Reference
AN40/26
Title
Copy will of James Hutton of Newnham [Hertfordshire], esquire:
Date free text
19 June 1770
Production date
From: 1770 To: 1770
Scope and Content
- wishing to be buried in Newnham church near his late brother “and that my corpse may not be nailed up or enclosed in any coffin until after the expiration of seven days after my decease and after the expiration of that time my corpse may be deposited on a leaden coffin”;
- bequeathing all his 1762 long annuities and dividends to his sister Dorothy Yorke;
- devising his house in Park Street, Grosvenor Square [Middlesex] for her life to his sister Dorothy;
- bequeathing use of his plate, china, pewter and household goods and furniture at Park Street to his sister Dorothy for her life, remainder to her son Philip Yorke of Erthig [Denbighshire], esquire;
- bequeathing to his sister Dorothy all household, table and wearing linn, clothes and apparel, coals, wine, other liquors, spicery, grocery and eatables in Park Street;
- bequeathing £200 for mourning to his sister Dorothy;
- bequeathing £300 to his friend William Michael Lally;
- bequeathing £300 to his friend John James Chilton;
- bequeathing £200 for mourning to his friend Mrs Catherine Lally of Turnham Green [Middlesex] along with a £60 annuity for life issuing out of his estate at Newnham;
- bequeathing £300 to Miss Sarah Barker, late lodging at Mr Heath’s in Bentinck Street, Marylebone [Middlesex] plus an annuity of £60 issuing out of his estate in Newnham;
- bequeathing £1,000, all his reduced bank annuities to William Michael Lally in trust to maintain, educate and advance William Smith, apprentice to Captain John Fowler until he was 21 when he was to transfer the balance to Philip Yorke for his own use;
- declaring that any money he advanced to William Smith in his lifetime would not be considered any satisfaction of the annuity;
- bequeathing all household goods and furniture at his house in Winchmore Hill [Middlesex] to Mary Randall of Winchmore Hill, widow on consideration that she released testator’s executor from the lease of the house; if he refused to do so the household goods etc were to be bequeathed to his executor;
- reciting his tenants John Payne and William Phillips of Radwell [Hertfordshire] had laid out considerable sums on their respective farms requesting Philip Yorke to enact leases of the farms to them for seven years at the same rent so long as they occupied the farms themselves;
- bequeathing £10 to his steward William Simkins for him to distribute among the poor of Newnham;
- bequeathing to the minister and overseers of Radwell £5 for distribution among the poor;
- bequeathing £10 to his friend Smalbroke of Parliament Street, Westminster for a ring;
- bequeathing to Rev Rowe, curate of Newnham £10 for mourning;
- bequeathing to John Alley, clerk of Newnham £5 for mourning;
- bequeathing £10 for mourning to his late steward John Scarle;
- bequeathing £300 to Jane Winster his “faithful servant … for her great care and fidelity”;
- bequeathing £200 to his servant John Callen;
- bequeathing £200 to William Simkins;
- bequeathing £100 to Mary, wife of William Simkins;
- bequeathing £20 to his coachman Robert Bowmont;
- bequeathing £10 moruning to “each of my menial servants who shall be living with me at the time of my decease under yearly wages”;
- bequeathing and devising the residue of his personal and real estate to Philip Yorke for his own use;
- appointing Philip Yorke sole executor;
- witnesses: Ambrose Dawson MD of Grosvenor Street; Charles Wymondesold of Lockinge [Berkshire] and Thomas Birch of New Bond Street, banker
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