Hannah Liston

Opening: "I Joseph Temple of the City of Bristoll Mercer being fully sensible of the declineing condition of my body but being (blessed be God) of sound and disposing mind and memory considering with my self the certainty of my death and the uncertainty of the time thereof do therefore make and ordain this my last Will and Testament..." Executors: "my loving Brother Peter Temple of Bishopstrow in the County of Wilts Gent, my loving Brother in law Edward Peirce of the Devizes in the County of Wilts Woollen draper, my loving kinsman Morgan Smith of the City of Bristoll Grocer, and my loving friend William Gough of the said City of Bristoll Woollendraper." Wife: "Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my dear and loving wife Hannah Temple the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds of lawfull money of England to be paid unto her within the space of twelve months next after the time of my decease." THE POSTHUMOUS CHILD: "To the use of such Male Child or Children as my said wife is now enseint or goeth with and the heires of the body of such Male Child or Children lawfully to be begotten for ever. And for want of such heires then to the use of such Female Child or Children as my said wife is now enseint or goeth with, my son William Temple and my daughter Mary Temple..." ("enseint or goeth with" = pregnant.) Property: a messuage or tenement with grounds, orchards, gardens and stables "now in the tenure or occupacon of my Tenant [name not legible] situate in Haytsbury in the said County of Wilts" (Heytesbury), and a messuage in Corn Street, Bristol, tenant Robert Webb. Mourning rings at 20s: "my mother in law Mrs Elizabeth Temple, my mother in law Mrs Mary Liston, my said Brother Peter Temple and Mary his wife, my Brother in law Edward Peirce, my said kinsman Morgan Smith and the said William Gough"; and "my Uncle Robert Liston and Mary his wife, my Aunt Joane Wood, my Brother in law Stephen Walter, my loving Nephew Mr William Phillips and Mary his wife and my kinswoman Elizabeth the wife of the said Morgan Smith." Children: legacies to males at 21, to females at 18 or marriage, whichever first; the wife to have the use of the household goods and plate during the minority; "the guardianship tuition and custody of all my said Children unto my said wife, my said Executors and the survivors of them during the several minorities." Dated: "this one and thirtieth day of March in the Eleventh year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord William the Third... And in the year of our Lord God One thousand six hundred ninety and nine" - signed "Jos: Temple." Witnesses: Sarah Swetnam, Richard Cary, Edward Whitehead, Nich: Cooper. Codicil, the nineteenth day of April 1699, adding Joseph Smith of Bristol, ironmonger, as a fifth executor with five pounds. Codicil witnesses: Jos: Smith, Sarah Swetnam, Edward Whitehead, Richard Cary. Probate act: "Probatum fuit huiusmodi Testamentum apud London una cum Codicillo annexo coram venerabili viro Dno Richardo Raines milite... Curiae Prerogat Cantuar... Decimo sexto die mensis Maij Anno Dni Millesimo Sexcentesimo nonagesimo nono Juramentis Petri Temple, Edwardi Peirce, Morgani Smith, Gulielmi Gough et Josephi Smith Executorum..." - all five executors sworn, 16 May 1699.

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.