Mary Glanville

1 Nov 1763

In the Name of God Amen
I Mary Glanville of the parish of Saint Matthew Bethnal Green in the County of Middlesex widow being of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding praised be God for the same do make this my last will and testament as follows that is to say) ffirst and principally my Soul I commend to God who gave it and my Body I commit to the Earth to be decently interred at the discretion of my Executors hereinafter named and as to such worldly estate and effects wherewith it hath pleased God to blefs me after payment of my just debts and ffuneral expenses I dispose of the same as follows (that is to say) Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my daughter mary Ann Cardineaux wife of James Cardineaux of the said parish of Saint Matthew Bethnal Green victualler the sum of two hundred pounds of lawful money of Great Britain Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Easy wife of William Easy of the parish of Christ Church in the County of Middlesex victualler the sum of one hundred pounds of like lawful money Item I give and bequeath unto the said James Cardineaux and Mary Ann his wife my executors hereinafter named the sum of one hundred pounds of like lawful money upon the following trusts (that is to say) in trust for them and the survivor of them to place the same out at Interest in some or one of teh punblicke stocks or ffunds or Government Securitys and the interest dividends and prorved (?) arising therefrom from time to time to be applied and disposed of equally between my grandson James Pople and my granddaughter Elizabeth Pope son and daughter of the abovenamed Elizabeth Easy by her former husband George Pople until they shall respectively attain their ages of twenty one years and when and so soon as they shall attain to their said ages of twenty one years then upon trust to afsign and transfer over the same unto and equally between them share and sahre alike but incase of the death of both or either of them my said grand children James Pople and Elizabeth Pope before attaining such age then I give an bequeath the whole sum of one hundred pounds or the part or share of him or her so dying unto my said daughter Elizabeth Easy if she should be then living but in case of her death at that time then I give and bequeath the same unto my said daugther Mary Ann Cardineaux her executors and administrators and all the cost residing at remaining of my real and personal estate of what natur or kind soever or wheresoever that I shall be any ways pofsefsed of interested in or intitled unto at the time of my decease I give devised and bequeath the same unto the said James Cardineaux and Mary Ann his wife their heirs executors administrators and afsigns for ever and to and for no other use interest or purpose whatsoever and I do hereby nominate constitue and appoint the said James Cardineaux and Mary Ann his wife executor and executrix of this my last will and testament and revoking all former and other wills by me made do declare this only to be and contain my last will and testament In Witnefs whereof I the said Mary Glanville the testatrix have to this my last will and testament set my hand and seal this first day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty three X the mark of Mary Glanville. Signed sealed published declared and delivered by the said Mary Glanville the testatrix as and for her last will and testament in the presence of us who in her presence and at her request and in the presence of each other have subscribed ournames as witnefses Abraham Desharge. Peter Taylor. Jas: Bradley

This will was proved at London on the first day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand [Jay : there is nothing written between thousand and hundred] hundred and sixty five before the Workshipful George Harris Doctor of Laws and Surrogate of the Right Worshipful George Hay also Doctor of Laws Master Keeper or Commifsary of the prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the Oaths of James Cardinoux otherwise Cardineaux and Mary Ann Cardinoux otherwise Cardineaux wife of the said James Cardinoux otherwise Cardineaux the daughter of the said deceased and executors named in the said will to whom administration of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased was granted they having been first sworn duly to administer