Will of James King, Upton Gray, Hampshire - The National Archives PROB 11/921, probated 27 Aug 1766

James King, the testator, is the son of Anne King who left her will which was transcribed earlier:

http://kippeeb.blogspot.ca/2017/03/will-of-anne-king-widow-upton-gray.html

James mentions his sister Mary married to Luke Imber and his sister Anne must have married someone by the name of Heath according to the will below.

Thomas Leech is identified as being buried at Mapledurwell 13 Dec 1763 (mentioned in the will below).

James Leech was buried 8 Feb 1736 at Mapledurwell.

George Leech was baptized 23 Oct 1758 son of Thomas and Mary Leech at Mapledurwell.

This is not my King family of Upper Clatford.

Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 6 Mar 2017
Source:  The National Archives, PROB 11/921
Name of testator: James King
Place: Upton Gray, Hampshire, England
Type of Record: Will
Dated: 4 Jan 1766, probated 27 Aug 1766

[In margin] James King

1    In the Name of God Amen
2    I James King of Upton Gray in the County of Southampton
3    being in poor health of Body and of sound Mind and Memory
4    thanks be to God therefore But calling to Mind the uncertainty
5    of this Mortal Life and knowing that I was born to dye and
6    being desirous to settle that worldly Estate which God in his
q    Mercy hath lent me so that no Controversey may arise about
8    the same after my death do hereby make publish pronounce
9    and declare this as and for my Last Will and Testament in
10    manner and form following (that is to say) where as all that
11    my Copyhold Lands and Premisses with the Appurtenances
12    in the Manor of Mitchelmarsh in the said County of South[amp]ton
13    being one Messuage and halfe Yard Land in Abridge with
14    the appurtenances were surrendered to me by my Wife before
15    our Intermarriage (then by the Name of Alice Chantreall
16    Spinster) for the Term of my Natural Life and after my decease
17    to the use and behoof of such person or persons as I should in
18    and by my Last Will in writing Give direct and appoint Now
19    in pursuance of the said Surrender I do hereby give devise and
20    bequeath All the said Copyhold Lands and Premisses with the
21    appurtenances and every part and parcel thereof to my Brother
22    in Law Mr Boyce Tree and my Friend Mr George Green of
23    Weston and the Survivor of them In Trust to receive the Rents
24    Issues and profits thereof and pay the same in manner and
25    form as is here under mentioned And I do hereby likewise
26    Give and devise to the said Boyce Tree and George Green all
27    that Leasehold Estate in the Manor of Mitchelmersh in the
28    occupation of Farmer John Chandler which is held for my Wife’s
29    Life and settled on her for her Life at the time of our inter marriage
30    for them to receive the Rents Issues and profits with the Rents
31    and Profits of the above Copyhold premises in Abridge and
32    apply the same for the Support and happiness of my poor
33    unhappy Wife now under the care of Doctor Batty for Insanity and likewise I hereby
34    give to the said Boyce Tree and George Green (as under) Fifty
35    pounds a year for my Wifes Life out of the Estate I now occupy
36    in Upton Gray aforesaid In Trust for them to receive with the
37    Rents and profits of the Copyhold and Leasehold Estates above
38    mentioned and apply the same in such manner as they shall
39    think necessary and proper while She continues there or Else
40    where on her present unhappy occasion and if She should recover
41    her senses so far as to be capable of living at Liberty in the
42    opinion of Doctor Batty or any other competent Judge then I
43    hereby Give the Rents and profits of the said two Estates and
44    the annuity of Fifty pounds a year out of the Estate I now
45    occupy to her for her Life and after her decease I hereby Give
46    and devise the said Copyhold premises at Abridge with their
47    appurtenances to my Brother in Law Mr Harvey Combe and
48    Christian his wife for the term of their Lives and the Life
49    of the Longest Liver of them and after the death of the
50    Survivor of them I hereby give and devise the same to their
51    daughter Sharkott Combe and her heirs for ever and as to the
52    Estate I occupy in Upton Gray Weston Patrick and Southwarnbrough
53    I hereby Give devise and bequeath to my Sister Ann Heath
54    for her Life She paying Fifty pounds a year to the above named
55    Boyce Tree and George Green for the use of my wife for her
56    Life as is above directed (half yearly) the first Twenty Five pounds
57    to be paid the First Lady Day or Michaelmas which shall
58    happen after my death and likewise to my Sister Mary Imber
59    Twenty pounds a year to be paid her in the same manner
60    by my said Sister Heath and if my said two Sisters shall survive
61    and out live my Wife then I hereby order my said Sister Heath
62    to pay my Sister Imber Fifty pounds a year in the same
63    manner as I have ordered the twenty pounds a year during
64    my Wife’s Life and in case my sister Imber shall survive my
65    Sister Heath then I hereby give the Rents and profits of my said
66    Estate to my said Sister Imber for her Life and after her decease
67    I hereby give the same to my Cousin John King for his Life
68    and after his decease I hereby give the same to my Cousin
69    Thomas Leech the Eldest Son of my late Cousin Thomas Leech
70    who dyed at Mapledorewell about two years ago and the heirs
71    of his Body Lawfully to be begotten and for want of such Issue I
72    hereby give the same to his Brother George Leech and the heirs
73    of his Body lawfully to be begotten and for want of such Issue
74    I hereby give my said Estate to my Cousin James Leech Son of
75    my Cousin James Leech who
76    dyed several years ago and the heirs of his Body Lawfully
77    begotten or to be begotten and for want of such Issue to my
78    Right heirs for ever always remembering that every
79    possessor of the above Estate in Upton Gray shall pay out
80    of it Fifty pounds a year as above directed for the use of my
81    Wife during her Life and I hereby further order that all the
82    Fixtures belonging to the house I now live in (that is to say)
83    Marble and other Chimney pieces Coppers dressers Shelves and
84    likewise Brass Locks Hinges and other Locks on the
85    several doors about the house with all the Cooking Glasses
86    shall be taken a Schedule of and kept in the Situation they
87    are now in till the last Limitted Life above directed to enjoy
88    the same shall get into the possession thereof and if either of the
89    Legatees above directed to enjoy the same shall Sell give away
90    or cause to be removed any of the above Goods or fixtures
91    I hereby give the house and premises thereto belonging to the
92    next person Limitted to Enjoy the same and as to the Freehold
93    Lands and Premisses in the parishes of Bray and Clever in the
94    County of Berks called Holiners which came to me on the
95    death of my Uncle Winch and his family I hereby Give and
96    bequeath to my Sister Imber for her Life or if she should
97    Survive and out Live my Wife and Sister Heath so that She
98    shall come into the Possession of my Estate at Upton Gray
99    then I hereby give and devise the said Estate in Bray and
100    Clever called Holiners to my dear Good Friend Mrs Mary
101    Martha Lena Imber widow of my late Nephew Capt Imber
102    for her Life towards the support Education and Maintenance
103    of my above named Cousins Thomas and George Leech and
104    after her decease I hereby give the same to the said George
105    Leech and his heirs for ever and as to that part of the Estate
106    my said Uncle Winch dyed possessed of call Fyfield houses
107    Farm in the said parish of Bray which was settled by his
108    Son Richard on his wife (now the wife of the Reverend Jos Walter)
109    for her Life after which the half part thereof descends to me
110    and the other two Quarters to my Cousins Mary Micklem and
111    Deadatus Staverton and if my Sisters Heath and Imber or
112    either of them shall Survive or outlive the said Mrs Walter
113    then I hereby give my part of the said Estate to my said
114    Sisters and the Survivor of them for their Lives and the Life
115    of the Longest Liver of them and after the decease of the
116    Survivor of them then I hereby Give devise and bequeath
117    the same to my said Cousins Michlem and Staverton and
118    their heirs for Ever but upon this condition that they shall
119    pay or cause to be paid to Mr Vickery or Mr Dyer so
120    much Money as they or either of them shall receive for
121    the Rent of the Leasehold part which I have received from
122    Farmer Goatly or shall receive to the time of my death if
123    they or either of them or their representatives shall recover
124    anything for the same and I hereby further give and
125    devise to my Sister Heath my Brother and Sister Imber
126    my cousin John King my Brother in law Mr Boyce Tree
127    Fifty pounds a piece for Mourning and to my Brother in
128    Law Mr Harvey Combe or Christian his wife Fifty pounds
129    for Mourning to be paid to them within one Month after
130    my death by my Executrix herein after named I also hereby
131    Give to my Bayliff Daniel Arundell Twenty pounds if he
132    shall continue in my Service at the time of my death to
133    be paid him within twelve Months after the same if he
134    shall be then living and I hereby give and bequeath to the
135    above named Mr Boyce Tree and Mr George Green one
136    hundred pounds a piece for their care and trouble in being
137    Trustees for my wife to be paid by my Executrix within one
138    year after my death if they shall be then living or if either
139    of them shall be dead First Then I hereby give one hundred
140    pounds to him that shall be living at that time and Lastly
141    after my Just Debts Legacys and Funeral Expences shall be
142    fully paid and discharged I hereby Give devise and bequeath
143    all the rest residual and remainder of my ready Money
144    securities for Money Bonds Notes debts Stock on the Farm
145    I occupy personal Estate and Effects whatsoever and where
146    soever to my dear good Friend Mrs Mary Martha Lena Imber
147    (widow of my late Nephew Captain Edmund Imber) whom I
148    hereby make Constitute and appoint my full and Sole Executrix
149    of this my Last Will and Testament desiring her to Contribute
150    what She shall think necessary towards the Support Maintenance
151    and Education of the above named Thomas and George Leech
152    so far as her Circumstances and Inclinations will permit and
153    She shall think they deserve In witness whereof I do to this my
154    last Will and Testament contained in three Sheets of paper
155    to the two first of which set my hand and to this being the
156    third my hand and Seal this Fourth day of January in the
157    year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Sixty Six
158    James King Signed Sealed published pronounced and declared
159    by me the said James King the Testator as and for my last
160    Will and Testament in the presence of us (who at the request
161    of the said Testator and in his presence set our hands as Witnesses
162    hereunto Saml Marsh att John Chandler John Smith
163    This Will was proved at London on the twenty Seventh
164    day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred
165    and Sixty Six before the Right Worshipfull George Hay doctor of
166    Laws Master keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of
167    Canterbury Lawfully constituted by the Oath of Mary Martha Lena
168    Imber Widow the Sole Executrix named in the said Will to whom
169    administration was granted of all and Singular the Goods
170    Chattels and Credits of the said deceased She having been first
171    sworn by Commission duly to administer

Will of Hester Blake, Spinster, Winchester - PROB 11/1081/358, probated 4 Sep 1781

Hester Blake has left an interesting will full of names of the people that she knew. Often the will of a spinster can be a goldmine of information. For anyone in this family line this will is certainly providing the necessary connection mother to child and grandchildren and linking families together by siblings. She mentions a brother but does not list any children for that brother so assume that this is the end of this particular line for Blake. Hester Blake was buried 21 Jul 1781 at St Lawrence Winchester (Find my Past - Hampshire Genealogical Society).

Hester has two sisters living at the time of the writing of her will including Mary Imber and Martha Soley who are both widowed at the time of writing.

Thomas Imber married Mary Blake (sister of the testator Hester Blake) 10 Jun 1725 at Micheldever, Hampshire (M13667-1 Family Search).

Mary Imber baptized 15 Feb 1727 at Saint Thomas Winchester (K13675-1 Family Search). Mary Imber (their daughter) married Thomas Baddely 7 May 1751 at Hinton Ampner, Hampshire (M13691-1 Family Search).

Children of Thomas Baddely and Mary Imber:

Thomas Imber Baddely 29 Jan 1752 at Saint Thomas, Winchester (J13675-1 Family Search)

Mary Baddely 4 Jul 1753 at Saint Thomas, Winchester (K13675-1 Family Search)

Joseph Soley married Martha Blake (sister of the testator Hester Blake) at Old Alresford 23 Jan 1727 (M13651-1 Family Search).

Rebecca Mary Soley was baptized 8 Sep 1728 at Old Alresford (C1365101 Family Search)

Joseph Soley their son was baptized 14 Nov 1729 at Old Alresford (M1365101 Family Search)

Mary Soley their daughter was baptized 25 Feb 1734 at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity Winchester (born 28 Jan 1734).

Catharine Soley their daughter was baptized 2 Feb 1738 at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity Winchester (P01489-1). Catharine Soley married Captain Chaloner Ogle  from the baptism of their son Chaloner Blake Ogle May 1762 at Saint Lawrence, Winchester (J13673-1 Family Search) which the will also verifies.

Children of Catharine Soley and Chaloner Ogle:

Chaloner Blake Ogle May 1762 at Saint Lawrence, Winchester
Isabella Catherine Ogle 1770 (Census of 1841 living at Kensington Middlesex)
Joseph Blake Ogle 1771 (Census of 1841 living at St Thomas Winchester)
Charlotte Ann Ogle 27 Oct 1780 at Saint Lawrence, Winchester (K13673-1 Family Search)
Catherine Elizabeth Ogle10 Jan 1782 at Saint Lawrence, Winchester(I04100-2 Family Search)

I did not find a great deal of information on the Foyle family. George Foyle (b c 1732) was buried at Southampton All Saints 2 Jun 1802 (70 years of age) from the records of the Hampshire Genealogical Society found on Find My Past.

A verification of the spelling of Mr. Nicholas Baconnean, surgeon, mentioned in the will comes from British History online:

From 1764 the occupier was Nicholas Baconnean, a Winchester surgeon, who by 1767 had assigned his interest to William Hussey of Salisbury.

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=117079

A Memorial on the Island of Jersey commemorates the Reverend Pain:  The Very Rev. Francis Payn, M.A., Dean of Jersey, b. 1699

http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/james-bertrand-payne/armorial-of-jersey--being-an-account-heraldic-and-antiquarian-of-its-chief-na-hci/page-40-armorial-of-jersey--being-an-account-heraldic-and-antiquarian-of-its-chief-na-hci.shtml

Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 8 Oct 2012
Source:  The National Archives, PROB 11/1081/358
Name of testator: Hester Blake, Spinster
Place: Winchester, Hampshire, England
Type of Record: Will
Dated:, 26 Apr 1768, Codicil 30 Oct 1778, probated 4 Sep 1781
Read: Electronic file images
Condition: modern English, late 18th century, smudged but fairly clear copy
[In margin] Hester
[In margin] Blake

1    In the Name of God Amen
2    I Hester Blake of the City of Winchester Spinster do make and
3    declare this my last Will and Testament my Body I commit to
4    the Earth to be decently buried in Saint Lawrence Church as
5    near to my late dear Mother as can be and as to my Estates
6    and Effects I dispose of the same as follows first I Give devise
    [Page 2]
7    and Bequeath unto my sister Martha Soley widow all that my
8    Freehold Garden situate in Parchment Street in the said City
9    of Winchester and all that my share right Title and Interest
10    of in and to the two Freehold Messuages or Tenements with
11    the appurtenances situate in the same street subject to the
12    mortgage on the same To hold ..... unto my said
13    sister Martha Soley her heirs and assigns for ever to her
14    and their own use and benefit she paying my share of
15    the Money due on Mortgage thereon also I give and
16    Bequeath unto my sister Mary Imber widow the Glass Case
17    that stands in the Dressing Room where I now live and all
18    my China Ware and all my wearing apparel and half my
19    plate all the rest of my household Goods I Give and Bequeath
20    unto my said Sister Martha Soley also I Give and Bequeath
21    unto my niece Mary Baddely my dressing Boxes and
22    twenty Guineas for Mourning also I give and Bequeath
23    unto Gorges Foyle Esquire and my Niece Mary his wife
24    and to Captain Ogle and my Niece Catherine his wife
25    twenty Guineas each for mourning Also I Give and
26    Bequeath unto Mr Nicholas Baconnean Surgeon Ten
27    Guineas to buy him a Ring Also I Give to the Reverend
28    Mr. Pain Dean of Jersey and to Mr. James Bandinell
29    of Jersey and to Mrs Mary Philpot late of Gosport and
30    to Mrs Dorothy Bonham now or late of Warnford and to
31    Miss Mary Hayes and her Sister Mrs. Wooll five Guineas
32    a piece to buy each of them a Ring all which above
33    said Legacies I desire my Executrix to pay as soon as
35    she conveniently can Also I Give and Bequeath unto
36    James Spearman and Jane Spearman son and daughter of my Good friends
37    James Spearman of the City of Winchester Gentleman
38    ten Guineas to be equally divided between them and I
39    order the same to be paid to their Father or Mother or
40    Guardians for their benefit within three months after my
41    decease whose receipt shall be a sufficient discharge to
42    my Executrix for the same Also I Give to Ann Cobb my
43    servant ten pounds Also I Give unto John Speed Doctor of
44    Physic five Guines to buy him a Ring Also I Give to
45    Miss Letitia Imber ten pounds Also I Give and Bequeath
46    unto Francis son of Francis Swanton of the said City of
47    Winchester Esquire my amythyst Ring which was my Brother
48    Blakes Also I Give and Bequeath the sum of Ten
49    pounds and ten shillings to be divided amongst such poor
50    women as I shall mention in a paper for that purpose
51    and for want of such paper to such poor women as
52    my Executrix shall think fit also all the rest and residue
53    of my Estate and Effects whatsoever and wheresoever I give
54    devise and Bequeath unto my said sister Mary Imber to
55    and for her own use and benefit and I do hereby make
56    and appoint my said Sister Mary Imber whole and sole
57    Executrix of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking
58    all former Wills by me made and I so declare this to be
59    my last will and Testament In Witness whereof I have
    [Page 3]
60    hereunto set my hand and seal the twenty sixth day of April in
61    the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty
62    eight Hester Blake [signed] [sealed] Signed sealed and delivered published and
63    declared by the said Hester Blake the Testatrix as and for her
64    her last Will and Testament in the presence of Charles Guest [signed]
65    Sarah Collis [signed] John Meare [signed]
66    October the 30th 1778
67    As I was seting alone I thought I would desire my
68    Executrix to dispose of these things as I desire the[y] may
69    be given to I desire Mrs. Swanton may have my best
70    work apron and a pair of my best work Ruffles I
71    desire Mrs. Phillpot may have my next best work apron
72    and Ruffles I desire Mrs Chilcott may have five or Six
73    yards of my best black laces and a Minuett Lace
74    handkerchief a Lace Cap and Ruffles and my Brown
75    Silk Gown and one of my best Cotton Gowns and any
76    more you like to give her as one day I told Mr.
77    Swanton I would give him as much as I did Mary
78    Dunn[ac]k I desire he will accept of one Guinea to play
79    at cards with and that he will not swear one oath
80    till he have lost it all as I would not offered Mary
81    Dunnack with any of my cloath I desire she may have
82    One Guinea to buy her a Gown or do what she please
83    with it I desire Mary Cobb may have one of my silk
84    Sagus and Coat one silk Gown and one of my best
85    Cotton Gowns 2 laced Caps and 2 ditto hankershifts 2
86    pair work ruffles 2 muslin aprons and all my common cloath to be
87    divided between her and my other servant if I have one
88    as shifts Gowns quilted pettycoats undercoats pockets stockings
89    stays and I also have promist my silver watch to Mary
90    Cobb which I desire she may have given her Witness
91    my hand Hester Blake [signed], October the 30th, 1778
92    Whereas I had some years ago promist Moly
93    Rowing which live with me when she had live with so
94    many years I would give her a Silk Gown which was
95    not her Fanct she did not I desire she may have two
96    Guineas towards buying her a new one And I allso Give
97    my Green and yellow stuff Bed with the Green lyninn
98    to make any poor woman or Children Gowns or Coats
99    as my sisters shall think wants them and any of my best
100    cloaths my sister or Niece will not weare I desire they
101    will give them to any of my friends I declare this
102    Codicil to my last will Witness my hand Hester Blake [signed]
103    October the 30 1778
104    I Desire the Ten Guineys I have given in
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105    my will to five poor womans may be if they are living
106    at my deceass may be Mrs Crafton and Mary Mu[r]phy[?]
107    Molly Bowing which I have set down in the paper
108    whare I have given some of my Cloath and Betty Cobb
109    and Kitty Turesbury I desire they may have two Guineys
110    each of them Witness my hand Hester Blake [signed]
111    I hester Blake of the City of Winchester Spinster
112    do by this Codicil to my last Will and Testament and
113    which I order and direct shall be accepted and taken as and for
114    part of my said last Will and Testament Give to my
115    Servant Ann Cobb forty pounds over and above the sum
116    of ten pounds by me already given her in and by my
117    said last will and Testament Also I Give to my dear
118    friend Mrs. Mary Philpot Widow my little pair of
119    silver candlesticks which I desire her to accept of for
120    this long love and friendship that we have had together
121    and which yet subsist between us over and above the
122    sum of five Guineas already given her in and by my
123    said last Will and Testament Also I Give to my three
124    Nephews Chaloner Ogle Junior Joseph Ogle and George
125    Foyle Junior to each of them five Guineas to buy a Ring
126    or do what they please with it Also I Give to John
127    Meare of Winchester aforesaid and Olive his wife to each
128    of them one Guinea to buy a Ring or what they
129    please In Witness whereof I have to this my Codicil
130    set my hand and seal the twenty second day of
131    January one thousand seven hundred and Eighty Hester
132    Blake [signed] [sealed] Signed Sealed published and declared by the said
133    Hester blake as and for a Codicil to be annexed to and
134    taken for part of her said last Will and Testament in
135    the presence of us who have subscribed our names as
136    Witnesses in her presence and of each other Anthony
137    Mercer [signed] John Burcher [signed]
138    The twenty eight day of August in the
139    year of our Lord one thousand seven
140    hundred and eighty one
141    Which Day appeared personally Richard Kenfield
142    of the City of Winchester in the County of Southampton
143    Watchmaker and Francis Pike of the said City of Winchester
144    Breechesmaker and made Oath on the Holy Evangelists as
145    follows to wit that they were very well acquainted with
146    Hester Blake late of the City of Winchester aforesaid Spinster
147    deceased for several years next before and to the time of
148    her death during all which time they have frequently
149    seen her write and subscribe her name and thereby became
150    very well acquainted with her manner and character
151    of handwriting and having now seen and carefully perused
152    the paper writing hereunto annexed purporting to be the
153    three
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154    three several Codicils of the said Hester Blake deceased written on
155    an half sheet and a slip of paper the one beginning thus
156    "October the 30th 1778 as I was seting alone I thought
157    I would desire my Executrics," and ending thus "I also
158    have promist my silver Watch to Mary Cobb which
159    I desire she may have given her witness my hand
160    Hester Blake [signed] October ye 30th 1778," and the other beginning
161    thus "Whereas I had some years ago promist Mary
162    Bowing" and ending thus " I declare this a codicil to
163    my last will Witness my hand Hester Blake October ye
164    30th 1778" and the other Codicil written on a slip of paper
165    beginning thus "I desire the ten Guineas I have given in my
166    will to five poor Womans" and ending thus "I desire
167    they may have two Guineys each of them Witness
168    my hand Hester Blake," they these deponents do say and expres
169    that they verily and in their consciences believe that
170    the said paper writings and the whole series thereof and
171    also the name Hester Blake set or put to the bottom of
172    the said paper writings were totally wrote and subscribed
173    by and with the proper hand of the said Hester Blake
174    deceased. Rich[ar]d Kenfield [signed] Francis Pike [signed] Sworn at the said
175    City of Winchester the twenty eighth day of August in
176    the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and
177    Eighty One Before me Thomas Brereton commissioner
178    This Will was proved at London with four codicils
179    the fourth day of September in the year of our Lord one
180    thousand seven hundred and Eighty One before the right
181    Worshipful Peter Calvert Doctor of Laws Master Keeper or
182    Commissary of the prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully
183    constituted by the Oath of Mary Imber Widow the sole
184    Executrix named in the said Will to whom administration
185    was granted of all and singular the Goods Chattels and
186    Credits of the deceased having been first sworn by Commission
187    duly to administer.