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The Will of William Hawken, 6 September 1875
1877 18th June Michaelstow
Extracted from the Principal Registry of the Probate Divorce
and Admiralty Division of the High Court of Justice
(Stamp in left-hand column) NON OFFICIAL
THIS IS THE LAST WILL of me WILLIAM HAWKEN of the parish of Michaelstow in the
County of Cornwall Carpenter made this sixth day of September 1875 I revoke all
previous testamentary instruments Whereas I have a power of appointment under
and by virtue of a certain Indenture of Settlement now in the hands of the
trustees thereof John Nichols and John Taylor Hoskin both of the said parish
Yeomen over certain monies now vested in them as such trustees in exercise of
such power I therefore direct and appoint and also bequeath to be paid thereout
after the decease of my present wife the following sums of money that is to say
To my relatives Prudence Brown Hawkin Mary Jane Hawkin Joanna Hawken Rebecca
Coleman the sum of five pounds each To my relative Edward Chapman the sum of ten
pounds To my son Thomas Hawken provided he can be found the sum of twenty pounds
If not found within six months after the said sum shall have become payable to
him I will and direct that the same fall into and become part of my residuary
estate hereinafter bequeathed To my son William Henry Hawken for his life the
sum of two hundred and fifty pounds to be applied and disposed of towards his
support and maintenance in such manner as the said John Nichols and John Taylor
Hoskin and the survivor of them or the executors or administrators of such
survivor shall think proper To my son Nicholas John Hawken for his life the sum
of two hundred and fifty pounds to be applied and disposed of towards his
support and maintenance in like manner as the aforesaid sum of two hundred and
fifty pounds given to my son William Henry Hawken and in the case either of my
said sons William Henry and Nicholas John shall die before the other of them the
survivor of them shall take the share of him so dying during his life to be
applied towards his support and maintenance as the said John Nichols and John
Taylor Hoskin shall think proper And from and after the decease of both of my
last named sons I will and direct give and bequeath all monies which may then be
vested in the said trustees under the said settlement and also all and every
part of the monies then remaining in their hands for the benefit and maintenance
of such sons to them the said John Nichols and John Taylor Hoskin their
executors administrators and assigns absolutely to be equally divided between
them my house and household furniture at Leathern-bottle I give and bequeath to
my said wife during her life and after her decease I give the same respectively
and all the rest residue and remainder of my estate and effects of what nature
or kind soever to the said John Nichols and John Taylor Hoskin their executors
administrators and assigns absolutely in equal shares and proportions I charge
them with the payment of my debts and appoint them joint EXECUTORS of this my
will which so far as it is made in their favour I do so on account of the
trouble they have promised to take in looking after and managing for my said
sons William Henry and Nicholas John who are incapable of managing for
themselves – WILLIAM HAWKEN – Signed by the said William Hawken as his last will
in the presence of us being present at the same time who at his request in his
presence and in the presence of each other subscribe our names as witnesses – W
DINHAM KING – RICHd H BURT
Proved 18th June 1877
Fos.9 – F.W.B.
482-77
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