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1820 Will of John Isaac
Yeoman
This is the last Will and Testament
of me John Isaac
of the parish of
Yeovil in the
County of
Somerset do
dispose of my
property in
manner and form
following that
is to say it is
my Will that my
Grandson John
Isaac Tavenor
shall be my
whole and sole
Executor of all
the Lands and
Houses I am
possessed of in
the Town of
Yeovil aforesaid
I give and
bequeath unto my
Wife Elizabeth
Isaac my Estate
at Batcombe in
the County of
Dorset for her
life provided my
Interest in the
same shall long
continue I give
and bequeath
unto my Daughter
Lydia Tavenor my
Estate at
Montacute in the
County of
Somerset and my
Estate at
Thornford in the
County of Dorset
to be at her own
disposal and
that her Receipt
alone from time
to time shall be
a sufficient
discharge liable
to no debts that
her Husband
Thomas Tavenor
may Contract I
give and
bequeath unto my
Grandson John
Isaac Tavenor my
[Boomroom?] and
a Chest of
Drawers I give
and bequeath all
my Household
Goods Furniture
and Chattels
unto my Daughter
Lydia Tavenor
for her whole
and sole use I
give and
bequeath unto my
Wife Elizabeth
Isaac three
hundred pounds
now in the hands
of her Brother
Samuel Pitman
with the
Interest due
thereon I also
give unto my
Wife Elizabeth
Isaac an half
pint Silver
Tankard I give
and bequeath
unto my
Grandchildren
Mary and Sarah
Tavenor forty
pounds now
deposited at the
Yeovil old Bank
to be divided
between them
share and share
alike In Witness
whereof I the
said John Isaac
have hereunto
set my Hand and
Seal this 5th
day of September
in the year of
our Lodr 1820
John Isaac
Signed Sealed
published
delivered by the
said John Isaac
as and for his
last Will and
Testament in the
presence of us
at his request
and in the
presence of each
other have
subscribed our
names as
Witnesses
thereto
Samuel Randall
Surgeon
John Neal
Lawrence
Roberts
On the 27th Feb 1821 Adm[inisrtrati]on with the Will ann[exe]d
of the Goods
Chattels &
Credits of John
Isaac late of
Yeovil in the
Co[unty] of
Somerset Yeoman
dec[ease]d was
granted to Lydia
Tavernor
[inserted margin
note = Tavenor
in the Will
written] Wife of
Thomas Tavernor
the natural
lawful & only
Child of the dec[eas]ed
having been
first sworn by
Com[missi]on
duly to adm[iniste]r
No Ex[ecut]or or
Resid[ua]l
Legatee being
named in the s[ai]d
Will & Elizabeth
Isaac W[ido]w
the Relict hav[ein]g
first renounced
Transcribed by Bob Osborn
