1786 Will of William SUMPTION, of Bitton, Millwright
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Proved: 1786 Apr 21 Written: 1779 May
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Transcribed by Lindsay Olds
I William SUMPTION of the Parish of Bitton in the County of Gloucester Millwright being of a sound and disposing Mind Memory and Understanding (praise be God for the same) Do make publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament in manner following (that is to say)
First I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Ann SUMPTION the Sum of two hundred Pounds of lawful Money of Great Britain to be paid her within one Year next after my Decease I also give unto the said Ann SUMPTION the choice of one of my Milpuff Beds and Bedstead thereto belonging my Silver Pint and Half Pint Cups my Clock and large Table
I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Sarah HOLLISTER my other Milpuff Bed and Bedstead and Green Curtains thereto belonging my Silver Tankard and the Glass and Grates in the Kitchen
I give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth THOMPSON any Bedstead with Blue Furniture one Feather Bed and my best Pair of Sheets and my Bureau
I give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Mary OLDS my Silver Watch one Quilt and my large Common Drawers
I Give and Bequeath all the residue and remainder of my Plate Household Furniture and Implements of Household not hereinbefore disposed of unto my four Daughters Ann SUMPTION, Mary OLDS, Sarah HOLLISTER and Elizabeth THOMPSON equally to be divided between or among them Share and Share alike
I Give and Bequeath unto my Son in Law John OLDS all my Wearing Apparel whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature or kindsoever and my Watch and Silver Buckles I Give and Bequeath unto the said John OLD and Mary his Wife the Sum of Twenty Pounds each I Give and Bequeath unto my Grand Daughter Hannah OLD Daughter of the said John OLD the Sum of Ten Pounds I Give and Bequeath unto my Grand Children William, Joseph, James, Sarah, Jonathan, Jonas and John OLD the children of the said John OLD the sum of Three Pounds a Piece
I also Give and Bequeath unto my Grand Children Hannah, Coster, Patience, Rachel, Betty, Sumption and Sarah THOMPSON the Children of my Daughter Elizabeth THOMPSON the Sum of Three Pounds a Piece
I Give and Bequeath unto my Kinsman William WALKER the Sum of One Guinea All which said last mentioned Legacies I will and direct shall be paid to the respective Legatees within two years next after my Death
I Give and Devise unto my Said Son in Law John OLD All those my three Tenements situate in the Parish of Saint George in the Manor of Black Swath now in the several Possessions of Richard SHEPHERD and Samuel JEFFERIES for and during his life And from and after his Decease Then I Give and Bequeath the same Tenements with their Appurtenances unto my Grandson Joseph OLD his Heirs and Assigns for ever I Give and Bequeath unto the said John OLD and William WALKER their Executors Administrators and Assigns the Sum of Three Hundred Pounds of lawful Money of Great Britain Upon the Trusts Ends Intents and Purposes hereinafter mentioned expresses and declared of and concerning the same (that is to say)
Ad to for and concerning the Sum of Two hundred Pounds In Trust to receive and take the Interest Dividends Profits and Proceeds thereof for and during the natural life of the said Sarah HOLLISTER and pay the same into the proper Hands of the said Sarah HOLLISTER for and during her natural Life to and for her own sole and separate use benefit and disposal in the same or as large a manner to all intents and purposes as if she was a feme[?] sole and unmarried distinct and wholly apart from and exclusive always of her present or any future Husband who is to have nothing to do therewith nor is or shall the same or any part thereof be subject or liable to his Debts Intermedling or Controul[sic] And I do hereby declare that her Receipt alone or her Order and a Receipt pursuant thereto (notwithstanding her Coverture) shall be from Time to Time a good and sufficient Release and Discharge to my said Trustees for so much and such Sum or Sums of Money as they shall so Pay to her or her Order respectively And from and after her Death then In Trust to pay and divide the said Principal Sum of Two hundred Pounds unto and amongst such of the Child and Children of the said Sarah HOLLISTER lawfully to be begotten as shall be living at the Time of her Death equally to be divided between them (if more than one) Share and Share alike their respective Executors Administrators and Assigns And in case there shall be but one such Child then In Trust to Pay the same Principal Sum to such only Child his or her Executors Administrators or Assigns And in case there shall be no such Child or Children of the said Sarah HOLLISTER lawfully to be begotten that shall be living at the Time of her Death Then In Trust to pay and divide the same equally to and amongst the Said Mary OLD Ann SUMPTION and Elizabeth THOMPSON Share and Share alike their respective Executors Administrators and assigns
And as to for and concerning the other or remaining Sum of One hundred Pounds In Trust to receive and take the Interest Dividends Profits and Proceeds thereof for and during the natural Life of the said Elizabeth THOMPSON and pay the same into the proper Hands of the said Elizabeth THOMPSON for and during her natural Life to and for her own sole and separate use benefit and disposal in the same or as large a manner to all intents and purposes as if she was a feme[?] sole and unmarried distinct and wholly apart from and exclusive always of her present or any future Husband who is to have nothing to do therewith nor is or shall the same or any part thereof be subject or liable to his Debts Intermedling or Controul[sic] And I do hereby declare that her Receipt alone or her Order and a Receipt pursuant thereto (notwithstanding her Coverture) shall be from Time to Time a good and sufficient Release and Discharge to my said Trustees for so much and such Sum or Sums of Money as they shall so Pay to her or her Order respectively And from and after her Death then In Trust to pay and divide the said Principal Sum of One hundred Pounds unto and amongst such of the Child and Children of the said Elizabeth THOMPSON lawfully begotten or to be begotten as shall be living at the Time of her Death equally to be divided between them (if more than one) Share and Share alike their respective Executors Administrators and Assigns And in case there shall be but one such Child of the said Elizabeth THOMPSON lawfully begotten or to be begotten that shall be living at the Time of her Death Then In Trust to Pay the same wholly to such only Child his or her Executors Administrators or Assigns But in case there shall be no such Child or Children of the said Elizabeth THOMPSON living at the Time of her Death The In Trust to Pay and Divide the same equally to and amongst the said Mary OLD Ann SUMPTION and Elizabeth HOLLISTER (should this be Sarah?) Share and Share alike their respective Executors Administrators and Assigns and to or for no other use End Intent or Purpose whatsoever
I Give Devise and Bequeath unto the said John OLD and William WALKER their Executors Administrators and Assigns All the rest residue and remainder of my Monies Securities for Money Personal Estate Chattells and effects whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature or kindsoever no hereinbefore by me specifically given and disposed of And all my Estate Right and Interest therein or thereto To have and to hold the said residue of my said Personal Estate and Effects above Bequeathed unto the said John OLD and William WALKER their Executors Administrators and Assigns to for and upon the Trusts Ends Intents and Purposes hereinafter mentioned and declared of and concerning the same (that is to say)
Upon Trust that the said John OLD and William WALKER their Executors Administrators or Assigns do and shall with all convenient speed next after my Death Sell and Dispose of all such part or parts of my said residuary Personal Estate as shall not then be in Money to any Person or Persons whatsoever for the most Money and best Prices that can or may in the Judgment of my said Trustees be had or gotten for the same And do and shall with the like convenient speed collect and get in all such Debts and Sums of Money as shall be Due and Owing to me at my Death And by and out ot the Monies in Hand and arising from the Sale of my said Personal Estate do and shall in the first place pay satisfy and discharge all such Debts and Sums of Money that shall be due and owing from me at my Death to any Person or Persons whatsoever my Funeral Expences and the Charges of proving this my Will and the several Legacies hereinbefore by me given and bequeathed
And from and after payment of the several Matters and Things aforesaid Then As to and concerning one equal fourth Part or Share of the Monies arising or to arise from my said residuary Personal Estate (the whole into four equal parts to be divided) Upon such and the same Trusts Ends Intents and Purposes as are hereinbefore mentioned expressed and declared of and concerning the said Sum of Two hundred Pounds part of the said sum of Three hundred Pounds hereinbefore given to them the said John OLD and William WALKER upon the Trusts aforesaid
And as to for and concerning one other equal fourth part or share of the said Monies arising or to arise from my said residuary Personal Estate (the whole into four equal parts to be divided) Upon such and the same Trusts Ends Intents and Purposes as are hereinbefore mentioned expressed and declared of and concerning the said Sum of One hundred Pounds the residue of the said sum of Three hundred Pounds hereinbefore given to them the said John OLD and William WALKER as aforesaid
And as to for and concerning one other equal fourth Part or Share of the said Monies arising or to arise from my said residuary Personal Estate ( the whole into four equal parts to be divided) In Trust for the said Mary OLD her Executors Administrators and Assigns to and for her and their own use and benefit And as to for and concerning the other or remaining equal fourth Part or Share of the said Monies arising or to arise from my said residuary Personal Estate (the whole into four equal parts to be divided) In Trust for my said Daughter Ann SUMPTION her Executors Administrators and Assigns and to and for no other use end intent or purpose whatsoever
And I do hereby enable authorize direct and impower my said Trustees or the Survivor of them and the Executors and Administrators of such Survivor to put and place the Monies hereinbefore given to them upon the Trusts aforesaid at Interest in their or his own Names or Name in or upon Freehold or Leasehold Messuages Lands Tenements or Hereditaments in that part of Great Britain called England by way of Mortgage or in or upon Government Funds Stocks or Securities or in or upon all or any of those Securities as they or he shall see fit
And also from Time to Time during the continuance of the said Trusts when and as they or he shall think fit to change or alter all or any of the Mortgages Funds Stocks or Securities wherein or whereupon all or any part of the said Trust Monies shall be from Time to Time lent or placed by Selling out and Assigning the same and calling in and compelling payment of the same Monies due thereon And with all convenient speed after the Receipt of such Monies arising either from the Sale of such Funds or Stocks or the Mortgages or Securities so changed or altered to place out all such Money again at Interest in manner aforesaid on other Freehold or Leasehold Messuages Lands or Hereditaments in that part of Great Britain called England by way of Mortgage or on other Government Funds Stocks or Securities during the Trusts aforesaid and shall stand possessed of all such Securities and the Monies thereon lent and all Interest and Profits thereof to for and upon the Trusts Ends Intents and Purposes aforesaid Provided
and it is my Will and Mind that the said John OLD and William WALKER their Executors Administrators or Assigns shall not be charged or chargeable with the Receipt of or accountable for any Sum or Sums of Money or any other of my Estate and Effects hereinbefore given to them by this my Will upon the Trusts aforesaid or any other Matter or Thing whatsoever in respect of the Premises other than such only as shall actually come to his or their Hands respectively by virtue of the Trusts aforesaid nor be answerable or liable to make good any casual or involuntary loss of all or any part of the same Trust Monies happening without their wilful default or neglect nor for the defect or insufficiency of any Security or Securities whereon all or any part of my said Trust Monies shall from Time to Time be placed happening without their or his own wilful Default nor the one of them for the other of them but each of them for his own Acts Deeds Receipts and wilful Defaults only
And that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said John OLD and William WALKER their Executors Administrators and Assigns by and out of my said Trust Monies to deduct detain retain and reimburse themselves and himself all such Costs Charges Damages Losses and Expences whatsoever which they or either of them shall or my bear pay suffer sustain expend or be put unto for or by reason of the Trusts in them reposed or the management or execution thereof or any Thing any way incident or relating thereto And shall from Time to Time by and out of my said Trust Monies be well and sufficiently saved kept harmless and indemnified of from and against the same
And I do hereby appoint the said John OLD and William WALKER Executors in Trust of this my last Will Hereby revoking and making void all former and other Wills by me at any Time heretofore made In Witness whereof I the said William SUMPTION have to the first four Sheets of this my Will (the whole being contained in five sheets of Paper) set my Hand and to this fifth and last Sheet thereof my Hand and Seal the Nineteenth Day of May in the Year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and seventy nine.
Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the said Testator William SUMPTION as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have subscribed our Names as Witnesses hereto:
A PERCIVAL; N/W PERCIVAL; Wm. HONE Clerk to Mr PERCIVAL
21st April 1786
The above named John OLD and William WALKER the Executors were duly sworn before me Thos PARKER
Sworn under £1000
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