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Probate of Jn. Fountain of Abingdon, gent.
To cous. Alice Woolhead, dau. of sis. Martha, £50;
To cous. Thos. Partridge of Leighton Buzzard, butcher, and to his 3 daus. Mary, Martha, Kath.; £50 apiece;
To cous. Jn. Ireland of Woburn, 1ab., £150; and to his children Ann, Sus., Hen. & Hannah, £150 at age 21;
To cous. Sus. Lake, dau. of sis. Woolhead and w. of Robt. Lake of Potsgrove, £150; to their 2 daus. Martha & Sus. £150;
To cous. Eliz. Partridge, dau. of Robt., who was formerly a brewer in London and lived in Fan Alley in Goswell St., £50;
To Jn. Carpenter, s. Jn. Carpenter of Burford, Oxon., brasier, £100;
To cous. Kath. Cheney, dau. of Jn. Carpenter, £50;
To Mary, w. of Jn. Eustace & dau. of cous. Mary Phillips, wid., £40, so as her husband shall not intermeddle with it; and to each of her children £20 at age 21;
To Martha, w. of Dan. Yates, another dau. of above, £40; and to her children as above; To 2 children of cous. Robt. Leath, £20 apiece;
To cous. Ben. Kenner of Oxford, tailor, and to his dau. Mary £50;
To Kenner Cook, s. Martha Cook (dau. of B.Kenner) £50;
To cous. Sam. Moore of London, cordwainer, £50;
To the wid. of cous. Jn. Hoborne of Oxon., £40; to her daus. Mary (£100), Eliz. & Hannah (£50);
To cous. Ben. Johnson 40s. for a ring;
To Nich. Smith of Abingdon, small beer brewer, £10;
To cous. Martha Reynolds, and to her 2 sons (blank), blacksmith, and James, £20 apiece;
To Wm. Fuller of Abingdon, late servt. to testator, 40s. for ring;
To Wm. Warren, late servt., £5;
To Jn. Fountain of Road, Northants., £10;
To cous. Mary Knight, late servt. to Mr. Chas. Hughes of Abingdon, £30;
To cous. Jn. Fisher, s. of cous. Sar. Fisher, £50;
To cous. Mary Hallett, w. of (blank) of London, watchmaker, £50;
To Hen. Woolhead of Woburn, 40s.; for ring;
To Edw. Ricketts of Abingdon, grocer, 20s. for ring;
To tenant Chas. Heath £6;
To Eliz. Clark, w. of Jn. Clerk of Newnham Courtney, Oxon., woodman, £10; to his dau. Eliz. Clark, testator's servt., £30;
To Ann Wicks, dau. of Thos. Wicks of Abingdon, maltster, testator's servt., £10 at age 21;
To w. Margt., extrix., property in Ensham for life; then to cous. Thos. Hancock those occ. Wm. Wise, charged with annuity of £10 to his gdm. Eliz. White, wid.;
To cous. Jn. Davil of Ensham residue;
Also to w. Margt. for life property in Whittlebury and Selson, Northants; then to cous. Sam. Moore of London, cordwainer; charged with £20 p.a. to the Woburn overseers during Sam. Moore's life, for weekly distribution of bread;
Then to Hen. Ireland, s. of cous. Jn. Ireland; with same charge; also to w. Margt. gd. called Swansey in Garsington, Oxon., and freehold estate called Roughleigh in Besselsleigh, Berks., for life; then to cous. Edw. Pearson, over and above Edw. Pearson's interest in testator's copyhold estate in Worton, Oxon., which testator holds from Christ Church, Oxon.;
Also to w. Margt. 8 messuages in Abingdon purchased of Mr. Thos. Castle (listed) for life; then to cous. Mary, Eliz., & Hannah Hoborne;
also to w. Margt. messuages (listed) in Butcher Row, Abingdon, purchased of Mr. Potter, for life; then to cous. Dan. Yeates, upper cook of Magdalen Coll., Oxford; also £20;
Also to w. Margt. 2 messuages in Littlebery Lane, Abingdon, purchased of Mr. Paine and Thos. Geagle; then to cous. Ann Strainge, late Ann Chilvester, now w. of Jos. Strainge; Also to w. Margt. 12 a. in Northmoor, Oxon.; then to cous. Thos. Strange, s. Jos. Strange;
Also to w. Margt. messuage in the Abbey, Abingdon, and 4 other messuages; then to cous. Mary Buller, formerly w. of cous. Ben. Kenner of Oxon.;
Also to w. Margt. 3 messuages and a malthouse in Winyard St., Abingdon; to friends Jn. Hearn of Abingdon, ironmonger, Ric. Belcher of Abingdon, yeo., and Ric. Knapp of Abingdon esq., trustees, property in Norcott, Berks., to apply the rents for 6 poor almsmen in St. John's Hospital, Abingdon, to buy them a gown every 2 yrs., and to distribute residue among them; the trustees always to be 3, renewed as required;
Also to w. Margt. for life the old King's Head and messuage adj., the Red Lion, and 3 messuages between the two; then to cous. Robt. Fountain, s. of bro. Rog. Fountain, a wine cooper, who died at Lyn Haven in Virginia, which sd. Robt. is about 40 yrs. of age;
Also to w. Margt. for life 9 messuages (listed) in Abingdon; then 8 of them to cous. Hen. Kenner of Oxford, apothecary; the other to Jn. Clanfield, present occupant;
Also to w. Margt. for life messuage in Abingdon in own occ.; then to cous. Jn. Hoborn of Oxford; over and above Hoborn's interest in testator's copyhold estate in Nuffield;
To Mr. Ric. Knapp of Abingdon and his w & 2 children 20s. apiece for rings; and the like to Mrs. Eliz. Rice & Mrs. Kath Abram;
Trustees are appointed overseers of will, and are to have £20 apiece; witn. Jos. Spinage, Thos. Knapp, Wm. Holmes.