Charles, the Testator, does not mention that his son Charles is in America. The contents of his will stating that his son Charles Blake has disposed of the property he was to inherit from his father in his will does make me think this could be the will of his father. Verifying that would take time for sure but I do transcribe this will to follow yesterday’s will to allow the consideration to be made that this is the father of Charles Blake whose will was transcribed on the 26th of January 2016 and placed on my blog.
A possibility is Charles Blake, son of Thomas and Dorothy Blake born 5 Mar 1637 at Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire.
Teresia Tilden, daughter of George Tilden and Teresia Blake was baptized 2 May 1707 at Saint Paul Covent Garden, Westminster. She would have been 25 when her grandfather wrote this will.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 28 Jan 2017
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/655
Name of testator: Charles Blake, Gentleman
Place: Parish of St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
Type of Record: Will
Dated: 27 Oct 1732, probated 1 Dec 1732
[In margin] Tm Caroli Blake
1 In the Name of God Amen
2 I Charles Blake of the parish of St George Hannover Square in the
3 County of Middlesex Gent being of sound and perfect mind and memory
4 (praised be God the Lord) But well knowing the uncertainty of this frayle
5 life do make ordaine publish and declare this to be my last Will and
6 Testament in manner and forme following And first I bequeath my Soule
7 into the hands of Almighty God hopeing to be saved by and through the merits
8 of the bitter death and passion of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and my
9 body to the Earth from whence it came to be decently buryed in the Church
10 yard of St Pauls Covent Garden of the West and beside the place where my
11 late wives and their Children were buryed Butt my desire and intent is that
12 the whole charge of my Funerall do not exceed the summe of Twenty Five
13 pounds And as to that worldly Estate of which I shall dye possessed of what
14 nature of kind soever the same be (after my debts legacies and Funerall
15 expences are paid and is charged) I give bequeath and dispose of the
16 same and every part thereof in manner and forme following (that is to say)
17 Imprimis I give and bequeath to my son in law George Tilden the summe of
18 Tenn pounds to buy him mourning Item I give and I bequeath to my Grand
19 Son and Godson George Tilden the summe of Tenn pounds to buy him a
20 Mourning and also my Gold Watch and Chains to it Item I give to my Grand
21 daughter Teresia Baladine Sister to the above mentioned George Tilden the
22 summe of Tenn pounds to buy her Mourning and my diamond Ring and alsoe
23 to her husband Baladine the summe of Tenn pounds to by him
24 Mourning Item I give to my Nephew Charles Blake and his Wife a Ring
25 apiece valued a Guinea each Item I give to my Neice Dorothy Blake Twelve
26 pounds per annum for her life Issuing out of my Estate and alsoe Five pounds
27 for mourning my Guilt spoone knie and forke and my Coffee and Tea
28 Equipage and all my wearing linen of what nature or kind soever Item I
29 give and bequeath unto Richard Shelton of St James Westminster Esquire
30 and Robert Deale of St Georges Hannover Square Gentleman ______
31 and good friends the summe of Tenn pounds apiece and also a Ring of a
32 Guinea value to each of them Item I give and bequeath to Elizabeth
33 Howard my present Maid servant a legacy of Five pounds to buy her
34 mourning Item I further give to my above said Grandson George Tilden
35 the summe of Two hundred and Fifty pounds to be paid to him as soone and as
36 conveniently my Executors hereinafter named can pay the same Item
37 I further give to my above said Grandaughter Teresia Baladine and
38 Sister to the abovesaid George Tilden the like summe of Two hundred and
39 Fifty pounds to be paid to her as soon as my said Executors can conveniently
40 raise and pay the same and all the rest and residue of my reall and
41 personal Estate of what nature or kind soever which shall be so seized and
42 comprised of (after my debts funeral expences and legacies hereby given
43 and bequeathed are paid and discharged) I give and bequeath the same to
44 be disposed of in such manner and proportion as my late son Charles Blake
45 has by his last Will and Testament in writing or by any other deed guift
46 or Testament under his hand and seale directed and appointed And I do
47 hereby ratify and confirme such settlement and disposition thereof as
48 my said late Son Charles Blake hath by such Will deed or other settlement
49 directed and appointed And I hereby direct and appoint and it is my last Will
50 desire and intention that if any of the Legatees herein mentioned and to whome
51 I have by this my last Will given any legacy or legacies or any person or persons
52 claiming by from and or him her or they or any of them shall att any time
53 after my decease trouble hinder or molest my Executors herein after
54 named or either of them in the due Execution and performance of this my
55 last Will and Testament in any respect whatsoever either in law or Equity
56 or in the Prerogative Court of otherwise heresoever that then and from
57 thence forth the legacy or legacies bequest or bequests of him her or them
58 or other person claiming or to claim by from or under him her of them
59 so in bring arresting troubling hindring or molesting my said Executors or any
60 of them in the execution of this my last Will and Testament in any aspect
61 whatsoever or for concerning or relating to any legacy or legacies matter or thing
62 therein contained shall and is hereby declared to be null and void to all intents
63 constructions and purposes as if no such legacy or legacies had ever beene
64 given or bequeathed to him her or them so judging as aforesaid And I do hereby
65 constitute and appoint the above mentioned Richard Shelton of St James
66 Westminster and Robert Deal of St Georges Hannover Square to be my
67 Executors of this my last Will and Testament and do desire that they will
68 permit my above mentioned Neice Mrs Dorothy Blake to continue in the
69 possession of my household goods plate and belongings unto my said house
70 until my Executors thinke fit and proper and I do hereby revoke and
71 denounce all former Wills by me att any time before made and publish and
72 declare this to be my last Will and Testament In witness whereof I have to
73 this my last Will contained in one Sheete of paper sett my hand and Seale
74 this twenty seventh day of October in the yeare of our Lord Christ one
75 Thousand seven hundred and Thirty two Charles Blake Signed Sealed
76 published and declared by the Testator as his last Will and Testament in
77 the presence of us and who at his request and in his presence sett our names
78 as witnesses hereunto George Shelton Jas Snowden John Prescott
79 Probatum fuit hujusmodi Testamentum apud London
80 prime die Mensis decembris Anno domini Millesimo Septingentesimo
81 tricesimo seconde Coran venerabili viro Edwarde Kinaston Legum
82 doctore Surrogato venerabilis et Eg edgij viri Johannis Bettesworth
83 Legum doctoris Curie Prerogative cantuarie viro Magistri Custodis
84 sive Commissary legitime constitute Juramentio Richardi Shelton et
85 Roberti Deal Executorum in dicto Testamento nominat Quibus commissa
86 fuit administration omnium et singulorum bonorum junuim et
87 creditorium dicti defuncti de bene et fidelier administrando eadem ad
88 sancta dei evangelia jurat
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