Will Details

Will of John Barratt

Date of will 1 June 1755
Status Yeoman 
Abode when will written Hanslope, Buckinghamshire
Date of probate 27 April 1756
Summary of will Left various amounts to five children with residue of estate divided between wife Mary and son James. 
Persons mentioned in will:
Name Relation Abode Role Notes
Thomas Barratt Son    beneficiary   left five shillings 
John Barratt Son    beneficiary   left £80 
William Barratt Son    beneficiary   left £150 
Abraham Barratt Son    beneficiary   left £150 on reaching 21 yeas of age 
Elizabeth Barratt Daughter    beneficiary   left £150 on reaching 21 yeas of age 
Mary Barratt Wife    beneficiary executor   left half residue of estate 
James Barratt Son    beneficiary executor   left half residue of estate 
Ann Tibbs     witness    
Thomas Billing     witness    
Source:  Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies,  reference 
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Source: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies,  reference 
The original document from which this image has been taken is held by the Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies, County Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks HP20 1UU, UK. Copies may be made for private use, but anyone wishing to publish the will, in whole or in part, or to reproduce it on their website should contact the Centre. A photocopy of the will can be ordered from the Centre

This is the last Will of me John Barratt of Hanslop in the County of Bucks Yeoman made the Twenty first day of June in the Twenty eighth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain ffrance and Ireland King Defender of the Faith and so forth in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred fifty five  ffirst my Will and desire is that all my just Debts legacies and ffuneral Expenses be fully paid and satisfied by my Executrix and Executor hereinafter named   ffirst I give and bequeath unto my Son Thomas Barratt the sum of five Shillings to be paid by my Executrix and Executor hereinafter named   Next I give and bequeath unto my Son John Barratt the sum of Eighty pounds to be paid by my Executrix and Executor within Twelve Months next after my Decease of lawful Money of Great Britain   Next I give and bequeath unto my Son William Barratt the sum of One Hundred and fifty pounds of like lawful Money of Great Britain to be paid by Executrix and Executor hereinafter named within Twelve Months next after my Decease   Next I give and bequeath unto my Son Abraham Barratt the sum of One Hundred and fifty pounds of like lawful Money of Great Britain to be paid by my Executrix and Executor hereinafter mentioned when he shall arrive at the age of Twenty one years   Next I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth Barratt the sum of One Hundred and fifty pounds of like lawful Money of Great Britain to be paid by my Executrix and Executor hereinafter named when she shall arrive at the age of Twenty one years   All the rest residue and remainder of my Goods Chattels and personal Estate of what nature or kind soever and wheresoever they may be found after payment of my Just Debts legacies and ffuneral Expences I give and bequeath unto my loving Wife Mary Barratt and my Son James Barratt to be equally divided between them share and share alike   And lastly I constitute and appoint my loving Wife Mary Barratt and my Son James Barratt Executrix and Executor of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former Wills made by me at any time heretofore and do declare this only to be my last Will and Testament  In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the Day and Year above written: John Barratt Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the said John Barratt the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us The mark of Ann TibbsThomas Billing