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Will detail

Will of William Langridge of Lewes

Date signed: 22 Jul 1794, Probate date: 07 Apr 1802

This is the last Will and Testament of me William Langridge of Lewes in the County of Sussex carpenter and timber merchant. First I will and direct that my executors herein after named shall as soon as conveniently may be after my decease cause an inventory of all and singular my monies securities for monies goods chattles personal estate and effects of what nature and kind soever to be taken and a copy thereof delivered to my dear wife Mary and all my children and such monies and securities for money to place out in their names on Government or other securities and from time to time to remove and again place out in their names to and for the uses trusts intents and purposes of this my Will. I give and bequeath unto my said wife Mary the use interest and produce of all and singular my estates both real and personal to be paid to her by said executors during the term of her natural life by annual payments she my said wife permitting my two daughters Mary Langridge and Sarah Langridge to reside and board with her and also paying thereout to each of them the yearly sum of twelve pounds for cloaths to be by them laid out and expended and that during the time they shall continue sole and unmarried provided nevertheless that if both or either of my said daughters shall marry in the life time of my said wife that the support and maintenance above given to them or her out of the produce of my said estate. And also the said annual sum of twelve pounds to each of them for cloaths shall cease and the same shall go and be for the use and benefit of my said wife. Also I will and direct that if either of my said daughters Mary Langridge and Sarah Langridge or my son William Balcombe Langridge shall marry in the life time of my said wife that my said executors shall out of my personal estate or out of some part of my real estate to be for that purpose sold and disposed of (nevertheless such part of my real estate so to be disposed of for that purpose shall be approved of by my said wife and son) pay unto him her or them so marrying in the life time of my said wife the sum of five hundred pounds and that within three months after such marriage shall be solemnized and do direct that the receipt or receipts of my said daughters or either of them shall notwithstanding their coverture be a good and effectual discharge to my said executors for the same which said sum of five hundred pounds is to be deducted out of the part or share accruing to him her or them so marrying out of the residue of my said estate on the disposition of the same. Also I will order and direct that in case their [sic] shall at any time during the life of my said wife be occasion to dispose of or mortgage and part of my said real and personal estate for the benefit of my said wife or children the said William Balcombe Langridge, Mary Langridge and Sarah Langridge that my said executors shall be empowered to mortgage or sell such part and so much thereof as they shall be directed to do under and by virtue of a Deed of Appointment and Direction to be executed by my said wife son and daughters notwithstanding the coverture of my said daughters or either of them which may be married in the presence of two credible witnesses and by them attested such Deed particularly stating what part and to what amount the same shall be mortgaged or disposed of by sale and that the receipt of my said executors shall be a good and effectual discharge to the mortgagee or purchaser without his her or their seeing to the application of the consideration money thereof. Also I will and direct that my said wife shall out of the annual proceeds of my said estates keep the buildings and fences in good and substantial repair and condition. And from and immediately after the decease of my said wife I give devise and bequeath unto my said executors and the survivor of them his or her heirs executors administrators and assigns all and singular my said estates both real and personal directing them as soon as conveniently may be after her decease to sell and dispose thereof for the best price and most money that can be gotten for the same and the money arising thereby together with such other money as I may have out at interest and all rent and interest unexpended and unpaid equally to divide and share to and between my said three children William Balcombe Langridge, Mary Langridge and Sarah Langridge in equal shares and proportions but if any or either of them shall happen to die in the life time of their mother my said wife Mary leaving no issue of his her or their body or bodies lawfully begotten then I direct that the part or share of him or her so dying as aforesaid shall go and be paid equally to and between the survivor or survivors of then if more than one but if either of my said children shall happen to die in the life time of my said wife leaving issue of his or her body or bodies lawfully begotten then the part or share or parts or shares so given and directed to be paid to such child so dying shall be equally divided and paid to such children being lawful issue as aforesaid if more than one when and as they shall severally and respectively attain his her or their age or ages of twenty one years or day or days of marriage which shall first happen and if but one such child then to such only child when and as he or she shall attain his or her age of twenty one years or day of marriage which shall first happen. And I hereby further direct that the share or shares of such child or children so dying in the life time of my said wife leaving issue of his his [sic] her or their body or bodies lawfully begotten shall by my said executors be placed out at interest on Government or other good security and the interest or produce arising therefrom shall be laid out by them my said executors or the survivor of them his or her executors or administrators in bringing up maintaining cloathing and educating such lawful issue. Whereas my said wife Mary formerly Mary Balcombe spinster is possessed of and admitted to a certain customary or copyhold messuage or tenement farm and lands situate in the parish of Street in the said County of Sussex within the Manor of BLANK and now under lease to Trayton Paine of Lewes aforesaid butcher which she at the time of making and publishing this my Will hath declared she means and intends at her decease shall also be equally divided and disposed of as I have herein disposed of my estate after her decease. Now I expressly direct and declare that if the same shall not be so divied [sic] and disposed of that my said executors or the survivor of them his or her executors and administrators shall have the said copyhold estate valued and that on such valuation they out of the monies arising from the sale of my estate and effects shall make up to the others or other of my children not receiving a full equal share of the said copyhold estate such sum as shall make the same equal amongst them and that such sum and sums shall be taken out of the produce from the sale of my said estate and effects and paid to them prior to the making such general equal distribution. Also I further direct that in case all and every my said children shall die in the life time of my said wife leaving no issue of their bodies lawfully begotten then I give devise and bequeath all and singular my said estate and effects to my said executors and the survivor of them his her and their executors administrators and assigns in trust nevertheless and to and for such uses trusts intents and purposes as my said wife shall in and by her said last Will and Testament duly executed in the presence of three or more credible witnesses or any writing purporting to be her last Will and Testament duly executed and attested as aforesaid shall direct declare limit and appoint. And lastly I make nominate constitute and appoint my said wife Mary and my said son William Balcombe Langridge and my said daughters Mary and Sarah Langridge joint executrixes and executor of this my Will hereby revoking all former Wills by me at any time heretofore made declaring this only to be my last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I the said William Langridge the testator have to the first two sheets hereof set my hand and to the third and last sheet hereof my hand and seal this twenty second day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety four. William Langridge.

Signed sealed published and declared by the said William Langridge the testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses the interlineation of the words “and my said daughters Mary and Sarah Langridge” between the seventh and eighth lines of this last sheet from the top being first made. Jno Holman of Lewes, silversmith; Peter Williard, clk to Mr Wm Balcombe Langridge; Thomas ...ton, servant to the said Mr Langridge.

This Will was proved at London the seventh day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and two before the Worshipful John Sewell, Doctor of Laws, Surrogate of the Right Honorable Sir William Wynne, Knight also Doctor of Laws, Master Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the oath of William Balcombe Langridge the son and one of the surviving executors to whom administration was granted of all and singular the goods chattles and credits of the said deceased having been first sworn duly to administer. Power reserved to Mary Langridge widow and Mary Langridge spinster the daughter and other surviving executors.

Transcribed by:

Dave Woolven.

Source:

Unknown.

This will also mentions these parishes:

Streat.

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