Transcript of the Will of Thomas Wells 1730 - 1788
This is the last Will & Testament of me Thomas Wells of South Somercotes
in the County of Lincoln Grazier. I give & devise unto my son Thos Wells
his Heirs and Assigns forever, All those my twenty five acres and an half be the
same more or less of pasture Land in Mablethorpe in the said County of Lincoln,
And all those my fifteen acres be the same more or less of pasture Land in South
Somercotes aforesaid called Arleycroft; & all those three Roods more or less
of Meadow or pasture Ground in the Ings of South Somercotes aforesaid & also
those three Roods of field Land in Sunderholm in South Somercotes aforesaid
subject nevertheless and liable to the Payment of one Annuity or clear yearly
sum of fifteen Pounds to my dear Wife during her Life to be paid to her or her
Assigns on every Anniversary of my Decease clear of Land tax & all other
Deductions whatsoever But my Will is that in case my said Son should happen to
die without Issue lawfully begotten then I give one half of the above mentioned
Land & Real Estate in Mablethorpe aforesaid unto & to the use of Samuel
Welsh of North Somercotes in the said County his Heirs & Assigns for ever
& the other half of the same Land and all my said Real Estate in Somercotes
aforesaid I give to my said Wife & her Assigns for Life and from &
immediately after her Decease I give & devise all my said Land and Real
Estate unto the said Samuel Welsh his Heirs & Assigns for ever; But if the
said Samuel Welsh shall die without lawful Issue then I give & devise all my
said Land & Real Estate in South Somercotes & Mablethorpe aforesaid unto
my own Right Heirs for Ever. I give to the said Samuel Welsh one Hundred Pounds
to be paid to him within six months after my Decease, I give to my said dear
Wife one Bed & Bedding and Furniture for one Room, one silver pint, two
silver Table Spoons, all her Tea Equipment, one third part of all my Linen to be
taken at her Option & I also give her [?] Hundred pounds to be paid to her
within six months after my Decease.
I give to each of my Trustees after named
one Guinea a piece as a Token of my Rememberance & Friendship for them. All
the Rest and Residue of my Estate personal monies & Securities for money
Goods & Chattles and personal Estate whatsoever I give to my said son Thomas
Wells whom I appoint sole Executor of this my Will. I do desire the Revd Francis
Burton of Great Carlton & Mr Robert Standaloft of South Somercotes to be
Trustees for and of the Person & Estate of my said son during his minority
& my Will & Mind is & I do hereby expressly direct that my said Wife
shall & do within six months next of my decease release unto my said Son his
Heirs and Assigns All her Dower & Right Tithe & Claim of Dower or Third
out of my said Estates & that if she refuses so to do then that all and
singular the devises & Bequests contained in this my Will to her or for her
Benefit shall be null & void to all Intents and Purposes whatsoever any
herein before contained to the Contrary notwithstanding. & I do hereby
revoke & make void all former & other Will or Wills by me at any time
heretofore made and declare this only to be my last Will & Testament.
In Witness whereof I the said Thos Wells the Testator have hereunto set my Hand and
Seal the nineteenth Day of July in the year of Our Lord one Thousand seven
Hundred and eighty six.
Thomas Wells
Signed sealed published & declared by the above named Thos wells
the Testator as & for his last Will & Testament in the presence of
us wo in his Presence at his
Request & in the Presence of each other have
hereto set our Names as Witnesses Thos Horby
William
Crawston
Robert Howard
On the fourth day of September in the Year of our Lord 1788 Letters of
Administration of all and singular the Goods Chattells and Credits of the within
named Thomas wells and together with his Last Will and Testament ____ were
committed and granted unto the Revd Francis Burton and Thomas Standaloft the
Testamentary Trustees or Guardians of Thomas Wells a Minor the Executor within
named, during the Minority and for the use and benefit of the said Minor, they
the said Francis Burton and Thomas Standaloft having been first duly sworn
Before the Revd William Wilson, Clark lawfull Surrogate of the Worshipfull
Thomas Bever Doctor of Law, Vicar General & Official principal of the Lord
Bishop of Lincoln lawfully constituted.
in the County of Lincoln Grazier. I give & devise unto my son Thos Wells
his Heirs and Assigns forever, All those my twenty five acres and an half be the
same more or less of pasture Land in Mablethorpe in the said County of Lincoln,
And all those my fifteen acres be the same more or less of pasture Land in South
Somercotes aforesaid called Arleycroft; & all those three Roods more or less
of Meadow or pasture Ground in the Ings of South Somercotes aforesaid & also
those three Roods of field Land in Sunderholm in South Somercotes aforesaid
subject nevertheless and liable to the Payment of one Annuity or clear yearly
sum of fifteen Pounds to my dear Wife during her Life to be paid to her or her
Assigns on every Anniversary of my Decease clear of Land tax & all other
Deductions whatsoever But my Will is that in case my said Son should happen to
die without Issue lawfully begotten then I give one half of the above mentioned
Land & Real Estate in Mablethorpe aforesaid unto & to the use of Samuel
Welsh of North Somercotes in the said County his Heirs & Assigns for ever
& the other half of the same Land and all my said Real Estate in Somercotes
aforesaid I give to my said Wife & her Assigns for Life and from &
immediately after her Decease I give & devise all my said Land and Real
Estate unto the said Samuel Welsh his Heirs & Assigns for ever; But if the
said Samuel Welsh shall die without lawful Issue then I give & devise all my
said Land & Real Estate in South Somercotes & Mablethorpe aforesaid unto
my own Right Heirs for Ever. I give to the said Samuel Welsh one Hundred Pounds
to be paid to him within six months after my Decease, I give to my said dear
Wife one Bed & Bedding and Furniture for one Room, one silver pint, two
silver Table Spoons, all her Tea Equipment, one third part of all my Linen to be
taken at her Option & I also give her [?] Hundred pounds to be paid to her
within six months after my Decease.
I give to each of my Trustees after named
one Guinea a piece as a Token of my Rememberance & Friendship for them. All
the Rest and Residue of my Estate personal monies & Securities for money
Goods & Chattles and personal Estate whatsoever I give to my said son Thomas
Wells whom I appoint sole Executor of this my Will. I do desire the Revd Francis
Burton of Great Carlton & Mr Robert Standaloft of South Somercotes to be
Trustees for and of the Person & Estate of my said son during his minority
& my Will & Mind is & I do hereby expressly direct that my said Wife
shall & do within six months next of my decease release unto my said Son his
Heirs and Assigns All her Dower & Right Tithe & Claim of Dower or Third
out of my said Estates & that if she refuses so to do then that all and
singular the devises & Bequests contained in this my Will to her or for her
Benefit shall be null & void to all Intents and Purposes whatsoever any
herein before contained to the Contrary notwithstanding. & I do hereby
revoke & make void all former & other Will or Wills by me at any time
heretofore made and declare this only to be my last Will & Testament.
In Witness whereof I the said Thos Wells the Testator have hereunto set my Hand and
Seal the nineteenth Day of July in the year of Our Lord one Thousand seven
Hundred and eighty six.
Thomas Wells
Signed sealed published & declared by the above named Thos wells
the Testator as & for his last Will & Testament in the presence of
us wo in his Presence at his
Request & in the Presence of each other have
hereto set our Names as Witnesses Thos Horby
William
Crawston
Robert Howard
On the fourth day of September in the Year of our Lord 1788 Letters of
Administration of all and singular the Goods Chattells and Credits of the within
named Thomas wells and together with his Last Will and Testament ____ were
committed and granted unto the Revd Francis Burton and Thomas Standaloft the
Testamentary Trustees or Guardians of Thomas Wells a Minor the Executor within
named, during the Minority and for the use and benefit of the said Minor, they
the said Francis Burton and Thomas Standaloft having been first duly sworn
Before the Revd William Wilson, Clark lawfull Surrogate of the Worshipfull
Thomas Bever Doctor of Law, Vicar General & Official principal of the Lord
Bishop of Lincoln lawfully constituted.
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