Margaret Blake, the Testatrix, is the wife of John Blake whose will was probated in 1775 and was blogged a couple of days ago:
http://kippeeb.blogspot.ca/2013/12/will-of-john-blake-gentleman-new-sarum.html
No new information on this family, she mentions her son John Blake and her daughters Mary Rothwell, [Susanna] Sterne and Peggy Blake.
Thomas Blake, the deponent, who gave witness to the handwriting and subscription of Margaret Blake is of Wishford (presumably Great Wishford) and just trying to place him in context of this family. In the blog:
http://kippeeb.blogspot.ca/2012/10/will-of-john-blake-husbandman.html
there is mention of a Thomas Blake baptized 10 Mar 1592 at Great Wishford with father John Blake and the hint in that post that he might be descendant of the Blake family at South Newton. By the time of this will though it would have to be a descendant of this Thomas Blake. Is this Thomas a relative?
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 18 Dec 2013
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/1281/243
Testator: Margaret Blake, widow
Place: New Sarum (Salisbury), Wiltshire, England
Type of Record: Will
Date of document: 25 Mar 1795, probated 29 Nov 1796
Condition: 18th century English, legible copy
[Margin]: Margaret
[Margin]: Blake
1 25 March 1795 I Margret Blake of
2 the City of New Sarum widow do make this my last
3 Will and Testament I do give my daughter Mary
4 Rothwell one hundred and Fifty pounds I give my Son
5 John Blake One hundred And Fifty pounds I give my
6 daughter Sterne One hundred and Fifty pounds and all
7 the Rest of my Goods and Chattels I give to my
8 daughter Peggy Blake whom I do nominate and
9 appoint my sole Executrix of this my last Will and
10 Testament Marg[are]t Blake
11 Appeared Personally Thomas Blake of
12 Wishford in the County Wilts Gentleman and Mary
13 Fleming of the City of New Sarum in the said County of
14 Wilts Spinster and made Oath that they knew and
15 were well acquainted with Margaret Blake late of
16 the City of New Sarum Widow deceased and also with
17 her manner and character of handwriting and subscription
18 having often seen her write and write and subscribe her
19 Name and having now carefully viewed and observed
20 the paper writing hereunto annexed purporting to be
21 and contain the last Will and Testament of the said
22 Margaret Blake Widow deceased and which said Will
23 begins thus “25 March 1795 I Margret Blake” and ends
24 thus “last Will and Testament Marg[are]t Blake” and is thus
25 subscribed Margt Blake they those appeared do say that
26 they verily and in their consciences believe the whole
27 Series and Contents of the said Paper writing last Will
28 and Testament The said deceased to be all of the
29 proper handwriting and subscription of the said
30 Margaret Blake Widow deceased Tho Blake Mary
31 Fleming On the twenty second day of November in the
32 year of our Lord 1796 the said Thomas Blake and Mary
33 Fleming were sworn to the truth of the above Affidavit
34 before me Arthur Dodwell Commissioner Pres[en]t me W Bowther
35 Not Publ
36 This Will was proved at London the twenty sixth
37 day of November in the Year of our Lord one thousand
38 seven hundred and ninety six before the Right honorable
39 Sir William Wynne Knight doctor of Laws Master
40 Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of
41 Canterbury lawfully constituted by the Oath of Peggy
42 Blake Spinster the daughter of the deceased and sole
43 Executrix named in the said Will to whom Administration
44 was granted of all and singular the Goods Chattels and
45 Credits of the said deceased having been first sworn
46 by Commission duly to administer.
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