Considering the certainty of death
and the uncertainty of the time thereof I Ann Prichard of Abbey in the
parish of Chapel Hill in the County of Monmouth widow being in good health and
of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding thanks be to God therefore
do make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following viz
whereas my late son Richard Prichard was at the time of his decease
indebted to me upon an account current between us in the sum of ninety seven
pounds fourteen shillings and four pence and in the further sum of one hundred
and seventy pounds due and owing to me on his promissory note payable with
lawful interest now I do hereby give and bequeath unto my trustees and
executors hereinafter named the said several sums of money so due and owing to
me from my said son Richard upon trust that my said trustees and
executors do and shall retain the same out of any monies payable to the
personal representatives of my said son from me as administratrix of my late
husbands effects with this Will annexed and place the same out at interest to
accumulate until my said son Richards two children Mary and Ann
shall respectively attain the age of twenty one years and upon their …?
attaining the said age of twenty one years then upon trust to pay and the same
unto and equally between them share and share alike and in case either of them
shall happen to depart this life under the age of twenty one years and without
having any child then upon trust to pay the whole to the survivor of them her
executors administrators or assigns but in case either of them so dying and
leaving a child or children then upon trust as to the part or share of such of
them so dying for such child or children and if more than one equally between
them share and share alike and in case of both of them dying under the said age
of twenty one years and without issue then I direct the same shall fall into
and be considered as part of my residuary estate provided nevertheless and it
is my will and desire that in case my said late son Richards personal
representatives shall give my executors any trouble in establishing the debts
so due and owing to me from my said son or in preventing the same being set off
against the monies so to become payable to them as aforesaid I direct that all
costs and charges of litigating the same shall be paid and come out of such sum
or sums intended by me for the benefit of my said late son Richards
children. I give devise and bequeath
all the rest residue and remainder of my real and personal estates monies and
security for money of what nature sort or kind soever and wheresoever situate
or being unto my said daughter Sarah Briggs, Robert Thompson of
Abbey in the County of Monmouth Iron Master and Charles Prosser of
Wilton in the County of Hereford corn factor their executors administrators and
assigns upon trust nevertheless that that the said Sarah Briggs, Robert
Thompson and Charles Prosser and the survivors and survivor of them
and the executors and admons of such survivor do and shall turn and revert such
part or parts thereof as shall not consist of monies or securities for money
into ready money and lay out and invest the same with all other my monies and
effects in good freehold or Government security or securities with full power
to change such securities from time to time as they shall think proper and to
receive pay and apply the interest dividends and produce of all my said
residuary estate and effects unto her my said daughter Sarah for and
during the term of her natural life whether sole or under …? to and for her own
sole separate and peculiar use and benefit and wherewith any husband or
husbands of hers shall have no controul or authority and for which her receipt
and receipts alone shall only be from time to time a good and sufficient discharge
or good and sufficient discharges and from and after the decease of my said
daughter then upon trust as to my said residuary trust estate and effects for
all and every the children of my said daughter who may be living at the time of
her decease at their his or her respective age or ages of twenty one years or
day of marriage with consent of their proper guardians equally between them if
more than one and if but one then to such only child the interest and dividends
thereof in the mean time to accumulate until such children or child shall
respectively attain the age or ages of twenty one years unless it shall so
happen that such child and children shall want support in which case I direct
that the interest and profits of my said residuary trust estate shall be
applied to his her or their support and maintenance and in case my said
daughter Sarah shall happen to die without leaving any lawful issue her
surviving or leaving such and all of them shall happen to die under the age of
twenty one years and without issue then upon trust as to all my said residuary
trust monies and estate to pay assign or transfer the same unto or for the use
and benefit of her brother William Evans Prichard and his children and
the children of her late brother Richard Prichard or unto and between
them and any or either of them by such parts shares and proportions or
disproportions and in such manner and form as she my said daughter Sarah
by any deed or deeds in writing to be by her executed in the presence of and
attested by one or more credible witness or witnesses or in and by her last
Will and Testament in writing or any Codicil thereto annexed or any writing in
the nature thereof executed in the presence of and attested by two or more such
witnesses shall limit direct or appoint give devise or dispose of the same and
in default of any such deed or last Will or Testament then upon trust as to one
half part of my said residuary trust monies and estate to pay assign and
transfer the same unto my said son William Evans Prichard and his
daughter Sarah Matilda Prichard equally between them share and
share alike and as to the other moiety of my said residuary trust estate and
effects in trust for the two children of my said late son Richard Prichard
and the survivor of them in case of the decease of either of them under the age
of twenty one years and without leaving
any lawful issue and I do hereby make nominate and appoint her my said daughter
Sarah and the said Robert Thompson and Charles Prosser
executrix and executors of this my Will and hereby revoking and making void all
former and other Will and Wills by me made.
I declare this to be my last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I the said Ann
Prichard have to this my last Will and Testament written on three sheets of
paper to the two first set my hand and to this last my hand and seal this
thirtieth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
fifteen. Ann Prichard (LS)
signed sealed published and declared by the said testatrix Ann Prichard
as and for her last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in her
presence at her request and in the presence of each other have hereunto
subscribed our names as witnesses. James
Peirce; Edward Peirce
I Ann Prichard of Abbey in
the parish of Chapel Hill in the County of Monmouth widow do make this my
Codicil to my last Will and Testament bearing date on or about the thirtieth
day of August one thousand eight hundred and fifteen and do declare and direct
that in case any question shall arise respecting the amount of the balance or
balances due and owing from my late son Richard Prichard to me
then I direct that the devise to my executors in trust for the benefit of my
said sons children of such balance or balances shall be void as to the whole or
so much of such balance or balances which shall be so questioned to be allowed
or sett off or which my trustees may not have good right to set off in manner
directed by my said Will so as no other part of my trust monies and effects
shall be injured or sustain and loss or deduction in respect thereto and I do
hereby confirm my said Will in all other respects as witness my hand and seal
this eleventh day of February one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. Ann Prichard (LS). Signed sealed published and declared by the said
Ann Prichard as and for a Codicil to her last Will and Testament
in the presence of us who in her presence at her request and in the presence of
each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. James Peirce; Edward Duffield
I Ann Prichard of Abbey in
the parish of Chapel Hill in the County of Monmouth widow do make this Codicil
to my last Will and Testament bearing date on or about the thirtieth day of
August one thousand eight hundred and fifteen and do direct that the same be
received and taken as part thereof whereas I did in and by my said Will give
and bequeath unto my daughter Sarah Briggs, Robert Thompson late
of Abbey aforesaid Ironmaster and Charles Prosser of Wilton in the
County of Hereford corn factor their executors administrators and assigns
several sums of money and all my residuary personal estate monies and
securities for money of what nature sort or kind soever and wheresoever situate
or being upon certain trusts therein particularly mentioned and whereas the
said Robert Thompson hath since departed this life now therefore I do by
this Codicil to my said Will give and bequeath all the sum and sums of money
all my personal estate devised or given in trust by my said Will to the said
trustees and executors therein named unto Mary Platt widow of Henry
Platt late of Wilton in the County of Hereford Gentleman and George
Strickland of the City of Bristol Gentleman my said
NOTE: This will continues on another page that I
do not have. DW
Transcribed from
a photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South
Wales. NP20 6LB Tel 01633 858 359 9/10 November 2002