother Charles
Dewell until his son, my
nephew, Charles Dewell
arrives and comes to the
age of four and twenty
years, and then I give
and bequeath all those
last mentioned lands and
tenements to my said
nephew Charles Dewell to
him and his heirs
forever; and furthermore
my will is that if my
said nephew Charles
Dewell shall happen to
die before he comes to
the age of four and
twenty years, then I do
give and bequeath all
those last mentioned
lands and tenements to
my nephew Timothy Dewell
to him and his heirs
forever when he comes to
the age of four and
twenty years;
Item, I give to my
brother Henry ten pounds
of good and lawful money
of Great Britain to be
paid him within twelve
months after my decease,
and two silver salt
cellars called plate
salts and a gold ring;
Item, I give to my niece
Elizabeth Dewell,
daughter of my brother
Henry Dewell one hundred
pounds of lawful money
of Great Britain to be
paid her when she comes
to the age of thirty
years or within twelve
months after her
marriage, which shall
first happen, and I
likewise give her my
silver cup marked
E.S/T.D and a gold ring;
Item, I give to my niece
Ann Dewell, daughter of
my brother Henry Dewell,
fifty pounds of like
lawful money to be paid
her when she comes to
the age of thirty years
or within twelve months
after her marriage,
which shall first
happen, and I likewise
give her my silver cup
marked D/R.A and a gold
ring;
Item, I give my nephew
Charles Dewell, son of
my brother Charles
Dewell, ten pounds to be
paid him when he comes
to the age of four and
twenty years, and then I
likewise give him my
five guinea piece of
gold and my silk ?Bed
and all that belongs to
it; and I likewise give
him my great silver
tankard and large silver
salver that my uncle Dr.
Saunders left me, and
the least pair of silver
candlesticks and
snuffers, and my set of
gilt silver tumblers and
my silver plate and my
largest silver chafing
dish and my large
upstand silver salt
cellar; I give them to
my nephew Charles Dewell
when he comes to the age
of four and twenty years
and my gold stone ring;
Item, I give to my
nephew Timothy Dewell,
son of my brother
Charles Dewell, the sum
of one thousand pounds
of good and lawful money
of great Britain to be
paid him when he comes
to the age of four and
twenty years, and I
likewise give him my
wrought ?Bed and all
that belongs to it, and
I likewise give him then
my great wrought silver
salver and my silver
lion tankard and silver
porringer and my little
silver candlestick and
the least of my silver
chafing dishes and my
silver ink box marked
T.D and silver ??? box
and a gold ring the
stone R.D; I give them
to my nephew Timothy
Dewell when he comes to
the age of four and
twenty years;
Item, I give to my
sister-in-law Ann Dewell
the now wife of my
brother Charles Dewell
the sum of fifty pounds
of lawful money of Great
Britain and my little
silver salver and a gold
ring for her care she
took of me in my
illness;
Item, I give to my
brother Thomas Dewell’s
seven youngest daughters
each five pounds and to
my niece Elizabeth
Dewell, eldest daughter
of my said brother
Thomas Dewell, I give
her twenty pounds, to be
paid her and her sisters
within twelve months
after my decease and out
of the money they owe
me; and I further give
my said niece, Elizabeth
Dewell, the eldest
daughter of my brother
Thomas Dewell, my large
silver sugar box and a
gold ring;
And I give my friend Mr.
Jonathan Rogers and his
wife each a gold ring;
Item, I give my niece
Ann Beale’s three
children, Charles, Ann
and Elizabeth each five
pounds to be paid them
as they come to the age
of one and twenty years;
Item, I give my cousin
Hunt of Reading and her
two granddaughters my
cousin Holsted’s each
three pounds to be paid
to each of them within
twelve months after my
decease;
Item, I give to Nurse
Bridget Ives of the
parish of Acton in the
county of Middlesex, who
formerly lived with my
uncle Dr Saunders and my
brother Richard Dewell,
I give her forty
shillings a year during
her natural life;
Item, I give to the poor
of the parish of Lidyard
Tregoze in the county of
Wilts the sum of twenty
pounds to be put out to
use and the interest
thereof yearly be given
to the poor of the said
parish against every
Christmas day forever;
Item, I give to the poor
of the parish of Swindon
forty shillings and I
likewise give to the
poor of the parish of
Lidyard Millicent twenty
shillings;
Item, all the rest and
residue of both my real
and personal estate
unbequeathed whatsoever
I do give and bequeath
unto my brother Charles
Dewell, whom I do hereby
make and ordain full and
sole executor of this my
last will and testament,
desiring him to pay
those small sums of
money as in a paper he
shall find given under
my own handwriting; and
I do hereby revoke,
disanull, and make void
all former wills and
testaments by me
heretofore made, in
witness whereof I, the
said Timothy Dewell, to
this my last will and
testament have set my
hand and seal the day
and year first above
written. // Timothy
Dewell //
Signed, sealed,
published and declared
by the said Timothy
Dewell as his last will
and testament in the
presence of us //
Peter Dare // George
Riddle // Thomas
Gardiner //.
Codicil
I, Timothy Dewell, do
give my brother Charles
Dewell whom I have made
full and whole executor
of my last will and
testament to pay and
give the small sums of
money to the persons
hereinafter mentioned,
witness my hand //
Timothy Dewell //
Imprimis, I give Ralph
Thorn, to be paid out of
the money he owes me,
three pounds;
Item, I give William
Stone, to be paid him
out of the money he owes
me, three pounds;
Item, I give Thomas
Lads, to be paid him out
of the money he owes me,
three pounds;
Item, I give to my
tenants Thomas Iles and
Francis Hord, I give
each of them five
shillings;
Item, I give my godson
Thomas Jenner to be paid
him out of the money his
grandfather and aunt
Elizabeth Jenner owe me,
ten pounds when he comes
to the age of one and
twenty years; and to my
friend old Mr. Jenner
and to his daughter Mrs.
Elizabeth Jenner I give
each of them, to be paid
out of the money they
owe me, twenty shillings
and not otherways;
Item, I give Richard
Hale, to be paid him out
of the money he owes me,
ten shillings;
Item, I give my
goddaughter Mrs. Luce
Simson, to be paid her
out of the money her
mother Madam Vilett owes
me, five pounds;
All of which above said
sums of money I give
upon condition they pay
my executor the
respective sums of money
they owe me and not
otherways;
Item, I give the eldest
daughter of John Harper,
late of Cricklett, which
he had by his wife Ann
Wilde, three pounds;
Item, I give my godson
Mr. Thomas Richman to
buy him a ring twenty
shillings;
Item, I give the
daughter of Mrs.
Elizabeth Spencer as
was, that is my
goddaughter, twenty
shillings;
Item, I give the
daughter of John
Holliday that is my
goddaughter twenty
shillings;
Item, I give my godson
Selby, the son of Wm.
Selby, twenty shillings;
Item, I give my godson
John Pott to buy him a
gold ring, twenty
shillings;
Item, I give Mrs.
Margaret, Mary and
Winifred Wilde as was,
the daughters of my old
friend Mr. John Wilde,
late of Cricklett, I
give each of them twenty
shillings;
Item, I give Richard
Smith, Dina Smith, Eliz.
Thrift, Anne Holliday,
Winifred Pick, Richard
Doare, Alice Doare, Mary
Norton, Anne Alder,
George Smith and Mrs.
Wells, I give them each
five shillings to buy
them gloves;
Item, I give Elizabeth
Moss, if she lives with
my brother at my
decease, twenty
shillings and if she
goes from my brother
before my decease I give
her then but five
shillings;
Item, I give to my
friend, old Mr. William
Pettit of Buxted if he
will be so kind as to
help my executor to get
my money and things in
Sussex I then give him
five pounds and to his
wife and his daughter
Mrs. Anne Pettit and
Mrs. Mirabella Earle and
to Susana Earle, I give
them each a gold ring of
about twelve shilling
price.
Probate
[in Latin] was granted
at London of 13 February
1724 to Charles Dewell,
brother and executor….. |
