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 1780 - 15 Jul 1853 (74)
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| Name |
William PENNY |
| Born |
17 Sep 1780 |
English Harbour, Trinity, Newfoundland, Canada  |
| Gender |
Male |
| _UID |
37529E0380DDD911B6EBA5CB052B7F356655 |
| Died |
15 Jul 1853 (74) |
Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada |
| Person ID |
I268 |
Penny of Newfoundland |
| Last Modified |
14 May 2022 |
| Father |
William PENNY, b. Abt 1755, English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada |
| Mother |
Ann JONES, b. 18 Sep 1760, New Perlican, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada |
| Married |
2 Oct 1776 |
Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada [2] |
| _UID |
703CE60D61C5D611B6E8BC8D43B5AC346BA1 |
| Family ID |
F79 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Margaret IVAMY |
| Married |
30 Oct 1804 |
Bonavista, Newfoundland, Canada |
| _UID |
44529E0380DDD911B6EBA5CB052B7F357325 |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
15 May 2022 |
| Family ID |
F106 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S4] Will, Prerogative Court of Canterbury, (Not published), Prob 11/2195, image #380, folio 25/554, 13 Apr 1853.
I, WILLIAM PENNY, Senior, planter in English Harbor do hereby make this my last Will and Testament,
I give to my two sons, ROBERT and SAMUEL PENNY, my room situated in English Harbor South Head as by draft of survey by Rev'd Wm. Bullock to be enjoyed by them and their heirs forever as now held by the present occupants and the said premises are never to be sold out of the family to pay debts, contracts or for any other purpose but to be held by each heir in right and lawful succession.
I give to my daughter SUSANNA BESTON that parcel of land now held of me by her husband BESTON (Mark) described in the draft from survey by Rev'd William Bullock bearing the date of 1827 called therein "newly cleared meadow" to be enjoyed by my daughter during her lifetime and afterwards to be held and enjoyed by her son, WILLIAM BESTON, and his heirs forever.
I give to my son, JAMES PENNY, all my fishing room and back premises adjoining consisting of stage, slates, store houses, dwelling houses, meadows, beach and all and every portion of land and kind of building found thereon to be disposed of as follows:
First, that my dear wife might have the quiet use and enjoyment for her lifetime of the dwelling house occupied by me and the garden in front of the same.
Secondly, to hold the whole property in trust for the equal benefit of himself and his heirs and the widow and children of my late son, WILLIAM PENNY, so long as the family keep together single and the widow continues unmarried, ultimately my grandson, JAMES PENNY, and his heirs to share equally with my son JAMES and his heirs in the whole of the said property as by mutual consent of my son, JAMES, and my grandson, JAMES, providing that the house and garden occupied by my son, JAMES, be left to his enjoyment and his heirs, and the house and garden occupied by myself and left to my wife in case of my dying before her be left to my grandson and his heirs. And in case that my son, JAMES, should depart this life and leave his widow, she is to hold the house and garden of her husband in common with my daughter-in-law, CATHERINE PENNY, who may succeed my wife. But if either of them shall again marry they are no longer to have any claim to their dwellings as widows of my sons.
Concerning certain articles on the room necessary for conducting the fishery I will that my son, JAMES, shall allow to his brothers, ROBERT and SAMUEL PENNY, as at this time at his convenience the use of the same namely two caplin seines, one lance seine, one large copper can kettle, one large oil pot.
To my son, JAMES, and his heirs I bequeath my large family Bible and my pew in the Church, the pew in the Gallery.
I leave to my grandson, SOLOMAN, all my household goods.
I bequeath to my beloved wife for her use and enjoyment as long as she shall live trusting that the same might be left by her to our daughter, SUSANNA BESTON, and from her to our grand-daughters, SUSANNA NURSE, MARY WALTERS and MARY PENNY, daughter of my late son, WILLIAM, save and except the clock which is not to be taken from the house but after my wife's decease to fall to my grandson, JAMES PENNY.
I also will and bequeath to my grandsons, SOLOMAN, WILLIAM and ROBERT PENNY, sons of my late son WILLIAM all that parcel of land described in a government grant no. 938 bearing date at St. John's 24th January 1851, lying at the back of my settlement and measuring about eleven acres also that portion adjoining thereto previously in my possession including the whole lot under fence and should my son, JAMES, leave us child lawfully begotten and bequeath his part of the room to either of the before-named three brothers, then the other two shall possess in equal right the whole of the said lot of land last described and the said land is not to be taken for debt nor sold to strangers but to continue in the family, one brother may sell his share to another brother if he should wish to give up the ground or to either of his uncles, JAMES, ROBERT and SAMUEL PENNY.
I give and bequeath to my wife, MARGARET PENNY, the sum of three hundred and fifty pounds stock in the three percent English funds also whatever amount may be due to me at my decease all expenses being paid whether as appearing in the accounts of DAVID DAREL & CO., Brokers, Poole [Dorset, England]; BROOKING & SON, merchants of Trinity, ROBERT SLADE & CO., merchants, Trinity, my son, JAMES PENNY and whatever of my debtors, together with the cask left in my house, for her sole use and benefit and in case that the income of the said property should be insufficient for her comfortable maintenance she is at liberty to take from the principal as she may think best for her necessary supply.
I will and bequeath to my children or their heirs, JAMES, SAMUEL, ROBERT and SUSANNA and my late son WILLIAM'S child, MARY, whatever of my funded property may remain at my wife's decease two shares to my daughter, SUSANNA, and one share cash to the remainder.
And I hereby charge my son, JAMES, and for his Assistant, our friend, JOHN BESTON, son of WILLIAM BESTON, SENIOR, with the Executorship of this my Will and Testament desiring of them to see to the decent interment of both myself and my beloved partner and to the payment of all expenses of the same with a headstone dictates with the same plainness and simplicity with those of the deceased members of the family set up by me and I will and desire that my friend, JOHN BESTON, do receive from my property, in money, the sum of three pounds currency in testimony of my esteem and in lieu of service as joint Executor with my son, JAMES.
I will and bequeath to my daughter-in-law, CATHERINE PENNY, and to her children surviving me, a sum of money not less than one hundred pounds currency deposited in the St. John's Savings Bank, the book of the same held at this present by Mr. Hepburn, Esq. to be divided as follows: two shares to the mother and one share each to the children.
And I declare this to be my last Will and Testament.
SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED by me this thirteenth day of April in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three.
William Penny, Senr.
his mark
In presence of us, Thomas M. Wood, Minister of Trinity,
John Bessten, witnesses to the above.
IN THE PROBATE OFFICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF NEWFOUNDLAND, by the Honourable Francis Brady, Chief Justice, the Honourable Augustus Wallet des Barres, and the Honourable James Simms, Assistant Judges of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland.
WE DO BY THESE PRESENTS MAKE KNOWN TO ALL MEN that on the twenty-fifth day of October A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three and in the seventeenth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady Victoria, before Benjamin Sweetland, Esquire, Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, the last Will and Testament of WILLIAM PENNY, late of English Harbour, Planter, deceased, hereunto annexed was proved approved and ordered to be registered and said deceased having whilst living and at the time of his death divers goods, chattels, credits, and effects in the said Island and within the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland by reason whereof the proving and registering the said Will and granting Letters of Administration of all and singular the rights, goods, chattels, credits and effects of the said deceased and also the auditing, allowing and final discharging the accounts thereof are well known to appertain only and wholly to the said Supreme Court and that administration of all and singular the rights, goods, chattels, credits and effects of the said deceased and any way concerning his last Will and Testament was granted to JAMES PENNY and JOHN BESSTEN named in the said Will, they having sworn well and faithfully to administer the same and to make a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the rights, goods, chattels, credits and effects of the said deceased and to exhibit the same unto the registry of the said Supreme Court of Newfoundland at St. John's in the Island aforesaid within twelve months from the date hereof and also to render a just and true account thereof when thereto lawfully required. In testimony whereof, we have caused the seal of the said Supreme Court to be hereunto affixed at St. John's aforesaid the twenty-fifth day of October A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. By Order Chas. Simms, C.C. & Reg. Supreme Court.
I, CHARLES SIMMS, Chief Clerk and Registrar of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland do hereby certify that the annexed paper-writing in print and manuscript contains a just and true copy of the original last Will and Testament of WILLIAM PENNY, late of English Harbour in the Island of Newfoundland, Planter, deceased, as the same was proved and approved by the Supreme Court and of the original Probate of the said last Will as granted to JAMES PENNEY [sic] and JOHN BESSTEN, the Executors appointed by the said Will all which remains of record in the said Supreme Court. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Supreme Court this twenty-sixth day of October in the year 1853 at Saint John's Newfoundland
Charles Simms
Chief Clerk & Registrar Supreme Court
PROVED at London [England] the 4th July 1854 before the Judge by the oaths of JAMES PENNY, the son, and JOHN BESSTEN, in the Will written BESTON, the Executors to whom administration was granted having been first sworn by commission duly to administer.
Also found in Newfoundland will books volume 2 pages 151 to 153 probate year 1853.
http://ngb.chebucto.org/Wills/penny-william-2-151.shtml
- [S3] Parish Registers, Church of England, (Not published), St. Paul's Church, Trinity Bay, Trinity, 2 Oct 1777.
Married William Peney & Ann Jones Daughter of Mr. William Jones Planter in English Harbour.
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