The next will on the National Archives website is for Agnis Blake and she lives at Halse. Halse is in the Williton Hundred and is 8 miles NNE of Over Stowey. The fourth daughter is not identified in this will and she is likely Agnes whose administration was given to her brother Robert Blake 23 Jan 1646 (old style) (blog post of 15 Apr 2012: http://kippeeb.blogspot.ca/2012/04/abstracts-of-blake-somersetshire-wills.html).
Still to come is the will of Robert Blake (of halse, yeoman and husband to Agnes and mentioned in the blog post of 15 Apr 2012) and in his will he mentions his daughters Agnes, Grace, Jane and Edith (Grace is missing from that will). His mother was Edith Blake and his sons are named Richard, John, Edmund and Robert (executor). I hope to complete his will tomorrow.
Blake baptisms, marriages and burials at Halse:
Baptisms
BLAKE William 23 Jul 1659 Richard Elizabeth (at Kingston)
BLAKE Richard 18 Jun 1667 Richard Elizabeth
BLAKE John 24 Nov 1704 Robert Sarah
BLAKE Robert 30 Feb 1706 Robert Sarah
BLAKE Richard 10 May 1711 Robert Sarah
BLAKE Robert 25 Feb 1719 Robert Joan
BLAKE Elizabeth 28 Oct 1719 Robert Joane
BLAKE Robert 12 Dec 1740 Robert Joan
BLAKE Elizabeth 28 May 1742 Robert Joan
Burials
BLAKE Richard 27 Mar 1668
BLAKE un-readable 22 May 1685
BLAKE Robert 06 Aug 1712
BLAKE Robert 09 Jun 1732
BLAKE Joan 27 Apr 1732
BLAKE Robert 04 Jan 1751
BLAKE Sarah 27 Apr 1760 wife of Robert
BLAKE Sarah 06 Dec 1761
BLAKE Robert 16 Oct 1771
Marriages
BLAKE Joane William Morle Jul 1563
BLAKE Elnor Abraham Morse 15 Jan 1590
BLAKE Alice John Bruforde 29 Apr 1594
BLAKE Joane Walter Pearce 18 Apr 1597
BLAKE Robart Elizabeath Smythe 17 Jun 1616
BLAKE Katheren Anthony Cade 10 Feb 1624
BLAKE Anne Henry Haddridge 20 Jan 1640
BLAKE Richard Elizabeth Clement 22 Jun 1658
BLAKE Elizabeth John CROSS 06 Apr 1671
BLAKE Robert Joane CAPE 28 Aug 1718
BLAKE Robert Sarah SHUTT 11 Feb 1752
BLAKE Betty Thomas HANCOCK 04 Apr 1768 (L) Witnesses:John Hancock Abraham Hancock
Looking also at the Visitation of Somersetshire in 1623, the marriage of Robart Blake and Elizabeath Smyth 17 Jun 1616 is a rather interesting one as John Perry in his will of 1617 mentions his son in law Robert Blake. Could this be the same person but why the forename change from Elizabeth to Agnis. They all live in Halse. Elizabeth Perry daughter of John Perry (and his wife Elizabeth Warren) of Halse married first John Smith and second Robart Blake. The visitation of Somerset 1623 has the above information but no indication of the parentage of Robart Blake however. According to document 74/55/1-2 dated 1590 John Perry of Halse, Somerset, gent and Robert, his son received by conveyance the Rectory of Sutton Prior, otherwise Plymouth. The marriage settlement of 1609 for Elizabeth Perry of Halse included the rectory of Sutton Prior with tithes. At a quick glance I do not see mention of any property in Robert's will so perhaps he is another Blake line.
Robert (husband of Agnes) mentions in his will John Blake of Kingston and this may be the son of Thomas Blake of Wedmoore whose will I transcribed a couple of days ago (http://kippeeb.blogspot.ca/2012/04/will-of-thomas-blake-of-wedmore.html).
Other places near Halse include 2 miles NE Bishops Lydeard and 2 miles WNW Fitzhead, Finding the parents of Robart Blake would be most interesting especially with his sons named Robert, Edmund, John and Richard. All four of these sons were born prior to 1640. Interesting to find everyone in the same place - Halse - Perry family and Blake family. Could there be two distinct Blake families in Halse?
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 17 Apr 2012
Source: The National Archives PROB 11/186, #110 (images by me)
Name of testator: Agnis Blake, widow
Place: Halse, Somerset, England
Type of Record: Will
Dated: 9 Jan 1640 (old style), probated 5 May 1641
Read: Electronic file
Condition: smudges, 17th century, light copy
[In margin] T. Agnesis
[In margin] Blake
1 In the name of God Amen the nynth day of January
2 in the sixteenth yeare of the reigne of our Sovereigne Lord Charles by the grace of God
3 of England Scotland France and Ireland kinge defender of the faith etc. Anno Domini
4 and thousand six hundred and fortie I Agnis Blake of halse in the countie of Somersett widow
5 beinge sick of bodie but of p[er]fecte memory thankes be unto Almightie god, doe make and ordaine
6 this my last will and testament in manner and forme followinge Imprimis I bequeath my soule
7 unto the handes of Allmighty god my maker not doubtinge but through the merrits and passion
8 of my blessed Saviour, Jesus Christ to have free p[ar]don and remission of all my synnes and my
9 body to the Christian buriall, And for my worldly effects which it hath pleased God to bless
10 me withall, I do geve and bequeath in manner and forme followinge, Imprimis I geve and
[In margin] Item I geve and bequeath unto my godchildren two shillings a peece.
11 bequeath unto the poore of halse tenn shillings Item I geve and bequeath unto my four daughters
12 all my app[er]ell equally to be devided amongst them by my Ov[er]seers, Item I geve and bequeath unto
13 my daughter Edith my bedd and bedsteed p[er]formed, Item I geve and bequeath unto my daughter
14 Grace my gould ringe Item I geve and bequeath onto my daughter Jane three Edward
15 shillings and three peeces of old gould, and a silv[er] __stle, Item I geve and bequeath unto
16 three of my sonnes Robert Edward and John one shillinge apeece, All the rest of my goods
17 and chattells not before geven and bequeathed I geve and bequeath unto Richard Blake my
18 sonne whome I make my whole executor of this my last will and testament, And I desire
19 Henry Hancock and Thomas Comier to be my Ov[er]seers and to take the Administra[t]ion of my
20 goodes for the use of my executor duringe his mynoritie, and to theire care and gardienship
21 com[m]end my fouer younger children, John Blake, Jane Blake, Edith Blake and the foresaid
22 Richard Blake untill they attaine theire sev[er]all ages of descri[t]ion and for their paines I doe
23 geve them thirtie shillings apeece, Item my will is that my sonne John Blake shall pay nothinge
24 for his dyebt for the tenn first years after said Father's death In witness whereof I have hereunto
25 sett my hand and seale the daie and yeare first above written signed Agnis Blake, Witnesses
26 to this my will John Perry, Humphery Perry, Katherine Diamond [sp]
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