Samuel Blake is the Testator and he was a farmer at Blackmarsh Farm near Sherborne, Dorset.
On the 1851 Census Samuel Blake is a retired farmer living in Sherborne. He lists himself as married and that he was born in Ringwood, Hampshire and he is 76 years of age (born circa 1775).
On the 1841 Census Samuel is a yeoman at Blackmarsh Farm. Living with him are two servants and two people named as independent – Mary Hynes 65 years not born in Dorset and William Trenchard 20 years not born in Dorset (witnessed his will 7 Jan 1842).
There is a marriage between Samuel Blake and Elizabeth Newell 20 Jun 1799 at Romsey, Hampshire (this appears to be a patron entry however I03680-7).
Names mentioned in the will:
Elizabeth Blake of Romsey, Hampshire, sister
William Blake of Devonport, Devon, brewer, brother
Harriet Leach of Liverpool, sister
Stephen Leach of Liverpool, brother in law
Lucy Read of Liverpool, sister
Samuel Read of Liverpool, Schoolmaster, brother in law
Elizabeth Holden of Colesbera, South Africa, niece
Reverend W. C. Holden of Colesbera, South Africa, Wesleyan Missionary, nephew in law
Mary Newell, Ilminster, Somerset, niece
James Blake of Portsmouth, Hampshire, Brewer, brother
Catherine Blake, daughter of Thomas Blake of Cowes, Isle of Wight, niece
Thomas Blake of Cowes, Isle of Wight, brewer, brother
Sarah Jackson of Romsey, Hampshire, sister, deceased
Thomas Blake of Sherborne, Dorset, hatter, cousin
Sarah Jackson is the only deceased sibling and she was likely buried 12 Jul 1824 at Romsey Independent, in Hampshire. A child was buried that same year surname Jackson and not named.
Samuel Blake Jackson was baptized 19 Mar 1817 at Abbey Independent, Romsey, Hampshire son of Samuel Jackson and Sarah Blake (Family Search C06955-1).
On the 1841 Census I found Samuel Jackson 60 years of age and a druggist living in Romsey with his daughters Lucy 20 and Eliza 20. This is perhaps the husband of Sarah Jackson (deceased).
On the 1851 Census Samuel Jackson is retired druggist living at South Stoneham and his daughter Eliza is living with him. She was born at Romsey.
Children born to Samuel and Sarah Jackson and baptized at Abbey-Independent, Romsey:
Mary baptized 3 Jun 1811 (born 16 Feb 1811)
Samuel baptized 13 Dec 1812 (born 5 Oct 1812)
Sarah baptized 21 Aug 1814 (born 20 Apr 1814)
Samuel Blake baptized 19 Mar 1817 (born 3 Sep 1816)
Lucy baptized 28 Jun 1818 (born 9 Mar 1818)
Eliza baptized 6 Aug 1820
Stephen Leach married Harriot Blake 13 Nov 1804 at Romsey, Hampshire (FamilySearch M13669-3).
On the 1851 census Stephen and Harriet are living in Liverpool at 106 Falkner Street and he is a retired auctioner. Harriet is 66 years of age born at Romsey circa 1785. They have one daughter living at home Harriet 38 years of age born at Romsey and Stephen is also born at Romsey. They have their daughter Harriet 38 years of age, their son Charles 35 years of age, their daughter Lucy 26 years of age and their grandson Stephen Leach is three years old. All are born at Romsey except Stephen who was born at Portsea.
Samuel Hardwell Read married Lucy Blake 21 June 1815 at Chitterne All Saints, Wiltshire (FamilySearch M15498-1).
On the 1841 census at Wirrall Cheshire, Samuel Read 72 years of age and a teacher is listed with Lucy Read 46 years of age (born circa 1795) and their daughter Mary 15 years and Frederick 8 years. Could not find them on the 1851 census.
William Clifford Holden married Elizabeth Newell sep quarter 1839 at Sherborne, Dorset.
An interesting website on South Africa mentions the Rev W C Holden:
http://www.sahistory.org.za/market-square
In 1847 Rev W C Holden arrived in Durban to take charge of the Methodist Mission in the Colony …….. . A personal webpage on Geni has his date of death as 16 Oct 1897 in Grahamstown, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It appears Elizabeth died before him as a second wife is mentioned as stepmother.
A son of this couple (W.C. Holden and Elizabeth Newell) was named John Samuel Blake Holden in 1853.
I found a personal webpage that mentions the christening of one of the children of their family in South Africa 14 Oct 1870 (http://www.amethyst.co.za/FamilyTree/18040707-JuliaSlater.htm ).
Baptism of Catherine Blake daughter of Thomas Blake and Sarah Beazley 12 Mar 1820 at Congregational Church, Cowes, Hampshire (Family Search C16696-1).
Other children baptized to Thomas Blake and Sarah Beazley at Congregational Church, Cowes:
Louisa baptized 12 Mar 1820 (born 18 Oct 1816)
Emily baptized 1 Jul 1822
Julia baptized 1 Jul 1822
Marriage of Thomas Blake and Sarah Beazley 19 Jul 1808 at Alverstoke, Hampshire.
On the 1851 Census Thomas Blake is a widower 71 years of age on the Isle of Wight and he was born at Ringwood Hampshire. He is still listed as a Brewer. Living with him is his daughter Julia 25 years of age and she was born at West Cowes. Visiting from the Cape of Good hope is Julia Busby. On the 1861 Census at West Cowes Thomas Blake a widower 81 years a Brewer employing 2 men and born at Ringwood. Visiting him is Isabella Byles a widow of 51 years born at Portsea and a servant Seliza Heath 27 years.
The siblings of Samuel as noted in the will with the exception of John and his addition will be obvious in a few lines below.
William born circa 1774
Samuel born circa 1775 Ringwood Hampshire
James
Elizabeth born circa 1779
John born circa 1779
Thomas born circa 1780 Ringwood Hampshire
Harriet born circa 1785 Romsey Hampshire
Charles born 3 Jun 1786 Romsey Hampshire
Sarah born 18 Jan 1788 Romsey Hampshire (baptized 19 May 1788)
Mary born 18 Feb 1790 Romsey Hampshire (buried Lyndhurst 7 Jan 1799)
Lucy born 30 Jul 1794 Romsey Hampshire
Possible baptisms for William 12 Mar 1775 at Lymington, Elizabeth 23 Aug 1779 at Lymington and John 1 Mar 1780 at Lymington. All these on Family Search but no parents listed. No baptism found for James at Lymington.
It is 9 miles (ENE) to Lyndhurst, Hampshire and 8 miles (S) to Christchurch and 16 miles (NE) to Romsey and 13 miles (ESE) to Lymington.
I can not find John or William on the census at the moment. I believe on the 1841 census Elizabeth is visiting with William Newell on the Isle of Wight. He is a farmer there. With her is an Ann Blake 20 years of age (possibly a niece?). I believe it is Birchmore Farm. James Blake is perhaps at Droxford with a year of birth circa 1777 but no evidence for that other than this listing.
Searching the Non Conformist and non parochial registers on Ancestry I found the baptism for Lucy Blake at Romsey Hampshire and daughter of Samuel Blake and Mary Blake. A good starting point having the father of this group. Lucy was born 30 Jul 1794. Another handy piece of information Mary Blake, wife of Samuel Blake, was buried in the Protestant Dissenters burying ground at Lyndhurst 7 Dec 1794 aged 47 years. This is perhaps Samuel Blake marrying Mary Earle 9 Aug 1773 in Hampshire.
There was another son Charles born 3 Jun 1786 and baptized 11 Jan 1787 at Romsey.
There was another daughter Mary born 18 Feb 1790 and baptized the same day at Romsey. She was buried 7 Jan 1799 at Lyndhurst.
A little more sleuthing and I believe I have found the parents of Samuel (and all his siblings). Samuel Blake of Christchurch, BrandyMerchant, left his will which was probated 13 Feb 1812
Blogged: http://kippeeb.blogspot.ca/2012/05/will-of-samuel-blake-brandy-merchant-of.html
in which he mentions two of his sons and his four daughters Elizabeth, Harriet, Sarah and Lucy. The two sons he mentions with regard to his business are John and Samuel. Mentioned in the probate as executors are John and William Blake sons. I have not yet found a John Blake as a child of Samuel and Mary but will have another look. Sons not mentioned James and Thomas. In the will there was a partnership between Samuel and his two sons John and Samuel as Malsters and Common Brewers Farmers dealers and chapmen at Sherborne. It does appear as if Samuel has followed the will and carried on the business restablishing himself after closure. But what happened to John? A mystery to solve. Indeed he mentions Lucy is not yet 21 (she was born in 1794 so would be 18 at the time of probate.
Also interesting Samuel mentions a cousin Thomas Blake of Sherborne which would indicate that the father Samuel had a brother possibly. Thomas appears on the 1851 census at Newland in Sherborne as a retired hat manufacturer. He is a widower with a daughter Eliza 43 years of age and he is 81 years of age. He was born at Sherborne. There is a house servant Harriot Sansom living there as well. From Family Search there is a baptism for Eliza Blake daughter of Thomas and Ann Blake and baptized 25 Dec 1806 at the Union Chapel and Long Street Meeting-Independent, Sherborne, Dorset. Thomas also appears on the 1841 census as a 71 year old hatter with daughter Eliza 26, son Samuel 25 and Ann 21 still with a female servant Emily Gerrand 18 years of age. Peeking ahead at the will for this Thomas he married Ann Hine 11 Jul 1796 at Beaminster, Dorset.
Are there any male descendants of this line with the Blake surname? Thomas, cousin to Samuel, does have a son Samuel. When I do the will of Thomas I will see if I can trace down that line a little further in the census.
There are three Blake males listed in the 1807 Dorset Poll Book – John Blake at Sherborn (Abbots Fee), Thomas Blake at Sherborne (Houndstreet) and William Blake at Portsea (Poole).
The OPC Dorset site has a number of Blake entries for Sherborne and I will extract them when I do the will of Thomas Blake at Sherborne.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 3 Sep 2013
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/2155/372
Testator: Samuel Blake, Yeoman
Place: Blackmarsh Farm near Sherborne, Dorset, England
Type of Record: Will
Date of document: 7 Jan 1842, probated 16 Jul 1852
Condition: 19th century English, legible copy
[Margin]: Samuel
[Margin]: Blake
[Margin]: 23
1 This is the last Will and Testament
2 of me Samuel Blake of Blackmarsh Farm near Sherborne in
3 the County of Dorset yeoman I direct that all my just debts funeral
4 and testamentary expences and the costs and charges of proving
5 this my Will may be fully paid and satisfied I give and bequeath
6 all my personal estate of every sort and kind except the Bible
7 hereinafter specifically bequeathed unto my Executors hereinafter
8 named upon trust as soon as conveniently may be after my
9 decease to convert the whole into money and out of the produce
10 thereof to purchase into their own names the sum of four hundred
11 pounds stock three per cent consolidated bank annuities and
12 receive the dividends thereof and pay the same when so received
13 unto my Sister Elizabeth Blake of Romsey in the County of Hants
14 spinster during the term of her natural life and I direct that until
15 my said Executors shall have made the investment hereinbefore
16 directed that the interest which would have been received from the
17 said stock had the investment been made shall be payable out
18 of my residuary personal estate And I further direct that a sum
19 proportionate to such part of the current half year as shall have
20 elapsed at the death of my said Sister shall be paid to her executors or
21 administrators and immediately after the decease of my said Sister
22 Elizabeth Blake I give and bequeath unto my brothers William
23 Blake of Devonport in the County of Devon Brewer one moiety or
24 half part of the said sum of four hundred pounds stock herein before
25 directed to be invested and as to one fourth part of share of the said
26 sum of four hundred pounds stock I direct my Trustees to hold the
27 Same upon the like trusts as are hereinafter declared concerning
28 the one sixth of the residue given to them for the benefit of my
29 Sister Harriet Leach wife of Stephen Leach of Liverpool in the
30 County of Lancaster and her daughters And as to the remaining
31 one fourth part or share of the said sum of four hundred pounds
32 stock I direct my said Trustees to hold the same upon the like trusts
33 as are hereinafter declared concerning the one sixth of the residue
34 given to them for the benefit of my Sister Lucy Read Wife of
35 Samuel Read of Liverpool aforesaid Schoolmaster her husband
36 and children And I direct that the legacy duly payable in respect of
37 the aforesaid amount of four hundred pounds stock be paid by my
38 Executors out of my residuary personal estate I give and bequeath
39 unto my niece Elizabeth Holden wife of The Reverend W. C. Holden
40 now a Missionary at Colesbera South Africa the sum of Two
41 hundred and fifty pounds but in case of the death of the said
42 Elizabeth Holden in my life time leaving a child or children living at
43 my decease I give and bequeath the same sum of Two hundred
44 and fifty pounds unto my trustees upon trust to invest the same
45 in their own names in the purchase of three per cent consolidated
46 Bank annuities and to accumulate the dividends by half yearly
47 investments
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48 investments upon the same securities in the nature of compound
49 interest and upon further trust to divide the said stock accumulated as well
50 as original unto and equally between such of the children of the said
51 Elizabeth Holden as shall live to attain the age of twenty one years or if
52 there shall be but one such attaining Child than to such only child his or
53 her executors administrators and assigns But if there shall be no child
54 living as aforesaid or being any shall die under the age of twenty one
55 years then I give and bequeath the said sum of two hundred and
56 fifty pounds unto Mary Newell of Ilminster in the County of Somerset
57 spinster her executors administrators and assigns I give and bequeath
58 unto such of the children of my brother James Blake of Portsmouth in
59 the County of hants Brewer living at my decease the sum of five pounds But
60 in case any child or children of my said brother shall at my death be
61 under the age of twenty one years then I direct that the legacy or
62 legacies of such child or children so under age be paid to my brother
63 the said James Blake as a Trustee for his said children and the
64 receipt of my said brother shall be a good discharge to my Executors
65 for the same I give and bequeath unto my Niece Catharine Blake
66 daughter of my brother Thomas Blake of Cowes in the Isle of
67 Wight Brewer my Baxters comprehensive Bible And as to all the
68 rest, residue and remainder of my personal estate and effects I
69 direct that the same may be divided into six equal parts or shares
70 and as to one of such six parts or shares I give and bequeath the
71 same unto my said brother William Blake to and for his own use
72 and benefit and as to one other of such six equal parts or shares I
73 give and bequeath the same unto my said brother Thomas Blake
74 to and for his own use and benefit and as to one other of such six
75 equal parts or shares I give and bequeath the same unto my
76 Trustees for the time being their executors administrators and assigns
77 upon trust to invest the same in their own names in the purchase
78 of three percent consolidated bank annuities and upon trust to
79 stand possessed of the same and permit my said Sister Harriet Leach
80 to enjoy the annual income thereof for her life but so that during her
81 present and any future coverture my said Trustees shall pay such
82 income as the same shall become due and not by way of anticipa-
83 tion into her proper hands and for her sole use free from marital
84 control for which payments her receipts shall be good discharges to my
85 said Trustees and immediately after the decease of my said Sister
86 Harriet Leach upon trust to divide the principal stock unto and equally
87 between such of her daughters as shall be living at her decease But
88 in case there should be but on daughter living then to such only
89 daughter her executors administrators and assigns and as to one other
90 of such six equal parts or shares I give and bequeath the same unto
91 my Trustees for the time being their executors administrators and
92 assigns upon trust to invest the same in their own names in the
93 purchase of three per cent consolidated Bank annuities and upon
94 trust to stand possessed of the same and permit my said Sister Lucy
95 Read to enjoy the annual income thereof for her life but so that during
96 her present or any future coverture my said trustees shall pay such
97 income as the same shall become due and not by way of anticipa-
98 tion into her proper hands for her sole use free from marital control
99 for which payments her receipts shall be good discharges to my said Trustees
100 and after her decease upon trust to pay the annual income thereof
101 to her husband for life and immediately after the decease of the survi-
102 vor of them my said Sister Lucy Read and of her husband upon
103 trust to divide the principal stock unto and equally between such of
104 the children of my said Sister Lucy Read as shall be living at the
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105 decease of the survivor of them the said Lucy Read and her said
106 husband and as to one other of such six equal parts or shares I give
107 and bequeath the same unto and equally between such of the children
108 of my Sister Sarah Jackson late of Romsey in the County of hants
109 deceased as shall be living at my decease And as to the last of such equal
110 six parts or shares I give and bequeath the same unto and equally
111 between such of the children of my Cousin Thomas Blake of Sherborne
112 aforesaid formerly hatter but now out of business as shall be living
113 at the time of my decease And I hereby declare that any interest
114 given to any female under this my Will shall be to and for the
115 separate use and benefit of such individuals respectively And Lastly
116 I devise all Estates vested in me as mortgagee or trustee to my said
117 Trustees their heirs executors administrators and assigns subject to the
118 trusts and equities affecting the same respectively and I direct and
119 declare that the receipts of my Trustees for any money to be paid to
120 them in that Character shall exonerate the persons paying the
121 same from all liability in respect of the application thereof And I
122 declare that if either of my said trustees herein named shall die in my
123 lifetime or shall refuse to accept the trusts of my Will it shall be lawful for
124 the other of them surviving me and accepting such trusts or if neither of
125 them shall survive me and accept the same than for my said brother
126 William Blake his executors or administrators or either of any of
127 them to appoint within six calendar months after my decease a fit
128 person or persons to supply the vacancy or vacancies occasioned by
129 such death or refusal and I further declare that so often as any trustee or
130 Trustees hereinnamed or to be appointed under this power or the preceeding
131 power shall die or desire to be discharged or become unable to act it
132 shall be lawful for the trustees or trustee for the time competent to act or if
133 there shall be no such trustee then for my said brother William Blake
134 his executors or administrators to appoint a fit person or persons to
135 succeed to the office of the deceased retiring or incapacitated trustee or
136 Trustees and by force of every such appointment as aforesaid all the
137 authorities and discretion given to the deceased refusing incapacitated or
138 discharged trustee shall be conferred upon the appointed trustee or
139 Trustees in whom either alone or jointly with the surviving or contin-
140 uing trustees or trustee my trust property shall vest or by proper
141 assurances be vested and on every appointment under the first of then
142 two preceeding powers the appointed trustee or trustees shall be considered
143 ss coming in under my Will in the same manner as if he or they had
144 been therein named instead of the deceased or refusing trustee or trustees
145 and I declare that the trustees or trustee for the time being of my Will
146 shall be responsible only for their or his own respective acts defaults and
147 receipts and be exempt from all liability for involuntary losses and be at
148 liberty to deduct and allow to each other all expences incident to the
149 execution of the trusts of this my Will and I appoint my friends
150 Benjamin Chandler and Silvanus Longman and my brother the said
151 Thomas Blake Executors and Trustees of this my Will And Lastly
152 I revoke all other testamentary dispositions by me at anytime heretofore
153 made In Witness whereof I have hereunder set my hand this seventh
154 day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
155 and forty two Sam. Blake Signed by the said Testator Samuel
156 Blake as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us
157 present at the same time who at his request in his presence and in the
158 presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses
159 Wm Trenchard of Sherborne Dorset Gent: P B Chandler J[unio]r of
160 Sherborne Dorset Gent.
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161 Proved at London 16th July 1852 before The Judge by the oath of
162 Silvanus Longman one of the Executors to whom Admon was grant
163 ed having been first sworn by Com[missi]on duly to administer Power
164 reserved of making the like grant to Benjamin Chandler Esquire and
165 Thomas Blake the Brother the other Executors when they shall apply
166 for the same
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Saturday, September 7, 2013
Monday, October 8, 2012
Will of James Blake Gentleman, Birchmore, Isle of Wight - PROB 11/1395/214, probated 6 Jul 1803
The testator James Blake is at Birchmore on the Isle of Wight; West Birchmore belonged to his wife's family and she was the heir of her grandfather William Ruffin. James Blake married Elizabeth Ruffin Scott 23 Mar 1759 at Christchurch, Hampshire, England (M14658-1 Family Search). James appears to be the son of John Blake and Susanne de Garis and he was born 27 Nov 1731 in the Guernsey Channel Islands and died/was buried in St George Churchyard at Arreton, Isle of Wight 7 June 1803. Elizabeth Ruffin Scott Blake died/was buried 26 Mar 1790 also in St George Churchyard. James mother Susanne de Garis Blake was born on the Guernsey Channel Islands and died/was buried 26 May 1781 also in St George Churchyard near her son.
Looking at a number of trees on Ancestry this Blake family is purported to have been on the Isle of Wight from at least the mid 1500s on. There is no mention of a Blake family there in British History Online for Shalfleet. However that doesn't preclude the Blake family being there. They simply were not mentioned in the British History Online for Shalfleet.
James father is named as John Blake who was likely born 3 Nov 1696 at Ningwood Isle of Wight (died/buried 29 Apr 1731 at Compton, Isle of Wight). John married Susanne de Garis 6 May 1729 in Brooke, Isle of Wight (and she was his second wife). John (born 1696) was said to be the son of John Blake and Mary Ranier (there is a marriage listed in a set of transcriptions for Shalfleet online showing a marriage between John Blake and Mary Ranear 24 Sep 1691. http://www.sources.shalfleet.net/shalfleet_marriages_1604-1751.htm
This Register begins with 1604 and ends in 1837 and this is the only marriage for a male Blake at Shalfleet (a Mary Blake married Abraham Tricket 1 Jan 1660). However baptisms from the same source show a John Blake son of Georg Blake baptized 10 Sep 1609, Anna Blake daughter of John Blake baptized 10 Mar 1643, Elez Blake daughter of John Blake baptized 24 Jul 1652, David Blake son of John Blake baptized 24 Sep 1694, John Blake (as above) baptized 29 Nov 1696 son of John and Jane Blake (born 10 Nov 1696), James Blake baptized 9 Mar 1698 son of John and Jane Blake (born 11 Feb 1698), Mary Blake daughter of John Blake baptized 20 Jun 1705, John Blake baptized 19 Mar 1729 son of John Blake the younger and no further baptisms to the end of 1799 in this transcription http://www.sources.shalfleet.net/shalfleet_baptisms_1786-1799.htm. The Burial Register has also been transcribed Edward Blake was buried 15 Mar 1661, Elizabeth Blake was buried 15 Feb 1691 (or 1692), Anne Blake wife of Mr. John Blake was buried 20 Apr 1721, Mr. John Blake was buried 29 Apr 1731 and the website again: http://www.sources.shalfleet.net/shalfleet_burial_records_1725_1752.htm
Although John Blake married Jane Ranear at Shalfleet they did not baptize their children there other than David, John, James and Mary according to the online transcriptions (missing would be Sarah, Jane and Elizabeth mentioned in the tree on Ancestry). It would be interesting to see if there is any proof for saying that James Blake born at Guernsey Channel Islands son of John Blake and Susanne de Garis has as his grandparents John Blake and Jane Ranear. James was a posthumous child it would appear which probably accounts for his being born on the Guernsey Islands (his father died/was buried 29 Apr 1731 at Compton Isle of Wight according to the Ancestry tree. Compton Bay is located on the west side of the Isle of Wight. The one linking items is definitely the burial of Susanne Blake 26 May 1781 widow of John Blake close by the burial of her son James Blake (7 Jun 1803). One problem with that is the recording of the memorial stones in the graveyard: http://www.isle-of-wight-fhs.co.uk/mis_bis/mis_arreton_st_george_churchyard.pdf
as there is a stone that says buried James Blake (D5 17 Nov 1795) wife of Elizabeth Scott Blake. But by his will we know that he was buried after 1 Feb 1802 and before 6 Jul 1803. Elizabeth is buried next to her parents Mary Scott buried 1 Jan 1766 widow of Joseph Scott.
Elizabeth (daughter of James Blake testator) married Richard Hall Tombs (marriage not yet located). Children of Richard and Elizabeth: Elizabeth Blake Tombs baptized 31 Mar 1783 at St Thomas Winchester, Mary Tombs baptized 23 Mar 1784 at Saint Thomas Winchester (K13675-1 Family Search), for Richard Tombs I did not find his christening at Winchester.
Other Blake memorials from the webpage for St George Churchyard at Arreton Isle of Wight
C 5 Blake, Elizabeth Ruffin 26.3.1790 wife of James Blake
C 6 Scott, Mary 1.1.1766 widow of Joseph Scott
C 7 Blake, Joseph 6.12.1796 son of James Blake
C 26 Blake, James 7.6.1803
C 27 Blake, Susanna 26.5.1781 widow of John Blake
F 94 Blake, James Ruffin Scott 24.10.1905 also wife grace, son William
F 95 Blake, Sarah 8.11.1906 also James her husband
C 49 Blake, Mary April 1852 wife of James Blake
D 4 Blake, Walter Scott 22.9.1872 son of James Blake
D 5 Blake, James 17.11.1795 wife Elizabeth Scott Blake
D 6 Blake, Frances 2.11.1895 James Ruffin Blake
D 17 Blake, Mary 24.7.1831 dau of James Ruffin Blake
D 18 Blake, James Ruffin 18.3.1839 wife Elizabeth
D 19 Blake, Susannah 9.1.1815
D 20 Blake, Benjamin 28.10.1837
D 21 Blake, John 9.1.1826 also Charlotte his wife
D 22 Blake, Charles 17.3.1827 son of John Blake
D 29 Blake, Sussanna 31.7.1818 dau of John Blake
D 30 Blake, William 27.12.1808 son of John Blake
D 32 Blake, Susannah 31.10.1811 burned to death
D 33 Blake, Mary 4.5.1797 wife of henry Blake
D 34 Blake, Henry 22.10.1845 Mary his wife & son Richard
D 35 Blake, Ann 23.9.1845 wife of James Blake
E 23 Blake, Mary 20.7.1808 also Jonathan her husband
F 73 Blake, Julia Groundsell 9.6.1878 dau of James Fred bro of
James
F 94 Blake, James Ruffin Scott 24.10.1905 also wife grace, son William
F 95 Blake, Sarah 8.11.1906 also James her husband
F 108 Blake, Mary 9.4.1870 Mary (wife) and Jessie
Saunders dau.
F 109 Blake, Henry 29.10.1899 sexton for 40 years
F 148 Blake, James 31.3.1863
Looking at the IGI now for marriages and could not find the 8 Apr 1721 marriage of Joseph Scott and Mary Ruffin however this online tree does have an extracted parish record from Ancestry (Marriage License allegations, Bishop of Winchester 1689 1837) showing Joseph Scott of Christchurch gent marrying Mary Russin spinster at Milton, C., or Sopley 8 Apr 1721. This same site has a date of birth 6 Dec 1700 in Arreton for Mary Ruffin and a date of death 1 Jan 1766 in Arreton which does agree with the burial date shown on the tombstone mentioned earlier in St George Churchyard at Arreton. Elizabeth Ruffin Blake was born/baptized 5 Apr 1739 in Merston Isle of Wight according to the family tree on Ancestry (Betey Roffen Scott was baptized 11 Apr 1739 at Christchurch, Hampshire daughter of Joseph Scott C01763-1 Family Search). An interesting history from British History online: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42063.
Birchmore formed part of the early lords' hunting ground, and is referred to in the list of liberties allowed to Isabel de Fortibus, Countess of Albemarle, in 1279. (fn. 12) It lies opposite Stone, a little to the east, and the present house appears to be an early 18thcentury structure. During part of the 16th and 17th centuries it was owned by the yeoman family of Harbert (fn. 13) or Herbert, but in the 18th century by the family of Ruffin. The date stone in the east gable, W.R.S. 1736, evidently refers to a member of the latter family. (fn. 14) In a lease of East Birchmore, 19 May 1753, the holder is described as 'William Ruffin of Birchmore, gentleman.' Elizabeth, granddaughter of William Ruffin, married James Blake, who thus came into possession of Birchmore, which is now administered by the executors of the late Mr. Scott Blake.
It would be interesting to look at this Blake line as it does appear to be the earliest line on the Isle of Wight at least back into the mid 1600s by the Parish Registers at Shalfleet.
James in his will mentions his sons: James Ruffin Blake, John Blake, Henry Blake and Benjamin Blake and his daughters: Elizabeth Tombs, Susanna Blake and Jane Blake. The online tree lists his children as Elizabeth (born/baptized 12 Feb 1760 in Arreton, James Ruffin (born/baptized 2 Jul 1762 at Arreton), John, Susannah (born/baptized 29 Dec 1768 in Arreton), Henry (born baptized 26 Feb 1771 in Arreton), Jane (circa 1771), Benjamin (circa 1772), Jane (circa 1773), and Joseph (circa 1773 died/buried 10 Dec 1796 in Arreton). John one of the sons is found on the Census in 1841 and 1851 at Godshill and he lists his date of birth at 1767 and 1766 which would fit into the above scheme for the children of James. The IGI does not list these baptisms unfortunately (the parish Registers for Arreton are listed as being from 1754 to 1978 so should be able to find these baptisms there).
This family can be traced down into the 1900s through the census. I must admit to a strong curiosity if they are descendant of the Wiltshire Blake family. If indeed James was the son of John baptized 3 Nov 1696 at Ningwood near Shalfleet and he the son of John Blake and Mary Ranear married 24 Sep 1691 at Shalfleet, one wonders how much further back it would be possible to trace this Blake line on the Isle of Wight. Online trees do take this line back further on the Isle of Wight. However by the late 1600s there were a lot of Blake lines in southern Hampshire/Dorset and Wiltshire.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 7 Oct 2012
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/1395/214
Name of testator: James Blake, Gentleman
Place: Birchmore, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Type of Record: Will
Dated:, 1 Jan 1802, probated 6 Jul 1803
Read: Electronic file images
Condition: middle and modern English, 19th century, smudged but fairly clear copy
[In margin] James
[In margin] Blake
1 This is the last Will
2 and Testament of me James Blake Es[quire]
3 Birchmore in the Isle of Wight in the
4 County of Southampton Gentleman as
5 follows first I Will order and direct that all my
6 just debts funeral expences and be fully paid
7 and satisfied by my Executors hereinafter
8 named and appointed within a convenient
9 time after my decease and I give and Bequeath
10 the Sum of ten pounds unto and amongst
11 the poor of the parish of Arreton for to be
12 laid out in Bread and distributed amongs[t]
13 them within One Month next after my
14 decease at the option of my Executors Also
15 I give and devise all my Estate and Interest
16 of and in a certain Farm and Lands called
17 Hillis situate in the parish of Northwood
18 in the Isle of Wight unto and between my
19 four sons James Ruffin Blake John Blake
20 Henry Blake and Benjamin Blake their heirs
21 and assigns as tenants in common And
22 Whereas my son James Ruffin Blake is
23 intitled to the Capital Messuage Farm Land
24 and Premises with the appurt[enance]s called West
25 Birchmore as heir at Law of his late Mother
26 __ors I do give devise and bequeath all those
27 the great Tithes of the same Farm Land
28 and Premises unto my son James Ruffin
29 Blake his heirs and Assigns forever Also I
30 give devise and Bequeath my Messuage
31 Farm and premises with the app[urtenan]ces called
32 East Birchmore with the proxies (or Great tithes)
33 thereof and also the Great Tithes of
34 Leybrooksfield and Horsecroft and the Great
35 Tithes of the Farm and Lands called
36 Skinners unto my son James Ruffin Blake his
37 heirs and assigns forever upon condition
38 nevertheless that he the said James
39 Ruffin Blake his heirs and assigns do and
40 within twelve Months after my decease
41 pay or raise to be paid unto my Son
42 Benjamin Blake and to my two daughters
43 Susanna and Jane Blake the sum of one
44 thousand pounds apiece of lawful money of Great
45 Britain And I do hereby charge and make
46 chargeable the said Messuage Farm Lands
47 and premises so given and devised to the
48 said James Ruffin Blake to and with the
49 payment of the said three several Legacies of
50 One thousand pounds each And I give
51 and Bequeath to my Son John Blake of
52 Westocott five hundred pounds of lawful
53 money of Great Britain and to my son
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54 Henry Blake I give and Bequeath the like
55 sum of five hundred pounds of like money
56 Also I give and Bequeath to my Son
57 Benjamin Blake two hundred pounds of
58 like lawful money also I give and bequeath
59 to my daughter Elizabeth Wife of Richard
60 Hall Tombs of the City of Winchester the
61 dividends and Interest of the Sum of thirteen
62 hundred pounds three per cent Reduced Bank
62 Annuities for and during her natural life and
63 from and after her decease I give and bequeath
64 the said thirteen hundred pounds reduced
65 annuities unto my grand daughter Mary Ann
66 Tombs and to my Grand Son Richard Tombs
67 to be equally divided between them share
68 and share alike on their severally attaining
69 the age of twenty One years and in case
70 of the death of either of them my Grand
71 daughter or Grand Son before they had he
72 or she has attained the age of twenty One
73 years unmarried and without leaving any
74 child or children then and in such case I
75 give and Bequeath the whole of the thirteen
76 hundred pounds reduced Annuities to the Survivor
77 of them I give and Bequeath to my daughter
78 Susanna Blake and to my daughter Jane
79 Blake five hundred pounds to each of them of
80 lawful money moneys of Great Britain Also I
81 give and Bequeath to my said daughters
82 Susanna and Jane Blake my Gold Rings and
83 Trinkets to be divided between them I give and
84 Bequeath to my Son James Ruffin Blake my
85 household Goods and Furniture except such part
86 as he shall chose ^ I give and Bequeath
his Brothers and Sisters also I give and Bequeath to
87 to my said Son James Ruffin Blake my
88 live and dead Stock in husbantry except
89 such part as he shall chose to give and
90 Relinquish to his Brother Benjamin Also
91 I give and Bequeath to my said Son James
92 Ruffin Blake and my said son Benjamin Blake
93 and my said daughters Susanna and Jane
94 Blake my Linnen and China to be divided
95 between them I give and Bequeath to my said
96 Son James Ruffin Blake a pair of Silver
97 candle sticks two large Silver Waiters given by
98 my late Cousin Mary Quail I also give and
99 Bequeath the rest of my Silver plate to and
100 between my said Sons and daughters namely
101 James Ruffin Blake Benjamin Blake Susannah
102 and Jane Blake and likewise between my two Sons
103 John and Henry Blake share and share alike to be
104 divided between them I give and Bequeath unto
105 my daughter Elizabeth Tombs six large Silver table
106 Spoons
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107 Spoons and six silver tea spoons or ready money in
108 lieu of it at the option of my Executors and I give
109 and Bequeath unto my said Son James Ruffin Blake
110 the sum of forty pounds by me received on
111 sale of a small Estate at Christchurch which
112 was the property of my late Wife and I give to my
113 worthy friend Elizabeth Hawker Spinster of Portsmouth
114 five Guineas for a Ring in reward for her kindly attendance
115 on me in my sickness and I give and Bequeath all
116 the rest residue and Remainder of my money
117 and Securities for money and all my personal
118 Estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever unto
119 and between my four sons namely James Ruffin
120 blake John Blake Henry Blake and Benjamin
121 B lake equally divided between them and I do hereby
122 nominate constitute and appoint my said Sons
123 James Ruffin Blake John Blake and Henry Blake
124 to be Joint Executors of this my Will hereby
125 revoking all former Wills by me at any time
126 heretofore made In Witness whereof I the said
127 Testator James Blake have to this my last Will
128 and Testament containing three sheets of paper
129 to the first and second sheet set my hand and to
130 this third and last sheet my hand and seal the
131 first day of January in the year of Our Lord
132 One thousand eight hundred and two Js Blake [signed]
133 [Seal] Signed sealed published and declared by the said
134 Testator James Blake as and for his last Will and
135 Testament in the presence of us who at his request
136 and in his presence and in the presence of each
137 other have subscribed our names as Witnesses here
138 unto the words in the seventh line of the first
139 sheet interlined is and in the second sheet fifth
140 lines Bank ditto Eleventh lines the death of and
141 in ditto twenty three lines Ruffin Wm Baker [signed]
142 Wm Baker Jr [signed] W Chamberlain [signed]
143 This Will was proved at London On the
144 sixth day of July in the year of Our Lord One
145 thousand eight hundred and three before the Right
146 honorable Sir William Wynne Knight Doctor of Laws
147 and Master Keeper or Commissary of the prerogative
148 Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the Oaths of
149 James Ruffin Blake John Blake and Henry
150 Blake the Sons of the deceased and the Executors
151 named in the said Will to whom Administration was
152 granted of all and singular the Goods Chattels and Credits
153 of the deceased having been first sworn duly to
154 Administer by Commission
Looking at a number of trees on Ancestry this Blake family is purported to have been on the Isle of Wight from at least the mid 1500s on. There is no mention of a Blake family there in British History Online for Shalfleet. However that doesn't preclude the Blake family being there. They simply were not mentioned in the British History Online for Shalfleet.
James father is named as John Blake who was likely born 3 Nov 1696 at Ningwood Isle of Wight (died/buried 29 Apr 1731 at Compton, Isle of Wight). John married Susanne de Garis 6 May 1729 in Brooke, Isle of Wight (and she was his second wife). John (born 1696) was said to be the son of John Blake and Mary Ranier (there is a marriage listed in a set of transcriptions for Shalfleet online showing a marriage between John Blake and Mary Ranear 24 Sep 1691. http://www.sources.shalfleet.net/shalfleet_marriages_1604-1751.htm
This Register begins with 1604 and ends in 1837 and this is the only marriage for a male Blake at Shalfleet (a Mary Blake married Abraham Tricket 1 Jan 1660). However baptisms from the same source show a John Blake son of Georg Blake baptized 10 Sep 1609, Anna Blake daughter of John Blake baptized 10 Mar 1643, Elez Blake daughter of John Blake baptized 24 Jul 1652, David Blake son of John Blake baptized 24 Sep 1694, John Blake (as above) baptized 29 Nov 1696 son of John and Jane Blake (born 10 Nov 1696), James Blake baptized 9 Mar 1698 son of John and Jane Blake (born 11 Feb 1698), Mary Blake daughter of John Blake baptized 20 Jun 1705, John Blake baptized 19 Mar 1729 son of John Blake the younger and no further baptisms to the end of 1799 in this transcription http://www.sources.shalfleet.net/shalfleet_baptisms_1786-1799.htm. The Burial Register has also been transcribed Edward Blake was buried 15 Mar 1661, Elizabeth Blake was buried 15 Feb 1691 (or 1692), Anne Blake wife of Mr. John Blake was buried 20 Apr 1721, Mr. John Blake was buried 29 Apr 1731 and the website again: http://www.sources.shalfleet.net/shalfleet_burial_records_1725_1752.htm
Although John Blake married Jane Ranear at Shalfleet they did not baptize their children there other than David, John, James and Mary according to the online transcriptions (missing would be Sarah, Jane and Elizabeth mentioned in the tree on Ancestry). It would be interesting to see if there is any proof for saying that James Blake born at Guernsey Channel Islands son of John Blake and Susanne de Garis has as his grandparents John Blake and Jane Ranear. James was a posthumous child it would appear which probably accounts for his being born on the Guernsey Islands (his father died/was buried 29 Apr 1731 at Compton Isle of Wight according to the Ancestry tree. Compton Bay is located on the west side of the Isle of Wight. The one linking items is definitely the burial of Susanne Blake 26 May 1781 widow of John Blake close by the burial of her son James Blake (7 Jun 1803). One problem with that is the recording of the memorial stones in the graveyard: http://www.isle-of-wight-fhs.co.uk/mis_bis/mis_arreton_st_george_churchyard.pdf
as there is a stone that says buried James Blake (D5 17 Nov 1795) wife of Elizabeth Scott Blake. But by his will we know that he was buried after 1 Feb 1802 and before 6 Jul 1803. Elizabeth is buried next to her parents Mary Scott buried 1 Jan 1766 widow of Joseph Scott.
Elizabeth (daughter of James Blake testator) married Richard Hall Tombs (marriage not yet located). Children of Richard and Elizabeth: Elizabeth Blake Tombs baptized 31 Mar 1783 at St Thomas Winchester, Mary Tombs baptized 23 Mar 1784 at Saint Thomas Winchester (K13675-1 Family Search), for Richard Tombs I did not find his christening at Winchester.
Other Blake memorials from the webpage for St George Churchyard at Arreton Isle of Wight
C 5 Blake, Elizabeth Ruffin 26.3.1790 wife of James Blake
C 6 Scott, Mary 1.1.1766 widow of Joseph Scott
C 7 Blake, Joseph 6.12.1796 son of James Blake
C 26 Blake, James 7.6.1803
C 27 Blake, Susanna 26.5.1781 widow of John Blake
F 94 Blake, James Ruffin Scott 24.10.1905 also wife grace, son William
F 95 Blake, Sarah 8.11.1906 also James her husband
C 49 Blake, Mary April 1852 wife of James Blake
D 4 Blake, Walter Scott 22.9.1872 son of James Blake
D 5 Blake, James 17.11.1795 wife Elizabeth Scott Blake
D 6 Blake, Frances 2.11.1895 James Ruffin Blake
D 17 Blake, Mary 24.7.1831 dau of James Ruffin Blake
D 18 Blake, James Ruffin 18.3.1839 wife Elizabeth
D 19 Blake, Susannah 9.1.1815
D 20 Blake, Benjamin 28.10.1837
D 21 Blake, John 9.1.1826 also Charlotte his wife
D 22 Blake, Charles 17.3.1827 son of John Blake
D 29 Blake, Sussanna 31.7.1818 dau of John Blake
D 30 Blake, William 27.12.1808 son of John Blake
D 32 Blake, Susannah 31.10.1811 burned to death
D 33 Blake, Mary 4.5.1797 wife of henry Blake
D 34 Blake, Henry 22.10.1845 Mary his wife & son Richard
D 35 Blake, Ann 23.9.1845 wife of James Blake
E 23 Blake, Mary 20.7.1808 also Jonathan her husband
F 73 Blake, Julia Groundsell 9.6.1878 dau of James Fred bro of
James
F 94 Blake, James Ruffin Scott 24.10.1905 also wife grace, son William
F 95 Blake, Sarah 8.11.1906 also James her husband
F 108 Blake, Mary 9.4.1870 Mary (wife) and Jessie
Saunders dau.
F 109 Blake, Henry 29.10.1899 sexton for 40 years
F 148 Blake, James 31.3.1863
Looking at the IGI now for marriages and could not find the 8 Apr 1721 marriage of Joseph Scott and Mary Ruffin however this online tree does have an extracted parish record from Ancestry (Marriage License allegations, Bishop of Winchester 1689 1837) showing Joseph Scott of Christchurch gent marrying Mary Russin spinster at Milton, C., or Sopley 8 Apr 1721. This same site has a date of birth 6 Dec 1700 in Arreton for Mary Ruffin and a date of death 1 Jan 1766 in Arreton which does agree with the burial date shown on the tombstone mentioned earlier in St George Churchyard at Arreton. Elizabeth Ruffin Blake was born/baptized 5 Apr 1739 in Merston Isle of Wight according to the family tree on Ancestry (Betey Roffen Scott was baptized 11 Apr 1739 at Christchurch, Hampshire daughter of Joseph Scott C01763-1 Family Search). An interesting history from British History online: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42063.
Birchmore formed part of the early lords' hunting ground, and is referred to in the list of liberties allowed to Isabel de Fortibus, Countess of Albemarle, in 1279. (fn. 12) It lies opposite Stone, a little to the east, and the present house appears to be an early 18thcentury structure. During part of the 16th and 17th centuries it was owned by the yeoman family of Harbert (fn. 13) or Herbert, but in the 18th century by the family of Ruffin. The date stone in the east gable, W.R.S. 1736, evidently refers to a member of the latter family. (fn. 14) In a lease of East Birchmore, 19 May 1753, the holder is described as 'William Ruffin of Birchmore, gentleman.' Elizabeth, granddaughter of William Ruffin, married James Blake, who thus came into possession of Birchmore, which is now administered by the executors of the late Mr. Scott Blake.
It would be interesting to look at this Blake line as it does appear to be the earliest line on the Isle of Wight at least back into the mid 1600s by the Parish Registers at Shalfleet.
James in his will mentions his sons: James Ruffin Blake, John Blake, Henry Blake and Benjamin Blake and his daughters: Elizabeth Tombs, Susanna Blake and Jane Blake. The online tree lists his children as Elizabeth (born/baptized 12 Feb 1760 in Arreton, James Ruffin (born/baptized 2 Jul 1762 at Arreton), John, Susannah (born/baptized 29 Dec 1768 in Arreton), Henry (born baptized 26 Feb 1771 in Arreton), Jane (circa 1771), Benjamin (circa 1772), Jane (circa 1773), and Joseph (circa 1773 died/buried 10 Dec 1796 in Arreton). John one of the sons is found on the Census in 1841 and 1851 at Godshill and he lists his date of birth at 1767 and 1766 which would fit into the above scheme for the children of James. The IGI does not list these baptisms unfortunately (the parish Registers for Arreton are listed as being from 1754 to 1978 so should be able to find these baptisms there).
This family can be traced down into the 1900s through the census. I must admit to a strong curiosity if they are descendant of the Wiltshire Blake family. If indeed James was the son of John baptized 3 Nov 1696 at Ningwood near Shalfleet and he the son of John Blake and Mary Ranear married 24 Sep 1691 at Shalfleet, one wonders how much further back it would be possible to trace this Blake line on the Isle of Wight. Online trees do take this line back further on the Isle of Wight. However by the late 1600s there were a lot of Blake lines in southern Hampshire/Dorset and Wiltshire.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 7 Oct 2012
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/1395/214
Name of testator: James Blake, Gentleman
Place: Birchmore, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Type of Record: Will
Dated:, 1 Jan 1802, probated 6 Jul 1803
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Condition: middle and modern English, 19th century, smudged but fairly clear copy
[In margin] James
[In margin] Blake
1 This is the last Will
2 and Testament of me James Blake Es[quire]
3 Birchmore in the Isle of Wight in the
4 County of Southampton Gentleman as
5 follows first I Will order and direct that all my
6 just debts funeral expences and be fully paid
7 and satisfied by my Executors hereinafter
8 named and appointed within a convenient
9 time after my decease and I give and Bequeath
10 the Sum of ten pounds unto and amongst
11 the poor of the parish of Arreton for to be
12 laid out in Bread and distributed amongs[t]
13 them within One Month next after my
14 decease at the option of my Executors Also
15 I give and devise all my Estate and Interest
16 of and in a certain Farm and Lands called
17 Hillis situate in the parish of Northwood
18 in the Isle of Wight unto and between my
19 four sons James Ruffin Blake John Blake
20 Henry Blake and Benjamin Blake their heirs
21 and assigns as tenants in common And
22 Whereas my son James Ruffin Blake is
23 intitled to the Capital Messuage Farm Land
24 and Premises with the appurt[enance]s called West
25 Birchmore as heir at Law of his late Mother
26 __ors I do give devise and bequeath all those
27 the great Tithes of the same Farm Land
28 and Premises unto my son James Ruffin
29 Blake his heirs and Assigns forever Also I
30 give devise and Bequeath my Messuage
31 Farm and premises with the app[urtenan]ces called
32 East Birchmore with the proxies (or Great tithes)
33 thereof and also the Great Tithes of
34 Leybrooksfield and Horsecroft and the Great
35 Tithes of the Farm and Lands called
36 Skinners unto my son James Ruffin Blake his
37 heirs and assigns forever upon condition
38 nevertheless that he the said James
39 Ruffin Blake his heirs and assigns do and
40 within twelve Months after my decease
41 pay or raise to be paid unto my Son
42 Benjamin Blake and to my two daughters
43 Susanna and Jane Blake the sum of one
44 thousand pounds apiece of lawful money of Great
45 Britain And I do hereby charge and make
46 chargeable the said Messuage Farm Lands
47 and premises so given and devised to the
48 said James Ruffin Blake to and with the
49 payment of the said three several Legacies of
50 One thousand pounds each And I give
51 and Bequeath to my Son John Blake of
52 Westocott five hundred pounds of lawful
53 money of Great Britain and to my son
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54 Henry Blake I give and Bequeath the like
55 sum of five hundred pounds of like money
56 Also I give and Bequeath to my Son
57 Benjamin Blake two hundred pounds of
58 like lawful money also I give and bequeath
59 to my daughter Elizabeth Wife of Richard
60 Hall Tombs of the City of Winchester the
61 dividends and Interest of the Sum of thirteen
62 hundred pounds three per cent Reduced Bank
62 Annuities for and during her natural life and
63 from and after her decease I give and bequeath
64 the said thirteen hundred pounds reduced
65 annuities unto my grand daughter Mary Ann
66 Tombs and to my Grand Son Richard Tombs
67 to be equally divided between them share
68 and share alike on their severally attaining
69 the age of twenty One years and in case
70 of the death of either of them my Grand
71 daughter or Grand Son before they had he
72 or she has attained the age of twenty One
73 years unmarried and without leaving any
74 child or children then and in such case I
75 give and Bequeath the whole of the thirteen
76 hundred pounds reduced Annuities to the Survivor
77 of them I give and Bequeath to my daughter
78 Susanna Blake and to my daughter Jane
79 Blake five hundred pounds to each of them of
80 lawful money moneys of Great Britain Also I
81 give and Bequeath to my said daughters
82 Susanna and Jane Blake my Gold Rings and
83 Trinkets to be divided between them I give and
84 Bequeath to my Son James Ruffin Blake my
85 household Goods and Furniture except such part
86 as he shall chose ^ I give and Bequeath
his Brothers and Sisters also I give and Bequeath to
87 to my said Son James Ruffin Blake my
88 live and dead Stock in husbantry except
89 such part as he shall chose to give and
90 Relinquish to his Brother Benjamin Also
91 I give and Bequeath to my said Son James
92 Ruffin Blake and my said son Benjamin Blake
93 and my said daughters Susanna and Jane
94 Blake my Linnen and China to be divided
95 between them I give and Bequeath to my said
96 Son James Ruffin Blake a pair of Silver
97 candle sticks two large Silver Waiters given by
98 my late Cousin Mary Quail I also give and
99 Bequeath the rest of my Silver plate to and
100 between my said Sons and daughters namely
101 James Ruffin Blake Benjamin Blake Susannah
102 and Jane Blake and likewise between my two Sons
103 John and Henry Blake share and share alike to be
104 divided between them I give and Bequeath unto
105 my daughter Elizabeth Tombs six large Silver table
106 Spoons
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107 Spoons and six silver tea spoons or ready money in
108 lieu of it at the option of my Executors and I give
109 and Bequeath unto my said Son James Ruffin Blake
110 the sum of forty pounds by me received on
111 sale of a small Estate at Christchurch which
112 was the property of my late Wife and I give to my
113 worthy friend Elizabeth Hawker Spinster of Portsmouth
114 five Guineas for a Ring in reward for her kindly attendance
115 on me in my sickness and I give and Bequeath all
116 the rest residue and Remainder of my money
117 and Securities for money and all my personal
118 Estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever unto
119 and between my four sons namely James Ruffin
120 blake John Blake Henry Blake and Benjamin
121 B lake equally divided between them and I do hereby
122 nominate constitute and appoint my said Sons
123 James Ruffin Blake John Blake and Henry Blake
124 to be Joint Executors of this my Will hereby
125 revoking all former Wills by me at any time
126 heretofore made In Witness whereof I the said
127 Testator James Blake have to this my last Will
128 and Testament containing three sheets of paper
129 to the first and second sheet set my hand and to
130 this third and last sheet my hand and seal the
131 first day of January in the year of Our Lord
132 One thousand eight hundred and two Js Blake [signed]
133 [Seal] Signed sealed published and declared by the said
134 Testator James Blake as and for his last Will and
135 Testament in the presence of us who at his request
136 and in his presence and in the presence of each
137 other have subscribed our names as Witnesses here
138 unto the words in the seventh line of the first
139 sheet interlined is and in the second sheet fifth
140 lines Bank ditto Eleventh lines the death of and
141 in ditto twenty three lines Ruffin Wm Baker [signed]
142 Wm Baker Jr [signed] W Chamberlain [signed]
143 This Will was proved at London On the
144 sixth day of July in the year of Our Lord One
145 thousand eight hundred and three before the Right
146 honorable Sir William Wynne Knight Doctor of Laws
147 and Master Keeper or Commissary of the prerogative
148 Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the Oaths of
149 James Ruffin Blake John Blake and Henry
150 Blake the Sons of the deceased and the Executors
151 named in the said Will to whom Administration was
152 granted of all and singular the Goods Chattels and Credits
153 of the deceased having been first sworn duly to
154 Administer by Commission
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Will of Jeremiah Blake, shoemaker, Ryde, Isle of Wight - National Archives, PROB 11/2072/287, probated 13 Apr 1848
The Blake family on the Isle of Wight has an interesting history. I know that descendants of Charles Blake of Abbots Ann lived on the Isle of Wight from the mid 1800s on but I am fairly confident that Jeremiah is not a descendant of Charles Blake of Abbots Ann.
Emma Blake daughter of Jeremiah Blake and Hannah Harris was baptized 15 Jun 1817 at Ryde, Isle of Wight (C06957-1 Family Search). Jeremiah Blake married Hannah Harris 23 May 1816 at Newchurch, Hampshire (I03940-5 Family Search),From Free BMD, marriage of Emma Blake and Henry Jennings September quarter 1839 at Isle of Wight Registration District. That accounts for all the individuals mentioned in Jeremiah's will that are related to him.
Jeremiah is on the 1841 census at Newchurch, Ryde, Isle of Wight, District 9 and with him is his wife Hannah (both are listed as 50 years of age). He is a shoemaker and living with them a daughter Martha 15 years of age (not mentioned in the will), and Sarah Dashwood a female Servant of 15 years. All were born in Hampshire.
Given Jeremiah's age he is perhaps the Jeremiah Blake baptized 10 Oct 1790 at Godshill near Newport Hampshire and the son of James Blake and Ann Strugnell who were married 11 Dec 1775 at St Marys Portsea. Godshill is on the Isle of Wight so a very interesting possibility with Jeremiah being an unusual forename.
Children baptized to James and Anne Blake at Godshill (near Newport), Isle of Wight:
Joseph Blake baptized 16 Mar 1777
Robert Blake baptized 6 Jun 1779
Elizabeth Blake baptized 2 Sep 1781
Ann Blake baptized 22 Jan 1783
Jane Blake baptized 25 Aug 1784
Sarah Blake baptized 17 Oct 1785
Richard Blake baptized 27 Mar 1788
Jeremiah Blake baptized 10 Oct 1790
Isaac Blake baptized 29 Apr 1792
Henry Blake baptized 2 Feb 1794
Jane Blake baptized 9 Oct 1796
Since James and Ann were married at St Marys Portsea I wonder if their children are the first in this family to be baptized on the Isle of Wight.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 29 Sep 2012
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/2072/287
Name of testator: Jeremiah Blake, Shoemaker
Place: Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Type of Record: Will
Dated:, 25 Dec 1847, probated 13 Apr 1848
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Condition: cramped English writing, 19th century, bold copy
[In margin] Jeremiah
[In margin] Blake
[In margin] 6
1 This is the last Will and Testament
2 of me Jeremiah Blake of Ryde in the Isle of Wight Shoemaker I give
3 and bequeath unto my dear wife Hannah all that my leasehold messuage
4 and land situate in Ryde and Oatfield aforesaid and also all my leasehold
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5 goods and furniture and property on surites and all other my
6 personal estate of what nature or kind soever the same may be to
7 hold the same unto my said Wife her executors administrators and assigns
8 according to the different natures and qualities thereof for her own abso
9 lute use and benefit subject only to my just debts and testamentary
10 expences I appoint my said wife Hannah sole Executrix of this
11 Will If my wife make no Will I give and bequeath all that my lease
12 hold message and land and all other my personal estate of what nature
13 or kind soever the same may be to my daughter Emma the wife of Henry
14 Jennings and unto her children to be toatlay divided between them I
15 appoint my said daughter Emma Jennings the wife of Henry sole Executor of
16 this my will hereby revoking all other wills by me heretofore was In
17 witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this fourth twenty fifth day of May December in
18 the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five seven Jeremiah
19 Blake Signed by the said Testator as his last Will and Testament in the
20 presence of us present at the same time who at his request in his pres
21 ence and in the presence of each subscribed our names as witnesses
22 Jeremiah Blake [signed]
23 Witnesses Edwin Perry Riddell [signed] Walter John Bull Saunders[signed]
24 In the goods of Jeremiah Blake deceased
25 Appeared Personally Edwin Perry Riddell of
26 Ryde in the Isle of Wight Grocer and Oath that he is one of the
27 subscribed witnesses to the last Will and Testament of Jeremiah Blake
28 late of Ryde in the Isle of Wight in the County of Southampton
29 Shoemaker deceased bearing date the twenty fifth date of December aforesaid the said
30 Testator duly executed his said Will by signing his name at the foot of the
31 clause of attestation to the said Will in the presence of this deponant and of a
32 Walter John Bull Saunders the other subscribed witness thereto who
33 was present at the same time and this deponant and the said Walter John
34 Bull subscribed thereupon attested and subscribed the
35 said will in the presence of the said Testator And he lastly made oath that
36 having now particularly refered to the words the wife of Henry which
37 are written in the margin of the said Will opposite to the ninth line of the
38 second side thereof alos to the word fourth which is struck through with a
39 pen at the end of the twelth line of the second side of the said Will and the
40 word May which is in like manner struck through in the last line
41 thereto and also noticed the words twenty fifth December which are interlined
42 between the said twelth and the thirteenth lines of the said second side of the said Will
43 and the word five struck through with a pen in the fifteenth line of the
44 same side and the word seven interlined over the name this deponant
45 saith that the said recited words were so struck through and the said interlin
46 ation was so made previous to the execution of the said will Edwin Perry
47 Riddell On the twenty seventh day of March 1848 the said Edwin Perry
48 Riddell was duly sworn to the truth of this affidavit Before me W Spuriar
49 Phillips Commissioner Edwin Perry Riddell on the 5th day of April 1848*
50 *the said Edwin Perry Riddell was duly sworn to the truth of this Affidavid before me W: Sprescot Phillips Commissioner
51 Proved at London 13th April 1848 before the Judge by the oath of Hannah
52 Blake Widow the Relict the sole Executrix as therefore named to whom Admon was granted
53 having been first sworn by Common duly to administer
Emma Blake daughter of Jeremiah Blake and Hannah Harris was baptized 15 Jun 1817 at Ryde, Isle of Wight (C06957-1 Family Search). Jeremiah Blake married Hannah Harris 23 May 1816 at Newchurch, Hampshire (I03940-5 Family Search),From Free BMD, marriage of Emma Blake and Henry Jennings September quarter 1839 at Isle of Wight Registration District. That accounts for all the individuals mentioned in Jeremiah's will that are related to him.
Jeremiah is on the 1841 census at Newchurch, Ryde, Isle of Wight, District 9 and with him is his wife Hannah (both are listed as 50 years of age). He is a shoemaker and living with them a daughter Martha 15 years of age (not mentioned in the will), and Sarah Dashwood a female Servant of 15 years. All were born in Hampshire.
Given Jeremiah's age he is perhaps the Jeremiah Blake baptized 10 Oct 1790 at Godshill near Newport Hampshire and the son of James Blake and Ann Strugnell who were married 11 Dec 1775 at St Marys Portsea. Godshill is on the Isle of Wight so a very interesting possibility with Jeremiah being an unusual forename.
Children baptized to James and Anne Blake at Godshill (near Newport), Isle of Wight:
Joseph Blake baptized 16 Mar 1777
Robert Blake baptized 6 Jun 1779
Elizabeth Blake baptized 2 Sep 1781
Ann Blake baptized 22 Jan 1783
Jane Blake baptized 25 Aug 1784
Sarah Blake baptized 17 Oct 1785
Richard Blake baptized 27 Mar 1788
Jeremiah Blake baptized 10 Oct 1790
Isaac Blake baptized 29 Apr 1792
Henry Blake baptized 2 Feb 1794
Jane Blake baptized 9 Oct 1796
Since James and Ann were married at St Marys Portsea I wonder if their children are the first in this family to be baptized on the Isle of Wight.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 29 Sep 2012
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/2072/287
Name of testator: Jeremiah Blake, Shoemaker
Place: Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Type of Record: Will
Dated:, 25 Dec 1847, probated 13 Apr 1848
Read: Electronic file images
Condition: cramped English writing, 19th century, bold copy
[In margin] Jeremiah
[In margin] Blake
[In margin] 6
1 This is the last Will and Testament
2 of me Jeremiah Blake of Ryde in the Isle of Wight Shoemaker I give
3 and bequeath unto my dear wife Hannah all that my leasehold messuage
4 and land situate in Ryde and Oatfield aforesaid and also all my leasehold
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5 goods and furniture and property on surites and all other my
6 personal estate of what nature or kind soever the same may be to
7 hold the same unto my said Wife her executors administrators and assigns
8 according to the different natures and qualities thereof for her own abso
9 lute use and benefit subject only to my just debts and testamentary
10 expences I appoint my said wife Hannah sole Executrix of this
11 Will If my wife make no Will I give and bequeath all that my lease
12 hold message and land and all other my personal estate of what nature
13 or kind soever the same may be to my daughter Emma the wife of Henry
14 Jennings and unto her children to be toatlay divided between them I
15 appoint my said daughter Emma Jennings the wife of Henry sole Executor of
16 this my will hereby revoking all other wills by me heretofore was In
17 witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this fourth twenty fifth day of May December in
18 the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five seven Jeremiah
19 Blake Signed by the said Testator as his last Will and Testament in the
20 presence of us present at the same time who at his request in his pres
21 ence and in the presence of each subscribed our names as witnesses
22 Jeremiah Blake [signed]
23 Witnesses Edwin Perry Riddell [signed] Walter John Bull Saunders[signed]
24 In the goods of Jeremiah Blake deceased
25 Appeared Personally Edwin Perry Riddell of
26 Ryde in the Isle of Wight Grocer and Oath that he is one of the
27 subscribed witnesses to the last Will and Testament of Jeremiah Blake
28 late of Ryde in the Isle of Wight in the County of Southampton
29 Shoemaker deceased bearing date the twenty fifth date of December aforesaid the said
30 Testator duly executed his said Will by signing his name at the foot of the
31 clause of attestation to the said Will in the presence of this deponant and of a
32 Walter John Bull Saunders the other subscribed witness thereto who
33 was present at the same time and this deponant and the said Walter John
34 Bull subscribed thereupon attested and subscribed the
35 said will in the presence of the said Testator And he lastly made oath that
36 having now particularly refered to the words the wife of Henry which
37 are written in the margin of the said Will opposite to the ninth line of the
38 second side thereof alos to the word fourth which is struck through with a
39 pen at the end of the twelth line of the second side of the said Will and the
40 word May which is in like manner struck through in the last line
41 thereto and also noticed the words twenty fifth December which are interlined
42 between the said twelth and the thirteenth lines of the said second side of the said Will
43 and the word five struck through with a pen in the fifteenth line of the
44 same side and the word seven interlined over the name this deponant
45 saith that the said recited words were so struck through and the said interlin
46 ation was so made previous to the execution of the said will Edwin Perry
47 Riddell On the twenty seventh day of March 1848 the said Edwin Perry
48 Riddell was duly sworn to the truth of this affidavit Before me W Spuriar
49 Phillips Commissioner Edwin Perry Riddell on the 5th day of April 1848*
50 *the said Edwin Perry Riddell was duly sworn to the truth of this Affidavid before me W: Sprescot Phillips Commissioner
51 Proved at London 13th April 1848 before the Judge by the oath of Hannah
52 Blake Widow the Relict the sole Executrix as therefore named to whom Admon was granted
53 having been first sworn by Common duly to administer
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