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The Will of William Sparrowhawk

 

This is the last Will and Testament of me William Sparrowhawk of Aston in the parish of Bampton in the County of Oxford Yeoman made this twenty second day of June in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty nine as follows  I give and bequeath unto my wife Mary Sparrowhawk All and singular my household furniture plate linen china money securities for money book and other debts Farming stock of every description both live and dead and all other my personal property of what nature or kind soever and wheresoever being at the time of my decease To hold to her absolutely for her own sole use and benefit she paying thereout all my just debts funeral and testamentary expences and also paying thereout to my Trustees hereinafter named the sum of Five Guineas apiece as a small token of my esteem for them I give and devise unto my friends James Rose of Bampton aforesaid Gentleman and Richard Townsend of Coate House in the parish of Bampton aforesaid Yeoman All that my messuage or tenement situate at Aston aforesaid in the occupation of Richard Clark with the Barn Stable Garden and appurtenances appertaining Together with the Close adjoining thereto called Spring Close and the Commons and appurtenances whatsoever thereto belonging To hold to the said James Rose and Richard Townsend their heirs and assigns upon trust to permit and suffer my said wife and her assigns to hold and enjoy the same or to receive the rents and profits thereof during the term of her natural life she keeping the same premises in good and tenantable repair And from and after her decease Upon trust to permit and suffer my wife's mother Mrs Sarah Iles and her assigns to hold and enjoy the same or to receive the rents and profits thereof during the term of her natural life she keeping the same in good and tenantable repair And from and immediately after the several deceases of my said wife and her mother Upon trust to stand seized of the said messuage or tenement Barn Stable Garden Close Commons and appurtenances for the use of my nephew William Pinnock of Chimney near Aston aforesaid Yeoman his heirs and assigns for ever Provided always and I do hereby declare it to be my Will that in case the said William Pinnock shall depart this life before my said wife or her said mother then the aforesaid hereditaments and premises with their respective appurtenances shall upon the several deceases of my said wife and her mother descend and go to my own right heirs for ever. I also give and devise unto the said James Rose and Richard Townsend All those my cottages or tenements in Aston aforesaid now or late in the occupation of William Bartlett with the garden and appurtenances belonging To hold to them their heirs and assigns Upon trust to permit my said wife and her assigns to hold and enjoy the same or to receive the rents and profits thereof during the term of her natural life she keeping the same in repair And from and after her decease Upon trust to permit and suffer the said Sarah Iles and her assigns to hold and enjoy the same or to receive the rents and profits thereof during the term of her natural life she keeping the same in repair And from and after the several deceases of my said wife and her mother Upon trust to pay the rents and profits of the said cottages or tenements garden and appurtenances unto William Walker son of my niece Mary the wife of Mr John Walker of Minster until he shall attain the age of Twenty one years And upon his attaining that age Upon trust to stand seized of the said cottages or tenements garden and appurtenances for the use of the said William Walker his heirs and assigns for ever  Provided also and it is my Will that in the event of the said William Walker departing this life under the said age of Twenty one years or at any time before the several deceases of my said wife and her said mother then upon the several deceases of my wife and her mother the said cottages or tenements garden and appurtenances shall also descend and go to my own right heirs for ever. I also give and devise unto the said James Rose and Richard Townsend All that my Close or Inclosed Ground called Ivens's close lying in the Parish of Bampton aforesaid with all appurtenances thereto belonging To hold to them their heirs and assigns for ever Upon trust to permit my said wife and her assigns to hold and enjoy the same or to receive the rents and profits thereof during her natural life and from and immediately after her decease Upon trust to permit and suffer my brother Robert Sparrowhawk and his assigns to hold and enjoy the same or to receive the rents and profits thereof for and during the term of his natural life and immediately after the decease of the survivor of them my said wife and brother Upon trust to receive and pay the rents and profits thereof to or for the benefit of my nephew Robert Sparrowhawk the son of my said brother Robert until he shall attain the age of Twenty five years And upon his attaining that age Upon trust to stand seized of the said last mentioned Close and premises for the use of my said nephew Robert Sparrowhawk his heirs and assigns forever And in order to prevent any dispute after my death in case my said nephew should happen to die in the life time of my said wife or her mother I will and direct that the interest of my said nephew in the said close and appurtenances shall be considered vested in him immediately upon my decease subject only to the life interest as aforesaid of my said wife and my brother and to the restraint of his waiving the rents thereof till he arrives at the said age of twenty five years

And as to all those small pieces or parcels of land containing about half an acre which I lately bought (with other lands) of Miss Horde lying and adjoining the house and premises now in the occupation of the said Sarah Iles at Aston aforesaid  And also all those lands and commons I lately bought of the Trustees of the late Mr Macey lying in the open and common fields of Aston and Coate aforesaid containing by estimation eight acres and a quarter more or less And also the low commons I bought of Robert Andrews and his son Charles and Mr John Braine in the common meads of Aston and Coate aforesaid  And all my other real estate whatsoever and wheresoever not before disposed of and which I am now or may at the time of my decease die possessed of I give and devise the same respectively and all my interest therein unto my said wife Mary Sparrowhawk her heirs and assigns for ever And lastly I appoint my said wife sole executrix of this my said Will In witness whereof I the said William Sparrowhawk the Testator have to this my last Will and Testament contained in three sheets of paper set my hand and seal (to wit) my hand to the two preceding sheets and my hand and seal to this last  sheet the day and year first above written             

 Wm Sparrowhawk   Signed by the Testator in the joint presence of us who before leaving his presence in the presence of each other have at his request hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses   Wm Pryor of Aston    Elizabeth Pryor   Sarah Clack

 

 

This will was proved at Oxford on the seventeenth day of June in the year of our Lord 1842 Before the Reverend Dacres Adams Clerk Master of Arts Official Principal of the Venerable  the Archdeacon of the Archdeaconry of Oxford lawfully constituted 

By the Oath of Mary Sparrowhawk the sole Executrix therein named to whom Admon was granted being first sworn duly to administer.

 

 

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