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William Grigg
chr.12 Jan 1727/28 Saint Dennis, Cornwall, England
bur.17 Jan 1811 Saint Dennis, Cornwall, England
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THE WILL OF WILLIAM GRIGG DATED 11 NOV 1806 PROVED 25 JAN 1811: THIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ME WILLIAM GRIGG OF PENROSE VEAN WITHIN THE PARISH OF SAINT DENNIS IN THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL YEOMAN./. I WILL AND DIRECT THAT ALL MY JUST DEBTS TESTAMENTARY AND FUNERAL CHARGES BE FULLY PAID AND SATISFIED./. I CONFIRM UNTO MY DEAR WIFE GRACE GRIGG THE SETTLEMENT MADE ON HER PREVIOUS TO OUR MARRIAGE, AND I GIVE UNTO HER THE SUM OF FIVE POUNDS TO BE PAID IMMEDIATLY ON MY DEATH AND THE BED WHEREON SHE LIES FULLY FURNISHED. I ALSO GIVE UNTO MY SAID WIFE AND HER ASSIGNS FOR AND DURING THE TIME OF HER LIFE ONE ANNUITY OR CLEAR YEARLY SUM OF TEN POUNDS TO BE ISSUING AND PAYABLE OUT OF MY LEASEHOLD ESTATE OF PENROSE VEAN BY EQUAL QUARTERLY PAYMENTS AT LADYDAY MIDSUMMER DAY MICHAELMAS DAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY IN EVERY YEAR WITH FULL POWER TO DISTRAIN FOR THE SAME AND ALL COSTS OCCASIONED BY THE NON PAYMENT THEREOF AS IN THE CASE OF RENT AND ARREAR./. I GIVE AND BEQUEATH UNTO MY SON WILLIAM GRIGG ONE ANNUITY OR CLEAR YEARLY SUM OF SIX POUNDS TO COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY ON THE DEATH OF MY SAID WIFE AND TO BE ISSUING AND PAYABLE OUT OF MY LEASEHOLD ESTATE OF PENROSE VEAN AFORESAID BY EQUAL HALF YEARLY PAYMENTS AT LADYDAY AND MICHAELMAS DAY IN EVERY YEAR WITH FULL POWER TO DISTRAIN FOR THE SAME AND ALL COSTS OCCASIONED BY THE NON PAYMENT THEREOF AS IN THE CASE OF RENT IN ARREAR NEVERTHELESS IT IS MY WILL AND I HEREBY DIRECT THAT THE SAID ANNUITY SO BY ME GIVEN TO MY SAID SON SHALL NOT BE BY HIM ASSIGNED SOLD MORTGAGED OR IN ANY MANNER DISPOSED OF UPON FORFEITURE THEREOF TO MY EXECUTORS AND THAT THE SAME SHALL BE PAID INTO HIS HANDS ONLY AND HIS RECEIPT ALONE BE A DISCHARGE TO THE PERSONS PAYING THE SAME./--- I GIVE AND BEQUEATH UNTO MY DAUGHTER JOICE GRIGG THE SUM OF TEN POUNDS AND UNTO MY DAUGHTER HONOR SOLOMAN THE SUM OF THIRTY POUNDS AND UNTO MY DAUGHTER JENNY VARCOE THE SUM OF TWENTY POUNDS AND UNTO MY DAUGHTER MARY YELLAND ONE GUINEA AND UNTO MY GRANDSON WILLIAM TRETHEWEY THE SUM OF TEN POUNDS AND UNTO MY GRAND DAUGHTER GRACE TRETHEWEY THE SUM OF FIVE POUNDS TO BE SEVERALLY PAID TO THEM AT THE END OF ONE YEAR FROM MY DECEASE. I GIVE AND CONFIRM ALL AND WHATSOEVER I MAY AT ANY TIME HAVE GIVEN OR SHALL GIVE UNTO ANY OF MY CHILDREN WITHOUT TENDERING ANY ACCOUNT FOR THE SAME./. I WILL AND DIRECT THAT THE PRINCIPAL SUM OF ONE HUNDRED POUNDS DUE ON AND CHARGED BY MORTGAGE ON THE FEE LAND OF PENROSE VEAN IN PERSUANCE OF THE PROVISIONS OF MY MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT SHALL REMAIN A CHARGE ON THE SAME LAND AND BE PAID BY MY ELDEST SON ABRAHAM TO WHOM THE LAND WILL DESCEND. ALL THE REST RESIDUE AND REMAINDER OF MY LEASEHOLD ESTATES GOODS AND CHATTELS PERSONAL ESTATE AND EFFECTS OF WHATEVER SORT OR NATURE / SUBJECT AND LIABLE TO THE PAYMENT OF MY DEBTS THE AFORESAID ANNUITIES AND LEGACIES / I GIVE AND BEQUEATH UNTO MY DAUGHTERS GRACE TRETHEWEY AND ELIZABETH GRIGG THEIR EXECUTORS ADMINISTRATORS AND ASSIGNS AS TENANTS IN COMMON AND NOT AS JOINT TENANTS AND I NOMINATE AND APPOINT THE SAID GRACE TRETHEWEY AND ELIZABETH GRIGG MY DAUGHTERS EXECUTORS OF THIS MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT HEREBY REVOKING ALL FORMER OR OTHER WILLS BY ME AT ANY TIME HERETOFORE MADE. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND SEAL THE ELEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIX.// WILLIAM GRIGG SIGNED SEALED PUBLISHED AND DECLARED } BY THE SAID WILLIAM GRIGG THE TESTATOR AS AND FOR } HIS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT IN THE PRESENCE } OF US./- } CHARLES PARSON THE MARK OR SIGN OF JANE COMMON OF ST DENNIS JOS. NORWAY OF ST COLUMB ATTORNEY AT LAW <show_sources_images_notes/> |