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Walter Wotton<\/a> is a 9 x great grandfather of mine<\/p>\n

In the name of God Amen
\nI Walter Wotton of Blackawton in the County of Devon doe
\nmake this my last Will and Testament revoaking all former Wills
\nand Testament Imprimis I give unto my beloved wife<\/a> one bond which
\nI have from her Mother Hannah Baylye<\/a> of Stockefleming for the
\npayment of One hundred pounds in or about the [blank space for date – not included!]
\nnext ensueing [start of few lines crossed out] Item I give unto my daughter Jane Holdich Tenn
\npounds And if she shall have any child or children liveing at the time
\nof my death I give unto such child or children the Sum[m]e of Fifty pounds
\nshare and share alike Item I give unto my daughter Elizabeth
\nDyning the sum[m]e of Tenn pounds And if she shall have any
\nchild or children<\/span> [end of crossed out] Item I give unto my daughter Jane Holdich<\/a>
\nElizabeth Dyning<\/a> and English Wotton<\/a> Tenn pounds each Item I
\ngive unto my unkle Crispin Wotton<\/a> Tenn pounds and to Anna
\nMathews of St<\/sup> Geroges in Exon [Exeter] six pounds and to her sister
\nMartha Chaplain Three pounds and to Agnis Bounkew of
\nBlackawton Three pounds and to Richard Tucker of Blackawton
\nTenn Shillings and to the parson or Vicker of Blackawton<\/a> Tenn
\npounds Item I give unto the Vicker of Blackawton Nicholas
\nFriend Richard Curtis and John Holdich<\/a> of the said parish of an
\nSum[m]e of Twenty pounds for to be leyen out and bestowed in the
\nteaching the children of such poor people of the said parish as
\nhave not releife of the said parish, and are not able to pay for
\nthe schooling of their children to read the English Bible (and buy
\nthem Bibles) at the choice and discretion of the said Vickar Nico<\/sup>
\nFriend Ricd<\/sup> Curtis and John Holditch Item I give unto Mr
\nGeorge Trosea Mr [blank space] Hoppin Ministers of Exon Tenn
\npounds each And my will is That all these aforesaid Legacies
\nshall be paid to the respective persons abovesaid 12 mos<\/sup> after
\nmy decease Item if please God I dye without issue male or
\nfemale I give all my lands in the parish of Blackawton and
\nelsewhere unto the heires male of the body of my daughter Jane
\nHoldich And for want of heires male of her the said Janes body
\nunto the heires males of the body of my daughter Elizabeth
\nDynning And for want of heires males of her body unto the
\nheires males of my daughter English Wotton And for want of
\nsuch heires males Then to the heires females of my said daughter
\nJane Holdich And for want of heires female of my said daughter
\nThen to the heyres females of my daughter Elizabeth Dynnings
\nAnd for want of such heyres Then to the heyres females of my
\ndaughter English Wotton And for want of such heires to the
\nheires males of Richard Ford<\/a> of Blackawton aforesaid And
\nfor want of such heires to the heires males of Samuell Wotton<\/a>
\nlikewise of Blackawton And for default of such issue to John
\nChollwich<\/span><\/span> of Forringden and his heires for ever Item I give unto
\nthe said John Cholwich Geroge Trosse [blank space] Hoppin and John<\/a>
\n Ridler<\/a> All the rest of my personall Estate bonds bills debts goods
\nand chattells and to their heires for to be by them leyen out and
\ndisposed of to such charitable uses as they or the major part
\nof them shall think fitt Witness my hand and seale this 28th<\/span>
\nof October 1691 Exon Wall: Wotton Sealed and delivered In the
\npresence of Christopher Wyall Robert Irish The signe of Mary
\nVarley<\/div>\n
Decimo nono die mensis Januarii Anno
\nDni (stylo Anglia) Millesimo sexcentesimo Nonagesimo primo
\nenianavit Com[m]ission Johanni Cholwich Georgio Trosse Johanni
\nHoppin et Johannii Ridler Residuariis Legatariis in Testamento
\nnominat Gualteri Wotton desti hentis [or heutis] &amp;c Ad administran[n]d bona
\njura et credita dicti defuncti juxta tenorem et effectum Testamenti
\nipsius defuncti de bene et fideliter administrando eadem ad sancta
\nDei Evangelia vigore Com[m]issionis jurat Eo quod nullum omnino
\nExecutorem in eodem Testamento nominat<\/div>\n

The will was proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury<\/a> and is held at the National Archives.<\/p>\n

TNA<\/a> ref: PROB 11\/408\/137<\/span> (more details about source on Walter’s page<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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