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Will of Edward YOUNG of Milton-u-Wychwood

Will 29 Feb 1703/04   Codicil 2 Mar 1703/04   Probate 13 Apr 1704

Source: TNA no. PROB11/476
Contributed by: John Moore Go to Translation Go to Transcript
Summary.
... I Edward Young the elder of Milton ... Shipton-under-Wychwood ... yeoman ... sick and weak in body ...

NameRelationship[Comments] or Major Bequests
Edward YOUNG Milton-u-Wychwood
Edward YOUNGSon
Susannah YOUNGDaughter
Elinor YOUNGDaughter
Edward YOUNGGrandson[deleted - see Note]
John CRAWLEYSon-in-law (Exec)
Edward CRAWLEYGrandson
Mary WHITERGranddaughter[under 16]
Alice SHAYLERLegatee[with unnamed ch legatees]
Robert WILLETTLegatee[with unnamed ch legatees]
Henry WILLETLegatee
Joseph WILLETLegatee[s Henry]
Mary LARGLegatee[with unnamed ch legatees]
Elizabeth STEWARDLegatee
Eliza[beth?] CHAPMANLegatee
Jeremiah WAREINOverseer
William THIENOverseerWitney
Elizabeth SHAYLERLegatee[with unnamed ch legatees]
Ann HUCKSLegatee
John CRACOR?Anathema[see Codicil]
- HICKESSeller of property
- PARRATTSeller of property
Nicholas SHAYLERWitness
Richard BROWN JrWitness
Jephson HOLLANDWitness

Probate 13 Apr 1704 London (PCC) ... Solemn Declaration of John Crawley Executor ...
Transcriber's and Editor's Notes
Notice that even though "1704" began on 25 Mar, 29 Feb "1703" was Leap Year day.
Executor John Crawley appears to have been a Quaker.
It's very odd that he gives a legacy to his "grandson Edward Young" then crosses it out., but perhaps he was thinking of his grandson Edward Crawley, mentioned later.
The contributor wonders if legatee Ann HUCKS is connected with property-seller HICKES.
  Translated and paragraphed.
with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed.
Go to Glossary
... I Edward Young the elder of Milton ... Shipton-under-Wychwood ... yeoman ... sick and weak in body ...
  • My debts and funeral expenses are to be paid first.
  • I give my messuage etc where I now dwell, with its close and arable land recently bought [from] Hickes, to my son Edward Young for life, and after his decease to my grandson Edward Young and his heirs etc forever.
  • I give the house and close and arable land recently bought from Parratt to my son Edward Young for life.
    After his decease I give it to my grandson Edward Crawley and his heirs etc forever.
  • I give £60 to my granddaughter Mary Whiter, to be paid by my son Edward out of the messuage where I live when she reaches age 16.
  • I give £220 each to my daughters Susannah Young and Elinor Young.
    I also give them all my household goods and implements of household equally divided.
    Their maintenance is to be allowed to them by my Executor until their portions are paid.
  • I give the following sums:
    • 20s to Alice Shayler and her children.
    • 20s to Robert Willett and his children.
    • 20s to Henry Willet and his son Joseph, also all my right and title to the acre of arable land at Pincham Wall which is in dispute.
    • 20s to Mary Larg and her children.
    • 10s each to Elizabeth Steward, widow, and Eliza: Chapman.
  • I give all my other goods and chattels, debts and credits to my son-in-law John Crawley whom I make sole Executor.
  • I make Jeremiah Warein and William Thien of Witney, yeomen, overseers of my will.

  • Witnesses Richard Browne; Nicholas Shayler; Jephson Holland
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Codicil 2 Mar 1703/04
  • If my daughter Susannah Young at any time marries John Cracor? she is to have only £20, the remainder of her portion being equally divided among the rest of my children.
  • If either of my daughters die without issue before age 21, her portion is to be equally divided amongst the rest of my own children.
  • I give all my corn and grain now growing on my arable land to my son Edward.
  • I give half the wheat in my rick to my son Edward and the other half to my two daughters.
  • I give a quarter of malt, two flitches of bacon and all the cheese in my dayhouse to my two daughters.
  • My two daughters are to be allowed to continue to live in the kitchen chamber until they marry, and to be free to [cook their food] at the fire.
  • I give 20s to Elizabeth Shayler, widow, and her children.
  • I give 10s to Ann Hucks, widow.
  • I give all my other goods and chattels, debts and credits to my son-in-law John Crawley, my Executor.

  • Witnesses Nicholas Shayler; Richard Brown Jr; Jephson Holland
Probate 13 Apr 1704 London (PCC) ... Solemn Declaration of John Crawley Executor ...
  As transcribed from a copy of the original document.
Original line- and page-breaks are preserved as far as possible.
Tm. Edvardi Young

In the Name of God Amen;
The Nine and twentieth day of ffebruary Anno Domini one
Thousand seven Hundred and three I Edward Young the Elder of Milton
in the Parish of Shipton under w[yt]chwood in the County of Oxon Yeoman
being sick and weake in Body but of sound and perfect memory (thankes be
given to Allmighty God my Creator of whom I stedfastly hope for salvation
in and through the the Death and passion of his son Jesus Christ our only
Saviour and Redeemer Doe make this my last Will and Testament in manner
and form following (that is to say) ffirst I give and bequeath my Soul unto
Allmighty God my Creator who gave it me And my Body to the Earth
from whence it came to be buryed at the discretion of my Executor hereafter
named And as for my Lands goods and chattells my debts and ffunerall
Expences first discharged I give and bequeath in manner and form
following (that is to say) I give and bequeath All my Messuage or
Tenement with the appurtenances thereunto belonging wherein I now
dwell and the Close and arrable Land with the House and appurtenances
thereunto belonging which I lately purchased late Hickes unto my son
Edward Young dureing his naturall life and after his decease unto my      [in margin "or'li sic"]
Grandson Edward Young his Heires and Assignes for ever Item I give
and bequeath unto my said son Edward Young the House and Close and
arrable Land I purchased late Parratts dureing his naturall life and after his
Decease unto my grandson Edward Crawley his Heires and Assignes for
ever Item I give and bequeath unto my grand daughter Mary Whiter
the sum[m]e of sixty pounds of lawfull money of England to be paid unto her by
my said son Edward Young out of the said Messuage or Tenement I live in
when she shall come to the age of sixteen yeares Item I give and bequeath
unto my daughter Susannah Young the sum[m]e of Two Hundred and
twenty pounds of lawfull money of England Item I give and bequeath
unto my Daughter Elinor Young the sum[m]e of Two Hundred and
twenty pounds of lawfull money of England Item I give and bequeath unto
my said two Daughter Susanna and Elinor Young All my household goods
and Implements of household stuffe whatsoever to be equally divided betwixt
them Item I give and bequeath unto Alice Shayler and her Children the sum[m]e
of twenty shillings Item I give and bequeath unto Robert Willett and his
Children the sum[m]e of twenty shillings current English money Item I give and
bequeath unto Henry Willet and his son Joseph twenty shillings current
English money and all my right and title unto the acre of arrable Land
lying at Pincham Wall which is in dispute Item I give and bequeath unto
Mary Larg and her Children twenty shillings Item my Will is that my
Daughters shall have their maintenance allowed them by my Executor untill
their Portions be paid unto them And lastly all other my goods and chattells
Debts and Creditts unbequeathed I give unto my Son in Law John Crawley
whom I doe by these presents nominate ordain and make full and sole
Executor of this my last Will and Testament Straightly chargeing him to
perform this my last Will in every point And I doe make Jeremiah Warein
and Will[ia]m Thien of Witney in the County of Oxon Yeom[en] Overseers of this
my last Will desireing them to be aideing to my Executor in performance of
this my last Will In Witness whereof I the said Edward Young Testator have
hereunto set my hand and seale the day and year first above written I give
unto Elizabeth Steward widow and Eliza: Chapman ten shillings apeece
Edward Young Signed sealed and published in the presence of us Richard
Browne Nicholas Shayler Jephson Holland.

Edward Young Testator of this his last Will
since the makeing thereof is minded to alter and make some addition to
it as followeth if my Daughter Susannah Young doth at any time hereafter
marry and take to be her Husband John Cracor that then she shall have but
twenty pounds of her portion mentioned in this my last Will whereunto this is
annexed And then the remainder of her Portion to be equally divided amongst
the rest of my Children And if either of my two Daughters named in my
Will shall Dye and depart this Life before they or either of them come
to the age of one and twenty yeares That then the Portion of her soe dying
shall be equally divided amongst the rest of my owne Children this is
dying without Issue Item I give and bequeath unto my son Edward Young
All my Corn and Graine now growing upon my arrable Land Item I give
unto my said son Edward Young and to my two Daughters all the Wheat in
my Rick (that is to say) halfe of it to my son and the other halfe to my two
Daughters And alsoe one Quarter of Malt unto my two Daughters And
alsoe I give to them two fflitches of Bacon and all the Cheese in my
Dayhouse And my Will is that my two Daughter shall have the Liberty to
continue and live in the Kitchin Chamber untill they be Marryed And alsoe
Liberty at the ffire to dress their or either of their Dyet Item I give unto
Elizabeth Shayler widdow and her Children twenty shillings Item I give
unto Ann Hucks widdow ten shillings And lastly all other my goods and
chattells Debts and Creditts unbequeathed in my said Will and in this
Addition I give unto my Son in Law John Crawley my Executor named
in my said Will In Witness whereof I the said Edward Young Testator
have hereunto set my hand and seale the second day of March Anno
D[omi]ni One Thousand Seven Hundred and three Edward Young Signed
Sealed and published in the presence of us Nicholas Shayler Richard
Brown Jun[io]r Jephson Holland./

Probatum fuit hujusmodi Testamentum apud London
coram ven[erabi]li viro Johanne Exton Legum Doctore Surr[ogat]o ven[erabi]lis et
egregij viri Domini Richardi Raines Militis Legum etiam Doctoris
Curiae Praerogativae Cantuarien[sis] Magistri Custodis sive Commissarij
l[egi]time constituti Decimo tertio die Mensis Aprilis Anno D[omi]ni millesimo
septingentesimo quarto per Affirmationem sive solennem Declarac[i]o[n]em Johannis
Crawley Executoris in dicto Testamento nominat[i] Cui commissa fuit Adm[ini]str[a]tio
omnium et singulorum bonorum jurium et creditorum dicti defuncti de bene
et fideliter Administrando eadem dicta Declarac[i]one in presentia Dei
Omnipotentis per dictum Johannem Crawley prius facta./. Ex[amine]d.
         Examinantur per me
          Rob: Newbury Not[ar]ium pub[li]cum.