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The Will of Gresham Harvey

 

I Gresham Harvey of Wimborne Minster in the County of Dorset Widow being at present weak of body but of sound and perfect mind and memory thanks be given to Almighty God for the same do make this my last Will and Testament in manner following first and principally I recommend my Soul to God that gave it and my Body to the earth from whence it came to be buried decently at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named and appointed And as for all my worldly goods which God hath Blessed me with and bestowed upon me I give and bequeath in manner and form following Imprims I give to my son in law William Reek of Uxbridge £5 to be paid him within one year of my decease Then I  give to my daughter Gresham wife of the said William Reek the sum of £40 during her natural life and  after her decease the said £40 to be equally divided between her children that shall survive her. then I give to their son William Reek £10 to be paid him within 12 months aftr my decease Then I give to my son in law John Costin £5 to be paid within twelve months after my decease Then I give to my Daughter Mary wife of the said John Costin £40 and Ten Guineas of Gold and one 2/3rd… piece of Gold valued at Threee and Twenty Shillings and Six Pence all to be for her own use and at her own disposal Then I give to my son in law William Pottler five pounds to be paid within twelve months after my decease Then I give to Elizabeth daughter of the said William Pottle £30 to be paid her by my Executors when she shall attain the Age of One and Twenty Years Then I give to my son in law Richard Reckes Five Pounds to be paid within twelve months of my deceased Then I give to Richard  his son Twenty Pounds Then I give to his Elizabeth his daughter Twenty Pounds and …………. piece of Gold in value  Three and Twenty Shillings and six pence Then I give to my sister Margaret Bishop ten pounds Then I give to my Granddaughter Mary Harvey Forty Pounds to be paid within twelve months after my decease But in case my said Grandaughter Mary Harvey shall not execute a General  Release to me before my Death or within twelve months after my death to my Executors hereinafter named then I  give her One Shilling and no more Then I give to my Son in Law Roger Tilsed five pounds to be paid him within one year after my decease Then I give to Anne hi Wife the Use of Twenty Pounds during her life and after her decease the said Twenty Pounds to be laid out in repairing? the house she now lives in Then I give to her son James five pounds to bring him an Apprentice / Then I give  to her daughter Elizabeth five pounds and abroad piece of Gold to the value of twenty three shillings and six pence Then I give to Thomas Tilsed and Anthony Tilsed sons of the said Roger Tilsed Five pounds a piece Then I give to my son in law Thomas Willis Five pounds to be paid within one year after decease then I give Katherine his wife Fifty Pounds to be for her own use and at her own disposal and at her pleasure Then I give to her two daughters Mary and Jane each of the Ten Pounds and if either of them shall happen to dye before she shall attain the age of Twenty years or be married the survivor of them shall have the Twenty Pounds Then I give to my servant Ann Burt Five Pounds if she lives with me at the time of my decease Then I give Thomas  Frampton son of John Frampton five pounds to my Grandson William Reeks Ten Pounds the rest and residue of my Goods and Chattels whatsoever except such indoor goods as were given and devised by my late  husbands Will I give and bequeath unto Christopher Markwell and Mr Henry Haynes of Wimborne aforesaid and John Warland of Oakley all living in the said County of Dorset to and for the use of my Grandsons William  Tilsed and John Recke Also I give to the said Christopher Markwell, Henry Haynes and John Warland each of them half a guinea desiring them to see this my Last Will and  testament duly performed allowing themselves all reasonable charges they are at about the execution of the same Revoking and making void all other Wills by me heretofore made in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Twelfth day of May in the year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred and thirteen  the Mark of Gresham Harvey signed sealed published and declared to be the lat Will and Testament of the said Gresham Harvey in the presence of J Lane A Prince Jah Durrant the Mark of Ann Burt  Its my desire that my Grandson William Tilsed have Fifty pounds more to his part than my other Executors have.

  

Probate granted in Latin which I cannot translate.

 

Words in blue are uncertain and ………. means I could not translate even by guesswork.

 

 

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