1817 Will - Michael Reeve

Introduction

Dated: 5 Jun 1817, Bocking, Essex
Probated: Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 10 Apr 1821
Recorded: Piece 1642 (Mansfield), folio 236 reverse

Transcript

In the Name of God Amen. I Michael Reeve of Bocking in the County of Essex farmer being of sound and disposing mind and memory thanks be to Almighty God for the same do make and declare this my last Will and Testament in manner following that is to say
First I do hereby make and appoint my son Richard Reeve and my sons in law William Porter of Bocking aforesaid carpenter and John Raven? of Bocking aforesaid farmer join executors of this my will and I give and bequeath unto my wife Elizabeth Reeve one annuity or yearly sum of fifty pounds of lawful money of Great Britain for the term of her natural to be paid to her by my said executors or the survivors or survivor of them his executors or admons out of my personal estate by equal half yearly payments free from any deduction whatsoever the first payment thereof to be paid made at the end of six calendar months next after my decease
I also give and bequeath to the said Elizabeth my wife for her own proper use all the furniture usually standing or being in the Great parlour and the chamber over the same part of my now dwelling house in Bocking aforesaid
Also I give and devise direct limit and appoint unto my said son Richard Reeve all that my messuage or tenement and Blacksmiths shop with the outhouses yards gardens and appurts thereunto belonging or appertaining situate and being in Bocking aforesaid at a certain place there called Moh? Garret and now in the occupation of Hewey Gentry and also all that my field or piece or parcel of land and woodground commonly called or known by the name of pound Croft or otherwise with the appurts containing by admeasurement four acres three roods and twenty one perches be the same more or less situate lying and being in Bocking aforesaid and now in my own occupation to hold the same premises with the appurtenances to my said son Richard Reeve and his assigns for and during the term of his natural life and from and after the determination of that estate by forefeiture or otherwise in the lifetime of the said Richard Reeve
I give and devise direct limit and appoint all the said premises with the appurtenances unto my said sons in law William Porter and John Raven and their heirs during the natural life of my said son Richard Reeve in trust only to presence the contingent remainders hereinafter limited from being defeated or destroyed and to do every act that shall or may be necessary for that purpose by entry or otherwise But nevertheless to permit and suffer my said son Richard Reeve and his assigns to receive the rents issues and profits of the said premises during the term of his natural life and from and after the decease of my said son Richard Reeve
I give and devise direct limit and appoint all the said premises with their respective appurts to the first son of the body of the said Richard Reeve lawfully to be begotten and to the heirs of the body of such first son lawfully issuing and for default of such issue I give and devise direct limit and appoint the said premises with their appurts to the second third fourth fifth and all and every other the son and sons of the body of the said Richard Reeve lawfully to be begotten severally successively and in remainder one after another as they and every of them shall be in seniority of age and priority of birth and to the several and respective heirs of the body and bodies of all and every such son and sons awfully issuing every elder of such sons and the heirs of his body being always preferred and to take before the younger of such sons and the heirs of his body and in default of such issue
I give and devise direct limit and appoint the said premises with their appurtenances to all and every the daughter and daughters of my said son Richard Reeve lawfully to be begotten in equal shares and proportions to take as tenants in summon and not as join tenants and to the several and respective acres of the body and bodies of al such daughter and daughters as tenants in common and not as join tenants and if any one or more of such daughters shall happen to die without heirs of their or her respective bodies or body issuing then I give and devise direct limit and appoint the share and shares of such of them so dying without heirs of her or their body or bodies to the survivors or survivor or others or other such daughters and the heires of their or her bodies or body such surviving or their daughters if more than one to take as tenants in common and not as join tenants and in default of such issue I give and devise direct limit and appoint the said premises with their appurtenances unto my five daughters namely Elizabeth Moore the wife of Samuel Moore Mary Porter the wife of the said William Porter, Ann Raven the wife of the said John Raven Rebecca Wihill? the wife of William Reeve Wihill? and Maria Reeve and to the respective heirs and assigns of my said daughters for ever as tenants in common and not as join tenants I also give and bequeath to my said daughter Maria Reeve the sum of one hundred and fifty seven pounds of lawful British money to be paid to her out of my personal estate within sixe calendar months next after my decease and which with forty three pounds which I have always given to her will be equal to what I have heretofore given to each of my other daughters but my will is that if I shall hereafter in my lifetime give any sum or sums of money to or for the benefit of my said daughter Maria then such sum or sums of money shall considered and taken as part of the said legacy or sum of one hundred and fifty seven pounds also I give to my said sons in law William Porter and John Raven the sum of twenty pounds a piece for their trouble in acting as executors of this my will to be by them retained out of my personal estate and as to all the rest and render of my goods chattels chattle corn farming stock and utensils monies securities for money and credit and personal property whatsoever after payment of my just debts the afforesaid legacies and annuity my funeral expenses and the charges of proving this my will I give and bequeath the same and every part thereof to my said son Richard Reeve and my said sons in law William Porter and John Raven my executors hereinafter named upon the trusts and to and for the several intents and purposes hereinafter mentioned that is to say upon trust that they the said Richard Reeve William Porter and John Raven and the survivors and survivor of them and the executors or admots of the survivor shall and do therewith or with so much thereof as shall be necessary farm and occupy or cause to be farmed and occupied the messuage or tenement and farm lands grounds and premises situate in Bocking aforesaid which I hold under a lease thereof given by my late son Joseph Reeve deceased and which are demised to me for the term of twenty one years from Michaelmas day one thousand eight hundred and nine for and during all the residue of the said term of twenty one years which shall remain unexpired at the time of my decease and my mind and will is that my said son Richard Reeve shall so long as he shall think fit to reside in my said farm house and manage and superintend such farming business have the case and management thereof and shall be allowed his board and twenty pounds per annum out of the profits of the said business for his trouble and my will also is that all the rest and residue of the ? produce arising from such farming Business the said annuity hereinbefore given to my wife being first paid shall accumulate and upon further trust that they my said trustees and executors or the survivors or survivor of them or the executors or admots of the survivor of them do and shall at or as soon as conveniently may be after the expiration of the aforesaid term of twenty one years sell and dispose of all such goods chattels cattle corn farming stock and utensils and trust property which shall not consist of money as shall then be and remain in their hands or possession either by public sale or private contract as they shall think proper and do and shall connect and get in all such monies and credits as shall then be due and owing onn account of the said trust estate and also do and shall devise all the monies arising by or from such sale and to be collected and got in as aforesaid together with all such money as shall or may have accumulated and all other monies that shall then be in their hands subject nevertheless and without prejudice to the payment of the aforesaid annuity to my said wife for her life into six equal parts or shares and pay and apply the same in manner following that is to say one sixth part thereof to be paid to my said son Richard Reeve his executors admots or assigns one other sixth part thereof to be paid to my said daughter Elizabeth Moore wife of the said Samuel Moore her executors admots or assigns and other sixth part thereof to be paid to my said daughter Mary Porter wife of the said William Porter her executors admots or assigns the other sixth part thereof to be paid to my said daughter Ann Raven wife of the said John Raven her executors admots or assigns one other sixth part thereof to be paid to my said daughter Maria Reeve her executors admots or assigns and the remaining or other sixth part of such monies I will that my said executors and trustees or the survivors or survivor of them his executors or admots shall place out at interest in case my said daughter Rebecca Mihill the case of the said William Reeve Mihill shall be then living upon real or government security or securities and pay the interest and probate thereof as the same shall become due into the proper hands of my saud daughter Rebecca Mihil for her own sole use during her life and my will is that the receipt of the said Rebecca Miill above not withstanding her present or any future coverture shall at the times be a good and effectual discharge to my said executors and trustees for the same interest monies and after the decease of my said daughter Rebecca Mihill then I will that the said principal money so to be placed out at interest as aforesaid shall go and be paid unto and amongst all and every children of my said Daughter Rebecca Mihill that shall be living at the time of her decease in equal shares and proportions if more than one and if but one then wholly to that one and if my said daughter Rebecca Mihill shall die without leaving any issue living at the time of her decease then I will that the same principal money shall go and be paid unto and amongst my said son Richard Reeve and my daughters Elizabeth Moore Mary Porter Ann Raven and Maria Reeve part and share alike but if it shall happen that my said daughter Rebecca Mihill shall depart this life before the expiration of the aforesaid term of twenty one years then I will that the said remaining or other sixth part of such trust property shall go and be paid unto and amongst all and every the children of my said daughter Rebecca Mihill that shall be living at the expiration of the said term in equal shares and proportions if more than one and if but one then wholly to that one to be paid and to such child or children when and as he she or they shall respectively attain the age of twenty one years and in the meantime the same to be placed out at interest for his her or their benefit or respective benefits and in case she my said daughter Rebecca Mihill shall not leave any child that shall be living at the expiration of the said term of twenty one years for which my said farm is demised to use as aforesaid then I will that such remaining sixth part of the said trust property shall go and be paid unto and amongst my said son Richard Reeve and my said daughtters Elizabeth Moore Mary Porter Ann Raven and Maria Reeve part and share alike and my mind and will is that is shall and may be lawful to and for my said executors and trustees respectively and their respective executors and admots to diduct and retain out of the monies and premises which by virtue of this my will shall come to their or any of their hands all such costs charges damages and expenses as they or any of them shall or may expend sustain or be put unto in or about the execution of this my will and that they shall be answerable only each of them for his own respective receipt payments acts and wilful defaults
In witness whereof I the said Michael Reeve have to this my last will and Testament contained in four sheets of paper set my hands to each of the first three sheets thereof and to this fourth and last sheet my hand and seal the fifth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen.
Michael Reeve (LS)

Signed Sealed published and declared by the said testator Michael Reeve 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 subscribed our names as witnesses thereto
Emma Wood
Thmas Wood
Ezekiel Wood

Proved at London 10th April 1821 before the worshipful John Daubtery Dr of Laws and Surrogate by the oaths of Richard Reeve the son William Porter and John Raven the executors to whom admon was granted being first sworn duly to administer

Source

England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 (Ancestry)