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The Will of Henry Willshire
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In the Name of
God Amen I Henry Willshire of
Backington in the Parish of Tineham
in the Isle of Purbeck in the County
of Dorset Yeoman being weak in Body
but of sound and perfect Mind Memory
and Understanding Thanks be given
unto God for the same Do make this
my last Will and Testament First I
give devise and bequeath unto Jane
my dearly beloved Wife all that my
Freehold Tenement situate lying and
being at Povington within the said
Parish of Tineham called or known by
the Name of Newham Tenement for and
during her natural Life in lieu of
her Dower provided she shall
continue a Widow but in Case she
shall Marry again then and in such
Case I give devise and bequeath the
same to my Executor hereinafter
named Also I give devise and
bequeath unto my Daughter Mary the
Wife of Henry Sampson of Lutton in
the Parish of Steeple in the said
Isle of Purbeck the Sum of One
Hundred Pounds as and for her
Marriage Portion unless I shall pay
the same before my decease Also I
give devise and bequeath unto my
Daughter Ann Willshire the Sum of
One Hundred Pounds of lawful Money
of Great Britain Also I give devise
and bequeath unto my Grand Daughters
Jane Anne & Betty Alner the Sum of
Ten Guineas a Piece to be paid to
each of them when they arrive at
their respective Ages of Twenty one
Years Also I give devise and
bequeath the Fee simple and
Inheritance of all and singular my
said Freehold Tenement at Povington
aforesaid to my two Sons Thomas
Willshire and Henry Willshire equal
between them and their Heirs and
Assigns for ever Share and Share
alike And I also constitute make and
appoint my said Thomas Willshire and
Henry Willshire joint and sole
Executors of this my Will to whom I
also give devise and bequeath all
the rest residue and remainder of
all and singular my Lands Monies
Goods and Chattels And I do hereby
revoke my former Wills ratifying
and confirming this and no other to
be my last Will and Testament In
Witness whereof I have hereunto set
my Hand and Seal this ffifteenth Day
of October in the Year of our Lord
one Thousand seven Hundred and
eighty Henry Willshire
(Attestation
Clause)
Robert
Whittell Samuel Burt
Proved 10
December 1780
Dorset Record
Office
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