Robert Willes
1678 - 1725 (47 years)-
Name Robert Willes Born 1678 Wiltshire, England 
Christened 1 Mar 1677/78 St John the Baptist's Church, Devizes, Wiltshire, England Gender Male Beneficiary 16 Apr 1694 in his grandmother's Will - P1/W/419 Will of Mary Willis, widow, of Devizes, Wiltshire 1694
Occupation 1722 Master Cork Cutter Residence 1725 Southampton, Hampshire, England Died Mar 1725 Southampton, Hampshire, England Buried 9 Mar 1724/25 St Mary's Church, Southampton, Hampshire, England Probate 17 May 1725 Hampshire, England 1725P/44 - Will of Robert Willis of Southampton, Hampshire, corkcutter, 1725 ref: 1725P/44
In the name of God Amen I Robert Willis of the Towne and County of South'ton Corkcutter being weake and infirme in body but of sound and disposeing mind and memory (thanks be therefore given to Almighty God) but calling to mind the uncertainty of this transitory Life Do for the setting and disposeing of all such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to blesse me make and publish and declare this my last Will and Testament in writeing in manner and forme following that is to say
Imprimis my Will is that all my just Debts and funeral Expenses be first justly and truly paid by my Executor hereinafter named
Item I give and bequeath unto my Wife Hannah the Sume of Ten Pounds of lawfull money of Great Britain to be paid to her or her assigns by my Executor hereinafter named within twelve months next after my decease
Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth Willis the Sume of fifty pounds of lawfull money of Great Britain to be paid to her or her assignes within twelve months next after my Decease by my Executor hereinafter named
Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Hannah Willis the Sume of Twenty Pounds of like lawfull money to be paid to her or her assignes when she shall attaine to her full age of one and twenty yeares And my Will and meaning is and I doe hereby declare the same to be that my said Executor shall and doe at his owne Costs and Charges without any Deduc'on or allowance to be made or paid to him out of the said Legacy of Twenty pounds hereby given to my said Daughter Hannah or otherwise by my said daughter Hannah broadly? maintaine Cloath provide for and educate my said Daughter Hannah untill she shall attaine to her said age of one and twenty yeares or be marryed And also shall and doe dureing the said time learne and instruct her the said Hannah my Daughter in the Art Trade or Mystry of a Corkcutter in the best way method and manner that he can
Item all the rest residue and remainder of my Estate both real and personall Goods Chattels Debts Creditts and Effects whatsoever not herein and hereby already disposed of I Give and bequeath unto my Son Robert Willis whom I doe hereby name make and ordaine full sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament hereby revokeing and disannulling all former Wills by me at any time now before made
In Witness whereof I the said Testator have to this my Last Will and Testament set my hand and Seale this seven and twentyeth day of February in the eleventh year of the Reigne of our Sovereigne Lord George by his grace of God of great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the faith of Anno Dm 1724. Robt Willes
Signed sealed examined published and declared by the said
Testator as his last Will and Testament In the presence of us
and in his presence attested by us
Henry Whistead
T Cole
Sam Scott
17 May 1725
Supra nominal Rob Willis
Filius jurat? invatus fecit
Coram me
R Bridsoake
Alternative Name Robert Willis Person ID I3348 Family Tree Last Modified 23 Mar 2018
Father Robert Willis, b. 20 Dec 1649, Devizes, Wiltshire, England , d. Dec 1685, Devizes, Wiltshire, England (Age 35 years) Mother Elizabeth Shipman, b. 1652, Hilmarton, Wiltshire, England , d. Aft 7 Nov 1691 (Age 39 years) Family ID F1059 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Catherine Smart, b. Nov 1678, Sherrington, Wiltshire, England , d. Aug 1716, Southampton, Hampshire, England (Age 37 years) Married 28 Jul 1701 St Matthew's Church (formerly St Mary's), Rowde, Wiltshire, England Children 1. Willes, d. 1707, Devizes, Wiltshire, England + 2. Robert Willes, b. 1702, Rowde, Wiltshire, England , d. Feb 1761, Southampton, Hampshire, England (Age 59 years)3. William Willes, b. 24 Sep 1703, Rowde, Wiltshire, England , d. Feb 1704/05, Devizes, Wiltshire, England (Age 1 years)+ 4. Elizabeth Willes, b. 1707, Devizes, Wiltshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown5. Catherine Willes, b. 1710, Devizes, Wiltshire, England , d. Bef 1725 (Age 14 years)Last Modified 31 Dec 2013 Family ID F1044 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Hannah Hickman, b. 1696, Fawley, Hampshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown Married 11 Aug 1719 South Stoneham, Hampshire, England Children 1. Joseph Willes, b. 1719, Southampton, Hampshire, England , d. 1719, Southampton, Hampshire, England (Age 0 years)2. Hannah Willes, b. 1720, Southampton, Hampshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown3. Ann Willes, b. 1723, Southampton, Hampshire, England , d. 1723, Southampton, Hampshire, England (Age 0 years)Last Modified 12 Apr 2013 Family ID F1045 Group Sheet | Family Chart