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William Guylott
This is the last Will and Testament of me William Guylott of Needingworth in the County of Huntingdon Farmer. I do hereby order will and direct that my respected friends Robert Genn and Billett Genn both of Ely, in the Isle of Ely and County of Cambridge Gentlemen and Samuel Thorp of Needingworth aforesaid Farmer or the Survivors or survivor of them or the Executors or Administrators of such survivor shall and do as soon as conveniently may be after my decease either by public auction or private contract as to them shall seem best make sale and dispose of All those my Eight Acres and one rood (being part of twelve acres and three roods)of Copyhold Land or Ground lying and being in Needingworth aforesaid now in my own occupation. And also All those Four acres and one rood (more or less) of Copyhold Land or Ground called Hench ditch Close in Needingworth aforesaid now also in my own occupation And also All those Twelve acres (more or less) of Arable Field Land lying and being in Needingworth aforesaid in a certain place there called Hench ditch furlong now also in my own occupation. And also All that Mefsuages or Tenement now divided into two Tenements now in the occupation of the widow Toaks and George Abbott and the Barn in my occupation with their and every of their rights members and appurtenances. And Also all other my Copyhold Mefsuages Lanes and Hereditiments whatsoever and wheresoever (if any) either together or in parcels to such person or persons who shall be willing to become the purchaser or purchasers thereof for the most money and the best price or prices that can be reasonably had or obtained for the same and to receive the consideration money's from the purchasers thereof. And my mind and will is and I do hereby declare that when any person or persons shall become a purchaser or purchasers of either or any of my said Estates the receipt and receipts of my said Trustees Robert Genn Billett Genn and Samuel Thorp or the survivors or survivors of them or their Executors or Administrators of such Survivor shall be a good and sufficient discharge and discharges to such purchaser or purchasers or the purchase money which shall therein be acknowledged or expressed to be received And after such receipt or receipts shall be so given such purchaser or purchasers shall not be liable to see to the applications of the said purchase money nor be answerable or accountable for the misapplication or non application thereof but shall and may hold and enjoy the said hereditiments and premises by them respectively purchased from and after the sale and conveyance to them respectively freed and absolutely discharged of and from all claims and demands whatsoever under and by nature of this my will or any clause matter or thing herein contained . And as to the Money arising from the sale of my said Estates I give and bequeath the same And every part thereof unto the said Robert Genn Billett Genn and Samuel Thorp their Executors and Administrators Upon such and the same trusts and for such and the same contents And purposes as are hereafter mentioned with respect to the arising from the sale of the residue of my personal estate. Them I give and bequeath All and singular my Household Furniture, Plate, Linen and China unto my loving wife Ann Guylott her Executors and Administrators absolutely in her own Goods_______William Guylott Witness_______Geo G Day____Wm N Swallow_______Wm Constable_______and Chattels Them All and singular my Horses and other livestock implements or husbandry Corn Farming and dairy utensils Crops growing and all other my personal estate and effects of what nature or kind soever (not sure or before? disposed of). I Give and Bequeath the same and every part thereof unto the said Robert Genn Billett Genn and Samuel Thorp their Executors and Administrators Upon trust that they my said Trustees or the survivor or survivors of them or the Executors or Administrators of such survivor shall and do as soon as conveniently may be after my decease sell and convert into ready money all such part or parts thereof as shall and consist of money or securities for money and shall and do call security and yet in all such part and parts thereof or consist of money and securities for Money. And my mind and will is and I do hereby declare that the said Robert Genn Billett Genn and Samuel Thorp and the survivor or survivors of them or their Executors or Administrators of such survivor shall stand Possessed of and interested in the monies arising from the sale of my aforesaid personal Estate and for then sale of my aforesaid real estates and to be received as aforesaid Upon the trusts following (that is to say) Upon trust in the first place to payoff and discharge all expenses incident to and attending such Sale and Sales as aforesaid and of getting in the said cash mentioned Monies then to pay off and discharge all my mortgages charged on either of my said estates my just debts funeral expenses and the expenses of proving trust and confidence that they the said Robert Genn Billett Genn and Samuel Thorp and the survivor or survivors of them or their Executors or Administrators of such survivor shall and do place out and invest the whole of the remainder of the aforesaid money’s arising from the Sale of my real and personal Estate as aforesaid on goods real securities in England at interest and do and vary after or transpose such securities and those that may be substituted in lieu thereof for others of the same or the like nature when and so often as it shall be expedient or occasion shall require. And as and shall pay the interest arising, from the said moneys as the same shall from time to time accrue and become due and payable unto my loving Wife Ann Guylott and her assigns for and during the term of her natural life. And from and immediately after her decease Then upon trust to call in the whole of the said principal monies and the interest that shall be then due thereout to my Daughter Elizabeth Barker the sum of Fifty pounds to my Grandson William Guylott Walton the sum of One hundred pounds to my Grand Daughter Elizabeth Barker Daughter of the aforesaid Elizabeth Barker the sum of Fifty Pounds to whom their Executors and Administrators Give and bequeath the same respectively as vested interests and transmissible as such to the representative of the party entitled to the same. And upon further trust place out and invest the sum of Two hundred pounds with part thereof on good real security as and in the manner aforesaid and do and shall pay and apply the interest arising there from personally unto my Son Edward Guylott for and during the term of his natural life and not to any Creditor or afsignee nor shall be the same be liable to his debts or engagements. And from and immediately after his decease to call in the said principal sum of Two hundred pounds and to pay and equally divide the same between or amongst my Grandsons Daniel Barker, Edward Barker, Guylott Barker and my said Grand Daughter Elizabeth Barker share and share alike and the issue of such of them as shall in them need so that such issue shall not be entitled to take any greater part among them than the parent of such issue would if living have taken. And in case any or either of my said Grand Children shall depart this life in the life______William Guylott______Witness Geo G. Day____Wm N. Swallow____Wm Constable___time of my said Son without lawful ifsue then the parts or shares of him her or them so dying shall when due be paid to the survivor or survivors of them and the ifsue of such of then and shall be then dead so that such ifsue shall not be entitled to or take any greater part or share among them than the parent of such issue would if living have taken. And as to the rest residence and remainder of the monies arising from the sale of my said real and personal estates after paying there out the said sums of Fifty pounds One hundred pounds Fifty pounds and two hundred pounds. I give and bequeath the same and every part thereof unto my said Grandsons Daniel Barker, Edward Barker Guylott Barker and my said Grand daughter Elizabeth Barker equally to be divided between and amongst them share and share alike and the issue of such of them as shall be then dead so that such issue shall not take any greater part among then that the parents of such issue would if living have taken. And in Case either my said wife without issue then she parts or shares of him her or them so dying shall when due be paid to the survivor or survivors of their issue shall not be entitled to or take any greater part or share and them then the parent of such issue would if living have taken. And I constitute and appoint the said Robert Genn Billett Genn and Samuel Thorp joint Executors of this my will shall and maybe lawful to and for my said Trustees their Executors and Administrators respectively out of any money, which shall come to and reimburse themselves all such Costs. Charges damages and expenses of the trusts hereby in them reposed. And that they shall not be chargeable with or accountable for the receipt or receipts of the other of them but each of them only for his own acts receipts and willful defaults nor shall either of them be answerable for any loss or losses which may happen by any securities to be taken in pursuance of this my Will by any other means in the execution or management of the trusts hereby, in them deposed without their respective willful default. In Witness whereof to the said William Guylott have to this my last Will and Testament contained in this and the two preceding sheets of paper set my hand and seal (to wit) my hand at the bottom of each of the said two preceding sheets my hand and seal to this last sheet and my seal at the top of the first of the said sheets where all the said Sheets are fixed together the fourteenth day of February one thousand eight hundred and twenty one_______William Guylott (??) The writing contained in this and the two preceding sheets of paper was signed and sealed by the said William Guylott. The Testator and by him published and declared as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses thereto and we certify and declare the said Testator was of sound mind memory and understanding at the time of executing the same_____Geo G Day, Solr, St.Ives_______Wm N. Swallow___Wm Constable_____his Clerks______
Rev JB This will was proved on the 21st June 1824 before the Revd Cuthbert Johnson Baines Clerk Master of Arts our lawful Surrogate. On the Oaths of Robert Genn, Billot Genn and Samuel Thorp the Executors therein named to whom was committed Amen vii? Saving? Vii? Sub? 300 pounds
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Original will at Huntingdon Record Office.
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