by Jon Malings

This Will is held privately. George Roberts had provided a mortgage to John Hopcraft and then William Rose, secured against Winmour Cottage.  The only reason that this Will is included in the Winmour Deeds is because it names his Trustees, Robert Rogers and Edmund Creek. They became responsible for managing the mortgage after George's death.

I've attempted to make this Will more readable by inserting line breaks and paragraphs where appropriate.

Edited Transcript 

2nd July 1839
Will of George Rogers of Steeple Aston
Died 20th September 1839


This is the last Will and Testament of me George Rogers of Steeple Aston in the County of Oxford Blacksmith 

I give and devise unto my son Robert Rogers of Steeple Aston aforesaid Blacksmith and Edmund Creek of the same place Gentleman and their heirs all my Estate Lands and Hereditaments situate lying and being at Luggershall in the County of Buckingham and all and every the appurtenances to the same belonging

To hold the same unto the said Robert Rogers and Edmund Creek and their heirs upon Trust that they and the survivor of them and their heirs do and shall as soon as is conveniently may be after my decease make sale and absolutely dispose of my said Estate Lands and Hereditaments either by public auction or private sale unto any person or persons who shall be willing to become the purchaser or purchasers thereof for the most money and best price or prices that can be obtained for the same

and do and shall in the first place by and out of the monies to arise and be received from the sale or sales pay satisfy and discharge all the costs charges and expenses attending such sale or sales or incident thereto

and in the next place do and shall pay off and discharge all such sum or sums of money as shall or may at the time of my decease be owing thereon either on mortgage or otherwise

and in the next place do and shall thereout pay out and invest the sum of two hundred pounds in the public stocks or funds or other security of Interest in his or their own names or name

and do and shall from time to time alter vary and transpose such stocks funds and securities for or unto other securities as often as it may become necessary or be thought expedient

and do and shall pay the dividends interest and annual proceeds thereof as the same shall from time to time become due and be received by them or him unto my son Thomas Rogers for and during the term of his natural life and from and after his decease I give and bequeath the said sum of two hundred pounds unto my said son Robert Rogers his executors administrators and assigns

And as to all the residue of the monies to be received from the sale or sales of my said Estate Lands and Hereditaments at Luggershall aforesaid I give and bequeath the same and every part thereof unto my said son Robert Rogers his executors administrators and assigns

And as to all and every other messuage Cottage or Tenements Hereditaments and premises and real estate whatsoever situate or being at Steeple Aston as aforesaid or elsewhere whereof I may die seized or possessed of entitled to with all and every the appurtenances to the same belonging and also all and every my househould goods and furniture plate linen China and articles of domestic use and consumption stock in trade tools and implements book debts goods Chattels and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever I give devise and bequeath the same and every part thereof unto my son Robert Rogers his heirs executors administrators and assigns absolutely and forever to and for his and their own use and Benefit (subject NEVERTHELESS to the payment of my debts funeral and testamentary expences]

And I do hereby direct and declare that every receipt that shall be given by them my said Trustees or by the survivor of them or the heirs of such survivor shall be a good and sufficient discharge and good and sufficient discharges to the purchaser or purchasers of all or any part of my said real Estate his her and their heirs executors and administrators for so much of the said purchase monies as in every such receipt or receipts shall be acknowledged or expressed to be received and that such purchaser or purchasers shall be hereby absolutely acquitted and discharged of and from the same and shall not be answerable or accountable for any loss misappropriation or non application of such purchase monies or any part thereof or be obliged to see to the application or disposition thereof or of any part thereof

and I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my said son Robert Rogers sole executor of this my will and I hereby revoke annul and make void all former and other wills and testamentary dispositions by me at any time heretobefore made

IN WITNESS whereof I the said George Rogers have to this my last Will and Testament set my hand and seal this twenty second day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine 

GEORGE ROGERS  Signed and sealed by the said George Rogers the Testator and by him acknowledged and declared as and for his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at the same time In his presence and in the presence of each other have set and
Subscribed our names in Witness thereto – Samuel Field  Solicitor Deddington   Richard Southam  Tailor  Steeple Aston

Proved in the Surrogate Court of Canterbury
The 12th of June 1840 by Robert Rogers the
Sole Executor  Sworn under £100
Testator died 20th September 1839