Malachi Blake is known to me as the son of William Blake and Jane A’Court who were married 21 Oct 1712 at Yeovil, Somerset. This couple had seven children but the place of their birth and baptism I have not yet located. The dates below are from the Portbury website and the chart below produced by using this website with some corrections although for the most part it appears to be correct with a few mixups in the connection) (http://www.portbury-hundred.co.uk/admiralreport.htm) and with the caution that these dates need to be verified and all connections which do not include a primary reference checked. Eventually I plan to post the gedcom for this particular legacy file once I have verified all the dates and links:
Children of William Blake and Jane A’Court (married 21 Oct 1712 at Yeovil and Jane was the daughter of William A’Court who lived in Yeovil)):
Jane born 2 May 1714
Abigail born 17 Jun 1715
Mary born 26 Sep 1717; married Samuel Reed circa 1760 (no issue)
Susannah born 2 Aug 1720; married Thomas Towell September 1759
Malachi born circa 1724; married Sarah Biscoe and they had one child Malachi Biscoe Blake (died at 3 years of age)
Catherine born circa 1725
William born 29 Apr 1730; married Hannah Downing 18 Oct 1766 in Bishops Hull and they had five children: Malachi born 20 Jun 1771, William born 31 Mar 1773, Downing born 9 Jan 1775, Hannah (not shown in Crewkerne records but mentioned in will) and Mary born 20 May 1777.
This line is collateral to Admiral Robert Blake:
Admiral Robert Blake [101] is the 2nd cousin 4 times removed of Malachi Blake [605]
Common Ancestor
* Humphrey-21 Blake [1]
(Cir 1499-1558)
* Agnis [2]
( -1585)
Married [1]
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* John-27 (the elder) Blake [3] * Robert-28 Blake [4]
(Cir 1521-After 1576) (Cir 1523-Cir 1592)
Johan [12] Margaret Symonds [22]
( -1595) ( -1600)
Married Cir 1541 [4] Married [5]
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* William-39 Blake [18] * Humphry-43 Blake [25]
(Cir 1559-Cir 1642) (Cir 1563-1625)
Anne [84] Sarah Swithers formerly Williams [100]
( -1644) ( -1638)
Married [21] Married 5 Oct 1597 [26]
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* John-59 Blake [88] * Admiral Robert Blake [101]
(1597-1645) (1598-1657)
Elizabeth [155]
Married [38]
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* John-86 Blake [158]
(1629-1682)
Mary Wilkins [276]
Married 20 Jun 1648 [84]
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* Reverend Malachi-112 Blake [278]
(1651-1705)
Mary Mico [414]
Married [140]
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* William-140 Blake [419]
(1688-1772)
Jane A'Court [529]
(1689-1769)
Married 21 Oct 1712 [186]
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* Malachi-162 Blake [538]
(1724-1795)
Names mentioned in the will
Malachi Blake, Taunton St Mary Magdalen, testator
Malachi Blake, nephew, son of Rev William Blake of Crewkerne
Reverend William Blake, Crewkerne
James Poole, Esquire, landowner
Mr Philip Maire, landowner
Mr James Gay, tenant
John Bradbeer, tenant
John Norman, sergemaker, Taunton, trustee
Joseph Jeffries, sergemaker, Taunton, trustee
William Blake, nephew, son of Rev William Blake of Crewkerne
Downing Blake, nephew, son of Rev William Blake of Crewkerne
Hannah Blake, niece, daughter of Rev William Blake of Crewkerne
Mary Blake, niece, daughter of Rev William Blake of Crewkerne
Abigail Blake, sister
Susannah Towell, wife of Thomas Towell, sister
Mr John Collier, nephew in law, Apothecary, City of London
Mr Joseph Biscoe, father in law, deceased
Thomas Emlyn, John Street, London
Bethia Emlyn, John Street, London, wife of Thomas
Edmund Calamy, Lincolns Inn Square, London
Mrs Calamy, Lincolns Inn Square, London
Mr Elisha Biscoe, brother in law, deceased
Mr Vincent Biscoe, brother in law
Mrs Cope, sister in law (sister of wife)
Reverend John Ward, Taunton St James
Mr John Hayne Bovet, attorney
Miss Crokers (two sisters, neighbours)
Joseph Wrightford, servant
Ann Manley, servant
Mary Reed, widow, sister
Nehemiah Bewsey, witness
Edward Hill, witness
Thomas Sabine, witness
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 17 Oct 2013
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/1260/202
Testator: Malachi Blake, Esquire
Place: Taunton St Mary Magdalen, Somerset, England
Type of Record: Will
Date of document: 18 Apr 1789, probated 13 May 1795
Condition: 18th century English, legible copy
[Margin]: Malachi
[Margin]: Blake
[Margin]: Esq[uie]r
1 The last Will and Testament
2 of me Malachi Blake of Taunton St Mary Magdalen in
3 the County of Somerset Esq[uie]r being in good health of body
4 and of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding
5 (Blessed be God) made and published this eighteenth day of
6 April in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred
7 and eighty nine In manner following that is to say
8 whereas I have made or intend shortly to make a surrender
9 called a dormant Surrender of all and singular my Customary
10 Lands of Inheritance parcels of the Manor of Taunton
11 deane To the uses of my last Will and Testament Now I
12 hereby give and bequeath unto my nephew Malachi Blake
13 Son of my Brother the Rev William Blake of Crewkerne
14 in the County of Somerset One Annuity of clear Yearly Rent
15 charge of One hundred Guineas of lawful money of Great
16 Britain to be paid him by even quarterly payments by and
17 out of my several Farms Lands and hereditaments parcels
18 of the Manor of Taunton deane situate lying within the
19 Parish of Taunton St Mary Magdalen afores[ai]d which I
20 lately purchased of James Poole Esq[uie]r or his Trustees and of
21 Mr. Philip Maire now in the several occupations of Mr
22 James Gay and John Bradbeer as my tenants the same
23 to be paid to my said nephew and his assigns during the
24 natural life of my s[ai]d Brother by quarterly payments and
25 on the four most usual days of payment in the year (that
26 is to say) Midsummer, Michaelmas, Christmas and Lady
27 Day in each year the first of such payments to be made on
28 such of the said days as shall first and next happen after
29 my decease and that without any deduction or abatement
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30 whatsoever for Land Tax or otherwise and subject thereto I
31 give and devise all and singular my s[ai]d Customary Farms and
32 Lands Tenements hereditaments and premises with their
33 respective appurtenances unto my said Brother the s[ai]d Will[ia]m
34 Blake for and during the term of his natural life without
35 impeachment of or for any manner of Waste (except
36 voluntary Waste in houses) he yielding paying
37 doing and performing all necessary rents suits and services to
38 the Lord of the Manor for the time being therefore due and
39 of right accustomed and from and after his decease I give
40 and devise all and singular the same Customary Farms
41 Lands and premises with the respective appurt[enance]s unto my
42 s[ai]d nephew Malachi Blake and his assigns for and during
43 the term of his natural life without impeachment of
44 or for any manner of Waste (except as afores[ai]d) he and
45 they yielding paying doing and performing all necessary
46 rents suits and services to the Lord of the Manor as afores[ai]d
47 and after the determination of that Estate remainder
48 to John Norman and Joseph Jeffries both of Taunton
49 afores[ai]d Sergemakers and their heirs according the Custom
50 of the Manor of Taunton deane for and during the natural
51 life of my s[ai]d nephew the s[ai]d Malachi Blake In Trust
52 nevertheless to preserve the contingent remainders
53 hereinafter limited and from and immediately after the
54 death of the said Malachi Blake remainder to all and every
55 or such one or more of the Son or Sons of my s[ai]d Nephew
56 the s[ai]d Malachi Blake lawfully to be begotten for such
57 Estate or Estates at such time and times and in such parts
58 shares and proportions manner and form as he my s[ai]d nephew
59 Malachi Blake by any deed or deeds under his hand and
60 seal with or without power of revocation to be duly executed
61 in the presence of and attested by two or more credible
62 witnesses or by his last Will and Testament in writing to be
63 duly executed in the presence of and attested by a like number
64 of Witnesses shall direct limit or appoint give or devise the
65 same or any part or parts thereof and for want of such
66 direction limitation or appointment Gift or devise
67 remainder To the first and every other Son and Sons of
68 the s[ai]d Malachi Blake and the heirs of his and their
69 respective body and bodies lawfully to be begotten the
70 eldest of such Sons and the heirs of his body to be preferred
71 and to take before the younger or youngest and the heirs of his
72 and their body and bodies according to the Custom of the s[ai]d
73 Manor of Taunton deane and in default of all such issue
74 remainder To my nephew William Blake (another Son of
75 my said Brother William Blake) and his assigns for his
76 life without impeachment of or for any manner of waste
77 (except as afores[ai]d) he and they in like manner paying
78 doing and performing all necessary rents suits and services
79 to the Lord of the Manor for the time being and from
80 and after the determination of that Estate remainder to the
81 said John Norman and Joseph Jeffries and their heirs according
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82 to the Custom of the s[ai]d Manor of Taunton deane for and
83 during the natural life of my s[ai]d nephew the s[ai]d William
84 Blake remainder to all and every or such one or more of the
85 Son or Sons of my said nephew the s[ai]d William Blake
86 lawfully to be begotten for such Estate and Estates of such
87 time and times and in such parts shares and proportions
88 manner and form and he my s[ai]d nephew William Blake by
89 any deed or deeds under his hand and seal with or without
90 power of revocation to be duly executed in the presence of
91 and attested by two or more credible Witnesses or by his last
92 Will and Testament in Writing to be by him duly executed
93 in the presence of and attested by a like number of Witnesses
94 shall direct limit or appoint give or devise the same or
95 any part of parts thereof and for want of such direction
96 limitation or appointment gift or devise remainder
97 to the first and every other Son and Sons of my s[ai]d nephew the
98 s[ai]d William Blake and the heirs of his and their respective
99 body and bodies lawfully to be begotten the eldest of such
100 Sons and the heirs of his Body being to be preferred and
101 to take before the younger or youngest and the heirs of
102 his and their body and bodies according to the Custom of the s[ai]d
103 Manor of Taunton deane and in default of all such issue
104 remainder to my nephew Downing Blake (the third Son
105 of my s[ai]d Brother William Blake) and his assigns for and
106 during the term of his natural life without impeachment
107 of or for any manner of waste (except as afores[ai]d) he and they
108 also paying doing and performing all necessary rents
109 suits and services to the Lord of the Manor for the time being
110 and from and after the determination of that Estate
111 remainder to the s[ai]d John Norman and Joseph Jeffries and
112 their heirs according to the Custom of the s[ai]d Manor of
113 Taunton deane for and during the natural life of my s[ai]d
114 nephew Downing Blake In Trust nevertheless to preserve
115 the contingent remainders hereinafter limited and from
116 and immediately after the death of my s[ai]d nephew Downing
117 Blake remainder to all and every or such one or more of the Son and Sons being Sons of the said Downing Blake lawfully to be begotten for such Estate and Estates at
118 such time and times and in such parts shares and proportions
119 manner and form as he my said nephew Downing Blake
120 by any such his deed or deeds or last Will and Testament
121 as afores[ai]d shall direct limit or appoint give or devise the
122 same or any part thereof and for want of such direction
123 limitation or appointment gift or devise remainder To
124 the first and every other Son and Sons of my s[ai]d nephew Downing
125 Blake and the heirs of his and their respective body and bodies
126 lawfully to be begotten the eldest of such sons and the heirs of
127 his body to be preferred and to take before the younger or
128 youngest and the heirs of his and their body and bodies according
129 to the Custom of the Manor of Taunton deane and in
130 default of all such Issue male of my s[ai]d nephew resp[ective]ly
131 then I give and devise all my s[ai]d Customary Farms and Lands
132 parcels of the s[ai]d Manor of Taunton deane unto my niece
133 Hannah Blake and her assigns for and during the term of her
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134 natural life without impeachment of or for any manner
135 of waste (except only as afores[ai]d) she and they in like manner
136 yielding paying doing and performing all rents suits and services
137 as aforesaid and from and after her decease remainder to my
138 niece Mary Blake for and during the term of her natural life
139 without impeachment of or for any manner of Waste
140 (except as aforesaid) she and they also paying doing and
141 performing all rents Suits and Services as afores[ai]d and from
142 and after the decease remainder to all and every the daughter
143 and daughters of my s[ai]d nephew Malachi Blake and their heirs
144 according to the Custom of the s[ai]d Manor Taunton deane
145 and in default of such daughters and daughter remainder
146 to all and every the daughters and daughter of my s[ai]d nephew
147 William Blake and their heirs according to the Custom of the
148 said Manor of Taunton deane and in default of such
149 daughters and daughter of my s[ai]d nephew William Blake
150 remainder to all and every the daughters and daughter of
151 my s[ai]d nephew Downing Blake and their heirs according to
152 the Custom of the s[ai]d Manor of Taunton deane And in
153 default of all such issue both Male and Female of my s[ai]d
154 nephews respectively Then I give and devise all my said
155 Customary Farms and Lands parcels of the s[ai]d Manor of
156 Taunton deane unto my own right heirs according to the
157 Custom of the s[ai]d Manor and to or for no other use intent
158 or purpose whatsoever Also I give and bequeath to my Sister
159 Abigail Blake during the term of her natural life an
160 annuity or clear yearly sum of Fifteen pounds to be paid
161 by my Executors hereinafter named out of my Executory
162 Estate by equal half yearly payments the first to be made
163 at the end of Six months next after my decease and to
164 my Sister Susannah the Wife of Mr Thomas Towell during
165 her natural life an annuity or clear yearly sum of
166 Twenty pounds to be also paid by my Exors as aforesaid
167 by equal half yearly payments the first payment to be
168 made at the end of six months as aforesaid and in case
169 my brother in Law the said Thomas Towell survives his
170 s[ai]d Wife Then I give him during his natural life an
171 annuity or clear yearly sum of Ten pounds payable
172 in like manner by and out of my Executory Estate by
173 equal half yearly payments The first payment to
174 begin and be made at the end of Six Months next
175 after the decease of his s[ai]d Wife Also I give devise and
176 bequeath unto my nephew in Law Mr John Collier
177 Apothecary All that my sixth part and all other my
178 Estate and Interest of and in a Messuage or dwellinghouse
179 situate in Gloucester Street in the City of London heretofore
181 belonging to my late Father in Law Mr Joseph Biscoe
182 to hold to and to the use of him the said John Collier his
183 heirs Executors administrators and assigns for all my
184 Estate and interest therein and I give to the s[ai]d John Collier and
185 his Wife Mrs Collier the sum of one hundred pounds each
186 also I give to my dear Friends Thomas Emlyn of John Street
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187 in the City of London Esq[uie]r and Bethia his Wife to each of them
188 the sum of Two hundred and fifty pounds and to Edmund
189 Calamy of Lincolns Inn Square in the City of London Esq[uie]r
190 and his wife the sum of one hundred pounds each Also I
191 give to and amongst the Children of my late Brother in Law
192 Mr Elisha Biscoe deceased the sum of Two hundred
193 pounds to be equally divided between them share and share
194 alike and to and amongst the Children of my late Brother
195 in Law Mr Vincent Biscoe the like sum of Two hundred
196 pounds to be equally divided between them and to the
197 children of my Sister in Law Mrs Cope my late dear
198 Wife’s Sister the like sum of Two hundred pounds to be
199 equally divided between them and I will and direct that
200 my said Executors shall pay to the s[ai]d Mrs Cope for her life
201 an annuity or clear yearly sum of Five pounds One
202 Moiety of which (viz[ a vi]t) Fifty shillings annually I have
203 always voluntarily paid her since my said late Wife’s
204 decease by her particular desire and that together with
205 an additional Fifty shillings make up together the s[ai]d
206 annuity of Five pounds I will shall be paid her yearly by
207 my Executors And I give it to her accordingly for and during
208 the term of her natural life as afores[ai]d Also I give to the
209 Rev John Ward on whose Ministry I attend the sum of
210 five Guineas and to Mr John Hayne Bovet my Attorney
211 twenty Guineas To my Good Neighbours the two Miss
212 Crokers the sum of Fifty Guineas each and in case my present
213 servants Joseph Wrightford and Ann Manley or either of them
214 shall be living with me at my decease I give to them or such
215 of them as may be then living with me the sum of Fifty
216 pounds and to any other Servants or Servant that may
217 have lived with me more than one year the sum of Twenty
218 pounds each and if less than that time the sum of Ten pounds
219 all which several Legacies I will shall be respectively
220 paid by my s[ai]d Exors hereinafter named by and out of my
221 Executory Estate within six months next after my decease
222 and I also will and direct that my s[ai]d Exors shall within one
223 month next after my decease distribute to and amongst
224 the poor of the several parishes of Taunton St Mary
225 Magdalen and Taunton St James as they shall think
226 proper the sum of Ten pounds and the like sum of Ten
227 pounds yearly for nine years afterwards to the poor of
228 the s[ai]d parishes at the discretion of my s[ai]d Exors as to the
229 proportions and persons who are to be the objects of this my
230 donation making together in the whole the sum of One
231 hundred pounds And all the rest and residue of my Messuages
232 Lands Tenements and hereditaments Mortgages in Fee and other
233 Mortgages Money and Securities or money Goods Chattels
234 and Effects whatsoever and wheresoever after payment of my
235 Debts Legacies and Funeral expences I give devise and bequeath
236 the same unto my s[ai]d Brother William Blake and my
237 Sister Mary Reed their heirs Exors and Admors share and
238 share alike to take as tenants in Common and not as joint
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239 tenants Also it is my desire to be buried in the Morning
240 in the same Cave or Vault in the parish Church of Taunton
241 St James in which my late dear Wife and Child are interred
242 and that there may be no funeral Sermon and Lastly
243 I hereby revoke all former Wills by me made In Testamentary
244 whereof I have to this my last Will and Testament contained
245 in five sheets of paper to the four first sheets set my hand
246 and to this fifth and last sheet set my hand and seal the day
247 and year first above written Malachi Blake
248 Signed Sealed published and declared by the s[ai]d Malachi
249 Blake the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament
250 in the presence of us who have hereunto at his request
251 and in his presence and in the presence of each other subscribed
252 our names as Witnesses Nehemiah Bewsey Edward
253 Hill Tho[ma]s Sabine
254 On the thirteenth day of May in the year of our Lord
255 One thousand seven hundred and ninety five admon
256 with the Will annexed of all and singular the Goods
257 Chattels and Credits of the deceased Malachi Blake late
258 of Taunton Saint Mary Magdalen in the County of
259 Somerset Esquire deceased was granted to The Rev
260 William Blake Clerk the Brother and Mary Reed Widow
261 the Sister of the said deceased and the residuary Legatees
262 named in the said Will (no Executor being named therein)
263 having been first Sworn by Commission duly to adm[iniste]r
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