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The Will of Rev George Boyce of Winkfield 1824 |
I George Boyce of the parish of Winkfield and County of
Berks Clerk do make this my last will and Testament revoking all other wills
made by me at any time heretofore viz I nominate an appoint my two oldest sons
John Boyce of Winkfield Row in the said parish and late one of the assistants
at the Revd. Mr Faithfulls Warfield and George Boyce of the parish of Egham
in the County of Surry Baker joint executors of this my last Will and Testament
I give and bequeath to the said John Boyce and George Boyce my Executors all
that parcel of meadow or pasture land known by the name of Tangleys situate
near Winkfield Lane in the parish of Winkfield aforesaid and containing
by admeasurement nineteen acres and seventeen poles be the same more or
less and now let to John Woods of the said parish at the annual rent of
thirty four pounds in trust that they my said executors shall out of the
rents and profits of the same pay to Mr Thomas Milton of the parish of
Eton in the County of Berks Baker the annual Interest of five pr. cent of my
debt to him of three hundred pounds per Annum and
that they divide the remainder of the rents and profits into six equal parts
among my six Children viz John George William Thomas James and
Mary to each one equal part and in case my said children or any four of
them shall consent to the sale of the said land and thereby empower my said
Executors to sell the same and divide the product after deducting the necessary
Charges and expenses of the sale and providing for the payment of the said
three hundred pounds to the said Thomas Milton and the interest due thereon
into six equal parts among my said six children to each one equal part
Item I give and bequeath to my said executors that piece of land allotted
to me by the award of the commissioner acting under the power of the act
of parliament for dividing and allotting the common fields and waste lands
in the parish of Winkfield containing by admeasurement eighteen acres two roods
and sixteen poles be the same more or less with full power to sell the same
in trust that they my executors do sell the same to the best advantage and
divide the produce of this Sale after deducting all necessary charges and
expenses attending this Sales thereof into six actual parts among my said
six children to each one equal part Item I give and bequeath to my
daughter Mary in consideration of the dutiful care and attention to me
in my illness the Bed and all the other ffurniture in the Room above
the Kitchen and also the Tea Chest Caddies Tea Spoons and all other things
belonging to the Tea Equipage and also four silver table spoons Item I give
to my son James all my Books and Tools of every description Item I give
to my son John the Malt Mill and all the Casks and brewing utensils
to me belonging Item I desire that the remainder of my household
ffurniture Linen Goods and personal Estate after deducting all my just
debts and ffuneral Expenses be divided by my said executors as equally as
possible among my said children and I hereby ratify and confirm
this to be my last will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and Seal this twentyfifth day of January in the year of our
Lord 1819 George Boyce SS Signed Sealed pronounced and declared as
Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as Witness
W L Rham A M Vicar of Winkfield Berks William Cole Winkfield
Thomas Dolby Winkfield
Proved at London 4th Augt 1824 before the worshipful Jesse Addams
Doctor of Laws and Sint by the oaths of John Boyce and George Boyce the sons
E excors to whom admon was granted having be first sworn duly to adm