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James McGreavy died 21 Sep 1846, Newcastle	Margaret McGreavy died 9 Dec 1865, Newcastle

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	James McGreavy	Meeting	20 Jan	1844	The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser
	James McGreavy	Death	24 Sep	1846	The Sydney Morning Herald

Will of James McGreavy

died Newcastle NSW 21 Sep 1846, probate granted 19 Feb 1847

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page 1	First my will and desire is that my wife Margaret McGreavy shall continue to carry on the business now carried on by me in the Inn in which I now reside, conjointly with my daughter Mary Ann Brunker for their joint and mutual profit and support so long as they shall mutually agree and for that purpose that they the said Margaret McGreavy and Mary Ann Brunker shall be at liberty to reside in the said Inn rent free and to have the use of the Furniture , stock in Trade and other things in the said Inn for their joint use and benefit for so long as they shall jointly carry on the said business, but my will further is and I do hereby direct that in case, my said wife and daughter cannot agree that it shall and any be lawful for my said daughter an any time (as my executrix) to take the whole of the business together with all the furniture stock in Trade and other things as aforesaid into her own hands and under her own sole control upon her allowing my said wife an annuity of Fifty pounds per annum chargeable upon the whole of my freehold property situate in Watt Street Newcastle aforesaid with powers of entry and distress as if the same had been secured by a lease for years' the same annuity to be. payable only in the Event of her discontinuing to carry on the said business Conjointly with in my said daughter and of her sharing the profits of the said business and to be in lieu of all dower and thirds. And subject to such annuity I hereby give devise and bequeath all my freehold property situate in Watt Street Newcastle aforesaid unto and To the Use of my said daughter Mary Ann Brunker and her assigns for and during the Term of her natural life (the same not to be subject to the debts control or engagements of any future husband of the said Mary Ann Brunker) and from and immediately after her decease I give devise and bequeath (subject to such annuity as aforesaid) All that Messuage or Tenement and Inn in which I now reside and the scite thereof And all outbuildings and appurtenances thereunto belonging unto and To the Use of my Granddaughter Margaret Brunker her Heirs and assigns forever and in case the said Margaret Brunker shall happen to die before she shall attain the age of twentyone years without leaving lawful [issue) living at her decease then I give devise and bequeath the said property James McGreavy X his mark This is the paper writing referred to in the affidavit of Mary Ann Brunker sworn before me at Newcastle this sixth day of February, 1847 J ?Bull ?commission of Supreme Court
page 2	hereinbefore devised to her to my Granddaughter Mary Ann Brunker her Heirs and assigns forever. And subject to such annuity of fifty pounds as aforesaid I do hereby give devise and bequeath all those six cottages situate adjoining the said devised premises and the respective scites thereof with the appurtenances (immediately after the decease of my said daughter) unto my said Granddaughter Mary Ann Brunker her Heirs and assigns forever and in case the said Mary Ann Brunker shall happen to die before she shall attain the age. of twentyone years without leaving lawful issue living at her decease l hereby give devise and bequeath the said, last mentioned property hereinbefore devised to her unto and to the Use of the said Margaret Brunker her Heirs and assigns forever, And in case both the said Margaret Brunker and Mary Ann Brunker shall happen to die under the age of twenty one years without leaving lawful issue living at their decease then I give devise and bequeath all the property hereinbefore devised to them respectively unto and To the Use of my Grandson James Nixon Brunker his Heirs and assigns forever and I do hereby declare that the property devised to my Granddaughters as aforesaid shall not in any case be subject to the debts control or engagements of any husband with whom they may respectively intermarry. And whereas a son of each of my Brothers John and Patrick McGreavy are expected to arrive in the Colony I do hereby give each of them on their arrival in the Colony twenty head of cattle and one horse and in case of their not arriving and until their respective arrival I hereby give and bequeath the same as well as all the rest and remainder of my cattle and Horses to my said Grandson James Nixon McGreavy (sic] to and for his own use and benefit.And I do hereby appoint my said daughter Mary Ann Brunker and my friend Mr John Little of Sydney Licensed Victualler Executrix and Executor of this my will. And hereby revoking all former wills by me at any time heretofore made I do declare this only to be my last will and Testament In witness whereof I have to this my will contained in two sheets of paper set my hand and seal (to wit) my hand to the bottom of the first sheet and my hand and sea] to this second and last sheet this seventeenth day of September in the year of our Lord One thousand eight Hundred and forty six. James McGreavy X his mark Signed sealed published and declared by the said James McGreavy the Testator and as for his last will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence and at this request and in the presence of each other (the same having been carefully read over to him in our presence) have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto William Croasdill ?J Stacey

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