Anne Seymour

   Other names for Anne were Waldock and Waldock.

  Noted events in her life were:

• Baptism, 13 Feb 1726, Ashwell, Hertfordshire England.

• source. & Dina Broughton who writes:
In 1804 Ann Walduck witnessed with her mark her own will in which she left to each of her sons (but interestingly not in the order of their birth) various properties in Ashwell. I am amazed that, as her husband Francis had only been a labourer, there was so much property in her possession to will to her children. There are seven separate properties (with their land and appurtenances). Another interesting thing is that sometimes she gives a property to one son that is occupied by another son. This is the transcript of her will.
Will of Ann Walduck of Ashwell
"This is the last Will and Testament of me Ann Walduck of Ashwell in the County of Hertford, Widow. First I give and devise unto my Son James Walduck and to his Heirs and Assigns for ever All that Messuage Cottage or Tenement and Barns thereto belonging with the Appurtenances situate standing and being in Ashwell aforesaid now in the Occupation of my Son William Walduck And also the piece or parcel of Land or Ground lying behind the same now in my own Occupation And also all those my three Roods of Copyhold Land situate lying and being in or near a certain place called Poulters Way in the Parish of Ashwell aforesaid now also in my own Occupation And I give and devise unto my Son Francis Walduck and to his Heirs and Assigns for ever All that my Messuage Cottage or Tenement with the Appurtenances situate standing and being in Ashwell aforesaid now in my own Occupation And also the piece or parcel of Land or Ground lying behind the same And also all that my Messuage Cottage or Tenement with the Appurtenances situate standing and being in Ashwell aforesaid now in the Occupation of the said Francis Walduck And I give and devise unto my Son Thomas Walduck and to his Heirs and Assigns for ever All that my Messuage Cottage or Tenement and Barn thereunto belonging with the Appurtenances situate standing and being in Ashwell aforesaid now in the Occupation of my said Son Thomas And I give and devise unto my son William Walduck and to his Heirs and Assigns for ever All that my Messuage Cottage or Tenement with the Appurtenances situate standing and being in Ashwell aforesaid now in the Occupation of Jeremiah Clark And also one Moiety or half part of and in all that piece or parcel of Land or Ground now in my own Occupation lying behind the said last mentioned Cottage or Tenement and the Premises hereinafter devised to my Son Philip And I give and devise unto my said Son Philip Walduck and to his Heirs and Assigns forever All that my Messuage Cottage or Tenement with the Appurtenances situate standing and being in Ashwell aforesaid now in the Occupation of my son James Walduck And also the other Moiety or half part of and in all the said last mentioned piece or parcel of Land or Ground And I give and devise unto my Son in Law Samuel Gentle and to his Heirs and Assigns for ever All that my Messuage Cottage or Tenement with the Appurtenances situate standing and being in Ashwell aforesaid now in the Occupation of the said Samuel Gentle And I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth Gentle all my wearing Apparel whatsoever And I give and bequeath unto my Son James Walduck my Bed Bedstead and Furniture thereto belonging and one pair of Sheets And as for and concerning the rest and residue of any Money Debts to me owing Goods Chattels and Personal Estate whatsoever (my just Debts and Funereal and Testamentary Expences being thereout first paid and discharged) I give and bequeath the same unto my son Francis Walduck and to my Daughter Elizabeth Gentle equally to be divided between them share and share alike And I do hereby nominate and appoint my Sons James and Francis Walduck Executors of this my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I the said Ann Walduck have to this my last Will and Testament contained in one Sheet of Paper set my Hand and Seal the twenty ninth day of October in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and three". Ann X Walduck her mark Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the said Ann Walduck the Testatrix as and for her last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at her request in her presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our Names as Witnesses thereto, Isaac Hindley Ann Vincent H. O. Roe 29th Dec 1804. James Walduck & Francis Walduck the Executors above named were duly Sworn &c and that the Effects of the deceased are under the value of £100.

• Will, 29th Dec 1804. Will - Ann WaldockWill of Ann Waldock, 1803

This is the last Will and Testament of me Ann Walduck of Ashwell in the County
of Hertford, Widow. First I give and devise unto my Son James Walduck and to his
Heirs and Assigns for ever All that Messuage Cottage or Tenement and Barns
thereto belonging with the Appurtenances situate standing and being in Ashwell
aforesaid now in the Occupation of my Son William Walduck And also the piece or
parcel of Land or Ground lying behind the same now in my own Occupation And also
all those my three Roods of Copyhold Land situate lying and being in or near a
certain place called Poulters Way in the Parish of Ashwell aforesaid now also in
my own Occupation And I give and devise unto my Son Francis Walduck and to his
Heirs and Assigns for ever All that my Messuage Cottage or Tenement with the
Appurtenances situate standing and being in Ashwell aforesaid now in my own
Occupation And also the piece or parcel of Land or Ground lying behind the same
And also all that my Messuage Cottage or Tenement with the Appurtenances situate
standing and being in Ashwell aforesaid now in the Occupation of the said
Francis Walduck And I give and devise unto my Son Thomas Walduck and to his
Heirs and Assigns for ever All that my Messuage Cottage or Tenement and Barn
thereunto belonging with the Appurtenances situate standing and being in Ashwell
aforesaid now in the Occupation of my said Son Thomas And I give and devise unto
my son William Walduck and to his Heirs and Assigns for ever All that my
Messuage Cottage or Tenement with the Appurtenances situate standing and being
in Ashwell aforesaid now in the Occupation of Jeremiah Clark And also one Moiety
or half part of and in all that piece or parcel of Land or Ground now in my own
Occupation lying behind the said last mentioned Cottage or Tenement and the
Premises hereinafter devised to my Son Philip And I give and devise unto my said
Son Philip Walduck and to his Heirs and Assigns forever All that my Messuage
Cottage or Tenement with the Appurtenances situate standing and being in Ashwell
aforesaid now in the Occupation of my son James Walduck And also the other
Moiety or half part of and in all the said last mentioned piece or parcel of
Land or Ground And I give and devise unto my Son in Law Samuel Gentle and to his
Heirs and Assigns for ever All that my Messuage Cottage or Tenement with the
Appurtenances situate standing and being in Ashwell aforesaid now in the
Occupation of the said Samuel Gentle And I give and bequeath unto my Daughter
Elizabeth Gentle all my wearing Apparel whatsoever And I give and bequeath unto
my Son James Walduck my Bed Bedstead and Furniture thereto belonging and one
pair of Sheets And as for and concerning the rest and residue of any Money Debts
to me owing Goods Chattels and Personal Estate whatsoever (my just Debts and
Funereal and Testamentary Expences being thereout first paid and discharged) I
give and bequeath the same unto my son Francis Walduck and to my Daughter
Elizabeth Gentle equally to be divided between them share and share alike And I
do hereby nominate and appoint my Sons James and Francis Walduck Executors of
this my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I the said Ann Walduck have
to this my last Will and Testament contained in one Sheet of Paper set my Hand
and Seal the twenty ninth day of October in the Year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and three.

Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the said Ann Walduck the Testatrix as
and for her last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at her request in
her presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our
Names as Witnesses thereto,
Isaac Hindley
Ann Vincent
H. O. Roe



29th Dec 1804.
James Walduck & Francis Walduck the Executors abovenamed were duly Sworn &c and
that the Effects of the deceased are under the value of £100.

Anne married Francis Waldock, son of Thomas Waldock (Walduck) and Elizabeth Mason, on 12 Oct 1747 in Ashwell, Hertfordshire England. (Francis Waldock was born about 1726 in Ashwell, Hertfordshire England, christened on 28 Aug 1726 in Ashwell, Hertfordshire England, died in 1783 in Ashwell, Hertfordshire England and was buried on 3 Nov 1783 in St Marys Church Cemetery, Ashwell, Hertfordshire England.)