Viewing Event Record: The legal estate of Shakespeare's Blackfriars property is transferred to new trustees

Abstract

The legal estate of Shakespeare's Blackfriars property is transferred from John Jackson, John Heminges, and William Johnson – the existing trustees – to the new trustees, John Greene and Matthew Morris. The purpose of the transfer is to secure Susanna Hall's interest in the property, according to the terms of Shakespeare's will. The indenture outlines the order of inheritance: Susanna Hall (Shakespeare's eldest daughter), her male heirs, her daughter Elizabeth Hall and her male heirs, Judith Quiney (Shakespeare's middle child), Quiney's male heirs, and, finally, 'the right heires of the said William Shakespeare for ever.'

Date Event Recorded

Date
From: 10 February 1618 (Source of claim: original)

Date Event Happened

Date
From: 10 February 1618 (Source of claim: original)

Venues

Name
Blackfriars (II)

People

Name Event Role(s) Document Role(s)
Jackson, John trustee
Heminges, John trustee

Event Type

  • deed
  • playhouse context