WILLS PROVED IN THE PREROGATIVE COURT OF CANTERBURY
(PCC)
Transcribed and donated to the Dorset OPC Project by Kim Parker
Until 1858 all wills had to be proved (formally approved) by church and other courts. The Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PCC), the most important of these courts, dealt with the relatively wealthy individuals living mainly in the south of England and most of Wales (what was originally the ecclesiastical province of Canterbury). Wills of less wealthy individuals MAY have been proved in a number of other ecclesiastical courts, including the Archdeaconry Court of Exeter (pre-1843); the Archdeaconry Court of Dorset (post-1843); The Consistory Court of the Bishop of Exeter (pre-1843); or the Royal Peculiar of Sarum. From 1858 all wills were indexed centrally and this index is widely available at Record Offices, Probate Registries and the LDS Church.
The lists below provide details of wills of Frome St Quintin residents, but may not be exhaustive.
TABLE I. WILLS PROVED IN THE PCC
The following wills proven in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury can be downloaded from the PRO site National Archives Discovery Catalogue for a small fee.
|
NAME |
DESCRIPTION |
DATE |
REFERENCE |
| BAKER | Will of George Baker of Frome Saint Quintin, Dorset | 15 December 1803 | PROB 11/1401 |
| BAKER | Will of Hannah Baker, Widow of Frome Saint Quintin, Dorset | 08 January 1807 | PROB 11/1454 |
| BARTLETT | Will of James Bartlett, Yeoman of Frome Saint Quintin, Dorset | 13 June 1844 | PROB 11/1999 |
| BYER | Will of Richard Byer, Husbandman of Frome Saint Quintin, Dorset | 21 April 1581 | PROB 11/63 |
| CLARKE | Will of William Clarke of Frome Saint Quintin, Dorset | 12 December 1835 | PROB 11/1854 |
| COLLANT | Will of Thomas Collant, Clerk of Frome Saint Quintin, Dorset | 16 June 1617 | PROB 11/129 |
| COOPER | Will of William Cooper, Thatcher of Frome Saint Quintin, Dorset | 15 February 1844 | PROB 11/1992 |
| GUPPY | Will of Judith Guppy, Spinster of Frome Saint Quintin, Dorset | 23 September 1847 | PROB 11/2062 |
| MARTIN or MARTYN | Will of Walter Martin or Martyn, Yeoman of Frome Saint Quinton, Dorset | 12 October 1658 | PROB 11/283 |
| PETTY | Will of John Petty, Gentleman of Froome Saint Quintin, Dorset | 24 July 1821 | PROB 11/1646 |
| PETTY | Will of Susanna Petty, Widow of Frome Saint Quinton, Dorset | 27 August 1838 | PROB 11/1899 |
| SOMERS | Will of Alexander Somers, Gentleman of Frome Saint Quintin, Dorset | 05 June 1648 | PROB 11/204 |
| SOMERS | Will of James Somers, Yeoman of Frome Saint Quintin, Dorset | 18 February 1804 | PROB 11/1405 |
| WATTS | Will of William Watts, Yeoman of Frome Saint Quinton, Dorset | 01 March 1833 | PROB 11/1813 |
| WYNE | Will of Alexander Wyne of Frome Saint Quintin, Dorset | 09 March 1571 | PROB 11/53 |
TABLE II. WILLS PROVED IN BRISTOL DIOCESIAN COURTS 1568-1792 (now held at Blandford)
(A) Consistory Court of the late Diocese of Bristol 1681 – 1792
BEER, James, Frome St. Quintin 1745
BISHOP, Matthew, Frome St. Quintin 1726
HARRIS, William, Frome St. Quentin 1684
(B) Archdeaconry Court of the late Diocese of Bristol 1568 – 1792 (Wills)
BAKER, John, Frome St. Quentin 35 1767
BANGER, Mary, Frome St. Quentin 21 1773
COLLANT, Agnes, Froom St. Quintin 12 1706
FRAMPTON, Mary, Frome St. Quentin 39 1748
HARRIS, John, Frome St. Quinton 34 1739
HOPKINS, John, Frome St. Quintin 18 1713
HOPKINS, John, Froom St. Quintin 29 1734
RYALL, William, Froom St. Quintin 9 1688
(C) Archdeaconry Court of the late Diocese of Bristol 1660 – 1792
COLLANT, Charles, Froom St. Quintin 28 1675
DAW, Walter, Frome St. Quintin 26 1676
DUCK, John, Frome St. Quintin 27 1675
PILLARD, Robert, Frome St. Quintin 15 1666
SHERREN, Robert, Frome St. Quintin 14 1762
SOMERS, James, Froome St. Quintin 17 1737