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Thomas Shakespeare,of Fillongley,Died 1763
1. Fillongley real estate (land etc) in possession or occupation of Robert Bateman.
2. Messuages cottages & land in Little Packington tenure or occupied by John Smith.
Other land in Fillongley & Little Packington bequeathed to wife Anne who is maintaining & educating son Thomas & daughter Elizabeth.
2. If wife Anne remarries she is to provide an annuity of £60 payable to Thomas through her life.
3. After Anne’s death all the above to go to Thomas and his heirs or if he should die without issue before the age of 21 it is to go to Elizabeth and her heirs. Similarly if Elizabeth should die without issue before the age of 21 it is to be passed onto sister in law Elizabeth Grosvenor , spinster of Coventry and thence to kinsman Thomas Shakespeare son of William Shakepeare late of Arley. The will speaks of the estate being held in trust by William Dilke of Maxstoke Castle and Humphrey Wright and thence on to male heirs of Thomas son of William. If Thomas should die without issue before the age of 21 then it is to passed onto the second son William of William Shakespeare late of Arley and similarly the third son Henry.
4. £1000 bequeathed to his daughter Elizabeth.
5. Personal estate bequeathed to wife
6. The above Dilke and Wright executors
7. Will Signed in presence of Wm Inge, Pru Inge, John Crutchloe 28th March 1758.
8. Proved 13th June 1763. As Dilke and Wright were dead wife and Elizabeth Grosvenor were executors.
9. Will consists of 4 pages of A3 paper.
Further summarised this gives us the following:
Wife Ann
Son Thomas (under 21 years of age)
Daughter Elizabeth Shakespeare (under 21 years of age)
Kinsman Thomas Shakespeare son of William Shakespeare late of Arley deceased
Mentions William Dilke of Maxstoke Castle (not related)
Mentions Humphrey Wright of London, Cheesemonger (not related)
Kinsman George Shakespeare of London, Brewer
Kinsman Henry Shakespeare son of William Shakespeare
In essence he leaves his real estate to son Thomas to be passed on to Elizabeth if Thomas dies without heir and then onto the various kinsmen.
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