Will of Rebecca Blake, widow, St Saviour, Southwark, Surrey - The National Archives, PROB 11/677, probated 30 Jun 1736

Rebecca Blake, the testator, and a widow was the grandmother of Malachi Blake the younger whose will was blogged on the 7th of February 2017.

http://kippeeb.blogspot.ca/2017/02/will-of-malachi-blake-younger-second.html

One researcher has proposed that the father of Malachi Blake (identified as the son of this Rebecca Blake in the will below) was also Malachi Blake. This Malachi Blake appears to have married at least twice with a marriage to Mary Godfrey 19 Sep 1720 and a second marriage to Susannah Blunkett 28 Apr 1737 so likely born circa 1690 to 1700. That would mean his father was born circa 1665 to 1675. Rebecca describes herself as aged and infirm in 1733.

No further information can be found on this family. Rebecca does not identify her husband as Malachi Blake.

There was a marriage of Thomas Blake and Rebecca Tanner 12 Sep 1670 at Alderbury, Wiltshire.

There was a marriage for Thomas Blake and Rebecca Stubbs 16 June 1692 in London, England with various locations. This is a Quaker Marriage which took place at the Quarterly Meeting of the London and Middlesex Religious Society of Friends. The father of Thomas was listed as Nathaniel Blake. The name Thomas Hodgson is associated with the Religious Society of Friends in different areas of England.

Rebecca identifies her children as Mary (married to (unknown) Green) and mother of Christopher and Martha; John (father of Rebecca), and Malachi (father of Rebecca and married to Mary). She identifies her sister as Martha King.

A few thoughts on this family in Southwark mostly because their descent from the Malachi Blake family in Blandford, Dorset is unlikely as hinted at by another researcher.

Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 7 Feb 2017
Source:  The National Archives, PROB 11/677
Name of testator: Rebecca Blake, widow
Place: St Saviour, Southwark, Surrey
Type of Record: Will
Dated: 27 Dec 1733, probated 30 Jun 1736

[In margin] Rebecca Blake

1    In the Name of God Amen
2    I Rebecca Blake of the Parish of St Saviour in Southwark
3    in the County of Surry, Widow being aged and infirm in body
4    but of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding
5    praised be God do make my last Will and Testament in
6    manner following First and Principally I Commend my Soul
7    to Almighty God and my Body I Commit to the Earth to be
8    privately Interred at the Discretion of my Executor hereafter
9    named I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Green
10    the Sum of Five hundred pound Interest or Share in the
11    Capital or Joynt Stock erected by an Act of Parliament in the
12    twelfth year of his late Majesty King George for granting to
13    his Majesty the Sum of One Million to be raised by way of
14    Lottery commonly called three per Cent annuityes to and
15    for her own Separate use to be transferred to her Six months
16    after my decease I give and bequeath unto my Grand daughter
17    Rebecca Blake daughter of my Son Malachi two hundred
18    pounds Interest or Share in the said Joynt Stock to be
19    transferred unto her and all dividends and profits arising
20    in the mean time to be paid her when She shall attain her
21    age of twenty one years but if She shall dye before She attain
22    the Age of twenty One years In Such Case I give the said two
23    hundred pounds interest in the said Joynt Stock unto her Mother
24    Mary Blake I give and bequeath unto my Grand daughter
25    Rebecca Blake daughter of my Son John Blake two hundred
26    pounds Interest or Share in the said Joynt Stock to be transferred
27    unto her and all dividends and Profitts arising in the mean time
28    to be paid unto her when She shall attain her age of twenty one
29    years but if She shall dye before She attain the said Age of twenty
30    One years In such case I give the said two hundred pounds
31    Interest in the said Joynt Stock but not the dividends
32    or Profitts thereof unto my daughter in Law the Mother of
33    my said Grand daughter I give and bequeath unto my
34    Grand daughter Martha Green two hundred pounds Interest
35    or Share in the said Joynt Stock to be transferred unto her
36    and all dividends and profits arising in the mean time to be
37    paid unto her when She shall attain her age of twenty one
38    years But if She shall dye before She attain the said Age of
39    twenty one years In such case I give the said two hundred
40    pounds Interest in the said Joynt Joynt Stock but not the
41    Dividends or Profitts thereof unto her Mother Mary Green I give
42    and bequeath unto my Grandson Christopher Green the Sum of
43    three hundred pounds to be paid unto him Six months after
44    my decease I give unto my Son John Blake ten pounds and no
45    more I give unto my Sister Martha King ten pounds for
46    Mourning I will that my plate be equally divided between my
47    daughter Mary Green and my daughter in Law Mary Wife
48    of my Son Malachi Blake All the rest residue and remainder
49    of my Estate both reall and personal which at the time of my
50    decease I shall be Seized or possessed of Interested in or fulfilled
51    unto I give devise and bequeath unto my Son Malachi
52    Blake his heires Executors Administrators and assigns and I
53    do appoint my said Son Malachi Sole Executor of this my Will
54    hereby declaring this to be my last Will and revoking all
55    former and other Wills by me at any time heretofore made
56    In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seale
57    the twenty Seventh day of December in the year of our Lord
58    One thousand Seven hundred and thirty three Rebec
59    Blake Signed Sealed published and declared by the said
60    Rebecca Blake as and for her last Will and Testament in
61    the presence of us who have Subscribed our names as Witnesses
62    in the Presence of the said Rebecca Blake Thos Halloway
63    W Smith Sam: Calverley
64    This Will was proved at London the thirtieth
65    day of June in the year of our Lord One thousand Seven
66    hundred and thirty Six before the Worshipfull Edward Kinaston
67    doctor of Laws Surrogate of the Right Worshipfull John
68    Bettesworth also Doctor of Laws Master Keeper or Commissary
69    of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by
70    the Oath of Malachi Blake the Son and Sole Executor in the
71    said Will named to whom Administration was granted of all
72    and Singular the Goods Chattells and Creditts of the said
73    deceased being first Sworn duly to Administer.

Will of John Lywood, Mariner on board His Majesty's Ship Queen - The National Archives PROB 11/457/280, probated 7 Oct 1700

There isn't a John Lywood in the family tree that I have that would fit this particular testator. He lived in Southwark which for the time (1700) was distant from the Wiltshire area where the Lywood family was generally found. He names his wife as Sarah and not a great deal more information on this individual.

Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 24 Apr 2013
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/457/280
Testator:  John Lywood, Mariner
Place: on board His Majesty's Ship Queen
Type of Record: Will
Date of document: 6 Jul 1695, probated 7 Oct 1700
Read: Electronic copy images
Condition: 17th century English, legible copy

[Margin]: T[esta]m[ent]
[Margin]: Johis Lywood

1    Know all men by these presents That I John
2    Lywood Mariner on board his M[aj]esties shipp the Queen have and by these
3    presents doe make ordaine and constitute my welbeloved Wife Sarah Lywood
4    of St Margovers Southwark my true and lawfull Attorney for me in my name
5    and to my use and behoose To aske demand and receive of and from the honorable
6    the com[m]isso[ar]y of his ma[jes]ties Navy the Treasurer or Paymaster of the same
7    or whom it shall or may concerne All such Sume and sumes of money wages
8    County pension Salary and other demands whatsoever as now are where after
9    shall be due payable or belonging to me for owne service done in his Majes
10    said shipp or in any other of his Ma[jes]ties Shipps Friggotts or Vessells or in any
11    Merchant Shipp or Vessell whatsoever And alsoe to demand recover and receive
12    of all other person and persons whatsoever whom it shall concerne All and singular
13    such other sume and sumes of money goods wares effects debts dues and
14    demands whatsoever which n ow are or hereafter shall be due oweing or belonging
15    to me by any waies or meanes howsoever And moreover for me in my name
16    and to my use to demise or let by Let by Lease in writeing or otherwise All or
17    any of my Messuages Lands Tenements or hereditaments whatsoever to such
18    person or persons for such terme of yeares and time and by and under suche
19    conditions reservations and covenants as my said Attorney or her counselle
20    shall think requisite Giveing and herby granting to my said Attorney my full
21    power and authority in the premisses to recover and receive All and singular
22    the sume and sumes of money matters and things aforesaid And upon
23    receipt of the same or any part thereof acquittances releases or other
24    receavable discharges for me and in my name to make seale and deliver
25    and one Attorney or more under her to substitute and the same other pleasure
26    to revoke And generally to doe execute and performe all such other lawfull Acts
27    matters and things whatsoever as shall be requisite to be done in or concerning
28    the premisses as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes as I my selfe
29    might or could doe in person Ratifieing and alloweing all and whatsoever mye
30    said Attorney shall lawfully doe or cause to be done in or about the execution of
31    the premisses by virtue of these presents And I the said John Lywood considering
32    the uncertainity of this life doe hereby make and declare this my last Will and
33    Testament in manner following That is to say All such sume and sumes of money
34    wages Lands tenements goods chattells and other Estate whatsoever both reall
35    and personall as I shall be possessed of or which shall any wise belong to mee
36    at the time of my decease (my debts and Funerall expences being first paid) I
37    fully and wholly give devise and bequeath unto my Wife Sarah Lywood aforesaid
38    and to her heires executors Administrators and assignes for ever To their owne
39    use and behoose And doe hereby nominate and appoint my said Wife Sarah
40    Lywood to be the Sole Executrix of this my last Will Revokeing all former Wills
41    Deeds of guift and bequests by me heretofore made and ordaine these presents
42    only to be and remaine as my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have
43    hereunto set my hand and seale dated the sixth day of July Anno d[o]mi[ni] one
44    thousand six hundred Ninety Five And in the seventh year of the raigne of our
45    Soveraigne Lord William of England etc King the marke of John Lywood signed
46    Sealed published and declared in the presence of us J Wishart J Jenkins
47    John Lanquack