The Document Chest
1706 Will of John Hodder
Gentleman
In the Name of God Amen
I John Hodder of
Yeovill in the
County of
Somersett Gent
being sick and
weak of Body but
praised be
Almighty God of
sound and
perfect
disposing mind
and memory do
make my last
Will and
Testament in
manner following
That is to say
First and
principally I
commend my Soul
into the hands
of Almighty God
my Creator and
Redeemer hoping
to receive free
pardon and
forgiveness of
all my Sins And
my Body to the
Earth to be
decently Buried
at the
discretion of my
Executrix
hereafter named
And as touching
the disposition
of such worldly
Estate as it
hath pleased God
to bestow on me
I give and
dispose thereof
as hereafter in
and by this my
last Will is
mentioned
expressed and
declared First I
give devise and
bequeath all my
Lands lying in
the parish of
Netherbury in
the County of
Dorset at a
place there
called Furley
unto my deare
and loving Wife
Elizabeth Hodder
as long as she
shall continue
in my Name and
after her
decease or
Marriage I give
the same unto
such Child or
Children as
shall be
lawfully
begotten on her
Body by me and
their heirs for
Ever the Eldest
Male Child and
his Heirs always
to be preferred
before the
youngest and
their Heirs and
for want of such
issue then I
give the same
unto my Brother
John Wards for
the Term of his
natural Life and
after his
decease unto
John Hodder Son
of John Hodder
of Litton
Chainey and his
Heirs for Ever
And for want of
such Heirs unto
my Brother John
Wards Heirs for
evermore Item
all the rest
residue and
remainder of my
Lands goods and
Chattles
whatsoever of
what kind or
nature soever or
wheresoever
lying I do give
devise and
bequeath unto my
said loving Wife
Elizabeth Hodder
whom I make
Executrix of
this my last
Will and
Testament In
Witness whereof
I have hereunto
set my hand and
seal the Seven
and Twentieth
Day of September
in the Four year
of the Reigne
[that is, 1706]
of our Soveraign
Lady Anne by the
grace of God of
England Scotland
France and
Ireland Queen
Defender of the
Faith [two words
illegible]
John Hodder
Sealed published
and declared in
the presence of
us with these
words and their
Heirs for Ever
and his Heirs
and their Heirs
first interlined
Diana Starr
Tho [Wincombe?]
Hen
Bowdich
Proved at London in 1720
Transcribed by Bob Osborn
