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of his mother and 400 more out of my estate afterwards) and accepting a joint executorship. If he refuses, then the said house, &c., to my son-in-law Joseph Brackstone for him to sell for the payment of my debts and legacies.

" To my daughter Sarah, wife of Joseph Brackstone, my close of arable or pasture ground called South Bernards Field with the moor there- unto belonging, fcc., in the parish of All Saints, Southampton, now in the occupation of Widow Langford, which I purchased of Mr. John Heather, for her life, then to my granddaughter Sarah Brackstone.

" To my granddaughter Mary Brackstone the orcha rd or garden called King's Orchard with the house therein standing, &c., in the parish of St. Mary, Southampton, in the occupation of Robert Lambert", which I hold by lease of Queen's College, Oxford. Her mother shall enjoy the profits during the remainder of the present lease and shall pay the fine for renewing the same, but in the name of the said Mary Brackstone her daughter.

" To my daughter Sarah Bracltstone 50 to buy the life of her daughter Martha into my copyhold in Porch wood, in which her own life is already purchased.

" My two tenements in North Street, Gosport, Hants (one in the occupation of John Isger and the other in the occupation of Godsell Sherren, which was formerly mortgaged unto me by John Isger, Senior, deceased, and since pur- chased of the assigns of a statute of bankruptcy taken out against him), to my executors to be sold for the payment of my debts and legacies.

" The lease of the tenement in South Street, Gosport, in the occupation of Mrs. King, formerly mortgaged to me by John Brissett, deceased, and taken up by me owing to non-payment of principal and interest divers years past, to my son-in-law Joseph Brackstone.

" To my eldest son Isaac Watts 300 to be paid to him within two years after my death.

" I have paid my son Richard Watts a con- siderable sum of money as a marriage portion, and I now give to him and Mary his wife one guinea each for rings.

" To my granddaughter Mary Watts, daughter of the said Richard Watts, 10 to buy a piece of plate.

" To my grandchildren, Joseph Brackstone, James Brackstone, Mary Brackstone, Sarah Brackstone, and Martha Brackstone, the children of my daughter Sarah Brackstone, 200 each to be paid to their father for their use, he giving a bond to my son Enoch Watts to pay the same to each of them at 21 years of age as mine and their grandmother's legacies.

" If my granddaughter Sarah Brackstone dies before her mother, then South Bernards Field to Martha Brackstone my granddaughter.

" 100 to my son-in-law Joseph Brackstone for the repairing and new building the forepart of his now dwelling-house in Southampton.

" Horse, chaise, harness, &c., to my daughter Sarah Brackstone.

" To my son Enoch Watts the bed in his chamber and three silver spoons.

" To my grandson Joseph Brackstone my watch.

" To my grandson James Brackstone one piece of gold coin value five guineas.

" To my three granddaughters Mary Brackstone,. Sarah Brackstone, and Martha Brackstone my three best beds, all my plate, rings, china, &c.

" To my grandson Thomas Watts 100 afc 23 years of age.

" To my granddaughter Man,-, wife of John Chaldecott, 50 to be paid her at the time when, her brother Thomas's legacy is due.

" I have lately conveyed to Joseph Brackstone a messuage.

" To the Revd. Mr. Henry Francis, minister,. 5.

" To the poor of the Society to which I belong 40s.

" To the poor of St. Michael's parish, Southamp- ton, 40s.

" My own manuscript of poems which I will to my .s'o?t /.sooc Watt*, and if he think good to correct them and print them or any of them, which I have been desired to doe by xti'trodl Friend* who have
 * een *ome of them.

" The residue of my personal estate between my son Enoch Watts and my daughter Sarah Brackstone."

The above will was proved by the ex- ecutors on March 22, 1736, in the Preroga- tive Court of Canterbury, and is to be found in Register Wake, folio 71.

Isaac's wife, who is said to have had Huguenot blood in her veins, was still living on Feb. 16, 1693, but predeceased her husband. She was the daughter of

Taunton, alderman of Southampton

(who died June 11, 1697), by, his wife

(who died March 30, 1700). I have not succeeded in finding wills or administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury for Alderman Taunton and his widow.

There was a -Richard Taunton, merchant and alderman of Southampton, whose will is dated Feb. 15, 1752. He was buried at St. John's Church, Southampton, on April 7 of that year, and there is a memorial there to his memory. Possiblj' he was Isaac Watts's brother-in-law.

Isaac Watts's children were :

1. Isaac, born July 17, 1674, baptized about September of that year. Of him hereafter.

2. Richard, born Feb. 10, 1675/6, bap- tized about May of that year. Of him hereafter.

3. Enoch, born March 11, 1678/9, bap- tized about November of that year. Of him hereafter.

4. Thomas, born Jan. 20, 1679/80, bap- tized about March of that year. Of him hereafter.

5. Sarah, born Oct. 31, 1681, baptized about December of that year. Of her hereafter.

6. Mary, born Feb. 13, 1683/4, baptized in March of that year. Obviously died an