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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: Carawa on Wednesday 11 January 17 04:49 GMT (UK)
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Hello
I am trying to read the references to "his daughter Elizabeth" in the will of Robert Newman. I have attached 2 snippets.
Many thanks
Carawa
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Hi Carawa,
Can you please give a date, place & country as this can help.
Annie
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Hi Annie
The will is dated 1728 and is from the Hampshire Record office. Robert was from Neatham, Holybourne. Hope this helps
Carawa
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Some text is missing from the left edge of the first excerpt.
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... (give) and bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth Porter Widow All that
... (situ)ate and being in the parish of Benstead (= Binsted?) in the County of South(amp)ton
together with all my Lands tenem(ents) and hereditam(ents) thereto belonging now in the possession of one John Warner
To have and to hold the same unto my said Daughter Elizabeth Porter for and dureing the terme of
her Naturall life And imediately from and after her decease Then I give and bequeath the same unto her sonn
William Porter his heires and assignes for ever, Item I also give and bequeath unto my said Daughter
Elizabeth the Sum(m)e of thirty pounds of lawfull money of Greate Britaine to bee paid to her by my
Executors herein after named in two Months next after my decease, Item I give to every one of my Grand(children?)
Sonns and Daughters of my Sonns Robert and Joseph and Daughter Elizabeth the Sum(m)e of twenty ...
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Hello Bookbox
Thank you very much. I guessed it would be Elizabeth's surname but could not read it in either place.
I really appreciate your help.
Carawa