William Blake, the testator, is the brother of Thomas Blake who left his will in 1776 which I blogged several days ago.
http://kippeeb.blogspot.ca/2013/08/will-of-thomas-blake-gentleman-plymtree.html
William, the testator, is living at Green end and there is a write up on this particular property in British History online:
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50588
Clist William, formerly belonging to the Salters, is now the property of Sir John Kennaway, Bart. A large mansion to the south-west of the church, called Green End, was formerly the property and residence of the Pratts, ancestors of Earl Camden. It was given by one of that family to the uncle of Mr. Thomas Blake, who is the present proprietor and occupier.
Marriages at Plymtree
William Blake married Elizabeth Harward 21 Jun 1788
Betty Blake married John Ashford 22 Dec 1789
Richard Blake married Ann Augusta Harward 14 Jul 1791
Humphrey Blake married Joan Gould 10 Jun 1811
Robert Blake married Mary Stark 13 Mar 1816
Marriages at Bishops Hull
William Blake (of Crewkerne) married Hannah Downing at Bishops Hull 1 Sep 1768
John Buncombe (of Pitminster) married Deborah Downing 3 Mar 1774
Baptisms at Plymtree
Robert Blake son of Humphrey and Jane baptized 14 May 1815 (carpenter)
Sarah Blake daughter of Humphrey and Joan baptized 11 May 1817 (carpenter)
Is this William the testator buried 11 Jan 1811?
Burials at Plymtree
Louisa Blake (28 years) buried 15 Sep 1821
Thomas Blake (63 years) buried 18 Mar 1826 (from Green End)
Burials at Trull
Betty Blake buried at All Saints Trull 14 Jun 1785
Betty Blake buried at All Saints Trull 10 Jan 1798
Betty Ashford buried at All Saints Trull Apr 1805
William Blake buried at All Saints Trull 11 Jan 1811
William Blake (60 years) buried at All Saints Trull 12 Sep 1826
William Blake (2+ years) buried at All Saints Trull 13 Apr 1832
Betty Blake (70 years) buried at All Saints Trull 26 Nov 1840
An interesting document linking these Blake families at the Devon Record Office (3637 A/PFT 28, 29 1825):
Contents:
1. Thomas Blake of Green End, Plymtree, gent., and William Blake of Cutshay in Trull, Somerset, gent., (surviving trustees)
2. Charles Harward of Hayne House, Plymtree, clerk, Charles Harward, esq., his son, William Blake the younger of Cutshay in Trull, Somerset, William Brice, gent., John Harris, gent., Henry Shiles, gent., John Shiles the younger, his son, John Squire, gent., William Trump, gent., and James Dowell, yeoman, all of Plymtree
Premises: as in PFT 3
Mary Crosse's Charity
1861 Census at Trull living in Dipford House: William Blake, 64 y, head, farmer retired, Mary Blake wife 54 y, Farmer’s wife, Elizabeth Blake daughter 26 y.
1861 Census at Trull living in Cutsey Farm Thomas Blake head, 29 y, farmer 300 a, wife Eleanor Blake 26 y, Mary Hole 30 y sister in law, Mary Blake 23 y sister, Ann Hole 14y sister in law, Samuel Hole 17 y brother in law.
Continuing with putting this family together. We know from the will of Thomas Blake probated in 1776 that he left all of his property to his brother William of Trull. This Thomas was related to the Marks family of Pitminster, the Pratt family of Willand, the Buncombe family of Pitminster. Thomas and William are known to be the sons of Richard Blake from the archival records held by the National Archives of the UK. Thomas appears to have died without issue and perhaps unmarried. Thomas lived at Cutsey which had been purchased by Richard Blake of Angersleigh from Robert Blake of Pitminster. I can not make any assumption about a relationship between Richard and Robert yet.
Thomas mentions his brother William and his brother in law John Marks and his nephews John and Robert Marks in terms of close kinship. At the time of the death of Thomas his brother William and his wife had had three children all baptized at Trull (parents lived at Cutsey) namely: Thomas 28 Jun 1763, William baptized 11 Jun 1766 and Betty baptized 9 Aug 1769 Betty Blake married John Ashford 22 Dec 1789). The testator William Blake is, I believe, the brother of Thomas whose will was probated in 1776 and father of Betty married to John Ashford. When this will is probated in probated in 1812 his sons Thomas and William are 49 years and 46 years respectively. He also names his grandsons William and Thomas sons of William. Betty (grand daughter of the testator but not mentioned in the will) Blake was baptized 3 Dec 1794, William was baptized 19 May 1797 and Thomas was baptized 2 Feb 1802. On the 1861 census at Trull living in Dipford House is William grandson of the testator and he is 64 years of age which fits with the baptism and date of birth (31 Jan 1797).
This William married Mary Thomas (marriage not yet found) and their children baptized at Trull were as follows:
Thomas Blake 11 Jul 1831
William Blake 11 Jul 1831
Elizabeth Blake 24 Sep 1834
Mary Blake 30 Dec 1835
Looking at the 1861 census once again living with William Blake at Dipford is Elizabeth Blake their daughter 26 years of age (and is likely Elizabeth listed above as the child of William and Mary). The Thomas listed at Cutsey Farm as head is named as 29 years of age which fits with Thomas’ date of baptism very well and he is living at Cutsey where his parents had lived with his family which I still need to work on to discover about the Hole family living there. Also living with Thomas is his sister Mary 23 which fits somewhat with Mary’s baptism.
Burials at Trull include
Thomas (of Cutsey) buried 16 Feb 1813 at the age of 12 years.
William Blake of Cutsey buried 12 Sep 1826 at the age of 60 years (son of the testator)
William Blake of Cutsey buried 13 Apr 1832 at the age of 2 years and 3 months
Thomas Blake baptized in 1831 thus became the only descendant still living at Cutsey he was buried 9 Nov 1880 at the age of 49 leaving no descendants hence his sisters Elizabeth and Mary inherited his property.
Names mentioned in the will of William Blake (the testator)
John Buncombe of Bishops Hull, trustee
Robert Buncombe of Trull, trustee
Eliza Ashford, grand daughter
William Ashford, grandson
Thomas Blake, son
William Blake, son
William Blake, grandson, son of William Blake
Thomas Blake, grandson, son of William Blake
Mary Ann Mark, relative
John Mark, relative
Betty Mark, relative
Robert Mark, father of Mark children above, relative
W Morse, witness
John Critchett, witness
Henry Brutton, witness
Melony Penham, witness
Harvey Brown, witness
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 20 Aug 2013
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/1534/250
Testator: William Blake, Esquire
Place: Plymtree, Devon, England
Type of Record: Will
Date of document: 8 Dec 1808, probated 16 Jun 1812
Condition: 19th century English, legible copy
[Margin]: William
[Margin]: Blake
[Margin]: 52
1 This is the last Will and Testament of
2 me William Blake of Green end in the parish of Plymtree in the
3 County of devon Esquire which I make to the disposal of all my Estate
4 and Effects in manner and form following that is to say First I give devise
5 and bequeath unto John Buncombe of Bishops Hull in the County
6 of Somerset Esquire and Robert Buncombe of Trull in the same County
7 Esquire all those my messuages tenements lands and premises the one
8 called Stimers Clarks and and the other called Clarkes or by whatever
9 other name or names the same are known and distinguished situate
10 and lying in the parish of Plymtree aforesaid with their every of
11 their rights members heredits and appurts to hold unto the said John
12 Buncombe and Robert Buncombe upon such Trusts and to and for such
13 uses ends intents and purposes as are hereinafter mentioned of and
14 concerning the same that is to say upon trust that they the said
15 John Buncombe and Robert Buncombe or the survivor of them or
16 the heirs and assigns of such survivor do and shall as soon as
17 conveniently may be after my death by sale or mortgage of the
18 aforesaid premises or some part of parcel thereof raise and levy the sum
19 of two thousand pounds of Good and lawful money of the united
20 Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and pay and apply the sum of
21 one thousand pounds one half part thereof unto my Grand dau[ghte]r
22 Eliza Ashford at the attainment of her age of twenty one years or day
23 of marriage which shall first happen provided such marriage
24 shall be with the consent and approbation of my said Trustees and
25 the sum of one thousand pounds the other half part thereof
26 to my Grandson William Ashford at the attainment of his age
27 of Twenty one years and in the mean time and until my
28 said Grand daughter Eliza Ashford and Grandson William Ashford
29 shall have attained their respective ages of twenty one years or
30 marriage of my said Grand daughter as aforesaid I will and
31 direct my said Trustees to put and place out their respective legacies
32 at Interest on Government or some other Good security or
33 securities for their respective use and benefit also I give devise and
34 bequeath unto the said John Buncombe and Robert Buncombe
35 all and every my royalties and all other my messuages Farms Lands
36 Tenements and heredits whatever or whereof and wherein I am
37 seized or possessed of any Estate of Freehold or inheritance or therein possessed
38 reversion remainder or expectancy or for any term or terms of years
39 situate and lying in Plymtree aforesaid or elsewhere in the County
40 of Devon except the Lands and premises in Plymtree by me
41 before devised to them in trust for sale or mortgage as aforesaid
42 to hold the same premises with their every of their and
43 every of their and every of their rights members and heredits and appurts unto
44 and to the use of them the said John Buncombe and Robert
45 Buncombe their heirs and assigns to for and upon such uses and
46 ends intents and purposes and subject to the
47 provisos hereinafter limited expressed and declared of and concerning
48 the same that is to say to the use and behoof of my son Thomas
49 Blake for and during the term of his natural life subject and
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50 liable to empeachment of or for any manner of waste and
51 from and after the determination of that Estate then to the use
52 of the said John Burcombe and Robert Burcombe and their heirs
53 during the natural life of my said son Thomas Blake In trust to
54 preserve the contingent remainders hereinafter limited from
55 being defeated or destroyed and for that purpose to make entries or
56 bring actions as the case shall require but nevertheless to permit
57 suffer my said Son Thomas Blake and his assigns to have receive and
58 take during his natural life the rents and profits thereof and of every part
59 thereof to and for his and their own use and benefit and from and
60 immediately after the death of my said Son Thomas Blake to the use
61 and behoof of the first Son of the body of my said Son Thomas Blake
62 lawfully to be begotten and the heirs male of the body of such
63 first son lawfully issuing and for default of such issue then to the
64 use and behoof of the second third fourth and all and every other
65 son and sons of my said Son Thomas Blake severally successively
66 and in remainder one after another as they and every of them shall
67 be in seniority of age and priority of birth and of the heirs male
68 of the body and bodies of all and every such son and sons lawfully
69 issuing the elder of such son and sons and the heirs male of his body
70 being always to be preferred and take Before the younger of such
71 son and sons and the heirs male of his and their body and bodies
72 respectively and in default of such then to the use of my Grand
73 son William William Blake the eldest son of my son William
74 Blake for and during the term of his natural life and from and
75 immediately after the determination of that Estate then to the
76 use and behoof of my said Trustees and their heirs during the life
77 of my said Grandson William Blake in trust to preserve and support
78 the contingent remainders hereinafter limited from being defeated or
79 destroyed and for that purpose to make entries and bring actions as the
80 case shall require But nevertheless to permit and suffer my said Grand
81 son William Blake and his assigns to receive and take the rents issues
82 and profits thereof and every part thereof during the term of his
83 natural life to and for his and their own use and benefit and from and
84 immediately after the determination of that Estate to the use and
85 behoof of the first son of the body of my said Grandson William
86 Blake and the heirs males of the body of such first son lawfully
87 issuing and for default of such Son then to the use and behoof of the
88 second third fourth and all every other son and sons of my said
89 Grandson William Blake severally successively and in remainder
90 one after another as they and every of them shall be in Seniority of
91 age and priority of Birth and of the heirs male of the body and bodies
92 of all and every such Son and Sons lawfully issuing the elder of such
93 sons and the heirs male of his body being always preferred and to
94 take before the younger of such Son and Sons and the heirs male
95 of his and their body and bodies respectively and in default of all
96 such issue then to the proper use and behoof of my own right
97 heirs forever also I give devise and bequeath unto the said John
98 Buncombe and Robert Buncombe all and every my messuages
99 Farms lands tenements and heredits whatsoever situate lying
100 and being in the said parish of Trull or elsewhere in the said
101 County of Somerset whereof or wherein I am seized or possessed
102 of any Estate of Freehold or lease of wherein and either in possession
103 or reversion or according to the Custom of the manor of Taunton Dean
104 in the said County of Somerset whereof or wherein I am now
105 possessed or interested for any term or terms of years or any other
106 Estate tenure or interest to sell the same premises with their and
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107 and every of their rights members heredits and appurts unto and to the use
108 of them the said John Buncombe and Robert Buncombe and
109 their heirs Exors admors and assigns to for and upon such uses and
110 intents and purposes and under and subject to such provisoes as
111 are herein after limited expressed and declared of concerning the
112 same that is to say to the use and behoof of my son William
113 Blake for and during the term of his natural life Subject and
114 liable to impeachment of or for any manner of waste and
115 from and after the determination of that Estate then to the use of
116 the said John Buncombe and Robert Buncombe their heirs Exors
117 and admors during the natural life of my said Son William
118 Blake In trust to preserve the contingent remainders hereinafter
119 limited from being defeated or destroyed and for that purpose to make
120 entries or bring actions as the case shall require but nevertheless
121 to permit and suffer my said Son William Blake and his assignes
122 to have receive and take during his natural life the rents issues and
123 profits thereof and of every part thereof to and for his and their own use
124 and profit of it and from and immediately after the death of my said
125 son William Blake to the use and behoof of my Grandson
126 Thomas Blake the second son of my said son William Blake
127 and the heirs male of his body lawfully issuing and for default of
128 such issue then and not before to the use and behoof of William Blake
129 the eldest son of my said son William Blake and to the third fourth
130 and all and every other son and sons of my said son William
131 Blake severally and successively and in remainder one after
132 another as they and every of them shall be in seniority of age
133 priority of birth and of the heirs male of the body and bodies of
134 all and every such son and sons lawfully issuing the elder of such
135 son and sons and the heirs male of his body being always to be
136 preferred and take before the younger of such son and sons and the
137 heirs male of his and their body and bodies respectively and in
138 default of all such issue then to the proper use and behoof of my own
139 right heirs forever I do hereby give and bequeath all my Gold
140 rings and silver plate of every sort and description as well in my
141 mansion or dwelling house in Devon as in my mansion or dwelling
142 house in Somerset unto my said Two sons Thomas Blake and William
143 Blake upon trust that they or the survivor of them do and shall
144 as soon as conveniently may be after my death cause the same
145 to be weighed and valued by a silver smith or some other
146 proper person and then to distribute and divide the same to
147 and amongst my four Grand Children William Ashford Eliza
148 Ashford William Blake and Thomas Blake in equal parts
149 share and proportions regard being had and proper attention paid
150 to such valuation as near as it can possibly be done and as
151 for and concerning all and singular my Goods Chattels
152 Furniture except plate stock Cattle both quick and dead
153 every description and utensils and implements in husbandry which
154 shall or may be found in upon and belonging to any of my
155 messuages Farms Lands and premises and premises in Plymtree
156 aforesaid or elsewhere in the said County of Devon subject and
157 chargeable nevertheless to and with the payment of all my just
158 debts which shall or may be due and owing by me to any person
159 or persons in the said County of Devon either on mortgage bond simple
160 contract or otherwise I give and bequeath unto my said Son Thomas
161 Blake and as to for concerning all and singular my Goods Chattels
162 Furniture except plate stock cattle quick and dead of every
163 description and utensils and implements in husbandry which shall or
164 may be found on any of my Farms Lands and premises in Trull
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165 or elsewhere in the said County of Somerset I give and bequeath unto my
166 said Son William Blake subject and chargeable use or thereof to and with
167 the payment of all my just debts which shall or may be due and owing by me to any person or persons in the said County of Somerset either on Mortgage Bond simple contract or otherwise and also subject and chargeable by my Son William to and with the payment of the following legacies to my relations hereafter
168 mentioned that is to say to John Mark second son of Robert Mark of
169 the parish of Angersleigh in the said County of Somerset (the sum of one
170 hundred pounds to Mary Ann Mark the eldest daughter of the said
171 Robert Mark the sum of Fifty pounds and the like sum of Fifty pounds to Betty Mark the second daughter
172 of the said Robert Mark the same to be paid to them respectively at their several and
173 respective age or ages of twenty one years and whereas my said son Thomas Blake
174 stands indebted unto me by virtue of a lease by me granted to him of my
175 Estate at Green end and other Lands in Plymtree aforesaid in a Considerable Sum
176 of money for rent also some other debts and demands now 300 by the sum
177 will give devise and bequeath unto my said Grandson William Blake all
178 and every such Sum and Sums of money as shall be due and owing to me from
179 my said Son Thomas Blake at the time of my death for rent or any
181 other promise Contract security or Engagement whatsoever to be unto
182 my said Grandson William Blake his Exors or Admors for his and their own
183 proper use and benefit and whereas I have herein before given and bequeathed to my said
184 son William Blake all and every singular my Goods Chattels Furniture (except
185 plate) stock cattle of every description and utensils and implements in husbandry
186 which shall or may be found on any of my Farms Lands and premises
187 in Trull or elsewhere in the County of Somerset which I am satisfied
188 is more than sufficient to answer all the Charges payable thereout
189 being desirous of giving a Legacy to my said Grandson William Blake
190 of Five hundred pounds I do therefore hereby give and bequeath unto my said
191 Grandson William Blake the sum of Five hundred pounds to be
192 paid him at his attainment of his age of twenty one years by his
193 father my son the said William Blake out of the monies and profits
194 of the Goods and Chattels which I have given to him by this my
195 will as aforesaid provided always and I do hereby expressly declare
196 that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said John Buncombe and
197 Robert Buncombe or the survivor of them to fell cut down and sell
198 dispose of as much oak or other Timber Trees or an equal number of
199 each and no more which shall be standing or growing on any of
200 my Lands in Plymtree aforesaid or elsewhere in the said County of Devon
201 aforesaid for raising the sum of Five hundred pounds to and for the
202 use and benefit of my said Son Thomas Blake to whom I give the
203 same and also to fell cut down sell and dispose of as much Oak or elm Trees
204 Timber Trees or an equal number of each and no more which shall be
205 standing or growing on any of my Lands in Trull or elsewhere in the
206 county of Somerset aforesaid for raising the sum of two hundred pounds
207 to and for the use and benefit of my said Son William Blake to whom
208 I give the same whatever other Lands Tenements and heredits and
209 whatever monies securities for money and other goods Chattels and Effects
210 not hereinbefore given and devised I am possessed of or any wise intitled
211 unto I give devise and bequeath unto my said Son Thomas Blake and my
212 said Son William Blake their heirs Exors and Admors and so hereby
213 appoint them joint devisees residuary legatees and Exors of this my last
214 Will and Testament subject and chargeable to and with the payment
215 of my Funeral Expences and also to and with the payment of the
216 sum of three pounds to the poor of the said parish of Plymtree and
217 Five pounds to the poor of the said parish of Trull to be distributed
218 by the Churchwardens and overseers to such poor persons of each parish
219 as they in their prudent discretion shall think proper within one month
220 after my death and my will further is and I do hereby expressly declare
221 that the purchaser or purchasers of all or any part of these premises by them
222 devised in trust for sale as aforesaid paying his or their purchase
223 money to my said Trustees their heirs or assigns or to the survivor of
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224 them shall on payment thereof be absolutely acquitted and
225 discharged of and from such purchase money and shall not be obliged
226 to see or look to the application or be accountable for the misapplication
227 or nonapplication thereof or any part thereof and my will is further
228 is and I do hereby declare that my said Trustees their heirs Exors or
229 Admors shall not be charged or chargeable for more monies than they
230 shall actually receive and shall come to their respective hands by
231 virtue of this my will nor for any loss or losses which shall or may
232 happen to the trust monies so as such loss happen without their
233 wilful default nor the one for the other of them or for the acts deeds
234 receipts defaults or disbursements of the other of them and also that
235 it shall and may be lawful to and for my said Trustees and each of them
236 their and each of their Exors admors and assigns in the first place by and
237 out of the said trust monies to set out and reimburse themselves and
238 himself all such losses costs charges and Expences as they or either
239 of them shall sustain expend or be put unto for or by reason of
240 the performance of this my will the Trusts hereby in them reposed
241 or the management or execution thereof or any thing relating
242 thereunto In witness whereof I the said William Blake have
243 to this my last will and Testament set my hand and seal the eighth
244 day of December one thousand eight hundred and eight William
245 Blake Signed sealed published and declared by the said William
246 Blake the Testor as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence
247 of us who have subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto in the
248 presence of and at the request of the said Test[at]or and in the presence
249 of each other the interlineation of the words liable to inpeachment
250 of or for any manner of being first made W Morse John Critchett
251 Henry Brutton
252 I William Blake of Green end in the parish of Plymtree in
253 the County of Devon Esquire do make and publish this my writing to be
254 a Codicil to be annexed and took as part of my last will and
255 Testament whereas I have in and by my said will the Eighth
256 of December one thousand eight hundred and eight given devised and
257 bequeathed unto John Buncombe of Bishops Hull in the County
258 of Somerset Esquire and Robert Buncombe of Trull in the same
259 County Esquire all those my messuages Lands and premises the one
260 called Stimers Clarkes and the other called Clarkes or by whatever
261 other name or names the same are known and distinguished
262 situate and lying in the parish of Plymtree aforesaid and with their
263 and every of their rights members and appurts to hold unto the said
264 John Buncombe and Robert Buncombe and the survivor of
265 them his heirs and assigns upon trust by sale or mortgage of the
266 aforesaid premises or some part or parcel thereof raise and levy
267 the sum of Two thousand pounds of Good and lawful money
268 of the United Kingdom of Great Britian and Ireland and pay and apply
269 the sum of one thousand pounds part thereof unto my
270 Grand daughter Eliza Ashford at the attainment of her age of twenty
271 one years or day of marriage as is therein mentioned and the
272 sum of one thousand pounds the other half part thereof to my
273 Grandson William Ashford at the attainment of his age of twenty
274 one years as therein is also mentioned to which will I refer to the
275 particulars thereof as is therein expressed now I the said William
276 Blake do hereby revoke and make void that part of my said will
277 respectively the raising and levying the said Sum of two thousand
278 pounds in manner aforesaid and instead revised I hereby direct
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279 order that the said John Buncombe and Robert Buncombe or
280 the survivor of them and the heirs and assigns of such survivor
281 shall only raise and levy by the ways and means expressed in my
282 said will the sum of one thousand pounds and to pay and apply the
283 sum of Five hundred pounds one half part thereof to my said
284 Grand daughter Eliza Ashford and the other half part thereof the
285 sum of Five hundred pounds to my said Grandson William
286 Ashford to be paid to them respectively at such times and in such
287 manner and form as I have ordered and directed by my said will
288 and in all other respects I do hereby ratify and confirm my said will
289 in witness whereof I the said William Blake have to this my
290 Codicil set my hand and seal the twenty seventh day of December
291 in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nine Wm
292 Blake Signed sealed published and declared by the said William
293 Blake as a Codicil to be annexed to and taken as part of his last
294 will and Testament in the presence of us who have at the request
295 of the said Testor subscribed our names as Witnesses hereto in his
296 presence and in the presence of each other Melony Penham
297 Harvey Brown Henry Brutton
298 Proved at London with a Codicil 16th June 1812 before the
299 Judge by the oath of Thomas Blake and William Blake the
300 sons and Exors to whom admon was granted being sworn by Comm
301 to admor
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