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Will of Andrew NANCE -
(below) - 1852 - Portsmouth, Southhampton County
This is the last Will &
Testament of me ANDREW NANCE
of Portsmouth in the County
of Southhampton, a gentleman ‘L nominate and appoint my Son ANDREW NANCE the younger — and
my Heirs WILLIAM JOHN MALLYON of Portsea in the said County of
Southhampton, solicitor to be trustees and creditors of this my Will. I
bequeath to my sister MARTHA GOULIN an annuity of twenty pounds
sterling for her life and to my servant MARY MILLARD an annuity of
fifteen pounds sterling for her life such annuities to be paid by equal
quarterly payments from my death clear of any deduction.
I bequeath unto my said son ANDREW
NANCE the younger and the said WILLIAM JOHN MALLYON of the
several sums of one thousand pounds two thousand pounds and three
several sum of three thousand pounds sterling upon trust that they the
sons ANDREW NANCE the
younger and WILLIAM JOHN MALLYON or the survivor of them or the
executors or administrators of said survivor or other the trustees or
trustee for the time being of my Will, shall or will lay out and invest
the same several sums in the names or n of my said trustees or trustee
for the time being on Government or good real security in England with
power for my said trustees or trustee for the time being to vary said
investments or securities as often as it shall be deemed expedient so
to do and that my said trustees or trustee for the time being shall and
will be possessed of the said several legacies or sum , hereinbefore
mentioned and the funds stocks or securities upon which the same shall
from time to time be invested upon the several trusts and for the
intents and purposes hereinafter declared containing the same sum
respectively (that is to say) as to and containing the said sum of one
thousand pounds and the stocks funds or securities upon which the same
may be invested upon trust from time to time to pay the annual produce
and income arising therefrom into the proper hands of my daughter
MARTHA the wife of THOMAS GALTON for and during her life so that the
same may be for her sole and separate use free from the control debts
and engagements of her said husband or of any future husband and so
that my said daughter MARTHA upon trust to pay or transfer the said sum
of one thousand pounds or the stocks funds or securities in or upon
which the same shall for the time being be invested unto or am ng such
child or children of my said daughter MARTHA as shall have attained or
shall live to attain the age of 21 years or (being a daughter or
daughters) shall live to attain that age or be married, if more than
one to be divided between or among them in equal shares and proportions
and as to and continuing the said sum of two thousand pounds and the
stocks and funds or securities upon which the same may be invested upon
and for the like or corresponding trusts and intents and purposes for
the benefit of my daughter SUSANNA the wife of a THOMAS DREWATT and her
child or children and subject to the like limitations and restrictions
in every respect as are herein before expressed continuing the said sum
of one thousand pounds in favour of my said daughter MARTHA GALTON and
her child or children and as to and continuing one of the said three
several sum of three thousand pounds and the stock funds or securities
upon which the same may be invested upon and for the life or
corresponding trusts and intents and purposes for the benefit of my
daughter ELIZABETH the wife of JOHN BLUNDEN and her child or children
and subject to the like limitations and restrictions as are
hereinbefore expressed and declared continuing the said sum of one
thousand pounds in favour of my daughter MARTHA GALTON and her child or
children as aforesaid and as to and continuing one other of the said
three several sums of three thousand pounds and the stocks funds or
securities upon which the same may be invested upon and for the like
trusts and intents and purposes for the benefit of my daughter ELLEN
the wife of LANGDON and her child or children and subject to the like
limitations and restrictions as are hereinbefore expressed declared
continuing the said sum of one thousand pounds in favour of my said
daughter MARTHA GALTON and her child or children as aforesaid and as to
and continuing the remaining third sum of three thousand pounds and the
stocks funds or securities upon which the same may be invested upon
crust from time to time to pay the annual income thereof unto my
daughter-in-law MARY the widow of my late son JAMES NANCE for and during the
term of her natural life. If she shall so long remain the widow of my
son JAMES and unmarried for the maintenance of herself and my three
grandchildren, the children of my said deceased son and from and
immediately after the decease or marrying again of the said MARY NANCE upon Trust to pay
or transfer the said last mentioned sum of three thousand pounds or the
stocks funds or securities upon which the same for the time being may
be invested unto such of my said three grandchildren the issue of my
said late son JAMES NANCE
as shall attain the age of 21 years if more than one, to be equally
divided between them as tenants in comm n. I bequeath unto each of my
grand daughters MARIANNE FISKE and LOUISA FISKE the sum of £500
sterling absolutely I bequeath to each granddaughter of mine (excepting
the said MARIANNE FISKE and LOUISA FISKE) who shall be living at my
decease the sum of three hundred pounds sterling in addition to any
other benefit or advantage to which they may be entitled under my Will
as to such of them as shall be married to be paid into their respective
proper hands to be enjoyed and disposed of as their separate property
free from marital control and their respective receipts shall be
sufficient discharges and as to the others for their own respective use
and benefit absolutely I devise all these my several Messuages or
tenements, with their respective rights and appurtenances situate in
Rands Court at Gosport in the said County of Southhampton and also all
that Messuages or dwelling house situate in Bathing Lane otherwise West
Street in the town of Portsmouth aforesaid late the property of Philbio
Rands unto and to the use of my son WILLIAM NANCE his heirs and
assigns forever.
I devise all these my two Messuages or dwelling houses shops and
premises being numbers 51 and 52 in the south side of the High Street
in the town of Portsmouth aforesaid and now or late in the respective
occupations of Messieurs Carlson & Norlett with their respective
rights and appurtenances into and to the use of my said trustees or
trustee their or his executors administrators and assigns during the
life of my said daughter MARTHA GALTON in Trust for her separate and
inalienable use during her life and after tier decease unto and to the
use of the child or children of my said daughter MARTHA GALTON as have
attained or shall attain the age of 21 years of age (being a daughter
or daughters) shall live to attain that age or be married I devise and
bequeath all that and those my freehold and leasehold messuage and
dwelling house, stores, wharf buildings and premises situate at the
point of Portsmouth aforesaid and adjoining the Harbour formerly known
as Whitings and now in lease to and in the occupation of George Baker
the younger with their respective rights, members and appurtances unto
my said trustees their heirs executors administrators and assigns
according to the different natures and tenures thereof respectively
upon trust to pay the rents and profits thereof unto my said two
daughters ELIZABETH BLUNDEN and ELLEN LANGDON in equal shares as
tenants in common during their respective lives for their separate use
free from the control and debts of their present and any future
husbands and so that my said daughters ELIZABETH and ELLEN respectively
shall have no power to anticipate the same and after the decease of my
said daughters ELIZABETH BLUNDEN and ELLEN LANGDON respectively I
entrust for such of the children of my said two daughters last named
respectively as shall attain the age or respective ages of 21 years or
shall die under that age leaving lawful issue on his her or their
deceases or respective decease and his her or their heirs and assigns
for ever. If more than one as tenants in common. But so nevertheless
that the child or children of each daughter shall take his her or their
own parents share only I give devise and bequeath the residue of my
real and PERSONAL ESTATE AND EFFECTS WHATSOEVER AND WHERESOEVER
(including estates vested in me as trustee or mortgages) unto my said
son ANDREW NANCE the
younger his heirs executors administrator and assigns as to the said
trust or mortgage estates subject to the trusts affecting the same and
as to my beneficial property for his or their own use but subject to
the payment of my debts funeral testamentary expenses and charged with
the payment of the several annuities and legacies given by this my Will
or any Codicil thereto I authorise my trustees or trustee to apply all
or any part of the income (not hereby otherwise disposed of) from the
presumptive share of any legatee or devisee under my Will during his or
her minority for his or her maintenance and during and to invest any
unapplied income and such surplus income to follow the destination of
the capital but to be applicable if required for the maintenance of any
minor or minors or presumptively entitled thereto. And I authorise my
said Trustees or Trustee to apply not more than one half of any minors
presumptive share for his or her advancement in life. I empower my
Trustees or Trustee to leave any messuages or hereditaments which they
or he may hold upon the trusts of my Will for not more than twenty-one
years at a rank-rent subject to re-entry if the rent be in arrear for
more than 21 days. I also empower my sons Trustees or Trustee in their
or his discretion if they or he shall think it advantageous to sell any
messuages hereditaments or premises which for the time being may be
subject to any uses or trust limited by my Will or any part or parts
thereof respectively and for that purpose to appoint new uses of the
same and to make any special or other conditions and stipulations and
the monies arising from any such sale shall be received and invested by
the said Trustee or Trustees in the purchase (subject to such
stipulations or conditions of sale or under such title as my Trustees
or Trustee in their or his absolute discretion shall think safe or be
expedient to be accepted) of other freehold messuages or hereditaments
in England and in the meantime in the funds or upon good real security
such hereditaments and securities to be respectively settled and held
upon uses and trusts corresponding as nearly as may be with the uses
and trusts hereinbefore limited and expressed of and continuing the
messuages hereditaments or premises which shall be so sold I hereby
declare that every person who shall or may pay any trust money to the
Trustees or Trustee for the time being of this my Will upon their or
his receipt in writing shall be fully exonerated from all
responsibility whatsoever in respect of the application thereof and I
further declare that if my said Trustees or other of them or any
Trustees or Trustee to be appointed under this clause shall die or be
unwilling or incompetent to accept or execute the trusts of this my
Will it shall be lawful for the competent accepting Trustees or Trustee
for the time being if any, whether retiring from the office of Trustee
or not or, if none, for the executors or administrators or any or
either of the executors or administrators of the last deceased Trustee
to substitute by any writing or (as the case may be) jointly with any
surviving or continuing trustees or trustee my trust estate or any part
thereof shall be vested and I exempt every trustee of my Will from
liability for losses occurring without his own wilful default and
authorise him to allow to his, to trustee or to trustees any expenses
incidental to the trusteeship and I especially declare that the said
WILLIAM JOHN MALLYON and every other trustee who may happen to be of
the profession of an attorney or solicitor shall be entitled to make
the usually professional charges for advice given and business
transacted and done for and on behalf of my Trust estate any of equity
to the contrary not-withstanding and I direct that the powers hereby
vested in the trustees herein named shall be exercisable by the
trustees or trustee for the time being of my Will and lastly revoking
all former Wills I declare this only to be my Will contained in this
and the five preceding sheets of paper in testimony whereof I the said ANDREW NANCE the Testator have
to each sheet thereof act my hand this twenty fourth day of October in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two.
ANDREW NANCE
signed by the said — ANDREW
NANCE the Testator as and to be his last Will and Testament on
the day of the date thereof in the joint presence of us who at his
request in his presence and in the presence of each.
GRINDER Bread St., Portsmouth Victualler
G.H. LAMB Clerk to Mr A. NANCE
Bread St. Portsmouth.
This is a Codicil to the last Will and Testament of me ANDREW NANCE of Portsmouth in
the County of Southhampton.
Gentleman. Bearing date 24th day of December 1852 I hereby revoke and
annul the following bequests contained in my said Will namely the
annuity of £30 to my sister MARTHA GOULIN, the annuity of
£15 to my servant MARY MILLARD and the legacy or one of the three
several sums of three thousand pounds given to the Trustees of my Will
upon Trusts for the ‘benefit of MARY
NANCE the widow and my three grandchildren, the children of my
late son JAMES NANCE the
deceased and I do hereby expressly Will and declare that the said
deceased son JAMES NANCE
shall be wholly extruded from and take no benefit or interest whatever
under of by virtue of my said Will I having since the date and
execution thereof made other provision for the benefit of such parties
respectively but in all other respects I hereby ratify and confirm my
said Will in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this first
day of January in the year of our Lord 1853. ANDREW NANCE.
Signed by the said ANDREW NANCE
on the day of the date in the joint presence of us who at his request
in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto
subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.
W.H. LEGGETT Emsworth. Hants. Gentleman.
EDWIN HARVEY Clerk to Mr Hellyer, Solicitor. Portsea.
Proved at London with a Codicil 9th February 1853 before the Worshipful
THOMAS SPRICKS, Doctor of Laws and surrogate of the Oaths of ANDREW NANCE the son and
WILLIAM JOHN MALLYON the Executors to whom was granted having been
first sworn duly to administer.
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