Will of John Harris of Downton Wiltshire

Date: 25 Aug 1813 to 6 Apr 1815
Location: Downton, Wiltshire, England
Surname/tag: Harris

Will of John Harris (abt.1741-bef.1815) of Week [Wick] in the parish of Downton in the County of Wilts

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mentions…

brother Robert Harris of Cobham in the County of Surry, Carpenter

brother Richard Harris of Downton Gardener

brother Abraham Harris of Laverstock in the County of Wilts labourer

sister Elizabeth Matthews of Dinton in the County of Wilts

Jane the wife of William Powell of Broughton in the County of ab[So?]uthampton yeoman; her sister Sarah the wife of (blank) Noble of Broughton husbandman

nephew William Harris of Whichbury [Whitsbury] carpenter

nephew John Harris of Whichbury [Whitsbury] carpenter

nephews John William & Richard Harris sons of my brother Richard Harris

nephew Abraham Harris now living with the son of my brother William Harris

nephew James Harris another son of my said brother William Harris

nephew Robert Harris another son of my brother William Harris

niece Sarah daughter of my brother William Harris

niece Mary, another daughter of my brother William Harris

niece Jenny[?] another daughter of my brother William

Mary Anne daughter of my brother Richard Harris

servant Sarah Cooper

servant [?] Viney

Sarah the wife of John Jyorgam[?] of the City of New Sarum maltster; her sister Jenny Blake

brother William Harris

executors David Chalk of Landford, Wilts, Yeoman; William Woodlands of Downton, Wilts, collar maker;

25 Aug 1813

Codicil replacing executor David Chalk, who had died, with brother William Harris

7 Sep 1813

Second codicil to make brother William Harris residuary legatee

27 Oct 1813

Third codicil clarifies the bequests to his sister & brothers mentioned before and what should happen if they die first

26 Mar 1814

Fourth codicil revokes bequest to servant Sarah Cooper

4 Feb 1815

Proved with 4 codicils 6 Apr 1815

Sources

1. ↑ The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 1567 ancestry link