Elizabeth Purlis of Great Marlow. Says she is of sound mind. Gives a mourning ring to the following: Mary Green of Maidstone, Kent, Mary Hollingworth of Maidstone ditto, Mary Wilkinson of St Mary's Aldermanbury London, John Wilkinson (merchant) of St Mary's Aldermanbury, and Thomas Ollive of Smithfield Barrs London (surgeon).
Elizabeth Ollive of Smithfield Barrs, widow, to receive 10 guineas and after all just debts, fore mentioned legacies and funeral expenses paid, Elizabeth is to receive all wearing apparel. All money, household furniture and effects to John Wilkinson as above and Thomas Ollive as above whom she appoints her executors, in trust for her father William Purlis. She wishes them to give him an annuity or something equivalent for his advantage.
Witness Sarah Sneath, Maria Arabella Shuter.
Codicil 1780.
Gives to Elizabeth Ollive as above her dimity jacket and coat, her ten new shifts, nightcaps, pocket and neck handkerchiefs, stockings, robbins?, her best flowered and muslin aprons, and a piece of shell work in a glass case.
To Ann Freeman of the Grange Walk, Southwark, spinster - her best striped silk gown, and brown ditto, her muslin jacket, white satin and her coloured petticoats, her cloak and buckles.
To Elizabeth Freeman, widow of Great Marlow, her white gown and coat, green silk gown and coat, her flowered calico gown, and her dark cotton jacket and coat.
The remainder of her wearing apparel to be divided between the two Freeman ladies mentioned, they dividing as they see fit.
NOTES:
Benjamin Hollingworth of St Sepulchre London (surgeon) and Joseph Freeman of the Grange Walk in the parish of St Mary Magdalene Bermondsey, (tailor) were called upon to swear on oath that they were well acquainted with the testator for many years and that they have both seen her write and sign her name several times. This was necessary as the codicil was signed by the testator but was not witnessed. They swore that they had carefully examined the codicil and they were satisfied that it was in her handwriting. It was stated that the testator was a spinster.
Will & Codicil proved by executors as above, 1780.
Witness Sarah Sneath was the daughter of Marlow surgeon William Sneath. Her own will is summarised here.
Summarised from the PPC will at the National Archives by Charlotte Day.
Index of other will transcriptions here.
© Marlow Ancestors. You are very welcome to use my will summary and research with credit to this blog.
