- This is the last Will and Testament of me William Reed of the town and parish of Thornbury in the County of Gloucester cordwainer and shopkeeper as follows -
I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Ann one clear annuity or yearly sum of ten pounds of lawful money of Great Britain to be paid to her during the term of her natural life by my son Daniel in equal half-yearly payments, the first payment thereof to begin and to be made within six months next after my decease out of the rents and profits of my messuage, lands, hereditaments and premises situate and being in the parish of Rockhampton in the said County, which I purchased of and from Nathaniel Watts, and subject thereto as also to the payment of the sum of Two Hundred Pounds hereinafter mentioned.
I give and devise the same premises and every part thereof with the appurtenances to my said son Daniel and to his Heirs for ever.
And as to the said sum of Two Hundred Pounds, I give and bequeath the same to my son William and daughter Ann in equal moieties to be paid to them respectively by my said son Daniel within twelve months next after the decease of my said Wife out of the lands and premises so devised to him as aforesaid and I do hereby charge and make chargeable the same premises with the payment thereof accordingly. Nevertheless it is my will that if my said Wife shall after my decease by any means whatsoever prevent my said son Daniel from inheriting after her decease the messuage wherein I now dwell with the Garden, Orchard and premises thereto belonging, that then the aforesaid legacies or sums of One Hundred Pounds each to my said Son William and Daughter Ann shall be void and the said messuage lands and premises shall be discharged therefrom.
I give and devise to my said son William all and singular those my several closes of land, hereditaments and premises situate and being in the said Parish of Rockhampton which I purchased of and from Robert Daniel, Gent to hold to my said son William and his heirs for ever.
I give and devise all that messuage or tenement with the garden and appurtenances thereto belonging situate in the High Street of the said Town of Thornbury which I purchased of and from George Motley deceased to my said wife and to her assigns for and during the term of her natural life and from and immediately after her decease I give and devise the same to my said son William and to his heirs for ever.
I give and devise to my said daughter Ann all that my one undivided third part or share of and in all those several Closes pieces and parcels of land situate and being in the Parish of Rockhampton aforesaid which I purchased of and from Messrs[?] Kingsmil Grove and William Cowley, to hold to my said Daughter Ann and her heirs for ever.
And whereas I am seized of a copyhold messuage or tenement with the gardens and appurtenances thereunto belonging situate within the Manor of Thornbury aforesaid which I purchased of and from Mathew Denham and which I am desirous to devise after the decease of my said Wife to my said Daughter Ann and to her heirs, but the same has not been surrendered to the uses of my last will to enable me so to do, Now I do hereby will and declare that in case my said Son Daniel on his becoming entitled to the said copyhold premises after the decease of my said Wife shall refuse to surrender the same to his said sister and to her heirs according to the Custom of the said Manor, on her demand thereof and tender made to him of all Fines, Herriotts, costs charges and expenses incident thereto, that then and in such case I give and bequeath the further sum of one hundred and twenty pounds of lawful money to my said Daughter Ann to be paid to her by my said son Daniel within twelve months next after the decease of my said Wife out of the aforesaid messuage, lands and premises at Rockhampton so devised to him And I do hereby charge and make chargeable the said last mentioned premises with the one payment thereof on such his refusal at the time aforesaid.
All my stock of Cattle, Hay, Implements of husbandry and personal effects on my said Lands and Premises at Rockhampton I give and bequeath to my said son Daniel subject to and also charged and chargeable with the payment thereout of the sum of Fifty Pounds of lawful money within six months after my decease to my Executrix hereinafter named the better to discharge the Principal and Interest due from me on Bond.
All and singular my stock of wrought and unwrought leatherworking tools and book debts due to me on account of my Trade as a Cordwainer I give and bequeath to my said son William subject to and also charged and chargeable with the payment of all money due from me on Account of that Business, As likewise the sum of One Hundred and Fifty pounds of lawful money to be paid to my said Executrix within six months next after my decease towards the further discharge of the said Bond.
All and singular my stock in Trade as a Shopkeeper and all my Book Debts in that business (Subject to the payment of all debts due from me on that account) I give and bequeath to my said Wife and Daughter Ann in equal shares and proportions.
All my household goods of every kind and all other my Personal Estate whatsoever and wheresoever I give and bequeath to my said dear Wife whom I constitute and appoint to be sole Executrix of this my Will and hereby revoking all former wills by me made I declare this only to be my last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Fifteenth Day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven.
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said William Reed as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us, who in his presence have hereunder subscribed our names as witnesses thereunto:
Benjamin Leach
Joseph Dursley
Hugh Parnell
13th October 1802 The above named Ann Reed the widow and sole Executrix was duly sworn before me, William Fryer, surrogate.
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