Robert Willes

1678 - 1725  (47 years)

• Name	Robert Willes
  Birth	1678	Devizes, Wiltshire, England
  Christening	1 Mar 1677/78	St John the Baptist's Church, Devizes, Wiltshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Beneficiary	16 Apr 1694
  	in his grandmother's Will
  	P1/W/419 Will of Mary Willis, widow, of Devizes, Wiltshire 1694
  Name	Robert Willis
  Occupation	1722
  	Master Cork Cutter
  Residence	1725	Southampton, Hampshire, England
  Death	Mar 1725	Southampton, Hampshire, England
  Burial	9 Mar 1724/25	St Mary's Church, Southampton, Hampshire, England
  Probate	17 May 1725	Hampshire, England
  	1725P/44
  	Will of Robert Willis of Southampton, Hampshire, corkcutter, 1725 ref: 1725P/44 In the name of God Amen I Robert Willis of the Towne and County of South'ton Corkcutter being weake and infirme in body but of sound and disposeing mind and memory (thanks be therefore given to Almighty God) but calling to mind the uncertainty of this transitory Life Do for the setting and disposeing of all such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to blesse me make and publish and declare this my last Will and Testament in writeing in manner and forme following that is to say Imprimis my Will is that all my just Debts and funeral Expenses be first justly and truly paid by my Executor hereinafter named Item I give and bequeath unto my Wife Hannah the Sume of Ten Pounds of lawfull money of Great Britain to be paid to her or her assigns by my Executor hereinafter named within twelve months next after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth Willis the Sume of fifty pounds of lawfull money of Great Britain to be paid to her or her assignes within twelve months next after my Decease by my Executor hereinafter named Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Hannah Willis the Sume of Twenty Pounds of like lawfull money to be paid to her or her assignes when she shall attaine to her full age of one and twenty yeares And my Will and meaning is and I doe hereby declare the same to be that my said Executor shall and doe at his owne Costs and Charges without any Deduc'on or allowance to be made or paid to him out of the said Legacy of Twenty pounds hereby given to my said Daughter Hannah or otherwise by my said daughter Hannah broadly? maintaine Cloath provide for and educate my said Daughter Hannah untill she shall attaine to her said age of one and twenty yeares or be marryed And also shall and doe dureing the said time learne and instruct her the said Hannah my Daughter in the Art Trade or Mystry of a Corkcutter in the best way method and manner that he can Item all the rest residue and remainder of my Estate both real and personall Goods Chattels Debts Creditts and Effects whatsoever not herein and hereby already disposed of I Give and bequeath unto my Son Robert Willis whom I doe hereby name make and ordaine full sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament hereby revokeing and disannulling all former Wills by me at any time now before made In Witness whereof I the said Testator have to this my Last Will and Testament set my hand and Seale this seven and twentyeth day of February in the eleventh year of the Reigne of our Sovereigne Lord George by his grace of God of great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the faith of Anno Dm 1724. Robt Willes Signed sealed examined published and declared by the said Testator as his last Will and Testament In the presence of us and in his presence attested by us Henry Whistead T Cole Sam Scott 17 May 1725 Supra nominal Rob Willis Filius jurat? invatus fecit Coram me R Bridsoake
  Person ID	I3348	FamilyTree1
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert Willis,   b. 20 Dec 1649, Devizes, Wiltshire, England d. Dec 1685, Devizes, Wiltshire, England (Age 35 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Shipman,   b. 1652, Hilmarton, Wiltshire, England d. Aft 7 Nov 1691 (Age 39 years)
  Family ID	F1059	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Catherine Smart,   b. Nov 1678, Sherrington, Wiltshire, England d. Aug 1716, Southampton, Hampshire, England (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	28 Jul 1701	St Matthew's Church (formerly St Mary's), Rowde, Wiltshire, England
  Children	1. Willes   d. 1707, Devizes, Wiltshire, England + 2. Robert Willes,   b. 1702, Rowde, Wiltshire, England d. Feb 1761, Southampton, Hampshire, England (Age 59 years)   3. William Willes,   b. 24 Sep 1703, Rowde, Wiltshire, England d. Feb 1704/05, Devizes, Wiltshire, England (Age 1 year) + 4. Elizabeth Willes,   b. 1707, Devizes, Wiltshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   5. Catherine Willes,   b. 1710, Devizes, Wiltshire, England d. Bef 1725 (Age 14 years)
  Family ID	F1044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2013

  
  

  Family 2	Hannah Hickman,   b. 1696, Fawley, Hampshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	11 Aug 1719	South Stoneham, Hampshire, England
  Children	1. Joseph Willes,   b. 1719, Southampton, Hampshire, England d. 1719, Southampton, Hampshire, England (Age 0 years)   2. Hannah Willes,   b. 1720, Southampton, Hampshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   3. Ann Willes,   b. 1723, Southampton, Hampshire, England d. 1723, Southampton, Hampshire, England (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F1045	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2013