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The Will of Samuell Angeir 1713 [1]
The Reverend Samuell Angier was married to Ann Mosley and they had four children.
Samuell's will was written on the 4th day of July, 1712 and 492 days later on the on the 8th of November 1713, he passed away. No evidence exists through extensive search of Court and Chancery Records, or across all subscription and non subscription platforms that the will was challenged (using all name variations).[2] During search criteria using Samuel Angier 14 results were found which were solely related to Tenemants and Land. Those relevant results can be found on his profile at The Reverend Samuell Angeir BA.
The Will was proved in the England & Wales Perogative Court of Canterbury; on the 24th December, 1713, 46 days after his death. The Testator, Samuel Angier stated he was of Durkinfeildin the Country of Chester. He requested to be buried in the New Chappel in Durkinfeild. Testator nominated the Executors of his will to be his son's; Bezaleel Angeir and John Angeir. He also appointed my two Servants to witt / Joseph Burgaes and Margrett Marshall 'to keep possession of my house and Goods and take the care and charge thereof and also to oversee the affairs of my funeral with the direction of Elder Mr Thomas Bufferworth of Manchester and his wife. Samuell's witnesses were John Abright, Elizabeth Lowe and Joseph Lowe.
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List of persons mentioned
- Son Bezaliell Angier
- Son John Angier of Brisstoll
- Son in law Mr Ralph Lathropp
- Daughter Margaret Lathropp and my daughter Lathropp being one and the same
- Daughter Anne
- Daughter Anne's children
- Brother Nathaniel
- Brother Thomas Angier
- Sister Hannah
- Sister Sarah
- Brother in law Edmund Sherman
- The poor of Dedham
- All those children he is Uncle to
- HIs grandchildren
- Witness Joseph Lowe
- Witness Elizabeth Lowe
- Witness John Abright
- Servant Margrett Marshall
- Servant Joseph Burgaes
- The poor in the congregation
- The poor of Dedham
- John Hall
- Ralph Hall
- Sarah Hall
- James Loorh
- Elder Thomas Butterworth
- The wife of Elder Thomas Butterworth
The below transcript is a faithful reproduction (Transcription) as far as possible, of the old handwriting contained within the Copy of the Will of The Rev. Samuell Angeir. Spelling, punctuation, and line breaks are as per the original. No margin notes exist. There is within the will - and -- at the end of most lines, denoting justification of the right hand edge, to fill the space (save being filled by others): 'em dash'.[3] Spelling is as per the copy will in the England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 for Samuelis Angier, PROB 11: Will Registers 1713-1722 Piece 537: Leeds, Quire Numbers 254-286 (1713) held at London.
The Will itself is in three pages; firstly right hand side [4]; then secondly Page 2 and 3; left and right hand side respectively[5]URL Citation: [6]To view Pg 1 using a different format : Image .To view Pg 2-3 using a different format:Image.
Will Transcription
Page 106 Right Hand Side
In the Name of God Amen CM Samuelis Angier
I Samuel Angier of Durkinfeild in the Country of Chester
Minister of the Gospel being in a good State of bodily --
health and of sound memory and understanding (blessed be-
God for it/ soo make authorduin this my last will and --
Testament in manner and form following first I give myself
Soul and body to God my Creator, Redeemer and Sanctifyer
trusting to be saved through the merits of Christ and sanctification
of the Spirit according to the clarfing love of the ffather which
I admire and adore My body I will that it be deposited in
hope of a joyful Resurrection in the Yard of the New.
Chappel in Durkinfeild aforesaid over against the South Door
of the said Chappell in the MIddle between the said door and
the Wall As for my Estate and worldly Goods which God hath
graciously given me by Gods leave I bequeath as followeth
first I give to my eldest Son Bezaliell Angier and his heires
foreover All my RealEstate Lands and Tenements with the
appurtenances thereof lying and being in Winmerly[9] and
Nether Wiersdale[8] in the Parish of Garstang[14][15] and County of
Lancaster. Also I give unto my said Son Bezalliell Angier and
his heires for ever That Estate Land and Tenement lying -
and being in Hurst[10] in the Parish of Ashton under Lyne in -
the County of Lancaster aforesaid with the appurtenances -
which I purchased of James Loorh and also the Land and
Tenement I purchased of Ralph Hall with th appurtenances lying
and being in Mofsdolee- in the said Parish of Ashton UnderLin-
Page 107 Left Hand Side
and Country of Lancaster. Nevertheless my will is that if James
Loorh or his heires shall pay to my said son Bezaliell Angier the
sinno of one hundred pounds of lawfull money of great Britain
and the Arrears of Rent owing to me for the said Estate or shall
be owing at the time of my death then that my said son Bezaliell
Angier shall surrender all the estate right and title which he shall,
have of in and unto the said Lands and Tenement purchased from
the said James Loorh with the appurtenances by virtue of this my-
last will and Testament or otherwise unto the said James Loorh
and his heires Also that if John Hall Son of Ralph Hall aforesaid
or Sarah Gall Widow or either of them shall shall pay to me --
during my life time or to my said son Bezaliell Angier the sum
of Ninety pound after my decease together with the yearly-
Rent or arrears thereof then the authorising for the said Lands
and Tenements purchased of the said Ralph has all lying and
being in Mofsdolee aforesaid that then my said Son Bezalliell,
Angier shall surrender unto the said John Hall and his heires
all his right and title of in and unto the said Land and Tenement
with th' appurtenances for ever And further as concerning
my personal Estate after the payment of my funeral charges
and debts I bequeth the same as follosweth First I give to my
Son John Angier of Bristoll the sume of one hundred and fifty
pounds Item I will that my Executors hereafter named & doe fulfill
the Covenants made with my Son in Law Mr Ralph Lathropp
according to Articles agreed upon between him and me when
he married my daughter Margret if they are not all fulfilled
in my life time And further in order to the making provision
for my daughter Anne and her Children I give and bequeath
unto my Executors hereafter named the summe of four hundred
pounds of lawfull money of great Britain in Trust to and
for the use and uses of my said daughter Anne and her
children which she now hath or hereafter shall have by her
present husband to be improved paid and disposed of by my
said Executors to her and her children as have after followeth
hoping that her said present husband will give and dispose
unto her the said Anne and his Children by her all his Estate
real and personal of the time of his decease/ That is to say/
my Will is that my said Executors shall pay unto my said
Anne interest for the said summe of four hundred pounds
yearly by two equall payments after the rate of Five pounds.
The hundrend during all the time of her natural life after her
decease my Will is that the said summe of four hundred pounds
shall be improved by my said Executors to and for the use and
uses of all the children of the said Anne equally to be__
divided amongst them and to be paid to them as they shall
severally attain the age of one and twenty years. And if all
the chidldren of my said daughter or shall happen to dye before
her the said Anne then my Will is that the said sume of four
hundred pounds after this death of the said Anne shall be
equally distributed amongst all my Grandchildren. Item my
Silver Plate I give as followeth. To my Son Bezaliell Angier I
give my Silver Tankard and my largest Tumbler To my daughter
Page 107 Right Hand Side
Lathropp I give my Silver Salver and a Silver Potenger To my Son.
John Angier I give a large Silver Possit Cup and Two Silver Spoons.
as as much Silver Plate more as will make up the sum of five
pounds Item I give to the feofees of the New Chappell in --
Dunkinfeild aforesaid a Silver Cup weighing Eleven Ounces or-
thereabouts for the use of the Lords Table Item I give to my
Servant Margret Marshall one old Silver Spoon Item I give to.-
my Man Joseph Burgaes one old Silver Spoon Item all the rest,
of my Silver Plate to give to my daughter Anne as for my books
I bequeath as follows That is to say I give them all to my Son
Bezaliell Angier Item I give to the said Margrett Marshall
Six pounds. To the aforesaid Joseph Burgaes I give the sume of
four pounds fifteen shillings Provided they stay with me up till
my death Also I give to the said Margret Marshall and Joseph
Burgaes to each of them Ten shillings a piece for every year
they or either of them shall live with me after the date of
these Presents upon the same condition they live with me till
my death. Item I give my small Tenement in Dedham to my
son Bezaliell desiring him to give ten shillings apiece to such
children to whom I am Uncle to with the children of my
Brethren and Sisters who have not herefore received soe
much by my order. Item I give to my brother Nathaniel
a Guinea Item I give to my two Sisters Hannah and Sarah
to each of them a Guinea Item I give to my Brother in law
Edmund Sherman a Guinea Item I give to the Poor of my-
congregation that meets in Durkinfeild the sum of five pounds
to be distributed amongst them according to the discretion of-
the feofees of the said Chappel Item I give to my Poor of Dedham
five pounds to be distributed by my two Sisters Hannah and
Sarah as they see fitt Item as to my Household Godos I give to-
my daughter Lathropp my bestised and bedding and half of my
Linens except the sinper and also five dozen of pewter plates
of the best sort All the rest of my household goods I give to
my daughter Anne whatsoever else remains of my personal
-
Estate not before disposed of I give equally amongst al my -
four children And lastly I too nominate and appoint my two
sons/ to witt Bezaliell Angier and John Angier aforesaid to be
joint Exorutors of this my last Will and Testament hoping they
will faithfully discharge the same And I also authorise and appoint
my two Servants to witt / Joseph Bourgaes and Margrett Marshall
to keep possession of my house and Goods and take the care and
charge thereof and also to oversee the affairs of my funeral
by and with the order and direction of Mr Thomas Bufferworth
of Manchester the elder and his wife and to keep in possession-
as aforesaid until my Executors aforesaid or one of them shall
discharge them from that Trust in witness whereof I the said
Samuel Angier have hereunto my hand and seal the fourth
day of July Anno Dom 1712. I. Samuel Angier/ Sealed Signed
published and declared to be the last Will and Testament of
the said Samuel Angier in the presennc of us. /. John Abright
Elizabeth Lowe Joseph Lowe/.
End of Transcript.
Will Abstract
From Family Search [7] "Samuel Angier of Duckinfield, co of Chester, Minister of the Gospel, 4 July 1712, proved 24 December 1713. To be buried in the yard of the new Chapel in Duckingfield, over against the South door, in the middle between the said door and the wall. Eldest son Bezaliell. son John Angier of Bristol. Son in law Mr Ralph Lathropp. My daughter Margaret, his wife. My daughter Anne and her children. son John Angier I give my small tenement in Dedham to my son Bezaliell desiring him to give two shillings apiece to such children to whom I am an uncle i.e. the children of my brethren and sisters etc. My brother Nathaniel. My two sisters Hannah and Sarah. My brother in law, Edmund sherman. To the poor of Dedham five pounds to be distributed by my two sisters, Hannah and Sarah. All my four children. Leeds, 267 [Genealogical Gleanings in England by Henry F Water, A. M. NEGHR L:28]"
Towns mentioned in the Will :
- Nether Wiresdale(Neither Wryesdale), Garstang, Lancaster [8]
- Winmerly, (Winmarleigh)Garstang, Lancaster[9]
- Hurst, Ashton under Lyne, County Lancaster[10]
- Mofs dolee, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancaster
- New Chapel, Durkinfield (Dukinfield) [11]
- Dedham Dedham, Essex ( accessed 3 Mar 2023)
- Garstag [12][13]
Sources
- ↑ / Records of the Prerogative Court of Wills, 1384-1858 PROB 11: Will Registers, 1713-1722 Piece 537: Leeds, Quire Numbers 254-286 (1713) ( accessed 24 Feb 2023)
- ↑ / The National Archives UK ( acessed 22 -23 Feb 2023)
- ↑ / The use of the em, en dash in legal documents ( accessed 26 Feb 2023)
- ↑ Ancestry Sharing Link:accessed 20-26 Feb 2023
- ↑ Ancestry Sharing Link:accessed 20-26 Feb 2023
- ↑ / England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 PROB 11: Will Registers, 1713-1722 Piece 537: Leeds, Quire Numbers 254-286, 1713 (accessed 24 Feb 2023)
- ↑ / ANGIER, Samuel - will proved 24 December 1713 ( accesssed 23 Feb 2023)
- ↑ / Nether Wryesdale ( accessed 27 Feb 2023)
- ↑ / British History OnLine -The Town of Winmarleigh, Garstang History ( accessed 27 Feb 2023)
- ↑ / British History OnLine - Town of Hurst-Footnote 4 Line 4 ( accessed 27 Feb 2022)
- ↑ / Old Chapel ( accessed 27 Feb 2023)
- ↑ / Ancient Parish of Garstang ( accessed 26 Feb 2023)
- ↑ / The History of the Township of Garstang ( accessed 27 Feb 2023)
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