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
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