Edward Glanvill

28 Feb 1801

This is the last will
and testament of me Edward Glanvill of Clifton in the County of Oxon carpenter being of sound and disposing mind and memory and understanding ffirst I commend my soul to God who gave it and my body I commit to the earth to be decently buried by my executor and executrix hereinafter named and as to all my wordly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to blefs me with I give and dispose of the same as follows that is to say I give and bequeath unto my son John and daughter Martha the sum of fifty pounds each to be paid unto my said son and daughter within twelve months next after my decese also I give unto my grand son and to my grand daughter son and daughter of my late daughter Mary wife of James Prewnd (?) the sum of ten pounds each to be paid to them as soon as they shall severally and respectively attain their several and respective ages of twenty one years all which said legacies I do will and order shall be paid out of my pesonal estate by my executor and executrix herein after appointed Item I give and bequeath unto my son William Glandvill all and singular my working tools of what kind or nature soever also I give and devise unto my son William Glandvill and daughter Elizabeth all that my ffreehold meadow ground whereof I am seized in ffee lying and being in Burket Lot Mead in the County of Oxon aforesaid to have and to hold the same with their and every of their appurtenances thereunto belonging unto my said son William Glandvill and daughter Elizabeth their heirs and afigns for ever equally to be divided between them share and share alike to hold as tenants in common and not as joint tenants also I give devise and bequeath unto my son William Glandvill and to my daughter Elizabeth all that my ffreehold Mefsuage or tenement and premises thereunto belonging wherein I now live situate and being in Clifton aforesaid to hold the same unto my said son William Glandvill and to my daughter Elizabeth and the survivor of them his or her afsigns during the term of his or her natural life as joint tenants and not as tenants in common without impeachment of waste and from and immediately after the decease of the survivor or my said son William and daughter Elizaebth then I give devise and bequeath my aforesaid ffreehold mefsuage or tenement and premises unto my son John Glandvil if he shall be then living to hold the same unto my said son John Glandvill and his afsigns during the term of his natural life and at his decease then I give devise and bequeath my said ffreehold mefsuage or tenement and premises unto my daughter Martha if she shall be then living to hold to her and her afsigns during the term of her natural life and lastly at the decease of the survivor of my said four children William Glandvill John Glandvill Elizabeth Glandvill and Martha Glandvill then I do hereby give and devise my aforesaid ffreehold mefsuage or tenement and premises thereunto belonging unto the heirs and afsigns of such survivor to hold the same with their and every of their appurts unto the heirs and afsigns of such survivor for ever and as to all the rest residue and remainder of my estate whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature kind or quality soever the same may be and not herein before given and disposed of after payment of my debts legacies ffuneral expenses and the expense of proving this my will I do hereby give and bequeath the same being all personal unto my said son William Glanvill and daughter Elizabeth to be equally divided between them share and share alike and I do ordain constitute and appoint my said son William Glanvill and daughter Elizabeth executor and executrix of this my last will and testament In witnefs whereof I have to this my last will and testament set and subscribed my hand and seal this twenty eight day of ffebruary one thousand eight hundred and one / Edward Glanvill LJ Signed sealed published and declared by the said testator Edward Glanvill as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who at this request in his presence and in the presence of each other subscribed our names as witnefses thereunto Sarah Gandwell Esther Gandwell W Gandwell

This will was proved at London on the twenty seventh day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and three before the Right Honorable Sir William *** Knight Doctor of Laws Master Keeper or Commifsary of the prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the oaths of William Glanvill the son of the deceased and Elizabeth Glanvill spinster the daughter of the said deceased the executors named in the said will to whom admon of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased was granted they having been first sworn by comon duly to administer