I have finally received the will of Thomas Newton of Braceby who died in 1804.
It is fairly short and to the point:
He had 5 sons, 4 of whom were surviving at his death.
The eldest, Thomas, he leaves £10.
The next, William, he leaves £5.
The youngest, Joseph, he leaves £5.
Now the interesting part:
"And I do forgive my said three Sons respectively all and every such Sum and Sums of Money as they may respectively owe to me at the Time of my Death on any Security or Securities whatsoever All My Moneys and all the rest and residue of my securities for Money Goods Chattles and Personal Estate and Effects of what Nature or kindsoever and wheresoever I give and bequeath to my Son John Newton whom I constitute and appoint sole Executor of this my last Will"
John Newton was the third son, and OH's 3xgt grandfather.
The part at the bottom was incomplete on my photocopy because of the binding, but an employee at the Archives dug it out and told me what it said.
Basically, "the personal effects of the Testator did not at the time of his death amount in value to £600".
My question:
Thomas Newton was a farmer.
No land is mentioned, or any other belongings.
Does this mean that he was a tenant farmer and not a land owner?
Or could he still have owned land?
I remember a thread some time ago, where OC commented on farmers and their wills.
How can I discover about his farming activities? This is new territory for me!
It is fairly short and to the point:
He had 5 sons, 4 of whom were surviving at his death.
The eldest, Thomas, he leaves £10.
The next, William, he leaves £5.
The youngest, Joseph, he leaves £5.
Now the interesting part:
"And I do forgive my said three Sons respectively all and every such Sum and Sums of Money as they may respectively owe to me at the Time of my Death on any Security or Securities whatsoever All My Moneys and all the rest and residue of my securities for Money Goods Chattles and Personal Estate and Effects of what Nature or kindsoever and wheresoever I give and bequeath to my Son John Newton whom I constitute and appoint sole Executor of this my last Will"
John Newton was the third son, and OH's 3xgt grandfather.
The part at the bottom was incomplete on my photocopy because of the binding, but an employee at the Archives dug it out and told me what it said.
Basically, "the personal effects of the Testator did not at the time of his death amount in value to £600".
My question:
Thomas Newton was a farmer.
No land is mentioned, or any other belongings.
Does this mean that he was a tenant farmer and not a land owner?
Or could he still have owned land?
I remember a thread some time ago, where OC commented on farmers and their wills.
How can I discover about his farming activities? This is new territory for me!
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