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| In the name of God Amen. This is the last will and testament of one Eden White the elder of Chalford in the Parish of Aston Rowant in the County of Oxford Farmer which I make ordain and declare in manner and form the following: that is for said first and principally I commend my soul into the hands of the Almighty God and my body I commit to the Earth to be directly and privately buried whenever I may happen to die and as to said worldly Estate if hath pleased Almighty God to bestow on me I give and dispose thereof in manner and form following: I give devise and bequeath to my dear daughter Jane the wife of John Besley of Crowell in the said County of Oxford Farmer the sum of thirty pounds of good and lawful money of Great Britain Current (sic) in England unto and for the sole and separate use and behoof and not subject or liable in any manner to the debts engagements or control of the persons or any future husband she may happen to marry to be paid to her by my executor hereinafter after married within twelve calendar months next after my demise whose receipt alone shall be a sufficient discharge to my said Executor for the same; I also give divide and bequeath unto my son William White of Chalford aforesaid labourer the sum of one hundred pounds of good and lawful money of Great Britain to be paid to him by my said Executor within twelve calendar months next after my demise; I also give divide and bequeath unto my son Richard White of Long Wick in the County of Burks Farmer thirty pounds of good and lawful money of Great Britain to be paid to him by my said Executor also hereinafter named within twelve calendar months next after my demise; I also give devise and bequeath unto my son Eden White of Kingston Blount in the County of Oxford Farmer and John White of South Weston in the same County Labourer the sum of five pounds of good and lawful money of Great Britain to be paid to them by my said executor respectively within six months next after my demise; I also give devise and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth the wife of John Smith of South Weston aforesaid Labourer the sum of five pounds of good and lawful money of Great Britain for the sole and separate use and behoof and not subject to the debts engagements control of the present or any future husband she may happen to marry to be paid to her by my said executor within six months next after my demise whose receipt alone shall be good and sufficient discharge for the same;. I also give devise and bequeath unto my dear daughter Mary Hicks of Aylesbury the County of Burks widow and relict of Thomas Hicks of the same place Baker deceased the sum of five pounds of good and lawful money of Great Britain as aforesaid to be paid to her by my said executor thereinafter named also within six calendar months next after my demise. All the rest and residue of my ready moneys, goods, chattels together with all the live and dead stock, implements of husbandry, corn and hay standing in the fields and in the barns as well as the threshed and unthreshed and all the household furniture, linen, china, plate, trinkets, and wearing apparel that may be in the house about the premises and on the farm wherein I now dwell and occupy at Chalford aforesaid and all my personal estate whatsoever and wherever whereof I shall die poforford I give devise and bequeath the same unto my son Thomas White, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns forever. But nevertheless charged and chargeable with the payment of all the legacies hereinbefore by me give and bequeath and lastly I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my said son Thomas White sole executor of this last will and testament hereby revoking all former and other wills by me at any time heretofor made. In witness whereof I have to this my last will and testament contained in two sheets of paper set my hand and seal that is to say my hand only to the first sheet and to this last sheet thereof my hand and seal this twentieth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine. Eden White. Proved at London 5th August 1833 before the worshipful William Calverley Curtas Doctor of Law and Surrogate by the oath of Thomas White, son and sole executor to whom Admon was granted having been first sworn duly to administer. | |||