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The Will of William Gilles, dated 12 October 1747
In the Name of God Amen I William Gilles of the parish of
Ludgvan in the County of Cornwall yeoman being in perfect health and Memory
praised be to God for it and knowing the Certainy of death and how uncertain
when it will be do hereby make this my Last Will and Testament in Manner and
form following that is to say.
First I Bequeath my Soul into the hands of Almighty God my Creator trusting in
the Meritts of Jesus Christ my Redeemer for the forgiveness of all my Sins and
my Body to the Earth from whence it was taken there to be decently Intereed as
my Executors hereafter named shall think fitt and Convenient so to do.
Item I Give and Bequeath unto my Son Edmond Gilles my Dwelling house and
Orchard, Gardens and Meddo the to belonging and the Croft under the Orchard he
paying the Lord Twenty Shillings ___ year.
Item I Give and Bequeath unto my Son William Gilles my Two dwelling houses that
Trefena Gilles and John Walker now Live in with the Orchard and Gardens thereto
Belonging at the two higher Crofts that’s pt. of the Tenet. Of Pulgrenn he
paying the Landlord Twenty five Shillings par year.
Item I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Jone Gilles five Pounds to be paid her
when She Shall attain the age of one and Twenty years and if She Shall not Live
with her Brothers untill She attain to the age of Twenty one Years then they are
to pay her forty Shillings.
Item I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Jane Gilles five pounds to be paid her
when She Shall attaine the age of one and Twenty Years and to have her
Maintenance of my Executr untill She attain to the age of Sixteen Years.
And Lastly I hereby Constitute ordain and appoint my said Sons Edmond and
William Gilles my full whole and Sole Executors Jointly of all my Goods and
Chattels moveable and immoveable without do_s and within of what Nature and Kind
soever I Shall dye possest of they my Executrs. paying all my debts, legacies
and funeral charges hereby ratifying and confirming this to be my last Will and
Testament and disannulling all former wills by me made. In Witness whereof I the
Said William Gilles have hereunto Sett my Hand and Seale this Twelfth day of
October One Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty Seven.
Published and declared by the said
William Gilles before the Signing and
Sealing to be his last Will and Testament
And then Signed and Sealed in presence of us
The words _hee and her that’s inter-
Lined in the foreside was interlined before
The Sealing and Signing of this paper |
The sign of
William Gilles |
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Hanll Curnow
John Thomas
John Walker |
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The Before written will of the above named
William Gilles deced is a true Copy Examined and
Compared with the Orignall this 6th
day of Septemr. 1749. By us |
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John Bennett
John Blight |
The Before written will of the above named William Gilles
was Proved in Common form the 11th May 1749 Before the Revd. Will. Wasson Clk
Master of Arts Official etc. and admion of the Goods etc. of the said decd. And
of all things howsoever Concerning the said Will was Granted to Edmund Gilles
the Son of the said deced and one of the Exects Named in the Said Will Reserving
a Power of Granting the like admion to William Gilles the son also and the other
Exectr in the said Will named when he shall think fit to take the same upon
himself Being first Sworne etc. Saveing etc.
No Inventory Exhibited.
N.B. Words in italics within brackets
are inserted by the transcriber e.g. (signed)
Source: LDS film No. 90193
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