A William Blake Pridgeon was baptized 25 Jun 1805 at Whaplode son of Abraham and Mary Pridgeon. Abraham Pridgeon married Mary Blake 13 Nov 1804 at Whaplode Drove, Lincolnshire (Family Search). This is not the sister of the testator and William his brother.
William Blake of Whaplode and Mary Gladsdale of Whaplode had published their banns commencing 12 May 1782 at Whaplode, Lincolnshire. They were married 30 May 1782 at Whaplode, Lincolnshire. Their son James Gladsdale Blake was baptized 23 Feb 1783 at Whaplode Drove, Lincolnshire son of William and Mary (Gladsdale) Blake. James Gladsdale Blake married Ann Richardson 10 May 1808 at Kingscliffe, Northamptonshire. James died 19 Sep 1845 Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire. Ann widow of James Gladsdale Blake of Godmanchester died 13 Dec 1867 (aged 83 years) (Find My Past).
William and Mary (Gladsdale) Blake baptized the following children:
James Gladsdale Blake baptized 23 Feb 1783 at Whaplode Drove, Lincolnshire
William baptized 29 Jul 1784 at Whaplode Drove, Lincolnshire
Martha baptized 16 Dec 1788 at Whaplode Drove, Lincolnshire; buried 1 May 1791
Mary baptized 19 Sep 1790 at Whaplode Drove, Lincolnshire
John baptized Mar 1794 at Whaplode Drove; buried 21 Sep 1794 Whaplode Drove
William brother of the testator is mentioned in the will below along with a Mary (Blake) Pridgeon who had married Abraham Pridgeon.
Trees online have William (father of the testator) as the son of James Blake (of Crowland or Whaplode Drove) and Elizabeth Bernard. Crowland borders the parish of Whaplode Drove. James and Elizabeth married 23 Jun 1742 at Whaplode Drove, Lincolnshire (Find My Past) and the following children were baptized:
Sarah 28 May 1746 at Crowland, Lincolnshire
John baptized 28 Feb 1755 at Crowland, Lincolnshire
Michael 4 Sep 1761 at Crowland, Lincolnshire
William baptized 4 Sep 1761 at Crowland, Lincolnshire
There was a James Blake baptized 23 Mar 1719 at Crowland, Lincolnshire son of James and Sarah Blake. There was a James Blake married 13 Jul 1717 to Sarah Dixon at Cowbit, Lincolnshire. It is 6.5 miles from Crowland to Cowbit. No other children were discovered for this couple.
Online there is an Inventory for James Blake Senior of Crowland published 17 October 1743
http://www.lincstothepast.com/Untitled/1318492.record?ImageId=564464&pt=S
At this time, his son James would have been 24 years of age and already married to Elizabeth Bernard.
Decided to investigate James Senior to see if I could find his parents/baptism. No discovery of Blake family at Crowland/Cowbit/Whaplode Drove prior to this marriage in 1719.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 9 Jan 2017
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/2023
Name of testator: James Gladsdale Blake
Place: Huntingdonshire, England
Type of Record: Will
Dated 30 Dec 1841, probated 19 Sep 1845
Read: Electronic file images
[In margin] James Gladsdale Blake 7
1 In the Name of God Amen
2 I James Gladsdale Blake of Godmanchester in the county of
3 Huntingdon Gentleman being of sound and disposing mind, memory and
4 understanding do make publish and declare this my last will and
5 Testament in manner and form following that is to say First I give
6 devise and bequeath unto my Brother William Blake all those my
7 freehold messuages lands tenements hereditaments and premises with
8 the appurtenances situate lying and being in Whaplode Drove in the
9 Parish of Whaplode in the County of Lincoln and now in the tenure of
10 the said William Blake and his undertenants Mary Pridgeon and
11 William Blake Pridgeon to have and to hold all and every the said
12 lands tenements and hereditaments with the appurtenances situate as
13 aforesaid to him the said William Blake his heirs and assignes for
14 ever and I give and bequeath unto my dear wife Ann Blake all the
15 plate linen china household goods and Furniture of all kinds which
16 shall be in my dwelling house at the time of my death and also I
17 give and bequeath to my said wife by and out of the rents issues and
18 profits of all my said estates an annuity or yearly sum of Fifty pounds
19 for and during her natural life and the said annuity to be paid and payable
20 by half yearly payments on the first day of May and on the first day of
21 November in each year by even and equal portions the first payment of the same to
22 begin and be made on such of the said days as shall first happen after
23 my decease And also I give and bequeath to my Sister Mary Griffin the
24 Wife of Richard Griffin of Easton in the County of Northampton by and
25 out of the said rents issues and profits of all my said Estates an annuity
26 or yearly sum of Ten pounds for and during her natural life And the
27 said annuity to be paid and payable by half yearly payments on the
28 first day of May and on the first day of November in each year by even
29 and equal portions the first payment of the same to begin and be made
30 on such of the said days as shall first happen after my decease And I give
31 and bequeath all my money securities for money and all my Personal
32 Effects and not before given unto my said Brother William Blake
33 And I do nominate constitute and appoint my said Brother William
34 Blake whole and sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament
35 having revoking and making void all and every other Will or Wills at
36 anytime heretofore by me made and do declare this to be my last Will
37 and Testament In witness whereof I the said James Gladsdale Blake
38 have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirtieth day of December
39 1841 James Gladsdale Blake Signed, sealed published and
40 declared by the within named James Gladsdale Blake as and for
41 his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request and
42 in his presence have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto
43 Jonathan Jacob Thomas Talbot George Edis Huntingdon
44 Proved at London 19th September 1845 before the Worshipful
45 Augustus Frederic Bayford doctor of Laws and Surrogate by the Oath
46 of William Blake the brother the sole Executor to whom admon
47 was granted having been first duly [sworn] to administer
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