• Reference
    X659/25
  • Title
    Exemplification of copy of Will of William Lee Antonie late of Colworth House Bedfordshire and Albermarle Street, Middlesex to sisters £2000 to nephews (except John Fiott)£ 2000 to Mrs Catherine Rosalie Gerard £1000 within a month of death to Edward Arrowsmith of Totteridge Park, Herts Thomas Ryder of Lincoln's Inn John Taylor of Hadley Green near Barnet (Trustees) £1000pa to be paid for Catherine Rosalie Gerard (clauses protecting it against being liable for husband's debts) to nephew John Fiott elder son of late sister Harriott Fiott for his life to use of Trustees above to preserve contingent remainders namely to entail male Reversion to Wm Edw Fiott 2nd son of Harriott and then to his sons Reversion to Edw Fiott 3rd son of Harriott and then to his sons Reversion to Nicholas Fiott, 4th son of Harriott and then to his sons power to grant 500pa rent to wife of tenant for life on his death power to make leases up to 21 years estates in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Middlesex and Medmenham, Bucks Clause insisting tenant for life assume name Lee Trustees granted freehold manors, messuages etc not before bequeathed on trust to sell them, that includes copyhold profits and rents to form part of personal estate pwoer of Trustees to sell estates in Herts and Middlesex to purchase land near my Colworth Estate as may be to be settled to some user as above until money invested in land to be held in Government Stock personal estate to assist of monies raised above fail to cover debts, legacies and funeral Household goods, furniture and pictures in and about testator's house at Colworth to be enjoyed "as heir looms as far as by Law & Equity they can" To trustees £300 each to each of testator is servants one year's wages in addition to money owed to them 'and in case the monies to arise from the sale of my estates first hereinbefore directed to be sold for payment with my personal estate of my debts, legacies and funeral expences and my said personal estate shall be insufficient to pay the said debts legacies and funeral expences and to leave a surplus of at least £2000 then and in that case I give to the said John Fiott £2000 (sic) Residue to John Fiott, his nephew Trustees: Executors of Will Trustees not to be chargeable and to be granted their costs and Ryder's professional fees as a Solicitor made 19 December 1814 proved PCC 10 November 1827
  • Date free text
    1814 & 1827
  • Production date
    From: 1814 To: 1827
  • Level of description
    item