William Humphrey Risbridger

1809 — 1842±
A brief biography

William's Will


William Humphrey Risbridger
The last Will and Testament of me William H Risbridger the younger of Charlwood in the county of Surrey [ ]ing the disposal of my temporal estate […] it has pleased God to help me as follows first I hereby appoint and nominate my friend Emery [——] of Charlwood Executor and my beloved wife Betsy Executrix jointly and in common to this my will.
I give and bequeath to my said friend Emery [Wright] and to my wife Betsy the full sum two hundred pounds in trust for my [three children] until they respectively attain the age of twenty-four years as follows one hundred pounds to my son William on attaining the age of twenty four years to my daughter Betsy Ann and my son John fifty pounds each on their attaining the age of twenty four years and should any or all of my said children die without issue or before they attin the age of twenty fours years then and in that case their legacy to go to the survivor of them share and share alike and my will is that my wife Betsy shall [forever] and be entitled to the interest arising from the said sum of two hundred pounds to assist her in supporting my said children till they arrive at their several ages of twenty four years and I give and bequeath the remainder and residue of my property of whatever description to my wife Bestsy for her sole use and purpose and do hereby declare this to be my last Will and Testament as witness my hand and seal this thirty first day of August one thousand eight hundred and forty-two — Wiiliam H Risbridger - - in the presence of — Joseph Flint — Mary Risbridger
In the Surrogate Court of Canterbury
In the [Gords] of William Humphrey Risbridger [deceased?]

APPEARED PERSONALLY Joseph Flint of Charlwood in the County of Surrey […] and made [oath that he is one of the […] witnesses to the last Will and Testament of William Humphrey Risbridger formerly of Pitsford in the State of New York in the United States of America but late of Charlwood in the County of Surrey aforesaid deceased bearing […] date the thirty first day of August in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty two now hereunto annexed and [he] further made oath that on the thirty first day of August aforesaid the said Testator only executed this said will on signing his name at the foot or end thereof in the presence of [this deponent] at the same time and this deponent and the said Mary Risbridger thereupon attested and subscribed the said Will in the presence of the said Testator — […] Flint — On the 25th day of May in the year 1846 the said […] Flint was duly sworn to the […] of this affidavit. Before me —- Robert J. Phillimore […] —- […] Tho B Hicke […]

PROVED at London 4th June 1846 before the Worshipful Robert Joseph Phillimore Doctor of Laws and Surrogate by the oath of Emery Wright one of the Executors to whom […] was granted having first sworn an [oath] to administer power reserved of making the [life ?] to Betsy Jordan (wife of William Jordan formerly Risbridger Widow) the Court the other Executor when she shall apply for the same.


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William was born on 7/7/1822, in Betchworth. In the census of 1841 he is shown as 15 years of age living at Gadbrook Farm, Betchworth. In the census of 1890 he...

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