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The Will of Lydia Smith
This is the
last Will
and
Testament of
me Lydia
Smith of
Ensham in
the County
of Oxford
widow (that
is to say) I
give and
devise to my
son James
Smith All
those my
three
cottages or
Tenements
with the
Gardens and
Appurtenances
to the same
belonging
now in the
occupations
of Richard
Floyd,
William
Maycock and
Richard Hutt
And to all
that Close
or Orchard
now in the
occupation
of my said
son James
situate and
being in
Ensham
aforesaid
All which
said
premises are
copyhold of
Inheritance
of the Manor
of Ensham
and have
been
surrendered
to the use
of my last
Will To Hold
the same to
my said Son
James Smith
and his
Heirs
forever
according to
the Custom
of the said
Manor
chargeable
nevertheless
and I hereby
charge the
same with
the payment
of the Sum
of Thirty
Five Pounds
to my
Daughter
Lydia Smith
- the Sum of
Thirty Five
Pounds to my
Son William
- the sum of
Thirty Five
Pounds to my
son Jeremiah
- the sum of
Thirty five
pounds to my
daughter
Mary the
Wife of
Thomas Wall
and the sum
of Thirty
five Pounds
to my
Daughter
Elizabeth
Giles Widow
to be paid
to them
respectively
at the end
of one Year
next after
my decease -
without
Interest for
the same in
the meantime
And the sum
of Seventy
Pounds to be
equally
divided
between Mary
the daughter
of my late
son John
Smith and
Samuel, Mary
Anne, James,
William.
George and
Martha the
sons and
daughters of
my late
Daughter
Christian
the Wife of
Soloman
Wiggins To
be paid to
them
respectively
as they
shall attain
their
respective
ages of
Twenty one
years with
Interest in
the mean
time - Also
I give to my
said
Daughter
Mary the Sum
of Twenty
Pounds - To
my said
Daughter
Elizabeth
the Sum of
Twenty
Pounds To my
said
Daughter
Lydia the
Sum of
Twenty
Pounds And
to my said
Son James
the Sum of
Twenty
Pounds to be
paid to them
respectively
by and out
of the Sum
of Eighty
Pounds due
and owing to
me from my
said son
James,
within one
year after
my decease -
Also I give
and bequeath
to my said
Daughter
Lydia half a
dozen silver
tea spoons
and my
Silver Tea
Tongs Also I
give to my
said
daughters
Mary Wall
and
Elizabeth
Giles One
Silver Table
Spoon each
Also I give
my Cloathes
Wearing
Apparel and
Linen unto
and amongst
my said
three
Daughters
Lydia Smith
Mary Wall
and
Elizabeth
Giles
equally All
the rest and
residue of
my Goods
Chattells
and Effects
(Subject to
the payment
of my just
debts
funeral
expences and
the Charges
proving this
my Will) I
give and
bequeath to
my said
Daughter
Lydia And do
hereby
appoint my
said Son
James
Executor of
this my last
Will and
Testament
and do
revoke all
former Wills
by me made
In Witness
whereof I
the said
Testatrix
Lydia Smith
have to this
my last Will
and
Testament
set my hand
and seal the
thirtieth
day of
December in
the Year of
Our Lord One
Thousand
Eight
Hundred and
Fifteen
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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