{"id":2810,"date":"2015-08-27T17:40:30","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T16:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/?page_id=2810"},"modified":"2015-08-27T17:40:30","modified_gmt":"2015-08-27T16:40:30","slug":"james-hacom-1727-1812","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/wills-about\/sussex-wills\/james-hacom-1727-1812\/","title":{"rendered":"The will of James Hockham [Hacom] (1727-1812)"},"content":{"rendered":"

James Hacom<\/a> is a 6 x great grandfather of me.<\/p>\n

This is the last Will and Testament of me James
\nHockham of the parish of Westhampnett in the County of Sussex
\nShepherd as follows (to wit) First I give and bequeath to my
\nSons and Daughter James<\/a> William<\/a> Mary<\/a> Thomas<\/a> and Richard<\/a>
\nthe Sum of Ten Pounds apiece to be paid within twelve Calendar
\nMonths next after my Decease Also all the Rest and Residue of
\nmy Monies Household Goods and Furniture Linen Wearing
\nApparel Chattels and Personal Estate and Effects whatsoever and
\nwheresoever (after my just Debts Legacies and funeral and
\ntestamentary Charges and Expences are first paid and satisfied) I
\ngive and bequeath to my eldest Son John Hockham<\/a> absolutely
\nand for ever And I do hereby make and appoint him my said
\nSon John Hockham sole Executor of this my Will In Witness
\nwhereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this Twenty
\nsixth day of September in the Year of our Lord One thousand
\neight hundred and eleven _ The Mark and Seal of X James
\nHockham _ Signed sealed published and declared by the
\nsaid James Hockham the Testator as and for his last Will
\nand Testament in the presence of us _ Wm. Wms. Wilmot _ Jno.
\nTappin_<\/div>\n
This Will was proved before the Revd. James
\nBaden Carpenter, Clerk, Surrogate as on the 6th day
\nof August in the Year of our Lord 1812 on the Oath
\nof John Hockham the Executor named therein
\nto whom a Day was given for exhibiting an
\nInventoryAffects worth }
\nunder £100 }<\/div>\n

Not the most interesting will, James’ decision to leave everything to one person after a monetary sum to each of his children meant there was no need to described any of his clothes, household goods or furniture and (to my mind) it is these details which make a will most interesting. It is, though, useful in telling us James’ occupation at the time he wrote his will and in confirming that the children of a James and Mary baptised in West Tarring, in Parham and in Graffham were his.
\nYeoman and husbandmen often left wills, but farm workers less often, so it is interesting to note that he had been described as a husbandman when his daughter Mary was married (some 34 years earlier). Possibly he had given up farming on his own account due to the difficult economic times, or maybe had semi-retired (he was, after all, aged about 84 when he wrote his will and subsequently died). If his economic status had declined it is not so surprising that he still wrote a will, whilst labourers rarely left wills I have found them doing so when they were the sons of farmers etc. and descended from will-making families; if the habit persists down to another generation it is less surprising that one who had had farmed on his own account should leave one.<\/p>\n

(With thank to Martyn Haulkham, a descendant of James’ son John, for sending me a copy of the will)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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