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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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or Saint Laurance in the ould Jury other five poundes to be distributed att the
discretion of my Executors and Overseers hereafter named To the Minister of the
said parish of Saint Martyns Outwich five poundes to every one of my domestick
servants either in London or Surrey which shall be in my sevice att the time of my
decease the summe of five poundes a peece to be paid to the Maide Servants att
theire dayes of Marriage and to the Men servants within six months after my
decease to the said William ho[?u]rdson and Anne his wife twentie poundes a peece
over and above the said annuity of twenty poundes per Annum before mentioned
and my Will and meaning is That they may have theire dwelling att Martin
Abbey In such place there as my said Wife shall thinke good during theire naturall
lives and without paying any Rente for the same so as the (sic) assist my said Wife or [XXX]
[XXXX] child Ellis Crispe and his Bretheren in the Collecting and getting in of the
Rents there as they have heretofore done and I give and bequeath unto my loveing
[XXXXX] Master ffrancis Mosse tenne pounds To Symon Smith my Accomptant
Tenne pounes his being assistant to my Executors in perfecting theire Accompt and
to my servants Andrew Middleton and George Thimbleby tenne pounes a
pe[?ice] desireing them to be ayding to my Executors in getting in of my debts and
performeing theire busines as heretofore they have done and I will that all my
debts shall be paid before any Legacies in this my Will Conteyned any thing before
mentioned to the Contrary notwithstanding, the rest and residue of all and
singular [XXX] goods Chattells plate money houshold stuffe debts and personal estate
whatsoever as also all such moneys as shall arise or come to the handes of mine
Executors sale of any parte of my Lands as aforesaid not herein before given or
[?bequeathed] I leave give and bequateh unto and amongst my said eleaven
[XXXXXXXX] or so many them as shall be liveing att the time of my decease
[XXXXXX] them with theire other legacies and if any of them die before her or
his Legacies shall become due or payable according to this my Will Then I will
[XXXXXX] and portion of them so dying shall be paid and delivered equally
[XXXXX] amongst the others of them surviving att the time of payment of their
[XXXX] Legacies Provided alwaies that if it shall happen or fall out that any of my
[XXXXX] or debts whichnow by Gods blessing I accompt good shall otherwise prove and
[XXXXX] become badd whereby the same with the moneys to be raysed by sale of such part[?s]
of my Landes as I have setled upon the said Samuell Wilson and Thomas Boylston
to be sould for that purpose as aforesaid will not extende to the full satisfaction of all
my debts ffuneralls and Legacies Then I will and my m[?eaning] is And I doe hereby
give and bequeath unto the said Samuell Wilson and Thmas Boylston and
to theire heires all and every other my Landes Tenements and hereditaments
wheresoever and whatsoever either given and bequeathed to my said Grandchild
Ellis [?Crispe] or any person or persons to the intente and purpose That they may sell
and dispose the same or somuch thereof as they in theire good direction shall thinke
fitt to discharge the said debts and funeralls charges with the saide annuities
given to William heardson and his Wife and with other the Charitable uses in this my
Will expressed and my Will and meaning is and I doe hereby appointe that my said
Trustees and the Survivour of them or the heire of the Survivour of them shall sell no
more Lands then what shall be absolutely necessary for payment and satisfaction of
my debts and funerall charges And that such Lands of mine as shall remaine to my
said trustees unsold after satisfaction of my debts and ffuneralls shall be in due
lawfull and sufficient manner Conveyed by my said Trustees Samuell Wilson and
Thomas Boylston or the survivour of them or the heires of the Survivour of them unto
and upon my said Grandchild Ellis Crispe and his heires upon his or theire request
and Costs and Charges in the Lawe as by him or them or his or theire learned Councell
shall be reasonably devised or advised and required which I will shall be and
remaine to him and his heires free[XX] and discharged of all annuities payment and
Charges other then the Charitable uses before in this my Will expressed and
declared


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and I name ordaine and appointe my said Loving ffreinds Samuell Wilson
and Thomas Boylston Executors of this my last Will and Testament not
doubting of theire Care to see this my Will really and truly performed according
to any true intent and meaning herein declared and for theire paines herein
to be taken I give unto the said Samuell Wilson One hundred poundes and
unto the said Thomas Boylston One hundred markes and I name and ordaine
Andrew Middleton and George Thimbleby Overseers of this my Will desiring
them to be ayding and assisting to my Executors in performance hereof and for
theire paines herein to be taken I give unto them thirtie poundes a peece over
and above the tenne pounds a peece given them before

Item I give and bequeath
unto my [?ever] loveing ffreinds Master Martyn Bradgat five poundes for a Ring in token
of my Love and to the Wife of the said Samuell Wilson five poundes for a Ring
and to my Cousin Thomas Boylstons Wife five poundes for a Ring.

In witnesse
whereof I the said Rowland Wilson att the topp of this my Will have putt my
seale, and to every sheete thereof being sixteene sheetes and this peece of a sheete
subscribed my name the day and yeare first before written

Row Wilson

sealed subscribed and published and declared by teh said Rowland Wilson for and as
his last Will and Testament in the presence of ffra: Moses Notary Publique Hen: Moses Notary Publique
Edw Poultney, Jer. J[?e]neway

[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 Contrary

In Witnesse whereof I 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



Notes



People


People mentioned by testator:

Thomas Boylston

Is the the Thomas Boylston, cooper, of Rowland Watson's will the Thomas Watson living in 1666 on the north side of Fenchurch street? This seems likely, since the postmortem inventoory related to the will of Thomas Boylston Cooper of London confirms that he was resident in "St Gabriel Fenchurch, Citizen and Cooper of London"[1]

London 1666 hearth tax returns
North side Fanchurch Strett[2]

Tho: Boylston 17 hearths[3]

Samuell Crispe


Samuell Watson




Places


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Possible primary sources



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 4/5513 Boylston, Thomas, of St Gabriel Fenchurch, Citizen and Cooper of London 1669 30 July (1668)

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



Possible secondary sources

  1. PROB 11/328/446 Will of Thomas Boylston, Cooper of London 07 December 1668; PROB 4/5513 Boylston, Thomas, of St Gabriel Fenchurch, Citizen and Cooper of London 1669 30 July (1668)
  2. 'North side Fanchurch Strett' in 'Hearth Tax: City of London 1666: Saintt Gabrill Fanchurch', London Hearth Tax: City of London and Middlesex, 1666 (2011), viewed 15/02/12
  3. Tho: Boylston. Probably Thomas Boylston, London citizen and cooper (PROB 11/328 Hone 113-166 Will of Thomas Boylston, Cooper of London 07 December 1668; PROB 4/5513 Boylston, Thomas, of St Gabriel Fenchurch, Citizen and Cooper of London 1669 30 July (1668); see also Richard Boylston (14 hearths) and Edward Boylston (adjacent) on Fanchurch Strett south side; PROB 18/8/33 Probate lawsuit Boylston v Stansall, concerning the deceased Edward Boylstone of St Gabriel Fenchurch, London. Allegation and interrogatory 1676)