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Letter of Administration with Copy of Will Annexed Probate: Prerogative Court of Canterbury granted to James Eckersall during minority of Bridget Billingsley, daughter and executrix named in will of Mary Billingsley late of St James, Westminster, Middlesex, widow

Will dated 22 Jul 1727 probate 4 Sep 1727

From: 1727 To: 1727

Will: Mary Billingsley of Pell Mell Court, St James, Westminster, Middlesex. widow -to be buried in Dryton [?West Drayton] Church, Middlesex as near late husband and child as possible -£50 to sister Jane Eckersall for her own use without her husband -£900 to nephew George Eckersall after death of said Jane Eckersall -£30 per annum to sister Johnson and after her death to cousin Stephen Downes for life -5 guineas per annum to cousin Mary O Hanlon -£10 per annum for life to old coachman Peter Hart -£10 per annum for life to cook maid Alice that now lives with executrix -£20 to William Hart son of said Peter Hart to set him out apprentice as soon as he shall be fit -£5 to every servant with testatrix at time of her death -£100 to Rupert Dovey, godson to testatrix's husband -£100 to Christopher Billingsley when he comes to England and £10 to Elizabeth Rutter -£10 each for mourning to sister Bridges and her 6 children and to cousin Stephen Downes -£200 to trustees hereinafter named to dispose as they think fit, not less than £10 to be paid to any one family and desires that Nurse Butterfield may be one to have a share thereof -appoints Thomas Uthwatt esquire, John Eckersall esquire and James Eckersall esquire trustees to see will performed and gives them £100 each and gives John Dovey £10 for mourning -£20 to poor of Dryton aforesaid -£100 to Marchioness of Annandale -residue to daughter Bridget Billingsley; in case she dies before reaching majority then devises same to said trustees to lay out £6,000 to build a hospital and maintain so many seamens' widows as they shall think fit, at Dryton. If said daughter die unmarried she is to be buried there; residue of said £6,000 to be divided amongst sisters of testatrix Witnesses: Mari Gardere, William Griffith, John Dovey

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Billingsley, Bridget,
Billingsley, Mary,
Eckersall, James,
Eckersall, Jane,
Eckersall, George,
Downes, Stephen,
Johnson, Margaret,
O'Hanlon, Mary,
Hart, Peter,
Hart, William,
Dovey, Rupert,
Billingsley, Christopher,
Rutter, Elizabeth,
Bridges, Elizabeth,
Butterfield,
Uthwatt, Thomas,
Eckersall, John,
Dovey, John,
Johnstone, Charlotte [Marchioness of Annandale],
Gardere, Mari,
Griffith, William,
Dovey, John

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