Just over 70 years later, a second will by Anne King widow at Upton Gray. Notably this family was also in London.
Mary, one of her daughters, was married to Luke Imber 28 Jan 1723 at Micheldever. It is 18 miles from Upton Gray to Micheldever (and interestingly enough 14 miles to Andover Hampshire).
The testator has a daughter named Anne and a son named James.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 27 Feb 2017
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/629
Name of testator: Anne King
Place: Upton Gray, Hampshire, England
Type of Record: Will
Dated: 1 Aug 1728, probated 2 May 1729
[In margin] T[estamentu]m Anne King
1 In the Name of God Amen
2 I Anne King widow and Relict of Thomas King late of Upton
3 Gray in the County of South[amp]ton being in perfect health but knowing
4 the uncertainty of this mortal life do hereby make and declare
5 this to be my last will and Testament first I commend my soul to the
6 hands of almighty God and my body I commit to the Earth to be
7 decently buryed at the discretion of my Executor hereinafter named
8 and as to my worldly Estate I give and dispose thereof as followeth
9 that is to say first I give and bequeath to my daughter Anne King
10 the several Goods and things mentioned in a paper writing or
11 Schedule hereunto annexed and I hereby make constitute and
12 appoint my Son James King to be my full and sole Executor of
13 this my last Will and Testament to whom after my just Debts and
14 funeral Expences are paid and discharged I give all my personal
15 Estate whatsoever In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my
16 hand and seal this first day August one thousand seven hundred
17 and twenty eight Anne King signed sealed and delivered in the
18 presence of Mary Tothill Saray Foster
19 Whereas in and by my last Will dated the first day of
20 August 1728 I have given and bequeathed several things as in
21 a schedule thereunto annexed which are as follows that is to
22 say I give to my daughter Anne King the part of my Goods as
23 followeth a sett of red Curtains in a Trunk wherein is a Callicoe
24 quilt and Counterpane of her own and in a Chest there is two
25 parcels of Linnen in two bags the one is for my daughter Anne
26 King and the other for my daughter Mary Imber and there is
27 standing in a Flaskett in the store Room at my Son King’s house
28 in the Soke at Winchester four pewter dishes Eight puter plates
29 one pye plate one large kettle one little kettle a good skillet that
30 holds about two quarts one little pott and led one large Bell mottie
31 portie and mortar one Tea board one Dutch Oven Table which
32 things I also give to my daughter Anne King I also give to my
33 daughter Anne King the part of my Goods which I have at Upton
34 Gray which is the old Trunk with all the Linnen as is in it one
35 Featherbed and some Blankets and a thick quilt and one Bolster
36 and a Rose Stool I also give to my daughter Anne King the nine
37 Cane Chairs that stand at my Son Imbers and likewise the fourred
38 Chairs there and I give to my two daughters Anne King and
39 Mary Imber all my wearing Clothes to be by them equally divided
40 betwixt them and a half three and twenty pence I give to my
41 daughter Imber witness my hand this 15th of February one thousand
42 seven hundred and twenty Eight Anne King
43 Appeared personally James King of the parish of St
44 James Garlick hithe London Gentleman and being sworn
45 upon the holy Evangelists of God to depose the truth did swear
46 and depose as followeth that he is the natural and lawful son
47 of Anne King late of the parish of St James Garlick hythe aforesaid
48 widow deceased and sole Executor and Residuary Legatee named
49 in the Will of the said deceased and that he this deponent well knows
50 and is acquainted with the Character and manner of hand writing
51 of the said deceased and this deponent having now seen a paper
52 writing purporting a Testamentary Schedule or Codicil of the said
53 deceased beginning thus “whereas in and by my last will dated
54 the first day of August 1728” and ending thus “witness my hand this
55 15th of February one thousand seven hundred and twenty eight”
56 and subscribed thus Anne King he this deponent doth in his
57 conscience verily believe the names Anne King subscribed at the
58 foot or bottom of the said schedule is of the proper handwriting
59 of the said Anne King deceased James King 28 Aprilis
60 1729 Juratio fuit dictus Jacobus King super veritati hujno attestis
61 toram me J Andrew Surr
62 Probatum fuit hujusmodi Testamentum apud London
63 coram venerabili viro Johanne Andrew Legum Doctore Surrogato
64 venerabilio et Egregij viri Johannis Bettesworth Legum Doctoris
65 Curia prerogative Cantuariensis Magistri Custodis sive Commissarij
66 legitime Constitute secondo die mensis Maij anno domini Millesimo
67 septingentesimo vicesimo nono Jura mento Jacobi King filij dicte
68 defuncta et Executoris in dicto Testamento nominat Cui Commissa
69 fuit administration omnium et singulorum bonorum jurium et Creditorum
70 dicta defuncti de bene et fideliter administrando eadem ad Sancta
71 dei Evangelia Jurat
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