The testator James Blake does not give many clues to his identity.
His sister Sarah is married to a Thomas Bluck (potter) and they live at St Nicholas Deptford, Kent. No record was found for their marriage. There is a baptism for a Sarah Bluck 30 Sep 1772 at St Paul, Deptford daughter of Thomas and Sarah Bluck.
There is a British Army Service Record for a James Blake but he has stated he was a mariner (that James Blake was a Drummer in the 7th Company, the document a muster roll 27 Apr 1745 so definitely not the testator).
The burial of James Blake was located in the St Nicholas Deptford, Greenwich, Kent burial record. Burial was 26 Mar 1744. James Blake mariner Anchorsmith Ally, buried 26 Mar 1745.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 30 Nov 2019
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/739/246
Testator: James Blake, Mariner now belonging to his Majesty’s Yacht Carolina
Place: Saint Nicholas Deptford, Kent
Type of Record: Will
Date of document: 10 Sep 1744, probated 11 Apr 1745
[Margin]: James Blake
1 In the Name of God Amen
2 I James Blake of the parish of St Nicholas Deptford in the County
3 of Kent Mariner and now belonging to his Majesty’s Yacht the
4 Carolina being in Bodily Health and of a perfect sound and
5 disposing Mind Memory and understanding do for avoiding
6 controver[s]eys after my decease, make publish and declare these
7 presents to be and contain all my whole last Will and Testament in
8 manner and form following That is to say First and principally I
9 recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave
10 it hoping and assuredly trusting and believing that through the
11 alone Merits and Mediation of Jesus Christ my most Blessed
12 Lord and Saviour to receive full and free pardon and forgiveness
13 of and for all my sins and after this Mortal Life ended to enjoy
14 everlasting Rest and happiness in the kingdom of Heaven my
15 body I commit to the Earth to be decently interred at the
16 discretion of my Executors herein after mentioned And
17 touching such Temporal Estate as God of his infinite Mercy
18 And Goodness shall be pleased to bless me withal I give and
19 dispose thereof in manner and form following That is to say
20 Imprimis my Mind Will and desire is that all my just debts and
21 Funeral Expences shall be first paid satisfied and discharged
22 all the Rest Residue and Remainder of all and singular my Ready
23 Money Bills Bonds Specialtys Wages household Goods plate
24 Rings Jewells and all other my Estate whether Real or personal
25 of whatsoever nature kind or quality the same is or may be
26 found after my decease I do give devise and bequeath the same
27 unto my Brother in Law Thomas Bluck of the parish of St
28 Nicholas Deptford aforesaid potter and Sarah his wife and
29 the survivor of them and the heirs executors and administrators
30 for Ever And I do hereby nominate and appoint them the
31 said Thomas Bluck and Sarah his Wife joint Executors of this
32 my last Will and Testament And I do hereby revoke annul
33 and make void all former and other Wills Testaments and
34 deeds of Gift by me at any time heretofore made and these
35 presents to be and contain all my last Will and Testament In
36 Witness whereof I the said James Blake have hereunto set
37 My hand and seal the tenth day of September in the eighteenth
38 year of the Reign of our Soveraign Lord George the second
39 by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King
40 Defender of the Faith and so forth and in the year of our Lord
41 1744 James Blake Signed, sealed, published and declared
42 by the said James Blake the Testator as and for his last
43 Will and Testament in the presence of us who subscribed
44 our Names as witnesses hereto at the request and in the
45 presence of the said Testator and in the presence of each other
46 Anne Wellings John Effaker Tho: Wellings
47 This Will was proved at London before the Worshipfull
48 Charles Pinford doctor of Laws Surrogate of the Right Worshipfull
49 John Bettesworth also doctor of Laws Master keeper or Commissary
50 of the prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted the
51 twenty second day of April in the Year of our Lord One Thousand
52 seven hundred and forty five By the Oath of Thomas Bluck
53 one of the Executors named in the said Will To whom was
54 granted administration of all and singular the Goods Chattells
55 and Credits of the deceased being first sworn duly to
56 administer (power reserved of making the like Grant to
57 Sarah Bluck (wife of the said Thomas Bluck) the other
58 executor therein named when she shall apply for the same)
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