FAMILY HISTORY DOCUMENTS (for sale)

[see also Gloucestershire, for Bristol]

118/89 Nicholas, James - Bridgewater - 1865
Original Will  - wife Ann,  son Alfred J, daughter Amelia 'brother' & sister William & Eliza Press - Family Bible & properties in Bridgewater mentioned. 3 sheets of blue watermarked  paper  - written on 2 sides only - signed by James Nicholas, witnessed by James Cook jnr (slr)  & W Vaughan Williams (Clerk).  £33

53/ 141 Parsons, Joel - Yatton - 1848
 Certified office copy of Will - paper [10 sides] - names wife, daughter [Young] and granddaughters, also an executor Peter Parsons, Kingstone Seymour. Land in Somerset and Glos. £30

211/63 Peppend, George (snr) - Weston Zoyland - 1850
Original Will - sons George & John Peppend. 1 side of Paper - 'Mark' of George Peppend sen. witnessed by James Ring / King? and John Dorse.  £30

160/98 Pierce, John - North Petherton - 1831
Probated copy of Will - sons John,  William,  Henry,  Thomas,  daughters Betsy Pierce,  Sarah Williams,  Mary Pierce,  Ann Stone. Properties & land North Petherton & Bridgwater. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. [see also 160/99]  £32

105/10 Prockter, John - Henlade - dated 1772
Arbitration Award in a dispute between Mary Anderdon, [widow (Henlade, Rushton) Administratrix of John's estate] and Thomas Knight (Loades, Kingston) & his brother William Knight (Tiverton, Devon). John appears to have held papers concerning the fortune / estate of the Knights at his death. The arbitrators were John Popham (New Inn, London) and William Prockter Thomas (Wellington), the document gives the details of their decision.  Large sheet paper signed / sealed J N Popham & W P Thomas, witnessed Abm Shorland. Split at foot approx 2"long & several small splits in other folds.  £47

84/248 Reed, Charles - Weston Zoyland - (died 1886)
Release dated 1911 of Trustees of Will. Details of Will - Mother Jane, sister Lavina (w/o Francis Reed), nephews / niece Francis Stephen Reed (London), Ellen (w/o Emanuel Reed), Oliver, Guy & Theodore Reed.
Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2 & written on 3 sides. Some dusting to reverse - small tears to edge of folds not affecting text. Signed / sealed by Francis S, Ellen, Oliver, Guy & Theodore Reed.
Together with copy of Trustee A/c's including details of property sold to Oliver, Guy & Theodore Reed with further signatures of Lavina's 5 children.   £30
 

53/143 Reeves, John Fry -Glastonbury / Fitzhead Court - 1852 - Declaration
 Original - paper - signed by John Fry Reeves - says that he is residuary devisee and he has the Will of Elizabeth Court in his possession. £15

98/19 Robinson, Richard - Bedminster - 1835 - see Gloucestershire page - Wills re property bequeathed.

98/12 Rocket, John & Maria - Hockchurch  (? Hawkchurch) 1852
See Devon page under Wills - Raison, Joseph - for bequest.

105/38 Rutherford, Ann (neè Waters) - Queen Charlton - dated 1870 (w/o Rev Henry Jackson Rutherford)
Settlement of Trust funds - trustees George Culley Ashmead & Alfred Ashmead (both Bristol). Mentions Will of William Waters, a Court action of 1870 (Waters v. Waters) involving Ann, Mary Neilson (neè Waters), William Waters & others, & various costs incurred by Ann. A note on the reverse refers to a later Court action. Large sheet of watermarked paper folded in 2, written on 3 sides - some dusting, pencil notes & a split almost full length of centre fold, small splits in other folds. Signed by Ann, witnessed by L A C Bush & Eliza E Lodge (both Keynsham).  £24

211/64 Seymour, William - Barton St David - 1854 / 56
Probated copy of Will - son Stephen, daughters Sarah Grant (Butleigh Wootton), Susannah (w/o Samuel Pyke), grandchildren Susannah & William Berry, Frederick Seymour + others not named. Several properties in Barton.   Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached.   £32

211/66 Seymour, Stephen - Barton St David - 1864
Probated copy of Will - wife Mary Ann, late brother Samuel Seymour his children Frederick Seymour & Mary Ann Westlake; late sister Mary Grant her children William Grant,  Sophia Steele,  Emma Cook,  Eliza Rice & late Joseph Grant his children Elizabeth & Susan Grant. Cousin Samuel Coombs (Bristol), nephew William Berry, niece Susan Berry.  Parchment - Certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached.  £26

98/126 Sharland, Fanny Amelia (Miss) - Ilminster - 1880
Probated copy of Will - names brother Richard dec'd & sisters Caroline,  Ann,  nephew William J M Still,  servants Emily & Henrietta Cannicott. Parchment - Certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached.  £16

53/126 Shum, George Andrew- Bath - 1821
 Later office copy of Will, made c. 1835 -paper - names daughter, son in law [Simpson], 3 brothers, other beneficiaries [possibly sisters], Cromwell, Bath - Haskins, Walcott - Ellesbury, London. Gives details of properties. £20

66/26 & 66/38 Stallard, William - Bedminster - dated 1865 & 1871 - Statutory Declaration re the Railway Inn (previously the Beaufort Arms) by William Stallard. Details of  mortgage to Robert Phippen (Bristol).   &    Formal Order issued in relation to the affairs of Ann Dean Phippen, widow ("a lunatic") in connection with a property mortgaged by William Stallard (Bedminster).  The Phippens' affairs were administered by William Brown. For full details & price, please see my Gloucestershire page - Property -   Bristol / St. Philip & St. Jacob - 1865

53/137 Strode, John - Shepton Mallet - 1837
Probated copy of Will - parchment - names daughter Ann Maria. £24

53/146 Sweeting, Melior widow - Castle Cary - 1860
Probated copy of Will - parchment - names daughter [Cooper] with details of property left to her, at Ditcheat. £20

160/102 Towells, Thomas - Bridgwater - 1877
Probated copy of Will - wife Eliza,  step daughters Maria (w/o Charles Vere Hare),  Mary Ann Davidge,  nephew John Towells. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached, bank stamp on reverse.  £21

53/147 Warley, Clement - Bristol - 1870
Copy of Probated Will 1873 - paper - wife and children not named; except daughter, Rhoda, wife of nephew, James Warley. £11

53/155 Webb, Elizabeth - Twerton / Weston - 1893 [widow of 53/156]
Certified copy of Probated Will - names cousin, Sarah Druce and niece Amy Sims, Birmingham. £10

53/156 Webb, Silas - Twerton - 1880 [husband of 53/155]
Certified copy of Probated Will - names wife Elizabeth. £9

211/61 Westlake, William - Othery - 1839
Official Office Copy of Will - wife not named, sons George,  John,  William,  Charles,  Walter & James Westlake, daughters Elizabeth,  Charlotte,  Matilda & Sarah Westlake, brother Charles Westlake. Many plots of land & properties in Aller, King Sedgmoor & Othery - gives field names, acreages, no. on Tithe Apportionment map & some previous owners.  2 sheets paper watermarked 1878 each folded in 2 & written on 3½ sides - split along centre fold where pages sewn together, not affecting text.   £27

53/121 White, Richard - Batcombe - 1811
Copy of Will - paper - names 8 children - wife [not named] died 1811 / 1812. £22

160/11 Whittingham, Mary -   (pretended wife of William Hewitt) - died Taunton, 1876
See Certified contemporary copy of Probated Will of her father - on my Norfolk page - Wills -  Millard, Philip - North Walsham - 1855

53/119 Whyting, Arthur - Shepton Mallet - 1809
Contemporary Attested copy of Will - paper - names sister and nieces [George], nephew [Hayes] and cousin [Betty, wife of John Lancaster] - gives details of properties owned. £25

53/120 Whyting, Arthur - Shepton Mallet - 1809 [see53/119]
Later certified copy of Will, made c. 1819 -paper - names sister and nieces [George], nephew [Hayes] and cousin [Betty, wife of John Lancaster] - gives details of properties owned. £20

98/130 Wilton, Mary Ann (widow) - Bridgwater - 1892
Probated copy of Will - brothers Alfred & Henry (wife Emily), their children Walter John & Dorcas (all) Greenslade, other niece Gertrude Barnett. Very detailed particular bequests made. Other beneficiaries include James A & Matilda Bounsall, Hannah  Barnett . Parchment with grant of Probate & wafer seal attached. £19

64/71 Windey, Ann & Family - Bristol - 1793
Copy of Deed of Acceptance of Annuity in lieu of legacy, & agreement to release of Dowry, between Ann Windey (who died 1795) - widow of Nathan - and her children James, Nathan, Matthew, Henry George & Ann.  Contains details of Will & codicil of Nathan the elder, including properties acquired / sold & loan to one son.   Written on 6 sides of watermarked paper c.13"x16" - small holes in folds not affecting text.       £38

66/39 Wood, Mrs Mary - probate granted Bristol - died 1867
Supplemental Abstract of Release by Legatees under her Will (their relationship not stated) - John Llewellin (Bristol), Thomas Wheeler & Miss Mary Ann Wheeler (both Knowle, Bedminster), Stephen Wheeler (Alderton, Wilts), Elizabeth & Robert Pearce (Pucklechurch, Glos), Martha & Edmund Wilson (Egham, Sy), Sophia & John Kington (White Knights, Berks). Charles Harris Wood also party to agreement. Details amount payable to each beneficiary & mortgage of their interest by Martha & Edmund Wilson to William Christopher Saunders (Egham). 5 sheets watermarked paper written 4 sides with notes / amendments & pencil under-linings.  £22

98/118 Woodland, John - Bridgwater - 1852
Probated copy of Will - estate left to Ann Collier (Ashill) & her children Thomas,  Robert,  Charles,  Ann.  Land & properties (some described in detail) in Ashill, Bridgewater, Western Zoylands etc. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. [see above 97/2 House]  £30

53/166 Woolford, Henry - Broad Blunsdon - 1872
Probated copy of Will and Codicils - parchment - names wife and her nephews and nieces (Piniger, and Tuck, of Portishead, Somerset). Gives details of land.  £23

53/125 Yeoman, John - Glastonbury - 1819
Contemporary copy of Probated Will - paper - names wife, Honour, main beneficiaries after wife’s death - James and Roger Rood and their children, including John Yeoman Rood, sister in law, Mary West, and daughters in law [or step daughters] Ann Smart and Ann Stone. Details a lot of other small legacies and land holdings. £30