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The Thomas Beagley Will
Transcription: This is the Last Will and Testamentof Mr. Thomas Beagley of Alton in the County of Northampton (sic) Bricklayer as follows -that is to say first I direct all my just debts funeral expenses and the charges of proving this my will to be fully paid and satisfied by my executors hereinafter named as soon as routinioustly(?) can be after my decease direct and bequeath the use and enjoyment of all myhousehold furniture and effects unto my dear wife Mary Ann for and during the term of her natural life provided she remains my widow. And from and after her decease or second marriage then I direct and bequeath the same or such of them or such part thereof as shall not have been theretofore consumed worn out or destroyed unto and between all my children living at her decease or second marriage equally to be divided by myExecutors and I direct and bequeath unto my brother James Beagley of Alton aforesaidBricklayer and my friends Benjamin Gollyor(?) of the same place Cooper and James Walker(?)of the same place Ostlor(?) whom I appoint joint Executors and trustees of this my will andto the survivors and survivors of them and the heirs executors administrators and assignersof such survivor All that my half share or interest of and in the freehold estate situateliving and being at Surbiton(?) in the said County of Southampton to which Sam Guilford(?)under the will of Mrs. Ann Crosby(?) deceased and also my estate right title and interestin and to certain leasehold dwellinghouses and premises situate in Superior(Seymour?) Street portman(Pelham?)Square and Pelham(?) Street Mile End in the County of Middlesex to which I am also entitledunder the same will in right of Ann Crosby my late wife and also all other myEstate and interest to which I am now or hereafter may become entitled either in rightof the said Ann Crosby my late wife or in my own right urnder the said will and allother my estate and effects whatever and wheresoever both real and personal upon atrust to pay the yearly rents issues and profits thereof as the same shall be received(?) or come(?)to their hands (after deducting the moneysary(?) outgoings in respect thereof) unto my saidwife Mary Ann for and during term of her natural life if she shall so long continuemy widow for the maintenance of herself and my four children namely Thomas James(?)Charles and George Beagley equally but if my said wife Mary Ann shall marry againthen immediately upon and after which? her second marriage or her Estate which mayfirst happen. I hereby direct my said executors and trustees and the survivors or survivorof them or the heirs executors or administrators of such survivor to make sale anddispose of my said freehold leasehold and other estates and property either by public orAuction or private sale as they shall think most advantagious and out of the moniesarising by or from such sale pay unto my said wife Mary Ann in the event of hersaid marriage instead of the rents? and profits thereof hereinbefore directed to be paid to herthe sum of fifty pounds which I hereby bequeath to her in lieu thereof and in lieu of alldower which she may claim in the said freehold estate or in any other partof the property I may dispossessed of and upon further trust that they my said Executorsand trustees or the survivors or survivor of them or the executors or administrators of suchsurvivor shall and so lay out and invest the widow of the monies to arise by sale ofmy said freehold and leasehold estates and premises or the whole thereof as the case mayhappen in coal or government securities in England (with power to alter change or varythe same for other securities of the like nature as they shall think most beneficial) andpay and apply the interest dividends and annual produce thereof from time totime during the respective minorities of all and every my said children whether nowor hereafter to be born who shall be living at the time of my deceaseor born in shorttime afterwards for and towards their respective maintenance duration support andbenefit in equal proportions shareand share alike if more than our wife but one thento pay and apply the whole of such interest dividends and annual produce for andtowards the maintenance duration support and benefit of such only child at the directionof them my said Executors and Trustees and from and individually after all and every my said children X X (in margin)if more than one be thenliving shall have attainedtheir respective ages of or aretwenty one years then in a trust that they my saidExecutors and trustees andthe survivors or Survivorof them and the Executors or administrators of suchSurvivor shall and so payand apply the whole of thesaid monies so to be investedas aforesaid equally to theExecutor and amongst alland every my said children ...share and share alike (if more than one) and if but one survivingchild than the whole thereof to such child for his or her use and benefit on attainingthe age aforesaid and in case it shall happen that any of my said children shall diebefore having attained his her or their age or respective ages aforesaid without havinglawful issue then my will is that the part or share or respective part or shares of suchchild or children so dying in respect of the said monies so to be invested as aforesaid andbe paid to and amongst the survivors if more than one share and share alike whenand as their original shares respectively shall become due and payable as aforesaidand if but one then the same to be paid to such only child at the time aforesaid andif any or other of them my said children shall die under the said age of twenty oneyears having lawful issue then I direct that such issue shall have receive and beentitled to such deceased parents' share in the same manner as if such parent or parents had been living and equally as between and amongst such children accordingto the number in each family and I do hereby direct that the receipt or receipts of my said Executors and trustees or the Survivors or survivor of them or the heirs executors or administratorsof each survivor shall be a good and outright? discharge to the purchasor or purchasorsof all or any part of my said trust estates property and premises and that such apurchasor or purchasors shall not be obliged to see? to the application of his her or theirpurchase money or monies nor be answerable for the nonapplication or misapplicationthereof and I hereby declare my will to be and I do direct that my said trustees or otherof them their or either of their heirs executors or administrators ahsll not be responsibleor accountable for or charged or chargeable with more of the aforesaid estates property and premises or the monies arising therefrom than he or they shall respectively actuallyreceive? or shall come to their hand or respective hands by virtue of this my Will or thetrusts thereof nor with or for any loss or restriction? which shall or may happen in or tothe same or any part thereof so as such loss happen without their respective willfuleffort? or default nor the cost? of them for the other or others of them or for the arts goods receipts disbursements in that or default of the others of them but eachfor himself only and also that it shall and may be lawful for my said executorsand trustees and the survivors or survivor of them his heirs executors and administratorsand upon all times and occasions whatsoever in the first place by and out of myestates and premises or the monies arising therefrom to deduct and reimbursehimself and themselves respectively and to pay to his and their respective co-trusteeand co-exectutor all such costs charges and expenses as he or they or any of themshall sustain exposed? or be put into or about the execution of this my will or thetrusts thereof or anything in any wise relating thereto and I do give to each of themmy said Executors and trustees the sum of one Guinea each for their trouble anddo hereby revoke and make void all former Wills or testamentary dispositions by memade and declare this to be my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I then said Thomas Beagley the Testator have to this my last will and Testament set my handand seal the fourteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eighthundred and twenty eight Thomas Beagley (seal) Signed Sealed published and declaredby the above named Thomas Beagley the Testator as and for his last will and testamentthe day of the date in the presence of us who in his presence at his request? and in a the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto Thos.Knight Sol? Alton and Isaac House servant to Mr. Knight Henry Sinney Cordwain? On the 6th April 1829 Adm[istrati]on? (with the will annexed) of the Goods Chattels and Creditsof Thomas Beagley last of Alton in the county of Southampton unto? in deed? was granted to Mary AnnBeagley, widow the Relict? the Rondy? Logt.? during widowhood having been first sworn duly toJames Beagley the Bro. and Benjamin Gollyor? & James Walker the Executors and Rosidy? Logts.? in trust named in the said will having first consented.? The full text of the wills for both Thomas and his brother James are available in PDF format: Transcription: This is the last Will and Testament of oneJames Beagley of Newton? Valence? in the County of Southampton Labourer(that is to say) First? I direct my Executors hereinafter named and appointed to payand discharge all and every my just and lawful debts funeral andtestamentary charges and expenses as soon as convenient? after my deceaseout of my personal Estate I give and bequeath to my Daughter-in-law OlaveBonnett? the Bedstead and Rod Curtains Chest of Drawers and Looking Glass inwhich belonged to her late Mother to and for her use and benefit; I give andbequeath to my Son James Beagley all my wearing apparel and linen; I give andbequeath all and every other my household Goods and furniture and stock in trade,utensils and fixtures as a shopkeeper unto my Executors and the survivor of themhis Executors and administrators; Upon trust if the said Olave Bonnett shallafter my decease continue to reside in my Dwellinghouse to make an Inventoryof the whole thereof and permit her to havethe use of the same Goods andfurniture and stock in trade and carry on the business therein if she shall thinkfit but if and when she removes therefrom then upon trust that they my saidExecutors and the survivor of them his Executors and administrators do and shall divide the same and every part thereof between and amongst my three sonsWilliam Beagley James Beagley and John Beagley and the said OlaveBonnett equally share and share alike as near as they can ascertain thesame in point of value or ifthey should all agree and wish to sell anddispose of the same household Goods and furniture and stock in trade utensilsand fixtures then I direct that the same be sold accordingly and the moniesarising thereform to be equally divided between them share and share alike;I give and bequeath to my Son James Beagley all such sum and sums ofmoney which I have advanced and lent him from time to time on note of handor other security together with all interest as may be due and owing thereon to me at the first of my decease and I do direct my said Executors to deliver upto hime the securities thereof I give and bequeath all and every my moniessecurities for money? book and other debts and all the Best Residue and aRemainder of my personal Estate and Effects, whatsoever and wheresoever thesame may be at the time of my decease and not Given? before by me, disposed ofto my said Executors hereinafter named upon trust that they or the survivorof them his Executors or administrators do and shall collect and get in sue? forand recover? all and every my book and other debts and invoices? which maybe due and owing to me at the time of my decease and after payment of mysaid debts funeral and testamentary charges and expenses as aforesaid, Then upontrust, to divide and pay the whole remaining part thereof unto and equallybetween and amongst my said three sons and my said Daughter-in-lawOlave Bonnett (she having had the management care and conducting of my shopkeeping business for more than twenty years whereby my property is considerably increased and having been a faithful housekeeper and assistantto me ever since the decease of my wife) share and share alike the same to bedivided and paid to them by my said Executors (hereinafter appointed) within sixmonths next after my decease. And I hereby nominate constitute and appointmy friends Christian Marshall of Alton in this County of Southampton Grocerand Thomas Knight of the same place Gentleman joint Executors of this mywilll and I hereby declare that they or the survivor of them or the Executors orAdministrators of such survivor shall not be chargeable or accountable for any more of the trust monies and effects than him or they shall respectivelyactually receive? or shall name to their or his hand or respective hands by virtueof this my Will nor with or for any loss which shall or may happen in theexecution of the trusts of this my Will so as such loss do or may not happenwithout their or his willfull neglect? or default nor the one of them for the other of them but each of them for his own separate arts? deeds? scripts? disburse-ments and defaults only And also that it shall and may be lawful to andfor my said Executors or the survivor of them his Executors or administratorsby and out of the monies which may notice? to their or his hand or respectivehands by virtue of this my Will to deduct retain and reimburse themselves orhimself all such costs charges damages and expenses which he or they shallrespectively bear pay sustome expend? or be put unto in the execution of thetrusts of this my Will And I do revoke and make void all former Wills by meat any time heretofore made and do declare this only to be and contain mylast Will and Testament In testimony whereof I the said James Beagley thetestator have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the fifteenth day ofMarch one Thousand eight hundred and twenty eight. ---James Beagley (seal)Signed sealed published and declared by the said James Beagley the testator as and for this last Will and Testament in the presence of us who athis request in his presence and in the presences of each other have subscribedour names as witnesses thereto the words "Chest of Drawers and Looking Glass"being first interlined /----/ Greas Bone /----/ Wm. Knight .//. Proved at London 27th April 1830 before the Judge by the Oath ofThomas Knight one of the Executors to whom adminstration was grantedhaving been first sworn by Common duly to administer power resolved ofmaking the like grant to Richard Marshall the other Executor when he shallapply for same .//. These were obtained from the Public Records Office of the United Kingdom, which has a wonderful online documents archive.
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