Wills and Probate documents

Index to Wills and probate documents researched in the compilation of material at www.the-Kirbys.org.uk. These places have formed part of the investigation of my family tree for which more detail is provided. There are also details available for several places associated with these families, showing surname interests.

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Images of some of the following documents are in my possession (as indicated). Once I have made an initial transcription pass the surnames in them are shown. Where I have produced a transcript, then there is a link to a PDF version via the name. PRO indicates that the source is a Public Records Office (i.e. the UK National Archives).

In the 'Surnames mentioned' column -

Family names are in bold
(contacts, servants, friends and trustees in parenthesis and italics)
[witnesses in normal text and braces]

Standardised name	Name (& links to will)	Residence	Written	Probate	Surnames mentioned	Source	Status
Ansell	Edward Ansell	Burford, Oxon (formerly of Leafield)	1776	1793	--- (Fitchew) [Smart, Stafford, Buckle]	PRO image	Complete
Aston	Robert Aston	Burford, Oxon, Victualler	1655	1660	Aston, Scriven, Overbury, Saunders, Winstone (Hayter) [Winston, Sardnar, Randolph]	PRO image	Transcribed
Aston	Robert Aston	Burford, Oxon	1696	1698	Aston, Warren, Collyer (Lenthall, Martin, Basdale, Mills, Midwinter) [Ballard, Loder, Palmer, Collier]	PRO image	Transcribed
Aston	Sarah Aston	Burford, Oxon	1705	1706	Aston, Collyer, Warren, Tash, Cromwell, Overbury, Burr (Lovelace, Dutton) [Jordan, Collyer, Tayler]	PRO image	Key names extracted
Bartholomew	Mary Bartholomew	-	-	1735/6	Uncertain if exists	-	Of interest?
Bartholomew	Richard Bartholomew	Burford, Oxon	1679	1679	TBD	PRO image	Purchased
Bray	Jane Bray	Shilton, Berks (now Oxon)	1715	1716	Bray, Whorwood, Petty, Harrison, Chapman, Kemys (aka Kemeys), Galthway, Trinder, Williams, Dawson, Maynell, Horde, Brookes, Wright (Trinder, Raynton, Corbett, Monk, Turfrey, Veysey, Vannamad) [Trinder, Hawkins, Cruse]	PRO image	Complete
Brookes	John Brookes	Burford, Oxon	1790	1799	Wightwick, Faulkner, Brookes, Kempster (Briton, Carne) [Ingles, Smith]	Online source	Transcription awaited
Bull	Henry William Bull	Royal Navy	1852/3	1854	Bull (Ommanney) [Pike, Whitley]	PRO image	Complete
Gast	Sophie Gast	Burford, Oxon	1786	1791	TBD	PRO image	Purchased
Godfrey	Henry Godfrey	Burford, Oxon	1697	1701	TBD	Online source	Transcription awaited
Hatton	Alice Hatton	Thames Ditton, Surrey	1670	1672	Hatton (Ward, Wood, Parker) [Hatton, Nuthall]	PRO image	Started
Hatton	Anne Hatton	East Molesey, Surrey	1728	1732	TBD	Surrey Records Office	Key Names
Hatton	Elizabeth Hatton	Burford, Oxon	1796	1799	Hatton, Worrell, Kempster, Monk (---) [Sherman, Phipps, Ansell]	PRO image	Complete
Hatton	John Hatton	Widford, Gloucs	1810	1811	Hatton (Andrews) [Ansell, Hallett, Patrick]	PRO	Complete
Hatton	Michael Hatton	Deddington, Oxon	TBD	1716	TBD	Oxford Records Office	Transcription awaited
Hatton	Richard Haton	Ware, Herts	1654	1654	Haton, Partridge, Fitche, Warren, Lightfoot, Ward, Upsher, Thompson, Battell Liesman, Dennis (Burdett, Dennis, Morris, Smith, Clarke) [Hayton, Davies]	PRO image	Transcribed
Hatton	Robert Hatton	Noke	1610	1612	Hatton, Legge, Freeman, Banks, Vickars, Meo..., Eldridge () [Hatton, Jordin?, Freeman, Legg]	Oxford Records Office	Transcription in progress
Hatton	Sir Robert Hatton	Thames Ditton	1683	1684	TBD	PRO image	Started
Hatton	Sarah Hatton	Swallowfield, Berks	-	1830	Hatton, Skeate-White (---) [Benham, Eed]	PRO image	Complete
Hatton	Thomas Hatton	Saville Row, Westminster	1765	1767	TBD	PRO image	Possibly relevant
Hatton	Thomas Hatton	Widford, Gloucs (now Oxon)	1778	1780	Hatton, Worrell, Kempster (---) [Ingles, Cartridge]	PRO image	Complete
Hatton	Thomas Hatton	Chessington, Surrey	1733	1746	TBD	PRO image	Purchased
Hatton	Thomas Hatton	Westminster	1724	1724	TBD	PRO image	Purchased
Hutton	Richard Hutton	Lincolns Inn	1721	1723	TBD	PRO image	Purchased
Hicks	Charles Hicks	Stanstead Mountfitcher, Essex	1826	1826	Hicks, Sterry (Day, Stainer, Enwill, Harrington, Warwick, Saunders, Walsh, Heath, Chaplain, Jay) [Gee, Barber, Ley]	PRO image	Complete
Hicks	Charles Hicks	Saling, Essex	-	1841	Hicks, Sterry, Richardson	PRO image	Complete
Hicks	Daniel Hicks	Navestock, Essex	1828	1839	TBD	PRO image	Yet to start
Hicks	George Hicks	Great Saling, Essex	1840	1841	Hicks (---) [Sterry, Hade]	PRO image	Yet to start
Hicks	George Hicks	Great Saling, Essex	1837	1840	Hicks, Sterry (---) [Jesper, Whitehead, Redgwell]	PRO image	Complete
Hicks	John Hicks	Great Bardfield, Essex	1846	1854	Hicks (Whitehead) [Baker, Young, Brown]	PRO image	Complete
Hicks	Sarah Hicks	Loughton, Essex	1855	1855	TBD	PRO image	Purchased
Hill	Sir William Hill	Teddington	1691	1693	TBD	PRO image	Started
Howell	John Howell	Newland, Glous	1777	1778	Howell, Aston, Paitfield, Probyn, Davis, Bisson (Ward, Morris, Burgess, Matthews, Seagers, Davis, Buxton, Hamlin, Woodham, Godfrey, Leigh, Dare, Gater, Thomas, Barnes, Mills, Dore, Bull, Hopkins, William) [Birt, Hoskins/Haskins, Dav, Jarrett	PRO image	started
Jordan	Ann Jordan	Burford, Oxon	1743	1746	Jordan, Loder, Carne (Snell, Ready) [Carne, Coffin, Rayner]	PRO image	Started
Jordan	Abigall Jordin	Fulbrooke, Oxon	1660	1660	Jordin, Silvester (**dine) [Knight, Harding, Barker, Turner]	PRO image	Key names extracted
Jordan	Benjamin Jordan	Burford, Oxon	1748	1749	Jordan, Bartholomew, Asgill, Taylor (Johnson, Aldworth) [Hunt, Lawrence, Brown]	PRO image	Transcribed
Jordan	David Jordan	St Clements, Oxford	-	1743	(Royce)	Oxford History Centre	Inspected
Jordan	Elizabeth Jordan	Burford, Oxon	1774	1776	Kempster, Brooks (Hemmings, Purbrick, Freeman, Faulkner, Grover) Ingles, Bechey, Baylis	Oxford History Centre	Transcribed
Jordan	Grevill Jordan	Ducklington	1740	-	Jordan (...) [Early]	Oxford History Centre	TBD
Jordan	Jane Jordan	Burford, Oxon	1675	1675	Jordan, Cockayne, Harris, Harrison, Silvester, Swayle, Thorpe (Ekurd, Groome, Gisborne) [Perkenos, Godfrey]	PRO image	Transcription complete
Jordan	Jane Jordan	Burford, Oxon	1703	1704	Jordan, Brooks, Hill, Bray, Kemeys, Petty, Harrison, Williams, Meynall, Chapman, Ford, Palmer, Wright, Trinder, Bodenham, Arther (Perrott) [Lucy, Bray, Wheeler, Trinder, Brookes, Hill, Greenough, Harriss]	PRO image	Will transcribed, codacils yet to be completed.
Jordan	John Jordan	Witney, Oxon	1691	1692	Jordan, Trumball (Denham) [Gunn]	PRO image	Key names extracted
Jordan	John Jordan	Burford, Oxon	1662	1663	Jordan, Sawer (Glyn, Hughes) [Glyn]	PRO image	In progress
Jordan	John Jordan	Bourton on the Water, Gloucs	1727	1732	Jordan, Shute, Rooke, Bartholomew (Tash, Hawkins) [Bray, Beckingham, Palmer]	PRO image	Key names extracted
Jordan	John Jordan	Ensham, Oxon	1731	1731	Jordan () [King, Steptow]	Oxford Records Office	Transcription in progress
Jordan	John Jordan	Burford, Oxon	1735	1735	Jordan, Eve, Wyatt (Clare, Smith, Heydon, **llman, Wainwright, Cottfield) [Whitehall, Taylor, Legg]	PRO image	Complete
Jordan	John Jordan	Bourton on the Water, Gloucs	1774	1774	Ansell (Paxford, Palmer, Fox, Alen) [Reeves, Payn]	PRO image	Key names extracted
Jordan	John Jordan	St Mary, Lambeth	1796	1800	Jordan, Hatton, Worrill, Kempster, Monk, Brazell, Baggy (Brandon, Scott, Day, Heals, Rushton) [Jennings, Collier, White]	PRO image	Transcribed
Jordan	Mary Jordan	Burford, Oxon	1751	Unknown	Leg, Eve, Beasley (---) Lea, Bartholomew, Rogers	Oxford History Centre	Complete
Jordan	Mary Jordan	Burford, Oxon	1755	1756	Jordan, Tash, Griffiths, Aston, Paitfield, Godfrey, Mills (Howell, Lea, Deer, Hunt, Lenthall, Deacon, Partt, Avery, Smith, Taylor, Sanders, Day, Tit*bt, Jackson, Mitchell, Giliard, Simmons, Ovebury, Badger, Cook) [Howell, Lea]	PRO image	Key names extracted
Jordan	Rebecca Jordan	Burford, Oxon	1758	1760	Jordan, Aldworth (---) [Griffiths, Stephens, Gater]	PRO image	Transcribed
Jordan	Richard Jordan	Ensham, Oxon	1601	--	Jordan, Evans	Oxford Records Office Microfilm	Transcription in progress
Jordan	Richard Jordan	Witney, Oxon, gent	1719	1721	Jordan, Kible (Hammett, Smith, Heydon, Wiggins) [Constable, Bird, Gadfield]	PRO image	Transcribed
Jordan	Robert Jorden	Fulbrook, Oxon	1654	1659	Jorden (Glyn) [Jorden, Fletcher]	PRO image	Purchased
Jordan	Robert Jordan	Fulbrook, Oxon	1677	1678	Jordan, Beacham, Crosse, Cockhaine, Harris, Thorpe, Harrison, Silvester (Falconer, Marshall, Hathaway, Gillatt, Hitchman, Emes, Hicks) [Luff, Fulke, Barrett]	PRO image	Started
Jordan	Thomas Jordan	Witney, Oxon	1724	1725	TBD	PRO image
Jordan	Thomas Jordan	Witney, Oxon	1665	1666	Jordan, Wardner/Warner, Hughes (Veysey) [Bishopp, Martin, Purnie]	PRO image	Transcribed
Jordan	Thomas Jordan	Fulbrook, Oxon	1675	1675	Jordan (Thorpe, Blandy, Tipping) [Trinder, Jordan]	PRO image	Transcribed
Jordan	Thomas Jordan	Noke, Oxon	---	1631	Jordan	Oxford Record Office	Transcription in progress
Jordan	Ursula Jordan	Burford, Oxon	None	1721	Jordan, Loder, Reanes or Heanes, Loggan (Asgill, Willerton or Wibberton, Colburn, Whithall, Hart, Huse, Cock, Osmond) Not witnessed	PRO image	started
Jordan	William Jordan	Burford, Oxon	1675	1677	Jordan (Horde, Trinder, Brookes)	PRO image	started
Jordan	William Jordan	Burford, Oxon	1692	1697	Jordan, Crisp (Hill, Lloyd) [Crisp, Griffiths, Downing]	PRO image	started
Kempster	Christopher Kempster	Upton and Synett, Oxon	1712	1715	Kempster, Richards, Lands, Smith, Cross (---) [Jordan, Partridge]	PRO image	Key names extracted
Kempster	Christopher Kempster	Chelsea	1793	1794	Kempster, Randall (Read, Druce, Sparrow) [Price, Green, Oliver]	Online image	Key names extracted
Kempster	Elizabeth Kempster	-	1766	1766	Makepeace (Roberts, Crook, Pease, Burgess, Kempster, Randall) [Oliver, Cady]	-	-
Kempster	James Kempster	Chelsea	1794	1794	TBD	Online image	-
Kempster	John Kempster	Oxford, Oxon	1798	1799	Kempster, Monk, Baggs (Daniels) [Burrows, Shayler, Marsh]	PRO image	Key named extracted
Kempster	Jordan Kempster	Lambeth	1823	1824	TBD	Online image	part missing
Kempster	Margaret Kempster	Burford	1824	1831	Kempster, Faulkner, Godwin, Bolland (...) [Faulkner, Barrett, Mills]	Online image	Key names extracted
Kempster	Margaret Kempster	Burford	1749	1752	TBD	Oxford Records Office	Transcription in progress
Monk	James Monk the Elder	Burford, Oxon	1753	1757	Monk (---) [Steer, Bailey]	Oxford Records Office	Transcribed
Monk	William Monk	Burford, Oxon	-	1825	Monk, Hewer, Baker (Burns, Beasley, Taylor, Ryland, Burns, Smith, Willis) [Arkill, Durham, Lee]	PRO image	Complete
Osman	Thomas Osman	Burford, Oxon	1780	1782	TBD	Online source	-
Pytt	Robert Henry Pytt	Burford, Oxon	1849	1851	TBD	PRO image	Purchased
Rainton	Nicholas Rainton	Enfield, Middlesex, Alderman of London	1646	1646	Rainton, Moulson, Chambers, Vincent, Clarke, Taylor, Foama[te or ll], Docoes [or Dorees], Juxon, Wimbith [=Wimbish?], Hall, Wetherhead, Farmorie, Turner, Bamburie, Be[mdru?]ke, Aldersey, Prigge, Barker (Allen, Cooke, Sanky, Ferries, Cozin, Glanville, Stephens, Williams, Marhell, Marsh, Trinder, Rease, Haynes, Egerton, Ditchfield, Highlord, Clarke, Mosse, Pursell, Re[un], Seabright, Ferries/Ferres[=Ferrers?], Mosse, Markland, Nicholas, Kilurt, Carsteyer, Varnell, Snell, Mayasse, Vasie/Vasy, Ptrland, Walker, Nolton, Rolls, Foxley, Culrwell, Pagett, Hardy, Griffiths, Bruerton, Wood, Bedford, Spencer, Bird, Stephens) [Cawthorne, Hopkens, Watkins, Bedford, Ru[d?], Smith]	PRO image	Transcribed
Summerfield	William Sumerfield	Burford, Oxon	1775	1777	Sumerfield, Minchin, Maul, Padbury, Crowther, Brown, Presston (Dutton, Huntley, Duck, Mathews) [Jeffs, Humphries, Steer]	PRO image	Key names extracted
Tash	Ann Tash	Burford, Oxon	-	1742	Letters of Admin	-	Transcription awaited
Tash	Hatton Tash	Iver, Berks	1727	1737	Tash, Harvest, Herriot (Holbeth, Leigh, Rogers, Gibbs, Granite, Cottrell) [Bisley, Sampson, Goldar]	PRO image	Transcribed
Tash	Henry Tash	Burford, Oxon	1739	1742	Tash, Griffiths (Shute) [Jordan, Andrews, Rayner]	PRO image	Key names extracted
Tash	Sir John Tash	London	1731	1735	TBD	PRO image	Purchased
Tash	John Tash	Burford, Oxon, Innkeeper	1747	Unknown	Tash (Green) [Ingles, Chapman]	Oxford Record Office	Transcribed
Tash	Thomasine Tash	Iver, Berks	1737	1744	Tash, Lowman, Hariott, Chalener, Kable, Thompson, Smith, Mathews (---) [Seymore, Brown, Charlewood, Fisher, Gillmore]	PRO image	Key names
Tash	William Tash	Burford, Oxon	-	1718	Tash (Jordan, Collyer, Fettiplace, Hoard) [Eykyn, Barksdalle, Powell]	PRO image	Transcribed
Trinder	Charles Trinder	Boughton on the Water, Gloucs	-	1726	Trinder, Bodenham, Wright, Brooks (Barr, Hawkins) Witnesses not given	Oxford Records Office	Summary available online - Done
Trinder	Henry Trinder	Westwell	-	1710	Trinder, Read (Fisher) Witnesses not given	Oxford Records Office	Summary available online - Done
Trinder	John Trinder	Westwell	1688	1714	TBD	PRO image	Purchased
Trinder	William Trinder	London	1671	-	Trinder, Hord, Jorden, Brookes (Hampson, Jenks, Bowater, Ongley, Cranmer, Paul, Berrington, Travell) Witnesses not given	Oxford Records Office	Key names extracted
Turk	Charles Turk	Coln St Denis	1829	1835	Turk, Radway, Gillett (Preston, Evans, Barton, Yates, Craddock, Broad, Pinter, Parker, Bussell) [Howes, Thompson, Coles]	PRO image	Key names extracted
Turk	John Turk	Coln Rogers	1789	1791	TBD	Transcription by F. LaChance	Received
Secker	Mary Secker	Widford, Oxon	1852	1856	TBD	Oxford Records Office	Transcription awaited
Silvester	Paul Silvester	Burford, Oxon, Clothier	-	1680	TBD	PRO image	Purchased