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The Will of Dame Anne Fleetwood

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The Will of Dame Anne Fleetwood, widow and executrix of Sir Gerrard Fleetwood, who died in 1657.

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Summary

She lived in Drayton in the parish of Barton Stacey in the ancient county of Southampton [now Hampshire], which is north of Crawley, above Winchester.

Written: 6 January 1690 Proved:

Executors

  • Doctor John Nicholas of Winchester College [Warden], formerly Warden of New College, Oxford
  • Doctor David Thomas of Salisbury
  • Mr Thomas ---man of Winchester College

Daughter

  • Anne Stansby, daughter of Captain Richard Stansby
  • Anne Ryves, wife of John Ryves

Son in Law

  • John Ryves of Drayton

Niece

  • Frances Stirridge

Other

Land

  • Drayton Farme
  • Cassington, Oxfordshire

Transcription

In the name of God Amen
I Dame Anne Fleetwood of Drayton in the parish of
Barton Stacey in the County of Southton Widow and

[Page 2] Executrix of Sir Gerrard Fleetwood of Crawley in the sayd County of Southton
Knt. --- being in Competent --- and of sound minde pray --- --- God
--- --- the uncertainty of this Life doe make and ordaine this my last will
and testament in --- following

First I bequeath my soule unto the hands of
Almight God my maker and creator (?) And my Body --- to the Earth from whence (?) it was taken to be --ly buryed att the dis-- of my daughter
Sonne in Law and Executor hereafter named --ing att the Last day for
Joyful Resurrection onto Everlasting Life through the --- of Jesus
Christ my blessed Saviour and Redeemer And as to --ing such temporall
Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Entrust me with all I give devise
And bequeath the same as followeth that is to say --- my Will and minde
Is that all such Debts and Sumes of money as I shall justly and truly owe
att the the time of my decease to any person or --- whatsoever shall be
Truly payd according to Equity and good Cons-- out of my Estate first after
devised And my Debts being payd and Funerall Expenses sattisfied or
---

I give and bequeath the --- and --- of my Estate Goods and
Chattells as followeth (---)

Imprimis I give and bequeath unto the
Church wardens for the --- being of the parish of Barton Stacey aforeSayd
Forty Shillings to be distributed unto and amongst the poor
Inhabitants --- to be payd unto them within Six months after my
decease

Item I give to the --- of Cassington in OxfordShire Forty
Shillings to be payd within Six months --- after my decease

Item I give unto my good friends Doctor John Nicholas Warden of
Winchester Colledge Doctor David Thomas of Salisbury and Mr Thomas --man of Winchester Colledge whom I have by make and constitute
The Executors of this my last Will and Testament --- pounds (?) --- to
buy each of them a Ring to wear in mourning --- of me or --- to
Dispose as they shall think fitt

Item I give to --- Anne Stansby
Daughter of Captaine Richard Stansby and my niece Frances Stirridge
The Sume of Five pounds --- to be payd within Twelve months
next after my decease

Item I five unto my Sonne in Law John Ryves of
Drayton aforeSayd --- my Diamond Ring

Item I give unto my
waiting mayd that shall be liveing with me att the time of my decease
Twenty Shillings And whereas by --- --- bearing date
The Fourteenth day of December in the Two and Twentieth years of the
Reigne of our late Sovereign Lord King Charles the --- --- sume of Six
Hundred and Fifty pounds was --ed to be payd unto my Sayd late
Husband Sir Gerrard Fleetwood onto such person as he should appoint
By any writting under his hand after the decease of Anne Stanhope
wife of Arthur Stanhope Esq. One of the sones of the Right ---
Peter C-- of Chesterfield out of certaine messuages Lands Tenements
And hereditaments --- in a certain place --- --- ---
--- Walle (?) within the Forest of B--wood in the County of
Buckingham And whereas the Sayd Sir Gerrard Fleetwood by his last
Will and Testament in writting dated the Six and Twentyeth day of
November One Thousand Six Hundred Fifty Seven Did give and
Bequeath unto me the sayd Dame Anne Fleetwood the sayd sume of
Six Hundred and Fifty Pounds to be disposed of as I should thinke fitt
And whereas I have severall Lands or --- Goods Chattells and
Other Estate in Cassington and Elsewhere to be disposed of now as
--- the Six Hundred and Fifty Pounds and the sayd Lands
--- Goods and Chattells --- --- I give and bequeath in manner

[Page 3] Following That is to say, All my ---hold Lands and Tenements I
give devise and bequeath unto the sayd Doctor John Nicholas Doctor David Thomas and Thomas --man and their --- forever And
The sayd Six Hundred and Fifty pounds to be --- after the death of
the sayd Anne Stanhope and my --- --- of Drayton Farme And all
My personall Estate Goods and Chattells whatsoever I give devise and
Unto the sayd Dr John Nicholas Dr David Thomas and Thomas --man their Executors and Administrators --- the ---
And --- --- --- in them the sayd Dr John Nicholas
Dr David Thomas and Thomas --man And to this --- and
--- that they the sayd Dr John Nicholas Dr David Thomas and
Thomas --man their --- Executors and Administrators
Respectively shall and with pay and deliver over to the hands of my daughter Anne Ryves wife of my sayd Sonne in Law John Ryves during
Her naturall Life or to such person or --- as she shall appoint
And att such --- and --- and in such mannor and proportion as
She shall from time --- --- and appoint by any writing
Under there hand or otherwise to permitt and suffer her and them to
Have --- and --- all the yearely Rents --- and proffitts of my
Freehold Lands and Tenements and Chattle --- and personall Estate
And It is my will and --- and I doe hereby --- that the sayd
yearely Rents --- and proffitts shall be for --- and separate
Maintenance and provision for my sayd daughter Ryves and to be
att her disposall only as if she were Sole and Unmarryed And that
Her sayd husband John Ryves shall not --- himselfe now
--- --- with the sayd yearely Rents --- and proffitts or any
--- thereof And that neither the sayd Dr John Nicholas Dr David Thomas and Thomas --man my sayd Trustees nor any overseer
of them shall pay or deliver the sayd Rents --- and parts thereof or appointment onto his life And in case my sayd
Daughter Anne Ryves shall happen to outlive and survive her sayd
Husband Thenffro (?) sayd Dr John Nicholas Dr David Thomas and
Thomas --man and the Survivor of them and the Executors or
Administrators of the survivor of them shall pay and deliver over to the hands of my sayd Daughter Anne Ryves onto sayd person or
persons as she shall authorize and appoint to --- the same
The sayd Sum of Six Hundred and Fifty pounds and every parte
Thereof --- to be --- after the death of the sayd Anne Stanhope
And alsoe all and every offer my stocke of Cattle Corne S--hold
Stuffe and the proffitts and --- --- plate and --- my goods
and personal Estate whatsoever not before disposed of that shall then
be in her hands or possession of my sayd Executors or any ---
of them --- Survivour of them and the Executors or ---
Of the Survivor of them And in case that my sayd Daughter Anne
Ryves shall dye in the Lifetime of her sayd Husband T Rathon (?)
My sayd Estate --- and personall --- in the Lifetime as att
The time of the Death of my sayd Daughter shall bee disposed to such
person and persons and --- --- intent and purpose as my sayd
Daughter Anne shall by any writeing signed by her and sealed in
The presence of Two or more witnesses --- and Appoint and

[Page 4] For default of such appointment That from all my sayd Reall Estate shall be
In Trust for the Issues of my sayd Daughter Anne And the sayd Personall Estate
For the Executors and Administrators of my sayd Daughter Anne provided
Always and it is my will and meaneing and I doe hereby --- that for
sayd Dr John Nicholas Dr David Thomas and Thomas --man my Executors constituted and appointed of this my last will and Testament shall
Not be any of them charged or --- --- for the Acts and Deeds of
Another but every one for his own Acts and Deeds alone nor for any Sum
or Sumes of money Goods Chattells or other thing whatsoever other than
What they and every of them shall actually receive or orally --- to their
And every and either of their respective hands or possession or be actually
Or really disposed of by them or any --- of them respectively by virtue
Of this my last will And that my sayd Executors and their Issues Executors
And Administrators respectively acting in --- of this my will
And Thrists aforeSayd shall be allowed and shall --- unto them ---
Respectively out of my Estate hereby devised to them all such just and
wayes in relation to this my will and Trusts aforesayd And Lastly I doe
Revoke Annual and hereby make voyd all former Will and Wills by me
Made and doe Establish this presents (?) to be and remaine for and as my
last will and Testament In witnesse whereof the sayd Dame Anne
Fleetwood the Executrix have --- sett my hand and seale the Sixth
Day of January in the Second yeare of the Reigne of our Sovereign Lord
and Lady King William and Queene Mary over England And in the
yeare of our Lord God One Thousand Six Hundred and Ninety - Anne Fleetwood - Signed sealed published and declared to be the Last Will and Testament of the within named Dame Anne Fleetwood in the presence of Walter Batt-- Mary Ba-- Frances --- Margaret --- her ma--.





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