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The Will of Joan Pomeroy, proved 20 February 1746
In the name of God Amen I Joan Pomeroy of Fowey in
the County of Cornwall widow Relict and Administratrix with the Will
Annexed of all and Singular the Goods and Chattells Rights and Creditts
of my late deced Husband John Pomeroy late of Fowey aforesaid Gentleman
deced being in perfect Health and of a Sound and Disposing Mind and
Memory (thanks be Given to God therefore) but calling to mind the
Uncertainty of this life do make this my last Will and Testament in
Manner following hereby revokeing and making Void all former Wills and
Testaments by me at any time hitherto made either by Word or in Writeing
First and Principally I recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God
who gave it me in Expectation of a happy Resurrection through my Blessed
Saviour Jesus Christ and my Body O commit to the Earth to be decently
Interred in the Chancole of Fowey aforesaid According to the Discretion
of my Executor in Trust hereinafter named I give and Bequeath unto my
dear and well beloved son Joseph Pomeroy the surety of Ten Pounds to Buy
him a suite of Mourning in Remembrance of me to the said Joseph Pomeroy
being handsomely provided for my sd Husband John Pomeroy and whereas
Joseph Pomeroy of Camelford was in and by the Last Will and Testament of
my said late decd Husband with me and Other Persons in the Will of the
said John Pomeroy named, nominated a Trustee under my Husbands sd Will
for his children who are now all under the age of Twenty One Years and I
being willing to Advance the Fortune of my Children hereinafternamed I
do hereby give devise and Bequeath all the Rest residue and Remainder of
any Goods and Chattells unto my children John Pomeroy Edward Pomeroy
Hannah Pomeroy Sarah Pomeroy and Elizabeth Pomeroy equally to be divided
between them share and share alike but as my said Executors and my sd
son Joseph are all under the Age of Twenty One Years and as my Brother
Joseph Pomeroy of Camelford hath not hitherto Acted in the Trust reposed
in him by my said Dec Husband for the preservation of my said Childrens
Fortunes and that they may have Justice done them I nominate Constitute
and Appoint my very good Friends Richard Treweeke of Fowey aforesd
Merchant and John Wolcott of Fowey aforesaid Chirurgeon to be Trustees
and Guardians over my said Children until they shall respectively Attain
to the full age of Twenty One Years and I do hereby Give unto the said
Richard Treweeke and John Wolcott the Care and Charge of my said
Children and of their Effects to Manage to the last Advantage for the
Benefitt of my said Children and I earnestly request the said Mr
Treweeke and Mr Wolcott to Compele the said Joseph Pomeroy one of the
Trustees named in my Husbands said Will to Account with and Pay the
Balance to them for the Benefit of my said Children It is my Wiil if my
said Trustees shall lose any thing by the Insolvency of any Debtors to
me on my said Husband that they shall not be Accountable or Answerable
for the same to my said Executors on any Account whatsoever Unless the
same be Wilfully Occasioned by the Neglect of my said Executors in Trust
the said Richard Treweeke and John Wolcott and they are but to be only
Answerable for their own separate Acts and not for their Joynt Actions
on proceedings under this Trust (that is one not for the Acts of
proceedings of the Other) In Witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my
hand and Seal and Published and Declared this to be my last Will and
Testament the Twenty First day of May in the Year of our Lord one
Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty
Signed Sealed and Published
and Declared by the said Testatrix
to be her last Will and Testament in
presence of |
(signed) Joan Pomeroy
(sealed) |
(signed) Jonas Roberts
(signed) Richard Lewis |
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The beforewritten Will was proved in Common Forme
the 20th Febry 1746 Before the Revd Mr Wm Waddon Clk Mr.of Arts official
etc and Admion of the Goods etc of the decd and of all things concerning
her Will was Granted to Sarah Pomeroy snr one of the Exects therein
named (A power being reserved of Granting the like Admion to the others
of the Exectrs named in this Will when they shall come of Age or think
fit to take the same) being first sworne etc saveing etc M.J.
The beforewritten is a True Coppy of the last Will and Testament of the
above named Joan Pomeroy
?-----? Examined and Compared with the Original this Second Day of March
1746.
| By us |
(signed) John Bennett
(signed) Wm O Keeff |
N.B. Words in italics within brackets
are inserted by the transcriber e.g. (signed)
Source: CRO Ref AP/P/3127
Contributed by Sue Mutton
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