• Reference
    BD987
  • Title
    Copy of Will of Thos. Palmer of Bedford, gent. - Rec. that testor is bound to pay annuity of £20 p.a. to nephew Jas. Palmer, charged on mess. in High St., occ. by son Ben. - To nephew Jas. £10. - To cousin Sarah Row £5. - To Josh. Symonds dissenting teacher, £20. - To servant Hannah Cooper £5. - To dau. Hannah Bull, green bedstead & curtains, without the feather bed. - To Wm. Bull & w. Hannh, mess. in Potter St., occ. Philip Beach, in survivorship, then to eldest son Ben. Palmer. - To friends Stephen Odell of Bedf. gent. & Edw. Wells of Bedf. baker, £10 each to execute trusts. -To sons & daus. & w.'s & husbands, Jas. Palmer, Ben. King, Philip Beech, Stephen Odell, Edw. Wells, 1 guinea each for a mourning ring. - To son Ben. remainder of real & personal estate, subject to payment of £3,300 bequeathed to Stephen Odell & Edw. Wells in trust (a) to invest £900, applying the interest to maintenance of grandchildren (3 daus. of late son Jn. Palmer), paying the latter their shares on their attaining majority or marriage; if any die, their share to be divided between the children of son Ben. & dau. Hannah. (b) to invest £1,200 for benefit of dau. Mary, w. of Wm. Wagstaff, for life, then £800 of it to pd. to children of Ben. & Hannah, & £200 for maintenance of grandson Ebenezer Wagstaff, & principal to be pd. to him on majority or marriage; if he dies a minor, then to children of Ben. & Hannah. (c) To invest £1,200 for benefit of Wm. Bull of Newport Pagnell gent for life, then to dau. Hannah for life, then for maintenance of their children., & to be shared by them on maj. or marr. If any of the latter die, their share to go to children of Ben. & Jn. Proviso that trustees can advance the whole of the £1,200 to Wm. Bull. Exor. : son Ben. Witn. : Thos. Bedford, Jer. Fish Palmer, Thos. Kidman. 20 Aug. 1778. Codicil :- The £200 directed to be pd. for maint- enance of Eb. Wagstaff, now to be applied to maintenance of granddau. Mary Wagstaff, since the former is now dead. Witn. : Jer. Fish Palmer, Thos. Kidman. 3 Nov. 1778. Pr. 27 Jan. 1779
  • Date free text
    1778-1779
  • Production date
    From: 1778 To: 1779
  • Exent
    No. of pieces: 1
  • Level of description
    item