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John Waltham M.A. Will John Waltham's Will [with one Codicil] was signed by John Waltham on Saturday the 16th April 1814, and was proved at London on the 15th Otober 1814 before a judge for Mary Waltham widow and executors. The witnesses for the Will were, George Green of Darlaston, Victualler [he was the landlord of the public house - The White Inn - in Darlaston where John Waltham used to hear cases when he was a magistrate] and Charles Thornhill, of Darlaston, Draper, and Charles Adams, of Darlaston, Attourney. Deciphering the will has been problematic to say the least, but here goes, Normal font, means totally sure, Italic font, means I am a little uncertain what the word is. ? means unsure [one word]. The letter "e" means "and". [my comments are enclosed in brackets]. On the left are the line numbers...
001 This is the last Will and testament of me John
002 Waltham of Darlaston in the County of Stafford Clerk first I commit my soul 003 into the hands of Almighty God ? through his immense love has ? ? ? 004 himself by the precious blood his ? and body forgiven us all trespasses 005 as a fallen duties was adopted me unto this family and given me the pleasing gift of 006 of knowing all eternity in beholding his face and singing his praises for this ? 007 ? ? ? to the ? of ? my body to the dust from ? it 008 was ? ? in ? hope that it shall rise again glorious and uncorruptable and 009 life unto ? glorified body my wordly substance ? God was pleased to give 010 me I dispose of in the following manner 1st I will & direct that all my just debts 011 funer' charges & exp's of proving this my will be paid & satisfied & discharged 012 by my Executrix executor ? ? ? as soon as ? may beafter 013 my ? and from e after full payment and satisfaction thereof I give e devise unto 014 my Brother Thomas Waltham all ? my ? ? tenements or dwelling 015 houses with the out buildings e all other ? to the same respectively belonging 016 situate and being in Myton [1] ? in the parish of ? Holy Trinity in the Town of 017 Kingston - upon – Hull and County of the same Town and now in the ? ? 018 of [SPACE] to have and to hold the same unto and to the use of my said Brother 019 his heirs and ? for ever also I give and devise to my loving Wife Mary all ? 020 ? ? e ? of all my messuage [2] tenements or dwelling houses buildings 021 ? ? ? and real estate whatsoever and wheresoever ? the ? 022 with outbuildings and ? lastly above mentioned to have e to 023 hold the same unto e to the use of my said Wife ? ? e ? for ever I give ? 024 forgive and ? unto my said Brother Thomas Waltham the sum of one hundred 025 waive he now owes and ? ? ? to use also I give e bequeth unto him 026 my said Brother the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds of lawfull money of Great 027 Briton and soberly direct the ? be paid to him by my Executrix e Executor 028 at the ? of ? ? ? ? after my ? also I give e bequeth e ? unto 029 my said wife to ? such part om my Books as she shall think proper to select for 030 her own private use e after ? ? ? ? the ? from as aforesaid 031 give e bequeth the Residue of my said books unto ? ? Godson John Whittingham 032 ? of my friend Richard Whittingham clerk vicar of Potten in the County of Bedford 033 as a testimony of regard for my said Godson Also I give e bequeth unto my said 034 Wife all my household Goods e furniture Plate Bedding Linen ? e other ? 035 Effects and also the rest residue remainder of my money Securites for money 036 personal Estate e effects of what ? e dscription ? wheresoever also ? 037 Before absolutley given e disposed of ? have to and to hold ? take and enjoy the 038 same and ever part thereof ? and by my said wife ? ? ? e ? to 039 for ? e their own proper use benifit e disposal and lastly I do hereby nominate ? 040 ? e appoint my said wife e my Brother in law Thomas Fletcher of Daralaston 041 aforesaid ? joint Executrix e Executor of this my will ? ? e making void 042 All former e other will e wills by me made I do declare this to be my only true last will and 043 Testament ? ? ? ? I the said testator John Waltham ? to this my last will 044 e testament contained e written on two sheets of paper to the first ? ? my said 045 e to this second e last sheet my hand e ? the sixteenth day of april in the year of 046 our Lord one thousand eight hundred e fourteen - John Waltham - Signed 047 sealed published e declared by the said Testator John Waltham as e for his last will and 048 testament in the presence of us who at his request e in his presence e and in the presence of each 049 her have herunto inscribed our names as witnesses - Geo. Green of Darlaston Vitualler 050 - Charles Thornhill of Do Draper - Chas Adams of Do Attorney The will had one Codicil as follows, 051 I John Waltham of Darlaston in the County of Stafford Clerk being of sound 052 mind memory and understanding do make publish and declare this to be Codicil ? ? 053 to and taken as part my last Will and testament 054 last mentioned I ? by my said Will give forgive and ? unto my Brother Thomas 055 Waltham the sum of one hundred pounds ? ? ? ? e stood indebted to me also 056 I gave and bequethed unto him my said Brother the sum of the Two hundred e fifty pounds 057 and do hereby direct the same to be paid to him by my Executrix e Eexecutor ? the 058 and of ? remainder monies ? after my ? as by referring to the said Will 059 will more fully ? Now I do hereby revoke and make no prbs all good here void the said ? Bequests 060 so made unto my said Brother as above unactioned and I give and bequeth the said 061 sum of... inserted here - start 062 one hundred pounds which my Brother now owes and ? indebted to me unto him my Brother 063 for the purchasing ? also I give and bequeth the said sum of inserted here - end 064 ...of two hundred and fifty pounds also I given and bequethed to my said Brother 065 by my said will as aforesaid unto my loving wife Mary Waltham to for ? ? ? 066 e benifit and I so ? declare that the ? ? ? ? ? e ? 067 my said will by ? given and made unto or for the benifit of my said wife are in 068 lieu of ? ? ? ? ? otherwise have been ? by the prevouis ? 0689 marriage and ? ? the same are ? ? ? and ? and shall by my said wife 070 be accepted and taken in full ? ? andsatisfaction of and for all ? ? ? 071 or ? or or tithe of ? aor ? ? ? common law or by custom or the ? ? ? 072 my said wife ? or may or otherwise might ? ? or be ? to of ? or 073 out of all or any part my ? ? and real estate in any 074 manner howsoever and I do hereby satisfy and ? my said Will and all and ? 075 the ? bequests appointments ? and ? my said Will ? Codicil ? ? and not ? revoked 076 ? ? ? ? ? wherof I have herunto set my hand and ? the eight day of 077 July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fourteen - John Waltham 079 This writing was signed published Please Note - Deciphering this will is still ongoing...
[1] Myton - there is a road named Myton, a few streets west of All Saints church, Kingston Upon Hull, where John Waltham was baptised on Saturday the 7th August 1751.
[2] In Law the term messuage equates to a dwelling-house & includes outbuildings, orchard, curtilage or court-yard & garden. Steatham.com All Rights Reserved. |
