Jeremiah Glanvill

18 Nov 1837

This is the last Will and Testament
of me Jeremiah Glanvill now residing in Great Queen Street in the City of Westminster Gentleman I appoint my dear wife Sarah Glanvill sole Executrix thereof during her natural life or until she remarry and from and immediately after her death or marriage I appoint my daughter Mildred Glanvill sole executrix thereof and I do nominate my said daughter as Executrix by reason of the probably frequent absence from England of my son Jeremiah I give and bequeath unto my said wife all my right title and interest which I now have or may have at my decease in and to the leasehold mefsuages and premises in which I now reside and situate in Great Queen Street aforesaid together with all my linen wearing apparel china plate wines liquors and all my household goods furniture musical instruments music paintings and effects whatsoever and I do expressley direct that the gifts devises and bequests to her my said wife contained in this my will shall be and are in lieu of all dowry or freebeach (?) whatever I give and devise all thta be freehold mefsuage or tenement and hereditaments being No. 12 and situate in Great Queen Street in the parish of Saint Margaret Westminster aforesaid and now in the tenure or occupation of Mr Stephenson and also all that my ffreehold mefsuage or tenement and hereditaments with the appurtenances situate and distinguished as No. 13 in Great Queen Street Westminster aforesaid and now in the tenure or occupation of Mr Wood And also all those my two ffreehold mefsuage and all other my ffreehold premises with the appurtenances situate in Princes Street Westminster aforesaid now occupied by Mr Patton and Mr Dobbs and also all the my mefsuages buildings cottages or tenemenets and premises built by me and now in or late in the several tenures or occupation of work Poole Bouge Gardiner Mr Wark Waite May Castleton Mcpherson Sorkey Yates and other and also the gardens land stable and other outbuildings and appurtenances thereto belonging situate in the parish of North Cray in the County of Kent unto my said wife Sarah Glanvill and her afsigns during her natural lief or until she shall be remarried and from and immediately after the decease or marriage of my said wife then as to and concerning the said mefsuage or tenement and hereditaments No 12 Great Queen Street aforesaid and the appurtenances I give and devise the same unto my son Jeremiah Glanvill and to his heir and afsigns for ever and as to and requiring the said Mefusage or tenement and hereditaments No 13 Great Queen Street aforesaid and the appurtenances I give and devise the same unto my daughter Mildred Glanvill and to her heirs and afsigns for ever and as to and concerning my said ffredhold mefsuage and all other ffreehold premises in Princes Street aforesaid and all my said mefsuages buildings cottages or tenements gardens stables outbuildings and appurtenances at North Cray aforesaid I give and devise the same unto my daughter Sarah Maria Glanvill her heirs and afsigns for ever I give and bequeath unto my said son Jeremiah Glanvill on his attaining the gae of twenty one years his executors administrators and afsigns all my estate share and interest of and in a certain merchant ship called the Augusta Jefsie with all and every the appurtenances thereto and I direct that the same may be afsigned and properly afowred to him by my executrix and whereas I have mortgaged the said mefsuage and hereditaments No 12 Great Queen aforesaid hereinbefore given to my said son Jeremiah Glanvill for the sum of two thousand four hundred pounds and interest Now I will and direct that my said Executrix or the Executors fo rthe time being of this my will so and shall receive as soon as may be after my decease all the monies that may be payable upon or in respect of the policy of afsurance in the equitable afsurance company effected on my life for the sum of two thousand pounds and apply the monies to be received therefrom or a competent part thereof in payment or satisfaction of the said mortgage debt of two thousand four hundred pounds and the interest and costs in respect thereof and in case the money to be received from the said policy of afsurance shall be insufficient for such purpose then I direct that so much of the said principal sum of two thousand four hundred pounds and the interests and costs thereon as the monies to be received from the said dowry of afsurance shall be insufficient to pay shall be paid and discharged out of the principal money securied to me by Mr Petty by a mortgage on certain leasehold hereditaments situate at Orpington in the county of Kent and as to and concerning the said last mentioned mortgage money and interest so secured to me as aforesaid or so much thereof as shall not be required for the purposes aforesaid I give and bequeath the same unto my said wife her executors administrators and afsigns and I give and devise all those my freehold mefsuages and hereditaments with the appurtenance situate in St Anns Lane Westminster aforesaid and now in the occupation of and let on lease to Mefsieurs May and premises and their appuretances unto my said wife Sarah Glanvill and her afsigns for her natural lief or until she remarry and immediately after her decease or remarriage I give the same mefsuages and hereditaments in St Anns Lane aforesaid unto and to the use of my said daughter Mildred her heirs and afsigns for ever upon trust to sell the same and I direct that the monies to arise or be produced from such sale after deducting as every expense attendant thereon shall be equally divided between my said son Jeremiah Glanvill and my said daughter Mildred Glanvill their executors administrators and afsigns as tenants in common for this and her respective own absolute use and benefit but so that the share of my said daughter to contained paid or applied unto her own sole not if she be married and as to the rest residue and remainder of my personal estate property and effects whatsoever and wheresoever not hereinbefore disposed of or not applicable for the purposes aforesaid I give devise and bequeath the same unto my said wife her executors administrators and afsigns absolutely subject to the payment of all my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses and it is my will that the share of any child who shall not have attained twenty one years of age shall be invested in some of the Government securities in the name or names of my said executrix for the time being and that it shall be lawful for my executrix for the time being to apply as well the annual interest and proeduce thereof as also any part or parts from time to time of the principal thereof in and towards the maintenance or advancement in life of such child in such manner as my said executrix shall think fit and I do exprefsly will and declare that all the estate property right and interest which they my said daugheters Mildred Glanvill and Sarah Maria Glanvill or either of them shall respectively take and be entitled to under this my will shall be taken received hold and enjoyed by them respectively to and for their own separate use and benefit free from and exclusive of any husband or husbands with whoe they or either of them may hereafter marry and freed and discharged from his and their debts control or engagements and I hereby revoke every or any other will or testamentary disposition by me heretofore made and declare this to be my last will and testament In witnefs whereof I have hereunto set my hand this eighteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven - Jeremiah Glanvill LJ - signed sealed published by the said testator as and to be his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have heretunto subscribed our names as witnefses Charles Rogers - JW Rogers - Gaven Ricahrds Manchester Bldgs Westminster

This is a Codicil to my last will and testament date the eighteenth day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven whereas I have in and by by said will given and bequeathed unto my son Jeremiah Glanvill all my estate share and interest in a certain ship called the Augusta Jefsie with the appurtenances and whereas in and by my said will I have directed the application of the monies to arise from the policy of afsurance therein and hereinafter mentioned in or towards the payment or satisfaction of the mortgages money interest and cost thereon and hereinafter also mentioned Now in lieu of the said gift and bequest and also the said direction I so hereby will and direct that my estate share and interest in the said ship or vefsel shall be sold and disposed of by my the executrix or executor of my said will for the time being when and in such manner and for such sum as she or they may think fit and I direct that her to their receipt shall be a sufficient discharge to the purchaser for the same and I further direct that the purchase money arising from the said sale shall in the first place be applied in part satisfaction as fare as the same will extend of the mortgage money and interest and costs charged upon the mefsuage and hereditaments No 12 in Great Queen Street in my said will particularly mentioned and I further will and direct that the monies to be received in respect of the Pilicy of Afsurance on my lief in my said will more particularly mentioned shall be next applied in or towards satisfaction of the said mortgage money interest and costs and in case any surplus shall remain of the said severa monies hereinbefore mentioned or either of them after payment and satisfaction of the said mortage money interest and costs then I direct that such surplus shall be paid applied or otherwise expended by my said executrixor executors for the time being to or for the benefit and advancement of my said son Jeremiah Glanvill in such sums in such manner and at such time or times as they my said executrix or executors for the time being shall in her or their discretion think fit and I do hereby in the several respects hereinbefore mentioned revoke and alter my said last will and testament and in all other respects I do hereby ratify and confirm the same In witnefs whereof I have hereunto set my hand this twenty seventh day of ffebruary one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight - Jeremiah Glanvill - signed and acknowledged by the said testator Jeremiah Glanvill as and for a codicil to his last will and testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his presence and in the presnece of each other have attested and subscribed the same as witnefses - witnefs Thomas Dann - Henry Crencher Bexley

Proved at London with a codicil the 25th June 1838 before the worshipful William Robinson Doctor of Laws e Surrogate by the oath of Sarah Glanvill widow the Relict the executrix during the life or widowhood to whom admon was granted having been first swon duly to administer