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Abstract of the Will of Marshall Ayre of Venottery, Co. Devon gent. (1708)

Devon & Cornwall Notes and Queries vol. IX, (January 1916 to January 1917), pp. 41-42.

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A.J.P. Skinner

Prepared by Michael Steer

Marshall Ayre’s will is included as part of the text in Note 37 of Volume IX, page 37-43, by Association member Skinner. His Note focuses on the Ayer family of Venn Ottery. Google has sponsored the digitisation of books from several libraries. This extract, from a copy of a rare and much sought-after journal can be downloaded from the Internet Archive. These books, on which copyright has expired, are available for free educational and research use, both as individual books and as full collections to aid researchers.

Marshall Ayre of Venottery, Co. Devon gent. Sonn Marshall Ayre & to his heires all my lands tenements hereditaments and estate whatsoever lying within the Parishes of Venottery Harpford Ottery St. Mary Withycombe Rawleigh & Teigngrace Co. Devon: daur. Cicill Ayre ;£800 to be paid her when 21 or day of marriage ; £10 to be paid within one month daur. Dorothy Duke wife of George Duke of Colyton Rawleigh; £100 :  Wife Mary £5: Sonne in law George Duke:  20s to poore housekeepers of Harpford:   40s to parish of Venottery for ever in the hands of the parish to be lent to any poor housekeeper not receiving alms of the parish: Elizabeth Radford my apprentice 20s: Rebecca Burnell servant 20s.; son Marshall sole exor

Well beloved friends John Shile of Slapton gent. Mr Joseph Gilling of Harpford clerk trustees and overseers to each one guinea for their labour. Dated 2 Aug. 1708. Proved 4 ffeb. 1708/9. Court of the Archdeacon of Exeter.
(W.) John Lissant. Charles Lugg.
Charles Churchill junr. 

Seal — Arms of Ayer