George Baster of Inkpen - his Will - 12 Dec 1780

Tuesday, 12 December 2017 12:54 PM GMT

Contributed by: Jerry Green

George was my 6x Great Gransfather

In the name of God Amen

I George Baster of Inkpen in the county of

Berks Maltster being weak in body but by the

goodness of God of sound and disposing mind memory

and understanding do make and declare my last

Will and Testament in manner and form following

that is to say First I will and desire that all and

singular such just debts as I shall owe at the

time of my decease the Expenses of my Funeral

and Testamentary charges shall be full paid and

discharged by the Executors of this my Will Also

I give devise and bequeath unto my two sons

Thomas Baster of Inkpen aforesaid Maltster and

John Baster of the same place Maltster all

that my new erected messuage or Tenement with

the Malthouse Granary Outhouses Meadow Ground

and Appurtenances there unto belonging situate

standing lying and being in Inkpen aforesaid in the

said county of Berks and also all and every other

my Freehold Lands Tenements and hereditaments

whatsoever in Inkpen aforesaid or elsewhere within

the Kingdom of Great Britain To hold the same

Premises with every part and parcel thereof with

their and every of their appurtenances unto my

said sons Thomas Baster and John Baster their

Heirs and Assigns for ever as Tenants in Common

and not as joint Tenants Also I give and bequeath

unto my son Joseph Baster of Newbury in the said

County of Berks Maltster the sum of two hundred pounds

and to my son William Baster of Kintbury in the said

county of Berkshire yeoman the life sum of two hundred

pounds and to my son William Baster of Kintbury

in the said County of Berks yeoman the like Sum

of two hundred Pounds and to my Son James

Baster of Benson in the County of Oxford Maltster

the Sum of one hundred pounds and to my Son in

law Thomas Mattingley of Inkpen aforesaid chapman

the Sum of two hundred pounds and tmy son

in law Michael Thurller of Inkpen aforesaid

yeoman the further Sum of one hundred pounds

to be paid to them my said Sons and Sons in law

respectively within twelve calendar months next

after my decease And as to all the rest and

residue of my Moneys Securities for Money

Stock in Trade in Husbandry Goods Chattells Effects

Substance and Personal Estate whatsoever and

wheresoever and of what nature or kind soever the

same shall be after and subject to the Payment

of my said debts Funeral and Testamentary charges

and Expenses and the several and respective Legacies

by me hereinbefore given and bequeathed to the

several and respective Legatees I give and bequeath

the same and every part thereof unto my said Sons

Thomas Baster and John Baster equally between

them share and share alike and I do hereby make

constitute and appoint them the said Thomas

Baster and John Baster sole and whoole Executors

of this my last Will and Testament and do revoke

all former and other Wills & Testaments by me

made and I do declare this only to be my last

Will and Testament In witness whereof I have

to each sheet of this my last Will and Testament

contained in two Sheets of Paper set my hand

to the first Sheet thereof and my hand and seal to

the second and last Sheet of this my last Will and

Testament this twelfth day of December in the

year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and

eighty. The Mark of X John Baster Lit Signed

Sealed Published and declared by the above named

George Baster the Testator as and for his last

Will and Testament in the presence of us who in

his presence and at his request and in the presence

of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses

thereto The Mark of X Thomas Macherell

The Mark of Jonathon Chapman Jno

Deadman Junr

Whereas I George Baster of Inkpen

in the County of Berks Maltster have in and by

my last Will and Testament given devised and

bequeathed to my sons Thomas Baster and John

Baster all and every my Freehold Lands Tenements

and Hereditaments in Inkpen aforesaid or elsewhere

within the Kingdom of Great Britain now I

do hereby give and devise unto my son Thomas

Baster all that Cottage or Tenement now

occupied as two Cottages or Tenements with the

Appurtenances in the Great Common of Inkpen

aforesaid and now in the possession of John

Polmer and John Davis To hold to him my said

son Thomas Baster his heirs and assigns for ever

Also I give and devise unto my Son in Law

Robert Mattingley all that Cottage or Tenament

with the appurtenances situate in the Little

Common of Inkpen aforesaid and was in the

possession of Robert Cannon To hold to him my

said Son in law Robert Mattingley his heirs

and assigns for ever and I do hereby expressly

declare my Will to be that the said Robert

Mattingley together with his wife and several

children shall have a Residence and being in the same

Farm House wherein I now dwell and that they shall

be supported and maintained by the Executors of

my Will out of my personal Estate and Effects until

the tenth day of October next In witness whereof I

the said George Baster have to this my codicil which

I desire may be annexed to and made a part of my

last Will and Testament set my hand and seal

this twelfth day of December in the year of our Lord

One Thousand seven hundred and eighty The Mark

of George Baster Signed sealed published

and declared by the above named George Baster as

and for his Codicil to be annexed to and made a

part of his last Will and Testament in the presence

of us who have hereunto subscribed our Names

as witnesses thereto in his presence at his request

and in the presence of each other Richd Heddin

S Wenndy M J Dedman Esq

This Will was proved in London with a

codicil on the twenty ninth day of January in the

year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and

eighty one before the Worshipful Andrew Soltee? Duracell?

Doctor of Laws Surrogate of the Right Worshipfull

Peter Calvert Doctor of Laws Master Keeper or

Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury

lawfully constituted by the Oaths of Thomas Baster

and JOHN BASTER the Sons of the deceased and

Executors named in the said Will to whom admon

was granted of all and singular the goods Chattels

and credits of the said deceased they having been

sworn duly to administer.

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