Malachi Blake is known to me as the son of William Blake and Jane A’Court who were married 21 Oct 1712 at Yeovil, Somerset. This couple had seven children but the place of their birth and baptism I have not yet located. The dates below are from the Portbury website and the chart below produced by using this website with some corrections although for the most part it appears to be correct with a few mixups in the connection) (http://www.portbury-hundred.co.uk/admiralreport.htm) and with the caution that these dates need to be verified and all connections which do not include a primary reference checked. Eventually I plan to post the gedcom for this particular legacy file once I have verified all the dates and links:
Children of William Blake and Jane A’Court (married 21 Oct 1712 at Yeovil and Jane was the daughter of William A’Court who lived in Yeovil)):
Jane born 2 May 1714
Abigail born 17 Jun 1715
Mary born 26 Sep 1717; married Samuel Reed circa 1760 (no issue)
Susannah born 2 Aug 1720; married Thomas Towell September 1759
Malachi born circa 1724; married Sarah Biscoe and they had one child Malachi Biscoe Blake (died at 3 years of age)
Catherine born circa 1725
William born 29 Apr 1730; married Hannah Downing 18 Oct 1766 in Bishops Hull and they had five children: Malachi born 20 Jun 1771, William born 31 Mar 1773, Downing born 9 Jan 1775, Hannah (not shown in Crewkerne records but mentioned in will) and Mary born 20 May 1777.
This line is collateral to Admiral Robert Blake:
Admiral Robert Blake [101] is the 2nd cousin 4 times removed of Malachi Blake [605]
Common Ancestor
* Humphrey-21 Blake [1]
(Cir 1499-1558)
* Agnis [2]
( -1585)
Married [1]
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* John-27 (the elder) Blake [3] * Robert-28 Blake [4]
(Cir 1521-After 1576) (Cir 1523-Cir 1592)
Johan [12] Margaret Symonds [22]
( -1595) ( -1600)
Married Cir 1541 [4] Married [5]
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* William-39 Blake [18] * Humphry-43 Blake [25]
(Cir 1559-Cir 1642) (Cir 1563-1625)
Anne [84] Sarah Swithers formerly Williams [100]
( -1644) ( -1638)
Married [21] Married 5 Oct 1597 [26]
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* John-59 Blake [88] * Admiral Robert Blake [101]
(1597-1645) (1598-1657)
Elizabeth [155]
Married [38]
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* John-86 Blake [158]
(1629-1682)
Mary Wilkins [276]
Married 20 Jun 1648 [84]
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* Reverend Malachi-112 Blake [278]
(1651-1705)
Mary Mico [414]
Married [140]
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* William-140 Blake [419]
(1688-1772)
Jane A'Court [529]
(1689-1769)
Married 21 Oct 1712 [186]
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* Malachi-162 Blake [538]
(1724-1795)
Names mentioned in the will
Malachi Blake, Taunton St Mary Magdalen, testator
Malachi Blake, nephew, son of Rev William Blake of Crewkerne
Reverend William Blake, Crewkerne
James Poole, Esquire, landowner
Mr Philip Maire, landowner
Mr James Gay, tenant
John Bradbeer, tenant
John Norman, sergemaker, Taunton, trustee
Joseph Jeffries, sergemaker, Taunton, trustee
William Blake, nephew, son of Rev William Blake of Crewkerne
Downing Blake, nephew, son of Rev William Blake of Crewkerne
Hannah Blake, niece, daughter of Rev William Blake of Crewkerne
Mary Blake, niece, daughter of Rev William Blake of Crewkerne
Abigail Blake, sister
Susannah Towell, wife of Thomas Towell, sister
Mr John Collier, nephew in law, Apothecary, City of London
Mr Joseph Biscoe, father in law, deceased
Thomas Emlyn, John Street, London
Bethia Emlyn, John Street, London, wife of Thomas
Edmund Calamy, Lincolns Inn Square, London
Mrs Calamy, Lincolns Inn Square, London
Mr Elisha Biscoe, brother in law, deceased
Mr Vincent Biscoe, brother in law
Mrs Cope, sister in law (sister of wife)
Reverend John Ward, Taunton St James
Mr John Hayne Bovet, attorney
Miss Crokers (two sisters, neighbours)
Joseph Wrightford, servant
Ann Manley, servant
Mary Reed, widow, sister
Nehemiah Bewsey, witness
Edward Hill, witness
Thomas Sabine, witness
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 17 Oct 2013
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/1260/202
Testator: Malachi Blake, Esquire
Place: Taunton St Mary Magdalen, Somerset, England
Type of Record: Will
Date of document: 18 Apr 1789, probated 13 May 1795
Condition: 18th century English, legible copy
[Margin]: Malachi
[Margin]: Blake
[Margin]: Esq[uie]r
1 The last Will and Testament
2 of me Malachi Blake of Taunton St Mary Magdalen in
3 the County of Somerset Esq[uie]r being in good health of body
4 and of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding
5 (Blessed be God) made and published this eighteenth day of
6 April in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred
7 and eighty nine In manner following that is to say
8 whereas I have made or intend shortly to make a surrender
9 called a dormant Surrender of all and singular my Customary
10 Lands of Inheritance parcels of the Manor of Taunton
11 deane To the uses of my last Will and Testament Now I
12 hereby give and bequeath unto my nephew Malachi Blake
13 Son of my Brother the Rev William Blake of Crewkerne
14 in the County of Somerset One Annuity of clear Yearly Rent
15 charge of One hundred Guineas of lawful money of Great
16 Britain to be paid him by even quarterly payments by and
17 out of my several Farms Lands and hereditaments parcels
18 of the Manor of Taunton deane situate lying within the
19 Parish of Taunton St Mary Magdalen afores[ai]d which I
20 lately purchased of James Poole Esq[uie]r or his Trustees and of
21 Mr. Philip Maire now in the several occupations of Mr
22 James Gay and John Bradbeer as my tenants the same
23 to be paid to my said nephew and his assigns during the
24 natural life of my s[ai]d Brother by quarterly payments and
25 on the four most usual days of payment in the year (that
26 is to say) Midsummer, Michaelmas, Christmas and Lady
27 Day in each year the first of such payments to be made on
28 such of the said days as shall first and next happen after
29 my decease and that without any deduction or abatement
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30 whatsoever for Land Tax or otherwise and subject thereto I
31 give and devise all and singular my s[ai]d Customary Farms and
32 Lands Tenements hereditaments and premises with their
33 respective appurtenances unto my said Brother the s[ai]d Will[ia]m
34 Blake for and during the term of his natural life without
35 impeachment of or for any manner of Waste (except
36 voluntary Waste in houses) he yielding paying
37 doing and performing all necessary rents suits and services to
38 the Lord of the Manor for the time being therefore due and
39 of right accustomed and from and after his decease I give
40 and devise all and singular the same Customary Farms
41 Lands and premises with the respective appurt[enance]s unto my
42 s[ai]d nephew Malachi Blake and his assigns for and during
43 the term of his natural life without impeachment of
44 or for any manner of Waste (except as afores[ai]d) he and
45 they yielding paying doing and performing all necessary
46 rents suits and services to the Lord of the Manor as afores[ai]d
47 and after the determination of that Estate remainder
48 to John Norman and Joseph Jeffries both of Taunton
49 afores[ai]d Sergemakers and their heirs according the Custom
50 of the Manor of Taunton deane for and during the natural
51 life of my s[ai]d nephew the s[ai]d Malachi Blake In Trust
52 nevertheless to preserve the contingent remainders
53 hereinafter limited and from and immediately after the
54 death of the said Malachi Blake remainder to all and every
55 or such one or more of the Son or Sons of my s[ai]d Nephew
56 the s[ai]d Malachi Blake lawfully to be begotten for such
57 Estate or Estates at such time and times and in such parts
58 shares and proportions manner and form as he my s[ai]d nephew
59 Malachi Blake by any deed or deeds under his hand and
60 seal with or without power of revocation to be duly executed
61 in the presence of and attested by two or more credible
62 witnesses or by his last Will and Testament in writing to be
63 duly executed in the presence of and attested by a like number
64 of Witnesses shall direct limit or appoint give or devise the
65 same or any part or parts thereof and for want of such
66 direction limitation or appointment Gift or devise
67 remainder To the first and every other Son and Sons of
68 the s[ai]d Malachi Blake and the heirs of his and their
69 respective body and bodies lawfully to be begotten the
70 eldest of such Sons and the heirs of his body to be preferred
71 and to take before the younger or youngest and the heirs of his
72 and their body and bodies according to the Custom of the s[ai]d
73 Manor of Taunton deane and in default of all such issue
74 remainder To my nephew William Blake (another Son of
75 my said Brother William Blake) and his assigns for his
76 life without impeachment of or for any manner of waste
77 (except as afores[ai]d) he and they in like manner paying
78 doing and performing all necessary rents suits and services
79 to the Lord of the Manor for the time being and from
80 and after the determination of that Estate remainder to the
81 said John Norman and Joseph Jeffries and their heirs according
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82 to the Custom of the s[ai]d Manor of Taunton deane for and
83 during the natural life of my s[ai]d nephew the s[ai]d William
84 Blake remainder to all and every or such one or more of the
85 Son or Sons of my said nephew the s[ai]d William Blake
86 lawfully to be begotten for such Estate and Estates of such
87 time and times and in such parts shares and proportions
88 manner and form and he my s[ai]d nephew William Blake by
89 any deed or deeds under his hand and seal with or without
90 power of revocation to be duly executed in the presence of
91 and attested by two or more credible Witnesses or by his last
92 Will and Testament in Writing to be by him duly executed
93 in the presence of and attested by a like number of Witnesses
94 shall direct limit or appoint give or devise the same or
95 any part of parts thereof and for want of such direction
96 limitation or appointment gift or devise remainder
97 to the first and every other Son and Sons of my s[ai]d nephew the
98 s[ai]d William Blake and the heirs of his and their respective
99 body and bodies lawfully to be begotten the eldest of such
100 Sons and the heirs of his Body being to be preferred and
101 to take before the younger or youngest and the heirs of
102 his and their body and bodies according to the Custom of the s[ai]d
103 Manor of Taunton deane and in default of all such issue
104 remainder to my nephew Downing Blake (the third Son
105 of my s[ai]d Brother William Blake) and his assigns for and
106 during the term of his natural life without impeachment
107 of or for any manner of waste (except as afores[ai]d) he and they
108 also paying doing and performing all necessary rents
109 suits and services to the Lord of the Manor for the time being
110 and from and after the determination of that Estate
111 remainder to the s[ai]d John Norman and Joseph Jeffries and
112 their heirs according to the Custom of the s[ai]d Manor of
113 Taunton deane for and during the natural life of my s[ai]d
114 nephew Downing Blake In Trust nevertheless to preserve
115 the contingent remainders hereinafter limited and from
116 and immediately after the death of my s[ai]d nephew Downing
117 Blake remainder to all and every or such one or more of the Son and Sons being Sons of the said Downing Blake lawfully to be begotten for such Estate and Estates at
118 such time and times and in such parts shares and proportions
119 manner and form as he my said nephew Downing Blake
120 by any such his deed or deeds or last Will and Testament
121 as afores[ai]d shall direct limit or appoint give or devise the
122 same or any part thereof and for want of such direction
123 limitation or appointment gift or devise remainder To
124 the first and every other Son and Sons of my s[ai]d nephew Downing
125 Blake and the heirs of his and their respective body and bodies
126 lawfully to be begotten the eldest of such sons and the heirs of
127 his body to be preferred and to take before the younger or
128 youngest and the heirs of his and their body and bodies according
129 to the Custom of the Manor of Taunton deane and in
130 default of all such Issue male of my s[ai]d nephew resp[ective]ly
131 then I give and devise all my s[ai]d Customary Farms and Lands
132 parcels of the s[ai]d Manor of Taunton deane unto my niece
133 Hannah Blake and her assigns for and during the term of her
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134 natural life without impeachment of or for any manner
135 of waste (except only as afores[ai]d) she and they in like manner
136 yielding paying doing and performing all rents suits and services
137 as aforesaid and from and after her decease remainder to my
138 niece Mary Blake for and during the term of her natural life
139 without impeachment of or for any manner of Waste
140 (except as aforesaid) she and they also paying doing and
141 performing all rents Suits and Services as afores[ai]d and from
142 and after the decease remainder to all and every the daughter
143 and daughters of my s[ai]d nephew Malachi Blake and their heirs
144 according to the Custom of the s[ai]d Manor Taunton deane
145 and in default of such daughters and daughter remainder
146 to all and every the daughters and daughter of my s[ai]d nephew
147 William Blake and their heirs according to the Custom of the
148 said Manor of Taunton deane and in default of such
149 daughters and daughter of my s[ai]d nephew William Blake
150 remainder to all and every the daughters and daughter of
151 my s[ai]d nephew Downing Blake and their heirs according to
152 the Custom of the s[ai]d Manor of Taunton deane And in
153 default of all such issue both Male and Female of my s[ai]d
154 nephews respectively Then I give and devise all my said
155 Customary Farms and Lands parcels of the s[ai]d Manor of
156 Taunton deane unto my own right heirs according to the
157 Custom of the s[ai]d Manor and to or for no other use intent
158 or purpose whatsoever Also I give and bequeath to my Sister
159 Abigail Blake during the term of her natural life an
160 annuity or clear yearly sum of Fifteen pounds to be paid
161 by my Executors hereinafter named out of my Executory
162 Estate by equal half yearly payments the first to be made
163 at the end of Six months next after my decease and to
164 my Sister Susannah the Wife of Mr Thomas Towell during
165 her natural life an annuity or clear yearly sum of
166 Twenty pounds to be also paid by my Exors as aforesaid
167 by equal half yearly payments the first payment to be
168 made at the end of six months as aforesaid and in case
169 my brother in Law the said Thomas Towell survives his
170 s[ai]d Wife Then I give him during his natural life an
171 annuity or clear yearly sum of Ten pounds payable
172 in like manner by and out of my Executory Estate by
173 equal half yearly payments The first payment to
174 begin and be made at the end of Six Months next
175 after the decease of his s[ai]d Wife Also I give devise and
176 bequeath unto my nephew in Law Mr John Collier
177 Apothecary All that my sixth part and all other my
178 Estate and Interest of and in a Messuage or dwellinghouse
179 situate in Gloucester Street in the City of London heretofore
181 belonging to my late Father in Law Mr Joseph Biscoe
182 to hold to and to the use of him the said John Collier his
183 heirs Executors administrators and assigns for all my
184 Estate and interest therein and I give to the s[ai]d John Collier and
185 his Wife Mrs Collier the sum of one hundred pounds each
186 also I give to my dear Friends Thomas Emlyn of John Street
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187 in the City of London Esq[uie]r and Bethia his Wife to each of them
188 the sum of Two hundred and fifty pounds and to Edmund
189 Calamy of Lincolns Inn Square in the City of London Esq[uie]r
190 and his wife the sum of one hundred pounds each Also I
191 give to and amongst the Children of my late Brother in Law
192 Mr Elisha Biscoe deceased the sum of Two hundred
193 pounds to be equally divided between them share and share
194 alike and to and amongst the Children of my late Brother
195 in Law Mr Vincent Biscoe the like sum of Two hundred
196 pounds to be equally divided between them and to the
197 children of my Sister in Law Mrs Cope my late dear
198 Wife’s Sister the like sum of Two hundred pounds to be
199 equally divided between them and I will and direct that
200 my said Executors shall pay to the s[ai]d Mrs Cope for her life
201 an annuity or clear yearly sum of Five pounds One
202 Moiety of which (viz[ a vi]t) Fifty shillings annually I have
203 always voluntarily paid her since my said late Wife’s
204 decease by her particular desire and that together with
205 an additional Fifty shillings make up together the s[ai]d
206 annuity of Five pounds I will shall be paid her yearly by
207 my Executors And I give it to her accordingly for and during
208 the term of her natural life as afores[ai]d Also I give to the
209 Rev John Ward on whose Ministry I attend the sum of
210 five Guineas and to Mr John Hayne Bovet my Attorney
211 twenty Guineas To my Good Neighbours the two Miss
212 Crokers the sum of Fifty Guineas each and in case my present
213 servants Joseph Wrightford and Ann Manley or either of them
214 shall be living with me at my decease I give to them or such
215 of them as may be then living with me the sum of Fifty
216 pounds and to any other Servants or Servant that may
217 have lived with me more than one year the sum of Twenty
218 pounds each and if less than that time the sum of Ten pounds
219 all which several Legacies I will shall be respectively
220 paid by my s[ai]d Exors hereinafter named by and out of my
221 Executory Estate within six months next after my decease
222 and I also will and direct that my s[ai]d Exors shall within one
223 month next after my decease distribute to and amongst
224 the poor of the several parishes of Taunton St Mary
225 Magdalen and Taunton St James as they shall think
226 proper the sum of Ten pounds and the like sum of Ten
227 pounds yearly for nine years afterwards to the poor of
228 the s[ai]d parishes at the discretion of my s[ai]d Exors as to the
229 proportions and persons who are to be the objects of this my
230 donation making together in the whole the sum of One
231 hundred pounds And all the rest and residue of my Messuages
232 Lands Tenements and hereditaments Mortgages in Fee and other
233 Mortgages Money and Securities or money Goods Chattels
234 and Effects whatsoever and wheresoever after payment of my
235 Debts Legacies and Funeral expences I give devise and bequeath
236 the same unto my s[ai]d Brother William Blake and my
237 Sister Mary Reed their heirs Exors and Admors share and
238 share alike to take as tenants in Common and not as joint
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239 tenants Also it is my desire to be buried in the Morning
240 in the same Cave or Vault in the parish Church of Taunton
241 St James in which my late dear Wife and Child are interred
242 and that there may be no funeral Sermon and Lastly
243 I hereby revoke all former Wills by me made In Testamentary
244 whereof I have to this my last Will and Testament contained
245 in five sheets of paper to the four first sheets set my hand
246 and to this fifth and last sheet set my hand and seal the day
247 and year first above written Malachi Blake
248 Signed Sealed published and declared by the s[ai]d Malachi
249 Blake the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament
250 in the presence of us who have hereunto at his request
251 and in his presence and in the presence of each other subscribed
252 our names as Witnesses Nehemiah Bewsey Edward
253 Hill Tho[ma]s Sabine
254 On the thirteenth day of May in the year of our Lord
255 One thousand seven hundred and ninety five admon
256 with the Will annexed of all and singular the Goods
257 Chattels and Credits of the deceased Malachi Blake late
258 of Taunton Saint Mary Magdalen in the County of
259 Somerset Esquire deceased was granted to The Rev
260 William Blake Clerk the Brother and Mary Reed Widow
261 the Sister of the said deceased and the residuary Legatees
262 named in the said Will (no Executor being named therein)
263 having been first Sworn by Commission duly to adm[iniste]r
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Friday, October 18, 2013
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Will of Thomas Beard (wool winder, St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey) the National Archives PROB 11/395, #122, probated 25 May 1689
One of my wills from the National Archives visit in 2010, Thomas Beard lived in St Mary Magdalene Parish but was buried at St Olave Bermondsey. I find that most interesting especially considering that my Christopher Buller and his family attended St Mary Magdalene Parish Church but burials for that family were also at St Olave. Thomas was buried 23 May 1689 at St Olave Bermondsey and the priest has identified him as a woolwinder. There was a baptism in March 1620 (Old Style) of a Thomas Beard to Thomas Beard brewer which I shall comment on later once again.
Thomas has identified his wife as Martha and there was a marriage of a Thomas Beard (pinmaker) 21 Sep 1661 at Holy Trinity Minories, London to Martha Pattison (widow) with both of Eastsmithfeld in the parish of Bottolphs without Algate, London. Interestingly there was a baptism of a Thomas Beard 20 Dec 1629 at Holy Trinity Minories, London with parents Thomas and Elizabeth Beard (Elizabeth is identified as the mother of Thomas in his will) but no further details. No marriage identified for Thomas Blake and Elizabeth (unknown) but later called by the surname Marritt. Thomas and Elizabeth at Holy Trinity Minories, London also baptized a daughter Elizabeth 9 Mar 1627, a daughter Ann 10 Feb 1630, a son John 27 Dec 1633, a son Alexander 24 Apr 1636, and a son Henry 21 May 1637 and the clincher is perhaps Lidia Beard baptized 21 Mar 1640. I shall check each entry to see if the occupation of the father Thomas is identified (it was not identified). Another Henery Beard was baptized son of Thomas Beard 4 Oct 1644 mother was not identified but also at Holy Trinity Minories, London.
Would one go from being a pinmaker in 1661 to being a woolwinder in 1680? I really have no ideas on that actually but do know that people often changed their occupation to suit the times.
This will becomes more and more interesting as Holy Trinity, Minories was a church within the Liberties of the Tower of London which is of course right across the river from St Olave and St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey! Also St Botolph's without Aldgate was united with Holy Trinity, Minories in 1899 (presumably these churches are very close together).
Amazingly the sister's names Elizabeth and Lidia occur in this family with a mother Elizabeth and a search to see if I can find a marriage of Elizabeth Beard and a Marritt. I did not find a marriage yet.
In all of this I keep in mind that Henry Beard was my 4x great grandfather at St Mary Magdalen where he was buried in 1795. The one hundred year gap is somewhat diminished by the work of Robin Beard (my cousin) and we have on the basis of the parish registers taken Henry back to his parents Henry Beard (baptized 28 Apr 1712 at St Mary Magdalen and Ann Margaret Cope who was buried 1 Apr 1797 at St Mary Magdalen). The parents of this Henry Beard were Edward Beard and Ann (unknown). Edward would likely have been born in the latter part of the 1600s but I have not yet investigated him. No Edward in the Thomas Beard family above though. Since there is already a second Beard family (Thomas Beard brewer) at St Olave the name may be too common to draw any thoughts on the potential of this being Henry's family.
I also have the will of Martha Beard which I shall transcribe next. Today feels like a transcription day and I would like to get through all of these wills that I have on hand.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 14 Apr 2012
Source: The National Archives PROB 11/395, #122
Name of testator: Thomas Beard (Wool Winder) (buried 23 May 1689, St Olave, Bermondsey)
Place: St Mary Magdalene Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Type of Record: Will
Dated: 19 Nov 1680, probated 25 May 1689
Read: Electronic file
Condition: smudges, 17th century, bold copy, mixture of middle and modern English
[In margin] Tm
[In margin] Thome Beard
1 In the name of God Amen
2 The nineteenth day of November Anno D[omi]ni one Thousand six hundred
3 and Eighty and in the Two and Thirtieth yeare of the Raigne of our
4 Soveraigne Lord Charles the Second by the Grace of God king of England
5 Scotland France and Ireland defender of the faith etc. I Thomas Beard
6 of the Parish of St. Mary Magdalen in Bermondsey in the County of Surrey
7 and Citizen and Woolwinder of London being at this time in health of
8 of Body and of sound and perfect minde and memory praise be given
9 to Almighty God In regard of the uncertainety of this Trancitory life
10 doe therefore make and declare this my last Will and Testament in man[n]er
11 following that is to say First and principally I commend and commit
12 my Soule into the hands of Almighty God my maker and Creator and
13 of his son Jesus Christ my only Saviour and Redeemer through the alone
14 meritts of whose most bitter death and passion I stedfastly hope to be saved
15 My body I comitt unto the Earth from whence it came to be in decent and
16 Christian like manner brought to the ground and buried at the discretion
17 of my loving wife Martha Beard and as touching and concerning my
18 Worldly goods and Estate which the Lord of his Mercy hath beene pleased
19 to blesse me with I doe give and dispose of the same (after my debts are
20 paid and my Funeral Expences discharged) in manner and forme
21 following That is to say Imprimis I doe give and bequeath unto my
22 Mother Elizabeth Marritt Twelve pence To my Sister Elizabeth Twelve
23 pence and to my sister Lydia Knight the like sum of Twelve pence (if the same
24 shall be by them my said Mother and Sisters severally and respectively demanded
25 and the same to be in full Barr and satisfaction to their and each of their
26 respective claimes unto or touching my Estate Item I give and bequeath
27 unto my cosen Margarett Lewis (by her Maiden name) the sume of Fifty
28 shillings of lawfull money of England Item I give and bequeath unto all
29 the rest of my kindred Twelve pence a peece that shall come and demand
30 the same of my Executrix to be in full Barr and discharge to their and each
31 of their claimes touching my Estate Item I give and bequeath unto my loving
32 Friend Mr. Francis Lea and Mr. Jeremiah Griffith ten shillings a peece in
33 remembrance of me The rest residue and remainder of all and singular
34 my ready moneys Goods Chattells and Estate whatsoever and wheresoever
35 not herein before disposed of and appoynted I doe wholly give devise and
36 bequeath the same unto my said loving wife Martha Beard and I doe
37 make and ordaine her my said wife Martha Beard full and sole Executrix
38 of this my last Will and Testament and for Overssers hereof I doe nominate
39 and appoynt my said loving Friends Mr. Francis Lea and Mr. Jeremiah Griffith
40 desireing their and either of their best care and assistance in the due
41 oversight
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42 oversight of this my Will to see the same in all things performed according
43 to my true intent and meaning And lastly I doe hereby Revoke all former
44 and other Wills whatsoever by me made or spoken and none to stand in
45 force but this my Will only In witnesse whereof I the said Thomas Beard
46 have hereunto sett my hand and seale the day and yeare first above written
47 Tho. Beard Signed Sealed Published and declared by the Testator as and for his
48 last Will and Testament in the presence of us Tho Cooke Mathew Hunsley
49 his Mark William Surflet Str living at St Margarett hill in Southwark
Thomas has identified his wife as Martha and there was a marriage of a Thomas Beard (pinmaker) 21 Sep 1661 at Holy Trinity Minories, London to Martha Pattison (widow) with both of Eastsmithfeld in the parish of Bottolphs without Algate, London. Interestingly there was a baptism of a Thomas Beard 20 Dec 1629 at Holy Trinity Minories, London with parents Thomas and Elizabeth Beard (Elizabeth is identified as the mother of Thomas in his will) but no further details. No marriage identified for Thomas Blake and Elizabeth (unknown) but later called by the surname Marritt. Thomas and Elizabeth at Holy Trinity Minories, London also baptized a daughter Elizabeth 9 Mar 1627, a daughter Ann 10 Feb 1630, a son John 27 Dec 1633, a son Alexander 24 Apr 1636, and a son Henry 21 May 1637 and the clincher is perhaps Lidia Beard baptized 21 Mar 1640. I shall check each entry to see if the occupation of the father Thomas is identified (it was not identified). Another Henery Beard was baptized son of Thomas Beard 4 Oct 1644 mother was not identified but also at Holy Trinity Minories, London.
Would one go from being a pinmaker in 1661 to being a woolwinder in 1680? I really have no ideas on that actually but do know that people often changed their occupation to suit the times.
This will becomes more and more interesting as Holy Trinity, Minories was a church within the Liberties of the Tower of London which is of course right across the river from St Olave and St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey! Also St Botolph's without Aldgate was united with Holy Trinity, Minories in 1899 (presumably these churches are very close together).
Amazingly the sister's names Elizabeth and Lidia occur in this family with a mother Elizabeth and a search to see if I can find a marriage of Elizabeth Beard and a Marritt. I did not find a marriage yet.
In all of this I keep in mind that Henry Beard was my 4x great grandfather at St Mary Magdalen where he was buried in 1795. The one hundred year gap is somewhat diminished by the work of Robin Beard (my cousin) and we have on the basis of the parish registers taken Henry back to his parents Henry Beard (baptized 28 Apr 1712 at St Mary Magdalen and Ann Margaret Cope who was buried 1 Apr 1797 at St Mary Magdalen). The parents of this Henry Beard were Edward Beard and Ann (unknown). Edward would likely have been born in the latter part of the 1600s but I have not yet investigated him. No Edward in the Thomas Beard family above though. Since there is already a second Beard family (Thomas Beard brewer) at St Olave the name may be too common to draw any thoughts on the potential of this being Henry's family.
I also have the will of Martha Beard which I shall transcribe next. Today feels like a transcription day and I would like to get through all of these wills that I have on hand.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 14 Apr 2012
Source: The National Archives PROB 11/395, #122
Name of testator: Thomas Beard (Wool Winder) (buried 23 May 1689, St Olave, Bermondsey)
Place: St Mary Magdalene Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Type of Record: Will
Dated: 19 Nov 1680, probated 25 May 1689
Read: Electronic file
Condition: smudges, 17th century, bold copy, mixture of middle and modern English
[In margin] Tm
[In margin] Thome Beard
1 In the name of God Amen
2 The nineteenth day of November Anno D[omi]ni one Thousand six hundred
3 and Eighty and in the Two and Thirtieth yeare of the Raigne of our
4 Soveraigne Lord Charles the Second by the Grace of God king of England
5 Scotland France and Ireland defender of the faith etc. I Thomas Beard
6 of the Parish of St. Mary Magdalen in Bermondsey in the County of Surrey
7 and Citizen and Woolwinder of London being at this time in health of
8 of Body and of sound and perfect minde and memory praise be given
9 to Almighty God In regard of the uncertainety of this Trancitory life
10 doe therefore make and declare this my last Will and Testament in man[n]er
11 following that is to say First and principally I commend and commit
12 my Soule into the hands of Almighty God my maker and Creator and
13 of his son Jesus Christ my only Saviour and Redeemer through the alone
14 meritts of whose most bitter death and passion I stedfastly hope to be saved
15 My body I comitt unto the Earth from whence it came to be in decent and
16 Christian like manner brought to the ground and buried at the discretion
17 of my loving wife Martha Beard and as touching and concerning my
18 Worldly goods and Estate which the Lord of his Mercy hath beene pleased
19 to blesse me with I doe give and dispose of the same (after my debts are
20 paid and my Funeral Expences discharged) in manner and forme
21 following That is to say Imprimis I doe give and bequeath unto my
22 Mother Elizabeth Marritt Twelve pence To my Sister Elizabeth Twelve
23 pence and to my sister Lydia Knight the like sum of Twelve pence (if the same
24 shall be by them my said Mother and Sisters severally and respectively demanded
25 and the same to be in full Barr and satisfaction to their and each of their
26 respective claimes unto or touching my Estate Item I give and bequeath
27 unto my cosen Margarett Lewis (by her Maiden name) the sume of Fifty
28 shillings of lawfull money of England Item I give and bequeath unto all
29 the rest of my kindred Twelve pence a peece that shall come and demand
30 the same of my Executrix to be in full Barr and discharge to their and each
31 of their claimes touching my Estate Item I give and bequeath unto my loving
32 Friend Mr. Francis Lea and Mr. Jeremiah Griffith ten shillings a peece in
33 remembrance of me The rest residue and remainder of all and singular
34 my ready moneys Goods Chattells and Estate whatsoever and wheresoever
35 not herein before disposed of and appoynted I doe wholly give devise and
36 bequeath the same unto my said loving wife Martha Beard and I doe
37 make and ordaine her my said wife Martha Beard full and sole Executrix
38 of this my last Will and Testament and for Overssers hereof I doe nominate
39 and appoynt my said loving Friends Mr. Francis Lea and Mr. Jeremiah Griffith
40 desireing their and either of their best care and assistance in the due
41 oversight
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42 oversight of this my Will to see the same in all things performed according
43 to my true intent and meaning And lastly I doe hereby Revoke all former
44 and other Wills whatsoever by me made or spoken and none to stand in
45 force but this my Will only In witnesse whereof I the said Thomas Beard
46 have hereunto sett my hand and seale the day and yeare first above written
47 Tho. Beard Signed Sealed Published and declared by the Testator as and for his
48 last Will and Testament in the presence of us Tho Cooke Mathew Hunsley
49 his Mark William Surflet Str living at St Margarett hill in Southwark
Monday, June 27, 2011
Will of John Roland, 6 Jun 1702
I transcribed the will of John Roland and it read about the same as my first read through. No new information on his family other than his cousin was Martha Huish. He does not identify his sister other than her forename Mary and he is remembering her child. However, put together with the other documents from the Surrey online catalogue it does prove to be quite interesting. I keep hoping to find something about my Christopher Buller (aka Christy Buller) and one of these days I suspect something will come to the forefront.
The other fascinating part of all this is that it is his own handwriting entirely. His refusal to waste money is quite fascinating as well.
Date: 27 June 2011
Document: Will
Source: The National Archives # 192
Date of document: 6 Jun 1702 (buried 23 Oct 1702, probate 10 Nov 1702)
Author: Johannis Roland
Relationship: 7x great grandfather
Location: Morden, Surrey, England
Document quality: 17th century English, bold, own handwriting
[In margin] T[esta]m[ent] Johannis Roland
1 This is the Last Will and
2 Testament of me John Roland of Moreden in the County of Surrey
3 being written off with my own hand Wherein First I commend
4 my soul into the hands of Almighty God in hope of his acceptance
5 into Glory And my body I commit to the Earth to be privately
6 yet decently buryed without any manner of pomp or ostentation by
7 my Executors herein after named where about my will is that they
8 shall not spend above the summe of thirty pounds And I doe desire
9 that my body may be layd as near to the body of my sonn John deceased
10 as may be in the Parish Church of Moredon aforesaid if I shall dye
11 at Moredon or within tenn Miles thereof otherwise where I shall
12 happen to dye I will that all my debts be justly paid And I doe
13 give and bequeath unto my cozen Martha Huish the summe of five
14 pounds and unto my sister Marys daughter the summe of three pounds
15 and tenn shillings and to the poor of the parish of Moredon aforesaid
16 the summe of forty shillings And my desire is that my loveing wife and
17 such of my daughters as shall be unmarryed at the time of my decease
18 shall live together in my house at Moredon aforesaid dureing the
19 life of my said wife or untill such daughters shall be marryed my
20 said wife maintaining such daughters But notwithstanding their
21 marriage my desire is that my wife shall live there and have the
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22 reasonable use of the furniture thereof dureing her life Yet in case
23 only that she continues herself a widdow soe long not otherwise All
24 my reall and personall Estate what soever and wheresoever whether the
25 same be in my owne name or in any other persons I give devise and
26 bequeath unto such of my daughters as shall be unmarryed at the
27 time of my decease and unto their heires Exec[utor]s Adm[inistrator]s and assignes
28 paying thereout unto such of my daughters as shall be then marryed
29 by and with my consent soe much moneys as shall amount to make
30 all such daughters portions equall as near as may be And in case
31 all my daughters be marryed I give and devise the same in manner
32 as aforesaid to such daughters only as shall be marryed by and
33 with my consent my expresse meaning being that such of my daughters
34 who shall be marryed in my life time without my consent shall have no
35 part of my reall or personall Estate And I doe make my daughters
36 Martha and Hanna Esec[utor]s of this my Will And I doe appoint my
37 good friend and neighbour Mr. Peter Batt (haveing noe Male
38 relation whatsoever of my owne family to intrust Overseer of this
39 my last Will desireing him to be assistant to my wife and Exec[utor]s in their
40 affaires and for this trouble or rather a Token of my respects to him
41 I give him two twenty shilling peices of broad Gold And I doe
42 revoke all former wills by me heretofore made And in witness
43 whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seale this sixth day of June
44 in the yeare of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and two John
45 Roland [signed] signed sealed and published as the last Will and Testament of
46 the said John Roland in the presence of us and by me subscribed in
47 his presence the same day and yeare James Braley [signed] Thomas Cope [signed]
48 Elizabeth Braley [signed]
The other fascinating part of all this is that it is his own handwriting entirely. His refusal to waste money is quite fascinating as well.
Date: 27 June 2011
Document: Will
Source: The National Archives # 192
Date of document: 6 Jun 1702 (buried 23 Oct 1702, probate 10 Nov 1702)
Author: Johannis Roland
Relationship: 7x great grandfather
Location: Morden, Surrey, England
Document quality: 17th century English, bold, own handwriting
[In margin] T[esta]m[ent] Johannis Roland
1 This is the Last Will and
2 Testament of me John Roland of Moreden in the County of Surrey
3 being written off with my own hand Wherein First I commend
4 my soul into the hands of Almighty God in hope of his acceptance
5 into Glory And my body I commit to the Earth to be privately
6 yet decently buryed without any manner of pomp or ostentation by
7 my Executors herein after named where about my will is that they
8 shall not spend above the summe of thirty pounds And I doe desire
9 that my body may be layd as near to the body of my sonn John deceased
10 as may be in the Parish Church of Moredon aforesaid if I shall dye
11 at Moredon or within tenn Miles thereof otherwise where I shall
12 happen to dye I will that all my debts be justly paid And I doe
13 give and bequeath unto my cozen Martha Huish the summe of five
14 pounds and unto my sister Marys daughter the summe of three pounds
15 and tenn shillings and to the poor of the parish of Moredon aforesaid
16 the summe of forty shillings And my desire is that my loveing wife and
17 such of my daughters as shall be unmarryed at the time of my decease
18 shall live together in my house at Moredon aforesaid dureing the
19 life of my said wife or untill such daughters shall be marryed my
20 said wife maintaining such daughters But notwithstanding their
21 marriage my desire is that my wife shall live there and have the
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22 reasonable use of the furniture thereof dureing her life Yet in case
23 only that she continues herself a widdow soe long not otherwise All
24 my reall and personall Estate what soever and wheresoever whether the
25 same be in my owne name or in any other persons I give devise and
26 bequeath unto such of my daughters as shall be unmarryed at the
27 time of my decease and unto their heires Exec[utor]s Adm[inistrator]s and assignes
28 paying thereout unto such of my daughters as shall be then marryed
29 by and with my consent soe much moneys as shall amount to make
30 all such daughters portions equall as near as may be And in case
31 all my daughters be marryed I give and devise the same in manner
32 as aforesaid to such daughters only as shall be marryed by and
33 with my consent my expresse meaning being that such of my daughters
34 who shall be marryed in my life time without my consent shall have no
35 part of my reall or personall Estate And I doe make my daughters
36 Martha and Hanna Esec[utor]s of this my Will And I doe appoint my
37 good friend and neighbour Mr. Peter Batt (haveing noe Male
38 relation whatsoever of my owne family to intrust Overseer of this
39 my last Will desireing him to be assistant to my wife and Exec[utor]s in their
40 affaires and for this trouble or rather a Token of my respects to him
41 I give him two twenty shilling peices of broad Gold And I doe
42 revoke all former wills by me heretofore made And in witness
43 whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seale this sixth day of June
44 in the yeare of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and two John
45 Roland [signed] signed sealed and published as the last Will and Testament of
46 the said John Roland in the presence of us and by me subscribed in
47 his presence the same day and yeare James Braley [signed] Thomas Cope [signed]
48 Elizabeth Braley [signed]
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Beard family of St Mary Magdalen
My cousin who lives still in the Bermondsey area where St Mary Magdalen is located wrote to me by email today with a surprise. He had found a marriage of a Henry Beard and a Margaret Cope at St Mary Newington, Bermondsey in 1744. Ann Margaret Beard widow (80 years old) was buried in 1797 at St Mary Magdalen. She lived on Grange Road which is the same street that the Henry Beard/Elizabeth Hemsley family was living on when Elizabeth was buried in 1780 but Henry Beard was buried from Lion Court which is actually not very far away from Grange Road. She was a widow and her dob was approximately 1717 given her 80 years. She would be old enough to be the mother of Henry Beard married to Elizabeth Hemsley. He was approximately 54 when he was buried in 1795 making his dob 1741. One item that perplexes me about the Beard family at St Mary Magdalen is the number of families there in the early 1700s - William, Edward, John are all there with families and living near Five Foot Lane as well as closer to Long Lane. They were felt mongers and then tanners. William's son Henry was buried in 1716.
There was a Henry Beard born to Edward and Ann Beard in 1712 that is a possibility for the Henry Beard marrying Margaret Cope at St Mary Newington. But is the father of Henry Beard married to Elizabeth Hemsley "Henry"? It would be nice to determine that. Henry does not mention any sons in his will; Henry does not mention Margaret Beard and if his mother was still living I think I would have expected him to do so. I think the information is helpful in understanding the Beard family and one of my projects for the future is to extract all the Beard entries from the register at St Mary Magdalen. I looked through the years from 1740 to 1748 today extracting all the entries but no record of a Henry Beard son of Henry Beard baptized there.
There is a Henry Bard married to Elizabeth Clap at St Mary Newington in 21 Dec 1729 and sometimes this name has been confused with Beard although usually on the part of the transcriber. It is actually written as Bard in the register in this case.
The will of Henry Beard
Date: 11 Oct 2009
Document: Will
Source: The National Archives # 44
Date of document: 16 September 1795
Author: Henry Beard
Relationship: 4x great grandfather
Location: Bermondsey Street, Bermondsey, Southwark, London, England
Document quality: 18th century English, blotched but writing fairly legible
[In margin] Henry Beard
1 In the Name of God Amen
2 I Henry Beard of Bermondsey Street in the parish of
3 Saint Mary Magdalen Southwark in the County of Surr[e]y
4 Tanner being weak in body but of sound and disposing
5 Mind Memory and understanding do make publish and declare
6 this my last will and Testament in manner and form
7 following first I recommend my Soul into the hands of
8 Almighty God who gave it and my body I commit to the
9 earth to be decently and frugally interred at the discretion
10 of my Executors herein after named and to all my worldly
11 Estate whatsoever and where so ever where with it may
12 please God to bless me being all personal I give devise
13 and bequeath the same after payment of my funeral
14 expences the expence of proving this my will and all
15 my just debt as herein after is mentioned (that is to say)
16 I Give unto my Dear Wife Jane Beard the use of the
17 whole of my household Goods plate linen China furniture
18 and utensils what soever which shall be in my
19 dwelling house at the time of my death To hold use
20 occupy and possess the same during her life and from
21 and immediately after her death I direct that the
22 same be disposed of by my Executors herein after
23 named for the most money that can be reasonably
24 gotten for the same and that the produce thereof be
25 equally divided between my three daughters Mary
26 Buller the wife of Christy Buller Elizabeth Beard and
27 Sarah Beard share and share alike and in case any
28 one or more of my said Children shall die in the life
29 time of my said Wife Jane Beard then I direct
30 that the money arising from such disposal of my
31 said household Goods plate linen China furniture and
32 utensils be equally divided between such of them as
33 shall be living at the time of her decease to and
34 for their own sole and separate use and benefit and
35 I also Give and bequeath unto my said Wife Jane
36 Beard and to my said daughters Mary Buller the wife
37 of Christy Buller Elizabeth Beard and Sarah Beard the sum
38 of five Guineas each for mourning and I Give unto
39 Thomas Rippon of Bermondsey new road in the parish
40 of Saint Mary Magdalen in the County of Surrey afores[ai]d
41 Gentleman and Joseph Freeman of Grange Walk in the parish
42 of Saint Mary Magdalen in the County of Surrey aforesaid
43 Leather factors my Executors herein after named the sum of
44 ten pounds each for the trouble they may have in
45 the execution of this my will and in the performing the
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46 Trusts hereby in them reposed and all the rest
47 residue and remainder of my Goods Chattells Stock in
48 Trade book _olts Estate and effects of what nature or kind
49 Soever not herein before given or bequeathed I give
50 and bequeath unto the said Thomas Rippon and
51 Joseph Freeman (To hold to them the said Thomas Rippon and Joseph Freeman) their Executors Administrators and assigns
52 upon this Special Trust and confidence nevertheless (that is to say)
53 that they said Thomas Rippon and Joseph Freeman these
54 Executors or Administrators do and shall as soon as
55 convenient after my death sell and dispose thereof and
56 call in and receive all such debts sum and sums of
57 money as shall be due and owing to me at the
58 time of my decease either from my partnership made
59 with George Cader of Bermondsey Street in the parish
60 of Saint Mary Magdalen in the County of Surrey
61 aforesaid Tanner or from any other person or persons
62 whom soever and place the monies arising by such
63 sale or disposal and the monies so to be called in
64 and received upon government or other good and
65 sufficient security in their own interest and in such
66 interests as they shall think proper and also with
67 Trust that they do and shall receive the Interest
68 and Dividends thereof from time to time as the
69 same shall become payable and pay the same unto
70 my said dear Wife Jane Beard for and during the
71 term of her natural life provided she does not
72 intermarry with any other husband after my decease
73 and from and immediately after the decease to pay
74 assign transfer and convey all and every such said
74 and sums of money so to be placed out and
76 invested by the said Thomas Rippon and Joseph
77 Freeman upon Government or other good security or
78 securities unto and amongst my said daughters Mary
79 Buller the wife of Christy Buller Elizabeth Beard
80 and Sarah Beard share and share alike to and for
81 their own use and benefit and in case any or
82 other of my said daughters shall depart this life
83 in the life time of my said wife Jane Beard
84 then in Trust to pay assign transfer and receive
85 the part or share of such deceased child or
86 children unto such other or others of my said children
87 as shall be living at the time of the decease
88 of my said wife Jane Beard in equal proportion
89 but that if my said Wife Jane Beard shall marry
90 any husband in future then the Trust to pay assign
91 transfer and convey one fourth part of the money
92 So to be placed out upon Government or other
93 Securities unto my said Wife Jane Beard to and
94 for her own sole use and benefit and also In
95 Trust to pay assign transfer and convey the remaining
96 three fourth parts or shares of the said moneys
to be placed out as aforesaid unto and among
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98 My said three daughters Mary Buller the wife of Christy
99 Buller Elizabeth Beard and Sarah Beard in equal shares
100 and proportions to and for their own use and
101 benefit and in case any or other of my said dau[ghte]rs
102 shall happen to die in the life time of my said
103 wife Jane Beard leaving issue of her or their body
104 or bodies lawfully begotten then In Trust to pay
105 assign transfer and convey the part or share of
106 such deceased child or children unto such her and their
107 issue share and share alike (if more than one)
108 when and so soon as they shall severally and respectively
109 attain their several and respective ages of twenty
110 one years and to pay and apply the Interest dividends
111 and produce thereof in the mean time for and
112 towards their respective maintenance and education
113 but in case one or more of my said daughters
114 shall happen to die without leaving issue of her or
115 their bodies lawfully begotten then the Trust to pay
116 assign transfer and convey the part of share of such
117 deceased child or children unto such other child or
118 Children as shall be living at the time of the dece[ase]
119 of my said Wife Jane Beard and I do hereby
120 empower and direct my said Trustees to pay assign
121 transfer and convey the same accordingly and I do
122 authorize and empower my said Trustees from time to
123 time as often as they shall think proper to alter and
124 change the securities or which the said residue of
125 my Estate and effects shall hereafter be placed out
126 and from time to time as often as they shall
127 think fit again to place the same upon Government
128 or such other good and sufficient security or securities
129 as they shall think proper and I do thereby
130 authorize and empower my said Trustees to apply
131 the respective part or share of any or other of my
132 said Children who shall so happen to die in the life
133 time of my said wife Jane Beard leaving
134 issue lawfully begotten for putting any or other of them
135 out to Business or any suitable employ or for setting
136 him her or them up in Business or advancing him
137 her or them respectively in any employ or otherwise
138 or his heires their administrators ______ advancement if this would by marriage otherwise
139 ^ how soever any thing in this my will contained to
140 the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding
141 and it is my Will and meaning that my said
142 Trustees or other of them shall not be liable to
143 answer or make good any loss of losses that shall
144 or may happen to the aforesaid residue of my
145 Estate and effects in placing out the trust monies
146 according to the directions in this my will or in the
147 transacting any money affairs or otherwise relating to
148 or concerning the execution of the Trusts mentioned
149 in this my will unless the same shall appear to
150 happen by or through their or other of their
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151 wilful neglect or default nor shall either of them my
152 said Trustees be answerable or accountable for the
153 acts deeds receipts or disbursements of the other of them
154 but each of them shall be answerable only for his
155 own separate acts deeds receipts and disbursements and
156 I do hereby direct that my said Trustees shall and
157 may pay and reimburse themselves and himself out of
158 the aforesaid residue of my Estate and effects all
159 reasonable and necessary costs charges and expences
160 what soever that they or either of them shall or
161 may bear pay be put into or sustain in or about
162 the creation of this my Will or the trusts hereby in
163 them reposed and Lastly I do hereby nominate constitute
164 and appoint my said Trustees the said Thomas Rippon
165 and Joseph Freeman Executors of this my last Will and
166 Testament and do hereby revoke and make void all former
167 and other will and wills by me at any time hereto
168 fore made and do declare this to be my last will and
169 Testament In witness whereof I the said Henry Beard
170 the Testator have to this my last Will and Testament
171 contained in three sheets of paper set my mark and
172 Seal (that is to say) to the first two sheets thereof
173 my mark and to this third and last sheet my
174 mark and Seal this sixteenth day of September in
175 the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred
176 and ninety five [The mark] + [of Henry Beard] [Seal] Signed
177 Sealed published and declared by the said Henry Beard
178 the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in
179 the presence of us who in his presence at his
180 request and in the presence of each other have
181 there unto subscribed our marks as witnesses [signed] James
182 Hopton [signed] Jno Rippon
183 This Will was proved at London the twenty
184 Third day of January in the year of our Lord One
185 Thousand seven hundred and ninety six before the w[or]shipful
186 Thomas Champion Crespigny Doctor of Laws Surrogate of
187 the Right Hon[oura]ble Sir William Wynne Knight also Doctor of
188 Laws Master Keeper or Commissary of the Perogative Court
189 of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the oathes of Thomas
190 Rippon and Joseph Freeman the Executors named in the
191 said Will to whom Administration was Granted of all and
192 singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the deceased
193 having been first Sworn duly to administer.
There was a Henry Beard born to Edward and Ann Beard in 1712 that is a possibility for the Henry Beard marrying Margaret Cope at St Mary Newington. But is the father of Henry Beard married to Elizabeth Hemsley "Henry"? It would be nice to determine that. Henry does not mention any sons in his will; Henry does not mention Margaret Beard and if his mother was still living I think I would have expected him to do so. I think the information is helpful in understanding the Beard family and one of my projects for the future is to extract all the Beard entries from the register at St Mary Magdalen. I looked through the years from 1740 to 1748 today extracting all the entries but no record of a Henry Beard son of Henry Beard baptized there.
There is a Henry Bard married to Elizabeth Clap at St Mary Newington in 21 Dec 1729 and sometimes this name has been confused with Beard although usually on the part of the transcriber. It is actually written as Bard in the register in this case.
The will of Henry Beard
Date: 11 Oct 2009
Document: Will
Source: The National Archives # 44
Date of document: 16 September 1795
Author: Henry Beard
Relationship: 4x great grandfather
Location: Bermondsey Street, Bermondsey, Southwark, London, England
Document quality: 18th century English, blotched but writing fairly legible
[In margin] Henry Beard
1 In the Name of God Amen
2 I Henry Beard of Bermondsey Street in the parish of
3 Saint Mary Magdalen Southwark in the County of Surr[e]y
4 Tanner being weak in body but of sound and disposing
5 Mind Memory and understanding do make publish and declare
6 this my last will and Testament in manner and form
7 following first I recommend my Soul into the hands of
8 Almighty God who gave it and my body I commit to the
9 earth to be decently and frugally interred at the discretion
10 of my Executors herein after named and to all my worldly
11 Estate whatsoever and where so ever where with it may
12 please God to bless me being all personal I give devise
13 and bequeath the same after payment of my funeral
14 expences the expence of proving this my will and all
15 my just debt as herein after is mentioned (that is to say)
16 I Give unto my Dear Wife Jane Beard the use of the
17 whole of my household Goods plate linen China furniture
18 and utensils what soever which shall be in my
19 dwelling house at the time of my death To hold use
20 occupy and possess the same during her life and from
21 and immediately after her death I direct that the
22 same be disposed of by my Executors herein after
23 named for the most money that can be reasonably
24 gotten for the same and that the produce thereof be
25 equally divided between my three daughters Mary
26 Buller the wife of Christy Buller Elizabeth Beard and
27 Sarah Beard share and share alike and in case any
28 one or more of my said Children shall die in the life
29 time of my said Wife Jane Beard then I direct
30 that the money arising from such disposal of my
31 said household Goods plate linen China furniture and
32 utensils be equally divided between such of them as
33 shall be living at the time of her decease to and
34 for their own sole and separate use and benefit and
35 I also Give and bequeath unto my said Wife Jane
36 Beard and to my said daughters Mary Buller the wife
37 of Christy Buller Elizabeth Beard and Sarah Beard the sum
38 of five Guineas each for mourning and I Give unto
39 Thomas Rippon of Bermondsey new road in the parish
40 of Saint Mary Magdalen in the County of Surrey afores[ai]d
41 Gentleman and Joseph Freeman of Grange Walk in the parish
42 of Saint Mary Magdalen in the County of Surrey aforesaid
43 Leather factors my Executors herein after named the sum of
44 ten pounds each for the trouble they may have in
45 the execution of this my will and in the performing the
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46 Trusts hereby in them reposed and all the rest
47 residue and remainder of my Goods Chattells Stock in
48 Trade book _olts Estate and effects of what nature or kind
49 Soever not herein before given or bequeathed I give
50 and bequeath unto the said Thomas Rippon and
51 Joseph Freeman (To hold to them the said Thomas Rippon and Joseph Freeman) their Executors Administrators and assigns
52 upon this Special Trust and confidence nevertheless (that is to say)
53 that they said Thomas Rippon and Joseph Freeman these
54 Executors or Administrators do and shall as soon as
55 convenient after my death sell and dispose thereof and
56 call in and receive all such debts sum and sums of
57 money as shall be due and owing to me at the
58 time of my decease either from my partnership made
59 with George Cader of Bermondsey Street in the parish
60 of Saint Mary Magdalen in the County of Surrey
61 aforesaid Tanner or from any other person or persons
62 whom soever and place the monies arising by such
63 sale or disposal and the monies so to be called in
64 and received upon government or other good and
65 sufficient security in their own interest and in such
66 interests as they shall think proper and also with
67 Trust that they do and shall receive the Interest
68 and Dividends thereof from time to time as the
69 same shall become payable and pay the same unto
70 my said dear Wife Jane Beard for and during the
71 term of her natural life provided she does not
72 intermarry with any other husband after my decease
73 and from and immediately after the decease to pay
74 assign transfer and convey all and every such said
74 and sums of money so to be placed out and
76 invested by the said Thomas Rippon and Joseph
77 Freeman upon Government or other good security or
78 securities unto and amongst my said daughters Mary
79 Buller the wife of Christy Buller Elizabeth Beard
80 and Sarah Beard share and share alike to and for
81 their own use and benefit and in case any or
82 other of my said daughters shall depart this life
83 in the life time of my said wife Jane Beard
84 then in Trust to pay assign transfer and receive
85 the part or share of such deceased child or
86 children unto such other or others of my said children
87 as shall be living at the time of the decease
88 of my said wife Jane Beard in equal proportion
89 but that if my said Wife Jane Beard shall marry
90 any husband in future then the Trust to pay assign
91 transfer and convey one fourth part of the money
92 So to be placed out upon Government or other
93 Securities unto my said Wife Jane Beard to and
94 for her own sole use and benefit and also In
95 Trust to pay assign transfer and convey the remaining
96 three fourth parts or shares of the said moneys
to be placed out as aforesaid unto and among
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98 My said three daughters Mary Buller the wife of Christy
99 Buller Elizabeth Beard and Sarah Beard in equal shares
100 and proportions to and for their own use and
101 benefit and in case any or other of my said dau[ghte]rs
102 shall happen to die in the life time of my said
103 wife Jane Beard leaving issue of her or their body
104 or bodies lawfully begotten then In Trust to pay
105 assign transfer and convey the part or share of
106 such deceased child or children unto such her and their
107 issue share and share alike (if more than one)
108 when and so soon as they shall severally and respectively
109 attain their several and respective ages of twenty
110 one years and to pay and apply the Interest dividends
111 and produce thereof in the mean time for and
112 towards their respective maintenance and education
113 but in case one or more of my said daughters
114 shall happen to die without leaving issue of her or
115 their bodies lawfully begotten then the Trust to pay
116 assign transfer and convey the part of share of such
117 deceased child or children unto such other child or
118 Children as shall be living at the time of the dece[ase]
119 of my said Wife Jane Beard and I do hereby
120 empower and direct my said Trustees to pay assign
121 transfer and convey the same accordingly and I do
122 authorize and empower my said Trustees from time to
123 time as often as they shall think proper to alter and
124 change the securities or which the said residue of
125 my Estate and effects shall hereafter be placed out
126 and from time to time as often as they shall
127 think fit again to place the same upon Government
128 or such other good and sufficient security or securities
129 as they shall think proper and I do thereby
130 authorize and empower my said Trustees to apply
131 the respective part or share of any or other of my
132 said Children who shall so happen to die in the life
133 time of my said wife Jane Beard leaving
134 issue lawfully begotten for putting any or other of them
135 out to Business or any suitable employ or for setting
136 him her or them up in Business or advancing him
137 her or them respectively in any employ or otherwise
138 or his heires their administrators ______ advancement if this would by marriage otherwise
139 ^ how soever any thing in this my will contained to
140 the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding
141 and it is my Will and meaning that my said
142 Trustees or other of them shall not be liable to
143 answer or make good any loss of losses that shall
144 or may happen to the aforesaid residue of my
145 Estate and effects in placing out the trust monies
146 according to the directions in this my will or in the
147 transacting any money affairs or otherwise relating to
148 or concerning the execution of the Trusts mentioned
149 in this my will unless the same shall appear to
150 happen by or through their or other of their
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151 wilful neglect or default nor shall either of them my
152 said Trustees be answerable or accountable for the
153 acts deeds receipts or disbursements of the other of them
154 but each of them shall be answerable only for his
155 own separate acts deeds receipts and disbursements and
156 I do hereby direct that my said Trustees shall and
157 may pay and reimburse themselves and himself out of
158 the aforesaid residue of my Estate and effects all
159 reasonable and necessary costs charges and expences
160 what soever that they or either of them shall or
161 may bear pay be put into or sustain in or about
162 the creation of this my Will or the trusts hereby in
163 them reposed and Lastly I do hereby nominate constitute
164 and appoint my said Trustees the said Thomas Rippon
165 and Joseph Freeman Executors of this my last Will and
166 Testament and do hereby revoke and make void all former
167 and other will and wills by me at any time hereto
168 fore made and do declare this to be my last will and
169 Testament In witness whereof I the said Henry Beard
170 the Testator have to this my last Will and Testament
171 contained in three sheets of paper set my mark and
172 Seal (that is to say) to the first two sheets thereof
173 my mark and to this third and last sheet my
174 mark and Seal this sixteenth day of September in
175 the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred
176 and ninety five [The mark] + [of Henry Beard] [Seal] Signed
177 Sealed published and declared by the said Henry Beard
178 the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in
179 the presence of us who in his presence at his
180 request and in the presence of each other have
181 there unto subscribed our marks as witnesses [signed] James
182 Hopton [signed] Jno Rippon
183 This Will was proved at London the twenty
184 Third day of January in the year of our Lord One
185 Thousand seven hundred and ninety six before the w[or]shipful
186 Thomas Champion Crespigny Doctor of Laws Surrogate of
187 the Right Hon[oura]ble Sir William Wynne Knight also Doctor of
188 Laws Master Keeper or Commissary of the Perogative Court
189 of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the oathes of Thomas
190 Rippon and Joseph Freeman the Executors named in the
191 said Will to whom Administration was Granted of all and
192 singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the deceased
193 having been first Sworn duly to administer.
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