INDEX:

(1) OF PETER ORANGE
(2) OF SAMUEL ORANGE
(3) OF JOHN BAPTIST ORANGE
(4) OF MARY ORANGE
(5) OF THOMAS ORANGE
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WILLS – (1) OF PETER ORANGE

Peter Orange was the father of
Joseph Orange (who wed Susannah Manchee) - and,
Henry who married Susannah Brown, then wed Ann Brown)

I, Peter Orange of York Street BG weaver First £20 and no more to be expended on my Funeral I give to my son Joseph my modern 8 day clock and four hundred pounds three per cent Consolidated Bank Annuities (Bank of England) but in case (he) shall depart this life before my decease I dispose of the said £400 stock as follows £50 part thereof to my Grandson Joseph Orange, £50 other part to my Grandson David Orange, children of my said son and the remaining £300 to be divided amongst the other children of my said son Joseph equally upon their attaining their respective ages of 21 years and in case there should be only one child living of my said son at my decease, i give the £400 to such only child (sa she it )...attain the age of 21. Dividends to be received by Susannah the wife of my said son for the purposes of maintaining and bringing up of the said child or children.

I give and bequeath to Henry Orange my other 8 day clock and also £400 £3 per cent life Annuities but in case he should depart (see above), £150 part thereof to my Grandson Henry upon his attaining the age of 21 and the £250 residue amongst the other children of my said son Henry upon their attaining 21 years but in case there should be only 1 child living at my decease I give the whole said sum of £400 to such only child. During his her or their minorities the interest or dividend to be by my executors applied towards the maintenance and upbringing of the child or children of my said son Henry I give to Ann Davis of Great York Street, spinster, all my household furniture plate linen china and also £200 ? pound for per cent annuities all the residue to Joseph Henry and the said Ann Davis joseph and henry executors 4th Sept 1816

proved 27th April 1825

WILLS – (2) OF SAMUEL ORANGE

WILLS – (3) OF JOHN BAPTIST ORANGE

[This is the gist of John Baptiste Orange's Will]

In the Name of God ... I, John Baptist Orange of the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town in the Manor of Stepney and in the County of Middlesex,.... Glorious Resurrection...

To my Grandson John Meyers £10 To my Daughter Mary Ann Meyers all the household ffurniture that is in my room at Mile End To my Son John Baptist Orange all my Cloaths, Linen and Wearing Apparel with all the ffurniture that is in my room at Cheshunt together with the 3 Shares in the Sierra Leone Company and as to the remainder of my Money which may be found in the Bank with what may be in the House and the Houses in London, I will that it be equally divided between my 3 Children, ie Mary Ann Meyers John Baptiso Orange and Samuel Jackson but the ffreehold that is at Cheshunt I will that it be sold after the Death of my son John Baptist Orange within the Start of the Year after his Demise and the Product to be laid in the Stocks to be equally divided to his surviving Children as they shall come to the age of twenty one Years but that the Interest thereof to be given for the Bringing up of them till they shall come of Age to receive their Share Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and three John Baptist Orange signed sealed published and delivered in the Presence of 2 illegible Names I also constitute and appoint my Son Samuel Jackson and illegible Name to be my Executors .. 27th September 1804 on which date appeared personally Sarah Fox* of the City Road in the County of Middlesex Spinster and Bowler Miller (maybe!) of Birchin Lane Cornhill London Gentleman, and by virtue of...Oaths... deposed that they knew and were well acquainted with John Baptist Orange, formerly of Cheshunt but late of the Parish of St Dunstans Stepney ... acquainted with his handwriting...having seen and perused the paper purporting to br last Will and Testament with a Codicil .. said Sarah ffox and .illegible. were duly sworn this Will was proved at London on the twenty eighth Day of Sept in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and four

WILLS – (4) OF MARY ORANGE Of 12 Exeter Street,, Sloane Street (this Mary has Dickinson relatives)

WILLS – (5) OF THOMAS ORANGE (his wife Elizabeth) This is in translation the will of THOMAS ORANGE probably written written the month before he died and seems not to have been from the descendants of Abraham Orange from Bolbec! [Possibly, John was wine merchant of Hackney Road and father of Sophia Emma (m. Nash) b.1817 and Sarah Orange.(m.Carens) ....]

I, Thomas Orange of St Leonard Shoreditch, Victualler, give to my father Thomas Orange of this Parish two shillings and a pair of gloves. give to my sister Sarah Orange, spinster of this parish, five shillings and a pair of gloves. give to my sister Ann Morris, wife of Richard Morris of Cork in the Parish of St Matthew BG, bake, five shillings and a pair of gloves. The residue I give to my wife and executrix, Elizabeth Orange for her care and trouble in bringing up, Maintaining and Cherishing my son John now an Infant Thirty First Day of October 1764 wits John Boxwell, clerk and Mr Jordain Attourney at Law red Lyon Court Spittalfields This will prove 20th Nov 1764 on the Oath of Elizabeth Orange widow -----