1815 WILLIAM BATEMAN OF BITTON, Carpenter
Ref: GLS 1815/120
Proved: 1815 Written: 1810 Sept 17
Transcribed by Reg Harris
This is the last will and testament of me William BATEMAN of the parish of Bitton in the county of Gloucester carpenter amd this seventeenth day of September in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ten as follows that is to say
I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Martha BATEMAN all and singular my freehold and leasehold messuages lands and tenaments and hereditaments and also all my other personal estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever of what nature or kind soever to hold the same unto my said wife and her assigns for and during the term of her natural life and from and after her decease as touching and concerning five sixth part or shares of my said freehold and leasehold messuages lands tenements and hereditaments and all other my said personal estate the whole to be considered as divided into six equal parts or shares to the use of my sons George, Aaron and Moses and my daughters Hannah the wife of George HALE of the city of Bristol shopkeeper and Mary the wife of Isaac JOHNSON of the said parish of Bitton coalminer their heirs exectutors administrators and asigns for all my estate and interest therein then to come in equal shares as tenants in common and not as joint tenants.
And touching and concerning the remaining one sixth part or share of my said real and personal estate and effects to the use of all and every the children or child of my late deceased son Solomon BATEMAN which may be living at the time of the decease of my said wife then his or heirs executors administrators and assigns for all the remainder of my estate terms and interest therein then to come in equal shares if more than one as tenants in common and not as joint tenants. Subject nevertheless and I do hereby charge and make chargeable my real and personal estate (after the decease of my said wife) with the payment of three pounds of lawful money to my grandson Charles BATEMAN son of my late deceased son Nathan BATEMAN in case he shall happen to survive my said wife and attain the age of twenty one years and do hereby appoint my said wife sole executrix of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other wills by me at anytime heretofor made. In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written.
The mark X of William BATEMAN
Witnesses: Saml PALMER, George MARTIN, J. MARSH
Transcriber's Notes
This William was the husband of Martha CLEAR who were married 26.12.1756 at St. Mary's, Bitton.
| CHILDREN | born/bap. | ||
| William | 22.10.1758 | Mangotsfield | |
| Solomon | 2.9.1760 | Mangotsfield | mar. Ann SMITH |
| Hannah | 22.10.1758 | Mangotsfield | wife of George HALE |
| Mary | 1761 | wife of Isaac JOHNSON | |
| Aaron | 28.11.1762 | Mangotsfield | died young |
| William | 28.11.1762 | Mangotsfield | |
| George | 12.1.1765 | Mangotsfield | mar. Elizabeth SMITH |
| Moses | 1.5.1778 | Mangotsfield | died young |
| Moses | 7.10.1781 | Mangotsfield | mar. Elizabeth ROBERTS |
| Nathan | 7.10.1781 | Mangotsfield | mar. Ann SMITH 5.11.1795 Mango. |
| Aaron | 7.10.1781 | Mangotsfield | mar. Sarah PARRY |