The Will of John Newlyn of Compton, 1792

 
In the Name of God Amen I John Newlyn of Compton in Hampshire yeoman make and declare my last Will and Testament in manner following that is to say, I will and direct that my Executors hereinafter named shall bury me in a Christian like manner and out of my Estate and Effects shall pay all such debts as I may justly owe at my death, my Funeral Charges, and also the Costs of proving my Will with Expenses to be incurred in the execution thereof and Charges incident

I GIVE and bequeath unto my Son James Newlyn the sum of three hundred and sixty pounds to be paid to him by my said Executors at the end of one year from my death with interest for two hundred and ten pounds part thereof at and after the rate of (illegible) pounds for one hundred pounds by the year from his age of twenty one years until payment of his said legacy and I give to him the said interest accordingly I ALSO give and bequeath unto my said Son James the further sum of one hundred and twelve pounds and eight shillings to be paid to him by my said Executors at the end of six months from my death, and I moreover give and bequeath unto him my Best Bed, Bedstead and Furniture in my Dwellinghouse at Compton and all belonging to the said Bed and Bedstead.

I GIVE and Bequeath unto John Newlyn Butcher, Son of my deceased Son John the sum of one hundred pounds to be paid to him on his attainment of the age of twenty one years.

I GIVE and Bequeath unto my said Executors the sum of one hundred and twelve pounds and eight shillings in Trust to rest the same in any of the Funds or place it out at Interest, paying from time to time the Interest or Dividends thereof as they shall arise or accrue due unto my Daughter Mary Bowden Winkworth during her life whose receipt notwithstanding her majority shall be a sufficient discharge for the same and immediately after her death as taking the said principal sum of one hundred and twelve pounds and eight shillings upon Trust for her Children and the Survivors or Survivor of them share and share alike to be paid to them as they shall severally attain the age of twenty one years talking their receipts for their respective Proportions thereof.

I GIVE and Bequeath unto my Son William Newlyn the Sum of sixty two pounds and eight shillings to be paid to him by my said Executors at the end of one year from my death.

I GIVE and Bequeath unto my Daughter in Law Ann my Son John's Widow the sum of one hundred pounds upon Trust to rest it in any of the Funds or place it out at Interest, paying from time to time the Interest or Dividend thereof to arise or accrue due unto or applying the same to the use and Benefit of her Daughter Anna during and until her marriage with her said Mother's approval or her attainment of the age of twenty one years and in either event first happening upon Trust to pay unto her said Daughter the said principal sum of one hundred pounds. I GIVE and Bequeath unto my Grandsons John and Robert Sons of my Son Robert the sum of ten guineas each to be paid to them by my Executors as they severally attain the age of twenty one years taking their respective receipts.

ALL THE REST residue and remainder of my Hereditaments, Land, Copyholds, Chattels real and personal and Effects whatever, Money and Securities for Money, of every description either by my Sons, my Son in Law, or others entered into unto me, and Debts to me owing at the time of my death I give and bequeath unto William Faithful of the City of Winchester Gentleman and John Complin of Morestead Yeoman their Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns to hold the said Hereditaments to them and their Heirs to the only proper use of the said William Faithfull and John Complin their Heirs and Assigns for ever; the Copyholds either surrendered or hereafter to be surrendered to the use of this my Will to them for the (illegible) in the several Copies or Grants thereof respectively and for the Life of the longest ? of them and the Money and Securities for Money to them absolutely; But upon Trust nevertheless and under and subject to the Provisoes, Directions and Limitations and to the Ends, Interests and Purposes hereinafter expressed declared and limited of and concerning the same (that is to say) UPON TRUST as soon as conveniently may be after my decease to sell and dispose of and convey surrender and assign all and singular the said Trust Premises for the most Money and Best Price to be had for the same and to demand, collect and get in and discharge Debts due to me on Security for said Sons, Son in Law, or others in order to ascertain as precisely as may be the amount of the Money to arise from such Sale and the Debts to be collected and got in, then upon Trust to pay one equal sixth part of such Money unto my said Son James, and one other sixth part thereof unto my said Son William taking their several receipts fort their respective Proportions of such Money AND as concerning the remainder of the said money UPON TRUST as to one fourth party thereof for the Children of my Son Robert and the Survivors and Survivor of them share and share alike to be paid to them respectively as they shall severally attain the age of twenty one years or to be disposed of for their benefit in manner herein mentioned applying the Interest or Dividends thereof in the mean time to arise or accrue due to the use of or for the said Children and to the Survivors and Survivor of them and as to one other fourth part UPON TRUST for the Children of my said deceased Son John and the Survivors and Survivor of them share and she alike to be paid to them respectively as they shall severally attain the age of twenty one years or to be disposed of for their Benefit in manner hereinafter mentioned applying the Interest or Dividends in the mean time to arise or accrue due to the use of or for the said Children and to the Survivors and Survivor of them THEN as concerning the remainder of such Money On Trust as to one equal half thereof for the Children of my said Daughter Mary Bowden Winkworth and the Survivors and Survivor of them from and after the death of their Mother share and share alike to be paid to them respectively if of the age of twenty one years at her death or as they shall afterwards severally attain that age but UPON TRUST as to the Interest or Dividends thereof from time to time in the mean time as it shall accrue or become due to pay it unto my said Daughter Mary Bowden Winkworth who notwithstanding her Coverture shall by her Receipt only sufficiently discharge the same it Being my Will that such Interest or Dividends shall not be subject to the control of her present or future Husband and as to the other moiety of such Money UPON TRUST for the Children of my Son Thomas Newlyn if any by his present or future Wife and the Survivors or Survivor of them, after the death of my said Son Thomas share and share alike to be paid to them respectively if of the age of twenty one years at his death or as they shall afterwards severally attain that age but UPON TRUST as to the Interest or Dividends of that Moiety from time to time in the mean time as it shall accrue or become due to pay it unto my said Son Thomas still in default of any die him surviving them UPON TRUST to pay the said Moiety of such Money in five equal parts to be divided, one fifth part thereof unto my said Son William, a fifth unto my said Son James a fifth unto my said Daughter Winkworth or in case of their death unto their respective Representatives a fifth unto the Children of my said Son John and the Survivors and Survivor of them share and share alike and the remaining fifth part of such Money unto the Children of my said Son Robert and the Survivors and Survivor of them share and share alike PROVIDED ALWAYS and my Will is and I hereby direct in case of the death of my said Son James before the Legacy of Three hundred and sixty pounds hereby given him shall become vested that the said sum of Three hundred and sixty pounds, in four equal parts to be divided, shall one fourth thereof be paid unto the Children of my said Son Robert and the Survivors and Survivor of them share and share alike, a fourth to the Children of my said Son John and to the Survivors and Survivor of them share and share alike, a fourth unto my said Son William or his Representatives and the remaining fourth part unto my said Daughter Mary Bowden Winkworth or her Representatives

Provided Also and my Will is and I hereby direct that my said Trustees and the Survivor of them and the Heirs Executors and Administrators of such Survivor shall at any time hereafter at their pleasure should they think it conducive to the endorsement of all or any of my Grandchildren in Apprenticeships, Trade or Marriage, to pay to or advance for them their respective Legacies under this my Will or any proportion of the same they shall think proper and their respective Receipts whether they are of age or not shall be full discharges

PROVIDED LASTLY and I hereby likewise Will and Direct that the Receipt of my said Trustees shall be a full discharge for the Purchase Money to arise from Sale of all or every of the said Trust Premises hereby devised to them or for such part thereof as such Receipts shall extend unto and that the Purchasors after payment to my said Trustees shall not have any thing to do with or be responsible for the application, misapplication or nonapplication of the Purchase Money

I constitute and appoint the said William Faithful and John Complin Executors of this my Will hereby revoking all earlier Wills by me made declaring this only to be my last Will and Testament and that neither of my said Executors shall be answerable or accountable for any loss of the said Trust Premises by Bad Security or otherwise But such as shall apparently happen through their neglect or default nor shall either of them be accountable in any respect for the Acts of the other but each of them for his own Acts only and that they and each of them shall out of my Estate and Effects reimburse themselves all Charges and Expenses whatever necessarily attending the Execution of this my Will or incident thereto

In Witness whereof I the said John Newlyn have to this my Will contained in five Sheets set my Hand and Seal this fifteenth day of October in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety two.
 

John died late in the month of March in the year 1796 and the will was proved on the 9^th of April.

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