Will of Thomas Webber gentleman of Taunton, St Mary Magdalen, Somerset 1831

Date: [unknown] to 1831
Location: Taunton, St Mary, Somerset, England
Surnames/tags: Newton webber

Will of Thomas Webber of Taunton St Mary Magdalen 1831

This is a transcription of the register office will of Thomas Webber (abt.1748-abt.1831), gentleman of St Mary Magdalen, Taunton, Somerset written on 23 February 1831 and proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on 27 July 1831^[1]

Persons mentioned

• Thomas Webber testator
• John Webber son of testator
• 'Susan the wife of John Webber, son of testator
• Grand daughter Rebecca daughter of John & Susan Webber
• Jane daughter of testator, the wife of Beadon Newton
• Grand daughter Ann the daughter of Beadon Newton and grand daughter of testator
• William Webber son of testator
• Mary Anne daughter of testator and married to an unknown Frankfett
• Robert son of testator
• Sarah, daughter of testator and married to John French
• Joseph Webber son of testator and Executor of will
• Phillip Yandall witness to will
• Thomas Dunston Gavier witness to will

This is the last Will and Testament of me
Thomas Webber of Taunton Saint Mary Magdalen in the County of
Somerset Gentleman which I make for the disposal of all my Worldy
Estate and Effects in manner following, that is to say

I give and
bequeath unto my son John Webber the sum of ten pounds.

Also I give
and bequeath unto Susan the wife of the said John Webber the sum
of twenty pounds the said last mentioned legacy to be paid to the said
Susan Webber by my Executor hereinafter named for her own sole and
seaparate use and her receipt alone to be a sufficient discahrge for the
same

Also I give and bequeath unto my Grand Daughter Rebecca
Webber,( Daughter of the said John Webber), the sum of thirty pounds

Also I give and bequeath unto my daughter Jane the Wife of Beadon
Newton the sum of one hundred pounds

Also I give and bequeath
unto my Grand Daughter Ann,( Daughter of the said Beadon Newton)
the sum of twenty pounds.

Also I give and bequeath to my son William
Webber the sum of seventy pounds

Also I give and bequeath unto my
Daughter Mary Ann the wife of [blank] Frankfett^[2]) the sum of one
hundred pounds

Also I give and bequeath unto my son Robert the
sum of one hundred and fifty pounds.

Also I give and bequeath
unto my Daughter Sarah (the wife of John French) the sum of one
hundred pounds the said several legacies to be paid by my Executor
herinafter named within twelve months next after my decease

An the rest residue and remainder of my personal and testamentary
Estate and Effects whatsoever and wheresoever I do hereby give and
bequeath unto my son Joseph Webber his Executors administators
and assignes, subject nevertheless to and charges and chargeable with
the payment of my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses and the
Legacies by me given and bequeathed.

And I do hereby nominate
consitute and appoint my said Son Joseph Webber sole Executor
of this my Will

In witness whereof I the said Thomas Webber have to this
my last Will and Testament set my hand and affixed my seal this
twenty third day of February one thousand eight hundred and thirty
one Thomas Webber Signed sealed published and declared
by the said Thomas Webber the testator in the presence of us who at
his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have
subscribed our names as witnesses Phillip Yandall
Thomas Dunster Gavier

Proved at London 27^th July 1831 before the Judge by the Oath of
Joseph Webber the Son the sole Executor to who adminsitraion was granted
having been first sworn by Commission duly to administer

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: 1788
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5111 #87898 (accessed 16 September 2022)
   Will of Thomas Webber, granted probate on 27 Jul 1831. Died about 1831 in Taunton, Somerset, England.
2. ↑ best guess