Forum: Wills

Last night I purchased a copy of the lengthy will of Stephen Cherrington of Crowland, Lincolnshire. In it he named many members of the Cherrington family (except the one I am descended from) and bequeathed countless acres of land in and around Crowland to them all. I am still trying to...

Hi, I have been trying to find a will for a Thomas Meyricke of Ludlow and London who appears to have died between 1798 and 1813. He was executor and beneficiary of his brother Edward's will in 1798 ( as well as his father Robert's in 1756 and his brother John's in 1785) but he is not mentioned...

Through some miracle searching, I found the existence of a will that I have been searching tirelessly for. It seemed for a while that Thomas Wickens really wanted to keep me away from his will! :D Having all of the details concerning this will (year, county, ref, series, ID, etc.), I set off for...

In his book on the Great Synagogue Cecil Roth writes ... "The exact date of Aaron Hart's death is not on record. He was alive when Moses Hart made his will on April 2nd, 1756, but on August 13th of the same year administration of his estate was granted to his grand-daughter, Billah Moses”. ...

Ok folks I have been rummaging around the archives again and this is a potential ancestor will for Thomas Hollins (actually I think it is an admin but there you go) but I am having trouble reading it (ever the way with these early wills) so if any of you 17th century scribble and latin buffs want...

I have the Wills of both parties but cannot fathom the reason for a certain item. First the background: 1] A widower and his unmarried sister, buy a house jointly in c. 1974 - so it is a recent event. 2] He dies. He doesn't want the property sold in the event of his death prior to his...

Another Thomas but this one is a little weird. It seems to be about Ann Hollins but mentions Thomas & Mary. Can't quite make it out. there is the main part and an attached letter.

When a person makes a Will thre are benficiaries named. In some instance, there are references to a particular share being provided to a named person and in the event of that named person being deceased prior, then that share is passed on to their successors. What happens to the share if...

Please would you look for Charles Jackson who died Grimsby 16 December 1957. Thanks Buddy

Elizabeth Ann Johnson Norledge died on the 19th March 1910 but the probate wasn't granted until 1927, her husband and her brother in law were named as the Aministrators / Executors. Why would there be such a delay?

Hello, I have found a mention of a will for Henry Chiney (Cheney). Text: Chiney, Henry, Puncknoll A. 1686 Book: Burialls (Burial) Collection: Dorset: - Wills and Administrations I managed to find a bond for his wife.

I am wondering if there is someone who knows how to find wills(hopefully at no fee) Thank you!

Any help or thoughts on the following would be much appreciated. I have a copy of Will apparently written as per normal. At the end of it there is no signature, but there is a date - 31 March 1758 There are then attestations by individuals swearing that they knew the deceased and that this...

Please can someone look at this will and see if they can make sense of the relationships. http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/15/will1f.jpg/ http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/864/will2.jpg/ http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/42/will3e.jpg/ ...

I haver the following letter which I take to be that of William Stanton. I have translated some of it but I am stuck on the last bits. The letter is here. and this is my translation so far. I think I have got some bits wrong and I definitely don't know others. Nevertheless there hath been...

I have a Will which is in PDF form. I have had a really good go at transcribing into a Word doc thanks to advice from Kerrywood and others I am very pleased with my perseverance! But, there are some words missing and I would like a bit of help with them. Photobucket won't let me upload either the...

James Lewis Drayton This is what An****ry shows Name: James Lewis Drayton Death: dd mm 1936 - location Other: date – location This is what I have on him

Would someone please be good enough to do a look up on the Wills & Probate for the following: Joseph Rivolta, died July-Sept 1893 in London. Did he leave anything? If so, to whom? Thanks in advance.

Could someone please do a look up on the Wills & Probate for Name: Hannah Evans Death: 1929 - Sheffield, England Please tell me what she left and to whom. Thanks in advance Terry

I have a will written in 1618 the person has written Godchildren in a number of spots regarding to a number of different people could she be meaning Grand children? And also she has written Son-in-Law also referring to a number of people could this be sons as it seems to fit well with the tree I...