{"id":30,"date":"2021-03-07T15:43:41","date_gmt":"2021-03-07T15:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metcalfegenealogy.com\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2025-10-18T18:38:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T18:38:09","slug":"wills","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/metcalfegenealogy.com\/index.php\/wills\/","title":{"rendered":"Wills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mistakes can easily be made when transcribing handwritten documents that are difficult to read, especially where spelling and ancient writing differences may affect translation. As such, there is no guarantee that these transcriptions are mistake-free. You are advised to refer to the original document to verify any transcription in question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*Direct line ancestors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PLEASE NOTE: For consistency all will dates are defined according to their probate date, however some may be alternatively defined according to their actual written date if the probate date is unclear or not specified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap;\"><li style=\"margin: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px 7px; text-align:center; display: inline-block; margin-right: 5px; background: gainsboro; border: 2px solid #c5c5c5;\"><a text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#\">A<\/a><\/li><li style=\"margin: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; height: max-content; padding: 0px 7px; text-align:center; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-content: center; margin-right: 5px; background: gainsboro; border: 2px solid #c5c5c5; color: #a7a7a7;\">B<\/li><li style=\"margin: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px 7px; text-align:center; display: inline-block; margin-right: 5px; background: gainsboro; border: 2px solid #c5c5c5;\"><a text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#\">C<\/a><\/li><li style=\"margin: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; height: max-content; padding: 0px 7px; text-align:center; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-content: center; margin-right: 5px; background: gainsboro; border: 2px solid #c5c5c5; color: #a7a7a7;\">D<\/li><li style=\"margin: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; height: max-content; padding: 0px 7px; text-align:center; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-content: center; margin-right: 5px; background: gainsboro; border: 2px solid #c5c5c5; color: #a7a7a7;\">E<\/li><li style=\"margin: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; height: max-content; padding: 0px 7px; text-align:center; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-content: center; margin-right: 5px; background: gainsboro; border: 2px solid #c5c5c5; color: #a7a7a7;\">F<\/li><li style=\"margin: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; height: max-content; padding: 0px 7px; text-align:center; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-content: center; margin-right: 5px; background: gainsboro; border: 2px solid #c5c5c5; color: #a7a7a7;\">G<\/li><li style=\"margin: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; height: max-content; padding: 0px 7px; text-align:center; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-content: center; margin-right: 5px; background: gainsboro; border: 2px solid #c5c5c5; color: #a7a7a7;\">H<\/li><li style=\"margin: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; height: max-content; padding: 0px 7px; text-align:center; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-content: center; margin-right: 5px; background: gainsboro; border: 2px solid #c5c5c5; color: #a7a7a7;\">I<\/li><li style=\"margin: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; height: max-content; padding: 0px 7px; text-align:center; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-content: center; margin-right: 5px; background: gainsboro; border: 2px solid #c5c5c5; color: #a7a7a7;\">J<\/li><li style=\"margin: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; height: max-content; padding: 0px 7px; text-align:center; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-content: center; margin-right: 5px; background: gainsboro; border: 2px solid #c5c5c5; color: #a7a7a7;\">K<\/li><li style=\"margin: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; height: max-content; padding: 0px 7px; text-align:center; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-content: center; margin-right: 5px; background: gainsboro; border: 2px solid #c5c5c5; color: #a7a7a7;\">L<\/li><li style=\"margin: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; height: max-content; padding: 0px 7px; text-align:center; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-content: center; margin-right: 5px; background: gainsboro; border: 2px solid #c5c5c5; color: #a7a7a7;\">M<\/li><li style=\"margin: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; height: max-content; padding: 0px 7px; text-align:center; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-content: center; margin-right: 5px; background: gainsboro; border: 2px solid #c5c5c5; color: #a7a7a7;\">N<\/li><li style=\"margin: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; height: max-content; padding: 0px 7px; text-align:center; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-content: center; margin-right: 5px; background: gainsboro; border: 2px solid #c5c5c5; color: #a7a7a7;\">O<\/li><li style=\"margin: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; height: max-content; padding: 0px 7px; text-align:center; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-content: center; margin-right: 5px; background: gainsboro; border: 2px solid #c5c5c5; color: #a7a7a7;\">P<\/li><li style=\"margin: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; height: max-content; padding: 0px 7px; text-align:center; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-content: center; margin-right: 5px; background: gainsboro; border: 2px solid #c5c5c5; color: #a7a7a7;\">Q<\/li><li style=\"margin: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px 7px; text-align:center; display: inline-block; margin-right: 5px; background: gainsboro; border: 2px solid #c5c5c5;\"><a text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#\">R<\/a><\/li><li style=\"margin: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; height: max-content; padding: 0px 7px; text-align:center; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-content: center; margin-right: 5px; background: gainsboro; border: 2px solid #c5c5c5; color: #a7a7a7;\">S<\/li><li style=\"margin: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; height: max-content; padding: 0px 7px; text-align:center; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-content: center; margin-right: 5px; background: gainsboro; border: 2px solid #c5c5c5; color: #a7a7a7;\">T<\/li><li style=\"margin: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; height: max-content; padding: 0px 7px; text-align:center; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-content: center; margin-right: 5px; background: gainsboro; border: 2px solid #c5c5c5; color: #a7a7a7;\">U<\/li><li style=\"margin: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; height: max-content; padding: 0px 7px; text-align:center; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-content: center; margin-right: 5px; background: gainsboro; border: 2px solid #c5c5c5; color: #a7a7a7;\">V<\/li><li style=\"margin: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; height: max-content; padding: 0px 7px; text-align:center; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-content: center; margin-right: 5px; background: gainsboro; border: 2px solid #c5c5c5; color: #a7a7a7;\">W<\/li><li style=\"margin: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; height: max-content; padding: 0px 7px; text-align:center; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-content: center; margin-right: 5px; background: gainsboro; border: 2px solid #c5c5c5; color: #a7a7a7;\">X<\/li><li style=\"margin: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; height: max-content; padding: 0px 7px; text-align:center; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-content: center; margin-right: 5px; background: gainsboro; border: 2px solid #c5c5c5; color: #a7a7a7;\">Y<\/li><li style=\"margin: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; height: max-content; padding: 0px 7px; text-align:center; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-content: center; margin-right: 5px; background: gainsboro; border: 2px solid #c5c5c5; color: #a7a7a7;\">Z<\/li><\/ul><div id=\"A\"><h2>A<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/metcalfegenealogy.com\/?post_type=post&p=164\">Arundale, Ann 1804<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/metcalfegenealogy.com\/?post_type=post&p=145\">Arundale, George 1834<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/metcalfegenealogy.com\/?post_type=post&p=166\">Arundale, James 1793<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/metcalfegenealogy.com\/?post_type=post&p=151\">Arundale, John 1818<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/metcalfegenealogy.com\/?post_type=post&p=174\">Arundell, Jane 1702<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/metcalfegenealogy.com\/?post_type=post&p=172\">Arundell, William 1688<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div id=\"C\"><h2>C<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/metcalfegenealogy.com\/?post_type=post&p=105\">Cockbone, John 1831*<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/metcalfegenealogy.com\/?post_type=post&p=103\">Cockbone, Richard 1788*<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/metcalfegenealogy.com\/?post_type=post&p=132\">Cockbone, Thomas 1834<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div id=\"R\"><h2>R<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/metcalfegenealogy.com\/?post_type=post&p=141\">Raw, David 1780<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/metcalfegenealogy.com\/?post_type=post&p=123\">Raw, John 1830<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/metcalfegenealogy.com\/?post_type=post&p=117\">Raw, Robert 1807*<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/metcalfegenealogy.com\/?post_type=post&p=570\">Raw, Robert 1814<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/metcalfegenealogy.com\/?post_type=post&p=577\">Raw, Robert 1854<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/metcalfegenealogy.com\/?post_type=post&p=34\">Raw, Susannah (Fawcett) 1818*<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/metcalfegenealogy.com\/?post_type=post&p=119\">Raw, Thomas 1840<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mistakes can easily be made when transcribing handwritten documents that are difficult to read, especially where spelling and ancient writing differences may affect translation. As such, there is no guarantee that these transcriptions are mistake-free. You are advised to refer to the original document to verify any transcription in question. *Direct line ancestors PLEASE NOTE: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/template-left.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-30","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metcalfegenealogy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metcalfegenealogy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metcalfegenealogy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metcalfegenealogy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metcalfegenealogy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/metcalfegenealogy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":561,"href":"https:\/\/metcalfegenealogy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30\/revisions\/561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metcalfegenealogy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}