Tools: PROB 11/233/203 Will of Rowland Wilson, Vintner of London 01 June 1654
PROB 11/233/203 Will of Rowland Wilson, Vintner of London 01 June 1654
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The Will of Rowland
Wilson [RH MARGIN]
In the name of God Amen
the fifth day of ffebruary One Thousand six hundred fiftie
and one I Rowland Wilson of London Esquire and Cittizen and
Vintner of London being in sounde and perfect heath minde and
memory thanks be therefore given to Almightie God yet calling to minde
the certainty of death and the uncertaintie hower thereof and being desirous in
time of my health to settle and dispose of such things as God of his goodnes
hath bestowed uppon me doe hereby revoake disanull and make voide all former Wills
by me heretofore made and make and declare this to be my last Will and Testament
as followeth
ffirst and principally I Commend and yeilde my Soule into the hands
of Almightie God my Creatour stedfastly beleeving that by and through the death
passion merritts and intersession of mine only Saviour and Redeemer Jesus Christ
and by no other meanes to have full remission of all my sinnes and to see the Lord in
the Land of the ever liveing to the Comfort and salvation of my Soule.
And my Body
I Committ to the Earth from whence it came desireing that the same may be buried
in the Parish Church of Saint Martyn Outwich where I now dwell
And for and concening
all my Lands Tenements and Hereditaments I will and dispose of the same to such
person and persons and to such uses intents and purposes as in and by this my Will is
hereafter expressed limited and declared That is to say I will that my loveing Wife
Mary Wilson shall as may according to her ioynture during her life hold and enioy
all that my house and [?Scite] of the late Priory of Merton alias Marten and other my
Landes Tenements and hereditaments in the Countie of Surrey which I purchased
of Sir ffrancis Clarke knight by Indentures dated on or aboute the nineteenth day of
June One thousand six hundred twentie foweer and the grounds within the Walls
of the Abbey there and the Watermills and Tenements thereto belonging: and the
wood grounds and Land called the Cannon downe hill Wood Containing three
score Acres or thereabouts
Item I give will and bequeath unto my said Wife all
those my Lands and Tenements which I purchased of William Carpenter
by two severall Indentures One of them dated on or aboute the sixteenth day
of August one thousand six hundred and thirty five, and the other of them dated on
or aboute the third day of January One thousand six hundred twenty eigth: to
have and to hould the same unto my said Wife for and during the tearme of her
naturall life she Committing no wast nor selling any Manner of wood but takeing so
much thereof as shall be necessarie for Billetts Bavens and faggotts for fyre wood to be
spente upon the Premisses only and not else where nor otherwise and I will and appoint
that after the decease of my said Wife all my said Messuages Lands Tenements and
hereditaments so settled upon her for her ioynture and also the said Messuages Lands
Tenements and hereditaments with theire Appurtenances purchased of the said
William Carpenter shall be sold and disposed as hereafter is appointed, and for better
execution and due performance thereof I give Will and bequeath all the same
Scite Messuage Lands Tenements and hereditaments and Premisses with theire
appurtenances and all the Messuages Landes Tenements and hereditaments
in the said recited indenture and Conveyances or any of them mentioned unto
my loveing ffreinds Samuell Wilson marchan[?t] and Thomas Boulston Cooper
and theire heires Nevertheles upon trust and confidence in them had and reposed
and to this intent and purpose that they the said Samuell and Thomas and
the Survivour of them or the heire sof the Survivour of them. by and with the
advise of my Overseers hereafter named shall withall Convenient speed after my
said Wives decease sell the same Lands Tenements and hereditaments or such
part thereof as they shall thinke good or the revertion and revertions thereof
before her decease if they shall thinke fitting for the best price they can shall or
may reasonably gett for the same. And that the money thereupon to be raysed shall
be paid and disposed to such person and persons and to such uses intents provisions
and purposes as are herein after by me limited appointed and declared
Item I give
and bequeath
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[X2th. March One thousand six hundred fifty one My Will is if God
take me away before my Wife that she shall have her dwelling in my now
dwelling house in the Parish of Martyn Outwich during her Widdow hood
without paying any Rent Witnesse my hande Rowland Wilson
Whereas I Rowland Wilson have
in my last Will and Testament bearing date the fifth day of ffebruary
One thousand six hundred fifty one whereunto this writing or Codicill is
annexed named and appointed Samuel Wilson and Thomas Boylston Executors
thereof, Now I doe instead of the said Samuell Wilson and Thomas Boylston name and
ordaine my wife Mary Wilson and my Grandsonne Samuell Crispe to be Executors
of my said Will and none other and I will that the power and authority in and by
my Will given or left into the said Samuell Wilson and Thomas Boylston or either
of them for or concerning the sayle or diposition of the same Landes or estate or any part
thereof shall be void and that the sale and disposition of the same Landes shall wholy
be and remaine in my said Wife Mary Wilson and Samuel Crispe to the uses and
purposes in my said Will contained and to none other use intent and purpose
and to that purpose I give and bequeath the same Landes to the said Mary and
Samuell Crispe and the heires of the said Samuell Crispe to be by them sould
and disposed to the performances uses intents provisions and purposes in my
said Will Contained and to none other use intent or purpose whatsoever And
I entreate the said Samuell Wilson to be Overseer of this my Will together with
Andrew Middleton and George Thimbleby and to assist my said Executors
Mary Wilson and and (sic) Samuell Crispe with his best advise and direction in the
sale disposition and ordering of my Lands and Estate to the best advantage and
performance of my said Will All the rest of this my Will I doe hereby
ratifie and Confirme and appoynte this writing or Codicill to be part of
my Will in the best right of a Codicill to my said Will And I will that the
Codicill annexed to my said Will shall be void any thing in my said Will to
the Contrart
In Witnesse whereof U have hereunto putt my hand and
seale the twelveth day of Aprill in the yeare of our Lord One thousand
six hundred fifty and fower
Row: Wilson
Sealed published and declared by
the said Rowland Wilson in the presence of ffra: Moses Notary Publique
Jere: Jeneway.
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Memorandum That this six and twentith day of
Aprill One thousand six hundred fifty and fower Master Rowland Wilson
did by word of Mouth will and appointe to be added to his last Will and
Testament That his Executors should out of his personall estate Cause one Almeshouse
to be built att Martyn Grange in a feild there neere to Bowmans ffarme
and that there shall be issueing out of the said ffarme att Martyn Grange
one yeare pention or annuity of twenty fower poundes per annum for
six poore Almesmen or Almeswomen for theire better maintenance by fower
pounds a peece for ever, The said Almes house to have a little Backside
and this he appointed to be parcell of his Will in the presence of
ffra: Moses Notary Publique Symon
Smith Sam[i]ell Crispe
This will with the Two Codicills annexed were proved att West{?minster)
the first day of June in the yeare of our Lord God One thousand six hundred
fifty and fower before the Judges for probate of Wills and granting administra=
tions lawfully authorized by the oath of Mary Wilson the Relict and Samuell
Crispe the Grandchild ioynt Executors named in the above written Will
To whome Administration of all and singular the goods chattells and debts of
the said deceased was Committed They being first legally sworne truly and
faythfully to administer the same
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TNA
Chancery
Exchequer
E 214/940 Parties: Roland Wilson, citizen and vintner of London, deputy receiver general of Crown revenues in cos. Norfolk and Hunts. and the city of Norwich. James I. Place or Subject: Assignment of bond dated 30 June 1622 whereby Thomas Adams of London, clothier is indebted to Wilson for 60 l; in satisfaction of debts arising from his office. Attached: Bond dated 30 June 1622 for 60 l to secure the payment of 30 l.
27 Nov 1622
PROB
PROB 11/233/203 Will of Rowland Wilson, Vintner of London 01 June 1654
PROB 11/262/642 Will of Thomas Wilson, Vintner of London 24 March 1657
PROB 11/328/446 Will of Thomas Boylston, Cooper of London 07 December 1668 SEE Ancestry digital image
- Possibly one of the two original executors to Rowland Wilson's will (proved 1654), but subsequently converted into an Overseer of the same will by a codicill
- Mentions Almeshouses of the Company of Coopers at Ratcliffe
Ca. 5 pages, several of them of poor digital image quality
PROB 11/388/269 Will of John Wilson, Vintner of London 09 September 1687
