| William
Filbee |
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| This
is the last will and testament of one William Filbee of Aston Rowant
in the County of Oxford Yeoman Farmer of sound and disposing mind,
memory and understanding (praised be God) I give and devise all that
freehold messauge and tenement farm lands and premises with their
appoints situated and being at Kingston Blount in the parish of Aston
Rowant and County of Oxfordshire aforesaid now in the occupation of
my son Thomas Filbee unto him my said son Thomas
Filbee, his heirs and assignee forever but subject and charged
as hereinafter mentioned I give and devise all that cottage or tenement
with the buildings and appoints thereto belonging in Kingston Blount
aforesaid and adjoining the rickyard of my said farm now in the occupation
of the widow Gump? Unto my grandson William
Filbee (son of my said son Thomas Filbee) and his heirs and assignee
forever. I give and devise all that my other cottage or tenement with
buildings, gardens and appoints thereto belonging situated in Kingston
Blount aforesaid also ajoining the said rickyard now in the occupation
of the widow Scrudge? unto my grandson Charles White son of my daughter
Mary White and to his heirs and assigns
forever. I give and bequeath unto my said daughter Mary wife of Thomas
White of Oakley in the parish of Chinnor in the said County of
Oxford the sum of six shillings a week during the term of her natural
life ton be paid to my said daughter on Saturday in every week by
my said son Thomas Filbee his heirs or assigns out of my farmland
and premises in Kingston Blount aforesaid hereby devised to him and
heirs aforesaid the first payment thereof to begin on and be made
on the next Saturday after my demise and I do thereby expressly charge
the said farmlands and premises with the payment thereof in manner
aforesaid and in case the said worldly sum of six shillings or any
part thereof shall be in arrear and unpaid for two consecutive weeks
then I do thereby give to my said daughter Mary White the same powers
and remedies to enter on the said farmlands and premises and to distrain
for the recover thereof as are given to Landlords/by Law to distrain
for recovering such when in arrears. I give and bequeath unto each
of my grandsons William Filbee and Charles
White and to each of my granddaughters Sophia,
Mary and Elizabeth
Filbee, daughters of my son Thomas Filbee, the legacy and sum
of one hundred pounds apiece of lawful money of Great Britain to be
paid to them respectively within twelve months next after my demise
by my executors herein after named. I give and bequeath unto my said
son Thomas Filbee and my daughter Elizabeth the wife of Mr.John Bailey
all my ready money at interest and securities for money and all other
debts due and owing to me at the time of my demise to be equally divided
between them share and share alike but subject to and charged with
the payment of my funeral and outstanding expenses all such debts
as I shall owe at the time of my demise and the legacies hereinbefore
by me given to my grandchildren. I give and bequeath all and every
of my household goods and furniture plate linen and china and all
other my implements and utensils of household whatsoever unto my said
daughter Elizabeth Bailey and my will
and meaning is that the said household goods plate linen china and
implements and utensils of household and also the share of my money
given unto my said daughter Elizabeth with my said son Thomas Filbee
shall be for her own sole and separate use and benefit and not to
be subject or liable to the control or intermeddling of her present
or any future husband and to be at her own disposal not withstanding
her present or future co???ture. I give and bequeath all my stock
of corn, grain and hay as well growing as at harvest, farming utensils
and stock of cattle and other the rest and residue of my personal
estate not hereinbefore essentially disposed of unto my son in law
the said John Bailey to and for his own use and benefit and I do thereby
nominate constitute and appoint my son Thomas Filbee and my said son
in law John Bailey executors of this my last will and testament thereby
revoking all former and other wills by me made. I for?? this to be
my last will and testament only. In witness whereof I the said William
Filbee the testator have hereinto set my hand and seal the fifteenth
day of April in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and
nine. William Filbee signed. Proved at London 23rd May 1812. |
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