BARRELL
GENEALOGY
WILL OF THE HONORABLE WILLIAM BARRELL 1749
THIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
Of me William Barrell of the parish of saint martins in the fields in the
county of Middlesex esquire. I leave the manner of my funeral to the discretion
of my executors hereinafter mentioned and direct that herein shall not
be expenses more than one hundred pounds. I give and devise all my freehold
estate lands tenements and hereditaments in the parishes of Chicknell Saint
James's and Writtle in the county of Essex or elsewhere all my leasehold
estate in Ffenchurch Street London, and also all my goods, chattels and
personal estate whatsoever not herein otherwise given or bequeathed to
Colonel George Reede of Golden Square Westminster and Humphry Brent of
the Middle Temple London Esquire, and their heirs in trust and to the several
uses intents and purposes hereinafter mentioned and declared that is to
say that they the said George Reede and Humphry Brent and the survivor
of them and his heirs executors or administrators shall from and after
my decease out of all or any part of my real estate and out of my personal
estate not hereinafter specifically given as a legacy or directed by me,
to be preserved and kept pay and discharge all my just bebts legacys and
funeral expences and upon this further i trust that out of all or any part
of my real or personal estate there shall be secured and paid unto my dear
wife Mary Barrell the yearly sum of two hundred pounds during her life
for her support and maintenance to be paid to her on the four most usual
ffeasts in the year by quarterly payments that is to say Lady Day, Saint
John the Baptist, Michaelmas, and Christmas and the first payment to be
made upon Lady Day, Saint John the Baptist, Michaelmas day, and Christmas
day which shall first happen after my decease and i will that the same
be paid to her free and clear of and from all and all manor of reduction
or abatement whatsoever this my will that my said wife shall continue to
dwell in my house in York buildings in the parish of Saint Martins in the
fields aforesaid for and during all the remainder of the term of years
i have to come upon the lease thereof granted to me free from any rent
bebts whatsoever taxes whatsoever which said rent dutys rates taxes and
other charges shall from time to time be paid and discharged by my executors
hereinafter mentioned and i do also give to my said wife the use of all
my plate, pictures, furniture, and houshold goods whatsoever for her life
as well what is in my house in York Buildings as what shall be at my house
Croydon in the county of Surry with this provisor that my son hereinafter
named shall be unmarried and whereas i am possessed of entituled to the
sum three thousand four hundred pounds in the capital and principal stock
of the governor and company Northants of Great Britain trading to the south
seas in America al my will is upon this further trust that they the said
George Reede and Humphry Brent and the survivor of them his executors or
administrators shall and will permit and suffer my daughter Ann Barrell
now living with me and about or near the age of thirty one years to recieve
and take all such interest and dividends which from time to time shall
be made or due upon the same for and during the term of her natural life
and from and after the decease of the said Anne Barrell the aforesaid three
thousand four hundred pounds south sea stock in case she marrys shall go
to the nee and behoof as follows that is to say if but one son of the ssons
of her body the aforesaid three thousand four hundred pounds south sea
stock shall be to the use of such son if two sons two thousand pounds part
of the said stock to the eldest son and the remainder being one thousand
four hundred pounds youngest son if no son or sons and there be a daughter
or daughters the said three thousand four hundred pounds south sea stock
to be disposed of to and among them and in such manner as my daughter
Anne Barrell shall think proper by any deed or instrument with her hand
and seal testifies by two or more credible witessess provided nevertheless
that in case my said daughter shall happen to dye before such person she
shall hereafter marry and without any issue of her body it is my will that
the whole three thousand four hundred pounds capital south sea stock shall
be taken as part of the residuum of of my personal estate and belong to
my residuary legatee. I give and bequeath to my god daughter Anne Ffoster
the sum of four hundred pounds to be paid to her within twelve months after
my decease. I give and bequeath to my god son William Ffoster one hundred
pounds to be paid to him within twelve months after my decease. I give
to my cousen Elizabeth Phips the sum of twenty pounds. I give to Captain
John Wingate and to Sarah his wife to each of them a ring to the value
of one guinea. I give to my neice Anne Ffoster and to Richard Ffoster her
husband to each of them a ring of the value of one guinea. I give to my
honest comrade the honorable Andrews Windsor the sum of twenty pounds.
I give to the before mentioned George Reede and Humphry Brent my trustees
to each of them twenty pounds. I give to my servant Benjamin Jones all
my wearing apparel both linen and woolen in case he continues to be my
servant at the time of my decease and after my trustees shall have paid
and discharged all my just debts and legacies hereinbefore mentioned my
funeral expences and reimbursed themselves all such charges they or any
of them may or shall have been put to in the execution hereof then i give
and devise all my messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments whatsoever
in the said county of Essex and elsewhere and all the rest residue and
remainder of my personal estate whatsoever not herein before specificaly
given to my son Savage Barrell merchant at Lisbon in Portugal about or
near the age of twenty eight years and now residing at Lisbon aforesaid
and to his heirs executors administrators and assigns to the use and behoof
of him the said Savage Barrell his heirs executors and administrators and
it is my will that my said trustees or others of them shall not be answerable
any otherwise than for his own proper act and not for the act reciepts
or payments of each other or the act reciepts or payments of my said son
Savage Barrell in the administration of all and singular my goods chattels
debts credits and personal estate whatsoever neither shall my said trustees
be answerable in any respect for any money lost by means of the insufficiency
of securities or insolvency of any person and i do nominate and appoint
the said George Reede, Humphrey Brent and my said son Savage Barrell
executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all wills
by me formerly made in witness whereof i the said William Barrell to this
my last will and testament contained in four sheets of paper of which i
have caused to be written the parts of the same times and date to
the first three sheets have set my hand and to the last sheet my hand and
seal the fifteenth day of May in the in the twelth year of the reign of
our sovereign King George the second by the grace of God King of Great
Britain yr' 1739 William Barrell signed sealed published and declared by
the said William Barrell for and as his last will and testament in the
presence of us who have in his presence and at his request subscribed our
names as winessess John Willett rester in the Strand Rich Taylor in York
Buildings. Tho' Camull stationer in the temple
To the last will and testament of me William Barrell of the parish
of Saint Martins in the Fields in the county of Middlesex Esquire
bearing date the fifteenth day of May 1739.
Whereas i have in my said will given and bequeathed to my God
Daughter Anne Ffoster four hundred pounds and since the making my said
will the said Anne Ffoster hath inter marryed with Joseph Higginson lieutenant
quartermaster in the regiment under my command and hath recieved from me
as a free gift and fortune with the said Anne Ffoster to the value of five
hundred pounds and upwards now i do by this codicil revoke the said legacy
of four hundred pounds so as aforesaid given to the said Anne Ffoster and
i do by this codicil give and bequeath to my dear wife the sum of four
hundred pounds as a further testimony of my love and affection to her and
for her better support to be paid to her within three months after my decease
and whereas by my said will i have directed my trustees therein mentioned
to permit and suffer my daughter the Anne Barrell to recieve and take the
interest and dividends due and to be made upon the sum of three thousand
and six hundred pounds capital stock in the company trading to the south
seas for and during the term of her life and after her decease that the
produce thereof shall be to such uses as in my said will is particularly
mentioned and whereas my said daughter Anne Barrell hath since intermarried
with captain Charles Rainsford in the regiment at present under the command
of col' Pusons. Now i do by this codicil ratifie and confirm the provision
i have made for her in my said will and as a further testimony of my love
and affection to Anne the wife of the said Charles Rainsford my said daughter
i do give and bequeath to her the additional sum of six hundred pounds
to be paid to her within three months after my decease and i do declare
this to be a codicil to and part of my last will and testament in witness
whereof i the said William Barrell have to this codicil set my hand the
fifth day of April in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred forty
and three. William Barrell.
Whereas thought fitten to increase my daughters portion I do
hereby order and require my heirs executors and administrators to pay to
the said daughter Anne Rainsford over and above what i have left her in
my will one thousand pounds and accordingly i have delivered this signed
with my own hand to my daughter to to remain in her custody and to empower
her after my decease to recieve the above mentioned sum of one thousand
pounds. London the ninth day of May in the year of our lord one thousand
seven hundred and forty six. William Barrell witness Bry" Jones.-.-.-.-.-.S
Barrell.
11th August 1749
Appeared personally James Burn of the parish of Saint Martin in
the Fields in the county of Middlesex and Jane Moses of the same parish
spinster and being severaly sworn upon the Holy Evangelists to depose the
truth made oath as follows these deponents well know the honorable William
Barrell late of the said parish of Saint Martins in the Fields Esquire,
deceased by having been his servants for upwards of five years next before
his death which happened ninth day of this instant month of August, and
they are well with his the said deceased's manner and character of writing
his name having often while they so lived with him seen him write the same
and having now carefully viewed the name William Barrell set and subscribed
to the paper writing hereunto answered purporting a codicil to the
last will and testament of the said deceased and bearing date the fifth
day of April in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred forty and
three, they do severally say that they do varily believe that the said
name William Barrell to have been set and subscribed to the said codicil
by and with the proper hand of the said William Barrell Esquire, deceased,
James Burn, Jane Moses-----------Same day the said James Burn, and Jane
Moses were sworn to the truth of this affidavit before me Rob' Chapman
surrogate of Saint Stevens rectory Publick.
This Will Was Proved at London with two codicils "annexed?" the
tenth day of August the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and
forty nine before the Worshipful Robert Chapman Pastor of Laws, Master
Keeper or comissary of the prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted
by the oath of Savage Barrell Esquire, the son of the deceased and one
of the executors named in the said will to whom administration was granted
of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased
being first sworn only to administer power reserved of making the like
grant to George Reede and Humphry Brent Esquires those other executors
when they or either of them shall apply for the same.