Anne Temple

Opening: "I ELIZABETH TEMPLE of the Parish of BISHOPSTROW in the County of Wilts, WIDDOW, being sensible of my declineing Condition, but blessed be God at present of good and perfect mind and memory, doe make and ordaine this to be my last Will and Testament (hereby revoakeing all former Wills by me made)..." HER OWN KIN - the first bequests, and they give her family: "Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my lo: Brother JOHN BENNETT Esq and to my Sister ffrances his wife five pounds each..." · (margin) "Item I give and bequeath to my lo: Bro: WILL: BENNET Esq and to my Sister Catherine his Wife five pounds each and also twenty shillings each to buy them Rings" · "my nephew THOMAS BENNETT five pounds to be paid when he comes to the age of twenty one yeares" · "my lo: Sister MARY KIRKMAN ten pounds, as alsoe the Bedd, Boulster, Curtains, Vallens, Rugg and Blanketts with four green Chaires now in my Chamber at BISHOPSTROW" · "my lo: Kinswoman ELIZABETH daughter of my Sister Kirkman aforesaid ten pounds" · "my Brother in Law EDWARD CARRANT Esqr twenty shillings to buy him a Ring." OTHER KIN AND FRIENDS: "my lo: Kinsman Tho: LAMBERT of the Citty of New Sarum five pounds" · "my lo: Kinsman BENJAMIN KENDALL and SARAH his wife twenty shillings each and alsoe the furniture belonging to my Hall Chamber in UPTON" · "my lo: Kinsman THOMAS WALLIS twenty shillings" · "my lo: Kinsman [-] PALMER twenty shillings And to my Kinswoman ANNE his wife forty pounds with my two silver Salvers" · "my Coz: MARY SWIFT, BENJ: GIFFORD Esq and DOCTOR WICKMAN twenty shillings each to buy them Rings." ⭐⭐ THE PEIRCE FAMILY: "I give unto my lo: SONNE IN LAW ED: PEIRCE five pounds And alsoe to his SIX CHILDREN ANNE, MARGARET, MARY, EDWARD, JOHN and THOMAS five pounds each, to be paid when they come of age 21 yeares the Sonns / 18 the Daughters." ★★ THE VIRGINIA LINE, NAMED AND LIVING: "Item I give unto my lo: DAUGHTER IN LAW HANNAH TEMPLE five pounds And alsoe to her THREE CHILDREN forty pounds viz To MARY TEMPLE twenty pounds, To WILL: TEMPLE and JOSEPH TEMPLE ten pounds each, to be paid when they come of the age of 21 yeares the Sonns and 18 yeares the Daughters." PETER'S FAMILY: "Item I give unto my daughter in Law MARY TEMPLE five pounds, as alsoe to her SIX CHILDREN viz SAM:, MARY, ANNE, ELIZABETH, PRISCILLA and PETER five pounds each to be paid at the age of 21 yeares the Sonns and 18 yeares the Daughters." SERVANT, POOR, RESIDUE: "my Servant PRUDENCE CARTER five pounds if she be liveing with me as my Servant at the time of my Death" · "unto the poor of the Parish of UPTON five pounds to be distributed as my Executor shall thinke fitt" · "all the rest and residue of my Goods and Chattells unto my lo: SON IN LAW PETER TEMPLE whom I make, appoint and ordaine my whole and sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament." DATE: "In Witnesse whereof I have sett my hand and Seale this SEAVENTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER in the yeare of our Lord God one thousand seaven hundred and five" - ⭐ subscribed "THE MARKE of Eliz: Temple": SHE COULD NOT WRITE. Witnesses: MARY CHOE, WILLIAM PRYOR, PRUDENCE CARTER, RICHARD ARCHER his mark. PROBATE: "Probatum fuit huiusmodi Testamentum apud London coram venerabili et Egregio viro Dno RICHARDO RAINES Milite Legum Doctore Curiae Prerogativae Cantuar Magistro Custode sive Commissario legitime constituto TERTIO DIE DECEMBRIS Anno Dni millesimo septingentesimo quinto Juramento PETRI TEMPLE Executoris in dicto Testamento nominati..." - 3 December 1705, sworn by Peter Temple, executor. Richard Raines also proved William Temple in 1686 and Joseph Temple in 1699.