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 28th day of November one
thousand and eight hundred
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