In the name of God Amen –

I Samuel Winzar of Dorchester ⁽¹⁾ in the County of Dorsitt
Iron munger being of sound disposing mind memory and understanding
do make and constitute this my last will and testament –
in manner and forme following –

Item:   I give my brother John's children ⁽²⁾ – two his son John five pounds
to his daughter Elizabeth Pouncey three pounds to his
Daughter Ann two pounds –

Item:   I give my brother Williams children to his Son William
three pounds to his Son Samuel three pounds to his Son Henry
three pounds to his Son David three pounds to his Daughter
Elizabeth Frer five pounds to his Daughter Mary ten pounds –

Item: I give my brother Philip thirty pounds to his Son John
three pounds to his Son Richard three pounds to his Son
William to his Son to his Son Philip three pounds
to his Daughter Grace five pounds –

Item:   I give my brother Thomas:s children – Item his Son
Thomas four pounds to his Son Joseph four pounds to his
Son John four pounds to his Son Philip four pounds –

Item: I give my Sister Christian Wordle ten pounds Item I give her
Daughter Christian Short three pounds to her Son John
three pounds to her Grand Daughter Elizabeth Wordle
three pounds –

Item:   I give my Sister Mary Meech ten pounds –

Item:   I give her Daughter Cathren Gape ten pounds –

Item:   I give my Brother Josephs Daughter Rebecca ten pounds –

Item:   I give my Cusen Samuel Grand Son of my Brother Philip
Five pounds to Elizabeth Braag two pounds to her Sister
Eloner two pounds to her Sister Mary two pounds
to her Sister Grace two pounds to her Brother
William two pounds –

Item:   I give Samuel Hellard ⁽¹⁾ pattern ring maker three pounds –

Item:    I give Rebecca Bartlett three pounds –

Item:   I give Mary Simes and her Sister Elizabeth Simes
one guinea each

Item:   I give my now wifes five Children three pounds Each – //

Item:   I give and devise all that Messeage or Burgage in
Dorchester werein I now live to Ann my wife –
to have and to hold for the life of Samuel Winzar –

Item: my will and pleasure is if my wife die before
the said Samuel  Winzar my will and pleasure is –
that the said Samuel Winzar might injoy the same –

Item: my will and pleasure is to apoynt and ordaine
my brother Joseph Winzar of Stafford and my
Loving Wife Ann joynt and hole Soul Executors of all
my afairs of this my last will and Testament –
          revoking all other wills made in writting
          before by me Samuel Winzar –
          in witness whereof I have hearunto Sett my hand and Seal
the first day of November in the Year of our Lord
one Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty
                                                                    
Samll Winzar
Signd Seald publishd and declard
By the Said Samuel Winzar
The Testater in the Presents of –

Robert Elliot
Edward Creech

Mary Tomson //




Item: my will and pleasure is that my Legises –
are to be paid Six Munts after I am Interd in my Grave

          Now I Chuse my Bearers

Item:   Thomas Winzar
Joseph Winzar
John Winzar three brothers
John Winzar shoe maker
Samuell Winzar
Henry Winzar two brothers
My will and pleasure is
to give them five shillings Each
two Carry Me two My Grave

[Probate:]

7th January 1761 Joseph Winzar of Stafford in the County of Dorset
Blacksmith and Ann the Widow of the Testator Sam’ Winzar decd
Joint Executors appeared personally before me and made Oath
That this is the last Will and Testament of the said Saml Winzar
Deced that they will faithfully perform the same by paying his
Debts and Legacys so far as his Goods Chattles and Credts will
Thereunto extend and the Law charges them that they will make
Or cause to be made a true and perfect Inventory of all the
Goods Chattels and Credits that shall come to their Hands Possession
or Knowledge and exhibit the same into the Registry of the
Archdeacon of Dorset and pass a just and true Account
theron when thereunto lawfully required –
                                      Sworn before me
                                                          John Hubbord Sarr (?)

[Note:- Samuel WINZAR's 2nd marriage was to Mary BEAL [BEEL] evidenced by the Letter of Renunciation for right to administration of the estate of Mary WINZAR late wife of Samuel WINZAR of Dorchester dated 14th March 1761. Samuel WINZAR described as being from "All Saints Parish in Dorchester in the County of Dorset" married "Mary BEEL of Crewkerne" at St Bartholomew's church in Crewkerne on 26th June 1744. They had a son they had baptised on 4th Feb 1745/6 at All Saints church recorded as" Samuel the son of Samuel WINSER & Mary his wife". Unfortunately their son Samuel died and was buried at All Saints on 12th Feb 1745/6.

Mary WINZAR nee BALE (1704-1759) was buried at All Saints church 05 Sep 1759 and a Letter of Administration granted to her siblings James BEAL and Elizabeth BANBURY which I have transcribed below:-

Letter of Renunciation dated 14th November [1760] DA/A/17C1/20 Dorchester C 20 WINZAR Mary late wife of Saml WINZAR
[Dorset Archdeaconry - 1751-1802 - Image 97 of 329 Note damaged down the right hand side [letters in brackets added to complete the text]

Whereas Mary late wife of me Samuel WINZAR of Dorchester in the Co[unty]
of Dorset Blacksmith being one of three children of Thomas BEAL
of Evershot in the same County Cordwainer by Mary his wife formerly
Mary the daughter of Richard SMITH of Dorchester aforesaid And Where[as]
upon the death of the said Thomas BEAL who survived his said wif[e]
and departed this life some time in the year one thousand Seven
hundred and fifty seven leaving then 3 children [to wit] the said
Mary my said wife since as aforesaid dead, James BEAL and Elizab[eth]
then and now the Wife of John BANBURY Gentleman who under [a]
settlement made in the year one thousand Seven hundred of Lands in [St]
Peters in Dorchester aforesaid by the said Richard SMITH beca[me]
equally entitled to the same for the Residue of that Term And Wh[ereas]
I the said Samuel WINZAR have not taken out Administration to my said [---]
to entitle my self to her part thereof and being willing and desirin[g]
the same should be equally divided to and amongst the sa[id James]
BEAL and Elizabeth BANBURY my said brother and sister in [law]

Know all Men by these presents that I the [said] Samuel WINZAR for the Consid[eration]
aforesaid and of five shillings to me in hand by each of them the sa[id]
James BEAL and Elizabeth BANBURY before the execution hereof paid, The Receipt
whereof I do hereby respectively acknowledge and for other Valuable Consi[deration to]
me hereunto moving Have and by these presents Do renounce all Rig[ht]
of Administration to my said late wife Mary, and pray that the same may [be]
granted in due form of Law by the Archdeacon of Dorset or his Surrogate o[r]
some Other Conpetent Judge in that behalf unto the said James BEAL [&]
Elizabeth BAMBURY (sic) r either of them And I do appoint Thomas FITZ[Herbert]
of Blandford Forum in the said County of Dorset Gentleman my Proctor to
procure and exhibit this my said Renunciation and pray that the same may[y be]
admitted and Administration granted by the said Court unto the said James [BEAL]
and Elizabeth BANBURY or either of them as aforesaid and generally to act and d[ ?]
shall be requisite and necessary in the ?? and what he the [said] Thomas
FITZHERBERT my said Proctor shall do or cause to be done herein[?]
ratify and confirm. In WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set [my hand and ]
seal the fourteenth Day of Noveember One Thousa[nd and Seven hundred and ]
sixty

Sealed and delivered in the presence of Mary THOMPSON and Robert STICKLAND

Letter of Administration Dated 14th March 1761 Dorchester DA/A/1761/20 [Dorset Archdeaconry - 1751-1802 - Image 94 & 99 of 329]

Kmow all Mem by these presents that we James BEAL of Misterton in the county of Somerset Cordwainer and Matthew MEECH of Long Bredy in the County of Dorset Yeoman are held and firmly bound unto John Walker Clerk Minister The Principal Clerical of the Rev Edward HAMMOND Clerk Minister Archdeacon of Dorset lawfully constituted in the Sum of One Hundred Pounds of good and Lawfull money of Great Britain to be paid unto the said John WALKER or to his certain Attorney etc etc dated 14th day of March in the first year of George the Third (1761

The Condition of this obligation is such that the above bound James BEAL the brother and Administrator of all and singular the goods chattles and credits of Mary late wife of Damual WINZER of Dorchester deceased etc etc Signed by James BEAL and Matthew MEECH in the presence of Thomas FITZHERBERT )

Note:- The 3 children referred to above were all duly baptised at Evershot :- (1) James BEAL recorded as the son of Thomas and Mary BEELE was bap 28th Oct 1700 (2) Mary BEAL recorded as Mary daughter of Thomas BEALE was bap 18th Jan 1704 and (3) Elizabeth BEAL recorded as the daughter of Thomas & Mary BEAL was bap 23rd May 1709. Their mother Mary was buried at Evershot recorded as Mary the wife of Thomas BEAL in May 1740. Their fathers daeth is given above as being sometime in 1757 for which I could not locate a burial. Richard SMITH a Clothier of Dorchester was buried at St Peters Church in Dorchester on 18th Feb 1707/8 and left a Will which does refer to his son-in-law Thomas BEALE, husband of his daughter Mary SMITH ]

[Note:- Samuel WINZAR's 3rd marriage was to Ann WIMOT at All Saints Church in Dorchester by licence on 29th July 1760. As shown above Samuel WINZAR wrote his Will on 1st Nov 1760. He died the following year being buried at All Saints Church in Dorchester on 06 Jan 1761. His will was proved the following day.