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Will of Elizabeth Gillum

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Will of Elizabeth Gillum 1789

In the Name of God Amen
I Elizabeth Gillum of the Parish of Saint Leonard Shoreditch in the County of Middlesex Widow being of sound and disposing Mind Memory and understanding (thanks be to God for the same) but considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof do make and Declare my last Will and Testament as follows (that is to say) whereas I am possessed of and intitled to Eight hundred Pounds four per Cent Bank Annuities now standing in my Name in the Books kept at the Bank of England Now I Give and Bequeath four hundred pounds Annuities (part of the said Eight Hundred four per Cent Annuities) unto my Executors herein after named their Executors and Administrators In Trust to pay the Interest and Dividends thereof to my Brother in law Nicholas Dukes of Bow in the County of Middlesex Gentleman for and during the time of his natural life and from and after his decease In Trust to assign and transfer the same four hundred pounds Annuities unto my God Son William Dukes Grice if he shall then have attained or shall afterwards attain the age of twenty one years and upon further Trust to pay and apply the Dividends and Interest arising therefrom in the mean time from the death of the said Nicholas Dukes for the maintenance and Education or other necessary use or uses of my said God son William Dukes Grice as my Executor William Grice and Rebecca his Wife shall think fit and if he shall not live to become intitled to the said four hundred pounds annuities then In Trust to assign transfer and pay the same and the Interest and Dividends thereof accrued in the mean time from the death of the said Nicholas Dukes and unapplied as aforesaid unto the said William Grice and Rebecca his Wife their Executors and Administrators for his and her own use and benefit absolutely and I give and bequeath Four hundred pounds Annuities (remainder of the said eight hundred pounds four pounds per Cent Annuities) unto my said Executors their Executors and Administrators In Trust to pay or to permit and suffer Lucy Buskin (Wife of Captain Anthony Buskin of Virginia Street Wapping in the County of Middlesex) to receive the Interest and Dividends thereof during the term of her natural life to and for her own sole and separate use and benefit and not to be subject to the debts controul engagements or disposition of her present or any future husband [[and her receipt or receipts for the same from time to time alone without her present or any future husband inserted] shall be good and sufficient Discharges to my said Executors for so much for which such Receipts shall be respectively given and from and after the death of the said Lucy Buskin In Trust to assign and transfer the last mentioned four hundred Pounds Annuities to and equally between such of the Daughters of the said Lucy Buskin as shall be living at the time of her death and shall then have attained or shall afterwards attain the age of twenty one years and if there shall be but one such Daughter then living then wholly to the one Daughter and if no such daughter shall live to become intitled thereto then in Trust to assign and transfer the same unto and equally between such of the Sons of the said Lucy Buskin as shall be living at the time of the death of the last surviving Daughter and then shall have attained or shall afterwards attain the said age of twenty one years and if there shall be only one such son then wholly to such one Son and if there remain none I Direct that the Dividends and Interest thereof may be applied for the maintenance and Education or other use of the person or persons for the time being presumptively intitled or designed to be intitled to the said last mentioned four hundred pounds annuities and if no Children or Child of the said Lucy Buskin shall live to become intitled thereto then I Direct that the said Four hundred Pounds annuities last mentioned and the Interest and Dividends thereof arising therefrom after the decease of the said Lucy Buskin and unapplied as aforesaid shall fall into and go in increase of the residuum of my Personal Estate and be considered and taken as part thereof by my residuary legatees and whereas I am possessed of or intitled to six hundred pounds three Pounds per Cent Consolidated Bank Annuities now standing in my Names in the Books kept at the Bank of England Now I Give and bequeath three hundred pounds annuities (part of the said six hundred annuities) unto Thomas Gillum the Grand Son of my late Husband Vizt. John Gillum now at Madras in the East Indies if and when he shall arrive in England but if he shall not live to return to England but die abroad then from and after his decease I Give and bequeath the said three hundred pounds Annuities unto his younger Brother Raphael Gillum if and when he shall attain the age of twenty one years and if it shall happen that the said Thomas Gillum shall died before he comes to England and that the said Raphael Gillum shall not attain the said age then I direct that the said three hundred pounds Annuities shall fall into and go in increase of the residuum of my personal Estates for the benefit of my residuary Legatees and be considered and taken by them as part thereof and my Mind and Will further is and therefore I do hereby Direct that the Interest and Dividends in the mean time arising from the said three hundred Pounds annuities and from any like annuities purchased with any Interest or Dividends thereof as herein after mentioned shall from time to time be received by my Executors and Trustees and as the same shall amount to a Competent Sum be laid out and invested by them in like three pounds per Cent Annuities in increase of the said three hundred pounds Annuities and to accumulate therewith for the benefit of the person or persons who may eventually become intitled to the same annuities under this Bequest and that the said three hundred pounds annuities with such accumulations and any Dividends thereof not invested as aforesaid shall be transferred and paid to such person or persons as aforesaid as soon as conveniently may be after this Legacy shall become a vested Legacy and I Give and Bequeath two hundred pounds annuities (other part of the said six hundred pounds three pounds per Cent Consolidate Bank Annuities) unto my said Grand Son Raphael Gillum if and when he shall attain the said age of twenty one years and I direct that in the mean time the interest of dividends arising therefrom (after my decease and within this bequest) during his Continuance under that age shall be paid to him for his own use and pocket expences but if he the said Raphael Gillum shall not live to attain the said age then I Give and Bequeath the said two hundred pounds annuities and the Interests and Dividends that shall not have been paid to him unto the said Thomas Gillum if and when he shall return to England and if it shall happen the said Raphael Gillum shall die under the said age and that the said Thomas Gillum shall die before he returns to England then I direct that the said two hundred pounds annuities and the Interest and Dividends thereof (unapplied as aforesaid) shall fall into and go in increase of the residuum of my personal Estate for the benefit of my residuary Legatees and be considered and taken as part thereof and my mind in this case also is if the said Raphael Gillum shall die under the said age that as to all Interest and Dividends within this Bequest (unapplied as aforesaid) the same shall be laid out and invested in like three pounds per Cent Annuities in increase of this Legacy of two hundred pounds annuities to accumulate therewith in the same manner as I have herein before directed concerning the Interest and Dividends thereof accruing thereon and not invested as aforesaid and that the said two hundred pounds Annuities with such accumulations shall be transferred and paid as soon as conveniently may be after this Legacy shall become a vested Legacy to the persons then intitled thereto and I Give and Bequeath One Hundred Pounds annuities (remainder of the said Six hundred pounds annuities) to my servant Mary Baddely if she shall be living with me at the time of my decease and whereas I am also possessed of eight hundred pounds reduced bank annuities Standing in my Name in the Books kept at the Bank of England Now I Give and Bequeath Fifty pounds annuities (part of the said Eight hundred pounds reduced three pounds per Cent Bank annuities) unto Robert Davies of the Parish of Saint Leonard Shoreditch in the County of Middlesex Cheesemonger to and for his own use and benefit as a token of my respect for him and as some acknowledgement for the pains he has taken in the execution of the will of my said late husband and for his trouble herein after mentioned and I Give and Bequeath fifty pounds annuities (other part of the said Eight hundred and ten pounds reduced annuities[[ )] unto William Ramsay of the East India House London Gentleman to and for his own use and benefit and I also Give and Bequeath Fifty pounds annuities (other part of the said eight hundred pounds reduced annuities) unto my Nephew William Grice of Walbrook London Hard ware Man to and for his own use and benefit and I Declare that these three last mentioned legacies in annuities are so given to them the said Robert Davies William Ramsay and William Grice [[( ] my three Executors and Trustees hereinafter named) as a recompense for the trouble they may have in the execution of this my Will and I Give and Bequeath two hundred Pounds Annuities (other part of the said eight hundred Pounds reduced Annuities[[ )] unto Charles Keeler of Mile End in the County of Middlesex Print Cutter and I Direct that out of the remainder of my three per Cent reduced Annuities so much money shall be raised by sale of all or any part thereof as shall be necessary for the purposes herein after mentioned (that is to say) to pay the expenses of my funeral and other necessary expenses attending the Execution of this my Will and Settlement of my affairs and in payment of the several money and other Legacies for Rings herein after mentioned (that is to say) I Give and Bequeath to Miss Mary Marks of Drury Lane in the County of Middlesex Spinster twenty Guineas as a token of my respect and to Miss Susanna Simons [[Spinster Daughter of Anna Susanna Simons inserted] of Kensington in the said County of Middlesex Widow the sum of twenty pounds of lawful money of Great Britain and to the Trustees for the time being of the Charity School in the Parish of Saint Ann Limehouse in the County of Middlesex (where I was born) the sum of ten pounds of lawful money of Great Britain for the Common uses of the said School and I also give and Bequeath to the Trustees for the time being of the Girls Charity School in the said Parish of Saint Leonard Shoreditch a like sum of ten pounds of like lawful money for the Common uses of the said School and I also Give to my Servant the said Mary Baddely if she be living with me at the time of my death all the furniture in the Room where she now lays and also the sum of Five pounds for mourning and I do Declare that those pecuniary and specific legacies are over and above any wages that may be due to her at the time of my death and I Give and Bequeath to each of my Executors a Ring of a Guinea value and I also Give and Bequeath a Ring of the same value to each of the persons herein after named (that is to say) Mr. William Blackmore of Well Close Square in the County of Middlesex Apothecary Mr. Steevens Totton of Spital Square in the said County of Middlesex Gentleman and to each of the two Sisters of the said William Ramsay and I Give and Bequeath to the said Lucy Buskin all and singular my wearing apparel and Household Linen to and for her own and benefit absolutely and I Give and Bequeath to my Grand Son William Gillum (the older Brother of the said Thomas Gillum) all my Printed Books and my Book Case for his own use and benefit and I Give and Bequeath to Mrs. Elizabeth Craddock of the said Parish of Saint Leonard Shoreditch Spinster my Rose Diamond Ring and to Mrs. Mary Davies Wife of the said Robert Davies my Diamond Ring with three Diamonds therein and to the said Thomas Gillum if and when he shall return to England my best Diamond Ring with five Diamonds therein and also my large Silver Waiter and Silver Tankard and also my Gold Watch which last mentioned Ring and Waiter Tankard and Watch I desire may remain in the Hands of my said Executors until the said Thomas Gillum shall return to England and if he shall die abroad without ever retuning to England then I Give every thing within this Bequest to the said Raphael Gillum if he shall live to attain the said age of twenty one years and to be delivered to him at his said Brother Thomas Gillums death as aforesaid and if the said Raphael Gillum doth not live to attain that age then all within this Bequest to be considered as part of the residuum of my Estate and go as such and all the rest of my Plate I Give and Bequeath to my said God Son William Dukes Grice for his own use and benefit and my Mind and Will is and therefore I do hereby Direct that the Interest or Dividends (if any) on the Annuities herein before mentioned Current at the time of my decease shall fall into and go in increase of the residuum of my personal estate and be considered as part thereof and I do hereby further Direct that all the money Legacies Given and Bequeathed as aforesaid shall be paid to the several Legatees within three months next after my decease and that such of the Legacies and Annuities as shall vest immediately on my death shall be transferred to the several Legatees within six months next after my decease and as to my Funeral it is my Will and desire that my body be interred in the Vault at the Church at Limehouse aforesaid as near to my late Husband as may be and that my Funeral be conducted in the same manner as my Husbands was and as to all my Household Goods and Furniture of Household Pictures China Glasses and Fixtures (except the Furniture given to my Maid Servant) I Direct that the same shall be sold and Disposed of by Public Sale or Auction and the net produce thereof invested in the Funds for the benefit and to be accumulated for the said Thomas Gillum if he returns to England and if he shall die abroad without ever returning to England then I Give every thing within this Bequest to the said Raphael Gillum [[if he shall live to attain the said age of twenty one years and if Raphael Gillum inserted] do not live to attain that age then all within this Bequest to be considered as part of the residuum of my Estate and go as such and as to all the rest residue and remainder of my Estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature or kind soever I Give and Bequeath the same to the said William Grice and Rebecca his Wife their Executors and Administrators to and for his her and their own use and benefit absolutely and I Nominate Constitute and appoint the said Robert Davies William Ramsay and William Grice herein before named Executors of this my Will and [[trustees of this my will for the intents and purposes herein contained provided always and my mind and inserted] Will is and therefore I do hereby Direct that my said Executors and Trustees and any other person or persons to be chosen and appointed Trustee or Trustees for or concerning the Trust Premises respectively in the manner herein after mentioned shall stand possessed of the several parcels of Stock or annuities hereby Designed for infants under the age of twenty one years not only on the Trusts hereinbefore mentioned but also under and subject to the Trusts powers and authorities herein after mentioned concerning the same respectively as the same may be found consistent therewith (that is to say) That my said Executors and Trustees and any other person or persons to be chosen or appointed Trustee or Trustees for or concerning the Trust Premises as may and shall during the Infancy of the person or persons designed to be intitled to any Stocks or Annuities by virtue of or under this my will by the Direction or with the Privity and Consent in writing of the person or persons presumptively intitled to or interested therein for the time being [[( ]if he she or they be of years discretion [[sic] and otherwise without such Consent) from time to time as often as shall be thought proper chuse and appoint by Deed or Writing Signed in the presence of and attested by two or more Credible Witnesses some other person or persons whom they shall think fit to be a Trustee or Trustees for all or any of the Trusts and purposes herein Contained together with or in the place and stead of them the said Trustees for the time being or any of them and thereupon all or any Stocks or Annuities remaining or being subject to the Trusts and purposes aforesaid respectively may and shall be assigned and transferred in such manner and sort as that such Trustee or Trustees so to be chosen and appointed may and shall form thenceforth together with or in the place or stead of the said Trustees for the time being or any of them (as the Case shall be) be legally intitled to and interested in the same to and for the several Trusts intents and purposes aforesaid that the same may be the better or more probably [properly?] executed and effected by a Convenient number of fit and proper Trustees from time to time during the Continuance thereof and further that it shall and may be lawful to and for any of the said Trustees for or concerning the premises for the time being (by the like Discretion or with the like Privity and Consent in Writing or without as the Case shall be) at any time or times to give up and release his or their right to or Interest in the said Trust Premises respectively or any part thereof to the others or other of them and also that neither my said Executors nor any of the Trustees herein before named and appointed or hereafter to be chosen and appointed as aforesaid nor any of the heirs executors or administrators shall be chargeable with or liable to make good any loss or damage which shall or may happen by their or any of their placing out or vesting any monies in any Stocks or Annuities as aforesaid or otherwise acting in the execution of all or any of the Trusts and Powers herein contained without their respective neglect Default or Collusion or shall be answerable or accountable for any monies or securities by them or any of them paid or delivered to any other or others of them or for any payment made to or any receipt or other act Deed or Default of any other or others of them of for or Relating to the premises and also that the said Executors and Trustees shall each and every of them and their and each and every of their heirs Executors and Administrators may deduct and retain to themselves respectively out of the Dividends and Interest of the said Trust Premises respectively [[or if that Fund shall not be sufficient for the purpose then out of the trust premises respectively inserted] all such Sum and sums of money as they shall expend lay out or be put unto in or about the Execution of any of the Trusts or Powers hereby in them reposed or by reason or means thereof but that all Charges unnecessarily occasioned concerning any particular part of my Estate and effects or any particular Legacy or Bequest in this my Will shall be paid by the person or persons occasioning such expence and I revoke all other Wills by me made In Witness whereof I the said Testatrix Elizabeth Gillum have hereunto set my hand and Seal this Fifth day of December in the Year of Our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Eighty Nine First signing the Initial Letters of my Names to three of the places were there are interlineations – E Gillum – LS Signed Sealed Published Declared and Delivered by the said Testatrix Elizabeth Gillum as and for her last Will and Testament in the presence of us the word “Consolidated” and the words “shall die before he comes to England and that the said Raphael Gillum” being first interlined in the first side of this Sheet of Paper and [[“]the Legacy of Fifty Pounds reduced Annuities Given to her Nephew William Grice[[”] being also first interlined about the middle of the second side of this sheet – Steevens Totton Spital Square – Robert Warner his Clerk

This Will was Proved at London the twenty Sixth Day of June in the Year of Our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Ninety Two before the Worshipful Thomas Champion Crespigny Doctor of Laws Surrogate of the Right Honorable Sir William Wynne Knight also Doctor of Laws Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the oaths of Robert Davies William Ramsay and William Grice the Executors named in the said Will to whom Administration was Granted of all and Singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the deceased having been first sworn duly to administer[[.]