The Will of William Davis C 1680 - 1747
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In the name of God Amen I William Davis of Radley in the County of Berks Gentleman being at this present of sound mind memory and understanding God be praised for the same I do make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say first and principally I surrender my soul into the hands and mercy of Almighty God and my body to the earth to be decently interred according to the directions of my Executors hereinafter named and as for that temporal estate and those goods wherein God of his infinite wisdom has blessed me I do give and dispose thereof in manner and form following that is to say first I give and bequeath unto my son William Davis Twenty shillings Also I give and bequeath unto my son Thomas Davis the like sum of Twenty shillings Also I give unto my daughter Mary the wife of William E ----- the like sum of Twenty shillings Also I give and bequeath unto my son Richard Davis the like sum of Twenty shillings And all the rest residue and remainder of my Goods Chattels ---- and ---- of money --credits and estate whatsoever and whereso ever ( after my just debts Legacies and funeral expenses first ----- paid and satisfied) I give and bequeath unto my son John Davis and I do hereby make nominate constitute and appoint my said son John Davis full and sole executor of this my last Will and testament and I do hereby make void all former and other Wills by me at any time ---- made ---- ---this to be my last Will and Testament in witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this fourteenth day April in the twentieth year of the reign of our sovereign lord George the --- by the grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith and so forth and in
the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fortv seven.
Signed sealed published and delivered by the Testator
William Davis as and for his last Will and Testament in at Abingdon Aug 22nd 1747
the prescence of us who herunto subscribed out Names John Davis the Testator was
as Witnesses hereto in his sight and at his request duly swom before me
Josiah Benet
John Graham
This Will, filed at Trowbridge, refers to the following in the Family Tree:
William Davis, himself, born about 1680 died 1747
Mary, his wife, who may have died in 1712 shortly after their daughter Mary was born
His sons and daughter:
William Davis 1701-
1763
Thomas Davis 1707-
1726.
This will along with others featured here and Parish Register entries establishes a clear family line through:-
1763, Gabriel 1741-1804, William 1772-1822, William Henry (WHD) 1816-1894
In 1741 a William Davis was churchwarden at St James, Radley.
In the name of God Amen I William Davis of Radley in the County of Berks Gentleman being at this present of sound mind memory and understanding God be praised for the same I do make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say first and principally I surrender my soul into the hands and mercy of Almighty God and my body to the earth to be decently interred according to the directions of my Executors hereinafter named and as for that temporal estate and those goods wherein God of his infinite wisdom has blessed me I do give and dispose thereof in manner and form following that is to say first I give and bequeath unto my son William Davis Twenty shillings Also I give and bequeath unto my son Thomas Davis the like sum of Twenty shillings Also I give unto my daughter Mary the wife of William E -
the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fortv seven.
Signed sealed published and delivered by the Testator
William Davis as and for his last Will and Testament in at Abingdon Aug 22nd 1747
the prescence of us who herunto subscribed out Names John Davis the Testator was
as Witnesses hereto in his sight and at his request duly swom before me
Josiah Benet
John Graham
This Will, filed at Trowbridge, refers to the following in the Family Tree:
William Davis, himself, born about 1680 died 1747
Mary, his wife, who may have died in 1712 shortly after their daughter Mary was born
His sons and daughter:
William Davis 1701-
This will along with others featured here and Parish Register entries establishes a clear family line through:-
In 1741 a William Davis was churchwarden at St James, Radley.
William Davis died 1747