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The following wills are under copyright with the Gloucestershire Record Office (GRO), Gloucester, England. The original documents are part of the Gloucester Diocesan Archives held at the Gloucestershire Record Office, Clarence Row, Alvin Street, GLOUCESTER GL1 3DW, UK. Copies of the original documents were purchased and transcribed. Permission to display the transcriptions on my website was granted 8 May 2002, by Mrs J V Thorpe, Archivist & Record Agent, Gloucestershire Record Office. Note: No attempt has been made to change spelling or grammar. |
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In the Name of God Amen I William Hanks of Lower Swell in the County
of Gloucester Malster being infirm of body at this time but of sound mind
& memory and understanding (praised be Almightly God for this) Do make
and ordain this as for my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following (that is to say first I resign my Soul to God hopeing and trusting in the Sperits? of Jesus Christ alone to obtain Salvation for my Soul and as for my Body I commmit to the Earth and as for all such things that I am now Possessed of and do enjoy both Real and personal togeather with all my rights Creditts and other Debts owing to me I do hereby give and dispose thereof:
I will that my Debts and Funerall Expenses shall be paid and discharged
as for concerning? all my Real Estate in Lower Swell I give and devise
unto my well Beloved Wife Ann and to her Assignes for Ever to have
and to hold all my Real Esta-- whatsoever it be or wheresoever the same
be I give and devise the same Real Estate to her and her assigns for
ever and that my Wife shall Sell and dispose of the same Estate or otherwise to be of the same Estate or give the same to which of her Children or Child as she will as for and covering? all my personall Estate Goods Chattles Cattle rights Creditts Debts I give and bequeath the same and every part and parsell thereof unto my Well Beloved Wife Ann and that my Wife Ann shall have full power in her self to give and dispose the same at her will and pleasure And I do hereby make and Constitute Ann my Wife whole and Sole Executrise Ratifying and Confirming this as my last will and Testament
Testator as his last Will and Testament in the presence Giles Paye? (signature) John Gardner (signature) The within named Ann Hanks Relict & Sole Executrise was duly sworn before me Rich Hippisley? SUR This will was proved the 31st Day of May in the Year of our Lord 1749. Before the Worshipful Sir Henry Penrice Knight's Doctor of Laws Vicar General in Spirituals of the Right Revd Father in God Martin by Diving Permission Lord Bishop of the Dioces of Gloucester and of his Episcopal Consistory Consistory Official Principal Lawfully constitued by Ann Hanks Relict and Sole Executrise and -- so forth to whom and so forth having first Sworn well and faithfully to administer to the said Will and also to Exhibit an Inventory and Render an Account and so forth.
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