Will of

Thomas Gibbons

PROB 11/1058

 

Proved

22nd November 1779

 

transcribed by Daphne Johnson

21st January 2005

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In the Name of God Amen

I Thomas Gibbons of the Parish of Saint Pancras in the County of

Middlesex Esquire being of sound mind and disposing memory and

understanding praised be Almighty God for the same do make and

publish this my last Will and Testament in manner following

First and principally I commit my Soul to God hoping for a

blessed Resurrection through the Merits and Mediation of my Saviour

Jesus Christ my body I commit to the Earth to be decently buried in

the Parish Churchyard of St Mary Islington in the County of

Middlesex as was my deceased Wife as may be and in the same

manner as she was buried and as touching all such worldly Estate

as it hath pleased God to bestow upon me I give devise and dispose

of the same in manner herein after mentioned (that is to say)

Imprimio I give devise and bequeath to my Son Thomas Gibbons

and his Heirs and Assigns for ever all my Freehold and Copyhold

Estates whatsoever and wheresoever the same shall be that I shall be

possessed of at the time of my decease Also I give to my said Son all

my Leasehold Estates whatsoever and wheresoever the same shall be

for and during the remainder of the Terms of their several and or

respective Leases Also all my Money in the Stocks, plates, Jewells

Furniture Debts due to me Rents arrears of Rents and all other

my personal Estates that I shall be possessed of or intitled to at

 

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my decease subjecting my Freehold Estates to the payment of the

following Legacies that is to say I give to Israel Gibbons and

Guy Earl Warwick my Nephews One hundred pounds each to be

paid to them in the following manner (that is to say) fifty pounds

each one year after my decease and fifty pounds each two years

after my decease Also I give to each of the children of the aforesaid

Israel Gibbons namely Hannah Gibbons Ann Gibbons Mary

Gibbons and Catherine Gibbons that is now born at this time fifty

pounds each to be paid to them in manner following (that is to

say) fifty pounds to each as She or they shall attain the Age of

twenty one years and if any or either of them should die before that

time the survivors to have her or their share Also I give and bequeath

to Thomas Warwick and John Warwick to be paid to them or the

survivor of them one hundred pounds each at the Age of twenty

two years Also I give to my Nephew Thomas Gibbons Son of Lewis

Gibbons three hundred pounds when he shall arrive at the Age of

twenty two years and his board Cloathing and Educating until

he arrives at the Age of Fourteen Years to be paid out of my

Freehold Estates under the direction of my Son or his Executors

and also to put him out Apprentice at the Expense of my Son

and Cloathed by him or his Executors during his Apprenticeship

and if either of the above Children should be convicted of Felony

before he she or they has received their Legacy then such person

or persons so convicted shall loose all benefit and advantage from

this my Will Also my Will is that I further subject my Freehold

Estates to the payment of one thousand pounds after the

decease of my Son to Israel Gibbons Guy Earl Warwick and

their Children now named as aforesaid and my Nephew

Thomas Gibbons Son of Lewis Gibbons or the Survivors of them

share and share alike (that is to say) one half one year after

the decease of my Son and the other half two years after the

decease of my Son but no one of them that is convicted of

felony to receive any benefit but to go to his or her Sisters or

Brother Also my Will is that John Warwick and Thomas

Warwick each to be put out Apprentice when fourteen years

of Age under the direction of my Son or his Executors and

not more that twenty pounds Apprentice fee to be given

with either of them Also the Expenses of their Schooling to be

paid by my Son and to be Educated in such manner as he

or his Executors shall think proper till each of them arrive at

the Age of Fourteen years And Lastly I do hereby constitute

and appoint my Son Thomas Gibbons whole and Sole Exor

of this my last Will and Testament In Trust for the purposes

before mentioned hereby revoking and making void all former

and other Wills at any time here before by me made In Witness

whereof I the said Thomas Gibbons the Testator have to

this my last Will and Testament contained in one Sheet of

paper set my hand and Seal the Sixth day of December

in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and

seventy three Thos Gibbons -- Signed Sealed Published

and declared by the said Testator Thomas Gibbons as and for

his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in the

presence of and at his request and in the sight and presence of

each other Witnessed the same Jams -- Saml Coney -- George Dell

 

This Will was proved at London the Twenty second day

of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred

and seventy nine before the Worshipful Andrew Coltee Ducarel

Doctor of Laws Surrogate of the Right Worshipful Peter Calvert

Doctor of Laws Master Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogarive

Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the oath of Thomas

Gibbons Esquire the Son of the deceased and sole Executor named

in the said Will to whom Administration was granted of all and

singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the said deceased he

having been first sworn duly to Administer