William Blake, the testator names his niece Esther Croome as his executrix. She was seventeen years of age by the 7 Mar 1769 giving her a year of birth 1752. I was not able to locate definitive records for the Croome family. No further information on the testator William Blake was located.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 24 Feb 2020
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/846/88
Testator: William Blake
Place: Gravesend, Kent
Type of Record: Will
Date of document: 14 Apr 1759, probated 2 May 1759
[Margin]: William Blake
1 In the Name of God Amen
2 I William Blake of the parish of Gravesend in the County of
3 Kent being weak in body but of sound and perfect mind and
4 Memory blessed be Almighty God for the same do make and
5 Ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form
6 Following (that is to say) First and principally I recommend my
7 Soul to Almighty God who gave it And my Body I commit to
8 The Earth to be therein decently Buried and as touching the disposal
9 Of what Worldly Estate it hath pleased Almighty God to bless me with
10 I give and dispose of the same as follows (viz) First of all I Will
11 That all my Just Debts and Funeral Expences and the charges of
12 Proving this my Will be forthwith paid and Satisfied Item I give and
13 Bequeath unto my Cousin Elizabeth Goulding Wife of Thomas
14 Goulding in London the Sum of Four hundred pounds I also Give
15 And bequeath unto Mr Richard Bright of Stepney Causway the
16 Sum of One hundred pounds I also give and bequeath unto my
17 Niece Sarah Croome the Sum of fifty pounds I also give and
18 Bequeath unto Samuel Hazard of Gravesend afore said Malster
19 The Sum of twenty pounds I also Give and bequeath unto
20 Richard Stevenson of Gravesend aforesaid Gardener the sum of
21 Twenty pounds I also give and bequeath unto my Goddaughter
22 Rachael Amey of Gravesend aforesaid Spinster the Sum of
23 Twenty pounds all which said Several Legacies or Sums of Money
24 I Will and Order shall be paid to the said respective Legatees
25 By my Executrix hereinafter named within Twelve Calender
26 Months next and Immediately after my decease I also give
27 And bequeath unto my late Servant James Marshall of Gravesend
28 Aforesaid my Great long Ferry Boat with the Tackle and Furniture
29 Belonging unto her to be delivered unto him Immediately after
30 My decease I also give and bequeath unto George Eglintine
31 Of Gravesend aforesaid my Wash Streat Boat with the Tackle
32 And Furniture belonging unto her to be delivered unto him
33 Immediately after my decease I also give and bequeath unto
34 Herbert Bates of Gravesend aforesaid my little Boat with the
35 Tackle and Furniture belonging unto her to be delivered unto him
36 Immediately after my decease Item all the rest residue and
37 Remainder of my Goods Chattels Ready Money and Securities
38 For money and all other my Personal Estate whatsoever and
39 Wheresoever of what kind quality of nature soever the same are
40 I give and bequesth the same unto my Neice Esther Croome and
41 I do hereby make Ordain Constitute and appoint my said Neice
42 Esther Croome whole and Sole Executrix of this my last Will and
43 Testament And I do hereby Revoke all former Wills by me
44 Heretofore made and Declare this to be my last Will and Testament
45 In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the
46 Fourteenth day of April In the Thirty Second year of the Reign
47 Of our Sovereign Lord King George the Second And in the year of
48 Our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and fiftynine Wm Blake
49 Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the said William Blake
50 The Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence
51 Of us who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of
52 Each other Subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto Witnesses
53 Jas Terry Thomas Caltinson
54 On the Second day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand
55 Seven hundred and fifty nine Administration with the Will annexed
56 Of all and Singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the William Blake
57 late of Gravesend in the County of Kent deceased was Granted to
58 Stephen Croome the Father and Curator lawfully assigned to
59 Esther Croome Spinster a Minor the Sole Executrix named in the
60 Said Will for the use and benefit of the said Minor until She
61 Shall attain the Age of Seventeen Years he having been first
62 Sworn duly to administer
63 Proved ____ and on the Seventh Day of
64 March 1769 before the Worshipful Thomas Bever Doctor of Laws and
65 Surrogate by the Oath of Esther Croome Spinster the Sole Executrix to
66 Whom Admon was granted having been first sworn duly to administer
67 The Letters of Admon with the Will annexed of the Goods of the said deceased
68 Granted in the Month of May 1759 to Stephen Croome the natural and lawful
69 Father and Curator or Guardian lawfully assigned to the said Esther Croome then a Minor
70 For her use and benefit and until She should attain the age of Seventeen Years
71 Being ceased and expired by reason of her having attained the said age.
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