SIXTH GENERATION

123. Edward CHAVE was born in 1759 in Uplowman. He was baptised on 8 Jun 1759 in Uplowman Parish Church.(4) He resided between 1790 and 1812 in Hockworthy, Devon; Residence: Hole & The Sheave. He resided in 1813 in Raddington, Som.. He signed a will on 5 Jun 1837 in Uplowman. (43) He died on 4 Aug 1837 in Uplowman. (44) He was buried on 9 Aug 1837 in Uplowman Churchyard. (4) He resided in Uplowman; Residence: Lower Beer. He has reference number ChMMmSA59E1. age 78 according to register


... Edward CHAVE of Lower Beer in this parish...
Gravestone very worn away but as well as Edward there appear to be othe rs buried in same plot (before of after?) including John CHAVE.

information from Ralph Chave: Hole Farm is on the N boundary of Hockwort hy current OS map, ie probably straddles Devon Somerset border.
Edward CHAVE of Raddington, Som.
See 1813 marriage settlement of daughter Ann to William CHAVE.

Gravestone of his daughter Susannah. Daughters Susannah and Elizabeth we re living at lower Beer in the 1861 Census. As Elizabeth is describ ed as the head of the household, presumably the property had passed to h er and her husband Edward CHAVE, who was the son of his brother Samuel.


Extracted from the District Registry attached to
Her Majesty's Court of Probate at Exeter

This is the last Will and Testament of me Edward CHAVE of Uplowman in t he County of Devon Yeoman First I give and bequeath unto my two Granddaugh ters Ann Manning and Caroline Manning the sum of One hundred and fifty pou nds each when they shall attain their respective ages ofTwenty four yea rs to be paid them by my Executrixes hereinafter named And I hereby expre ssly authorize my said Executrixes to pay the said Legacies to my Grand-Da ughters at any time after they shall have attained their respective ag es of twenty one years if my said Executrixes shall think proper and in ca se either of my said GrandDaughters shall die before her Legacy shall beco me vested or paid Then I give the legacy of her so dying unto the surviv or of them to be payable at the same age with the power to my said Executr ixes to pay the same before if they think proper. I give and bequea th an Annuity or yearly sum of Twenty five pounds Sterling unto my Daught er Susanna CHAVE for and during the term of her natural life to be pa id to her quarterly by my Executrixes out of my real estates which I here by charge with the payment thereof and I direct the first payment there of to be made at the end of Three months next after my decease And I gi ve and grant power unto my said Daughter Susanna CHAVE to recover the sa id annuity when in arrear and all Costs and Charges of such Recovery by Di stress on all or any part of my said real Estates and to sell the sa me in like manner as rack rents are recoverable by Law. I give devise a nd bequeath Two third parts of all my messuages lands tenements and heredi taments real freehold leasehold and copyhold Estate whatsoever and wheres oever and of what nature or kind so ever the same may be unto my two Daugh ters Ann the Wife of William CHAVE and Elizabeth the Wife of Edward CHA VE equally between them share and share alike as tenants in common and n ot as joint tenants for and during their respective natural lives and fr om and after the decease of the said Ann CHAVE I give devise and bequea th the part or share hereinbefore devised and bequeathed to her unto the s aid William CHAVE in case he shall survive her for and during the te rm of his natural life And after the decease of the survivor of them the s aid William CHAVE and Ann his Wife I give devise and bequeath the said pa rt or share hereinbefore devised to them for their respective lives as afo resaid unto all and every or such one or more of the Child or Childr en of the said William CHAVE and Ann his Wife and in such parts shares a nd proportions as they the said William CHAVE and Ann his Wife shall duri ng their joint lives or the survivor of them shall during his or her li fe direct limit or appoint give or devise the same And in default of su ch direction limitation or appointment Gift or devise Then I give devise a nd bequeath the same unto all the Children of the said William CHAVE by t he said Ann his Wife equally between them share and share alike as tenan ts in commonand not as joint tenants And from and after the decea se of my said Daughter Elizabeth CHAVE I give and devise the part or sha re hereinbefore devised to her for life as aforesaid unto all and everyt he Child
and Children (if any) of the said Edward CHAVE by the said Elizabeth his n ow Wife equally between them share and share alike as tenants incommon a nd not as joint tenants - And in case the said Elizabeth CHAVE shall happ en to die without Issue Then I give and devise the part or share hereinbef ore devised and bequeathed to her for her life as aforesaid unto and betwe en all and every the Children of the said William CHAVE by the said Ann h is Wife and of Richard Squire my son in law by Mary his late wife equal ly between them share and share alike as tenants in common and not as joi nt tenants And as to the other one third part of all my said messuages Lan ds tenements and hereditaments real freehold leasehold and copyhold Esta te I give and devise the same unto my son in law the said Richard Squire f or and during the term of his natural life if he shall so long contin ue a Widower and from and after his decease or second marriage I give a nd devise the same unto his four children Emma Louise Richard and Anne Sq uire equally between them share and share alike as tenants in common and n ot as joint tenants when and as they shall respectively attain the a ge of twenty one years And I hereby particularly desire and request a ll my Grandchildren who may take any interest in my realestate under th is my Will not to sell or dispose of their respective shares thereof to a ny person or persons whomsoever except to their Brothers or Sisters or nea rest Relations it being my particular wish that my said real estate may re main in my Family for ever - And as to all the rest residue and remaind er of my moneys securities for money goods chattels live and dead farmi ng Stock personal and testamentary estate and effects whatsoever I give a nd bequeath the same as follows But subject nevertheless to the payme nt of my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses and the Legacies giv en by this my Will (that isto say) one third part thereof unto my said Dau ghter Ann CHAVE for her absolute use and benefit - One other third part th ereof unto my said Sons in law the said Richard Squire and Edward CHAVE U pon Trust to permit and suffer the said Richard Squire to receive the inco me and interest thereof until his said Four Children shall attain theirres pective ages of twenty four years and when and as they shall respective ly attain that age Then Upon Trust for the said four children of the sa id Richard Squire equally share and share alike And the other third part t hereof unto the said Richard Squire and Edward CHAVE Upon Trust to perm it and suffer the said Elizabeth the Wife ofthe said Edward CHAVE to recei ve the income and interest thereof during her life and after her decease U pon Trust for all the Children of the said Edward CHAVE by the said Elizab eth his Wife equally to be divided between them share and share alike a nd in case the said Elizabeth CHAVE shall die without issue then I give a nd bequeath the sum of Three hundred pounds part thereofunto the said fo ur Children of the said Richard Squire equally betweenthem share and sha re alike the same to become a vested interest immediately on the decea se of the said Elizabeth CHAVE And I give and bequeath Three hundred poun ds further part thereof unto the Children of the said William CHAVE equal ly between them share and share alike the same to become a vested intere st immediately on the decease of thesaid Elizabeth CHAVE And the residue t hereof I give and bequeath untothe said Elizabeth CHAVE for her absolute u se and benefit And I appoint the said Ann CHAVE and Elizabeth CHAVE joi nt Executrixes of this my Will and Trustees of my Grandchildren the said A nn Manning and Caroline Manning so far as respects the Legacies hereinbef ore bequeathed to them respectively And lastly I hereby revoke all form er Wills by me at any time heretofore made and do declare this to be my la st Will and Testament In Witness whereof I the said Edward CHAVE the Testa tor have to this my last Will and Testament contained in three Sheets of P aper set my hand and seal (to wit) my hand to and at the bottom of the t wo first Sheets and my hand and seal to this third and last sheet the fif th day of June in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thir ty seven

Edward CHAVE
(Seal)

Signed sealed published and declared by the said Edward CHAVE theTestat or as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of uswho in h is presence at his request
and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our namesas Wit nesses

Ann Sweet Mary PalmerJno. Loosemore

Proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Exeter
On the twenty third day of September 1837
By the Oaths of Ann CHAVE Wife of William
CHAVE and Elizabeth CHAVE Wife of Edward
CHAVE Daughters of the deceased the Executrixes

Testator died on the fourth day of August 1837
Effects sworn under £450

He was married to Ann ANSTEY (daughter of ?Thomas ANSTEY) on 30 Mar 1789 in Uplowman Parish Church. (4) Ann ANSTEY was born before 13 Mar 1768. She was buried on 16 Feb 1810 in Washfield, Devon. Marriage Licence affadavit 13.3.1789
information recorded by Ralph Chave Edward CHAVE and Ann ANSTEY had the following children:

child+167 i. Ann CHAVE.
child168 ii. Susanna CHAVE was born on 26 Sep 1792 in Hockworthy, Devon. She was baptised on 28 Dec 1792 in Hockworthy Parish Church. She appeared on the census in 1851 in Uplowman.(45) She appeared on the census in 1861 in Lower Beer, Uplowman. She appeared on the census in 1871 in Uplowman.(46) She was buried in May 1874 in Uplowman Churchyard. She died on 18 May 1874. She has reference number ChNNfAE92S1. some information from research of Ralph Chave

Susanna CHAVE
daughter of the late Edward CHAVE of Lower Beer in this parish
who died 18th May 1874
aged 81 years... rest illegible

see entry for sister Elizabeth.

1851 Census
Higher Coombe: visitor; unm; 57 Annuitant.
1862 Census
Lower Beer
1871 Census info Ralph Chave, not been able to verify.
Stagg Mill Farm; Lodger; unm; Annuitant
child+169 iii. Cecilia CHAVE.
child+170 iv. Elizabeth CHAVE.
child+171 v. Mary CHAVE.
child172 vi. Sarah CHAVE was born about 1800 in Hockworthy, Devon. She was baptised on 9 Jul 1800 in Hockworthy Parish Church.(3) She died in 1825. She was buried on 9 Sep 1825 in Washfield, Devon. She has reference number ChNNfAE00S1. age 25
info from Ralph Chave.

Exact age match and burial location overides previous assumption ofPark es marriage link fom Elizabeth CHAVE's will. If she died in 1825then a lo ng time before will written. Also Sarah is not mentioned inher father's wi ll of 1837 (neither is her sister Cecilia who had alsopre-deceased him).

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