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The Will of Thomas Beale
"An infant of age nineteen years"
This is the last
Will
and
Testament of
Thomas Beale of
Yeovill in the
County of
Somerset an
Infant of age of
nineteen years
being weak of
Body but of
perfect
understanding
and memory
published and
declared this
fourth day of
October 1736.
First and
principally I
comment my soul
into the hands
of Almighty God
my maker hoping
for the
forgiveness of
all my sins
through the only
Merits death and
passion of Jesus
Christ my only
Saviour and
redeemer my Body
I commit to
Christian
Buriall at the
discretion of my
Executor
hereinafter
mentioned And as
for my Worldly
Estate wherewith
God hath blessed
me and to which
I am Entituled
by the last Will
and Testament of
my late
Uncle Mr Tho[ma]s Grobham
I give and
dispose thereof
as herein after
mentioned First
I give and
bequeath to my
Master Mr Mathew Towgood five
pounds I give to
my Kinswoman Mrs
Burnit five
Guineas I give
to my
Schoolfellows
Stephen Towgood
three Guineas to
Stephen [Nowinan
?] two Guineas
To James
Blanchard two
Guineas To Ann
Burgis of Poole
two Guineas To
the five
Children of my
late Kinsman Mr
W[illia]m
Daniell I give
to each the
summe of twenty
pounds to Ann
Chant our
Servant I give
two Guineas To
Benj. Spence of
Collyton I give
two Guineas and
to Wm Hewil of
the same place
one Guinea To
Mrs Towgood of
Poole I give a
ring value
twenty five
shillings as
also to my
Friends Mr Sam[ue]ll
Goodford Mr Rob[er]t
Hayne Mr
Sam[ue]ll
Daniell and
Mr Newman to
each I give a
ring value
twenty five
shillings To the
Widow Paul to
andra Taylore
Wife to Benj[amin]
Eglins Wife to
W[illia]m Brook
To Geo[rge]
Willis's Wife To
Jno Mullins and
Tho[ma]s Thorn
to each I give
the Sume of
twenty shillings
To my Kinswoman
Mrs Marg[are]t
Daniell the
Elder I give ten
Guineas all the
rest of my
Estate Reall and
personall I give
to my Kinsman Mr
William Daniell
to him and his
Heirs for ever I
also constitute
the said Mr
William Daniell
to be sole and
absolute
Executor of this
my last Will and
Testament
Witness my hand
and seal the day
first
abovewritten - I
give Mr Geo[rge]
Cary 2 Guineas
Jno Hamon 20
shillings and Mr
Sweet of
Collyton a ring
and Mr Tho[ma]s
Milner a ring
Thomas Beale
Sealed and
delivered
published and
declared in the
presence of us
Elizabeth
Daniell
John Martin
the mark of Ann
Swetman
This
Will
was proved at
London the
seventeenth day
of May in the
year of Our Lord
one thousand
seven hundred
and thirty seven
before the
Worshipfull
Stephen Cottrell
Doctor of Laws
and surrogate to
the right
Worshipful John
Bettesworth
Doctor of Laws
Master Keeper or
Commissary of
the Prerogative
Court of
Canterbury
lawfully
constituted by
the oath of
William Daniell
the Sole
Executor named
in the said Will
to whom
administration
of all and
singular the
Goods Chattels
and Credits of
the deceased was
granted being
first sworn duly
to administer
Transcribed by Bob Osborn
