Will of William Hunt, Carpenter of East Hendred, Berkshire

Date: 7 Apr 1814 [unknown]
Location: [unknown]

National Archives, Kew, Surrey, England

Will of William Hunt, Carpenter of East Hendred, Berkshire

PROB 11/1567/115

Probate date, 7 April, 1815

Will transcribed by Helen M Ford. There are no paragraphs in the original will, it has been divided into sections for ease of reading. Transcriptor's additions in italic and bracketed . Uncertain transcriptions are in square brackets

In the Name of God Amen

I William Hunt of East Hendred in the County of Berks carpenter do make ordain this my last will & Testament

I give devise & bequeath to my loving wife Ann Hunt all that my copihold messuage or Tenement Orchard Gardens Outhouses & appurtenances thereunto belonging situate at East Hendred aforesaid within the manor of [Framton?] [Note National Archive's register has entries for 3 manors; Kings, New College, Framptons.Vic County History has Arches, New College and Framptons] in the said County of Berks & parcel of the customary land therof to hold to An my said wife for & during the her life & from & after her decease I give devise & bequeath the same to my son Joseph Hunt his heirs & assigns for ever but charged & chargeable with the payment of thirty pounds to my daughter Elizabeth the wife of Martin but in case my said daughter shall die before my said son shall come in possession of the said estate leaving one or more Child or Children then my will is that the said thirty pounds shall be paid to such Child if one or if more than one then to such Children share and share alike

I also give to my said loving wife all that my Copyhold Estate situate within his Majesties Manor of East Hendred & parcel of the customary lands therof & described to be a Messuage & three pices of Land with appurtenances to hold to she my said wife for & during her kife & from & after her decease I give & bequeath to my son William Hunt, his heirs & assignes for ever but charged & chargeable with the payment of sixty pounds to my daughter Ann Hunt & with the further sum of ten pounds to each of my two daughters 'Elizabeth the wife of [ blank space] Martin aforesaid & Anastatia the wife of Francis Dearlove of East Hendred aforesaid but in case my said daughters or either of them shall die before my said son William shall come in possession of the said Estate leaving a Child or Children then my will is that the said several sums shall be paid to such Child if one or if more than one then to such Children of such parent so deceased share & shate alike but in case either of them should die as aforesaid leaving no Child or Children then my Will is the sum bequeathed to such daughter should be equally divided amongst all & every of my son & daughters as shall be living at the decease of my said wife

I also bequeathe & give to my said wife all that my other Copyhold Estate situated within his Majestys Manore aforesaid & parcel also of the Customary Lands thereof & described to be Messuage or Tenement & Orchard with the appurtenances called [Hundes?] to hold to her my said wife for & during her life & from & after her decease I give devise & bequeathe the same to my son Thomas Hunt his heirs & assigns for ever

I also give devise & bequeath to my said sife all that my other Copyhold Estate situate within his Majesty’s Manor aforesaid & parcel alos of the Customary Lands thereof & described to be the property [property crossed through] priparty formaly of one Thomas [-elton] of a Cottage Orchard Garden & Curtilage with the appurtenances to hold to her my said wife for & during her life & from & after her decease I give devise & bequeath the same to my daughter Anastatia the wife of Francis Dearlove aforesaid her heirs & assignes for ever

I also give & bequeath to my said wife all my household goods & furniture, plate, linen & china & I also give & bequeath to my said son Thomas the sum of Ten pounds

All the rest & residue of my personal Estate of what nature or kind [----] I give and bequeath to my two sons Joseph & William before mentioned equally to be divided betwixt them chargeable with the payments of all my just debts legacies & funeral Edpences And Lastly I do constitute and appoint my two sons Joseph & William joint executors of this my will & so hereby revoke & make void all former & other wills by me made & so declare this only to be my last will & testament in witness whereof to this my will contained on two sheets of paper I have to each sheet

[page 2] set my hand & to this last sheet my hand & seal this twenty first day of March one thousand seven hundred ninety nine. William Hunt [symbol for seal] signed sealed published & declared by William Hunt the Testator for & as his last will and testament in the presence of us [-----] by us as witnesses therto in his presence at his request & in the presence of each other . Wm Eyston. John Ellaway. John Allen

Proved at London 7th April 1815 before the worshiful Samuel [Praire?] parson Dr of Laws & [----] By the oath of William Hunt the son & one of the Exe’r’s to whom admo;n was [-----]having being first sworn [----] to admini’r [priori?] reserved to Joseph Hunt the son also & other executor

Wife Ann

Sons, Joseph, William, Thomas

daughters,Elizabeth Martin, Anastasia Dearlove

Is this the same William born, on Sept 7 1729, died Nov 4 1814 as mentioned on this blog page ? https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~hendred/genealogy/Hunts.htm The three sons match but daughters Elizabeth and Anastasia are not mentioned.

This page reads as follows: Thomas was born clearly early in the 18th century, or perhaps even in the 17th, because his son William Hunt was born in East Hendred on Sept. 7, 1729. A brother Thomas was born on May 31, 1731.

"William married Ann Lawrence in East Hendred on April 3, 1769 and the couple had four children, William, Ann, Joseph and Thomas.

William Hunt died and was buried in East Hendred on Nov. 4, 1814.

His son Joseph Hunt, born in East Hendred in 1771, was the first of several generations of the family to be noted in village records as a carpenter. It is a trade that Hunts practiced in the village almost up to the present day, turning out wagon wheels and coffins among other useful wooden items.

Joseph married Sarah Smith of the relatively distant village of Goosey, Berks., on June 14, 1801 in the village of Stanford in the Vale. The couple were to have six children, all born in East Hendred "