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In the name of God Amen I Valentine Stevens of the Parish of Great Rowlright in the County of Oxford Stone Mason being of parfect sound mind memory and understanding blessed be God do this day make publish ordain and appoint this my last Will and Testament in manner and form as follows which is to say first I will that all my just and lawful debts and burial expences be paid and discharged by my Executors hereinafter named Then I give and bequeath unto my nephew Robert Stevens of Rowlright All my wearing apparel Also I give and devise unto my said Nephew Robert Stevens for and during his natural life all that my Messuage or Tenement in which I and my said Nephew Robert Stevens now dwell situate standing and being in the Parish of Great Rowlright aforesaid he the said Robert Stevens keeping all that my said Messuage or Tenement with All and every the Appurtenances thereunto in good and tenantable repair during his natural life And from And after his decease I give and devise All the said Messuage or Tenement And Premises above mentioned unto my kinsman Robert Stevens the Younger Son of the said Robert Stevens Above mentioned but if it shall so happen that the said Robert Stevens the Younger shall dye without child or children lawfully begotten then and in such case I give and devise All the said Messuage or Tenement And Premises above mentioned unto my kinswoman Sarah Stevens Daughter of the said Robert Stevens the elder and sister to the said Robert Stevens the Younger and to her heirs and Assigns for ever Also I give and bequeath unto my said kinswoman Sarah Stevens a living in the above mentioned Messuage so long as she shall remain single and unmarried Also I give and bequeath unto my said kinswoman Sarah Stevens the sum of ten pounds of lawful money of Great Britain Likewise I give and bequeath unto my kinsman Robert Stevens the sum of ten pounds of like lawful money I give and bequeath unto my kinswoman Martha Stevens of Brackley and Grandaughter of my Brother John Stevens the sum of ten pounds of like lawful money I give and bequeath unto my Nephew Timothy West the sum of thirty pounds of like lawful money I give and bequeath unto my Nephew William West the sum of thirty pounds of like lawful money Also I give and bequeath unto my Niece Ann Busby the sum of thirty pounds of like lawful money I give and bequeath unto my kinswoman Elizabeth Richardson Daughter of my said Nephew Timothy West the sum of five pounds of like lawful money

I give and bequeath unto my kinswoman Elizabeth West Daughter of my said Nephew William West the sum of five pounds of like lawful money I give and bequeath unto John Dixton of Churrington son of my Niece Mary Dixton the like sum of five pounds of like lawful money I give and bequeath unto my Niece Ann Haynes my bed and bedstead then I give and bequeath unto my two nephews namely Timothy and William West both of the Parish of Swerford or their executors or Administrators the sum of Eighty Pounds which said money is now out upon an indenture of mortgage of a Messuage or Tenement And Premises At Hooknorton in the County of Oxford belonging to one Richard Haynes which said Money I give unto the said Timothy West and William West upon trust for such uses intents and purposes hereinafter mentioned (that is to say) that they the said Timothy West and William West or their executors or Administrators shall lett the said money out to interest upon Good Security Or shall lett the same remain where it is in trust that they shall take and receive the interest arising and ....pay the same Yearly unto my Kinswoman Ann Haynes Wife of the aforesaid Richard Haynes if she shall desire the same Nevertheless I give and bequeath unto my said Kinswoman Ann Haynes free liberty and full power to dispose of the above mentioned eighty pounds at her decease in such a way and manner as she shall think proper And my will and desire Also is that if it shall so happen that that there shall be any of the money which shall have been lost so that the same cannot be recovered by my Executors hereinafter named or otherwise fall short so that there shall not be enough to discharge my funeral expences and legacies herein above mentioned then and in such case my Will and desire is that such defishanceys shall be made up out of the legacies hereinbefore bequeathed unto the said Timothy West and William West and Ann Busby And that they shall bear an equal Share in Case of any such loss or defishancey And I do hereby charge my Executors hereinafter named with the payment of my just debts legacies And burial expences out of my personal estate within twelve calendar months after my decease And if it shall so happen that any of my legatees above mentioned shall dye before he she or they shall have received their legacy then my will is that the legacie of such legatee so dying shall be equally divided between their children share and share alike And for want of such child or children then to the Brothers and Sisters of such legatee so dying And Lastly I do hereby constitute Ordain and Appoint my said Nephews Timothy West and William West Joint Executors of this my last Will and Testament In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty forth day of January One thousand eight hundred and three The mark X of Valentine Stevens

(Attestation Clause)

Benjn Beasant  _  Mary Beasant  _  Willm Castell

Proved at Oxford 5 June 1806 220.73
 

This Will was kindly transcribed and sent in by Ros.

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