STRUDWICK, Edmund Captain

Birth Name STRUDWICK, Edmund Captain 1 2a 2b 3 4
Also Known As STREDGWICK, Edmun 5a
Gramps ID I1398
Gender male
Age at Death 46 years, 12 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Christening [E4309] 27 December 1689 Saint Faith Under Saint Paul,London,London,England   5b
Residence [E4310] 1735 Soho, Middlesex, England 35 Soho Square 2c
Baptism [E4311] 27 December 1689 St Faith under St Paul, London, England    
Marriage [E4312] 17 February 1714 England Note date is 1713/14 1
Military Service [E4313] 1 January 1717   Still serving in Inniskilling Regt of Foot  
Birth [E4314] 20 December 1689      
Death [E4315] 1736      
Military Service [E4316] 17 December 1710   CORNET,Inniskilling Dragoons  
Military Service [E4317] 7 November 1713   CAPTAIN, Inniskilling Regiment of Foot  
Military Service [E4318] 1 January 1715   Commission renewed by George 1, Inniskilling Regt of Foot  
Birth [E4319] 20 December 1689     5c

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father STRUDWICKE, Henry Citizen & Salter [I1942]about 16621714
Mother WISEMAN, Elizabeth [I1941]February 1719
         STRUDWICK, Edmund Captain [I1398] 20 December 1689 1736
    Brother     STRUDWICKE, Samuel [I2505] 1697 1731
    Brother     STRUDWICK, Henry [I2834] 31 December 1688 29 August 1689
    Brother     STRUDWICKE, Henry [I2990] 13 March 1693
    Sister     STRUDWICK, Elizabeth [I3310] 1695
    Brother     STRUDWICK, Thomas [I3423] 30 November 1690 1743

Families

    Family of STRUDWICK, Edmund Captain and SKEATE, Elizabeth [F0420]
Married Wife SKEATE, Elizabeth [I1397] ( * about 1690 + 18 December 1723 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage [E19126] 17 February 1714   MARRIAGE LICENCE ALLEGATIONS - FACULTY OFFICE 1701-1850  
Marriage [E19127] 17 February 1714   MARRIAGE LICENCE ALLEGATIONS - FACULTY OFFICE 1701-1850  
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
STRUDWICKE, Elizabeth [I2079]1714before 1769
STRUDWICKE, Grace [I2880]17151715
STRUDWICKE, Grace [I3758]17171719
STRUDWICKE, Mary [I1358]1717before 1736
STRUDWICKE, Edmund [I0555]17196 November 1770
STRUDWICK, Jane [I2879]17201764
STRUDWICK, Anne [I2080]17211770
STRUDWICK, Catherine Richmond [I2890]17221784
    Family of STRUDWICK, Edmund Captain and DE VISSCHER, Jane [F0421]
Married Wife DE VISSCHER, Jane [I0664] ( * 25 December 1691 + before 1769 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage [E19128] after 1723      
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
STRUDWICK, Nathaniel Edmond [I3839]1755
STRUDWICK, Samuel Esquire [I0615]17301797

Media

Narrative

BIOGRAPHY: ON OCTOBER 1 1736, GOVERNOR GEORGE BURRINGTON OF THE PROVINCEOF NORTH CAROLINA BORROWED 1,140 POUNDS FROM EDMUND. BURRINGTON GAVE HISBOND AS SECURITY, AND AN ASSIGNEMENT OF A CLAIM AGGAINST THE BRITISHGOVERNMENT. BURRINGTON'S ESTATE INCLUDE 10,000 ACRES OF STAG PARK, AND ALARGE PROPERTY KNOWN AS HAWFIELDS, IN ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. THEDEBT WAS NOT REPAID, PRIOR TO EDMUNDS DEATHIN 1737. STRUDWICK, EDMUND (I AND II) AND SAMUEL 511 FROM: 'INDEX: K-Z', SURVEY OF LONDON: VOLUMES 29 & 30: ST JAMESWESTMINSTER, PART 1 (1960), PP. 627-46. URL:HTTP://WWW.BRITISH-HISTORY.AC.UK/REPORT.ASP?COMPID=40632&STRQUERY=STRUDWICK%20STRUDWICKE%20STRADWICK%20STRADWICKE%20STREDWICK. DATEACCESSED: 27 DECEMBER 2005. SIR JOHN DUNCOMBE'S ESTATE THE FIRST PART OF ST. JAMES'S PLACE TO BE SET OUT WAS THE EAST-WEST LINE,ON PART OF THE FREEHOLD LAND GRANTED BY THE CROWN TO SIR JOHN DUNCOMBE IN1672 (SEE PAGE 460 AND J ON FIG. 81). THIS PART OF THE STREET WASDESCRIBED IN 1685 AS 'NEWLY DESIGNED' BY JOHN ROSSINGTON, (REF. 3) WHOAPPEARS TO HAVE HELD ONLY A LEASEHOLD INTEREST. (REF. 4) IT FIRST APPEARSIN THE RATEBOOKS AS 'A ROW OF HOUSES IN BUILDING' IN 1686. EIGHTEENHOUSES HAD BEEN COMPLETED AND WERE OCCUPIED BY 1687. (REF. 5) ONLY A FEW REFERENCES TO BUILDING LEASES OF THE DUNCOMBE ESTATE HAVE BEENFOUND. TWO WERE GRANTED BY JOHN, ROBERT, AND JOSEPH ROSSINGTON INDECEMBER 1685 FOR FIFTY-ONE YEARS, ONE OF A PLOT ON THE NORTHSIDE OF ST.JAMES'S PLACE TO EDWARD MARTIN, PLASTERER, (REF. 6) AND THE OTHER OF APLOT NOW OCCUPIED BY NO. 66 ST. JAMES'S STREET TO CHARLES PITANT ORPITAUT. (REF. 3) OTHER BUILDING CRAFTSMEN WHO APPEAR TO HAVE WORKED FORTHE ROSSINGTONS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF ST. JAMES'S PLACE, AND MAY HAVE HADBUILDING LEASES FROM THEM, WERE PAUL WIN(C)KLES, SMITH, RICHARD HADLAND,JOINER, AND WILLIAM STRODE, BRICKLAYER. (REF. 7) THE BUILDING PLOTS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE STREET, BOTH ON THE DUNCOMBEESTATE AND ON THE CLEVELAND HOUSE ESTATE, APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN LEASED BYTHE ROSSINGTONS TO HUGH JONES, GENTLEMAN. IN 1685 ROBERT, JOSEPH, ANDJOHN ROSSINGTON LEASED A PLOT ON THE SOUTH-EAST CORNER OF ST. JAMES'SPLACE TO JONES FOR SIXTY-ONE YEARS (REF. 8) AND THREE OTHER PLOTS ON THESOUTH SIDE OF THE STREET WERE LEASED TO JONES IN TRUST FOR JOHNROSSINGTON. (REF. 9) BEFORE 1695 THE FREEHOLD OF THE ESTATE HAD PASSED TO THE DEVISSCHERFAMILY. MARY, WIDOW OF SAMUEL DEVISSCHER OF BATTERSEA, MARRIED SAMUELPETT, ALSO OF BATTERSEA AND PROBABLY A MEMBER OF THE BOAT-BUILDING FIRM.(REF. 10) IN 1701 JOSEPH ROSSINGTON WAS IN ARREARS WITH THE PAYMENT TOSAMUEL PETT OF GROUND-RENT OF £150 FOR AN ESTATE IN ST. JAMES'S PLACE,(REF. 4) AND IT SEEMS REASONABLE TO ASSUME THAT PETT'S ENTITLEMENT TO THEGROUND-RENT WAS THROUGH HIS WIFE'S INHERITANCE FROM HER FORMER HUSBAND.IN 1713 MARY PETT AND SAMUEL DEVISSCHER'S HEIRS MORTGAGED TO THOMASJENKINS ELEVEN HOUSES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF ST. JAMES'S PLACE AND HALF THEOPEN GROUND BEFORE THEM, (REF. 11) AND IN 1721 EDMUND DEVISSCHER CONVEYEDTO ARTHUR COOKE AND WILLIAM THEED TWELVE HOUSES ON THE SOUTH SIDE AND THEOTHER HALF OF THE OPEN GROUND IN THE STREET. (REF. 12) BY 1736 THEOWNERSHIP HAD BECOME VESTED IN EDMUND STRUDWICK OF ST. ANNE'S, SOHO,(REF. 13) AND IN 1763 THE ELEVEN HOUSES ON THE NORTH SIDE, AND PERHAPSTHOSE ON THE SOUTH, HAD DESCENDED TO EDMUND STRUDWICK, OF IPSWICH, ANDSAMUEL STRUDWICK OF ST. MARYLEBONE. (REF. 14) PROBATE_WILLS_&_INQISITIONS: 1737 EDMUND 442 683 IN THE NAME OF GOD I EDMUND STRUDWICK OF SOHO SQUARE IN THE PARISH OF STANN WESTMINSTER ESQ. BEING OF SOUND MIND AND MEMORY PRAISED BE GOD FORTHE SAME BUT CONSIDERING THE UNCERTAINTY OF THIS LIFE ANDBEING MINDED TOMAKE PROVISION FOR MY FFAMILY AS UNDERWRITTEN DO MAKE THIS MY LAST WILLAND TESTAMENT IN WRITING IN MANNER AND FFORM FOLLOWING THAT IS TO SAYFFIRST AND PRINCIPALLY I RECOMMEND AND RESIGN MY SOUL TO GOD WHO GAVE ITTRUSTING THROUGH THE MERRITTS AND MEDIATION OF MY BLESSED LORD SAVIOURJESUS CHRIST TO BE FORGIVEN ALL MY SINS MY BODY I COMMIT TO THE EARTH TOBE DECENTLY INTERRED AS NEAR THE GRAVE OF MY LATE FFATHER MR HENRYSTRUDWICK ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CHURCH OF SAINT PAULS COVENT GARDEN INTHE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX AS MAY BE AND DO WILL AND DESIRE THE SAME MAY BEDONE AT TWELVE OCLOCK AT NIGHT PRIVATELLY AND ALONE AND WITHOUT THEATTENDANCE OF ANY RELATIONS PALL BEARERS OR OTHER FUNERALL POMP AND THATTHERE BE NOT EXPENDED THEREUPON ABOVE THE SUM OF TWENTY POUNDS AND AS FOR MY WORLDLY ESTATE BOTH REALL AND PERSONAL (EXCEPT MYCOPYHOLDESTATE OF WELLWYN) I GIVE DEVISE AND BEQUEATH THE SAME UNTO MY EXECUTORSHEREINAFTER NAMED THEIR HEIRS EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS ALL UPON THETRUSTS AND CONFIDENCES AND FOR SEVERAL PURPOSES HEREIN AFTER MENTIONEDAND DECLARED CONCERNING THE SAME THAT IS TO SAY IN TRUST IN THE FIRST PLACE TO SECURE TO MY DEAR WIFE JANESTRUDWICK ONE ANNUITY OF THREE HUNDRED POUNDS A YEAR DURING HER LIFEPAYABLE QUARTERLY AND TO COMMENCE FROM THE DAY OF MY DEATHAND THAT MYSAID EXECUTORS SHALL DELIVER UNTO HER ALL MY HOUSEHOLD GOODS WATCHESPLATES JEWELLS AND FURNITURE (MY PICTURES (SAVE THOSE OF HER OR MYFFAMILY) ONLY EXCEPTED) WHICH I ALSO GIVE UNTO HER ITEM I GIVE UNTO MY THREE DAUGHTERS ELIZABETH ANN AND CATHERINE RICHMONDSTRUDWICK ONE THOUSAND POUNDS APIECE ITEM I GIVE AND BEQUEATH UNTO MY DEAR SON EDMUND STRUDWICK HIS HEIRS ANDASSIGNS ALL THAT MY COPYHOLD ESTATE AT WELWYN IN THE COUNTY OF HERTFORDAND ONE THOUSAND POUNDS IN MONEY WHICH WITH THE MONEY I HAVE ALREADYBESTOWED UPON HIM IN PLACING HIM IN THE WORLD I THINK A REASONABLE ANDSUFFICIENT PROVISION FOR HIM ITEM I GIVE UNTO MY DAUGHTER JANE STRUDWICK NOW LIVING WITH HER AUNT MRSRUTLAND THE SUM OF EIGHT HUNDRED POUNDS ITEM I GIVE DEVISE AND BEQUEATH UNTO MY DEAR CHILDREN SAMUEL STRUDWICKAND NATHANAIEL-EDMUND STRUDWICK ALL THE REST RESIDUE AND REMAINDER OF MYESTATE BOTH REALL AND PERSONAL BEING TURNED OR CONVERTED INTO MONEY BY MYEXECUTORS TO BE EQUALLY DIVIDED BETWEEN MY SAID TWO SONS SAMUEL ANDNATHANIEL EDMUND SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE UNLESS SUCH REST AND RESIDUE SHALLAMOUNT TO UPWARDS OF SIX THOUSAND POUNDS IN WHICH CASE I GIVE UNTO MYAFORESAID FOUR DAUGHTER £500 APIECE IF SUCH SURPLUS WILL EXTEND TO DO THESAME AND IF SUCH SURPLUS EXCEEDS THE SAME I GIVE SUCH SURPLUS UNTO MYSAID TWO SONS SAMUEL AND NATHANIEL-EDMUND STRUDWICK AND LASTLY I HEREBY NAME CONSTITUTE AND APPOINT MY SAID DEAR WIFE JANESTRUDWICK MY DAUGHTER ELIZABETH STRUDWICK AND MY DEAR FRIEND PHILIPBROWNE ESQ. OF THE PARISH OF SAINT ANNE WESTMINSTER EXECUTORS OF THIS MYLAST WILL AND TESTAMENT AND HEREBY REVOKE ALL FORMER WILL OR WILLS BY MEAT ANY TIME HERETOFORE MADE AND DECLARE THIS ONLY TO BE MY LAST WILL ANDTESTAMENT IN WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE HERETO SET MY HABD AND SEAL THIS TENTH DAY OFNOVEMBER IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND THIRTYSIX EDMD STRUDWICK SIGNED SEALED PUBLISHED AND DECLARED BY THE ABOVE NAMED EDMUND STRUDWICKTHE TESTATOR AS AND FOR HIS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT IN OUR PRESENCE WHOAT HIS REQUEST AND IN HIS PRESENCE HAVE HEREUNTO SET OURHANDS ASWITNESSES HERETO ELIZABETH WILLSON THE MARK OF SAMUEL HARGROVE JAMESRUTLAND 11 JUNE 1737 APPEARED PERSONALLY JAMES RUTLAND OF THE PARISH OF SAINT ANNE WESTMINSTERIN THE COUNCTY OF MIDDLESEX GENTLEMAN AND BEING SWORNE UPON THE HOLYEVANGELISTS TO DEPOSE THE TRUTH DID DEPOSE AS FOLLOW TO WIT THAT THE LASTWILL AND TESTAMENT OF EDMUND STRUDWICK ESQUIRE LATE OF THE PARISH OF STANNE AFORESAID DECEASED AND HEREUNTO ANNEXED BEGINNING THUS 'IN THE NAMEOF GOD I EDMUND STRUDWICK OF SOHO SQUARE IN THE PARISH OF ST ANNWESTMINSTER ESQ. BEING OF SOUND MIND AND MEMORY' ASND SO FORTH- AND THUSENDING 'IN WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE HERETO SET MY HABD AND SEAL THIS TENTHDAY OF NOVEMBER IN THE YEAR OF OURLORD ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED ANDTHIRTY SIX' IS ALL THE HANDWRITING OF HIM THIS DEPONENT EXCEPT THE WORDSPHILIP BROWNE ESQ (WHO IS ONE OF THE EXECUTORS THEREIN NAMED) WHICH AREOF THE TESTATORS OWN HAND WRITING AND THAT HE THIS DEPONENT DREW UP THESAID WILL IN THE PRESENCE OF THE SAID TESTATOR PURSUANT TO VERBALINSTRUCTIONS AND DIRECTIONS GIVEN BY HIM THE SAID DECEASED ON THE DAY OFTHE DATE OF THE SAID WILL AND THIS DEPONENT FURTHER DECLARES THAT THEWORDS 'WATCHES PLATE AND JEWELS' WROTE BETWEEN THE FIFTEENTH ANDSIXTEENTH LINES OF THE SAID WILL AND ALSO THE WORD 'SAME' (CONCERNING THESAME) AND (UPWARDS OF) AS THEY NOW APPEAR IN THE SAID WILL WERE ALL WROTEAND INTERLINED BY THIS DEPONENT PURSUANT AND AGREEABLE TO THE EXPRESSORDERS AND DIRECTIONS OF THE SAID DECEASED AND SO WROTE BY THIS DEPONENTIN THE PRESENCE OF THE SAID TESTATOR BEFORE THE EXECUTING OF THE SAIDWILL AND THAT HE THE SAID TESTATOR WAS AT ALL AND SINGULAR THE SAIDPREMISES OF SOUND AND PERFECT MIND MEMORY AND UNDERSTANDING- JAMESRUTLAND THE DAY AFORESAID THE SAID JAMES RUTLAND WAS SWORN TO THE TRUTH OF THEPREMISSES BEFORE ME ROBT CHAPMAN SURROGATE PRESENT JULIUS CESAR PUBLICKNOTARY PROBATUM JUNE 13TH 1737 TO JANE STRUDWICK WIDOW, ELIZABETH SPINSTERDAUGHTER POWER RESERVED TO GRANT ALSO TO PHILIP BROWNE ESQ PROBATE_WILLS_&_INQISITIONS: ON THE 15TH NOV 1769 ADMON (WILL UNADMINSTERED BY JANE THE RELICT AND ELIZABETH THE DAUGHTER,BOTH SINCE ALSO DECEASED) IS NOW GRANTED TO SAMUEL STRUDWICK THE NATURALSON OF THE DECEASED. PHILIP BROWNE ESQ. DYING WITHOUT HAVING TAKEN UPONHIMSELF ADMINISTRATION OF THE WILL AND ELIZABETH THE DAUGHTER HAVING DIEDINTESTATE PROBATE_WILLS_&_INQISITIONS: 16TH OF FEBRUARY 1809 THE WILL OF EDMUND BEING UNADMINISTERED BY JANE THE RELICT AND ELIZABETHTHE SPINSTER DAUGHTER, AND SAMUEL THE SON NOW ALSO DEAD, ADMON NOWGRANTED TO TAMMY BOOTH, THE WIFE OF GEORGE BOOTH AND ADMINISTRATOR OF THEGOODS AND CHATTELS OF SAMUEL STRUDWICK

Pedigree

  1. STRUDWICKE, Henry Citizen & Salter [I1942]
    1. WISEMAN, Elizabeth [I1941]
      1. STRUDWICK, Henry [I2834]
      2. STRUDWICK, Edmund Captain
        1. SKEATE, Elizabeth [I1397]
          1. STRUDWICKE, Edmund [I0555]
          2. STRUDWICKE, Mary [I1358]
          3. STRUDWICKE, Elizabeth [I2079]
          4. STRUDWICK, Anne [I2080]
          5. STRUDWICK, Jane [I2879]
          6. STRUDWICKE, Grace [I2880]
          7. STRUDWICK, Catherine Richmond [I2890]
          8. STRUDWICKE, Grace [I3758]
        2. DE VISSCHER, Jane [I0664]
          1. STRUDWICK, Samuel Esquire [I0615]
          2. STRUDWICK, Nathaniel Edmond [I3839]
      3. STRUDWICK, Thomas [I3423]
      4. STRUDWICKE, Henry [I2990]
      5. STRUDWICK, Elizabeth [I3310]
      6. STRUDWICKE, Samuel [I2505]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Ancestry.com: England, Extracted Parish and Court Records [S0297]
  2. UK, Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers [S0001]
      • Page: 1720 Administration of Henry Strudwick PROB 6_96.
      • Page: 1737 Will of Edmund Strudwick PROB 11 442 683.
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        1737 Edmund 442 683 In the name of god I Edmund Strudwick of Soho Square in the parish of St Ann Westminster Esq. being of sound mind and memory praised be God for the same but considering the uncertainty of this life and being minded to make provision for my ffamily as underwritten Do make this my last will and testament in writing in manner and fform following that is to say ffirst and principally I recommend and resign my soul to God who gave it trusting through the merritts and Mediation of my Blessed Lord Saviour Jesus Christ to be forgiven All my sins My Body I commit to the earth to be decently interred as near the Grave of my late Ffather Mr Henry Strudwick on the north side of the church of Saint Pauls Covent Garden in the County of Middlesex as may be and do will and desire the same may be done at twelve oclock at night privatelly and alone and without the attendance of any relations pall bearers or other funerall pomp and that there be not expended thereupon above the sum of twenty pounds And as for my Worldly estate both reall and personal (except myCopyhold Estate of Wellwyn) I give devise and bequeath the same unto my executors hereinafter named their heirs executors and administrators all upon the trusts and confidences and for several purposes herein after mentioned and declared concerning the same that is to say in trust in the first place to secure to my dear wife Jane Strudwick one annuity of three hundred pounds a year during her life payable quarterly and to commence from the day of my death and that my said executors shall deliver unto her all my household goods watches plates jewells and furniture (my pictures (save those of her or my ffamily) only excepted) Which I also give unto her Item I give unto my three daughters Elizabeth Ann and Catherine Richmond Strudwick one thousand pounds apiece Item I give and bequeath unto my dear son Edmund Strudwick his heirs and assigns all that my Copyhold Estate at Welwyn in the County of Hertford and one thousand pounds in money which with the money I have already bestowed upon him in placing him in the world i think a reasonable and sufficient provision for him Item I give unto my daughter Jane strudwick now living with her Aunt Mrs Rutland the sum of eight hundred pounds Item I give devise and bequeath unto my dear children Samuel Strudwick and Nathanaiel-Edmund Strudwick All the rest residue and remainder of my estate both reall and personal being turned or converted into money by my executors to be equally divided between my said two sons Samuel and Nathaniel Edmund Share and share alike unless such rest and residue shall amount to upwards of six thousand pounds In which case I give unto my aforesaid four daughter £500 apiece if such surplus will extend to do the same and if such surplus exceeds the same I give such surplus unto my said two sons Samuel and Nathaniel-Edmund Strudwick And lastly I hereby name constitute and appoint my said dear wife Jane Strudwick my daughter Elizabeth Strudwick and my dear friend Philip Browne Esq. of the Parish of Saint Anne Westminster Executors of this my last will and testament and hereby revoke all former will or wills by me at any time heretofore made and declare this only to be my last will and testament In witness whereof I have hereto set my habd and seal this tenth day of November in the year of Our Lord One thousand seven hundred and thirty six Edmd Strudwick Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the above named Edmund Strudwick the testator as and for his last will and testament in our presence who at his request and in his presence have hereunto set our hands as witnesses hereto Elizabeth Willson the mark of Samuel Hargrove James Rutland 11 June 1737 Appeared personally James Rutland of the parish of Saint Anne Westminster in the Councty of Middlesex Gentleman and being sworne upon the holy evangelists to depose the truth did depose as follow to wit That the last will and testament of Edmund Strudwick Esquire late of the parish of St Anne aforesaid deceased and hereunto annexed beginning thus ‘In the name of god I Edmund Strudwick of Soho Square in the parish of St Ann Westminster Esq. being of sound mind and memory’ asnd so forth- and thus ending ‘In witness whereof I have hereto set my habd and seal this tenth day of November in the year of Our Lord One thousand seven hundred and thirty six’ is all the handwriting of him this deponent except the words Philip Browne Esq (who is one of the executors therein named) which are of the testators own hand writing and that he this deponent drew up the said will in the presence of the said testator pursuant to verbal instructions and directions given by him the said deceased on the day of the date of the said will and this deponent further declares that the words ‘watches plate and jewels’ wrote between the fifteenth and sixteenth lines of the said will and also the word ‘same’ (concerning the same) and (upwards of) as they now appear in the said will were all wrote and interlined by this deponent pursuant and agreeable to the express orders and directions of the said deceased and so wrote by this deponent in the presence of the said Testator before the executing of the said will and that he the said testator was at all and singular the said premises of sound and perfect mind memory and understanding- James Rutland The day aforesaid the said James Rutland was sworn to the truth of the premisses before me Robt Chapman Surrogate present Julius Cesar Publick Notary Probatum June 13th 1737 to Jane Strudwick widow, Elizabeth Spinster daughter power reserved to grant also to Philip Browne Esq On the 15th Nov 1769 admon (will unadminstered by Jane the relict and Elizabeth the daughter, both since also deceased) is now granted to Samuel Strudwick the natural son of the deceased. Philip Browne Esq. dying without having taken upon himself administration of the will and Elizabeth the daughter having died intestate 16th of February 1809 The will of Edmund being unadministered by Jane the relict and Elizabeth the spinster daughter, and Samuel the son now also dead, admon now granted to Tammy Booth, the wife of George Booth and administrator of the goods and chattels of Samuel Strudwick

      • Page: 1737 Will of Edmund Strudwick PROB 11 442 683.
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        1737 Edmund 442 683 In the name of god I Edmund Strudwick of Soho Square in the parish of St Ann Westminster Esq. being of sound mind and memory praised be God for the same but considering the uncertainty of this life and being minded to make provision for my ffamily as underwritten Do make this my last will and testament in writing in manner and fform following that is to say ffirst and principally I recommend and resign my soul to God who gave it trusting through the merritts and Mediation of my Blessed Lord Saviour Jesus Christ to be forgiven All my sins My Body I commit to the earth to be decently interred as near the Grave of my late Ffather Mr Henry Strudwick on the north side of the church of Saint Pauls Covent Garden in the County of Middlesex as may be and do will and desire the same may be done at twelve oclock at night privatelly and alone and without the attendance of any relations pall bearers or other funerall pomp and that there be not expended thereupon above the sum of twenty pounds And as for my Worldly estate both reall and personal (except myCopyhold Estate of Wellwyn) I give devise and bequeath the same unto my executors hereinafter named their heirs executors and administrators all upon the trusts and confidences and for several purposes herein after mentioned and declared concerning the same that is to say in trust in the first place to secure to my dear wife Jane Strudwick one annuity of three hundred pounds a year during her life payable quarterly and to commence from the day of my death and that my said executors shall deliver unto her all my household goods watches plates jewells and furniture (my pictures (save those of her or my ffamily) only excepted) Which I also give unto her Item I give unto my three daughters Elizabeth Ann and Catherine Richmond Strudwick one thousand pounds apiece Item I give and bequeath unto my dear son Edmund Strudwick his heirs and assigns all that my Copyhold Estate at Welwyn in the County of Hertford and one thousand pounds in money which with the money I have already bestowed upon him in placing him in the world i think a reasonable and sufficient provision for him Item I give unto my daughter Jane strudwick now living with her Aunt Mrs Rutland the sum of eight hundred pounds Item I give devise and bequeath unto my dear children Samuel Strudwick and Nathanaiel-Edmund Strudwick All the rest residue and remainder of my estate both reall and personal being turned or converted into money by my executors to be equally divided between my said two sons Samuel and Nathaniel Edmund Share and share alike unless such rest and residue shall amount to upwards of six thousand pounds In which case I give unto my aforesaid four daughter £500 apiece if such surplus will extend to do the same and if such surplus exceeds the same I give such surplus unto my said two sons Samuel and Nathaniel-Edmund Strudwick And lastly I hereby name constitute and appoint my said dear wife Jane Strudwick my daughter Elizabeth Strudwick and my dear friend Philip Browne Esq. of the Parish of Saint Anne Westminster Executors of this my last will and testament and hereby revoke all former will or wills by me at any time heretofore made and declare this only to be my last will and testament In witness whereof I have hereto set my habd and seal this tenth day of November in the year of Our Lord One thousand seven hundred and thirty six Edmd Strudwick Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the above named Edmund Strudwick the testator as and for his last will and testament in our presence who at his request and in his presence have hereunto set our hands as witnesses hereto Elizabeth Willson the mark of Samuel Hargrove James Rutland 11 June 1737 Appeared personally James Rutland of the parish of Saint Anne Westminster in the Councty of Middlesex Gentleman and being sworne upon the holy evangelists to depose the truth did depose as follow to wit That the last will and testament of Edmund Strudwick Esquire late of the parish of St Anne aforesaid deceased and hereunto annexed beginning thus ‘In the name of god I Edmund Strudwick of Soho Square in the parish of St Ann Westminster Esq. being of sound mind and memory’ asnd so forth- and thus ending ‘In witness whereof I have hereto set my habd and seal this tenth day of November in the year of Our Lord One thousand seven hundred and thirty six’ is all the handwriting of him this deponent except the words Philip Browne Esq (who is one of the executors therein named) which are of the testators own hand writing and that he this deponent drew up the said will in the presence of the said testator pursuant to verbal instructions and directions given by him the said deceased on the day of the date of the said will and this deponent further declares that the words ‘watches plate and jewels’ wrote between the fifteenth and sixteenth lines of the said will and also the word ‘same’ (concerning the same) and (upwards of) as they now appear in the said will were all wrote and interlined by this deponent pursuant and agreeable to the express orders and directions of the said deceased and so wrote by this deponent in the presence of the said Testator before the executing of the said will and that he the said testator was at all and singular the said premises of sound and perfect mind memory and understanding- James Rutland The day aforesaid the said James Rutland was sworn to the truth of the premisses before me Robt Chapman Surrogate present Julius Cesar Publick Notary Probatum June 13th 1737 to Jane Strudwick widow, Elizabeth Spinster daughter power reserved to grant also to Philip Browne Esq On the 15th Nov 1769 admon (will unadminstered by Jane the relict and Elizabeth the daughter, both since also deceased) is now granted to Samuel Strudwick the natural son of the deceased. Philip Browne Esq. dying without having taken upon himself administration of the will and Elizabeth the daughter having died intestate 16th of February 1809 The will of Edmund being unadministered by Jane the relict and Elizabeth the spinster daughter, and Samuel the son now also dead, admon now granted to Tammy Booth, the wife of George Booth and administrator of the goods and chattels of Samuel Strudwick

  3. Ancestry.com: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [S0002]
  4. Ancestry.com: U.K. and U.S. Directories, 1680-1830 [S0083]
  5. FamilySearch.org: FamilySearch Family Tree [S0133]
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