The Will of Jeremiah Thwaites 1716

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Jeremia died in about 1716 in St James Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England. Their will passed probate on 3 December 1716. Note: it appears that administration was granted to Thomas in 1718, Frances having died.^[1]

Spelling, punctuation and line breaks are as per the register copy. Capital F is rendered as F rather than ff. Abbreviations are expanded and additions noted in [square brackets]. Paragraph breaks (where added) and bold text for names are my own for ease of reading.

People mentioned in the Will

• Edward Sadler (friend)
• Frances Thwaites (wife)
• Thomas Thwates (cousin)
• Mary Salmon (cousin)

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In the Name of God Amen
I Jeremy Thwaites of the parish of St James Clerkenwell in
the County of Middlesex Yeoman being of sound and perfect
mind and memory (praise be Almighty God for the same) Doe
make and declare this my last Will and Testament in manner
following (that is to say) First and principally I commend
my Soul into the hands of Almighty God my Maker and Redeemer
hoping and assuredly believing that by and through the alone
Merits Death and Passion of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ I
shall obtain full and free pardon and remission of all my sins
here committed and Life Everlasting in the Kingdom of Heaven
And my Body I committ to the Earth to be decently buried in the
parish Church of Chelmesfford in the County of Essex as near to
my late Father and Mother as conveniently may be And as
touching the disposall of such Temporall Estate as it hath
pleased Almighty God to bestow on me I give and dispose of
the same as followeth (viz^t) Imprimis I give and bequeath
unto my friend Mr Edward Sadler All that my messuage or
Tenement with the appurtenances wherein I now dwell Scituate
and being in Clerkenwell close in the parish of St James
Clerkenwell in the County of Middlesex In Trust nevertheless that

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the said Edward Sadler his Executors and Administrators shall permitt
and suffer my loving Wife Frances Thwaites to receive and take
the Rents Issues and profitts thereof for and during the Terme of
her Naturall Life In case the Terme of years therein to come shall
soe long continue And from and after her decease shall in like
manner permit and Suffer my Cousins Thomas Thwates and
Mary Salmon to receive and take the Rents Issues and profitts
thereof equally between them part and share alike for and during
the remainder of the terme of years which shall be therein to
come and unexpired at the time of the decease of my Wife
Frances Thwaites Item I doe hereby acquit release and discharge
unto my cousin Thomas Thwaites One Bond or Obligation from
him to be made for payment of the sum[m]e of Fifty pounds
Principall money and alsoe one note under his hand for payment
of Four pounds And I doe hereby Order my Executrix hereafter named
to deliver up to the said Thomas Thwaites the said Bond and note
to be cancelled and made void Item I give and bequeath unto
my cousin Mary Salmon the sum[m]e of Fifty pounds of lawfull
money to be paid within the space of Twleve months next after
my decease Item all the rest and residue of my Goods Chattels debts
and Estate whatsoever I give and bequeath unto my loving Wife
Frances Thwaites whom I doe hereby make ordain and appoint
Executrix of this my last Will and Testament Lastly I doe hereby
revoke and make void all former Wills by me at any time
heretofore made and this only doe I establish and confirme for
and as my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have
hereunto sett my hand and Seale the three and twentieth day of
June Anno Domini 1711 And in the Tenth year of the Reigne of
our Soveraigne Lady Anne (by the Grace of God) Queen of Great
Britain etc. [Signed] Jeremy Thwaites his marke Signed Sealed published and
declared by the said Testator for and as his last Will and Testament
in the presence of Susanna Forster Littleton Westley Ser.

Sources

1. ↑ Will: "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858"
   The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 555
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 5111 #825276 (accessed 3 January 2023)
   Will of Jeremia Thwaites, granted probate on 3 Dec 1716. Died about 1716 in St James Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England.