Will of Jane Henchman 4th
October 1777
In the Name of God Amen.
I Jane Henchman of the Close of the City of New Sarum in the County of Wilts
Widow of the Reverend Francis Henchman late of Ruan in the County of Cornwall
Clerk deceased considering the uncertaintity of this life do make publish and
declare this to be my last Will and Testament in manner following that is to say
first
I do give and bequeath unto my
brother the reverend Mr Humphrey Henchman ten guineas for mourning and in
consideration of the great expense of the education and breeding up of my two
sons the Reverend Mr Francis Henchman and Mr William Henchman.
I give them only the sum of twenty pounds each to be paid out of my personal
estate.
Also I do give and bequeath unto my said son Francis Henchman the pair of silver
candlesticks one silver salver and silver gilt cup
Also all that the undivided Moiety of half part of all that Messuage Tenement
Dwelling house Farm Land and Hereditaments and premises with their appurtenances
situate lying and being in Orcheston Saint George in the said County of Wilts
now the estate of my mother Mrs Martha Pinckney for her life and all my Right
and Interest therein and thereto I do give and bequeath unto my daughters Jane
Henchman and Martha Henchman To hold unto my said daughters Jane Henchman and
Martha Henchman their heirs and assigns for ever as Tenants in Common But in
case the undivided Moiety or half part of the said Messuage or Tenement Dwelling
House farm lands Hereditaments and premises with their appurtenances situate in
Orcheston Saint George aforesaid shall be sold in my life time or afterwards
then I give and bequeath direct limit and appoint the money arising by the sale
of the undivided Moiety of the said premises unto my said two daughters Jane
Henchman and Martha Henchman to be divided equally between them but Subject to
the payment of the legacies herein after by me given to my sons Francis Henchman
and William Henchman
Also I give and bequeath direct limit and appoint unto my said son Francis
Henchman the further sum of three hundred pounds and unto my said son William
Henchman the further sum of two hundred pounds to be paid unto them respectively
in twelve months next after my said daughters shall be entitled unto the Rents
and Profits of the undivided Moiety of the said Messuage Lands and premises
aforesaid or shall be entitled to the money for which the undivided Moiety of
the said Messuage Lands and premises shall or may be sold
And I do hereby direct limit and appoint that my said son Francis Henchman shall
accept the said legacy of three hundred pounds hereby given him and also that my
sais son William Henchman shall accept the said legacy of two hundred pounds
hereby also given him in full for their several parts shares and proportions of
the undivided Moiety of the said Messuage Lands and premises or of the money for
which the same shall or may be sold
Also all the Rest and Residue of my goods and Chattels Rights and Credits of
what nature or kind soever after my just Debts Legacies and funeral expenses are
paid and discharged I do give and bequeath unto my said daughters Jane Henchman
and Martha Henchman to be equally divided between them and I do nominate and
appoint the said Jane Henchman and Martha Henchman joint Executrixes of this my
Will hereby revoking all former Wills by me made.
In Witness whereof I have herein to set my hand and seal the fourth day of
October in the seventeenth year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord George the
Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of
the Faith and so forth and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
and seventy seven.
Jane Henchman
Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the said Jane Henchman the Testatrix to
be her last Will and Testament in the presence of us who subscribed our names as
Witnesses herein in presence of the said Testatrix and of each other
Jno Ere
Jas Selway
Will Slater
This Will was proved at London the twenty fifth day of February in the year of
Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty three before the Worshipful
Andrew Coltee Durrel Doctor of Laws and Surrogate of the Right Worshipful Peter
Calvert also Doctor of Laws Master Keeper Commissary of the Prerogative Court of
Canterbury lawfully constituted by the Oaths of Jane Henchman spinster and
Martha Bury formerly Henchman (wife of William Bury) the daughters of the
deceased and Executrixes named in the said Will to whom Administration was
granted of all and singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the said deceased
having been first sworn to duly administer.
Transcribed by Carol Hughes