The following wills of residents of the Bratton Clovelly parish are held by the Devon Heritage Centre. These wills were proved in the Exeter Diocese or Archdeaconry of Totnes. They are known as the Inland Revenue Wills Series or the Estate Duty Office Wills.
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| Surname | Given Name | Written | Proved | Occupation | Executor/trix | Names & Relationships | DHC Ref | Transcript |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teaylor | John | 1817 | 1818 | Yeoman | William Teaylor, son | John Teaylor, son & legatee Mary Teaylor, daughter & legatee Jane Trinaman, daughter & legatee Elizabeth Teaylor, daughter & legatee Joanna Teaylor, granddaughter & legatee Elizabeth Trinaman, granddaughter & legatee Roger Reddicliffe, witness William White, witness | 1078/IRW/T/202 | link |
| Kennard | Nicholas | 1816 | 1819 | Yeoman | Richard Kennard, son | Elizabeth Kennard, wife & legatee Nicholas Kennard, son & legatee William Kennard, son & legatee Elizabeth Marshal, daughter & legatee Jane Down, daughter & legatee Ann Johns, daughter & legatee Sarah Jackman, daughter & legatee William Sleman, bond due to testator Roger Reddicliffe, witness William Baker, witness | 1078/IRW/K/70 | link |
| Weeks | Grace | 1819 | 1820 | Widow | William Weeks, son | Coryndon Weeks, grandson & legatee Richard Helson, legatee Mary Baskerville, daughter & legatee Richard Baskerville, husband of Mary Nicholas Baskerville Jr, witness | 1078/IRW/W/446 | link |
| Cory | Mary | 1816 | 1821 | Widow | Samuel Cory, son James Cory, son | John Cory, son & legatee Richard Cory, son & legatee William Eastcott, son in law & legatee Mary Eastcott, daughter & legatee John Bickle, son in law & legatee Grace Bickle, daughter & legatee John Bickle, witness John Bickle (2), witness | 1078/IRW/C/1208 | link |
| Peard | Richard | 1815 | 1821 | Yeoman | Richard Peard, son | Mary Peard, wife & legatee Jane Rendle, legatee William Rendle, husband of Jane Susanna Rice, legatee William Rice, husband of Susanna William Peard, son & legatee Richard[?] Smith, witness Robert Northcott, witness William Nill[?], witness | 1078/IRW/P/441 | link |
| Ham | David | 1823 | 1824 | Yeoman | Robert Ham, son Phillip Ham, son Gregory Ham, son | Grace Ham, wife & legatee David Ham, son & legatee Joseph Squires, son in law Elizabeth Squires, granddaughter & legatee Joseph Squires, grandson & legatee Jane Squires, granddaughter & legatee John Squires, grandson & legatee Martha Squires, granddaughter & legatee Mary Squire, daughter & legatee Mary Grace Squire, granddaughter & legatee Phillippa Martin, daughter & legatee Roger Reddicliffe, witness Richard Reddicliffe, witness Thomas North, witness | 1078/IRW/H/94 | link |
| Hortop | John | 1826 | 1826 | Yeoman, batchelor | James Hortop, brother | Roger Hortop, brother & legatee William Hortop, brother & legatee Henry Hortop, brother & legatee Grace Bevan, sister & legatee Mary Rice, sister & legatee Joan Rundle, sister & legatee Elizabeth Helson, sister & legatee Roger Hortop, nephew (son of Roger) & legatee William Hortop, nephew (son of Henry) & legatee William Martyn, witness William Abbott, witness | 1078/IRW/H/1373 | link |
| Down | Richard | 1826 | 1827 | Yeoman | Richard Down, son | Jane Down, wife & legatee John Down, son & legatee Elizabeth Gloyn, daughter & legatee Richard Gloyn, husband of Elizabeth Honour Finning, daughter & legatee Henry Finning, husband of Honour Jane Seward, daughter & legatee John Seward, husband of Jane Nicholas Down, son & legatee Mary Down, daughter & legatee Thomas Down, son & legatee George Cowle, witness William Dennis, witness | 1078/IRW/D/491 | link |
| Kennard | Elizabeth | 1819 | 1827 | Widow | Richard Kennard, son | Ann Johns, daughter & legatee Elizabeth Marshall, daughter & legatee Jane Down, daughter & legatee Nicholas Kennard, son & legatee Sarah Jackman, daughter & legatee William Kennard, son & legatee Elizabeth Kennard, wife of Richard Grace Kennard, granddaughter (daughter of Richard) & legatee John Kennard, grandson (son of Richard) & legatee Roger Reddicliffe, witness John Down, witness | 1078/IRW/K/69 | link |
| Peard | Richard | 1829 | 1830 | Yeoman | Alice Peard, wife | Richard Peard, son & legatee William Peard, son & legatee Mary Peard, daughter & legatee Betsy Peard, daughter & legatee Grace Peard, daughter & legatee William Rundle, brother in law William W Gurney, witness Frances Bedford, witness John Hatch, witness | 1078/IRW/P/442 | link |
| Metter | Mary | 1832 | 1832 | Widow | William Metter, son | John Metter, son & legatee Richard Metter, son & legatee Walter Metter, son & legatee Thomas Metter, son, deceased Sarah Metter, daughter in law & legatee Thomas Metter, son, deceased husband of Sarah Grace Coombe, daughter & legatee William Coombe, husband of Grace Mary Daw, daughter & legatee John Daw, husband of Mary Alice Daw, daughter & legatee Thomas Daw, husband of Alice James Metter, son & legatee George Metter, son & legatee Robert Bevan, witness John Oswell, witness | 1078/IRW/M/615 | link |
| Skelley | Henry | 1832 | 1836 | Yeoman | Mary Skelley, wife | Henry Skelley, son & legatee Mary Chubb, daughter & legatee Liza Martyn, granddaughter & legatee Mary Ann Williams, granddaughter & legatee John Williams, grandson & legatee James Williams, grandson & legatee Richard Williams, grandson & legatee William Williams, grandson & legatee Henry Williams, grandson & legatee Hariet Williams, granddaughter & legatee William Scovern, grandson & legatee Robert Scovern, grandson & legatee Suffia Scovern, granddaughter & legatee Richard Scovern, grandson & legatee Charlotte Scovern, granddaughter & legatee Mary Ann Scovern, granddaughter & legatee John Scovern, grandson & legatee Isaac Scovern, grandson & legatee Richard Skelley, grandson & legatee William Skelley, grandson & legatee Henry Chubb, grandson & legatee Richard Chubb, grandson & legatee Agnes Chubb, granddaughter & legatee Harriett Skelley, granddaughter & legatee Frances Williams, daughter & legatee Elizabeth Scovern, daughter & legatee John Nichols, witness John Horn, witness | 1078/IRW/S/690 | link |
| Hatch | John | 1830 | 1837 | Gentleman | Margaret Hatch, wife | Agnes Hanns, daughter & legatee George Hanns, husband of Agnes William Martin, friend & trustee, Wrixall William Tickle, friend & trustee, Bannadon Elizabeth Brock, daughter & legatee Richard Brock, husband of Elizabeth Susanna Creemer, daughter & legatee Richard Creemer, husband of Susanna Mary Martin, daughter & legatee John Martin, husband of Mary Peggy Hatch, daughter & legatee Sarah Hatch, daughter & legatee Jane Hatch, daughter & legatee Joanna Hatch, daughter & legatee Alice Hatch, daughter & legatee William[?] Lee, witness William Bond, witness Thomas Joyce, witness | 1078/IRW/H/460 | link |
| Palmer | Mary | 1834 | 1838 | Widow | Nicholas Palmer, son | William Palmer, son & legatee Jane Palmer, daughter in law (wife of William) & legatee John Palmer, son & legatee Betty Palmer, daughter in law (wife of John) & legatee Richard Palmer, son & legatee Mary Palmer, daughter in law (wife of Richard) & legatee Martha Horn, daughter & legatee Charles Horn, son in law (husband of Martha) & legatee Mary Abbott, daughter & legatee William Abbott, son in law (husband of Mary) & legatee Grace Ellis, daughter & legatee John Glanvill, tenant William Bard, witness John Marsh Bard, witness | 1078/IRW/P/116 | link |
| Phear | John | 1838 | 1838 | Yeoman | Thomas Phear, son | William Baker, tenant Samuel Rice, tenant William Phear, grandson (son of Thomas) & legatee John Phear, grandson (son of Thomas) & legatee Thomas Phear, grandson (son of Thomas) & legatee Thomas Shopland, trustee William Baker, trustee Mary Ann Phear, granddaughter (daughter of Thomas) & legatee William Martyn, witness Thomas Shopland, witness William Baskervill, witness | 1078/IRW/P/718 | link |
| Rice | William | 1838 | 1838 | Yeoman | Charlotte Rice, wife | John Rice, brother & trustee William Wimpey, friend & trustee Mr Millett, mortgage holder William Rice, uncle Mary Martin, mother & legatee William Rice, son & legatee Charlotte Rice, daughter & legatee Mary Rice, daughter & legatee William W Gurney, witness Thomas Shopland, witness Thomas Rice, witness | 1078/IRW/R/305 | link |
| Voaden | John | 1838 | 1838 | Yeoman | William Voaden, son | John Voaden, son & legatee Mary Martin, daughter & legatee Stephen Voaden, son & legatee Grace Seccombe, daughter & legatee Alice Smallacombe, daughter & legatee Thomasin Drew, legatee Richard Voaden, son, deceased William Voaden, grandson (son of Richard) & legatee Alice Voaden, granddaughter (daughter of Richard) & legatee Grace Voaden, granddaughter (daughter of Richard) & legatee Roger Reddicliffe, witness Robert Down, witness Maria Rich, witness | 1078/IRW/V/174 | link |
| Box | Henry | 1839 | 1839 | Yeoman | Elizabeth Box, wife Henry Box, son William Box, son | Grace Goodman, daughter & legatee Elizabeth Box, daughter & legatee Jane Box, daughter & legatee Henry Pethick, witness Elizabeth Sandeurs, witness | 1078/IRW/B/1276 | link |
| Rundle | William | 1839 | 1839 | Yeoman | Jenny Rundle, wife | Mary Smale, daughter & legatee John Rundle, son & legatee William Rundle, son & legatee James Rundle, son & legatee Henry Rundle, son & legatee Harriet Rundle, daughter & legatee Grace Rundle, daughter & legatee Robert Rundle, son & legatee William Tickle, witness Issacher Worden, witness | 1078/IRW/R/762 | link |
| Bedford | Frances | 1840 | 1840 | Widow | William Walter Gurney, nephew | Anna Cooper, sister & legatee William Burne, brother & legatee Charles Burne, brother & legatee Trelawny Burne, wife of Charles Bedford Kenyon's five younger children, legatees Joanna Taylor, servant & legatee Elizabeth Drowne, servant & legatee Susan Eliza Burne, niece (daughter of Charles & Trelawny) & legatee Maria Frances Gurney, goddaughter Anna Elizabeth Gurney, legatee James Medland, witness Martha Taylor, witness Grace Taylor, witness | 1078/IRW/B/581 | link |
| Hatch | Margaret | 1839 | 1840 | Widow | Peggy Hatch, daughter Jane Hatch, daughter Joanna Hatch, daughter | John Rice, son in law John Martin, son in law Elizabeth Brock, daughter & legatee Richard Brock, husband of Elizabeth Susanna Creamer, daughter & legatee Richard Creamer, husband of Susanna Mary Martin, daughter & legatee John Martin, husband of Mary Peggy Hatch, daughter & legatee Sally (Sarah) Kennard, daughter & legatee Richard Kennard, husband of Sally Jane Hatch, daughter & legatee Joanna Hatch, daughter & legatee Alice Rice, daughter & legatee John Rice, husband of Alice Sir William Molesworth, Baronet, previous land owner Thomas Pengelly, legatee William Peard, legatee Agnes Hanns, daughter & legatee George Hanns, husband of Agnes George Gould Snr, witness William Gould, witness | 1078/IRW/H/461 | link |
| Hearn | Philip | 1840 | 1840 | Yeoman | Henry Hearn, son | Grace Hearn, wife & legatee James Crocker, builder John Henry Hearn, son & legatee Henry Hearn, Langtree, trustee John Webber, Meeth, trustee Henry Churchward, witness Thomas Roberts, witness | 1078/IRW/H/662 | link |
| Jackeman | Grace | 1838 | 1843 | Widow | John Jackeman, son Richard Jackeman, son Roger Jackeman, son William Jackeman, son | Susanna Stanbury, daughter & legatee William Stanbury, husband of Susanna Grace Jackeman, daughter & legatee Joanna Jackeman, daughter & legatee Mary Jackeman, daughter & legatee John Down Thomas Shopland, witness John Pine, witness | 1078/IRW/J/1 | link |
| Luxmoore | Richard | 1843 | 1844 | Husbandman | Peggy Hatch, spinster, daughter of the late John Hatch of Boasley Joanna Hatch, spinster, daughter of the late John Hatch of Boasley | Peggy Hatch, legatee Joanna Hatch, legatee William Tickle, witness Thomas Tickle, witness | 1078/IRW/L/844 | link |
| Kennard | Richard | 1839 | 1845 | Yeoman | Richard Kennard, son | Nicholas Kennard, son & legatee William Kennard, son & legatee John Kennard, son & legatee Betty Beal, daughter & legatee Grace Watkins, daughter & legatee Elizabeth Kennard, wife & legatee Roger Rice, witness James Tayler, witness Stephen Voaden, witness | 1078/IRW/K/71 | link |
| Smallacombe | George | 1847 | 1847 | Tailor | Allice Smallacombe, wife | Leonard Smallacombe, father & legatee John Smallacombe, brother & legatee Leonard Smallacombe, brother & legatee Roger Smallacombe, brother & legatee Philip Smallacombe, brother & legatee William Smallacombe, brother & legatee Hugh Smallacombe, brother & legatee Thomas Shapland, witness William Hortop, witness Nicholas Palmer, witness | 1078/IRW/S/848 | link |
| Tickle | John | 1848 | 1849 | Gentleman | William Tickle, son | Agnes Seccombe, daughter & legatee Roger Seccombe, husband of Agnes William Tickle, grandson & legatee Mary Pengelly, servant & legatee James Phear, witness C. Seymour, witness | 1078/IRW/T/371 | link |
| Baker | William | 1851 | 1852 | Yeoman | William Tickle, friend | Unnamed, wife, legatee John Baker, son & legatee Edwin Baker, son & legatee Mary Baker, daughter & legatee Maria Baker, daughter & legatee Richard Baker, son & legatee William Tickle, trustee Walter Phear, witness John Brock, witness | 1078/IRW/B/174 | link |
| Squire | John | 1852 | 1852 | Farmer | Joseph Squire of Goatacre, Broadwoodwidger William Eastcott of Shop, Broadwoodwidger | Charlotte Squire, niece & legatee Richard Eastcott, witness William Eastcott, witness Joseph Squire, witness | 1078/IRW/S/1280 | link |
| Ham | Philip | 1843 | 1854 | Yeoman | Dorothy Alford, daughter | Edward Rowe, son in law & legatee Dorothy Alford, daughter & legatee Dorothy Alford's children Richard Seccombe, trustee & witness Richard Seccombe Junr, witness Gregory Ham, witness | 1078/IRW/H/98 | link |
| Jackman | Richard | 1853 | 1854 | Yeoman | John Jackman, brother Roger Jackman, brother | William Jackman, brother & legatee Susanna Stanbury, sister & legatee William Stanbury, husband of Susanna Grace Hatch, sister & legatee John Hatch, husband of Grace Joanna Voaden, sister & legatee Stephen Voaden, husband of Joanna Mary Northcott, sister & legatee Robert Northcott, husband of Mary Sally Cory, witness Henry Churchward, witness | 1078/IRW/J/9 | link |
| Sowden | Richard | 1853 | 1854 | Labourer | James Sowden, brother | Joanna Voaden, sister & legatee Grace Tremears, sister & legatee John Smale, witness William Martin, witness | 1078/IRW/S/1150 | link |
| Baker | John | 1855 | 1856 | Yeoman | William Tickle of Bannadon, friend | Mary Baker, sister & legatee Harriet Newton, sister & legatee Maria Baker, sister & legatee Maria Baker, mother & legatee William Hortop, nephew & legatee William Tickle, friend & trustee James Phear, witness Thomas Rice, witness | 1078/IRW/B/134 | link |
| Karslake | John | 1857 | 1857 | Yeoman | John Karslake, son | Mary Karslake Bolt, granddaughter & legatee Mary Newcombe, daughter & legatee Charlotte Karslake, daughter & legatee Anna Karslake, daughter & legatee John Karslake, witness Richard Seccombe, witness William Jobb, witness | 1078/IRW/K/3 | link |
| Palmer | John | 1857 | 1857 | Innkeeper | Betty Palmer, wife | John Palmer, son & legatee Mary Distant, daughter & legatee William Distant, husband of Mary William Palmer, son & legatee Kezia Deacon, daughter & legatee Thomas Deacon, husband of Kezia Nicholas Palmer, son & legatee Thomas Shopland, witness Oliver Harris Higgins, witness | 1078/IRW/P/110 | link |