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Will of John Martyn Bligh dated 28 March 1834
 

THIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of me JOHN MARTYN BLIGH of the Borough of Bodmin in the County of Cornwall First I give and bequeath all my real and personal estate and effects to my son James William Bligh and my brother in law Harry Hocken their Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns respectively according to the nature and quality upon trust nevertheless until the youngest of my children who shall live attain the age of 21 years that they the said James William Bligh and Harry Hocken or the survivor of them or the Heirs Executors or Administrators of such survivor do and shall out of my said Estate and Effects and out of the rents and profits thereof apply so much from time to time as they or he shall with the approbation of my wife think necessary for there maintenance and support of my wife Mary Edyvean Bligh and all my children except the said James William Bligh until the youngest of my said children shall attain the age of 21 years And as to the residue of the said Estate and Effects Rents and Profits as shall remain unapplied for such purpose after and subject to payment of my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses upon trust to assign and pay over the same upon and immediately after my said youngest child shall attain the age of 21 years in equal proportions to all my children who shall then be living and to the legal representative of such as shall happen to be dead leaving lawful issue such issue to take the share which such child or children would be entitled to if living but subject to the annuity hereinafter bequeathed to my wife And I do hereby authorise my said Trustees and the survivor of them and the Executors and Administrators of such survivor at any time before my said youngest child shall attain the age of 21 years to sell lease mortgage or in any way dispose of my said real and personal estate and every or any part thereof subject as hereinafter mentioned and to call in and receive any money or monies I may have out on mortgage or other security and to place out the money or monies to arise from any such sale or mortgage or other disposition or so called in upon any other security or investment they may think fit but upon and for the trusts hereinbefore mentioned But I hereby declare that the receipt in writing of my said Trustees or the survivor of them or the heirs executors or Administrators of such survivor for any money or monies that shall arise from any such sale or disposition as aforesaid or that shall or otherwise paid to them under any of the trusts herein contained shall be a sufficient discharge to all purchasers and such other persons as shall pay the same And I hereby further empower my said Trustees if they shall think proper with the consent of my said wife in case she shall be living to pay and apply in placing any of my children in any profession trade business or employment or for his or her maintenance or education or advancement in the world before my said youngest child shall have attained the age of 21 years so much or such parts as the shall think proper of what he she or they will be respectively entitled unto upon such youngest child attaining the age of 21 years And after my said youngest child shall have attained the age of 21 years I give and bequeath to my said wife the annuity or yearly rent charge of £50 during her natural life to be paid out of my Estate called Stone situate in the Parish of Saint Mabyn and I hereby charge the said Estate with payment thereof And all the rest residue and remainder of my real and personal Estate and Effects whatsoever I give devise and bequeath to and amongst all my sons and daughters equally to be divided between them share and share alike as tenants in common and not as joint tenants Lastly I hereby direct that my said Trustees shall not be answerable for any involuntary losses nor for any money which shall not actually come to his or their hands And I hereby authorise them to reimburse themselves all costs and expenses which they may incur in execution of any of the trusts contained in these presents IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand at the bottom of the two first sheets thereof and to this third or last sheet have set my hand and seal the 28th day of March 1834

J M Bligh

Signed sealed published and declared by and in the possession of each other have hereunto set our names as witnesses
Thomas Johns
Charles Bligh
John Lean

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Transcribed from a document in the Malcolm McCarthy Collection