Will of Jane Blake widow of All Harrows Barking, London - National Archives PROB 11/343/27, probated 23 Oct 1673

The testator Jane Blake has been married three times with George Blake being her last husband. Her first marriage was to Steven Tickner 25 Jan 1624 at Saint Benet Pauls Wharf, London, England (M00136-1 Family Search). Possibly the baptism of their second son Stephen Tickner was 23 Sep 1627 at Saint Matthew Friday Street, London, England (P00150-1 Family Search). Thomas was the oldest possibly but did not find a baptism for Thomas Tickner

A page from Boyd's Inhabitants of London for Simon Maton of St Matthew Friday St and he was married 21 May 1637 at Stepney Midd to Jane Tickner widow of Stephen of St Matthew Friday St (Simon was a girdler). Simon's will was dated 1651. Simon and Jane had one daughter Jane baptized 18 Jul 1638. In the will it appears that Jane married Thomas Bell although the record on George's page in Boyd's Inhabitants of London indicated that Elizabeth married Thomas Bell. The IGI does indicate that Thomas Bell married Elizabeth Blake 9 May 1665 at Saint Martin Orgar and Saint Clement Eastcheap, London (M00139-1 Family Search). I must admit that I wonder if the marriage for Thomas Bell is correct. They have five children by 1673 although certainly not impossible but George doesn't mention these children. I wonder if Jane/Elizabeth is Jane Maton daughter of Simon Maton and Jane (Noell) (Ticknor) Maton and finally Blake.

It is interesting to have two wills that fit together although we do not learn very much about the Blake family in London from this will. Edward Noell is likely a brother to Jane as her maiden name was Noell.

There is an entry in British History Online mentioning an Edward Noell:

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50150

On 13 February 1681/2 the Old Artillery Ground was granted in perpetuity to George Bradbury and Edward Noell for £5,700, with licence to build new houses on the same. It was described as the Old Artillery Ground or Old Artillery Garden in or near the parish of St. Botolph's, Bishopsgate, and on the west side of fields or places commonly called Spitalfields, containing five acres and one rood, now encompassed with a brick wall; the buildings are described much as in l681. A rent of 6s. 8d. was reserved. (ref. 62) In subsequent deeds George Bradbury is described as of the Middle Temple, esquire, and Edward Noell as of the Inner Temple, gentleman. They were probably associated with Barbon in this grant, as the subsequent building leases were usually made by Bradbury and Noell together with Barbon and John Parsons. (fn. i)

Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 31 Oct 2012
Source:  The National Archives PROB 11/343/27
Name of testator: Jane Blake, widow
Place: All Hallows Barking, City of London, England
Type of Record: Will
Dated: 12 Mar 1672/73, probated 23 Oct 1673
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Condition: 17th century, middle English, small writing
[Margin] T[esta]m[ent] Jana
[Margin] Blake 12

1    In the name of God Amen
2    the Twelfth day of March In the yeare of our Lord 1672 And
3    in the five and Twentieth yeare of the Raigne our Sove-
4    raigne lord Charles the Second by the grace of God King
5    of England Scotland France and Ireland and defender of the Faith etc
6    I Jane Blake of London widdow Executrix of the last will and
7    Testament of George Blake Esquier late of the Parish of
8    Alhallowes
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9    Alhallowes Barking London deceased being stricken in yeares but of
10    perfect mind and memory (Blessed be God therefore) And call to mind
11    the uncertaine estate of this transitory life And being willing to settle such
12    worldly Estate as God shall blesse me withall Soe as noe Strife arise touching
13    the same after my decease Doe therefore make this my last will and Testament in
14    manner and forme following First I humbly give and comitt my soule
15    unto Almighty God my Saviour and Redeemer in whom and by the meritts
16    of Jesus Christ I trust and believe assuredly to be saved and rise again to a
17    Glorious Resurrection att the last day And my body I comitt to the earth to
18    be buried in such decent manner as to my Executor hereafter named shall
19    seeme meete And as to all my worldly goods and Estate (whatsoever as God shall
20    blesse me withall att the tyme of my decease (after the debts by me oweing
21    shal[l ]be fully paid and satisfied and my Funerall Charges defrayed) I
22    give and bequeath the same as followeth (That is to say) Imprimis I
23    give and bequeath unto my loveing sonne Thomas Ticknor the summe of
24    one hundred pounds Item To my sonne Stephen Tichnor I give the Inter-
25    est money of Three hundred pounds (To witt) Eighteene pounds a yeare
26    to be paid him halfe yearly during his naturall life The same to Com[m]ence
27    from the day of my death And after the death of the said Stephen Tick-
28    nor I dispose of the said Three hundred pounds as followeth (That is
29    to say I give and bequeath Two hundred pounds thereof unto my
30    loveing daughter Jane Bell And one hundred pounds the Remainder
31    thereof I give devise and bequeath unto my loveing Grandaughter
32    Jane Raymond Item I give devise and bequeath unto my said Grand-
33    daughter Jane Raymond the summe of five hundred pounds more of
34    lawfull money of England To be paid unto her in such manner as
35    hereafter is men[t]ioned (That is to say) Three hundred pounds thereof
36    to be paid her att the age of one and twenty yeares or day of marriage
37    which shall First happen one hundred pounds more thereof to be paid
38    unto her within twelve moneths then next following And one hundred
39    pounds the remainder thereof To be paid unto her with twelve mo-
40    neths then next ensueing Item I give devise and bequesth unto my
41    loveing sonne in law Thomas Bell of London merchant and Edward Noell
42    of Clements Junior gentleman their Executors administrators and assignes
43    All my part share right title Interest Terme of yeares to come Clayme
44    and demands whatsoever in the Coal Farme and Lease hold from my
45    Lord Townsend and which I hold as Relict of my late husband Upon
46    Spechall Trust and Confidence That they the said Thomas Bell and Edward
47    Noell their Executors and Assignes doe despose and pay the Rents Issues and
48    Proffitts thereof or which shall come  or arise thereby to such persons or
49    persons and in such manner as hereafter men[t]ioned (That is to say)
50    That they the said Thomas Bell and Edward Noell their Executors Admi-
51    nistrators and Assignes shall out of the Rents and proffitts of the said
52    lands farmes pay unto my said sonne Thomas Ticknor the summe of Five
53    pounds of lawfull money of England a yeare halfe yearly during the
54    continuance of the said lease or any interest in the said Coale Farme
55    if my said sonne Thomas Ticknor shall soe long live And Fyrst her
56    That the said Thomas Bell and Edward Noell their Executors and
57    Assignes shall out of the Rents and profitts of the said Coale Farme pay
58    unto my sonne Stephen Ticknor the like summe of Five pounds a yeare
59    halfe yearly during the Continuance of the said Lease or any Interest on
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60    In the said Coale Farme if my said Sonne Stephen Ticknor shall soe
61    long live And my will is That if either of my said sonnes Thomas
62    Ticknor or Stephen Ticknor shall happen to depart this life before the
63    expiration of the said lease granted from my Lord Townsend as aforesaid
64    That then and in such case the survivor of my said Two sonnes shall
65    have receive and enjoy besides the said Five pounds a yeare to him given
66    the said Five pounds a yeare payable to the deceased in his life tyme and
67    that dureing soe long tyme as shalbe to come in the said lease of Coales
68    If the Survivor of my Two Sonnes shall soe long live And I doe further
69    declare my will and mind is That if both my said sonnes shall happen to
70    depart this life before the Expiration of the said Lease That then and in
71    such Case from and after the decease of both my said sonnes the said
72    Tenn pounds a yeare payable unto them shall goe to And I give the same
73    unto my Grandchilde Clement Bell Simon Bell Susanna Bell Thomas
74    Bell and John Bell the sonnes and daughters of my daughter Jane Bell
75    equally to be devided betwixt them part and part alike And upon
76    further trust and confidence my will and mind is That the said Thomas
77    Bell and Edward Noell their Executors and Administrators or Assignes shall
78    pay unto my said Granddaughter Jane Raymond one third part of
79    all such Rents Issues and proffitts as shalbe made of my Interest in the
80    said Coale Farme or as they shall receive And that dureing the Conti-
81    nuence of the said lease If my said Granddaughter Jane Raymond
82    shall soe long live The First payment to be made her when she
83    when she shall have attained to the age of one and Twenty years
84    or day of Marriage which shall First happen And if it shall happen
85    my said Granddaughter Jane Raymond shall happen to depart this
86    life before the Expiration of the said Lease haveing issue of her body
87    lawfully begotten or to be begotten That then the same Third of the Rents
88    Issues and Proffitts of the said Coale Farme Then to be retained for Child
89    I doe give the same unto such issue of my said Granddaughter equally
90    betwixt them And upon further Trust and Confidence my Will
91    and mind being that my said Granddaughter Jane Raymond shall
92    happen to depart this life before the expiration of the said Lease leave[
93    ing noe issue of hir body That then the said Thomas Bell and Edward
94    Noell their executors Administrators and Assignes shall pay And I doe
95    give the Third part of my Interest in the Rents and proffitts in the
96    Coale Farme unto my said Five Grandchildren Clement Bell Sy
97    mon Bell Susanna Bell Thomas Bell and John Bell equally betwixt
98    them part and part alike And upon this Further Trust and Confi-
99    dence My will and mind being That the said Thomas Bell and
100    Edward Noell their executors Administrators or Assignes shall pay
101    And I doe give devise and bequeath All the Remainder of the Rents
102    issues and proffitts of my share in the Coale Farme unto my said
103    five Grand children Clement Symon Susanna Thomas and John
104    Bell Equally betwixt them part and part alike The first payment
105    to be paid to my GrandSonnes att their severall and respective ages
106    of one and Twenty yeares And to my Granddaughter Susanna Bell
107    att the age of one and Twenty yeares or day of Marriage which shall
108    First happen And my will and mind is That if any of the said
109    Five Children of my said daughter Bell shall happen to depart this
110    life before any legacies to him or her given shall become due That
111    then and in such case the Legacie or Legacies of the pers[o]ns soe deceasing
112    shall
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113    shall goe and I doe give the same amongst the Survivor of them part
114    and part alike Item I give devise and bequeath unto my sister Eliza-
115    beth Atherton the Interest money of Two hundred Thirty and foure
116    pounds (to witt) Fourteene pounds a yeare to be paid quarterly during
117    her naturall life The same to Commence from the day of my death And
118    after the death of my said sister Elizabeth Atherton I give and bequeath
119    the said Two hundred Thirty and fouer pounds unto my said Loveing
120    daughter Jane Bell Item I doe give and bequeath unto the said Edward
121    Noell the summe of Tenn pounds Sterling to buy him mourning All
122    the Rest and Residue of my goods Chattles ready money debts to me
123    oweing And other my Estate whatsoever not herein before bequeathed
124    I give and bequeath unto my Loveing Sonne in Law Thomas Bell
125    And I doe hereby nominate constitute and appoint my said Loving
126    Sonne in Law Thomas Bell to be the sole and alone Executor of this my
127    Last Will and Testament And Lastly I doe hereby revoake disa-
128    null and call backe All former wills Legacies and Executors by me
129    made And doe appoint the presents onely to stand in Full force for
130    and as my Last Will and Testament In witnes whereof I have to
131    every sheete of this my last Will and Testament contayneing Five
132    in number subscribed my name and affixed my seale on the Topp of
133    them the day and yeare first above written Jane Blake Sealed
134    Published and declared by the said Testatrix the day and yeare above
135    written In the presence of Perry Lloyd John Hill SCU

Will of George Blake, Citizen and Draper of London - National Archives PROB 11/341/7, probated 25 Jan 1672/73

George Blake Citizen and Draper of the City of London is testator of this will. He is married to Jane and she is his second wife and he is her third husband. George mentions his daughters Martha and Mary and his sons Thomas and John. There is perhaps another child as he mentions his grand daughter Mary Bishop.

The will of his wife Jane Blake will follow this one.

Information was obtained from Boyds Inhabitants of London and Family Search. The marriage of Edward Holden and Mary Blake was celebrated 27 Jun 1662 at All Hallows Barking. Mary was born in 1621 according to Boyds Inhabitants of London and George. The amazing item perhaps is that Mary has had seven children in ten years (and she was 41 when she married). Edward Holden is a woollen draper.

Boyd's Inhabitants of London shows the family of George Blake (All Hallows Barking) and his second wife was Jane (daughter of Noel) Matin/Maton widow of Simon (George and Jane married 14 Mar 1653 at St Augustin and St Faith). George is a citizen and draper free 1653 March 20 by redemption merchant. His children are Thomas, John, Elizabeth married 1665 to Thomas Bell, unknown daughter married to Thomas Thynne, Martha married to unknown Turner and Mary married 1662 to Edward Holding.  Will is mentioned on the facing page for George:  Will All Hallows Barking, wife Jane exix, sons Thomas and John, son in law Thomas Bell of London merchant, Thomas Thynne of London Merchant (not sure if the will is actually saying that he is a son in law), daughter Martha Turner, daughter Mary Holding, witness Susan Barnes, Perry Lloyd, John Hill SCR, 9 May 1665, Thomas Bell of Whitechapel and Elizabeth Blake of S Andrew Holborn at St Martin Orgar (perhaps this is their marriage). A note about his will 1673 PCC  and his wife's will Jane 1673 (dead 1674).

Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 31 Oct 2012
Source:  The National Archives PROB 11/341/7
Name of testator: George Blake, Citizen and Draper
Place: London, England
Type of Record: Will
Dated: 10 Jan 1672/73, probated 25 Jan 1672/73
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Condition: 17th century, middle English, small writing
[Margin] T[esta]m[ent] Georgij
[Margin] Blake 12

1    In the name of God Amen
2    The Tenth day of January Anno Domini 1672 And in the Foure and
3    twentieth yeare of the reigne of our Sovereigne Lord Charles the Second by the
4    grace of God King of England Scotland France and Ireland defender of the
5    Faith etc I George Blake Citizen and Draper of London of London being at
6    this time sicke and very weake in body, but of sound and perfect mind and memory
7    for which I praise Almighty God And considering with my selfe the cer-
8    tainty of death and the great incertainty of the time houre and manner
9    thereof And being desirous as much as in me lieth to settle such worldly
10    estate as it hath or shall please Almighty God to blesse me withall so
11    as no strife or difference may be or arise touching the same after my decease
12    do therefore make publish and declare this my Last will and Testament in
13    manner and forme following that is to say First and principally I committ
14    and recommend my Soul which is immortal into the hands of Almighty
15    God my Creator hoping and stedfastly believing to receive and obtaine
16    the full and free pardon and remission of all my sins only by and through
17    the precious merits of Jesus Christ my alone Saviour and Redeemer My
18    body I committ to the earth from whence it came to be decently buried
19    according to the good discretion of my executor hereafter named And as
20    touching and concerning all such Mesuages Lands Tenements Goods Chat-
21    tels Leases Plate Jewels housholdstuff ready Money debts to me owing and
22    other my estate whatsoever as God hath of shall be pleased to bless me
23    withall at the time of my decease I give devise bequeath and dispose there-
24    of as followeth first my will and mind is that after my debts shall be
25    satisfied and paid and my funerall charges borne and des[t]rayed that my
26    estate shall be devided according to the custome of the City of London into
27    three equall parts one third part whereof I give devise and bequeath unto
28    my very loving and wel[l]beloved wife Jane Blake one other third part of my
29    personall estate I give devise and bequeath unto my loving Sons Thomas
30    Blake and John Blake equally betwixt them And as for and concerning the
31    other third part of my personall estate I will and dispose of the same in
32    manner and forme following Item I give devise and bequeath
33    unto my loving Son in Law Thomas Bell of London Merchant and my
34    very loving friend Thomas Thynne of London Merchant their Executors
35    Administrators and Assignes All That Mesuage or Tenement now or late
36    in the tenure or occupa[c]ion of one [unnamed] Palmer his Assignee or
37    Assignes And all that Mesuage or Tenement now or late in the tenure
38    or occupa[c]ion of one Thomas Lymeston his Assignee or Assignes And all
39    That Mesuage or Tenement now or late in the tenure or occupa[c]ion of
40    William Thackbolt his Assignee or Assignes And all  that Mesuage or
41    Tenement now or late in the tenure or occupa[c]ion of Thomas Crossely
42    his Assignee or Assignes All which said Mesuages or Tenements are
43    scituate upon Great Tower hill in the parish of Alhallows Barking
44    London and all my estate right title interest terme of years to come and
45    unexpired clayme and demand whatsoever of me the said George
46    Blake of in or to the same or any of them upon trust and confidence and to
47    the intent and purpose (my will and meaning being that the Rents and
48    profits shall be had and received by the said Thomas Bell and Thomas
49    Thynne their Executors Adm[inistrator]s and assignes during such time or terme I
50    have therein in trust for my daughter Martha Turner and to dispose
51    of the same as they shall at any time or times by writing under her
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52    hand and seale or otherwise limit order direct and appoint for the
53    use and benefit of her self and children or any of them as she shall
54    direct and her husband not to intermeddle neither have any benefit
55    thereof Item I give devise and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Hol-
56    ding the sume of five pounds of lawfull money of England And to my
57    Son Tho Bell and Thomas Thynne Ten pounds sterling apiece mourning
58    All the Rest and residue of the said Third part of my personall estate
59    whatsoever not before by me herein bequeathed my will and meaning is
60    shall be divided into two equall parts one part whereof I give devise and
61    bequeath unto the two children of my daughter Martha Turner And the
62    other remaining parr thereof I give devise and bequeath into the seaven
63    children of my said daughter Mary Holding equally to be divided betwixt
64    them part and part alike to be paid unto them respectively at their severall
65    ages of One and Twenty years or day of marriage which shall first hap-
66    pen And I do further declare my will and m ind to be and I do order and
67    appoint that my executrix hereafter named or her assignes shall pay or
68    cause to be paid unto my said Son in Law Thomas Bell and Thomas Thynne
69    the several and respective Legacy and Legacies sume and sumes of money
70    before by me given and bequeathed to the severall and respective children
71    of my said daughters Martha Turner and Mary Holding upon trust and
72    confidence and to the intent and purpose that they the said Thomas Bell
73    and Thomas Thynne and the Survivor of them their Executors and Admini-
74    strators do and shall lay out and dispose of the same to the best advantage
75    for the educating and bringing up of my said daughters' children and in-
76    crease of their por[t]ions as they the said Thomas Bell and Thomas Thynne
77    shall thinke fit and to be paid unto them at their severall ages of One-
78    and Twenty yeare or day of marriage which shall first happen as afores[ai]d
79    And I do further declare that my will is that if any of the children of my
80    said daughters Martha Turner and Mary Holding or either of them
81    shall happen to depart this life before such child or children shall have
82    attained unto his or they age of One and Twenty yeare or day of mar-
83    riage as aforesaid that then and in such case the Legacy or part share or
84    propor[t]ion of such child or children so deceasing shall go and I give and be
85    queath the same unto my Grandchild Mary bishop and my will is that
86    the severall legacies herein by me given and bequeathed unto my said
87    Sons and daughters or their children with the severall por[t]ions I have
88    already given to them or to any other of my Sons or daughters shall be
89    to every one of them in full recompence and satisfaction of all such part
90    or share of my estate as they or any of them shall or may challenge by cus-
91    tome of the City of London or otherwise and in discharge of all claymes
92    concerning And I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my said
93    very loving wife Jane Blake to be the sole and alone executrix of this
94    my Last will and Testament And I do appoint the said Thomas Bell
95    and Thomas Thynne overseers of the same And I charge and comand
96    all my children upon my blessing that they carry and behave themselves
97    dutifully and respectively to their mother And that acquiesse and
98    rest content with what I have done in this my will so that no strife or
99    suite of Law do arise touching the same And Lastly I do hereby revoke
100    disannull and make void all former wills terrier executors and bequeathes
101    by me made And do appoint these presents only to stand in full force for
102    and as my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have to every
103    sheet of this my Last will and Testament containing foure sheets and one
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104    half in number subscribed my name and affixed my seale at the top of
105    them all, the day, and yeare first above written Geo[rge] Blake Sealed published
106    and declared by the said Testator for and as his Last Will and Testament
107    the day and yeare first above written in the presence of Susanna Barnes Perry
108    Lloyd John Hill etc