Will of Peggy Blake, Spinster, Maddington, Wiltshire - The National Archives PROB 11/1521/471, probated 17 Apr 1811

This will again links a number of the New Sarum wills. Peggy, the testatrix, is the daughter of John and Margaret Blake whose wills were blogged:

http://kippeeb.blogspot.ca/2013/12/will-of-john-blake-gentleman-new-sarum.html

http://kippeeb.blogspot.ca/2013/12/will-of-margaret-blake-widow-new-sarum.html

and her niece Ann whose will was also blogged:

http://kippeeb.blogspot.ca/2013/11/will-of-ann-blake-spinster-new-sarum.html

and her sister in law Margaret and brother John whose wills were blogged:

http://kippeeb.blogspot.ca/2013/12/will-of-john-blake-esquire-of-new-sarum.html

http://kippeeb.blogspot.ca/2013/12/will-of-margaret-blake-widow-new-sarum_20.html

Peggy mentions her nieces Ann Blake, spinster, Mary [Margaret] Kitson and Henrietta Shuckburgh and her nephew Robert Blake (these four are siblings and the children of John Blake and Margaret Cartwright. Mary Rothwell is the testatrix’s sister. Susanna Sterne is also her sister and her executrix.

I have not yet explored the Wancbrough family or the Lucas family as to how they relate to Peggy Blake.

People mentioned in the will:

Peggy Blake, spinster, testatrix, Maddington, Wiltshire
Ann Blake, niece
Mary [Margaret] Kitson, niece
Henrietta Shuckburgh, niece
Mary Rothwell, sister
Mary Jacob
Harriet Jacob, daughter of Mary Lucas
Mary Jacob, daughter of Mary Lucas
Carolline Jacob, daughter of Mary Lucas
Mary Lucas
Robert Lucas
Henry Smith, cousin
Mr Miller
Elizabeth Blake
Martha Wancbrough, cousin
Charles Wancbrough
Martha Wancbrough, wife to Charles
John Wancbrough
Suz Wancbrough, wife to John
Susanna Sterne, sister
William Roles
James Roles
Susanna Moore, witness, deponent
Mary Miller, witness
Robert Blake, nephew
Elizabeth Neighbour, deponent
Thomas Neighbour, husband of Elizabeth, cooper
Edward Moore, Commissioner

Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 22 Dec 2013
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/1521/471
Testator: Peggy Blake, Spinster
Place: Maddington, Wiltshire, England
Type of Record: Will
Date of document: 11 Jun 1810, probated 17 Apr 1811
Condition: 19th century English, legible copy

[Margin]: Peggy
[Margin]: Blake
[Margin]: 6

1    Maddington in the County of Wilts 11 June 1810
2    I give to Ann Blake and Mary Kitson and Henrietta Shuckburgh each two
3    hundred Stock out of the five per con[so]ls and I give Mary Rothwell
4    one Thousand Stock out of the three percent Stock reduced and to
5    Mary Jacob two hundred pounds out of the same stock red[uc]ed I do give
6    to Harriet and to Mary and to Carolline the three youngest daughters of Mary
7    Lucas one hundred out of the three per Cent reduced Stock to each
8    one hundred and to Robert Lucas one hundred out of the same
9    Stock I do give to my Cousin Henry Smith ten Guineas I do give to Mr
10    Miller ten Guineas for ring I do give to my Cousin Elizabeth Blake
11    Twenty Guineas I do give to my Cousin Martha Wancbrough Five
12    Guineas for ring I do give to Charles Wancbrough and Martha his Wife five
13    Guineas to each for rings I do give to John and to Suz Wancbrough to each five
14    Guineas for rings and I do give to Susanna Sterne one hundred out of
15    the four per Cent Stock and I do give Twenty pounds to Twenty poor
16    housekeepers in St Thomas and St Martens Parishes ten shillings
17    and house if I die at Maddington I give the same to Twenty poor
18    housekeepers ten shillings and house and where I die I give the same
19    I do give to the servants of the house five Guineas each and I do give
20    to my Sister Susanna Sterne all the rest for her sole and separate use
21    that I have not gave away and make her my Executrix before Witnesses
22    my hand to William and James Roles five Guineas each for rings
23    Peggy Blake  Witness Susannah Moore X the mark of Mary
24    Miller I give to the children of Robert Blake 100 pounds each stock
25    Consols
26    Appeared personally Susanna Moore of the Close of New
27    Sarum in the County of Wilts Spinster and Elizabeth Neighbour wife
28    of Thomas Neighbour of the City of New Sarum in the County of
29    Wilts Cooper and made Oath that they know and were well acquainted
30    with Peggy Blake formerly of Salisbury but late of Maddington
31    in the County of Wilts Spinster deceased and also with her manner
32    and character of hand writing and subscription having seen her
33    write and write and subscribe her names and having with care and attention
34    viewed and perused the paper writing hereunto annexed purporting
35    to be a contain the last Will and Testament of the said Peggy Blake
36    Spinster deceased with a Codicil thereunto annexed in writing and
37    particularly the words “for her the rest” interlined between the fourth
38    and fifth lines from the top on the second side of such Will and also the
39    words “make her my executrix” interlined between the sixth and seventh
40    lines from the top on the same second side of such will as also the
41    words “I give to the children of Robert Blake 100 pounds each stock consols”
42    written at the foot or bottom of such Will and being the codicil to such
43    will Truly those appearers do say and in their consciences believe the
44    said words so interlined in such Will and the said recited Codicil to
45    be all of the proper hand writing of the said Peggy Blake
46    Spinster deceased Susanna Moore Eliz Neighbour
47    on the seventeenth day of April 1811 the said Susanna Moore and
48    Elizabeth Neighbour were sworn to the truth of the above written affidavit
49    before me Edward Moore Commissioner
50    Proved at London 2nd May 1811 before the Judge by the
51    Oath of Susannah Sterne Widow sole executrix to whom Admon
52    was granted having been first sworn by Commission duly to adm[inister]

Will of Margaret Blake, widow, New Sarum, Wiltshire - The National Archives PROB 11/1281/243, probated 29 Nov 1796

Margaret Blake, the Testatrix, is the wife of John Blake whose will was probated in 1775 and was blogged a couple of days ago:

http://kippeeb.blogspot.ca/2013/12/will-of-john-blake-gentleman-new-sarum.html

No new information on this family, she mentions her son John Blake and her daughters Mary Rothwell, [Susanna] Sterne and Peggy Blake.

Thomas Blake, the deponent, who gave witness to the handwriting and subscription of Margaret Blake is of Wishford (presumably Great Wishford) and just trying to place him in context of this family. In the blog:

http://kippeeb.blogspot.ca/2012/10/will-of-john-blake-husbandman.html

there is mention of a Thomas Blake baptized 10 Mar 1592 at Great Wishford with father John Blake and the hint in that post that he might be descendant of the Blake family at South Newton. By the time of this will though it would have to be a descendant of this Thomas Blake. Is this Thomas a relative?

Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 18 Dec 2013
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/1281/243
Testator: Margaret Blake, widow
Place: New Sarum (Salisbury), Wiltshire, England
Type of Record: Will
Date of document: 25 Mar 1795, probated 29 Nov 1796
Condition: 18th century English, legible copy

[Margin]: Margaret
[Margin]: Blake

1    25 March 1795 I Margret Blake of
2    the City of New Sarum widow do make this  my last
3    Will and Testament I do give my daughter Mary
4    Rothwell one hundred and Fifty pounds I give my Son
5    John Blake One hundred And Fifty pounds I give my
6    daughter Sterne One hundred and Fifty pounds and all
7    the Rest of my Goods and Chattels I give to my
8    daughter Peggy Blake whom I do nominate and
9    appoint my sole Executrix of this my last Will and
10    Testament Marg[are]t Blake
11    Appeared Personally Thomas Blake of
12    Wishford in the County Wilts Gentleman and Mary
13    Fleming of the City of New Sarum in the said County of
14    Wilts Spinster and made Oath that they knew and
15    were well acquainted with Margaret Blake late of
16    the City of New Sarum Widow deceased and also with
17    her manner and character of handwriting and subscription
18    having often seen her write and write and subscribe her
19    Name and having now carefully viewed and observed
20    the paper writing hereunto annexed purporting to be
21    and contain the last Will and Testament of the said
22    Margaret Blake Widow deceased and which said Will
23    begins thus “25 March 1795 I Margret Blake” and ends
24    thus “last Will and Testament Marg[are]t Blake” and is thus
25    subscribed Margt Blake they those appeared do say that
26    they verily and in their consciences believe the whole
27    Series and Contents of the said Paper writing last Will
28    and Testament The said deceased to be all of the
29    proper handwriting and subscription of the said
30    Margaret Blake Widow deceased Tho Blake Mary
31    Fleming On the twenty second day of November in the
32    year of our Lord 1796 the said Thomas Blake and Mary
33    Fleming were sworn to the truth of the above Affidavit
34    before me Arthur Dodwell Commissioner Pres[en]t me W Bowther
35    Not Publ
36    This Will was proved at London the twenty sixth
37    day of November in the Year of our Lord one thousand
38    seven hundred and ninety six before the Right honorable
39    Sir William Wynne Knight doctor of Laws Master
40    Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of
41    Canterbury lawfully constituted by the Oath of Peggy
42    Blake Spinster the daughter of the deceased and sole
43    Executrix named in the said Will to whom Administration
44    was granted of all and singular the Goods Chattels and
45    Credits of the said deceased having been first sworn
46    by Commission duly to administer.