Person:William Blatch (4)

May 10, 1813 - The Will of William Blatch of Amesbury

In the Name of God Amen This is the last Will and Testament of me William Blatch late of Cholderton but now of Bratton in the parish of Wisbury(sic) in the County of Wilts Gentleman which hereby revoking all former and other Wills and Testaments by me at any other time heretofore made I do make publish and declare in manner and form following (that is to say)first I give and bequeath unto my Son Joseph Goodenough Blatch all my wearing Apparel and my Watch with the Chain and Seals belonging to the same and also all my household Goods and furniture plate Linen china utensils and suplements of housekeeping for his own use and benefit I give and bequeath unto my Son William Blatch the said Joseph Goodenough Blatch and my son James Blatch their Executors and Administrators the sum of one thousand pounds of lawful Money of Great Britain which my Son in law Charles Cox now stands indebted to me Also the sum of two hundred pounds of like lawful Money to be paid by my Executors as hereinafter mentioned And one ninth part of the clear? Money to arise and be received by them my said Sons from my residuary personal Estate upon Trust nevertheless to invest the said several sums of Money at interest in manner hereinafter mentioned and upon further Trust that they my said Trustees and the Survivors and Survivor of them his Executors and Administrators do and shall from time to time during the natural life of the said Charles Cox permit and suffer or authorise and empower the said Charles Cox and his Assigns to receive and take the Dividends Interest and Income of the said sums of One thousand pounds and Two hundred pounds also of the said one ninth part of the Money to arise and be received from my said residuary personal Estate to and for his and their own use and benefit and from and after the decease of the said Charles Cox then upon further Trust that my said Trustees do and shall stand and be posessed of the said sums of one thousand pounds and two hundred pounds and one ninth part of my said residuary personal estate in Trust for all and every my Grandchildren the Children of the said Charles Cox by Elizabeth Cox his late Wife divided equally between them share and share alike But in case any or either of them my said Grandchildren being Sons shall die under the age of twenty one years or being Daughters shall die under that age and without having been married then I direct the share or shares of him her or them so dying shall go and be paid to the survivors or survivor of my said Grandchildren Also I give and bequeath unto the said William Blatch Joseph Goodenough Blatch and James Blatch their Executors and Admons the sum of One thousand pounds of lawful Money of Great Britian which my Son in law William Cox now stands indebted to me also the sum of Two hundred pounds of like lawful Money to be paid by my Executors as hereinafter mentioned And one ninth part of the clear? Money to arise and be received by them from my residuary personal Estate upon Trust nevertheless to invest the said several sums of Money at interest in manner hereinafter mentioned and upon further Trust that they my said Trustees and the Survivors and Survivor of them his Executors and Administrators do and shall from time to time during the natural life of the said William Cox permit and suffer or authorise and empower the said William Cox and his Assigns to receive and take the Dividends Interest and Income of the said sums of One thousand pounds and Two hundred pounds and also of the said one ninth part of the Money to arise and be received from my said residuary personal Estate to and for his and their own use and benefit and from and after the decease of the said William Cox then upon further Trust that my said Trustees do and shall from time to time during the material life of my Daughter Grace Goodenough the Wife of the said William Cox permit and suffer or authorise and empower the said Grace Goodenough Cox and her Assigns to receive and take the Dividends Interest and Income of the same sums of One thousand pounds and Two hundred pounds and also of the one ninth part of my residuary personal Estate to and for her and their own use and benefit and after the death of the survivor of them the said William Cox and Grace Goodenough his Wife do and shall stand and be posessed of the said sums of One thousand pounds and Two hundred pounds and one ninth part of my residuary personal Estate In trust for all and every my Grandchildren being the Children of the said William Cox and Grace Goodenough his Wife now living or hereafter to be born equally between them share and share alike but in case any or either of my said last mentioned Grandchildren being Sons shall die under the age of twenty one years or being Daughters shall die under that age and without having been married then the share or shares of him her or them so dying shall go to the Survivors or Survivor of my said Grandchildren the Children of the said Grace Goodenough Cox Also I give and bequeath unto the said William Blatch Joseph Goodenough Blatch and James Blatch their Executors and Administrators the sum of One thousand pounds of lawful Money of Great Britain which my Son in law John Sweetapple now stands indebted to me and which is secured by his note of hand bearing date the second day of May one thousand eight hundred and seven Also the sum of Two hundred pounds of like lawful Money to be paid by my Executors as hereinafter mentioned and one ninth part of the clear? Money to arise and be raised by them from my said residuary personal estate upon Trust nevertheless to invest the said several sums of Money at interest when the same shall be respectively serviced? by my said Trustees in manner hereinafter mentioned and upon further Trust that they my said trustees and the Survivors and Survivor of them his Executors and Administrators do and shall from time to time during the natural life of the said John Sweetapple permit and suffer or authorise and empower the said John Sweetapple and his Assigns to receive and take the Dividends Interest and Income of the said sums of One thousand pounds which my said Son in law is indebted to me as aforesaid and also the sum of Two hundred pounds and of the said one ninth part of my residuary personal Estate to and for his and their own use and benefit and from and after the decease of the said John Sweetapple then upon further Trust that my said Trustees do and shall from time to time during the material life of my Daughter Mary the Wife of the said John Sweetapple permit and suffer or authorise and empower the said Mary Sweetapple and her assigns to receive and take the Dividends Interest and Income of the same sums of One thousand pounds and Two hundred pounds and also of the one ninth part of my residuary personal Estate to and for her and their own use and benefit and after the death of the survivor of them the said John Sweetapple and Mary his Wife do and shall stand and be posessed of the said sums of One thousand pounds (the Money my said Son in law is indebted to me) and also the sum of Two hundred pounds and of one ninth part of my residuary personal Estate In trust for all and every my Grandchildren being the Children of the said John Sweetapple and Mary his Wife now living or hereafter to be born equally between them share and share alike but in case any or either of my said last mentioned Grandchildren being Sons shall die under the age of twenty one years or being Daughters shall die under that age and without having been married then the share or shares of him her or them so dying shall go and be paid to the Survivors or Survivor of my said Grandchildren the Children of the said Mary Sweetapple Also I give and bequeath unto the said William Blatch Joseph Goodenough Blatch and James Blatch their Executors and Administrators the sum of One thousand pounds of lawful Money of Great Britain which my Son in law William Gilbert Taplin now stands indebted to me also the sum of Two hundred pounds of like lawful Money to be paid by my Executors as hereinafter mentioned And one ninth part of the clear? Money to arise and be received by them from my residuary personal Estate upon Trust nevertheless to invest the said several sums of Money at interest in manner hereinafter mentioned and upon further Trust that they my said Trustees and the Survivors and Survivor of them his Executors and Administrators do and shall from time to time during the natural life of the said William Gilbert Taplin permit and suffer or authorise and empower the said William Gilbert Taplin and his assigns to receive and take the take the Dividends Interest and Income of the same sums of One thousand pounds and Two hundred pounds and also of the said one ninth part of my residuary personal Estate to and for her and their own use and benefit and after the decease of the said William Gilbert Taplin then upon further trust that my said Trustees do and shall from time to time during the natural life of my Daughter Ann the Wife of the said William Gilbert Taplin permit and suffer or authorise and empower the said Ann Taplin and her Assigns to receive and take the Dividends Interest and Income of the same sums of One thousand pounds and Two hundred pounds and also the said one ninth part of my residuary personal Estate to and for her and their own use and benefit and after the death of the survivor of them the said William Gilbert Taplin and Ann his Wife do and shall stand and be posessed of the said sums of One thousand pounds and Two hundred pounds and one ninth part of my residuary personal Estate In trust for all and every my Grandchildren being the Children of the said William Gilbert Taplin and Ann his Wife now living or hereafter to be born equally between them share and share alike but in case any or either of my said last mentioned Grandchildren being Sons shall die under the age of twenty one years or being Daughters shall die under that age and without having been married then the share or shares of him her or them so dying shall go and be paid to the Survivors or Survivor of my said Grandchildren the Children of the said Ann Taplin Also I give and bequeath unto the said William Blatch Joseph Goodenough Blatch and James Blatch their Executors and Administrators the sum of Two hundred pounds of like lawful Money to be paid by my Executors as hereinafter mentioned And one ninth part of the clear? Money to arise and be received by them from my residuary personal Estate upon Trust nevertheless to invest the said several sums of Money at interest in manner hereinafter mentioned and upon further Trust that they my said Trustees and the Survivors and Survivor of them his Executors and Administrators do and shall from time to time during the natural life of the said Joseph Gilbert permit and suffer or authorise and empower the said Joseph Gilbert and his Assigns to receive and take the take the Dividends Interest and Income of the same sum of Two hundred pounds and also of the said one ninth part of my residuary personal Estate to and for his and their own use and benefit and from and after the decease of the said Joseph Gilbert then upon further Trust that my said Trustees do and shall from time to time during the natural life of my Daughter Maria Goodenough the Wife of the said Joseph Gilbert permit and suffer or authorise and empower the said Maria Goodenough Gilbert and her Assigns to receive and take the Dividends Interest and Income of the same sums of One thousand pounds and Two hundred pounds and also the said one ninth part of my residuary personal Estate to and for her and their own use and benefit and after the death of the survivor of them the said Joseph Gilbert Taplin and Maria Goodenough his Wife do and shall stand and be posessed of the said sums of One thousand pounds and Two hundred pounds and one ninth part of my residuary personal Estate In trust for all and every my Grandchildren being the Children of the said Joseph Gilbert and Maria Goodenough his Wife now living or hereafter to be born equally between them share and share alike but in case any or either of my said last mentioned Grandchildren being Sons shall die under the age of twenty one years or being Daughters shall die under that age and without having been married then the share or shares of him her or them so dying shall go to the survivors or survivor of my said Grandchildren the Children of the said Maria Goodenough Gilbert And it is my will and I direct that the said four several sums of one thousand pounds and the five several sums of Two hundred pounds and also the said five ninth parts of the War? Money to arise and be raised from my residual personal Estate hereinbefore bequeathed to my Trustees in Trust as aforesaid shall be invested at Interest in the names or name of the said William Blatch Joseph Goodenough Blatch and James Blatch or the survivors or survivor of them his Executors or Administrators Upon such Government real or personal Securities as my said Trustees shall approve and consider a sufficient Security with full power and authority to and for them my said Trustees and the Survivors and Survivor of them from time to time in their or his discretion to alter vary or change the Stocks funds or securities in or upon which the said Trust Monies respectively shall from time to time be invested as they or he think fit and proper and all which said several sums of Money I direct shall carry interest from the day of my decease and I recommend my said Trustees to permit the several sums of One thousand pounds which my said Sons in law Charles Cox William Cox John Sweetapple and William Gilbert Taplin are now respectively indebted to me to remain in their hands during their respective lives on their giving to my said Trustees or the Survivors or Survivor of them their respective Bonds or Notes as a Security for the same and I authorise my said Trustees to advance and lend respectively to them my said Sons in law and also to my Son in law Joseph Gilbert on security of their respective Notes or Bonds the sums of Two hundred pounds and the parts and shares of my residuary personal Estate hereinbefore directed to be placed at interestfor their respective benefits as aforesaid or any part thereof which my said Trustees may deem advisable Also I give and bequeath to my Son Henry Blatch one ninth part of the clear? Money to arise and be received by my executors from my said residuary personal Estate for his own use and benefit Also I give and bequeath to and authorise and empower each of them my said Sons William Blatch Joseph Goodenough Blatch and James Blatch to keep and retain one ninth part of the clear? Money to arise and be received by them from my residuary personal Estate (being together three ninth parts of such Estate)to and for his and their own respective use and benefit and my Will is that in case either of them my said Sons Henry Blatch William Blatch Joseph Goodenough Blatch and James Blatch shall die in my lifetime leaving any Child or Children that the Legacy sum of Money and share of my Effects hereinbefore given to him her or them so dying as aforesaid shall go and be paid to his her or their respective Children (if more than one) equally between them and if but one to such only Child Also I give and bequeath unto the said William Blatch Joseph Goodenough Blatch and James Blatch their Executors and Admons all the rest residue and remainder of my Goods Chattels Money and Securities for Money and all other my property and personal Estate whatsoever not hereinbefore otherwise disposed of nevertheless upon Trust that they my said Trustees and the Survivors and Survivor of them his Executors and Administrators do and shall call in collect and receive all such parts of my personal Estate as shall consist of Money Debts or Securities for Money and convert into Money all such parts of my personal Estate as shall not consist of Money Debts or Securities for Money and so and shall after discharging my Debts funeral testamentary expenses and paying the five several sums of Two hundred pounds hereinbefore directed to be placed at interest in Trust for my said five Sons in law respectively as aforesaid or retaining a part of my personal Estate or appropriating a ffund to answer the same Legacies or sums of Money divide the other? Money to arise from the residue of my said personal Estate into nine equal parts or shares and pay or apply five of such nine parts or shares to or for the benefit of my said five Sons in law Charles Cox William Cox John Sweetapple William Gilbert Taplin and Joseph Gilbert as hereinbefore is directed concerning the same five shares and pay one other ninth part of my said residuary personal Estate to my said Son Henry Blatch and pay or retain the remaining three ninth parts of my said residuary personal Estate unto and equally between themselves the said William Blatch Joseph Goodenough Blatch and James Blatch for their own respective use and benefit as aforesaid and I hereby nominate constitute and appoint the said William Blatch Joseph Goodenough Blatch and James Blatch Executors in trust of this my last Will and Testament I give devise and bequeath unto the said William Blatch Joseph Goodenough Blatch and James Blatch and to their Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns (according to the nature and quality of my Estate or Interest therein) all and singular the freehold and Leasehold Messuages Lands Tenements and hereditaments of in or to which either in my own right or otherwise howsoever I am seized posessed or interested or in anywise intitled either as a mortgagee or Trustee for my own benefit or for the benefit of any other person or persons whomsoever to the intent that they the said William Blatch Joseph Goodenough Blatch and James Blatch and the survivors and survivor of them his heirs Executors Administrators or Assigns may have a complete power of Conveying or transferring the said Messuages Lands Tenements and hereditaments respectively when a Conveyance of the same shall be necessary and to receive into his or their hands as part of my personal Estate the sum or sums of Money if any which are or shall become due to me upon the Security of the same And as far as it is in my power and I aam intitled so to do I hereby order and direct that all Conveyances which shall be made and all Receipts and discharges for Money due as aforesaid which shall be given by my said Trustees or the survivor of them his heirs Executors or Administrators shall be as good and valid to all intents and purposes as if the same had been given by me in my lifetime And I direct that the person or persons who shall make any payment to my said Trustees as aforesaid shall not be answerable or accountable for the misapplication or nonapplication of the same or any part thereof provided And I do hereby order will and direct that the part or share of my residuary personal Estate hereinbefore given to my said Son Henry Blatch and that the Legacy of Two hundred pounds and the part or share of my residuary personal Estate hereinbefore given to my said Trustees for the benefit of my Son in law Joseph Gilbert and Maria Goodenough his Wife shall be adopted and taken by them the said Henry Blatch and the said Joseph Gilbert and Maria Goodenough his Wife in full recompense? and satisfaction of all Legacies and sums of Money which they respectively are or may or will become intitled to under or by virtue of the Wills of their Grandfather Joseph Goodenough and of their Uncle William Goodenough or either of them and of Any Demand they can or may have on their respective Estates or on me or my Effects in respect thereof And I hereby direct that he my said Son Henry Blatch and my said Son in law Joseph Gilbert and Maria Goodenough his Wife at their own respective costs and charges shall give and execute unto my said Trustees when thereto requested by them good and sufficient Releases for the same Legacies and sums of Money respectively and in default thereof I hereby revoke and make void the Legacies and sums of Money hereinbefore respectively given to or directed to be placed at Interest for their benefit respectively provided always and it is my will that it shall and may be lawful to and for my said Trustees and the Survivors and Survivor of them to apply all or any part of the income of the Legacies under this my Will who for the time being shall be Minors during his or her Minority in or towards his or her maintenance Education Schooling Cloathing or advancement in such manner as the said Trustees shall think fit and also after the death of the person or persons having a life Interest in the Dividends Interest and Income of the Trust Monies or in the lifetime of the same person or persons with his her or their consent in Writing to advance and pay to and for cash any or other of the said Legacies notwithstanding his or her minority any part of the said Trust Monies either for placing out any such Legatee to any Trade profession or employment or for the advancement or preferment in the world or in Marriage and further that all sums of Money which shall be advanced to or for each of the same Legatees respectively shall be taken and considered as part of his or her portion provided and I do hereby direct authorise and empower my Trustees and Executors to pay the Debt? arising? by or derived? from into my Estate upon any security? they shall think proper and to accept any security real or personal for any Debt or Debts due to me And also to suspend? or compound any such Debts and to allow such time for the payment thereof as to them at the time shall seem reasonable provided also and I do hereby declare that if any or either of them the said William Blatch Joseph Goodenough Blatch and James Blatch or any person or persons to be appointed in the place of them any or either? of them shall die or be desirous to decline or refuse or become incapable or incapacitated to act in all or any of the Trusts hereby in them reposed? it shall and may be lawful to and for the remaining surviving Trustees or Trustee and for the Executors or Administrators of the last continuing or surviving Trustee by any writing or writings under their or his hands and seals or hand and seal to appoint any other person or persons to be a Trustee or Trustees in the room of the Trustee or Trustees so dying or desirous to decline or refusing or becoming incapable or incapacitated to act in the Trusts aforesaid and that when and so often as any new trustee or Trustees shall be appointed as aforesaid the said Trust Monies and Securities shall with all convenient speed be transferred to and in such manner as that the same may be effectually vested in such new Trustee or Trustees either solely or jointly with the surviving or continuing Trustee or Trustees as occasion shall require upon and for the same trusts and subject to the same powers and declarations as are hereinbefore expressed regarding the same Trust Monies and Securities respectively or such of them as shall be then subsisting capable of taking effect provided lastly and it is my Will that the said Trustees and the survivors and survivor of them his Executors or Administrators shall be charged and chargeable only for such Monies as they respectively shall actually receive by virtue of the Trusts hereby in them reposed and that one of them shall not be answerable or accountable for the deed or deeds of them or for any Banker Broker or other person with whom or in whose hands any part of the said Trust Monies shall or may be deposited for safe custody or otherwise or for the use or fall in the price or value of Government Securities and also that it shall and may be lawful to and for my said Trustees and Executors and the Survivors and Survivor of them his Executors and Administrators by and out of the Monies which shall come to his and their respective hands by virtue of the Trusts aforesaid to deduct retain and reimburse to and for himself and themselves respectively and also to allow to his and their Cotrustee and Cotrustees all costs charges damages expenses and fees to Counsel for advice which he they or any of them shall or may suffer sustain expound disburse lay out be at or be put unto in or about the execution of the aforesaid Trusts or in relation thereunto

In Witness whereof I the said William Blatch the Testator have to this my last Will and Testament contained in ten sheets of paper to the first nine sheets I set my hand and to this tenth and last sheet my hand and Seal this tenth day of May in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand eight hundred and thirteen William Blatch Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the said William Blatch the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses Thomas Williams Philip Whitaker James Walter

March 16, 1814 - Codicil to the Will of William Blatch

I William Blatch late of Cholderton but now of Bratton in the parish of Westbury in the County of Wilts Gentleman do make publish and declare this to be a Codicil to my last Will and Testament bearing date on or about the tenth day of May One thousand eight hundred and thirteen Whereas by the Settlement made on the Marriage of Mr John Sweetapple with my Daughter Mary Blatch bearing date on or about the twenty sixth day of ffebruary one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine and made between John Sweetapple of the first part myself and Grace my late Wife of the second part my said Daughter Mary Blatch of the third part and my Sons Joseph Goodenough Blatch and James Blatch and Henry Sweetapple Gentleman of the fourth part two several sums of one thousand pounds and five hundred pounds were settled and secured to for and upon the Trusts intents and purposes therein mentioned for the benefit of the said John Sweetapple and Mary Blatch and their Children and in the said Settlement a power is given the said Joseph Goodenough Blatch James Blatch and Henry Sweetapple in their discretion to advance and ----? the said several sums of one thousand pounds and five hundred pounds unto the said John Sweetapple and to take his Bond alone as a Security for the same and to permit the said two several sums to remain in his hands for so long time as they the said Trustees should think proper And whereas the said two several sums of one thousand pounds and five hundred pounds have been paid into or suffered to remain in the hands of the said John Sweetapple but he has not yet given to the Trustees of the said Settlement any Bond for the same sums nor in any manner indemnified them against any loss they may sustain by reason of them not having received such Bond And whereas by my said Will I have given to my Son William Blatch and my said Son Joseph Goodenough Blatch and James Blatch the sum of One thousand pounds which the said John Sweetapple stood and is now indebted to me also the sum of Two hundred pounds and one ninth part of the clear? Money to arise and be received from my residuary personal Estate Upon the Trusts for the benefit of the said John Sweetapple Mary his Wife and their Children as in my said Will is mentioned and appointed my said Sons William Blatch and Joseph Goodenough Blatch and James Blatch Executors of my said Will now I do hereby declare it to be my Will and I direct that my said Sons William Blatch Joseph Goodenough Blatch and James Blatch and the survivors and surivor of them and the Executors and Administrators of such survivor do and shall receive and retain in their hands the said sums of one thousand pounds and two hundred pounds and one ninth part of the clear? Money to arise and be received from my residuary personal Estate so given to them by my said Will in Trust for the said John Sweetapple Mary his Wife and their Children until the said John Sweetapple shall have executed and given unto the said Trustees of the said Marriage Settlement a Bond for the said several sums of one thousand pounds and five hundred pounds mentioned in the said Settlement persuant to the power therein contained or the several persons for the time being intitled to the same sums of Money shall have indemnified the said Joseph Goodenough Blatch James Blatch and Henry Sweetapple and each and every of them their and each and every of their Executors and Administrators to their satisfaction from all losses costs charges and damages which they any or either of them may sustain or be put unto by reason of their omitting to take the Bond of the said John Sweetapple at the time of his receiving the said last mentioned sums of Money and I do also direct that in the meantime until such Bond or indemnity shall be given as aforesaid that the sid sums of one thousand pounds and two hundred pounds and the said one ninth part of my residuary personal Estate bequeathed by my said Will for the benefit of the said John Sweetapple Mary his Wife and their Children shall be subject and liable to make good all losses costs damages and expenses which the said Joseph Goodenough Blatch James Blatch and Henry Sweetapple any or either of them their any or either of their Executors or Administrators shall sustain or may be put unto by reason of them lending unto the said John Sweetapple the said sums of one thousand pounds and five hundred pounds mentioned in the said Settlement and without having taken his Bond for the same sums

In all other respects I ratify and confirm my said Will In Witness whereof I the said William Blatch have to this Codicil to my last Will and Testament contained in three sheets of paper to the first two sheets thereof set my hand and to this third and last sheet my hand and Seal the 16 day of March in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and fourteen William Blatch Signed Sealed Published