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Will of Mary Joyce of Godalming 1793 |
This is the Last Will and Testament Of me Mary Joyce of Godliming in the County of Surry Spinster as follows ffirst and principally I meekly resign My Soul to its Creator in all humble hope (thro’ the merits of Jesus Christ of its future happiness as in the disposal of a Being infinitely good and my Body I direct to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor hereinafter named and as to such temporal Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me I give and dispose thereof as follows I give and bequeath to my Brother James Joyce my Gold Watch and Chain and all things thereto belonging to And for his own use Also I give and bequeath to my sister Jenny Lee my Chest of Drawers to and for her own use x also I give and bequeath to my four Sister Jenny Lee Letitia Douglass Sarah Maberley and Ann Arnold all my wearing apparel Linen and China Ware equally to be divided between them share and share alike Also I give and bequeath to my seven Nieces Jane Winkworth Elizabeth Lee, (line here was someone erased?) Elizabeth Simmons, Sarah Maberley Elizabeth Joyce Harriot Joyce and Ann Arnold all my rings and Trinkets a five Guinea Piece and all my Dollars and Crown Pieces equally between them share and share alike also I give and bequeath to my Niece Elizabeth Lee my Bureau to my Cousin Elizabeth Chitty and to my ffriend Ann Woods (whom I now live with) each of them a Mourning Ring Also I give devise and bequeath to my brother James Joyce One full and equal fifth part of all the rest and and residue of my personal Estate whatsoever and wheresoever not before disposed of and whereas suc full and equal fifth part of all my real Estate whatsoever and wheresoever to hold the same to the said James Joyce his heirs Executors and administrators upon the trusts Intents and purposes and under and subject to the provisoes and conditions herein after expressed concerning the same (that is to say) upon trust that he and they do and shall immediately upon my death by and out of the same in the first place pay and discharge one equal fifth part of my just debts and ffuneral expences and the expences of proving this my will and after payment and satisfaction of the same shall and do play and apply the Interest and dividends of the residue of such fifth part of x of my real Estate (before given in trust as aforesaid) to my sister Letitia Douglass for and during the term of her natural life and to and for her own separate use and disposal and not to be subject to the Debts Controul or Management presentor or any future husband and for that purpose her receipt alone with out her husband joining therein shall be to my trustees a sufficient discharge for the same) and upon this further trust from and immediately after the decease of the said Letitia Douglass to pay and apply the principal part of the said residue of the fifth part of my personal Estate or so much thereof (if any) as may then remain and to convey and assure the said fifth part of my real estate or so much thereof as may then remain undisposed of unto and to the use of my Nephews James Douglass and William Douglass children of the said Letitia Douglass) their heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns to take as tenants in common and not as joint tenants provided always and I do hereby declare my Will and Intention to be that if my said Brother James Joyce his Heirs Executors or Administrators shall see it necessary that then he and they shall and do
as he or they in his or their discretion see best) pay all or any part of the x personal estate (before given in trust as aforesaid) unto the said Letitia Douglass to and for
her own separate use as aforesaid * as he or they in his or their discretion shall see best and in order to facilitate the sale of such fifth part of my real Estate (if thought right to be sold) I do hereby declare my Will and Intention to be that the receipt or receipts of my trustee for the Purchase Money shall be a sufficient discharge to the Purchaser or Purchasers of all or any part of the trust Premisses and that after such receipt or receipts given such Purchaser or Purchasers shall not be compelled or Compelled or Compellable to see the said application of the Purchase Money nor be answerable ana??table for them is application or nonapplication thereof and further I do hereby Declare my Will and Intention to be that the Legacys or Benefits of this my will intended
for the said James Douglass and William Douglass (if any should arise or arrive shall be considered as and be vested in them respectively immediately on my death and be at their respective disposals tho’ not to take effect in possession till the time herein before for that purpose mentioned all the rest and residue of my real and personal Estates whatsoever and wheresoever not before disposed of (after payment of the remainder of my just debts and ffuneral expences and the expence of proving this my will, I give devise and bequeath the same unto and to the use of my said Brother and Sisters the said James Joyce, Jenny Lee, Sarah Maberley and Ann Arnold their heirs Executors and Administrators and Assigns for ever to take as tenants in common and not as joint tenants and Lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint the said James Joyce sole Executor of this my will and hereby revoke all former wills by me made. In Witness whereof I the said Mary Joyce the testatrix have of this my last Will and Testament contained on two sheets of paper to the first sheet set my hand and to this last sheet my hand and seal the third day of ffebruary in the year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Ninety two - Mary Joyce LS Signed Sealed Published and declared by the Testatrix Mary Joyce as and for her Last Will and Testament in the Presence if us who in her presence and at her request and in the presence of each other have subscribed our Names as Witness Ann Woods Elmer Freemantle Thos Woods
This Will was proved at London the Eighth day of July in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Three before the worshipful James Henry Arnold Doctor of Laws and Surrogate of the Right Honourable Sir William Wynne Knight Doctor or Laws Master Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury lawful Constituted and by the oath of James Joyce the Brother of the deceased and Sole Executor named in the said Will to whom administration was granted of all and singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the said Deceased having been first duly sworn to administer
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X also I give and bequeath unto my sister Letitia Douglass my Cloaks? for ess? and also my Bed with the ffurniture thereto belonging to and for her own use
x principal of the said
fifth part of my said
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and further
if he or
they shall see it necessary
to sell or dispose of convey
and assure unto and to
the use of any person
or persons whomsoever
and his her or their heirs
and assigns for ever
at a fair price the whole
or any part of the said
ffifth part of my said real
Estate before given in
past as aforesaid and to
pay and apply of the monies
to arise thereby after deducting
the expence of the sale to
my said sister Letitia Douglass
to and for her own separate
use as aforesaid
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