Great Packington, Warwickshire: One Place Study.
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Testamentary Records.
This page will provide the testamentary records, including semi diplomatic will transcriptions, for individuals from Great Packington. Listed A-Z by surname.
Transcription:
In the Name of God Amen. I Randolph
Allsagar of Packington magna in the county of Warwick being sick
& weak but of perfect mind & memory Thanks be to God do make this
my last Will & Testament in manner & form following. Imprimis I
give & bequeath unto my son John Allsagar Eight pounds. Item
I give unto my Daughters Mary & Margaret Forty pounds
a piece. Item give unto my sons Richard & Thomas Thirty pounds
a piece. Item give unto my Daughters Ann & Liddia
Thirty pounds a piece. Item then give until my Daughter Sarah
& my son Randolph thirty pounds a piece, all which aforesaid
Bequests my will is, shall be paid unto every one of them on
their day of Marriage and not sooner, Unless my Executrix here
after named shall think proper. And if it shall happen that
any of my children shall dye before Marriage, then my Mind
& Will is that the Portion of such Child or Children shall be
equally divided amongst my six youngest children (Viz)
Richard, Thomas, Ann, Liddia, Sarah & Randolph or such of
them that shall then be living. And lastly all the Rest & residue
of my Estate Goods Cattle & Chattels whatsoever I give & bequeath
unto my loving wife Elizabeth ^Allsagar^ Randolph, Whom I make sole
Executrix of this my last Will and Testament. And I desite my
Brother Richard Harding & my brother Richard Smith to be
Overseers, that this my Will be fullfilled. In Witness whereof
I have hereunto put my Hand & Seal this first day of Sept[ember]
Annog Domini 1729.
Signed Sealed Published Pronounced
Declared by the within names Randolph
Allsagar as his last Will & Testament
In the presence of
Mary Harding x her mark
John Parker
Randolph Allsagar
1729
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} Randolph \ Alsagar
his mark
John Edsor
Probate 16 December 1800​
Transcription:
I John Edsor of
Great Packington in the county of Warwick being of
sound Mind and understanding (Thanks be to God) by this
my last will and Testament do give and bequeath to
James Martin of {unknown} in the parish of Great
Bookham in the county of Surr[e]y and George
Bullin of Birmingham (my Nephew) in the county
of Warwick and the survivor of them all the Goods
and Chattels {?}outy debts and Estates bute {?.?} and in
personal And about {line dark/difficult to transcribe}
legally possesses of amounting at this time to
about the sum of two thousand Pounds be {???}
said more or less In trust for the purposes
therein after expenses and no {?...?} that is to say
First {???} the Tho[ma]s Martin and George Bullin
or the survivors of them or the administrators of
such survivor shall immediately after my decease
pay and discharge my Financial {?...?} and use
{?...} my just debts (my Funeral to be in the
Parish {line dark/difficult to transcribe} and
as some Recompense for this Trouble which
my said Executors will have & so give Ae{???}
five Pounds each out of the said Trust
and al so give and bequeath my best silver ware
to Mr {?..?} {??}sage of Packington as a mark
of my Regard and the remains Remainder of
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{?}is possess of we{????} or personal Estates it
is my will to have divided into t{???}e equal parts
and out thise part of all my said property &
do give and bequeath to the children of my
Sister Ann or the heirs of such Child or
Children in equal {illegible}
​two thirds of all my Property to be pl{???} out
thereof to be paidby my said Trustees on te-
stementors or administrators of the survivor of
to my Sister Jane Duning [to be completed]
Sources:
National Archives​