The testator is John Blake farmer at Upcott in the parish of Withington. He names his sons William, the eldest, and John. He has a grandson John son of John.
Where does this family fit into the Gloucestershire Blake families?
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 13 Aug 2014
Source: Ancestry – Diocese of Bristol Wills
Testator: John Blake, Farmer
Place: Upcott, Withington, Gloucestershire, England
Type of Record: Probate
Date of document: 4 Nov 1808; probated 5 Jul 1810
Condition: 19th century English, legible copy
1 This is the last Will and Testament
2 of me John Blake of Upcott in the parish of Withington in
3 the County of Gloucester Farmer which I hereby make publish
4 and declare in manner following, that is to say, I give and
5 devise All that my freehold Messuage or Tenement Outhouses
6 buildings Garden Hereditaments and Premises with the
7 appurtenances thereto belonging situate lying and being in
8 Withington aforesaid and which I purchased of Michael
9 Holiday unto my Son John Blake for and during the
10 Term of his natural life And from and immediately
11 after his Decease I give and devise the same unto his
12 Son and my Grandson John Blake his Heirs and assigns
13 But in case of the death of my said Grandson in the
14 life time of his said Father then I give and devise the
15 same unto the next Son of my said Son John Blake his
16 Heirs and Assigns and so on to the Sons of my said Son
17 John Blake in Priority of Birth and Seniority of Age
18 And that in case of no male Issue I give and devise
19 the same to the eldest Daughter of my said Son John
20 Blake her Heirs and Assigns and son on to the female
21 Branch of his Family and in case of no Issue him
22 surviving I give and devise the same freehold property
23 unto my right Heirs and Assigns for ever And my
24 Will and Meaning is and I direct the same may be
25 observed and taken as this my Disposition that in case
26 my said Son John Blake shall at any time after my
27 decease sell transfer mortgage or in any other way
28 or method dispose of the said freehold property or
29 any part thereof That then I give and devise the
30 same unto my eldest son William Blake for and
31 during the Term of his natural life and that my
32 said Son John Blake shall be considered and he is
33 by this my Will forfeited by any such Sale transfer
34 mortgage or Disposition all his Right Title and
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35 Interest to such my said freehold property as given to him
36 for life as aforesaid And as to all the rest and residue
37 of my freehold and also of my personal property I give
38 devise and bequeath unto my eldest Son William
39 Blake To Hold to him my said Son William Blake
40 his Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns for ever
41 And I hereby revoke and make void all other Wills
42 by me heretofore made and declare this to be
43 my last Will and Testament and to the same I
44 nominate constitute and appoint my said Son
45 William Blake sole Executor In Testimony whereof
46 I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this fourth
47 day of November in the year of our Lord one
48 thousand eight hundred and eight
49 John Blake’s X mark
50 Signed Sealed Published and
51 declared by the said Testator John
52 Blake as and for his last Will
53 and Testament in the presence
54 of us who in his presence
55 at his Request and in the presence
56 of each other have hereto
57 subscribed our Names as Witnesses
58 Witnesses
60 Richard Poole
61 Mary Poole’s X mark
62 William Belcher’s X mark
63 5 July 1810
64 The above named William Blake
65 the Executor was duly sworn before
66 me
67 Under £25
68 Tho: Rudge Sur:
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