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Hester Pierce of Colnbrook 1819 Will |
In the name of God Amen
This is the last will and Testament of me Hester Pierce of
Colnbrook in the parish of Buckingham widow
I devise all my just debts funeral expenses and all the expenses
of proving this my will and legacies to be paid I give my brother
in law John Pierce five pounds I give my brother John Bisley
five pounds I give and bequeath unto my executor and executrixes
the whole residue of my property both real and personal In
trust for the following purposes that is to say to procure for the use of my
daughter Hester Pierce the sum of six pounds per quarter of a year
in advance from the day of my death so long as the said Hester Pierce
remains unmarried but should the said Hester Pierce marry then it is
my will that this sum ceases and be appropriated to the use of my
residuary legatees or their representatives hereinafter named I do
constitute and appoint Joseph Lamoureux of Green Street Grosvenor
Square gentleman Matha the wife of George Boyce of Egham Surrey (Matha sic)
Baker and Elizabeth the wife of Thomas Dalby of Winkfield
Berkshire Baker joint Executor and Executrixes to this my last will
and testament to the said Joseph Lamoureux I give twenty
pounds for the trouble he may have in executing the trust
I repose in him to Martha the wife of George Boyce and Elizabeth the
wife of Thomas Dalby I appoint joint residuary legatee
share and share alike and in case either or both of them should
die before me then the children of them or either of them to
have what their mothers would have had had they been alive
and that independent of their husbands In witness whereof
I Hester Pierce have hereunto set my hand this eighth day
of November one thousand eight hundred and eight Hester Pierce
signed and declared this to be the last will and testament of
Hester Pierce who at her request and in the presence of each
other have subscribed our names Jos h. Kimber
Jno. Ffulkes
Proved at London 18th March 1819 before the worshipful
John Dodson Doctor of Laws by the oath of
Joseph Lamoureux one of the executors to whom admon
was granted having been first sworn duly to admin roewed?
to Martha in the will written Matha Boyce wife of George
Boyce and Elizabeth Dolby (in the will written Dalby) wife of
Thomas Dolby the other executors