 |
Herefordshire |
 |
Contents & Site Map |
 |
Other Herefordshire Wills |
Search GENUKI Herefordshire Probate Records
Unless otherwise stated, original copies of Wills dated prior to 1858 are usually found in the appropriate Diocesan Record Office for the court where the Will was proved - for Herefordshire, this is the Hereford Record Office. Wills which were proved in the Archdeaconry of Brecon may be found at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth. Copies of Wills for which Probate was granted at the PCC (Prerogative Court of Canterbury) may be obtained via the DocumentsOnline website.
Registered copies of Wills dated after 1858 may be found at the Probate Department of The Principal Registry Family Division (Probate Search Room, First Avenue House, 42-49 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6NP), at local Registries, and sometimes on microfilm at County Record Offices. Further information on post-1858 Wills, and forms for obtaining copies by post may be found on the Government's "Court Service" Wills & Probate pages.
Abbreviations which may be used on this page are:-The following may also be of use in the study of Wills generally:-
(Ad) "Admon", or Letters of Administration. (I) Inventory (a list of the deceased's goods, and their value) (N) A Nuncupative Will is one declared by a legal representative, as being indicative
of the deceased's wishes, and will often refer to the Testator in the third person.(#) Indicates the Will is a 'duplicate' - that is, more than one person has submitted an
abstract from the same original Will.* An asterisk against a surname indicates the Executor(s) of the Will, or, in the case
of Administration (Ad), the Administrator(s)i/t/p "in the parish (of)". CELF Chapel en le Frith (Derbyshire) ECC Episcopal Consistory Court (Lichfield) HCC Hereford Consistory Court n.p. Notary Public R&R Rest and Residue (a common expression in Wills)
|
BROCKE BROWNE DOBBINS HARRISON HATTON HOPTON JONES NUTHALL TAYLOR UNETT WYNDESOR |
UNETT, Francis - of Castle Froome, Esq., 30 Apr 1672. Tripartite Indenture: 25 Apr 1660 - 1st part myself and 2nd part Sir Edward HOPTON of Canon Frome, 3rd part Elizabeth my now wife; lands, etc bought by William UNETT, Esq. my grandfather of Roger BROWNE; 3 sons and 5 daurs viz. Francis, Robert, William, Alice, Deborah, Elizabeth, Mary, & Catherine; brother Sir Richard HATTON and nephew Edward HOPTON of Cannon Frome, Esq. and to Robert DOBBINS of Evesbatch, Esq. 2 eldest daurs Alice UNETT and Deborah UNETT - 500£ ea; 3 younger daurs and 2 youngers sons - 400£ ea. Witnesses: Deborah HOPTON, Mary WYNDESOR, William HATTON, Ri: HATTON, Thomas HARRISON, William NUTHALL. Codicil: 27 Apr 1678 - on sale of timber and trees to support children. Witnesses: Ri: HOPTON, Ric: UNETT, John JONES, Christo: TAYLOR; Jo: BROCKE. Proved 4 Apr 1679 - HCC; Ref FHL#91591. |
|
ABELL BROWNE LANE NASH UNETT WEIGHT |
UNETT als
ABELL, George - of Bishops Froome, Paunton, 9 Oct 1680. grandchild Anne WEIGHT - 30£, grandchild Elizabeth WEIGHT - 30£, grandchild Elinor WEIGHT - 20£ when they accomplish 21 yrs old. Overseers: sonn George UNETT als ABELL and cozen Thomas WEIGHT of the Dovefield. brother Richard UNETT, loving son John WEIGHT*. Witnesses: William BROWNE, Robert LANE, John NASH. Proved 10 Aug 1685 - HCC. NB: my 9th great grandfather-sjk |
|
BARNES BATEMAN BRICH COLLINS DILWYN DITTONS HILL HODGES JOHNSON LANE UNETT UNETTS WOOD |
UNETT, George - of Whitbourn, 14 Apr 1691. brother William UNETTS daur - 5£; Samuel DITTONS 2 eldest daur -30£; the 3 eldest daurs of Thomas WOOD who married my niece -30£; Eleanor wife of Richad BARNES of Acton - 5 £; Poor of Whitbourne; godson the son of Thomas LANE of Tedstone - 50s.; godson the son of Tho: WOOD - 50s.; the 2 daurs of Nathaniel BATEMAN - 3£; the 2 eldest daurs of Michael DILWYN - 40£; godson George the son of Michael DILWYN - 10£; Freeland at Whitborne to John HODGES - he paying to his youngest sister Sarah HODGES; my wife - after her death sons and daurs of my son in law James HODGES; friend William JOHNSON and son in law James HODGES. Witnesses: Brisl. BRICH, Joan COLLINS, Tho: HILL. Proved 1 Nov 1691 - HCC. NB: brother to my 8th great grandmother-sjk |
|
BARTON DANGERFIELD HART STOCKTON TIPING UNETT UNITT |
UNETT, William - Senior of Mathon, 16 Nov 1703. son William UNETT - 20s.; daur Mary STOCKTON - 1s.; cousins Richard UNETT, Peter UNETT, Edmund UNETT, Samuel UNETT, Sara BARTON and Elizabeth HART; wife Mary UNETT, son Thomas UNETT, Esq. Witnesses: William UNITT Jr, John DANGERFIELD, William TIPING. Inventory: 15 Feb 1703. Proved 29 Apr 1704 - Worcs; Ref FHL#98210. |
|
UNETT |
UNETT, Thomas - of Newland, 17 Aug 1711. dear wife Elizabeth quick with her first child. Proved 3 Nov 1711 - Worcs; Ref FHL#98231. |
|
BAYLIS COTTERRELL DEAVES DIGHTON GEORGE HEMING HEMMING MASELL UNETT WEIGHT |
UNETT, Elinor - widow &
relict of William UNETT of Hotfield in Norton juxta Kemsey, 26 Mar 1713. Henry COTTERRELL - 2£ 10s.; loving sister Susana WEIGHT - 1 guinea, brother William HEMING - 1 guinea; Edith DIGHTON - 5£, Edward DEAVES - 6£, Richard HEMING of Worcester city, barbar & chandler - 5£; James BAYLIS; Poor of Norton - 1£; Richard HEMMING* of Acton Beauchamp. Witnesses: MASELL, George (sic: or Masell GEORGE?) Bins of Suttons Sturmy, Tenbury, Worcs, tymberman. Proved 11 Apr 1713 - Worcs. NB: wife to the brother of my 8th great grandmother-sjk |
|
BOOTH DAGG DUGMORE HANKINS MORGAN SMITH UNETT UNETTS VOBE VOBES WYNNE |
UNETT, William - of Bosbury, gent, 3 Sep 1714. wife Anne UNETT; friend Robert UNETT of the Birchend, Esq.; wife's eldest brother's son, Anthony VOBE, another son of wife's brother Thomas VOBE; cousen James VOBES eldest daur - 3£; wife's kinswomen Catherine VOBE and Lydia VOBE daughters of wife's elder brother; goddaur Grace VOBE daur of my late brother in law William VOBE deceased; kinsman William DUGMORE and his eldest daur; kinswoman Elizabeth HANKINS wid; kinswoman Elizabeth DAGG; brother James UNETTS daur; kinswoman Elizabeth SMITH daur of Thomas SMITH; kinsman William MORGAN; sister Anne MORGAN; sister Eleanor HANKINS. Witnesses: Humphrey WYNNE, George BOOTH, Richd UNETT. Proved 13 Nov 1714 - HCC; FHL#91598. |
|
BRACE BREWER BULLOCK GRUNDY HOMES HOOK LANE PRITCHARD PROSSER RACSTER TIPTON UNETT YATES |
UNETT, Robert - of Cradley, Esq, 25 Jun 1759. kinsman James BRACE of Hereford, innholder, Robert BRACE son of the said James BRACE; kinsman Robert UNETT - land at Bosbury; James, Herbert, Mary, Ann, and Margaret BRACE the brothers and sisters of said Robert BRACE; John TIPTON, John BREWER, John YATES and John PRITCHARD; Sarah UNETT daur of my kinsman Robert UNETT; Money due me from Edward PROSSER of Evesbatch; Mary another daur of said Robert UNETT my kinsman; Money due from Robert Dobbyns YATE, Esq. late servant Ann RACSTER, wife of William RACSTER of Cradley; later servant Sarah LANE; godson John HOMES of the Townsend, Stretton Grandison, gent. Witnesses: BULLOCK/ HOOK/ GRUNDY. Proved 6 Dec 1759 - HCC; Ref FHL#91606. |
Return to top of page
© Copyright Rosemary Lockie, GENUKI and Contributors 1996-2008, &c.
GENUKI is a registered trade mark of the charitable trust GENUKI, see
About GENUKI as an Organisation
Are you lost in the Genuki hierarchy or arrived here from a Search Engine?
If so, use the up-arrow(s) at the top of the page to go up the hierarchy.
URL of this page: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HEF/ProbateRecords/WillsU.html
[Created 27 Jan 2002. Last updated 15 Sep 2008 - 14:06 by Rosemary Lockie]