Amanuensis Monday - 1817 Will of Mary Denchfield of Aston Abbotts

In the Name of God, Amen I Mary Dench=

field of the Parish of Aston–Abbots in the County of Bucks

(and Widow of the late John Denchfield of North–Marston~

in the same County Dairyman) being weak in Body but

of sound and perfect memory and Understanding do

make and declare this to be my last Will and Testament,

as follows:— I give and bequeath unto my Son ~~

Richard the Sum of Fourscore Pounds:—I give

unto my Daughter Elizabeth Fifty Pounds:—I give to

my Daughter Sarah, the Wife of John Parrott of East~

Claydon, the Sum of Twenty Pounds:— I give unto my

Daughter Ann, the Wife of William Baker of North–~

Marston aforesaid, Forty Pounds:—I give to Susanna

the Wife of William Curtis (my Daughter) of Denham,

Forty Pounds:—I give unto my Servant and Grand–

son John Chantrel, Twenty pounds, all which before=

mentioned Legacies I desire my Executor hereafter

named to pay to the aforesaid Legatees at the Expira=

tion of Twelve Calendar Months after my Decease:—

I give unto my GrandSon and Granddaughter~

Joseph and Jane Brazell of Quainton, Twenty Pounds

apiece, to be paid them at their respective Ages of

twenty–one years in case they so long shall live;—

But, if either of my said GrandChildren Joseph or

Jane Brazell should die before he or she shall ~

attain such Age, then my Will is that the Survivor

of them shall receive the Brother’s or Sister’s Part;

and in Case they should both depart this Life before

they attain that Age, then I ordain that the said ~

Forty Pounds shall be equally divided between my

then, own, Surviving daughters And lastly as to all

all the Residue of my Goods and Chattels, Bills, Notes,

Ready–Money, Security or Securities of Money or Stock of

my son Richard’s at North Marston aforesaid, and all my

Personal Estate of every Description I give and bequeath

unto my eldest Son John Denchfield of Burston House

in the Parish of Aston–Abbotts aforesaid whom I ~

constitute and appoint Sole Executor of this my

said last Will and Testament:—In Witness

whereof (revoking all Wills by me of any Time

heretofore made) I have hereto set my Hand and

Seal the twenty–second Day of December in the

Year of our blessed Lord and Saviour one thousand

eight hundred and nine ://

Signed, Sealed, and

Declared by the said

Testatrix to be her ~

last Will and Testament         Mary Denchfield

in the Presence of Us

Lawrence Richard

Thos Wheeler

 1817 November 25th

The Executor withinnamed was sworn as usual and that thePersonal Estate of the Deceased is underThe value of Three Hundred Pounds Sworn Before one Jonathon Brigges Surrogate—

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