William ALLEN

• Name	William ALLEN
  Gender	Male
  _UID	33AFBCD7D7D1934DAB2BB8920DDBD917F563
  Person ID	I15880	YoungFamily
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2022

  
  

  _UID	6BE7D98D9659974DAF2CDC508D302283F4A5
  Children	1. William ALLEN,   b. Abt 1775, Wellington, Somerset, England ,   bur. 1 Apr 1855, Wellington, Somerset, England  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Last Modified	15 May 2022
  Family ID	F4148	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  PROB 11/1011: Alexander, Quire Numbers 325-371 (1775) THIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of me, ALEXANDER ALLEN of Wellington, in the County of Somerset, yeoman, made the fifteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy being in health and of sound disposing mind, memory and understanding, First, I desire that my body may be decently and privately interred as near the remains of my late deceased wife in the parish church yard of Wellington aforesaid as possible and as for the worldly estate and effects which it hath pleased almighty God of his great goodness to bless me with I dispose thereof in manner following (that is to say) I give, devise and bequeath unto my friends THOMAS MARSH of Wellington aforesaid, Gent., and JOHN WOOD of the same place, Malster and to their heirs all those my three dwelling houses, gardens and premises with their and every of their rights, members and appurtenances lying in Mantle Street in Wellington aforesaid, one of which said dwelling houses if called or known by the name of The Rose and Crown Inn and the other two lie adjoining thereunto and also I give, devise and bequeath all my monies and securities for money, goods, chattels and personal estate and effects whatsoever unto the said THOMAS MARSH and JOHN WOOD their Executors and Administrators upon trust that they or the survivor of them do and shall as soon as conveniently may be after my death sell and dispose of all and singular my said dwelling houses, gardens and premises, household goods and such other goods and chattels as I shall die seized or possessed of for the best price or prices that can be or may be had or gotten for the same and do and shall pay and apply the monies arising by such sale after a deduction of the costs, charges and expenses attending the execution of the trusts hereby in them reposed or relating thereunto and the payment of my just debts and funeral expenses in manner following vizt, Upon trust out of the monies arising by such sale together with such ready money as I shall leave by me at my death and all and every other sum and sums of money as shall be then due and owing to me to divide and part between my six sons, JOHN, ALEXANDER, EDWARD, WILLIAM FRANCIS, AND ROBERT ALLEN and the child or children of my late deceased daughter JANE PARSONS that shall be living at my death (vizt) part and part alike amongst my said six sons and my will is that the child or children of my said daughter JANE PARSONS deceased shall be entitled to no greater share than each of my said sons and equally to be divided between such my grandchildren (if more than one) and if but one then to such only child at his, her or their age or respective ages of twenty one years or otherwise paid and applied by my said Trustees or the survivor of them toward, binding him, her, or them out to some trade or calling or otherwise provide for them as they shall think fit and the child or children of such of them as shall be then dead in manner aforesaid and such child or children to have his, her or their father's or mother's share only and my will also is that in case any or either of my said sons shall happen to die in my lifetime leaving a child or children living at my death that then the child or children of them any or either of them so dying shall be entitled to have and receive their father's share only equally to be divided between the (if more than one) and if but one such child then to such nly child or otherwise for my said Trustees or the survivor of them to dispose of the same in like manner as amongst my before mentioned grandchild or grandchildren PARSONS and I order and direct that none of my debtors be troubled for what they owe me until six months after my death unless the debtor is like to become insolvent and the debt desperate and I declare my mind and will to be that if any of my children or any other person or persons entitled to any legacy or legacies by this my Will or to any interest therein or in the premises shall in any manner controvert any of the gifts, devises, dispositions or appointments herein by me made or shall refuse to stand or abide by the same or shall refuse or neglect to do or execute any reasonable or proper ask for confirming, establishing or carrying this my Will into execution being thereto requested by my said Trustees and Executors of the survivors of them or the heirs, executors or administrators of the survivor of them that then such person or persons who shall so controvert this my Will or any of the gifts, devises, dispositions or appointments by me hereinbefore made or who shall refuse to abide by the same or shall refuse or neglect to confirm the same upon request as aforesaid, his, her and their heirs and children shall be deprived of and lose all benefit and advantage of whatsoever is in or by this my Will or any part thereof given or appointed to or in trust for them respectively or for their respective use or benefit and the same shall be divided amongst such of my children who shall consent and agree to this my Will in equal shares and proportions and I do expressly direct that my Executors and Trustees or the survivor of them or the heirs, Executors or Administrators of such survivor shall not be charged or chargeable with or accountable for any more of my real or personal estate, monies or effects than he or they shall actually receive or which shall come to his or their hands by virtue of this my Will or with or for any loss which shall hapenn of the said monies and effects or any part thereof so as such loss happen without their wilful default and neglect nor the one of them for the other of them or for the acts, deeds, receipts, defaults or disbursements the one of the other and also that it shall and may be lawful for them my said Executors and Trustees or the survivor of them or the heirs, Executors, or Administrators of such survivor in the first place by and out of my said real and personal estate, monies, and effects so given and bequeathed herein to deduct and reimburse him and themselves respectively all such loss, costs, charges and expenses as they or the survivor of them shall sustain, expend or be put unto for or by reason of the performance of this my Will or the Trusts hereby in them reposed or the management and execution thereof respectively or any other thing in any wise relating thereunto. And lastly, I do hereby revoke all former Wills by me heretofore made and do make, ordain constitute and appoint my said Trustees THOMAS MARSH and JOHN WOOD Executors or the survivor of them Executor of this my last Will upon the trusts aforesaid. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written. the mark of Alexander Allen LS SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED AND DECLARED by the said ALEXANDER ALLEN the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other of us Honor Marsh John Broadfoot Ann Dalley THIS WILL was proved at London the fifteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy five before the Right Worshipful Sir George Hay, Knight, doctor of laws, Master Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the oaths of THOMAS MARSH and JOHN WOOD the Executors named in the said Will to whom administration of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of the deceased was granted they having been first sworn by Commission duly to administer. Exhibited.