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The Will of William Roberts , dated 23 July 1746

In the Name of God Amen I William Roberts of the Parish of Mawgan in Pydar in the County of Cornwall being Sick and weake in Body but of Sound and Disposeing Mind and Memory do make this my last Will and Testament hereby revokeingall former Wills by me made IMPRIMIS I recommend my Soul to the Mercy of its Creator and my Body to Christian Buriall hopeing in and thro’ the Merritts and Mediation of our Saviour for forgiveness of my Sins and a Joyfull resurrection as to my Worldly Goods with which it has pleased God to bless me I do hereby Dispose of the same in the Manner following That is to say I Give and Bequeath unto my Sister Elizabeth Dungey the sum of Ten Poundsto be paid her at at one Year after my deceaseand I Give and Bequeath unto my Sister Jane Dancaster the sume of Two pounds---to be paid her at the End of One Year after my Decease and my Will and……Meaning is that my said Sisters Elizabeth Dungey and Jane Dancaster shall Enjoy their said Legacyes to Own Separate Uses independent and without the Control of their Several Husbands Item I Give unto my Nephews Henry Dungey William Dungey and Francis Dungey Sons of my Brother law Francis Dungey Five pounds Apeice to be paid them at the End of Two Years after my Decease Item I Give unto Samuel May Elizabeth May and Jane May __ Son and Daughters of Samuel May of Mawgan aforesaid forty shillings__ each to be paid them at the End of Two Years after my death Item I__Give and Bequeath unto Mary Hinch and Elizabeth CayzerDaughters of my Brother Nicholas Roberts Deced the Sum of Five Pounds each to be paid them at the End of two years after my decease Item I Give unto my Brother laws Francis Dungey Samuel May and Thomas Dancaster Five Shillings each to be paid them at the End of Two Years after my Death Item I Give unto Mary Pearce Wife of John Pearce of the Parish of Roach in the said County of Cornwall Two Guineas to be paid her at the End of Two Years after my death Item I Give unto my Nephew James Dungey__ Son of the said Francis Dungey my Brother law five Pounds to be paid at the End of Two Years after my death Item I Give and Bequeath__unto my dear Wife Dorcas Roberts my Tenement in Trenouth in the __parish of St Cullombmajor in the County of Cornwall called Trembeath Larks during her Lifeif my Right in the Estate so long Continue and from and after her Decease I Give and Bequeath the same unto my Brother Francis Roberts during the then Remainder of my Estate therein Item I Give and Bequeath unto my said Wife all my Tenement in Trembeath in the __Parish of Mawgan aforesaid called Harris’s Tenement during her life if my Estate therein shall so long Continue she paying thereout the Sum of Five Pounds a Year during that Term unto my Nephew Nicholas Dancaster and from and after her Decease I Give and Bequeath the said Tenement called Harris’s Tenement unto the said Nicholas Dancaster during the Terme of his Natural life if my Estate therein shall so long Continue and from and immediately after the Decease of my said Wife and the said Nicholas Dancaster I Give and Bequeath the said Tenement unto my Nephew James Dungey during the remainder of my Estate therein Item I Give and Confirm unto my dear Wife my Great Tenement in Trembeath aforesaid and which I have Settled on her as her Joynture during the Term of her lifeand from after her Decease I Give and __Bequeath the same unto my Nephew Henry Roberts during the Residue of my Estate therein upon Condition that he pay unto his sisters Jane and Margaret Roberts the Sum of Ten Pounds each at the End of One Month after the Decease of my said Wife Item I Give unto my said (scored out)Brother Francis Roberts five Shillings to be paid at the End of Two Years after my Death Item I Give unto John Phillips Son of Henry Phillips late of the parish of St Breock in the said County Five pounds to be paid at the End of Two Years after my death Item I Give and Devise all my Lands of Inheritance in Tolcarne in the said Parish of Mawgan unto my dear Wife during her life without Impeachment of Waste and from and after her Decease I Give and (continued on page 2 with different image number)
 
(continued from page 1) Devise the same unto my Nephew William Roberts Son of my Brother Francis Roberts during the terme of his Natural life upon Condition that my said Nephew William Roberts pay or cause to be paid unto my Nephew William Dungey the Sum of Fifty Pound Immediately after the Death of my said Wifeand from and Imediately after his Death I Give and Devise the same unto the Heirs Male of the Body of the said William Roberts and unto their Heirs and Assigns forever Subject to the payment of the aforesaid Fifty Pounds as aforesaid and for want of such Issue to my Nephew Henry Roberts his Heirs and Assigns forever and lastly I Give and Bequeath all the Rest Residue and Remainder of my Goods and Chattells Rights and Creditts unto my dear Wife Dorcas Roberts Subject to my Just debts and Legacyes above mentioned and I do Ordain Appoint and Nominate my said Wife Executrix of this my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have to this my Last Will and Testament sett my hand and Seal this Twenty Third Day of July in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and forty six

Signed Sealed published and declared By the within named William Roberts as And for his last Will and Testament in Presence of us who have Subscribed our Names and Witnesses hereto in the presence Of the said Testator William Roberts and at His Request the words St. Cullombmajor in The County of Cornwall being first Interlined In the within Will.		William Roberts (seal)
Jos. Hawkey (signed) Robt Hoblyn (signed) John Lamy (signed)

The before written Will was proved in Common form the 14th Day of November 1746 Before the Revd, Mr Wm. Waddon Clerke Master of Arts Official cw Aud Admion of all Granted and Singular the Goods etc. of the said Deced and All things howsoever concerning the said will was Granted to the Executrix therein named being first Sworn en saveing one.

N.B. Words in italics within brackets are inserted by the transcriber e.g. (signed)
Source: LDS Film Number 90103 Image Nos.00042 and 00043

 
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