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Will detail

Will of William Jenner of Rusper

Date signed: 07 Feb 1863, Probate date: 30 Apr 1863

This is the last Will and Testament of me William Jenner(1) of Faygate in the parishes of Horsham and Rusper made the seventh day of February one thousand eight hundred and sixty three In the first place I direct that all my just debts funeral expences and Testamentary expences be paid as soon as convenient after my decease And I also direct that immediately after my decease my son in law William Austin(2) of Horsham aforesaid shall have the offer of becoming the purchaser of my business stock in trade tools and implements of trade household furniture and effects belonging to me at my decease a price to be named by some competent person or persons to be chosen by my Executors hereafter named And in case my said son in law William Austin shall decline to accept the same at the amount of such valuation then I direct my Executors do and shall sell and dispose of the same either by public auction or private contract as they shall think proper and the clear proceeds to arise by or from any valuation or sale and also the residue of my personal estate whatever and wheresoever to be converted by my said Executors on Government or some other good security and the interest to be directed there from to pay as it shall be come due to my house keeper Mary Butcher(3) for and during the term of her natural life and from and immediately after her decease then I give and bequeath my estate and effects and every part thereof as follows that is to say one ninth part to my daughter Louisa Hammond(4) one other ninth part to my son James Jenner(5) one other ninth part to my daughter Betsy Austin(6) one other ninth part to my daughter Harriet Manvel(7)l one other ninth part to my son Henry Jenner(8) one other ninth part to my daughter Emily Cox(9) one other ninth part to the children of my son George Jenner(10) that shall be living at the time of my decease one ninth part to the children of my daughter Ann Pickett(11) that shall be living at the time of my decease and one other ninth part to the children of my daughter Mary Berwick(12) that shall be living at my decease And in case of the death of either of my grand children being the children of my said last mentioned son George and my two daughters Ann Pickett and Mary Berwick before my decease or the time appointed for the payment of the respective Legacies then the share of him her or them so dying shall be divided between the brother or sister or brothers or sisters of him her or them so dying such last mentioned payment to my grandchild to be made as they respectively arrive of the age of twenty one years And I do hereby nominate and appoint Mr George Stanford of Horsham aforesaid and Mr William Weller of the same place Executors of this my will In Witness whereof I the said Testator have hereunto set my hand the day and year first above written the mark of William X Jenner signed declared and acknowledge by the above named William Jenner the Testator as his last will and testament in the presence of us present at the same time who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other subscribe our names as witness

Alf Aldridge Horsham

James Belham

On the 30 day of April 1863 the will of William Jenner late of Faygate in the parishes of Horsham and Rusper in the county of Sussex Inn keeper.

Transcribed by:

Linda Bishop.

Notes about this will:

1 William Jenner married Ann Orton 1816 daug of James Orton and Elizabeth Rapley

2 William Austin married Betsy Jenner 24 Jan 1858 Horsham

3 Mary Stepney bap 11 Aug 1805 Horsham daug of Henry Stepney and Elizabeth Carpenter. Married Edward Butcher 17 Sep 1823 Horsham

4 Louisa Jenner bap 25 Feb 1821 Horsham. married Henry Hammond 1841

5 James Jenner bap 8 Aug 1822 Horsham

6 Betsy Jenner born 14 Jan 1832 Horsham. Married William

7 Harriet Jenner born 31 Dec 1833 Horsham. Married ??Manvell

8 Henry Jenner born 21 Apr 1837 Horsham

9 Emily Jenner born 1841. Married ?? Cox

10 George Jenner bap 23 Mar 1817 Horsham. Married Caroline Wady (widow) nee Lucas 9 Dec 1837 Upper Beeding

11 Ann Jenner bap 3 Oct 1819 Horsham. Married John Pickett 1841. Died 1865. one known child John Pickett

12 Mary Jenner born 16 May 1835 Horsham. Married Thomas Berwick 26 Dec 1853 Rusper

Source:

Unknown.

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