Jame's will abbreviated below was proved in 1815:
I, James Usborne, tallow chandler and grocer in the parish of All Saints, Hertford in the county of Hertford, do make this my last will and testament in form following:  I give and bequeath to my dear wife Ann Usborne, for the rest of her natural life, the house ******    ******  dwell and that adjoining moiety the ******* of a camp freehold estates, also all the profits arising from my buildings on the Folley, now Sutton Lease to ******   *****  ***** in the county aforesaid after yearly  *****   ***** of all  *****  ***** all bonds, bills and book debts, stock in trade and household furniture.  My will is that the above estates, stock in trade, household furniture be sold by public auction within six months after my wife’s aforesaid decease. I also will that all my utensils in trade be offered to my son Fitch Lea at a fair  ***** if he shall choose to carry on my aforesaid business; but if he should refuse then they shall be offered to my son Thomas Usborne and if he likewise refuse then they shall be offered to my son Alexander Usborne and if he should also refuse then they likewise be sold to the best advantage.  All money arising from the sale of my estates, stock in trade and household furniture and utensils in trade and money arising from bonds, bills **** stocks  **** ***** ***** be equally divided amongst my sons and daughters that shall survive my aforesaid loving wife, except my aforesaid son Fitch Lea Usborne to whom I gave his share of my property at the time he married and settled at 2 ****chester  ****. My will is that he should have the sum of ten pounds of lawful money of Great Britain for ****** my best set of china ware. Lastly I do make and constitute my friend William Shipton ***** cabinet maker in the aforesaid parish in the county aforesaid and my loving wife Ann Usborne to be my executor and executrix of this my last will and testament sealed this 28^th day of November one thousand and eight hundred