Catharine Blake, the Testatrix, was buried 6 Feb 1798 at St Mildred Canterbury, Kent. She was said to be 85 years of age so born in 1713.
There was a Catherine Blake baptized 4 Nov 1712 at St Mary Breadman, Canterbury, Kent daughter of Thomas and Ann Blake.
Alice Blake was baptized 19 Jun 1709 at St Andrew, Canterbury, Kent daughter of Thomas and Ann Blake.
Elizabeth Blake was baptized 12 Dec 1706 at St Andrew, Canterbury, Kent, daughter of Thomas and Ann Blake.
I did not find any information that was helpful using the nephews names.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 12 Jul 2019
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/1301/232
Testator: Catharine Blake, spinster
Place: Canterbury, Kent
Type of Record: Will
Date of document: 11 Nov 1796, probated 14 Feb 1798
[Margin]: Catherine Blake
1 This is the last Will
2 and Testament of me Catharine Blake of the City
3 of Canterbury Spinster made this Eleventh day of
4 November in the year of Our Lord one thousand
5 Seven hundred and Ninety Six as follows First I
6 desire to be buried in a decent and private manner
7 in the Burial Ground called Chapel Church Yard in
8 the said City as near the remains of my late
9 Father and Mother as may be and my Worldly
10 Estate I dispose of as follows: I give and bequeath
11 unto my nephew Richard Robert Sanders One
12 hundred pounds stock part of my Capital
13 Stock in the three per Centum Consolidated Annuities
14 in the Bank of England to be transferred unto him
15 within six calendar months next after my decease
16 Also I give and bequeath unto the four sons of my
17 Nephew Thomas Sanders now lately deceased the
18 sums of five pounds apiece of lawful money of
19 Great Britain Also I give and bequeath unto the
20 several persons the ________ Effects and Legacies
21 following (that is to say) unto John Hodges Gentleman
22 One of the Alderman of the said City the picture of
23 the Late Thomas Hanson Esquire as the same is
24 now framed and Glazed and unto my friends Mary
25 D Poirer Wife of John J Poirer of the said City
26 ________ and my silver pint pot and unto my
27 _______ Henry Mayor my watch and unto my nephew
28 William Mayor the Mourning Ring ______
29 for the late Mr Harrison and a Crown piece which
30 is now kept with it And unto Rebecca the Wife
31 of my Nephew William Major my Green damask
32 Gown my brood Lace Handkerchief and my Lace
33 apron and unto my Maid Servant Mary Stagg
34 (if she shall be Living with me at the Time of my
35 decease) over and above what Wage if any be then
36 due to her the Sum of thirty five pounds of Lawful
37 Money of Great Britain my Green Bed with
38 the Bedstead Blankets Quilt and Furniture to
39 the same belonging and all the rest and Residue
40 of my Wearing Apparel of every Kind not by
41 me hereinbefore otherwise disposed of for her
42 faithful Services to me during my Long Illness
43 And also the further Sum of Five pounds of like
44 Lawful Money for Mourning all which said Several
45 Effects and Legacies I Order and direct shall be
46 delivered and paid to the Legatees thereof respectively
47 within Six Months next after my decease and
48 as to all the rest remainder and Residue of my
49 Capital Stock in the said three per Centum
50 Consolidated Bank Annuities Effects and personal
51 Estate whatsoever and wheresoever not by me hereinbefore
52 otherwise disposed of after and Subject to the payment
53 of my just Debts Legacies Funeral Expences the Charges
54 of proving this my Will and all other incident
55 Expences I give and bequeath the same and
56 every part thereof unto my said Nephew William
57 Major his executors and Administrators for his and
58 their Own use and benefit and I appoint him my
59 said Nephew William Major the Sole Executor of this
60 my Last Will and Testament And Lastly I do hereby
61 revoke all former Wills by me at any time made and
62 declare this duly to be and contain my Last Will
63 and Testament In Witness whereof I the said
64 Catharine Blake the testatrix have here unto set
65 my hand and Seal the day and year first before
66 Written Catharine Blake Signed Sealed and
67 Published and declared by the said Catharine Blake
68 the Testatrix as and for her Last Will and Testament
69 in the presence of us who at her Request and in
70 her presence and in the presence of each other
71 have hereunto Subscribed our Names as Witnesses
72 George Goreley Edwd Dering
73 This Will was proved at London the
74 Fourteenth day of February in the year of Our
75 Lord one thousand seven hundred and Ninety
76 Eight before the Worshipful Charles Coote doctor of
77 Laws and Surrogate of the Right honorable Sir
78 William Wynne Knight doctor of laws Master
79 Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of
80 Canterbury Lawfully constituted by the Oath of
81 William Major the Nephew of the deceased and Sole Executor
82 named in the said Will to whom administration
83 was granted of all and Singular the Goods Chattels
84 and credits of the said deceased having been first
85 Sworn duly to Administer
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