WILLS OF BUCKLAND NEWTON & PLUSH RESIDENTS
Transcribed and donated to the Dorset OPC Project by Jon Baker
Until 1858, all wills had to be proved (formally approved) by the church or other authorised court. 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) who owned property in more than one parish. Wills of less wealthy individuals may have been proved in a number of other ecclesiastical courts, including the Archdeaconry Court of Dorset or the courts of royal peculiars. From 1858 all wills were indexed centrally and this index is widely available at Record Offices, Probate Registries and the LDS.
The first table below lists the wills proved in the PCC. These wills can be downloaded from the Discovery online service of the National Archives for a small fee: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
Note: Researchers are advised to be aware that where the place name refers simply to "Buckland" there is the possibility that this could refer to Buckland Ripers
WILLS PROVED IN THE PCC
Date | Type | Description | Reference |
29 April 1518 | Will | Dame Edyth Carewe, Widow of Buckland Abbot, Dorset | PROB 11/19 |
10 June 1573 | Will | William Bounde of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/55 |
19 February 1579 | Will | Willyam Bonde or Bond, Gentleman of Buckland, Dorset | PROB 11/61 |
30 October 1590 | Will | John Whit of Buckland, Dorset | PROB 11/76 |
24 April 1591 | Will | Agnes Duninge of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/77 |
26 July 1593 | Will | Anne White, Widow of Buckland, Dorset | PROB 11/82 |
24 April 1594 | Will | Walter Dunning or Dunnyng, Yeoman of Buckland, Dorset | PROB 11/83 |
18 June 1596 | Will | Walter Dunninge, Yeoman of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/87 |
20 November 1606 | Will | William Dunnynge or Dunnyng, Yeoman of Buckland, Dorset | PROB 11/108 |
10 November 1608 | Will | William Jesop or Jesopp, Yeoman of Buckland, Dorset | PROB 11/112 |
27 May 1609 | Sentence | William Jesopp or Jesop of Buckland, Dorset | PROB 11/114 |
31 October 1614 | Will | John Stevenson, Yeoman of Buckland, Dorset | PROB 11/124 |
16 January 1617 | Will | Walter Dinnynge, Yeoman of Buckland, Dorset | PROB 11/129 |
12 October 1624 | Will | Thomas Barnes, Gentleman of Buckland, Dorset | PROB 11/144 |
25 May 1625 | Will | Robert Witt of Buckland, Dorset | PROB 11/145 |
20 May 1631 | Will | Henry Harbin or Harbyn, Gentleman of Buckland, Dorset | PROB 11/159 |
12 December 1634 | Will | Henry Michell of Buckland, Dorset | PROB 11/166 |
08 November 1638 | Will | Henry Furber, Yeoman of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/178 |
23 June 1646 | Will | Edward Cheeke or Cheek, Gentleman of Buckland, Dorset | PROB 11/196 |
28 November 1656 | Will | William Heynes, Yeoman of Buckland, Dorset | PROB 11/259 |
29 April 1657 | Will | James Frampton of Buckland, Dorset | PROB 11/263 |
27 February 1658 | Will | Thomas Hall, Clerk of Buckland, Dorset | PROB 11/273 |
30 June 1655 | Will | Thomas Ridout, Clerk of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/248 |
27 November 1658 | Will | George Frampton, Gentleman of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/279 |
27 January 1663 | Will | George Arnold, Gentleman of Buckland, Dorset | PROB 11/310 |
27 January 1676 | Sentence | John Barnes of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/351 |
12 February 1683 | Will | William Tollervill, Yeoman of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/372 |
06 August 1688 | Will | William Taylor, Gentleman of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/392 |
17 October 1707 | Will | Samuell Dunning, Gentleman of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/496 |
04 November 1714 | Will | Walter Foy, Gentleman of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/543 |
29 October 1754 | Will | Jane Dampney, Widow of Buckland, Dorset | PROB 11/811 |
17 June 1757 | Will | William Pople, Yeoman of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/831 |
07 December 1757 | Will | Robert Frampton, Gentleman of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/834 |
08 August 1766 | Will | Reverend Timothy Collins, Clerk of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/921 |
06 December 1782 | Will | John Meech, Yeoman of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/1098 |
23 February 1787 | Will | George Lowman of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/1150 |
24 January 1791 | Will | Reverend Robert Wilson, Clerk of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/1201 |
06 September 1791 | Will | John Miller, Gentleman of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/1209 |
06 July 1808 | Will | William Biles, Blacksmith of Plush , Dorset | PROB 11/1482 |
14 October 1814 | Will | William Jacobs, Yeoman of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/1561 |
30 May 1820 | Will | George Caines, Yeoman of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/1629 |
19 March 1821 | Will | Grace Tizard, Widow of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/1641 |
16 May 1821 | Will | Thomas Caines, Yeoman of Buckland in Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/1643 |
29 April 1824 | Will | Elizabetha Maria Foy, Spinster of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/1684 |
07 October 1825 | Will | John Caines, Yeoman of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/1704 |
24 November 1826 | Will | Jonathan Gale, Gentleman of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/1718 |
19 March 1830 | Will | Mary Isles, Widow of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/1768 |
08 February 1831 | Will | Leonard Pount of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/1782 |
07 May 1833 | Will | James Symes, Shoemaker of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/1816 |
10 September 1838 | Will | Ann Hall, Widow now Servant of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/1900 |
20 April 1846 | Will | John Miller, Gentleman of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/2034 |
15 February 1848 | Will | Richard Symes, Cordwainer of Plush , Dorset | PROB 11/2070 |
21 September 1850 | Will | Robert Biles, Blacksmith of Plush , Dorset | PROB 11/2119 |
14 January 1851 | Will | Reverend James Venables, Clerk of Buckland Cerne, Dorset | PROB 11/2126 |
26 March 1853 | Will | Frances Payne, Spinster of Plush , Dorset | PROB 11/2169 |
10 May 1853 | Will | Sarah Kingman, Widow of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/2172 |
06 August 1853 | Will | John Squire of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/2177 |
11 November 1857 | Will | John Hearn, Gentleman of Buckland Newton, Dorset | PROB 11/2260 |