Wills Extracts A - M
Compiled by Claire Smith-Burns, Cerne Abbas OPC
NOTE: Surnames were generally transcribed as spelled in the original document unless several spellings were used in the same document, in which case, the most common spelling was transcribed. Given Names were usually changed to the most commonly accepted spelling – i.e. “Phillis” was changed to “Phyllis.” Abbreviated Given Names were transcribed in full – i.e. “Jno.” was transcribed as “John.”
ABBOTT, John, No. 11, 1806, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: John ABBOTT, School Teacher of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 1 December 1802
WILL PROVEN: 23 May 1806
DAUGHTERS: Mary ABBOTT; Anne ABBOTT (wife of Mr. WHITTLE by 1806)
OTHERS: Maria HODDER
WITNESSES: John COCKERAM; Mary CORRY; Elizabeth MORNE?
EXECUTRICES: Mary ABBOTT (daughter); Anne ABBOTT (daughter)
ANDREWS als. MILLER, Thomas, No. 15, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Thomas ANDREWS als. MILLER, Tanner of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 8 April 1747
WILL PROVEN: 18 May 1750
WIFE: Elizabeth ANDREWS [nee COOMBS]
SONS: Thomas ANDREWS; James ANDREWS; George ANDREWS
DAUGHTERS: Two daughters, unnamed
BROTHERS-IN-LAW: Thomas COOMBS; William COOMBS
NEPHEW: William COOMBS (son of William COOMBS)
OTHER PLACES: Holnest, Dorset; Leigh, Dorset; Yetminster, Dorset
WITNESSES: William SOMMERS; Henry DAVIS; Robert CURME
EXECUTRIX: Elizabeth ANDREWS (wife)
ANNETTS, John, Will, PROB 11/115, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: John ANNETTS, of Mappowder, Dorset (family living in Cerne), Husbandman
WILL WRITTEN: 18 March 1609
WILL PROVEN: 20 April 1610
SON: Joseph ANTLE als. SULLIVAN (reputed son)
BROTHERS: Henry ANNETTS of Cerne Abbas, Dorset; John ANNETTS of Chetnoll, Dorset, Husbandman; Hughe ANNETTS (deceased) of Cerne Abbas, Dorset; Thomas ANNETTS
GODSONS: Hughe SAGIE?; John HOLLAND; John WHITT
NEPHEW: Henry ANNETTS (son of Hughe ANNETTS)
NIECES: Johane & Edithe ANNETTS (daughters of Hughe ANNETTS); Edith CLINE of Plush, Dorset (daughter of Thomas ANNETTS)
COUSINS: Clement PRIOR, wife if Robert PRYOR alias LEATE; A__slice? LIDDLE, wife of William LIDDLE
OTHERS: Robert LIDDLE of Pulham, Dorset; Margery LIDDLE, daughter of William LIDDLE; Peter HAYSONNE of Holwell, Somerset; William CROSSE of Mappowder; Alice QUICKES? & Joanne SPRINGE, servants of Robert COKER, Esquire
WITNESSES: Roger MOORE; John MICHELL; William LIDDLE
OVERSEERS: Robert LIDDLE; William LIDDLE
EXECUTOR: John ANNETTS (Brother)
ANTLE, John, Newfoundland Wills, v. 1, p. 363
TESTATOR: John ANTLE, of Cerne Abbas, now residing at New Perlican, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland
WILL WRITTEN: 27 September 1836
WILL PROVEN: [not known]
SON: Joseph ANTLE als. SULLIVAN (reputed son)
OTHERS: Isaac SANSOM; Mary SANSOM (wife of Isaac SANSOM)
WITNESSES: William BULLOCK; Mary Elizabeth BULLOCK
EXECUTOR: Joseph ANTLE als. SULLIVAN (son)
BARNWELL, Richard, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Richard BARNWELL, Plumber & Glazier of Dorchester, Dorset
WILL WRITTEN: 5 January __2_
WILL PROVEN:
DAUGHTER: ______ BARNWELL?
OTHERS: Mary Gilbert BARNWELL (daughter of Gilbert BARNWELL?); Gilbert BARNWELL; Frances Elizabeth ____?; Elizabeth ELFORD, alias _____?; _______ of Cerne Abbas, Dorset, Glazier
WITNESSES: Nathaniel STICKLAND; Francis ____; James CORB__
EXECUTOR:
NOTE: Manuscript is badly damaged
BARTLETT, John, Inventory, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: John BARTLETT, Husbandman of Cerne Abbas, Dorset
INVENTORY TAKEN: 13 May 1707
DIED: 1707
OTHERS: Mr. DAMPIER of Yeovil, Somerset; Mrs. Jane BARTLETT of Cerne Abbas, Dorset; Mr. Richard STICKLAND; Mr. Richard SHEPHARD; Mrs. Elizabeth VIVIAN; Mr. Robert DOD; Mr. John HALL?; Mr. Robert BOWRING of Coscombe, Dorset; Benjamin SUMMERS, Solicitor
ADMINISTRATOR: Richard BARTLETT
BARTLETT, Richard, No. 5, 1715, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Richard BARTLETT, Yeoman of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 15 April 1713
WILL PROVEN: 4 February 1715
WIFE: Ann BARTLETT
BROTHER: John BARTLETT (deceased)
SISTER: Edith SOMMERS
BROTHER-IN-LAW: George DAMPIER
SISTER-IN-LAW: Mary BARTLETT, Widow
NEPHEWS: Richard & John BARTLETT (sons of John BARTLETT)
OTHER PLACES: Maiden Newton, Dorset
WITNESSES: Thomas EVEREG; Elizabeth FARR; Robert FARR
EXECUTRIX: Ann BARTLETT (wife)
BARTLETT, Richard, No. 9, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Richard BARTLETT, Yeoman of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 17 March 1720
WILL PROVEN: 22 ?? 1724, Dorset Archdeaconry Court??
MOTHER: Mary BARTLETT
BROTHER: John BARTLETT
KIN: Phyllis RYALL
OTHER PLACES: Chetnole, Dorset
WITNESSES: J. DERBY; John BOYS; [?] TURNER
EXECUTORS: Thomas STONE; Phyllis RYALL
BARTLETT, Thomas, PROB 11/1093, Will, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: Thomas BARTLETT, Sr., Miller of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 5 January 1677
WILL PROVEN: [no day/month] 1688
WIFE: Tamsin BARTLETT
SONS: John BARTLETT (eldest son); Thomas BARTLETT; William BARTLETT; Richard BARTLETT
DAUGHTERS: Avis BARTLETT; Frances TIZER
DAUGHTER-IN-LAW: Elizabeth BARTLETT (wife of Richard BARTLETT)
GRANDSONS: Phillip TIZER; Robert BARTLETT (son of Richard BARTLETT)
GRANDDAUGHTER: Tamsin BARTLETT (daughter of Richard BARTLETT)
WITNESSES: George ROMANS; John STURMY; Joseph HODGES
EXECUTRIX: Tamsin BARTLETT (wife)
BARTLETT, Thomas, 1696/97, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Thomas BARTLETT, Yeoman of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 1 November 1696
WILL PROVEN: 22 February 1696/97
WIFE: Jane BARTLETT
UNCLE: John BARTLETT
COUSINS: John & Richard BARTLETT (sons of John BARTLETT)
WITNESSES: Dennis COCKERAM; Thomas BOWRING; Robert FARR
EXECUTRIX: Jane BARTLETT (wife)
BEER, Catherine, Will, No. 6, Dorset Consistory Court
TESTATRIX: Catherine BEER, Spinster of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 14 August 1823
WILL PROVEN: 14 May 1828
BROTHERS: James BEER; William BEER (deceased); Thomas BEER; Adam Warren BEER
SISTERS: Mary PAINE (wife of William PAINE); Betty THORNE (widow)
NEPHEWS: William BEER (son of William BEER); William PAINE (son of William & Mary PAINE); William PAINE (son of William & Mary PAINE; Hatter of Sherborne)
NIECES: Catherine PAINE (daughter of William & Mary PAINE); Mary JONES & Sarah BEER (daughters of William BEER)
GREAT-NIECES: Catherine PAINE (daughter of William PAINE, Jr.); Catherine BEER (daughter of William BEER, Jr.)
WITNESSES: Robert TUCKER; James TUCKER; Thomas SABINE
EXECUTORS: Thomas BEER (brother); Adam Warren BEER (brother)
BEER, James, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: James BEER, Yeoman of Frome St. Quinton, Dorset (probate directed to be left at Mrs. COOMBS of the Greyhound Inn, Cerne Abbas)
WILL WRITTEN: 23 December 1737
WILL PROVEN: 19 March 1745
DAUGHTERS: Jone BEER; Lucie FOX
SON-IN-LAW: Robert CHEEK; Henry FARR; Jacob FOX
GRANDSON: John FARR
SISTER: Joan MEECH
WITNESSES: Matthew BISHOP; John SEAMER; Richard SYMES
EXECUTOR: John FARR (Grandson)
BEER, Mary, Will, No. 5, Dorset Consistory Court
TESTATRIX: Mary BEER, Widow of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 26 January 1811
WILL PROVEN: 26 August 1813
SONS: Thomas BEER; Adam Warren BEER
DAUGHTERS: Catherine BEER; Mary PAINE (wife of William PAINE); Elizabeth THORNE (widow)
WITNESSES: W. WILTSHIRE; Thomas WILTSHIRE
EXECUTORS: Thomas BEER (son); Adam Warren BEER (son); Catherine BEER (daughter)
BEER, Thomas, 1804, No. 10, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Thomas BEER, Baker of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 6 March 1795
WILL PROVEN: 14 March 1804
TESTATOR DIED: October 1803
WIFE: Mary BEER
SONS: James BEER; Thomas BEER; Adam Warren BEER
DAUGHTER: Elizabeth THORNE (widow)
WITNESSES: Richd. ROLES, T.? WILTSHIRE
EXECUTRIX: Mary BEER (wife)
BEER, Thomas, No. 11, 1849, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Thomas BEER, Baker of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 23 September 1848
WILL PROVEN: 24 January 1849
WIFE: Anna BEER
CHILDREN: under 21 years but not named
FATHER: Adam Warren BEER
BROTHER: Warren BEER of Leigh, Dorset
FRIEND: Mr. Thomas FREEBORN of Wareham, Dorset and Cerne Abbas
OTHERS: Mr. John STUDLEY of Broadwinsor, Dorset;
OTHER PLACES: Yetminster, Dorset; Chetnole, Dorset
WITNESSES: James TROWBRIDGE; John BEER
EXECUTORS: Thomas FREEBORN; Warren BEER; Septimus SMITH of Blandford Forum, Dorset
BENNETT [BARNETT], Joseph Senr., No. 3, 1780, Will, Dorset Consistory Court
TESTATOR: Joseph BENNETT, Sr., late Blacksmith of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 7 February 1780
WILL PROVEN: 21 April 1780
WIFE: Mary BENNETT [BARNETT]
SONS: Joseph BENNETT, James BENNETT
WITNESSES: John HODGES; William HARVEY
EXECUTRIX: Mary BENNETT (wife)
BENNETT, Mary, No. 8, 1783, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATRIX: Mary BENNETT, Widow of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 8 November 1781
WILL PROVEN: 17 September 1783
SON: James BENNETT of Dorchester (deceased); Joseph BENNETT, Grocer of Cerne Abbas
DAUGHTER-IN-LAW: Elizabeth BENNETT (widow of James)
GRANDSONS: Joseph BENNETT & James BENNETT (sons of James BENNETT); Joseph HOMER; James BENNETT (son of Joseph BENNETT)
GRANDDAUGHTERS: Mary BENNETT (daughter of James BENNETT); Mary & Elizabeth HOMER; Elizabeth BENNETT (daughter of Joseph BENNETT)
OTHERS: Ellen GROVES (wife of Levi GROVES); Rev. Abble? EDWARD of Dorchester, Dorset
OTHER PLACES: Cheselbourne, Dorset
WITNESSES: Elizabeth CHAFFEY; Ambrose CHAFFEY
EXECUTOR: Joseph BENNETT (son)
BERIETT, Robert, Will, PROB 11/30, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: Robert BERIETT/BERYETT of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 9 April 1545
WILL PROVEN: 3 November 1547
WIFE: Mentioned but not named
BROTHER: William BERYETT
SISTER: Joan SYMES?
OTHERS: Jane COCKERAM (wife of Giles WINTERHEY); William COCKERAM; William WILLYS; John WILLYS; Robert WILLYS; Robert BERYETT; John BERYETT of Dorchester (brother of the preceding Robert BERYETT); Robert SNELLYNG; John BERYETT of Marchborough; Walter CATTELL; Agnes CATTELL (wife of Walter CATTELL); Mr. PERSONNE of Came; Roger STROUDE; Wryth? COCKERAM; Alice BOND; Thomas SIMONS; Mr. BAKER; Mr. OFFERAL?; Agnes MAYNARD; Dennis? SAMWERS; John WHEDON; John BOND of Dorchester; Mr. HAYYARDS?; Alice MYLLER; Nicholas GAYLLE?; Robert SMYTH; Master Henry WILLIAMS;
OTHER PLACES: Chetnolle, Dorset; Dorchester, Dorset; Grimston, Dorset?; Came, Dorset; Yetminster, Dorset; Stinford, Dorset; Stratton, Dorset; Fordington, Dorset; Marchfield, Gloucestershire
WITNESSES: Robert MORLEY (Clerk), Richard MATTHEWS (Clerk), M__ches GARLIK?, John WILLIS & John BOND
EXECUTORS: Giles & John WHYTE??
BOWRING, Elizabeth, No. 1, 1801, Will & Administration, Dorset Consistory Court
TESTATRIX: Elizabeth BOWRING, Widow of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 15 December 1787
WILL PROVEN: 20 June 1801
SON: James BOWRING
DAUGHTERS: Jane BOWRING (wife of William FARR by 20 June 1801); Elizabeth HALLETT; Joan GROVES
WITNESSES: John HODGES, Jr.; Joseph BENNETT
ADMINISTRATOR: William FARR of Cerne Abbas
BOWRING, Grace, No. 1, Will, Dorset Consistory Court
TESTATRIX: Grace BOWRING, Widow of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 2 June 1718
WILL PROVEN: 16 March 1723
SON: Thomas BOWRING
DAUGHTER: Jeane TREVISE (wife of John TREVISE)
GRANDSONS: Thomas & Simon BOWRING (sons of Thomas BOWRING)
GRANDDAUGHTERS: Jeane, Grace & Elizabeth TREVISE (daughters of Jeane TREVISE); Elizabeth BOWRING (daughter of Thomas BOWRING)
KIN: Walter DUSSELL, Sr.
SERVANT: Thomas STICKLAND
WITNESSES: Philip COOMBS; Robert FARR
EXECUTOR: Thomas BOWRING (son)
BOWRING, Simon, No. 9, 1716, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Simon BOWRING, Yeoman of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 23 October 1716
WILL PROVEN: 25 May 1717
WIFE: Sarah BOWRING
SONS: Thomas BOWRING; John BOWRING
WITNESSES: Robert FARR; Thomas BOWRING; Edith SUMERS
EXECUTORS: Thomas BOWRING (son); John BOWRING (son)
BOWRING, Thomas, No. 20, Will & Inventory, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Thomas BOWRING, Yeoman of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 4 June 1731
WILL PROVEN: 29 June 1733
DAUGHTERS: Mary BOWRING; Elizabeth BOWRING; Jenny BOWRING; Anne BOWRING; Joanna BOWRING
FATHER-IN-LAW: John FARR, Yeoman of Cerne Abbas
FRIEND: Robert COCKERAM, Malster of Cerne Abbas
TRUSTEES: John FARR (father-in-law); Robert COCKERAM; Thomas BOWRING, Sr., Yeoman of Cerne Abbas
WITNESSES: John DOMINY, Sr.; Dianah DAVIES; Abigail THORNE
INVENTORY: £291.16.04; Appraisers: Thomas FOOKS; John DOMINY; Robert SOMERS
EXECUTICES: Ann BOWRING (daughter); Joanna BOWRING (daughter)
BOWRING, Thomas, Sr., No. 20, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Thomas BOWRING, Sr., Yeoman of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 13 October 1738
WILL PROVEN: 14 August 1744
WIFE: Elizabeth BOWRING
SONS: Thomas BOWRING; Simon BOWRING
DAUGHTER: Elizabeth THOMAS
WITNESSES: Philip COOMBS; C.S. TURNER
EXECUTOR: Thomas BOWRING (son)
BOYS, Thomas, No. 18, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Thomas BOYS, Apothecary of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 12 December 1774
WILL PROVEN: 1775
WIFE: Frances BOYS
SON: John BOYS
WITNESSES: John DOMINY; John COCKERAM
EXECUTRIX: Frances BOYS (wife)
BRISH, John, No. 4, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: John BRISH, Victualler of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 13 December 1729
WILL PROVEN: 14 February 1729/30
WIFE: Judith BRISH
KIN: Judith SYMONDS
WITNESSES: William DOMINY, Carrier of Cerne Abbas; Mary DOMINY (wife of William DOMINY); T.? TURNER?
EXECUTRIX: Judith BRISH (wife)
BUNTER, John, Will, PROB 11/918, Will, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: John BUNTER, Common Brewer of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 31 January 1766
WILL PROVEN: 23 May 1766
SON: Simon BUNTER
DAUGHTER: Deborah LEDDON [LIDDON]
SON-IN-LAW: Matthew LEDDON
GRANDSONS: John, William & Matthew LEDDON (sons of Deborah LEDDON)
GRANDDAUGHTERS: Mary & Dorothy LEDDON (daughters of Deborah LEDDON); Ann CLAPCOTT [daughter of Thomas COOMBS & Anne BUNTER]
GREAT-GRANDSONS: John & William CLAPCOTT (sons of Ann CLAPCOTT)
SERVANT: Mary NEW
OTHERS: Betty BARNWELL (widow); Simon SOMMERS
OTHER PLACES: Holnest, Dorset
WITNESSES: John SMART; John DOMINY; Thomas WILTSHIRE
EXECUTOR: Simon BUNTER (son)
BUNTER, Simon, No. 9, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Simon BUNTER, Carpenter of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 21 May 1722
WILL PROVEN: 1722
DAUGHTERS: Elizabeth BUNTER; Mary BUNTER
FATHER-IN-LAW: John MULLETT
MOTHER-IN-LAW: Margaret MULLETT
BROTHER: John BUNTER
WITNESSES: John DARE?; John GEEF?
EXECUTORS: John MULLETT (father-in-law); John BUNTER (brother)
CARDROWE, William, Will, PROB 11/80, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: William CARDROWE of Cerne Abbas
WILL MADE: 24 October 1588
WILL PROVEN: 6 June 1592
SON: Henry CARDROWE
DAUGHTERS: Joan WATS; Anne MASON (wife of Robert)
GRANDCHILDREN: Three children of Joan WATS (not named)
KIN: Christopher? NAYHO; Thomas NAYHO; Anne NAYHO
GODSON: William FOKE
SERVANT: John VIALL
OTHERS: John FOKE, Clerk of the Parish Church of Cerne Abbas; Thomas BRIDGES (son of Hugh BRIDGES); William MORRES (son of Leonard MORRES); Alice THRUGE? (possibly related to the NAYHO family); William PINDER (and his five children); John PINGE; Eleanor PINGE; Elizabeth SAVADGE; Joan SAVADGE; Dorothy SAVADGE
OTHER PLACES: Bristol; Wareham, Dorset; Milbourne, Dorset; Melcombe, Dorset; Dorchester St. Peters, Dorset
WITNESSES: John MATHEW; John HAYTER; John NOTLEY
OVERSEERS: John MATHEW, Gentleman; John HAYTER; William ALLAMBRIGE
EXECUTORS: Robert MASON (son-in-law); Anne MASON (daughter)
CAVE, Sarah, No. 13, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATRIX: Sarah CAVE, Widow of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 16 March 1814
WILL PROVEN: 1814
SON: William CAVE
WITNESSES: James BOWRING; Charles THORNE
EXECUTOR: William CAVE (son)
CLARK, Susannah, Will, Winchester, District Probate Court
TESTATRIX: Susannah (otherwise Susan) CLARK, Linen Draper & Widow of Cerne Abbas, then of Christchurch, Southampton
WILL WRITTEN: 26 May 1841
WILL PROVEN: 16 April 1866
TESTATRIX DIED: 2 February 1866, Christchurch, Southampton
HUSBAND: William Henry CLARK (deceased), Linen Draper of Cerne Abbas
SONS: William Henry CLARK, Linen Draper of Cerne Abbas; other sons mentioned but not named
DAUGHTERS: mentioned but not named
OTHERS: William ELLISDON, Gentleman of Camden Town, Middlesex
WITNESSES: N.B. WEDLAKE, Solicitor of Temple; William ORCHARDS of Cheapside, London
EXECUTORS: William Henry CLARK (son); William ELLISDON
CLARK, William, PROB 11/1812, Will, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: William CLARK, Gentleman of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 25 April 1832
WILL PROVEN: 28 March 1833
SONS: Robert CLARK; William Henry CLARK; Frederick CLARK; Nathaniel CLARK
DAUGHTERS: Charlotte STROUD (wife of James STROUD, Miller of Cerne Abbas); Elizabeth COLLIER (wife of William COLLIER of Piddletrenthide, Dorset)
GRANDSON: William CLARK (son of Robert CLARK)
GRANDDAUGHTERS: Elizabeth COOMBS; Elizabeth HOPKINS
OTHERS: Joseph ADAMS
OTHER PLACES: Piddletrenthide, Dorset
WITNESSES: J. ADAMS; Joseph ADAMS
EXECUTOR: William Henry CLARK (son)
CLARK, William, PROB 11/1939, Will, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury TESTATOR: William CLARK (otherwise William Henry CLARK), Draper of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 27 January 1840
WILL PROVEN: 11 January 1841
WIFE: Susannah CLARK
CHILDREN: mentioned but not named
OTHERS: William ELLISDON of St. Pancras, Middlesex; Mr. G. WADMAN of Yeovil, Somerset
WITNESSES: Thomas SHEPPERSON; William ORCHARD; Joseph DYSON (all of Cheapside, London)
EXECUTRIX: Susannah CLARK (wife)
CLARKE, Henry, No. 6, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Henry CLARKE, Tanner of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 18 November 1712
WILL PROVEN: 14 February 1715
TESTATOR DIED: November 1714
WIFE: Elizabeth CLARKE
SON: Henry CLARKE
DAUGHTERS: Mary HINKSON (wife of John HINKSON); Edith CLARKE
WITNESSES: John SYMONDS; Elizabeth SYMONDS; Robert FARR
EXECUTRIX: Edith CLARKE (daughter)
COCKERAM, Ann, No. 16, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATRIX: Ann COCKERAM, Wife of Robert COCKERAM, Yeoman of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 23 February 1778
WILL PROVEN: 1778
BROTHER: John RYALL, Glover of Yeovil, Somerset
SISTER: Jane GREENHAM (widow)
BROTHER-IN-LAW: Joseph GREENHAM, Yeoman of Chisleborough, Somerset
NEPHEWS: Giles HAYWARD; Joseph & John GREENHAM (sons of Jane GREENHAM)
NIECES: Christian RYALL (daughter of John RYALL); Peggy CLARK (wife of Thomas CLARK)
OTHERS: Ann STONE, Spinster of Hilfield, Dorset
WITNESSES: Thomas WILTSHIRE; Levi GROVES; Thomas BOWRING
EXECUTOR: Joseph GREENHAM (brother-in-law)
COCKERAM, Dennis, No. 17, 1714, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Dennis COCKERAM of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 27 October 1713
WILL PROVEN: 30 September 1714
SONS: Dennis COCKERAM; William COCKERAM; Robert COCKERAM
OTHER PLACES: Sherborne, Dorset
WITNESSES: Simon BOWRING; Thomas DUSSELL; John HODGES
EXECUTORS: Robert COCKERAM (son); William COCKERAM (son)
COCKERAM, John, No. 12, 1815, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: John COCKERAM, Shopkeeper of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 20 April 1799
WILL PROVEN: 30 September 1815
WIFE: Elizabeth COCKERAM
WITNESSES: Thomas COOMBS; Thomas DUNNING
EXECUTRIX: Elizabeth COCKERAM (wife)
COCKERAM, Rachel, No. 9, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATRIX: Rachel COCKERAM, Widow of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 30 July 1836
WILL PROVEN: 3 January 1838
TESTATRIX DIED: 20 November 1837
OTHERS: Mary NEW (wife of Thomas NEW); Rachel OSMOND (wife of James OSMOND); Elizabeth HOUSE (wife of Mr. HOUSE); Robert SHEPHARD, Labourer of Cerne Abbas; Mary MORRIS, Spinster of Cerne Abbas (daughter of William MORRIS, Sr., Labourer of Cerne Abbas, deceased); William NORTHOVER, Mason of Cerne Abbas; Elizabeth GALE (wife of Charles GALE, Labourer and sister of William NORTHOVER); Ann & Maria BILES (daughters of James & Charity BILES of Frampton, Dorset); Jane GALE (wife of John GALE, Labourer of Cerne Abbas)
WITNESSES: William ROBERTS; John VINE
CODICIL: 13 May 1837; Witnesses: John FOX; William ROBERTS
EXECUTORS: Samuel CRANE of Godmanstone, Dorset; Henry HODGES, Currier & Malster of Cerne Abbas
COCKERAM, Robert, Will, Dorset Consistory Court
TESTATOR: Robert COCKERAM of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 6 February 1815
WILL PROVEN: 19 August 1824
WIFE: Rachel COCKERAM
SON: John COCKERAM
WITNESSES: James BOWRING; James THORNE
EXECUTORS: Rachel COCKERAM (wife); John COCKERAM (son)
COCKERAM, Thomas, Will, PROB 11/1842, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: Thomas COCKERAM of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 3 January 1834
WILL PROVEN: 17 February 1835
SONS: Thomas COCKERAM; Henry COCKERAM
DAUGHTERS: Mary COCKERAM; Elizabeth WARRY; Ann DASHWOOD
OTHERS: James PATRIDGE; James WALBRIGE of Winford Eagle, Dorset; Henry SHERREN of Knighton, Dorset; Ralph BARTLETT of Yetminster, Dorset; Benjamin BOWRING of Yetminster, Dorset; Jonathan KING of Yetminster, Dorset; Richard ANDREWS of Yetminster, Dorset; Edward Early DIGBY; James SHERRY, Sr.; Joseph & James SHERRY (sons of James SHERRY, Sr.); Henry Hodges CLARK
OTHER PLACES: Shatcoombe Farm, Winford Eagle, Dorset; Friar Maine Farm, Knighton, Dorset; Half Hay & Hotley Park, Leigh Tithing, Yetminster, Dorset; Mintern Parva, Buckland, Dorset
WITNESSES: Charles HODDER; John FOX; William DUNNING, Jr.
EXECUTOR: Thomas COCKERAM (son)
CONWAY, William, No. 5, 1808, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: William CONWAY, Woolstapler of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 22 April 1803
WILL PROVEN: 1808
WIFE: Mary CONWAY
DAUGHTERS: Mary CONWAY; Martha CONWAY
WITNESSES: John GUNDRY; Thomas PITFIELD; Ann PITFIELD
EXECUTORS: John Baker EDMUNDS, Esquire of South Petherton, Somerset; Thomas CONWAY, Grocer of Kennington Common, Surrey; Robert CONWAY, Gentleman of Netherbury, Dorset
COOMBES, Mary, Unproven Will, Renunciation, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATRIX: Mary COOMBS, Widow of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 7 August 1731
WILL RENOUNCED: 25 Sep 1732
SONS: Thomas COOMBS; George COOMBS
DAUGHTERS: Mary COOMBS (deceased?); Katherine COOMBS
BROTHER-IN-LAW: Philip COOMBS
OTHERS: Ann WARRING (apprentice?)
TRUSTEE: Philip COOMBS (brother in-law)
WITNESSES: George CLARKE; Robert NUTT
EXECUTOR: Thomas COOMBS (son)
COOMBS, Betty, PROB 11/1600, Will, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATRIX: Betty COOMBS of Cerne Abbas, Widow and Relict of Thomas COOMBS,
Brewer of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 9 Jan 1817
WILL PROVEN: 17 Jan 1818
SONS: Thomas COOMBS; James COOMBS
DAUGHTER: Betsy WOOD (wife of Rev. George WOOD)
GRANDDAUGHTERS: Amelia COOMBS (daughter of James COOMBS); Mary WOOD (daughter of Betsy WOOD)
OTHERS: Jane ORIEL (formerly, FORESTER)
OTHER PLACES: Minterne Magna, Dorset; Buckland Newton, Dorset
TRUSTEES: John WOOD, Brazier of Dorchester, Dorset; Samuel CRANE, Gentleman of
Cerne Abbas
WITNESSES: Francis WOODFORDE; Charles SKIVINGTON; William GILLINGHAM
EXECUTOR: James COOMBS (son)
COOMBS, Emily, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATRIX: Emily COOMBS, Spinster of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 4 April 1836
WILL PROVEN: 8 December 1837
SISTERS: Louisa COOMBS; Letitia COOMBS; Eliza NORMAN (deceased)
UNCLE: William CLARK
AUNT: Susan CLARK
NIECE: Infant child of ___ NORMAN of Sherborne, Dorset
WITNESSES: Thomas COOMBS; Susan CLARK; Emma COOMBS
EXECUTORS: William CLARK (uncle)
COOMBS, James, PROB 11/1750, Will, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: James COOMBS, Common Brewer of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 18 Dec 1827
WILL PROVEN: 23 Jan 1829
SON: Thomas COOMBS
DAUGHTERS: Elizabeth COOMBS; Matilda COOMBS; Emily COOMBS; Louisa COOMBS; Letitia COOMBS
BROTHER: Thomas COOMBS of Dorchester, Dorset
BROTHER-IN-LAW: Rev. George WOOD of Dorchester, Dorset
WITNESSES: William GILLINGHAM; Thomas JOHNS; Phyllis S. RIVINGTON
CODICIL: 21 Jan 1828; Witnesses: Wm. GILLINGHAM, Robert DEVENITH, Phyllis S.
RIVINGTON
EXECUTORS: Thomas COOMBS (brother); Rev. George WOOD (brother-in-law)
COOMBS, Robert, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Robert COOMBS, Millwright of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 18 September 1787
WILL PROVEN: 21 July 1788
SONS: Benjamin COOMBS; Thomas COOMBS; John COOMBS
SISTER-IN-LAW: Mary HELLYAR
WITNESSES: Thomas RANDALL; John GAPES
EXECUTOR: Thomas COOMBS (son)
COOMBS, Thomas, Will, No. 14, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Thomas COOMBS, Malster & Innholder of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 28 Jun 1735
WILL PROVEN: 19 May 1742
WIFE: Katherine COOMBS
SONS: James COOMBS; Thomas COOMBS
DAUGHTERS: Sarah CURME; Elizabeth ANDREWS
GRANDSON: Thomas CURME (son of Sarah CURME)
OTHERS: Elizabeth STONE (wife of Thomas STONE)
OTHER PLACES: Godmanstone, Dorset; Burton, Dorset
WITNESSES: Robert FARR Jr.; Susanna TURNER; C.S. TURNER
EXECUTRIX: Katherine COOMBS (wife)
COOMBS, Thomas, No. 19, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Thomas COOMBS, Malster of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 26 July 1764
WILL PROVEN: 6 October 1764
SON: Thomas COOMBS
DAUGHTERS: Kitty HENNING (wife of Joseph HENNING, Gentleman); Lydia COOMBS; Molly COOMBS
WITNESSES: George WARD; Walter? NICHOLLS
EXECUTORS: Thomas RANDALL, Common Brewer of Cerne Abbas; Thomas COOMBS, Mercer of Cerne Abbas
COOMBS, Thomas, PROB 11/1034, Will, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: Thomas COOMBS, Senior of Cerne Abbas
DATE WRITTEN: 23 May 1776
DATE PROVEN: 21 August 1777,
COUSINS: Ann BARNSWELL (wife of John BARNSWELL); John COOMBS
WITNESSES: Robert PITT; Christopher GIBBS; Benjamin PEARCE
EXECUTRIX: Ann BARNSWELL [BARNWELL] (cousin)
COOMBS, Thomas, Will, No. 11, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Thomas COOMBS, Millwright of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 2 January 1792
WILL PROVEN: 19 May 1792
BROTHERS: James COOMBS; Robert COOMBS; John COOMBS; George COOMBS
SISTER: Grace STRANGE [wife of Robert STRANGE]
AUNT: Mary HELLIER of Cerne Abbas
NEPHEWS: James COOMBS (son of James COOMBS); Robert COOMBS (son of Robert COOMBS)
WITNESSES: James FOORD; John STROUD
EXECUTOR: John COOMBS (brother)
COOMBS, Thomas, Will, PROB 11/1500, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: Thomas COOMBS, Brewer of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 22 September 1808
WILL PROVEN: 24 July 1809
WIFE: Betty COOMBS
WITNESSES: Charles DAWES; William GILLINGHAM; Jane FOORD
EXECUTRIX: Betty COOMBS (wife)
COSH, William, No. 25, Administration, Dorset Archdeaconry Court?
INTESTATE: William COSH of Cerne Abbas
ADMINISTRATION: April 1684
DAUGHTER: Ann DOWDINGS (wife of Richard DOWDINGS)
WITNESSES: William HORLOCKE, Jr.; Richard SHEPHARD; William PHILLIPS
ADMINISTRATRIX: Ann DOWDINGS (daughter)
COWARD, Ann, Will, PROB 11/1727, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATRIX: Ann COWARD, Spinster late of Sully, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, now of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 4 November 1826
WILL PROVEN: 16 June 1827
BROTHER: John COWARD, Gentleman of Cerne Abbas
OTHERS: Thomas PITTMAN, Gentleman of Cerne Abbas; Joseph DIMENT, Baker of Cerne Abbas; Aged Pilgrims Friendly Society, London (founded 1807)
WITNESSES: James INGRAM; William WHITMARSH
EXECUTORS: Thomas PITTMAN; Joseph DIMENT
COWARD, John, Will, PROB 11/1949, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: John COWARD, Gentleman of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 17 February 1838
WILL PROVEN: 23 August 1841
DAUGHTER-IN-LAW:
COUSINS: William COWARD, Yeoman of Hilton, Dorset; Sarah SHEPARD (wife of Lawrence SHEPARD, Yeoman of Hilton, Dorset)
OTHERS: Abigail COWARD, Spinster of Cerne Abbas (Housekeeper); William BEACH of Cerne Abbas
OTHER PLACES: Mintern Parva, Buckland Newton, Dorset
WITNESSES: William BEACH; Joseph DIMENT; Charles MINIFIE
EXECUTRIX: Abigail COWARD (housekeeper)
DAVIE/DAVYE als. DEWLIN, John, Will, PROB 11/52, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: John DAVIE of Dorchester, Dorset
WILL MADE: 4 May 1570
WILL PROVEN: 27 May 1570
BROTHER: Albon DEWLYN
KIN: John DAVIE; Agnes DAVIE (wife of John DAVIE)
OTHER: Henry HAWKYNE?; John THORNE of Stoke under Hanndow?; John SYMES of Stoke, Dorset
OTHER PLACES: Cerne Abbas, Dorset (is to be buried in the Churchyard)
WITNESSES: John TARLEN; William EVRED; Agnes JOYCE
EXECUTOR: Albon DEWLYN (brother)
DAVIES, Joan, No. 20, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATRIX: Joan DAVIES, Widow of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 14 February 1707
WILL PROVEN: 1707
DAUGHTER-IN-LAW: Sarah GARLAND
KIN: Benjamin SUMERS; Edward HELLER; William VOWEL; John VOWEL; George HODDER
OTHERS: Ann CAINES of Anstie?; Mary SARNE? of Alton Pancras, Dorset; John SUMERS of Wareham, Dorset; Genn? TAGE? (widow); Joseph SUMERS; Dorothy, Elizabeth, Margrett & Joseph SUMERS (children of Joseph SUMERS); Edward OSTLER of Norton, Dorset; Anne SILCOCKE?
WITNESSES: John HODGES; Rodger STICKLAND; William RUMEN?
EXECUTOR: George HODDER (kinsman)
DAVIS, Charles, No. 14, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Charles DAVIS, Yeoman of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 6 May 1780
WILL PROVEN: 1790
BROTHER: James DAVIS
SISTER: Ann DAVIS
NEPHEWS: Charles, Richard, John & James DAVIS (sons of James DAVIS)
NIECES: Ann & Elizabeth DAVIS (daughters of James DAVIS)
OTHERS: Elizabeth MORRIS
WITNESSES: John ABBOTT; William STICKLAND; John COCKERAM
EXECUTOR: James DAVIS (brother)
DAVIS, James, Will, No. 20, Dorset Consistory Court
TESTATOR: James DAVIS, Yeoman of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 5 February 1798
WILL PROVEN: 18 March 1798
BROTHERS: Charles DAVIS; Richard DAVIS; John DAVIS
SISTERS: Ann DAVIS; Elizabeth CRANE
NEPHEW: Charles DAVIS (son of Charles DAVIS)
UNCLE: Charles DAVIS (and wife Ann; of Cheselbourne, Dorset, both deceased)
SERVANTS: Elizabeth MORRIS; “MORGAN”
OTHERS: Elizabeth DRAKE (niece of his servant maid)
OTHER PLACES: Cheselbourne, Dorset
WITNESSES: John ABBOTT; John COCKERAM; William? BILES
CODICIL: Written: 16 February 1798; Witnesses: John ABBOTT; John COCKERAM; Ralph SHORTO
EXECUTRIX: Elizabeth CRANE (sister)
DAVIS, John, PROB 11/1127, Will, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: John DAVIS, Woolstapler of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 2 November 1784
WILL PROVEN: 31 March 1785
COUSINS: William ALNER; Henry ALNER; Elizabeth ALNER; Mary ALNER
KIN: John DAVIS (son of William & Frances DAVIS)
WITNESSES: Christian BROWN; Mary ASHMAN
EXECUTOR: John DAVIS (kinsman)
DAVIS, John, Will, No. 11, 1827, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: John DAVIS, Labourer of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 29 November 1826
WILL PROVEN: 15 June 1827
TESTATOR DIED: 1 December 1826
SON: James DAVIS
DAUGHTER: Jane YOUNG (wife of William YOUNG of Cerne Abbas)
OTHERS: Mr. Samuel CRANE
WITNESSES: Richard HASSELL; William CLARKE, Jr.
EXECUTRIX: Jane YOUNG (daughter)
DAVIS, John, Will, PROB 11/1963, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: Rev. John DAVIS, Clerk of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 15 December 1840
WILL PROVEN: 23 June 1842
WIFE: Louisa DAVIS
SON: Rev. Henry DAVIS, Clerk of Ibberton, Dorset
NIECES: Jane Coombs BROWNE; Eliza Harriet BROWNE
OTHER PLACES: Holwell, Somerset
WITNESSES: J. GOODENOUGH; W.N. ALLFORD
CODICIL: 27 November 1841; Witnesses: Thomas DUNNING; James NORTHOVER
EXECUTORS: Rev. David MEAD, Clerk of Swallowcliffe, Wiltshire; Rev. John CREE, Clerk of Owermoigne, Dorset
DAVIS, Mary, No. 33, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Mary DAVIS, Widow of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 19 September 1741
WILL PROVEN: 19 May 1742
SON: Thomas DAVIS
DAUGHTERS: Mary WHITE (wife of Henry WHITE); Jenny DAVIS
WITNESSES: Robert JENNINGS; C.S. TURNER
EXECUTRIX: Jenny DAVIS (daughter)
DOMINY, John, No. 13, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: John DOMINY, Sr., Yeoman of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 27 December 1726
WILL PROVEN: 1727
WIFE: Agnes DOMINY
SONS: John DOMINY; William DOMINY
DAUGHTER: Elizabeth COCKERAM (wife of Robert COCKERAM)
SON-IN-LAW: Robert COCKERAM
WITNESSES: Robert NUTT, Jr.; C.S. TURNER
EXECUTOR: Robert COCKERAM (son-in-law)
DOMINY, John, No. 17, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: John DOMINY, Malster of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 4 April 1741
WILL PROVEN: 6 May 1741
WIFE: Phyllis DOMINY
SONS: William DOMINY; John DOMINY; Isaac DOMINY
DAUGHTERS: Alice? SHERRY (wife of Daniel SHERRY); Elizabeth DOMINY; Phyllis DOMINY
GRANDSON: James DOMINY
GRANDDAUGHTER: Elizabeth DOMINY
WITNESSES: Elizabeth SPICER; C.S. TURNER
EXECUTRICES: Elizabeth DOMINY (daughter); Phyllis DOMINY (daughter)
DOMINY, John, No. 13, Will, Dorchester, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: John DOMINY, Collar Maker of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 2 February 1791
WILL PROVEN: 11 August 1791
BROTHER: Isaac DOMINY
SISTER: Alice SHERRY (wife of Daniel SHERRY)
NEPHEW: Isaac DOMINY, Jr.
NIECES: Sarah BEALE (daughter of Daniel SHERRY); Ann WILTSHIRE (widow of Thomas WILTSHIRE)
GREAT-NEPHEWS: Thomas WILTSHIRE; John WILTSHIRE
GREAT-NIECES: Ann WILTSHIRE; Elizabeth WILTSHIRE
SERVANT: Elizabeth SHEPHARD
WITNESSES: John HOPKINS; John HODGES; John HASSELL
EXECUTOR: John WILTSHIRE (great-nephew)
DOMINY, William, No. 9, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: William DOMINY, Victualler of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 22 May 1784
WILL PROVEN: 1784
SONS: James DOMINY; John DOMINY
DAUGHTER: Ann WILTSHIRE (wife of Thomas WILTSHIRE)
GRANDSON: John WILTSHIRE
GRANDDAUGHTER: Elizabeth WILTSHIRE
OTHERS: Dinah STONE
WITNESSES: James STRANGE; John COWARD
EXECUTOR: John DOMINY (son)
DOWDING, Richard, No. 12, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Richard DOWDING, Yeoman of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 26 July 1694
WILL PROVEN: 18 August 1694
SONS: Edward DOWDING; John DOWDING; George DOWDING; Richard DOWDING; Robert DOWDING
DAUGHTERS: Mary DOWDING; Edith DOWDING
OTHERS: Thomas RANDALL of Cerne Abbas; Richard SHEPHARD of Cerne Abbas
OTHER PLACES: Sherborne, Dorset
WITNESSES: William FOSSE; William TULLEDGE
EXECUTRIX: Edith DOWDING (daughter)
DOWELL, Ann, Will, No. 35, Dorset Consistory Court
TESTATOR: Ann DOWELL, Widow, late of Dorchester now of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 5 April 1820
WILL PROVEN: 19 August 1824
DAUGHTER: Rachel COCKERAM (wife of Robert COCKERAM)
SON-IN-LAW: Robert COCKERAM
WITNESSES: James CRANE; Thomas COOMBS
EXECUTRIX: Rachel COCKERAM (daughter)
DOWLE, Edward, PROB 11/1750, Will, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: Edward DOWLE, Yeoman of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 5 September 1828
WILL PROVEN: 5 January 1829
SISTERS: Mary ROGERS (wife of Thomas ROGERS); Sarah SMITH (wife of Robert SMITH, Smith of Cerne Abbas)
NEPHEW: John LEGG, Yeoman of Fordington, Dorset
NIECES: ______ (wife of William HAWKINS, Cabinet Maker of Dorchester, Dorset); Ann GALPIN (wife of Charles GALPIN, Miller of Fordington, Dorset)
WITNESSES: John FRAMPTON; Frances SHEPHERD
EXECUTORS: Sarah SMITH; Robert SMITH
DUNNING, Thomas, No. 17, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Thomas DUNNING, Gentleman of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 24 October 1832
WILL PROVEN: 27 July 1837
WIFE: Mary DUNNING
SONS: William DUNNING; Thomas DUNNING; James DUNNING; John DUNNING
DAUGHTER: Charlotte DUNNING
GRANDSONS: Thomas DUNNING (son of James DUNNING); Robert DUNNING (son of William DUNNING)
OTHER PLACES: Buckland Newton, Dorset
WITNESSES: Thomas COCKERAM, Jr.; E.A. COCKERAM; Anne COCKERAM
EXECUTOR: Thomas DUNNING (son)
DURDEN, Robert, PROB11/2147, Will, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: Robert DURDEN, Yeoman of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 3 May 1849
WILL PROVEN: 18 February 1852
WIFE: mentioned but not named (deceased)
SONS: Charles DURDEN; James DURDEN; Henry DURDEN; George DURDEN
DAUGHTER: mentioned but not named (deceased)
OTHERS: Mr. William BOOBY of Godmanstone, Dorset; Charles COOMBS; Mr. William BEACH, Schoolmaster of Cerne Abbas
WITNESSES: William BEACH; Grace STRANGE
CODICIL: 25 February 1850; Witnesses: Ann DURRANT; William BEACH
EXECUTORS: Henry DURDEN (son); George DURDEN (son)
DUSSELL, Judith, No. 13, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATRIX: Judith DUSSELL, Widow of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 20 November 1683
WILL PROVEN: 11 April 1695
SONS: Richard DUSSELL; Thomas DUSSELL
DAUGHTERS: Grace BOWRING; Ann DUSSELL
SONS-IN-LAW: Thomas BARTLETT; Dennis COCKERAM
OVERSEERS: Mr. Henry SYMES of Cerne Abbas; Mr. Thomas WASHINGTON of Cerne Abbas
WITNESSES: Elizabeth TALBUTT; Mary WASHINGTON; Sarah NORMAN; Thomas WASHINGTON
EXECUTOR: Thomas DUSSELL (son)
EVELEIGH, Sarah, PROB 11/1298, Will, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATRIX: Sarah EVELEIGH, Widow of Cerne Abbas [nee FARR]
WILL WRITTEN: 18 February 1789
WILL PROVEN: 8 November 1797
HUSBAND: Bincombe EVELEIGH (deceased)
FRIENDS: Thomas COOMBS, Malster of Cerne Abbas; Samuel CRANE, Gentleman of Alton Pancras, Dorset
OTHERS: John STONE of the City of London; Samuel FARR, Labourer of Fonthill, Wiltshire; Hugh FARR (son of Samuel FARR); Ann FARR & Jane FARR (daughters of Samuel FARR); William FARR, Labourer of Abbotsbury, Dorset; Sarah & Betty FARR (daughters of William FARR); Dinah STONE of Cerne Abbas (sister of John STONE); William, Henry, John & Edward DIER (sons of Sarah DIER of the City of London); John & Thomas BARNWELL (sons of John BARNWELL); Thomas & James COOMBS (sons of Thomas COOMBS); Betty COOMBS (daughter of Thomas COOMBS); Sarah STONE (daughter of Mary STONE, late of Fonthill, Wiltshire)
OTHER PLACES: Broadwinsor, Dorset
WITNESSES: John RUSSELL; Giles RUSSELL
EXECUTORS: Thomas COOMBS; Samuel CRANE
FARR, Charles, No. 15, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Charles FARR, Mercer of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 25 April 1761
WILL PROVEN: 19 May 1761
WIFE: Elizabeth FARR
DAUGHTER: Betty FARR
WITNESSES: Frances? ___MANY; Thomas WILTSHIRE
EXECUTRIX: Elizabeth FARR (wife)
FARR, Elizabeth, No. 11, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATRIX: Elizabeth FARR, Widow of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 15 April 1715
WILL PROVEN: 20 May 1718
SON: Robert FARR
GRANDSON: Robert FARR
GRANDDAUGHTER: Mary FARR (daughter of Robert FARR); Elizabeth FARR; Susannah TURNER (wife of George TURNER)
GREAT-GRANDSON: Robert TURNER (son of George TURNER)
WITNESSES: Richard SHEPHARD; C.S. TURNER
EXECUTORS: Elizabeth FARR (granddaughter); Robert TURNER (great-grandson)
FARR, John, No. 5, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: John FARR, Shoemaker of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 10 June 1668
WILL PROVEN: 20 October? 1668
WIFE: Joan FARR
SON: John FARR
DAUGHTER: Susan FARR
GRANDSON: Robert SYMES; John CAINES
BROTHER: George FARR
SISTER: Alice RUMEN
BROTHER-IN-LAW: Edward RUMEN
NEPHEWS: George & John RUMEN (sons of Alice RUMEN)
NIECE: Susan RUMEN (daughter of Alice RUMEN)
FRIEND: Robert SHEPHARD
WITNESSES: Robert SHEPHARD; George FARR; Thomas FARR; Francis DUSSELL
EXECUTORS: Robert SHEPHARD; George FARR
FARR, John, No. 12, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: John FARR, Cordwinder of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 20 June 1694
WILL PROVEN: 1695
WIFE: Elizabeth FARR
SON: George FARR
DAUGHTER: Susanna FARR
FATHER-IN-LAW: Nathaniel RYALL
OTHERS: Robert FARR
WITNESSES: William CLARKE als. WARBENTON; Elizabeth CLARKE als. WARBENTON; John SYMONDS
EXECUTRIX: Elizabeth FARR (wife)
FARR, Robert, Sr., No. 18, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Robert FARR, Mercer of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 8 July 1737?
WILL PROVEN: 22 March 1741/42
SON: Robert FARR
DAUGHTERS: Mary FARR; Elizabeth HAWES?; Susanna TURNER
GRANDSONS: William HAWES; George TURNER
GRANDDAUGHTERS: Elizabeth, Mary, Agnes? HAWES
KIN: George FARR
OTHER PLACES: Buckland Newton, Dorset; Minterne Magna, Dorset
WITNESSES: Robert JENNINGS; William STICKLAND; Ann BESANT
EXECUTOR: Robert FARR (son)
FARR, Robert, No. 20, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Robert FARR, Yeoman of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 7 November 1759
WILL PROVEN: 14 June 1764
SON: Charles FARR
GRANDDAUGHTER: Betty FARR
OTHER PLACES: Minterne Magna, Dorset
WITNESSES: John DAVIS; William DOMINY; John COWARD
EXECUTRIX: Betty FARR (granddaughter)
FARR, Stephen, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Stephen FARR, Shoemaker of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 31 December 1669?
WILL PROVEN: 3 April 1670
SONS: George FARR (eldest son); Thomas FARR (second son); Hugh FARR (third son); Stephen FARR (fourth son); Edward FARR (fifth son); John FARR (deceased)
DAUGHTER: Phyllis FOXE (deceased)
GRANDSONS: George & Robert FARR (sons of George FARR); Thomas & Charles FARR (sons of Thomas FARR); Hugh & Stephen FARR (sons of Stephen FARR); Edward & George FARR (sons of Edward FARR); William, Edward, George & John FOXE (sons of Phyllis FOXE)
GRANDDAUGHTERS: Sarah FARR (daughter of Stephen FARR); Mary FARR (daughter of Edward FARR); Susan & Alice FOXE (daughters of Phyllis FOXE); John FARR (son of John FARR)
WITNESSES: Robert SHEPHARD; Ruth STICKLAND
OVERSEERS: Mr. Samuel WATSON, Minister of Cerne Abbas; Edward FARR (son)
EXECUTOR: George FARR (son)
FARR, Stephen, No. 18, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Stephen FARR, Yeoman of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 31 July 1770
WILL PROVEN: 1775
WIFE: Elizabeth FARR
SONS: Edward FARR; William FARR; John FARR
DAUGHTERS: Sarah CASLE?; Mary DURDALL; Ann MORRIS?; Betty FARR
WITNESSES: John DOMINY; John COCKERAM, Jr.; John COCKERAM
EXECUTORS: Betty FARR (daughter); John FARR (son); William FARR (son)
FARR, Thomas, Will, PROB 11/933, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATRIX: Thomas FARR of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 10 February 1766
WILL PROVEN: 13 November 1767
SON: Thomas FARR
DAUGHTER: Elizabeth FARR
SISTER: Elizabeth FARR (spinster)
WITNESSES: John COCKERAM; Thomas BOYS; Edward WILLMOT
EXECUTORS: James DAVIS; Elizabeth FARR (sister)
FAWEY, Thomas, PROB 11/20, Will, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: Thomas FAWEY of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 3 October 1522
WILL PROVEN: 15 November 1522
WIFE: Agnes FAWEY
MOTHER: mentioned but not named (deceased; bur. in Cerne Abbey Burial Ground)
SONS: Roger FAWEY; John FAWEY; Nicholas FAWEY; Christopher FAWEY
GRANDSONS: Robert FAWEY (son of John FAWEY); John FAWEY (son of Nicholas FAWEY)
OTHERS: Lord Robert WESTBURY, Abbot of Cerne Abbey; Mr. Henry ALAMBRYGG, Curate of Cerne Abbas
OVERSEERS: Henry TRENCHARD, Esquire; William CLAVELL, Gentleman
WITNESSES: Henry ALAMBRYGG; Robert THOMAS, Priest; John ADDYN, Sr.; Thomas MILLER?
EXECUTRIX: Agnes FAWEY (wife)
FOKE, Harry, PROB 11/13, Will, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: Harry FOKE, Yeoman of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 28 August 1502
WILL PROVEN: 29 October 1502
WIFE: Margaret FOKE
OTHERS: Sir Walter? BRIANT, Vicar of Cerne Abbas
OTHER PLACES: Saresburie? [Salisbury?]
WITNESSES: Thomas FOOKE; Thomas SYMMES; William BARRY
EXECUTRIX: Margaret FOKE (wife)
FOOKS, John, Will, PROB 11/2184, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: John FOOKS, Yeoman of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 2 April 1853
WILL PROVEN: 10 January 1854
SONS: John FOOKS; William FOOKS
NEPHEWS: William FOOKS, Yeoman of Corscombe, Dorset; Henry Symes FOOKS of ------lade, Wiltshire
WITNESSES: Thomas MOORE; J.K. EDWARDS (Clerks to Messrs. Richeletts? and Burridge, Solicitors, Bridport)
EXECUTORS: William FOOKS (nephew); Henry Symes FOOKS (nephew)
FOORD, Alexander, Administration, No. 11, Dorset Consistory Court
INTESTATE: Alexander FORD
DATE OF ADMINISTRATION: January 1676
ADMINISTRATRIX: Hester DRAYTON (natural daughter)
BONDSMEN: William TULLEDGE of Cerne Abbas & Francis GRAY of Blandford
DAUGHTER: Hester DRAYTON (natural daughter)
FOORD, Robert, Will, No. 11, Dorset Consistory Court
TESTATOR: Robert FOORD of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 31 December 1767
WILL PROVEN: 18 May 1768
SONS: John FOORD; Robert FOORD
DAUGHTER: Joan FOORD
OTHERS: Betty BARNWELL; Ann RAYNOLD; Mary HELYAR
WITNESSES: ? (will is very faint)
EXECUTRIX: Joan FOORD (daughter)
FORD, Ann, No. 20, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATRIX: Ann FORD, Widow of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 27 January 1809
WILL PROVEN: 14 November 1810
SON: Robert FORD
DAUGHTERS: Jane FORD; Betsy FORD; Sarah MASTERS; Mary ANDREWS
GRANDSON: James MASTERS (son of Sarah MASTERS)
GRANDDAUGHTER: Ann MASTERS (daughter of Sarah MASTERS)
WITNESSES: Thomas COOMBS; Betsy WOOD
EXECUTRIX: Jane FORD (daughter)
FORD, Robert, No. 6, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATRIX: Robert FORD of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 5 July 1771
WILL PROVEN: 10 September 1771
WIFE: Sarah FORD
BROTHER: John FOORD
SISTER: Mary HYLER/HILLIER (wife of Thomas HYLER/HILLIER of Cerne Abbas); Betty BARNWELL; ____ RAYNHOLD; Joan FOORD [some of these women may be sisters-in-law]
NEPHEWS: Robert, John & Thomas HYLER/HILLIER (sons of Mary HYLER/HILLIER); William RAYNHOLD [this may be his brother-in-law]
NIECES: Ann HYLER/HILLIER; Betty BARNWELL
OTHERS: Betty ANTELS
WITNESSES: John FARR, Sr.; William WOODWARD
CODICIL: 6 August 1771; Witnesses: James DAVIS; John SYMONS
EXECUTRIX: Sarah FOORD (wife)
FOSSE, William, PROB 11/474, Will, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: William FOSSE, Victualler of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 20 January 1702
WILL PROVEN: 4 February 1704
SON: Robert FOSSE
DAUGHTERS: Sarah WHITICAR?; Mary GARIDGE? (wife of William GARIDGE?); Elizabeth SPESBURY? (wife of Philip SPESBURY?); Anne FOSSE
BROTHER-IN-LAW: William DRY?, Innholder of Dorchester, Dorset
OVERSEERS: John YOUNG, Malster of Cerne Abbas; William DRY? (brother-in-law)
WITNESSES: William TULLEDGE; Richard SHEPHARD; Samuel HODGES
EXECUTORS: Robert FOSSE (son); Anne FOSSE (daughter)
FOXE als. RUMAN, Anne, No. 9, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Anne FOXE als. RUMAN, Widow of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 5 February 1661?
WILL PROVEN: 1661
SONS: George FOXE als. RUMAN; Edward FOXE als. RUMAN; Philip FOXE als. RUMAN
DAUGHTER: Ellinor FOXE als. RUMAN; (there is also one other child listed but name is missing due to damage to document)
BROTHERS: John BARTLETT of Cerne Abbas; Thomas BARTLETT of Cerne Abbas
FRIEND: Andrew MIDDLETON of Cerne Abbas
OVERSEERS: John BARTLETT (brother); Thomas BARTLETT (brother); Andrew MIDDLETON (friend)
WITNESSES: Thomas BARTLETT; Andrew MIDDLETON; Joane DUSSELL; Susan ROMAN
EXECUTRIX: Ellinor FOXE als. RUMAN (daughter)
FREEKE, John, PROB 11/80, Will, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: John FREEKE, Armiger of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 15 January 1637
WILL PROVEN: 1 February 1642
WIFE: Lady Jane COVERT
SONS: John FREEKE; Thomas FREEKE
DAUGHTERS: Arrundell FREEKE; Elizabeth FREEKE
COUSINS: Mr. Edward PITT, Esquire of Stratfieldsaye, Hampshire; Sir Richard CUSLOE, Knight of Cranley, Surrey
FRIENDS: Mr. Robert SHIRLEY, Esquire of Isfield, Sussex; Mr. Arthur SHIRLEY of Sussex
OTHERS: Mr. Henry LAMBE, Vicar of Cerne Abbas; Mr. Robert WOODS
SERVANTS: Thomas KING; Gregory DURHAM; Mathew MARTIN; Tremor PAULE; Anne BUTT
OTHER PLACES: Shroton, Dorset; Pepperharrow, Surrey
OVERSEERS: Mr. Edward PITT, Esquire of Stratfieldsay?, Hampshire; Sir Richard CUSLOE, Knight of Cranley, Surrey
WITNESSES: Robert WOODS; Robert SHEPPARD; John SHEPPARD
EXECUTORS: Lady Jane COVERT (wife); John FREEKE (son)
FREKE, Robert, Will, PROB 11/80, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: Robert FREKE of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 5 February 1585
WILL PROVEN: 12 October 1592
SONS: Thomas FREKE; William FREKE; Robert FREKE; John FREKE
DAUGHTER: Margaret FREKE
BROTHERS: Philip FREKE; Frank FREKE; John FREKE (deceased)
SISTER: Joan BRAGG
SERVANTS: Jane FINCHE; John TAILOR
OTHERS: Mr. John BROWNE of Frampton, Dorset; Godchildren (unnamed)
OTHER PLACES: Frampton, Dorset; Crewkerne, Somerset; Piddletrenthide, Dorset; Blandford, Dorset; Shrowton, Dorset; Montague, Dorset?; Westminster, Middlesex;
WITNESSES: none recorded
OVERSEERS: Thomas PANNAM? of ?; Richard SWAINE of Blandford; Edmund DOWNINNGE, Gentleman of London; John CHITTERIE
CODICIL: 8 October 1592; Witnesses: Robert PETER; Robert TAYLOR; John HAMPTON; John FREKE; William PITT
EXECUTOR: Thomas FREKE (son)
GALE, Ann, No. 12, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Ann GALE, Singlewoman of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 4 July 1820
WILL PROVEN: 12 August 1820
TESTATRIX DIED: 14 July 1820
NEPHEW: John KNELL?, Mason of Cerne Abbas
NIECE: Dinah GILLINGHAM (wife of Thomas GILLINGHAM, Jr., of Cerne Abbas)
WITNESSES: John BILES; Robert BILLETT, Jr.
EXECUTOR: Samuel CRANE, Tanner of Cerne Abbas
GALTON, James, No. 15, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: James GALTON of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 6? March 1799
WILL PROVEN: 1799
WIFE: Living but not named
SON: James GALTON
WITNESSES: William GILLINGHAM; George HODGES
EXECUTRIX: Wife
GILLINGHAM, William, PROB 11/1848, Will, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: William GILLINGHAM, Cordwainer of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 11 October 1828
WILL PROVEN: 3 June 1835
WIFE: Jane GILLINGHAM
BROTHER: Thomas GILLINGHAM, Woolstapler of Cerne Abbas
SISTERS: Betty BARTLETT (wife of William BARTLETT, Labourer of Compton, Dorset); Fanny DOMINY (wife of William DOMINY, of Cerne Abbas)
OTHERS: John FRAMPTON, Gentleman of Cerne Abbas; William CLARK, Linen Draper of Cerne Abbas
WITNESSES: J.T. VINING; James COX
EXECUTRIX: Jane GILLINGHAM (wife)
GROVES, Elizabeth, No. 12, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATRIX: Elizabeth GROVES, Spinster of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 1 September 1812
WILL PROVEN: 13 June 1823
BROTHER: Simon GROVES
SISTER: Ann CURME (deceased); Ellen DIMENT (wife of Robert DIMENT, Yeoman of Cerne Abbas)
NEPHEWS: John & Richard CURME (sons of Ann CURME)
NIECES: Mary, Elizabeth & Catherine CURME (daughters of Ann CURME)
WITNESSES: Thomas WIILTSHIRE; Ann WILTSHIRE
EXECUTRIX: Ellen DIMENT (sister)
GROVES, Levi, No. 15, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Levi GROVES, Tallow Chandler of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 21 November 1786
WILL PROVEN: 1787
WIFE: Eleanor GROVES
SONS: Joseph GROVES; Benjamin GROVES; Levi GROVES
DAUGHTER: Elizabeth BOWRING
WITNESSES: Thomas WILTSHIRE; James STRANGE; James STRANGE, Jr.
EXECUTORS: Eleanor GROVES (wife); Levi GROVES (son)
GROVES, Levi, No. 16, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Levi GROVES, Tallow Chandler of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 10 August 1796
WILL PROVEN: 3 November 1803
WIFE: Ruth GROVES
CHILDREN: mentioned but not named
OTHERS: Mr. Levi GROVES, Yeoman of Mintern Magna, Dorset; Joseph BENNETT, Grocer of Dorset; Mr. Samuel GEARD, Yeoman of Montacute, Somerset; Levi GROVES of Godmanstone, Dorset
WITNESSES: John HODGES; William HARVEY
EXECUTOR: Levi GROVES (does not stipulate which Levi GROVES)
GROVES, Simeon, No. 11, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Simeon GROVES, Yeoman of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 30 April 1781
WILL PROVEN: 1785
WIFE: Betty GROVES
SON: Simeon GROVES
DAUGHTERS: Margaret SCARD (wife of William SCARD); Barbara BROADBY (wife of Richard BROADBY); Betty GROVES; Sarah FRAMPTON (wife of William FRAMPTON)
GRANDSON: William GILLINGHAM; John TOMKINS (natural son of daughter Sarah)
WITNESSES: Levi GROVES; Thomas WILTSHIRE
EXECUTOR: Simeon GROVES (son)
GROVES, Thomas, Will, Blandford Forum, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Thomas GROVES, Baker of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 16 July 1840
WILL PROVEN: 11 January 1841
TESTATOR DIED: 2 September 1840
WIFE: Susan GROVES
SON: Henry GROVES
DAUGHTERS: Elizabeth GROVES; Susan GROVES; Martha GROVES
OTHERS: Joseph TASKER, Draper of Weymouth, Dorset
WITNESSES: William CAVE of Cerne Abbas; James TROWBRIDGE of Cerne Abbas
EXECUTORS: Joseph TASKER; Susan GROVES (wife)
HARDING, John, No. 14, Will, Dorchester, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: John HARDING, Butcher of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 5 November 1670
WILL PROVEN: 25 February 1670/71
WIFE: Ann HARDING
DAUGHTER: Elizabeth HARDING
BROTHER-IN-LAW: George WHITE
UNCLE: Joseph SUMMERS?
WITNESSES: Susannah SUMMERS; Andrew MIDDLETON
EXECUTRIX: Ann HARDING (wife)
HARVEY, Margaret, Will, PROB 11/460, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATRIX: Margaret HARVEY, Widow of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 3 June 1698
WILL PROVEN: 19 June 1701
SISTERS: Elizabeth CHURCHILL; Dorothy SAUNDERS
BROTHER-IN-LAW: Jonathan SAUNDERS
NEPHEWS: James, Daniel & Jonathan SAUNDERS (sons of Dorothy SAUNDERS)
NIECES: Elizabeth & Roberta CHURCHILL (daughters of Elizabeth CHURCHILL); Margaret, Mary, Ann & Hannah SAUNDERS (daughters of Dorothy SAUNDERS)
KIN: Ann JAMES of Bristol; Mary JAMES of Bristol; James JAMES of Bristol; Alice MELMOUTH
GODDAUGHTER: Sarah GIBBS
OTHERS: Thomas KINGE, Clerk of Hooke, Dorset; Joan JEFFERY (sister of Thomas KINGE); Margaret FORTUNE, Widow of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, Dorset; Joseph SOMERS of Cerne Abbas (and his children, including three daughters); Elizabeth SOMERS (daughter of Joseph SOMERS); Elizabeth TULLIDGE (wife of William TULLIDGE; also two daughters) of Cerne Abbas; Sarah SYMES (daughter of Henry SYMES, deceased); Robert SYMES, Merchant of Cerne Abbas; Sarah SYMES (wife of Robert SYMES); Mary ROOD of Cerne Abbas; Sarah WHITTAKER of Dorchester; Mary BAYLEY of Hillfield, Dorset; Mary THORNE (wife of Thomas THORNE, Carpenter) of Cerne Abbas; Jane STAGG (wife of William STAGG) of Cerne Abbas; Susannah NORMAN, Widow of Cerne Abbas; Elizabeth HARDING of Nether Cerne; Francis & Matthew DEVENISH of Sidling, Dorset
WITNESSES: John SMITH; Sarah (no surname given); Joan COLLINS
OVERSEERS: George RANDALL, Jr., Merchant of Cerne Abbas; John SMITH of Cerne Abbas
EXECUTOR: Robert SYMES, Merchant of Cerne Abbas
HASSELL, Richard, Will, PROB 11/2167, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: Richard HASSELL, Seedsman of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 8 November 1852
WILL PROVEN: 17 February 1853
SON: William HASSELL
DAUGHTER: Elizabeth HAWKINS
WITNESSES: Richard BARNWELL; Ellen BARNWELL
EXECUTRIX: Elizabeth HAWKINS (daughter)
HELLYAR, Thomas, No. 12, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Thomas HELLYAR, Currier of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 26 August 1791
WILL PROVEN: 1794
SONS: John HELLYAR; Thomas HELLYAR
DAUGHTERS: Betty HELLYAR; Ann HELLYAR; Mary HELLYAR; Sarah HELLYAR; Jenny NUTT (wife of William NUTT)
OTHER PLACES: Mudford, Nether Adber, Somerset
WITNESSES: Thomas BALSTON; John MITCHELL; John HELLYAR
EXECUTOR: Thomas HELLYAR (son)
HELLYAR, Thomas, PROB 11/1739, Will, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: Thomas HELLYAR, Currier of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 14 February 1827
WILL PROVEN: 29 April 1828
WIFE: Betty HELLYAR
SON: James Thomas HELLYAR
DAUGHTERS: Frances HELLYAR; Elizabeth HELLYAR; Louisa HELLYAR; Sarah GUNDRY (wife of John GUNDRY)
BROTHER-IN-LAW: George THOMAS, Currier of Shaftesbury, Dorset
OTHER PLACES: Burton Bradstock, Dorset
WITNESSES: Thomas COCKERAM; Robert PAINE; John SHERRY
EXECUTOR: George THOMAS (brother-in-law)
HELLYAR als. VOWELL, William, No. 17, Will & Inventory, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: William HELLYAR als. VOWELL, Tyler of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 7 October 1731
WILL PROVEN: 9 December 1731
SISTER: Ann HODDER (wife of George HODDER)
BROTHER-IN-LAW: George HODDER
NEPHEWS: George & William HODDER (sons of Ann HODDER); William HELLYER
NIECES: Hester GILLINGHAM (wife of Thomas GILLINGHAM); Sarah HODDER (daughter of Ann HODDER); Anne HELLYER
FRIEND: Robert FORD
OTHERS: John FORD (son of Robert FORD)
WITNESSES: Robert COCKERAM; Ann FORD
INVENTORY: 13 October 1731; £8:18:6; Appraisers: Robert COCKERAM, William LOVELASS, William JACOB
EXECUTOR: Robert FORD (friend)
HERNE, John, Will, PROB 11/583, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: John HERNE, Labourer of Cerne Abbas
WILL MADE: 29 August 1721
WILL PROVEN: 13 January 1722
SISTERS: Mary SANSOM; Sarah HERNE
NEPHEWS: William & Henry SANSOM (sons of Mary SANSOM)
NIECE: Mary SANSOM (daughter of Mary SANSOM)
COUSINS: John FRISSELL; Elizabeth FRISSELL
KIN: William CURME (son of John CURME) of Cerne Abbas; John CURME, Hatter of Cerne Abbas
OTHERS: George CLARK;
WITNESSES: John BRIST?; ___ TURNER
EXECUTOR: John CURME (kin)
HODDER, Charles, Will, PROB 11/2116, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: Charles HODDER, Thatcher of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 20 November 1849
WILL PROVEN: 22 July 1850
DAUGHTER: Maria BILLETT
GRANDSON: Richard BILLETT, Charles BILLETT
GRANDDAUGHTERS: Sarah HODDER; Charlotte BILLETT; Elizabeth BILLETT
DAUGHTER-IN-LAW: Catherine HODDER
OTHERS: George WHITTLE; Dave? PEATY; Margaret HEYGOULS (kin to his late wife)
WITNESSES: Simon _____?; Elizabeth _____?
EXECUTORS: James Thomas HELLYAR of Cerne Abbas; Henry Payne HOPE, Clerk of Sherborne, Dorset
HODDER, William, No. 21, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: William HODDER, Cordwainer of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 15 January 1763
WILL PROVEN: 8 July 1764
WIFE: Frances HODDER
WITNESSES: Thomas WILTSHIRE; Ann COWARD
EXECUTRIX: Frances HODDER (wife)
HODGES, Arthur, Sr., Will & Inventory, No. 19, Dorset Consistory Court
TESTATOR: Arthur HODGES Sr., Baker of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 4 April 1808
WILL PROVEN: 7 September 1809
WIFE: Hester HODGES
SON: Arthur HODGES (married); Thomas HODGES
DAUGHTER: Jenny CAINES; Hester HODGES
GRAND-DAUGHTERS: Jane & Margaret CAINES (children of Jenny CAINES)
INVENTORY: Value £163
WITNESSES: Jane GROVES; Robert DURDEN; John HASSELL
EXECUTOR: Thomas HODGES (son)
HODGES, George, Sr., No. 3, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: George HODGES, Sr., Gentleman of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 25 January 1839
WILL PROVEN: 6 July 1839
SON: George HODGES, Boot & Shoe Maker of Cerne Abbas
DAUGHTERS: Ann CLARK (wife of Frederick CLARK); Mary PALMER (wife of George PALMER)
GRANDDAUGHTER: Hannah PALMER (daughter of Mary PALMER)
OTHERS: Robert CLARK
WITNESSES: Richard HASSELL; William Henry CLARK; Thomas GROVES
EXECUTOR: George HODGES (son)
HODGES, James, No. 8, Administration, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
INTESTATE: James HODGES of Cerne Abbas
ADMINISTRATION: 8 August 1712
FATHER: John HODGES
BONDSMEN: John HODGES, Gentleman of Cerne Abbas; John STONE, Gentleman of Netherbury, Dorset
ADMINISTRATOR: John HODGES (father)
HODGES, John, Administration, No. 15, Dorset Consistory Court
INTESTATE: John HODGES,Gentleman of Cerne Abbas
ADMINISTRATION: 25 August 1726
BONDSPERSONS: Susanna HODGES (sister); Mary HODGES
SISTER: Susanna HODGES
ADMINISTRATRIX: Susanna HODGES (sister)
HODGES, John, Sr., PROB 11/1714, Will, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: John HODGES, Sr., Gentleman of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 16 December 1819
WILL PROVEN: 7 July 1826
WIFE: Sarah HODGES
SONS: William HODGES, Currier of Weymouth & Melcombe Regis, Dorset; John HODGES, Tanner of Cerne Abbas; Henry HODGES, Currier of Cerne Abbas
DAUGHTER: Ann NORMAN (wife of Henry NORMAN, Tanner of Evershot, Dorset)
WITNESSES: E.? FOORD; John FRAMPTON
EXECUTORS: Sarah HODGES (wife); William HODGES (son); John HODGES (son); Henry HODGES (son)
HODGES, John, Will, No. 29, Dorchester, Dorset Archdeaconry Court also PROB 11/1893, Will, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: John HODGES, Esquire, Tanner of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 31 October 1827
WILL PROVEN: 14 April 1838 & 24 Apr 1838
WIFE: Mary HODGES
BROTHER: Henry HODGES, Currier of Cerne Abbas; William HODGES
SISTER: Ann NORMAN (wife of Henry NORMAN)
NEPHEWS: Three sons of Ann NORMAN
NIECES: Three daughters of Ann NORMAN
OTHERS: James CRANE, Gentleman of Cerne Abbas
WITNESSES: Thomas Gould READ, Solicitor of Dorchester, Dorset; W.B. SCOTT, Clerk of Dorchester, Dorset; John YONGE, Clerk of Dorchester, Dorset
EXECUTORS: Henry HODGES (brother); James CRANE
HODGES, Mary, Will, PROB 11/2170, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATRIX: Mary HODGES, Widow of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 17 June 1848
WILL PROVEN: 9 April 1853
CODICIL: 27 August 1849; Witnesses: Henry NORMAN of Cerne Abbas; Edwin NORMAN of Cerne Abbas
BROTHERS: John SWAYNE (deceased); Stephen SWAYNE (deceased); Thomas SWAYNE (deceased)
SISTER: Frances SWAYNE
BROTHERS-IN-LAW: William HODGES; Henry HODGES
NEPHEWS: John NORMAN of Cerne Abbas (nephew of testatrix’s late husband); William HODGES (son of William HODGES); Walter SWAYNE (son of Thomas SWAYNE); Rev. John SWAYNE (son of John SWAYNE); Arthur Thomas SWAYNE (son of John SWAYNE); Herbert SWAYNE (son of John SWAYNE); James Dowell SWAYNE
NIECES: Daughters of John SWAYNE; Mary Jane SWAYNE (daughter of Thomas SWAYNE)
FRIEND: Elizabeth BAKER
OTHERS: John Francis HODGES, Wine Merchant of Dorchester
OTHER PLACES: Yeovilton Estate, Somerset (property of testatrix’s late father)
WITNESSES: James CRANE, Jr., Gentleman of Cerne Abbas; William ROBERTS, Innkeeper of Cerne Abbas
EXECUTORS: Henry HODGES (brother-in-law); John Francis HODGES; John NORMAN (nephew)
HODGES, Thomas, No. 11, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Thomas HODGES, Sr., Tanner of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 10 January 1694
WILL PROVEN: 1694
SONS: Thomas HODGES; James HODGES; William HODGES; Samuel HODGES; George HODGES
WITNESSES: William TULLEDGE; After? CURME; Joseph PEDDING
EXECUTORS: Thomas HODGES (son); William HODGES (son)
HOMER, Edward, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Edward HOMER, Sr., Collar Maker of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 12 May 1664
WILL PROVEN: 1664
WIFE: mentioned but not named
SON: Edward HOMER
DAUGHTERS: Lucie GILLAM (wife of John GILLAM); Ursula FOX (wife of John FOX)
GRANDDAUGHTER: Elizabeth GILLAM (daughter of John GILLAM)
WITNESSES: Thomas ROLL?; Robert RUSSELL; Henry FOX
EXECUTRIX: Wife
HOMER, Elizabeth, No. 23, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATRIX: Elizabeth HOMER, Widow & Partner in Grocery & Ironmongery of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 16 May 1776
WILL PROVEN: 19 February 1777
SON: Joseph HOMER
DAUGHTERS: Mary HOMER; Elizabeth HOMER
BROTHER: Joseph BENNETT
BROTHER-IN-LAW: Mr. Giles HOMER
OTHERS: William SHEPHARD; Thomas HELLIAR; Mr. Henry PETTY, of Frome St. Quinton, Dorset
WITNESSES: William VARDER; Elizabeth BENNETT
EXECUTORS: Henry PETTY; Giles HOMER (brother-in-law); Joseph BENNETT (brother)
HURLSTONE, Robert, Will, PROB 11/1742, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: Robert HURLSTONE, Cooper of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 3 March 1827
WILL PROVEN: 13 June 1828
SONS: John HURLSTONE; James HURLSTONE; Joseph HURLSTONE; Henry HURLSTONE
DAUGHTERS: Mary (wife of George DOMINY); Elizabeth (wife of Robert HIX)
GRANDSON: William HIX
WITNESSES: __? COCKERAM Sr.; John BILES; Joseph TIZARD
EXECUTOR: Robert HURLSTONE (son)
ILES, Jane, Will, PROB 11/1754, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATRIX: Jane ILES, Widow of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 6 November 1824
WILL PROVEN: 24 April 1829
GREAT-NEPHEW: Mountague Baker BERE; William Baker BERE; Edward Baker BERE
GREAT-NIECE: Ann Clarke Baker BERE
OTHER: George MOSSITER, Gentleman of Wincanton, Somerset (friend); Mary Ann Barbara BERJEW, Spinster of Cerne Abbas, Dorset (friend); Mrs. Jane FOOKS, Widow of James Mackenzie FOOKS (friends); Catherine FOOKS (daughter of James & Jane FOOKS); Charles, William, James and Samuel FOOKS (sons of James & Jane FOOKS); Miss Ann Williams FOOKS (friend); Mr. William YOUNG; Mr. James YOUNG; Mrs. PURCHASE; Mrs. SHEPHARD
WITNESSES: Mary ROBARTS; Mary TIBBS; William CHART
EXECUTORS: George MOSSITER, Gentleman of Wincanton, Somerset; Mary Ann Barbara BERJEW
JACOB, Elizabeth, No. 14, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATRIX: Elizabeth JACOB, Widow of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 21 February 1758
WILL PROVEN: 1758
SISTER: Mary STICKLAND (wife of Lawrence STICKLAND, Miller of Cerne Abbas)
NEPHEW: George & William STICKLAND (sons of Mary STICKLAND)
NIECES: Elizabeth & Sarah STICKLAND (daughters of Mary STICKLAND)
WITNESSES: Samuel TOMLYNS?; John COWARD
EXECUTORS: Elizabeth STICKLAND (niece); Sarah STICKLAND (niece)
JACOB, William, No. 16, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: William JACOB, Sr., Yeoman of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 17 July 1733
WILL PROVEN: 18 September 1736
SON: William JACOB, Jr.
DAUGHTER: Deans FARR
GRANDSON: William FARR
WITNESSES: John BUTSON?; Thomas HODGES
EXECUTOR: William JACOB (son)
JACOB, William, No. 7, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: William JACOB, Innholder of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 18 June 1755
WILL PROVEN: 1757
WIFE: Elizabeth JACOB
DAUGHTER: Elizabeth DOMINY (wife of William DOMINY, Innholder of Cerne Abbas)
GRANDSON: John DOMINY (son of Elizabeth DOMINY)
GRANDDAUGHTER: Ann DOMINY (daughter of Elizabeth DOMINY)
COUSINS: Hugh FARR; William FARR; Jane STONE; John COWARD; Elizabeth BOWRING
OTHERS: John BUNTER, Currier of Cerne Abbas; Henry WATTS, Yeoman of Sidland [Sydling?], Dorset
WITNESSES: Thomas COOMBS; Samuel TOMKYNS?
EXECUTORS: John BUNTER; Henry WATTS
JENNINGS, Alexander, No. 9, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Alexander JENNINGS, Gentleman? of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 7 September 1710
WILL PROVEN: 23 September 1712
SONS: Robert JENNINGS; John JENNINGS
DAUGHTER: Sarah DUNTEN (wife of William DUNTEN, Carpenter of Sherborne?, Dorset)
GRANDSON: William FARR
WITNESSES: Elizabeth FORD; Mary LERCH??; C.S. TURNER
EXECUTOR: Robert JENNINGS (son)
JENNINGS, Robert, No. 20, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Robert JENNINGS, Ironmonger of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 30 September 1734
WILL PROVEN: 14 April 1756
WIFE: mentioned but not named
SONS: Robert JENNINGS; George JENNINGS
DAUGHTERS: Elizabeth JENNINGS; Sarah JENNINGS
BROTHERS-IN-LAW: Thomas FOOKE; George ARNOLD
OTHER PLACES: Melbury Osmond, Dorset; Sherborne, Dorset; Winford Eagle, Dorset; Maiden Newton, Dorset; Leigh, Dorset; Toller Porcorum, Dorset
WITNESSES: Francis? NEWMAN; Thomas BOYS; Thomas WILTSHIRE
CODICIL: 9 December 1734; Witnesses: Fra[ncis]? NEWMAN, Thomas WILTSHIRE
EXECUTORS: Thomas FOOKE (brother-in-law); George ARNOLD (brother-in-law)
KINGE, Thomas, No. 10, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Thomas KINGE, Yeoman of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 15 June 1664
WILL PROVEN: 1664
WIFE: Joane KINGE
SONS: Thomas KINGE (eldest son); John KINGE
DAUGHTERS: Mary WATTS (wife of Robert WATTS); Elizabeth RANDALL (wife of George RANDALL); Sarah SHORTOE (wife of John SHORTOE); Joane KINGE
WITNESSES: Robert NUTT, William HARRIS?; William LOCKE
EXECUTRIX: Joane KINGE (wife)
KNELL, Joseph, No. 13, Will, Blandford, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Joseph KNELL, Cordwinder of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 8 January 1819
WILL PROVEN: 4 September 1819
BROTHERS: Jacob KNELL; John KNELL
SISTERS: Ann COX (wife of Richard COX of Cerne Abbas); Elizabeth PAGE; Jane NORTHOVER; Grace DURDEN
NEPHEW: Joseph Knell COX
NIECE: Rebecca PAGE (daughter of Elizabeth PAGE)
WITNESSES: Richard HASSELL; Robert HURLSTONE; Joseph HURLSTONE
EXECUTRIX: Ann COX (sister)
KNELL, Richard, Will, No. 14, Dorset Consistory Court
TESTATOR: Richard KNELL, Cordwainer of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 10 July 1824
WILL PROVEN: 25 June 1828
SONS: Thomas KNELL; Joseph KNELL
GRANDSONS: Richard, James Davidge, Joseph & Jacob KNELL (children of Thomas & Ann KNELL)
DAUGHTER-IN-LAW: Ann KNELL (wife of Thomas KNELL)
WITNESSES: John FRAMPTON; James MALHAM; William PETTY
CODICIL: 21 September 1826; Witnesses: John FRAMPTON; John? DOMINY; Thomas Walter WATTS
EXECUTORS & OVERSEERS: Rev. James TROWBRIDGE of Cerne Abbas; John KINGSBURY, Saddler of Cerne Abbas; William CAVE, Shopkeeper of Cerne Abbas
LOCKE, Alice, Will, PROB 11/119, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATRIX: Alice LOCKE, Widow of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 21 January 1611̸ 12
WILL PROVEN: 25 May 1612
HUSBAND: William LOCKE, Tanner of Cerne Abbas (deceased)
SONS: William LOCKE; John LOCKE
STEP-DAUGHTERS: Edith LOCKE; Elizabeth LOCKE
STEP-CHILDREN: Mentioned but not named (children of her husband's former wife)
MOTHER: Mentioned but not named
SISTERS: Phyllis PATIE; Avis ALFORD
BROTHER: Thomas HARTE
COUSIN: John STICKLAND, Gentleman
BROTHERS-IN-LAW: Thomas LOCKE; George LOCKE; Nicholas LOCKE
OVERSEERS: George LOCKE (brother-in-law); Nicholas LOCKE (brother-in-law)
WITNESSES: Francis WARD; Humphrey NUTT; Giles NOTLEY; William SPERRINGE
EXECUTORS: John STICKLAND (Cousin); Thomas LOCKE (Brother-in-law); Thomas HARTE (Brother)
LOCKE, William, PROB 11/118, Will, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATOR: William LOCKE, Tanner of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 27 October1611
WILL PROVEN: 29 November 1611
WIFE: Alice LOCKE (pregnant)
SONS: Thomas LOCKE (eldest son); William LOCKE; John LOCKE
DAUGHTERS: Edith LOCKE; Elizabeth LOCKE
BROTHERS: Thomas LOCKE of Brockhampton, Dorset; Nicholas LOCKE of Pensford, Somerset
BROTHER-IN-LAW: Thomas HARTE
COUSIN: John STICKLAND, Gentleman of Alton Pancras, Dorset
OVERSEERS: Thomas LOCKE (brother); Nicholas LOCKE (brother); John STICKLAND (cousin); Thomas HARTE (brother-in-law)
WITNESSES: John STICKLAND; Thomas LAKE; Thomas HARTE; William SPERRINGE
EXECUTRIX: Alice LOCKE (wife)
MABANKE, Philip, Will, PROB 11/2A, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
NOTE: Will is in Latin and difficult to read; a number of names and places are listed but I cannot make them all out with certainty
TESTATOR: Philip MABANKE of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 14 April 1404
WILL PROVEN: 27 June 1405
MEECH, Hannah, PROB 11/1490, Will, London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
TESTATRIX: Hannah MEECH, Spinster of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 18 July 1808
WILL PROVEN: 22 December 1808
SISTER: Elizabeth GILES
NEPHEW: Thomas MEECH
NIECES: Mary MEECH; Sarah MEECH
COUSINS: Mary & Ann MEECH of Evershot, Dorset
FRIENDS: Mr. Thomas BARNWELL; Mrs. BARNWELL; Sarah BARNWELL (daughter of Mrs. BARNWELL); Jane PETTY (wife of James PETTY)
OTHERS: Mr. James PETTY, Gentleman of Forston, Dorset; Mrs. MILLER of Cerne Abbas; Mr. Thomas WILTSHIRE; Mrs. GARLAND of Weymouth, Dorset; James & William EDMONDS of Bishops Caundle, Dorset; Henry PETTY of Evershot, Dorset
WITNESSES: Mary PAIN; Rebecca BEER
EXECUTOR: James PETTY
MEECH, Henry, No. 16, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Henry MEECH, Surgeon & Apothecary of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 17 March? 1780?
WILL PROVEN: 1787
WIFE: Ann MEECH
DAUGHTERS: Rachel MEECH; Hannah MEECH; Elizabeth MEECH
GRANDSONS: William Henry MEECH; Thomas MEECH
FRIENDS: Rev. Gilbert LANGDON of Piddletown, Dorset; William JENNINGS of Piddletown, Dorset
OTHERS: Sir William OGLANDON
OTHER PLACES: Evershot, Dorset
WITNESSES: Richard TAYLOR; Benjamin BARNES; William HILL (all of Piddletown, Dorset)
CODICIL: 12 February 1787; Witnesses: Jonathan HARRISON; John COOMBS
EXECUTRICES: Rachel MEECH (daughter); Hannah MEECH (daughter)
MILLER, Samuel, No. 12, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Samuel MILLER, Saddler, late of Sherborne, now of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 10 February 1827
WILL PROVEN: 1827
WIFE: Sarah (nee FURLONG)
NATURAL SON: William FURLONG (son of Testator and Sarah FURLONG)
FRIEND: John PERCY, Sr., of Sherborne, Dorset
WITNESSES: G. HODGES; Mary STRANGE; William John PERCY
EXECUTORS: John PERCY Sr.; Edward Thomas PERCY (both Surveyors & Auctioneers of Sherborne, Dorset)
MORRIS, Elizabeth, No. 11, Administration
INTESTATE: Elizabeth MORRIS, Spinster of Cerne Abbas
ADMINISTRATION: 1 August 1685
MOTHER: Bridget MORRIS
OTHERS: Robert MORRIS (brother?)
WITNESSES: John BELL; John SKELDON; John HARDING
ADMINISTRATRIX: Bridget MORRIS (mother)
MORRIS, Elizabeth, No. 33, Will, Dorset Archdeaconry Court
TESTATOR: Elizabeth MORRIS, Spinster of Cerne Abbas
WILL WRITTEN: 14 November 1818
WILL PROVEN: 1830
BROTHERS: William MORRIS; George MORRIS (d. bet. 1818-1820); Arthur MORRIS (deceased)
SISTERS: Ann MORRIS; Mary DRAKE (wife of Benjamin DRAKE)
NEPHEWS: George, Benjamin & Thomas DRAKE (sons of Mary DRAKE)
NIECES: Joanna KINGSBURY (wife of James KINGSBURY); Ann MORRIS (daughter of William MORRIS); Mary DRAKE (daughter of Mary DRAKE); Mary HELLYAR (daughter of George MORRIS)
GREAT-NEPHEW: William HELLYAR (son of Mary HELLYAR)
OTHERS: Ann SMITH (wife of Christopher SMITH); Dinah HICKS (wife of John HICKS); James TUCKER (son of Robert TUCKER); Fanny TUCKER (daughter of Robert TUCKER); Fanny TUCKER (wife of Robert TUCKER); Ann WILTSHIRE (wife of John WILTSHIRE); Mary SHORTO
WITNESSES: Henry HODGES; William SCKEARD [SCARD?], Jr.
CODICIL 1: 21 June 1820; Witnesses: George ANDREWS; Henry HODGES
CODICIL 2: 8 March 1824; Witnesses: George ANDREWS; Henry HODGES
EXECUTOR: John WILTSHIRE of Cerne Abbas