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Will of Rev. Robert Dillon, 14 January 1835
In the name of God Amen. I Robert Dillon vicar of
the parish of Gulval, in the county of Cornwall, being of sound
disposing mind and understanding, praise be almighty God for the same,
do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner following.
First I resign my soul into the hands of God who gave it trusting that
He will favourably receive it through the merits and mediation of my
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ whose intersession most humbly and daily
implore and my body I commit to the earth to be decently interred at the
discretion of my executors hereinafter named and as to my worldly goods
I do give devise and bequeath the same as follows I will that my debts
funeral charges be fully paid and satisfied by my executors as
hereinafter named and as to the rest residue and remainder of my estate
and effects of what nature or kind soever that I may leave at my decease
or be entitled to I give and bequeath the same between my two daughters
Alida van horne Dillon and Alianora Joanna Dillon to be equally divided
between them share and share alike I have not mentioned or noted my
daughter Amelia wife of James Montgomery M.D. not from any deficiency of
a most tender affectionate and parental regard for her but in
consideration of her being well and happily settled, thanks be to God
for it, and that a portion of my property conveyed to her would not be
of essential service to herself and family but may be sensibly felt by
securing the income of her sisters and I do hereby nominate constitute
and appoint my said two daughters Alida van horne Dillon and Alianora
Joanna Dillon to be executrixes of this my last will and testament
hereby revoking all former and other wills by me heretofore made and do
declare this only to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and seal this fourteenth day of January in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty five. Robert
Dillon signed sealed published and declared by the said testator
Robert Dillon as and for his last will and testament in the presence of
Richd Paul |
Nichs Paul |
Rind (?) Revd (?) |
PROVED at London 11 April 1839 before the Judge by
the oaths of Alida Van Horne, in the will written van horne Dillon and
Alianora Joanna Dillon spinsters the Daughters the Executrixes, to whom
was granted having been first sworn by commission duly to administer
(In the margin) Admon/will of goods ________ granted on the 11th
March 1874 to James Barclay Montgomery Doctor of Medicine
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The note in the margin indicates that all the
sisters and Amelia’s husband had died by 1874 and the administration
passed to Amelia’s son James Barclay Montgomery, MD.
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