BALINGER, BELLINGER, BRIDGES, BROAD OTHER SURNAMES MENTIONED:BELLINGER BRIDGES, CHAPPELL, COATES, COURT, DRAKE, EDMONDS, GLOVER, HOLLAND, , MIDWINTER, ROBBINS, ROBERTS, ROGERS, SLY, SUTTON, WHEATLAND, WILKINSON, WILSON The Will of Richard Broad, Maltster of Chedworth 1805 In the Name of God Amen, I Richard BROAD of the Parish of Chedworth in the County of Gloucester (Maltster) being of Perfect Mind and Memory thanks be given unto God, calling unto Mind the Mortality of my Body, and Knowing that it is appointed for all Men once to die, do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament that is to say, principally and first of all, I give and recommend my Soul into the Hand of Almighty God that gave it, And my Body I recommend to the Earth to be Buried in decent Christian Burial, at the Discretion of my Executrix herein after Named, and as touching such Wordly Estate where with it has pleased God to bless me in this Life, I give, devise, and dispose of the same in the following Manner and Form: Imprimis, I give and bequeath to my wellbeloved Wife Catherine BROAD all my Real and Personal Estate freely to be possessed and enjoyed by Her during her natural Life but in case there should be a Necesity to sell Part of my Estate for the Payment of my Debts, then my Wife Catherine BROAD shall have full Power to sell part of it for that Purpose and for no Other Purpose whatsoever. Item At the Decease of my Wife Catherine BROAD I give to my son John BROAD his Heirs and Assigns, for ever all my estate that I Purchased of Robert MIDWINTER (subject to a Mortgage now upon it) Together with an Inclosed piece of Land I lately purchased of John BELLINGER lyeing in the Wood Field known by the name of Grays Lays all which premises are situate in the Parish of Chedworth. Item, At the Decease of my Wife Catherin BROAD I Give to my Daughter Catherine BROAD her Heirs and Assigns for ever All that cottage, House and Garden together with a Piece of Land Three Quarters of an Acre, be the same more or Less Lying in Oldgore Field which said Premises I lately Purchased of John BELLINGER and are situate in the Parish of Chedworth. Also At the Decease of my Wife Catherine BROAD I give to my Daughter Catherine BROAD and her Heirs for Ever, all that Cottage, House and Garden I lately purchased of William ROBINS situatwe in Chedworth Aforesaid. And Last of all I do make and ordain my Beloved Wife Catherine BROAD Whole and sole Executrix of this my Last will and Testament whom I also charge with the Payment of my Debts (except the Mortgage before mentioned) and Funeral Expenses. And I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke, and disannul all and every other former Testament, Wills, Legacies, Bequests, and Executors,by me in anyways before Named, Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament: In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this Fourteenth Day of March One Thousand Eight Hundred and Three Signed, sealed, published, prounced and Declared, by the said Richard BROAD, as his Last Will and Testament, in the Presence of us who in his Presence and in the Presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names Richard BROAD David HOLLAND John WILSON Daniel GLOVER 22 October 1805 The above named Catherine Broad the Widow and sole Executrix was duly sworn before me. Thomas WILKINSON Sworn to be Less than £100 Above will donated by Michael Tovey Will of John BALINGER 1683 John BALINGER yeoman of Chedworth Made 12 March 1680, proved 1683 Sons John, Richard, Henry, Barnard, Charles & William BALENGER Henry has a son John BALENGER Wife Elinor , who is to be executrix Witnesses: Thomas DRAKE, Gabriell ROBBINS & Giles COATES Will of Emmanuel BRIDGES ,1836 Emmanuel BRIDGES Made 5 Oct 1835, proved 10 Oct 1836. No wife or children mentioned. £5 each to executors - namely Henry SUTTON gent & Daniel SLY, Farmer, both of Chedworth. 19 guineas to brother Levi BRIDGES. £10 each to the children of Nathaniel BRIDGES Other nieces & nephews £1 each. Rest of estate to be divided between sisters Elizabeth EDMONDS, widow, Hester CHAPPELL, widow, Eleanor wife of Lawrence GLOVER, and friend Sarah SLY, spinster, daughter of late Joseph & Mary SLY. This last one does not mention Chedworth, but read in conjunction with that of Emmanuel BRIDGES 1836 Will of Daniel BRIDGES, 1798 Daniel BRIDGES, Mason of Chedworth Will made 17 Mar 1797, proved Gloucester 7 July 1798 Kinsman - Thomas BRIDGES snr - son of brother Richard Kinsman - Thomas BRIDGES jnr - son of brother William Mary BRIDGES daughter of brother William Kinsman Levi BRIDGES, with wife Prudence Sarah BRIDGES wife of Thomas Senior Mary BRIDGES wife of Thomas junior Manuel BRIDGES - Kinsman - executor Witnesses Giles COATES, Thomas COURT, James COATES Will of Sarah BELLINGER, 1732 Sarah BELLINGER, spinster of Chedworth Will made 20 Aug 1726, proved Gloucester 25 Apr 1732 Sister Mary ROBERTS Sister Elizabeth BRIDGES Sister Susanna BELLENGER - executrix Witnesses: Anna Maria ROGERS, Dennis ROGERS, Thos. WHEATLAND snr. Return to Chedworth wills