This will is that of Sarah Buller (widow of Edward). Definitely this line is not mine since Jenkins has died without any mention of children and the time frame overlaps that of my Christopher Buller. I need to do more research on the line of his brother Gregory and that of George also at Nether Stowey. But that will wait for a later date. The witnesses W. Buller and Jane Buller are interesting and I should pursue that at a later date. But again this will is in the time frame of the birth of Christopher Buller and so my process forward through the Buller wills continues and probably it would even if I find Christopher since I do have them and they will likely be interesting to someone else reading this blog. Amazing to think I created it as my "corporate" memory to be able to look back and see what I worked on and my thoughts with regard to particular family lines.
Once I have completed all of these current wills then I will start to do my calendar of names once again so that I work on each of my surnames in turn on a daily basis. I will only spend about an hour on these individual names (research plan to be prepared as part of the time). I will also look at one French Canadian surname of our son in law once a day using the same criteria.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 9 Mar 2013
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/951/315
Testator: Sarah Buller, Widow
Place: Nether Stowey, Somerset
Date of document: 18 Jul 1769, probated 2 Oct 1769
Read: Electronic copy images
Document quality: 18th century English, legible copy
[Margin]: Sarah
[Margin]: Buller
1 This is the last Will
2 and Testament of me Sarah Buller of Nether Stowey in
3 the County of Somerset Widow
4 All and Singular my Taunton Dean Lands or Lands of
5 the Manor of Taunton Dean Messuages Tenements and
6 heredita[men]ts whatsoever whereof I have lately made Surrender
7 To the use and behoof of my Daughter Mary Buller and
8 Elizabeth Poole (Wife of Thomas Poole) of Nether Stowey
9 aforesaid County I Give and Devise unto the said Mary
10 Buller and Elizabeth Poole to hold to them their heirs and
11 Assigns forever (as Tenants in Common) according to the
12 Custom of the Manor of Taunton Dean aforesaid And I
13 do hereby Will and Direct that they the said Mary Buller and
14 Elizabeth Poole their heirs and Assigns for ever accordingly and shall stand and be Seized thereof to the proper use and benefit of them the said Mary Buller and Elizabeth Poole
15 that the said Surrender shall operate and devise to that intent and
16 purpose and for no other use Intent or purpose whatsoever
17 Provided always and my mind and Will is and I do hereby Order
18 and Direct that the part and Share of her my said Daughter
19 Elizabeth of into and out of the said Lands and heredita[men]ts shall be
20 and is hereby meant and Intended to be for her own Sole and separate
21 use and benefit (Exclusive of the said Thomas Poole her husband and
22 not Subject to his Debts or Engagements power or Council) And
23 I Do hereby entirely Exclude the said Thomas Poole from having
24 or taking any manner of Estate right Title or Interest therein
25 And do vest full power and authority in her the said Elizabeth
26 Poole to Dispose thereof from time to time (the same being
27 Agreeable to the Custom of the said Manor) in such manner as she
28 shall think proper without the concurrence or consent of her
29 said husband, All and Singular my Freehold Messuages
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30 Lands Tenements and heredit[ament]s whatsoever or wheresoever whether the
31 Same be in possession reversion or remainder or by Expectancy I Give
32 and Devise unto my Son Jenkins Buller To hold to him his heirs
33 and Assigns for ever, All these my Leasehold Lands and heredit[amen]ts
34 which I lately purchased of one Robert Sivre situate lying and
35 being at Marlpit within the parish of Nether Stowey in the said
36 County And also all that my Close pond or parcel of Land formerly
37 called Cole Lands But now commonly called or known by the name
38 of Popham's Ten Acres Situate lying and being in the parish of
39 Stogursey in the said County I Give and Devise unto my said Son
40 Jenkins Buller To Hold to him his Executors Adm[inistrat]ors and Assigns
41 for all my Estate right Title and Interest of into and out of the same
42 respectively Also I Give and bequeath unto my said Son Jenkins
43 Buller the Sum of three hundred pounds in Money and my Silver
44 Guil Cap I Give and bequeath unto my said Daughter Mary the
45 Sum of Seven hundred pounds All the residue and remainder
46 of my Leasehold Lands and heredit[amen]ts Goods Chattels and personal
47 Estate of what nature or kind soever I Devise and bequeath
48 unto my said Daughters Mary and Elizabeth (equally to be divided
49 between them) their Executors Adm[inistrat]ors and Assigns as Tenants
50 in Common And I do hereby nominate and Appoint the said Mary
51 Buller and Elizabeth Poole Joint Executrixes and residuary Legatees
52 of this my last Will and Testament Provided always and my
53 Mind and will is that the said sum of Seven hundred pounds
54 Given to my daughter Mary as aforesaid shall have a
55 priority or preference to the part of share of my said daughter
56 Elizabeth of and in the said residuary Estate so by me devised as
57 aforesaid In Witness whereof to this my last Will and Testament
58 I the said Sarah Buller have hereunto set my hand and Seal the
59 Eighteenth Day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven
60 hundred and Sixty nine Sarah Buller Signed Sealed published and
61 Declared by the above named Sarah Buller as and for her last will
62 and Testament in the presence of us who have here unto subscribed
63 our names as Witnesses therein the presence and at the request
64 of the said Testatrix and in the presence of each other W. Buller
65 Jane Buller Abra: Awers
66 This Will was proved at London the Second Day of
67 October in the year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and
68 Sixty nine before the Right Worshipful George Hay Doctor of
69 Laws Master Keeper or Commissary of the prerogative Court
70 of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the Oaths of Mary Buller
71 Spinster and Elizabeth Poole (Wife of Thomas Poole) the
72 Executrixes named in the said Will to whom Administration was Granted
73 of all and Singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the deceased
74 they having been first Sworn by Commission duly to Administer
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