John Blake, the testator has been a Clerk of Survey in the Army since he was in the Ordnance Department. He identifies his cousins living at West Tytherley in Hampshire as Roger Blake and John Blake and they are brothers. Are they descendants of Augustine Blake found there on the tax rolls in 1665 (Hearth Tax)? Augustine’s will was blogged:
http://kippeeb.blogspot.ca/2012/10/will-of-augustine-blake-yeoman.html
Augustine died at Lockerley Hampshire. The forename Augustine was still at West Tytherley in the 1700s.
Names mentioned in the will:
John Blake, testator, Clerk, Rochester, Kent
Dinah Morley, retired servant, Portsmouth, Hampshire
James Morley, carpenter, husband of Dinah, Portsmouth, Hampshire
John Blake, cousin, deceased, West Tytherley
Sarah Blake, wife of cousin John Blake,
Roger Blake, cousin, deceased, brother to John Blake
William Barber, deceased
Mrs Barber, Nursling, widow of William
Richard King, executor, farmer, Nursling
William Russell, Kingston, Poole, Dorset
Boswell Russell, reputed grandfather of William Russell
Thomas Ady, executor, mariner, Chatham, Kent, friend
Sarah Ady, spinster, daughter of Thomas
Mary Ady, spinster, daughter of Thomas
Jane Walsall, daughter of Thomas
Samuel Walsall, mariner, husband of Jane, Queenborough, Kent
Thomas Phipps, Royal Navy
Sarah Gates Phipps, executrix, spinster, Saint Margarets, Rochester, Kent
Maria Elizabeth Phipps, spinster, Saint Margarets, Rochester, Kent
Harriet Phipps, spinster, Saint Margarets, Rochester, Kent
Sarah Toombe, servant
Sarah Malion, servant
Sarah Barrow, spinster, Waltham Abbey, Essex
Francis Pellatt, Chatham, Gentleman, friend
Thomas Morley, dredgerman, Queenborough, Kent
Thomas Sturgeon, dredgerman, Queenborough, Kent
William Hopson, esquire, Rochester, Kent
Henry Seymour Matthews, Esquier, Waltham Abbey, Essex
John Huntingdon, Ordnance Dover, Esquier
Thomas Neurham, Upnor Castle, Kent, Gentleman
D B Lewis, clerk, witness
Charles Knowles, clerk, witness
Messieurs Twopenny, solicitors, Rochester
Elizabeth Spolding, daughter of Mr John Spolding
Maria Spolding, daughter of Mr John Spolding
Mary Spolding, daughter of Mr John Spolding
Ann Spolding, daughter of Mr John Spolding
Julia Spolding, daughter of Mr John Spolding
Harriet Spolding, daughter of Mr John Spolding
Mr John Spolding, Peterborough, Northampton, deceased
Sarah Chainey, witness
Checked out the individuals in Family Search and did find the children of William and Sarah Barber (C13668-1):
William baptized 17 Nov 1784
James baptized 31 May 1787 at Nursling
Sarah Frances baptized 23 Apr 1789 at Nursling
George baptized 17 Feb 1796 at Nursling
There was a marriage for William Barber of Bramshaw, Hampshire, bachelor, gent, 23 years of age to Sarah Bevard of Baddesley, Hampshire, spinster, 23 years of age with bondsman John Andrews, gent, Bramshaw (place of marriage not given) from Find My Past.
There was a marriage 19 Apr 1761 between Roger Blake and Hannah Cameis/Camies at Medstead Hampshire but this is not in the area of West Tytherley (25 miles).
There was a marriage 16 May 1773 between John Blake and Sarah Shears of West Tytherley, Hampshire.
Children baptized at West Tytherley:
Elizabeth daughter of John Blake 10 Oct 1773
John son of John and Sarah Blake 1 May 1775
Martha daughter of John and Sarah Blake 9 Nov 1777
Henry son of John and Sarah Blake 20 Mar 1785
Roger son of John and Sarah Blake 9 Mar 1788
Moses son of John and Sarah Blake 2 Jun 1793
There were 53 baptisms at West Tytherley between 1770 and 1810 for the Blake family. There were a number of Blake males baptizing children in this time frame including Laurence, Augustine, Henry, James, John but none for Roger.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 10 Jan 2014
Source: The National Archives PROB 11/1513/439
Testator: John Blake, formerly Clerk of the Cheque and afterwards Clerk of the Survey in His Majesty’s Ordnance Department, Gentleman
Place:St Margaret, Rochester, Kent, England formerly Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Type of Record: Will
Date of document: 3 Aug 1807, probated 28 Jul 1810
Condition: 19th century English, legible copy
[Margin]: John
[Margin]: Blake
[Margin]: 24
1 This is the last Will
2 and Testament of me John Blake formerly Clerk of the Cheque
3 and afterwards Clerk of the Survey in His Majesty’s Ordnance Department
4 at Portsmouth in the County of Hants late of Chatham in the County
5 of Kent but now of Troy Town in the parish of St Margaret’s wi[t]hin
6 the City of Rochester in the said County of Kent Gentleman which I
7 make in manner following (that is to say) I do hereby give and bequeath
8 one annuity or clear yearly Sum of Ten pounds per annum unto my
9 old Servant Dinah Morley of Portsmouth afor[sai]d wife of James
10 Morley Carpenter for and during the term of her natural life by two
11 even and equal half yearly payments to commence from the Day of
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12 my decease and to be paid into her own hands for her own sole
13 and separate use and benefit and independent of the said James Morley
14 her present or any future husband with whom she may Intermarry
15 and not subject or liable to his or their debts Contracts or Engagements
16 and I do hereby declare that her receipt and receipts for the said Annuity
17 shall notwithstanding her Coverture be a good and sufficient discharge to
18 my Executors and Executrix hereinafter named and appointed and I direct
19 a proportionate part of the same annuity shall be paid to the Exors
20 or Admors of the said Dinah Morley from the last half yearly day of
21 payment next preceeding her decease up to her decease and I do hereby
22 give and bequeath unto the said Dinah Morley my Gold Watch and
23 Seal with the Metal Chain and which I desire may be Delivered to her
24 immediately on my decease and I do hereby give and bequeath the
25 Sum of one hundred pounds of lawful Money of England to Sarah
26 Blake the widow of my late Cousin John Blake of West Tuderley
27 commonly called Tytherley in the said County of hants husbandman
28 deceased and in case the said Sarah Blake shall die in my life time
29 then I give and bequeath the said Sum of one hundred pounds unto
30 all and every the Child and Children of my said Cousin John Blake
31 who shall be living at my decease to be equally divided between them
32 share and share alike and I do also give and bequeath the Sum of
33 one hundred pounds of like Money unto all and every the Child and
34 Children of my late Cousin Roger Blake deceased Brother of the said
35 John Blake of West Tuderly who shall be living at the time of my
36 decease to be equally divided between them share and share alike if
37 more than one and I also give and bequeath the Sum of one hundred
38 pounds of like Money unto the widow of William Barber late of
39 Nursling near the Town of Southampton Farmer deceased and in
40 case the said widow of the said William Barber shall die in my
41 life time Then I give and bequeath the said last mentioned Sum of
43 one hundred pounds unto all and every the Child and Children of the
44 said William Barber who shall be living at my decease to be equally
45 divided between them share and share alike if more than one and I do
46 hereby give and bequeath unto Richard King of Nursling afor[sai]d Farmer
47 the sum of One hundred pounds of like Money and all my pictures and
48 prints and in case of his decease in my life time then I give and bequeath
49 the said pecuniary and specific Legacies to the person or persons who shall
50 be deemed to be the next of kin of the said Richard King according to
51 the law of the distribution of the surplus of the personal Estate of
52 persons dying Intestate and I also give and bequeath unto William
53 Russell of Kingston near Poole in the County of Dorset the reputed
54 Grandson of Boswell Russell formerly of Portsmouth afor[sai]d Gentleman
55 deceased the Sum of one hundred pounds of like Money and in case
56 of the decease of the said William Russell before me then I give and
57 bequeath the said last mentioned Sum of one hundred pounds to the
58 person or persons who shall be devised to be the next of kin of the said
59 William Russell according to the Law of the distribution of the surplus
60 of the personal Estates of persons dying Intestate and I also give and
61 bequeath unto my good Friend Thomas Ady of Chatham afor[sai]d Mariner
62 the Sum of one hundred and Fifty pounds of like Money and to his
63 daughters Sarah Ady and Mary Ady Spinsters and Jane the wife of Samuel
64 Walsall of Queenbro’ in Kent Mariner the Sum of one hundred pounds
65 each of like Money and in case of the decease of all any or either of
66 them the said Thomas Ady Sarah Ady Mary Ady and Jane Walsall in
67 my life time then I give and bequeath the said respective Legacies of
68 him her or them so dying unto the person or persons who shall be
69 deemed to be the next of kin of him her or them so dying as last
70 afor[sai]d according to the law of the distribution of the surplus of the
71 personal Estate of persons dying Intestate and I do hereby give and
72 bequeath unto Thomas Phipps of His Majesty’s Royal Navy Sarah
73 Gates Phipps of the parish of Saint Margarets afor[sai]d Spinster Maria
74 Elizabeth Phipps of the same place Spinster and Harriet Phipps of
75 the same place Spinster the Sum of one hundred and Eighty seven
76 pounds and ten Shillings each of like Money for their respective
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77 own use and benefit and in case the said Thomas Phipps who is abroad
78 in the service of his Country should be now dead or he or the said
79 Sarah Gates Phipps Marie Elizabeth Phipps and Harriet Phipps or
80 any or either of them should depart this life at any time in my
81 life time then I give and bequeath the Legacies or Legacies of him
82 her or them so dead or who may depart this life as last aforesaid
83 unto the person or persons who shall be deemed to be the next of kin
84 or him her or them so dead or dying as last afor[sai]d according to the
85 Laws of the distribution of the surplus of the personal Estate of
86 persons dying Intestate and I give and bequeath unto my Servants
87 Sarah Toombe now residing with me the Sum of Two hundred
88 pounds of like Money and to Sarah Malion also residing with me the
89 Sum of one hundred pounds of like Money for their respective use
90 and benefit and also I give and bequeath unto Sarah Barrow now
91 residing at Waltham Abbey in the County of Essex Spinster the
92 Sum of Fifty pounds of like Money for her own use and benefit and
93 I also give and bequeath unto my good Friend Francis Pellatt of
94 Chatham afor[sai]d Gentleman afor[sai]d Gentleman the Sum of Twenty five
95 pounds of like Money as a Testimony of my regard for his trouble
96 and attention to my concerns and I also give and bequeath unto Tho[ma]s
97 Morley of Queenborough afor[sai]d dredgerman the Sum of Thirty pounds
98 of like Money and to Thomas Sturgeon of the same place dredgerman
99 Twenty pounds of like Money and as a token of respect and esteem
100 I do hereby give and bequeath unto my dear Friends William Hopson
101 of Rochester afor[sai]d Esquire Henry Seymour Matthews of Waltham
102 Abbey afor[sai]d Esq[uie]r John Huntingdon of his Majesty’s Ordnance Dover
103 in the said County of Kent Esq[uie]r and Thomas Neurham of Upnor
104 Castle in the said County of Kent Gentleman the Sum of Five pounds
105 value of like money for a Ring and subject to and after the payment of all my
106 just debts Funeral and Testamentary charges and Expences and the annuity and
107 Legacies hereinbefore given and bequeathed I do hereby give and
108 bequeath all and Singular my ready Money Money in the
109 public Stocks or Funds or due to me upon Bond Bill debt or
110 otherwise household Goods and Furniture plate Linen and China
111 and also all the rest residue and remainder of my Estate and
112 Effects whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature or kind
113 soever the same doth shall or may consist unto them the
114 said Richard King and Sarah Gates Phipps for their respective use and
115 benefit in and by equal parts shares and proportions as Tenants
116 in Common and not as joint Tenants and in case of the
117 decease of them or either of them in my life time then I give
118 and bequeath the part or share of such residue of him or her
119 so dying as last afor[sai]d to the person or persons who shall be
120 deemed to be the next of kin of him her or them so dying as
121 last afor[sai]d according to the Law of the distribution of the surplus
122 of the personal Estates of persons dying Intestate and I do hereby
123 Nominate Constitute and appoint them the said Richard King
124 Thomas Ady and Sarah Gates Phipps Executors and Executrix hereof
125 and hereby revoking all former and other will and Wills by me at
126 any time heretofore made do declare this only to be and contain
127 my last will and Testament In Witness whereof I the said John
128 Blake the Testator have to this my last will and Testament
129 contained in four Sheets of paper set my hand to the first three
130 sheets thereof and my hand and Seal to this fourth and last
131 Sheet the Third day of August in the year of our Lord one
132 thousand Eight hundred and Seven The mark of John Blake
133 The writing contained on these four Sheets of paper each written
134 on one side thereof only now carefully and correctly read to the
135 said John Blake the Testator his being afflicted with blindness and
136 now afterwards severally signed by him (by his making his mark)
137 and the fourth and last Sheet Sealed with his Seal and now all
138 published and declared by him to be his last Will and Testament
139 in the presence of us who in his presence at his request and in the
140 presence of each other have subscribed our Names as Witnesses
141 thereto D B Lewis Chas. Knowles Clerks to Messrs Twopenny
142 Sols Rochester
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143 This is a Codicil to the before or above written last Will
144 and Testament of me the before or above named John Blake and
145 which I desire may be deemed and taken as part thereof (that is to
146 say) I give and bequeath unto Elizabeth Spolding Maria Spolding
147 Mary Spolding Ann Spolding Julia Spolding and Harriet Spolding
148 the daughters of Mr John Spolding late of Peterborough in the
149 County of Northampton deceased the Legacy or Sum of Twenty pounds
150 apiece to be paid to them respectively within six Months next after
151 my decease by the Executors named in my said Will and I do ratify
152 and confirm my said Will in all other points and respects In
153 Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the Fifth
154 day of November in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight
155 hundred and Seven The Mark of the x above named John Blake
156 This writing was carefully and correctly read to the said John
157 Blake the Testator he being afflicted with blindness and was
158 afterwards signed by him (by his making his mark) and Sealed
159 with his Seal and was published and declared by him to be a
160 Codicil to and part of his last Will and Testament in the
161 presence of us who in his presence at his request and in the presence
162 of each other have subscribed our Names as Witnesses as Witnesses
163 thereto D B Lewis Sarah Chainey
164 Proved at London with a Codicil 28th July 1810 before the
165 Judge by the oaths of Richard King Thomas Ady and Sarah Gates
166 Phipps Spinsters the Executors to whom Admon was granted they
167 having been first sworn to wit the said Richard King before the
168 Worshipful Samuel Pearce parson doctor of Laws and Surrogate and
169 the said Thomas Ady and Sarah Gates Phipps by Commission duly
170 to administer
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