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
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From: 1778 To: 1779
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