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Marriage: Children:
  1. Elizabeth Question: Birth: Abt 1660 in Dunster, Somerset, England.

  2. William Question: Death: by 1707

  3. Augustine Question

  4. John Question


Notes
a. Note:   Date: 29 Sep 2009
 Document: Will
 Source: The National Archives # 322
 Date of document: 6 Jun 1707
 Author: Augustine Question
 Relationship: 6x great grandfather
 Location: Carhampton Somerset England
 Document quality: 17th century English, bold, even writing
  [In margin] T[esta]m[ent] Augustine Question 1. In the Name of God Amen
 2. I Augustine Question the Elder of Rodhuish in the Parish
 3. of Carhampton in the County of Somersett Gent being in
 4. good and perfect mind and memory praise be given to
 5. Almighty God for the same Revoking all former and
 6. other Wills by me heretofore made and Legacies by me
 7. given do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament
 8. In writing in manner and form following that is to say first
 9. and principally I commend my Soul into the hands of Almighty
 10. God assuredly trusting through the meritts death and passion
 11. of Jesus Christ my Saviour to receive free pardon of all my
 12. Sins and Life Everlasting in the world to come And my
 13. Body to be committed to the Earth from whence it was taken
 14. to be decently interred in Christian burial at the discretion
 15. of my Executor hereafter named And as for my worldly
 16. temporal and personal Estate wherewith God hath blessed
 17. me I dispose thereof in manner and form following (that
 18. is to say) Imprimis I give and bequeath unto the poor of
 19. the parish of Carhampton Twenty shillings and to the
 20. poor of Dunsterr Twenty shillings and to the poor of
 21. Withycombe Twenty shillings to be distributed to them
 22. on the day of my burial. Item I do give and bequeath to my
 23. Eldest Son John Question my longest Silver Quoole Item I
 24. give devise and bequeath unto my Son Augustine Question
 25. and to his heirs Males All those Messuages Lands
 26. Tenements hereditaments and Premisses with the appurt[ance]s
 27. Hereinafter mentioned (that is to say) All those six Acres
 28. of Land called Prislands now in my own possession situate
 29. lying and being in the parish of Carhampton in the County
 30. of Somersett And all that one Tenement or Cottage Orchard
 31. and Garden late in the possession of one John Budd and
 32. now in my own Possession lying in the Parish of Carhampton
 33. aforesaid And all that one dwelling house and Garden
 34. late in the possession of one Rose Whythycombe and now in
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 35. the possession of her Assignee or Assignes scituate in the
 36. parish of Carhampton aforesaid and all those two Meadows
 37. called Wythymead and Crosemead with the Close of Land
 38. called Sinnersland late in the possession of one Rose
 39. Whythycombe and now in my own possession lying in the
 40. Parish of Carhampton aforesaid And also one other
 41. Messuage or Tenement with a Garden and two Closes
 42. of Land or Pasture called the Crust and Ruappe late in
 43. the possession of one John Grime and now in my owne
 44. Possession lying in the parish of Carham;pton aforesaid and
 45. the Reversion and Remainders thereof with all and singular
 46. their Appurtenances and all my deeds and writings touching
 47. And concerning the same To have and to hold the same unto
 48. my said Son Augustine Question and to his heirs males
 49. of his Body And for default of such Issue my Will and
 50. meaning is and I do give and devise all the same Messuages
 51. Lands and Premisses with the Appurtenances unto my Son
 52. John Question and his heirs Males of his Body And for
 53. default of such Issue I do give and devise all the same
 54. Messuages Lands and Premisses with the Appurtenances
 55. unto my own right heirs for Ever Item I do give and
 56. devise unto my said Son Augustine Question for and during
 57. the term of his natural Life All my Messuages Lands
 58. Tenements and hereditaments with the Appurtenances
 59. situate lying and being in the parish of Dunsterr in the
 60. County of Somersett and after the death or decease of my
 61. said son Augustine Question my Will and meaning is and
 62. I do give and devise all the same Messuages Lands
 63. Tenements and Hereditaments with the Appurtenances
 64. situate lying and being in the said parish of Dunster
 65. and County of Somersett unto my Grandson Andrew
 66. Question the son of my said Son Augustine Question and
 67. to the heirs Males of his Body lawfully begotten And
 68. for default of such Issue I do give and devise all the same
 69. Messuages Lands Tenements and hereditaments with
 70. the Appurtances unto my said son Augustine Question
 71. and to the heirs males of his Body And for default of
 72. such Issue I do give and devise all the same Messuages
 73. Lands Tenements and hereditaments with the Appurtances
 74. unto my son John Question and to the heirs Males of his
 75. Body And for default of such Issue I do give and devise
 76. all the same Messuages Lands Tenements and hereditaments
 77. with the Appurtenances lying and being in the parish of
 78. Dunsterr in the County of Somersett aforesaid unto my own
 79. right heirs for Ever Item I do give and bequeath unto
 80. my said Son Augustine Question my Shortest Silver Poole
 81. and to his wife Cecilia Question and to their seven
 82. Children namely Augustine Andrew George John
 83. Thomas Sarah and Susannah Questions Two shillings a
 84. Peece Item I do give and bequeath to my daughter in
 85. Law Mary Question Wife of my said Son John Question
 86. Two shillings Item I give to my Grandson John Question
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 87. Son of my said Son John Question my long Table Board
 88. and forme now standing in the Parlour in my now dwelling
 89. house Also I give unto Augustine Question Andrew
 90. Question Mary Johannah Susannah and Elizabeth Questions
 91. Sons and daughters of my said Son John Question Two shillings
 92. each Item I give to my Son in Law Robert Siderfin five
 93. shillings Also I give to my daughter Elizabeth Siderfine
 94. his wife a peece of Gold of Twenty Shillings I give likewise
 95. to their seven Children namely Robert John Augustine
 96. Thomas Elizabeth Jane and Susannah Siderfin ten shillings
 97. a peece Item I give to my daughter in Law Anne Question
 98. and to her four Children namely John, Jane, Anne and
 99. Susannah Questions Two shillings a peece which said Legacies
 100. are to be paid in two Months after my decease by my Executor
 101. Item all the Rest and Residue of my Goods and Chattles
 102. Rights and Creditts as well moveable as immovable (not
 103. herein before given or bequeathed) I do give and bequeath
 104. unto my said son Augustine Question whom I do hereby
 105. make nominate and ordain my full whole and sole Executor
 106. of this my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I
 107. the said Augustine Question the Elder on two part of this
 108. my said last Will and Testament Indented the one part
 109. thereof to remain with my said Son Augustine Question and
 110. is heirs Males for Ever and the other part thereof to
 111. remain in the Office where the same shall be proved have
 112. sett my hand and Seal this Nineteenth day of June in the
 113. year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lady Anne now Queen
 114. of Great Britain and the Sixth Anno d[o]mi One Thousand
 115. seven hundred and seven 1707 Augustine Question Signed
 116. Sealed published and declared this to be my last Will and
 117. Testament having two parts or Originals duly Executed in
 118. the presence of us Thomas Prowse Mathew Escott Amos
 119. Escott
 120. Probatum fuit Piujusinodi Testomentis apud
 121. London roman venerabili et Egregio Vivo domino Richardo
 122. Raines White Legum doctore Curia Prerogative Coutu
 123. Ragistro Custode ewe Commiseario legitune constituto
 124. Triceimo die Rewsis decembrio Anno domi Willesimo
 125. Septingentisimo Ortavo Juramento Augustin Question
 126. Executoris in dicto Testamento Nominate Cuirominisea
 127. Fuit Administratio ominium et singulerum bonoruni juriu
 128. Et creditorium dicti defuncti de bene et fideliter administrander
 129. Eadem ad Sta dei Evangelia (Vigore Commissiouis) Jurait
 130. Exam
 131. Examr per B Rushworth Nolium Pubcum


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