Reference
L32/11-13
Title
Will of Henry Grey, Duke of Kent (3 official copies)
Date free text
1736-1740
Production date
From: 1736 To: 1740
Scope and Content
to be buried in Flitton vault, & monument designed by him to self & 2 wives to be completed for chancel;
to w. Sophia 2000 for mourning; all coaches, chariots, harness, coach-horses, saddle horses; her jewels; £3,000 oz. white
silver plate; 1,500 oz. silver gilt plate; to be chosen from that not belonging to Wrest (the residue being for granddau.
Jemima Campbell);
to exors. in trust all pictures, books, furniture & household goods at Wrest to remain in house as heirlooms;
to w. house in St. James' Sq. for 60 yrs. if she continue widow; then to granddau. Jemima;
to dau. Mary £400 p.a. till marriage; & £10,000 portion; and £200 p.a. after marriage; she is to have a further £5000 if
testator has no son;
(refers to possibility of money owing for late daus. Jemima, Lady Ashburnham, & Lady Ann Cavendish; and to act of 11 Geo.I relating to estates in Hereford, Mon. & Glos.);
to granddau. Jemima £5000 (if son living);
to dau. Sophia Grey £200 p.a., and (if no son) £5000 above portion provided by settlement;
to trustees & exors. (?.; Wm. Lord Sundon; Jn. Berkeley; Grey Longueville) manor & castle of Goodrich & all other manors & lands in Hereford to be sold & proceeds used to buy lands in Beds. or within 20 miles of same; (refers to deed 26 June 1736); witn. Robt. Harper, G. Mallet, std., Sam. Harper. 29 June 1736,
pr. 13 June 1740.
1st cod. £400 p.a. to wife, £5000 to grands. Earl Ashburnham at 21., 29 June 1736.
2nd cod. Another £400 p.a. to wife., 29 June 1736.
3rd cod. Exors. to have £300 p.a., 10 May 1740
4th cod. provision for raising funds for w.'s annuity., 21 May.
5th cod. 1000 to son-in-law Jn., Lord Glenorchy; witn. Gab Mallet, Geo. Bonefoi., 22 May.
6th cod. Additional portion of 10,000 for Lady Mary Grey; witn. Robt. Harper, Geo. Bonafoi, Robt. Channon., 26 May.
7th cod. Pensions (charity ) to continue for lives of persons named; additions: servt. Geo. Bonafoi (20,) Chris. Minicke
(16), servt Robt. Channon (10), Reb. Ridge (8). witn. Wm. Lowther, Robt. Harper.
29 May 1740.
Language
English
Level of description
item