This is the Last Will and Testament of me William Biggs of Desborough in
the County of Northampton Gentleman, of sound mind memory and understanding
as follows
I Give and devise unto my Brother John Biggs of Portenall in
the County of Bedford all my Messuages, Cottages, Closes, Lands, and tenemts,
with their and every of their rights members and appurts situate, standing,
lying, or being in the Parish or Lordship of Cosby in the County of Leicester
or elsewhere in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland which
premises, or part thereof, are now in the tenure or occupation of William
Horton Butcher or his undertenants to hold all my said Messuages, Cottages,
Closes, Lands, and Tenements as aforesaid unto my said Brother John Biggs his
heirs and assigns for ever and in case of his decease in my life time, then
and in each case
I Give and devise all my aforesaid real Estates whatsoever and
wheresoever unto his son James Biggs his heirs and Assigns for ever subject
nevertheless as herein after mentioned that is to say subject as to my
aforesaid Estates to and with the payment of the sum of Fifteen pounds a
year to my sister Ann Dudley[?] of Cosby aforesaid for and during the term
of her natural Life payable by two equal half yearly payments in each and
every year the first payment to commence and be made six Months next after
my decease
I Give and bequeath unto Mary West of Marston Ten pounds
I Give and bequeath unto my four Nieces namely Mary Johnson, Mary Biggs,
Mary ffowler, and Elizabeth Rutorne [?] the sum of twenty pounds apiece to
be paid at the expiration of six calendar Months next after my decease
and as to all the rest residue and remainder of my Personal Estate and
Effects whatsoever and wheresoever in the said United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland after payment of my just debts funerary and testamentary
Expences I Give and bequeath the same and each part thereof unto my said
Brother John Biggs for his own sole use benefit and disposal and in case of
his decease before he shall become intitled thereto then and in that case I
Give and bequeath the said Personal Estate so bequeathed to him my said
Brother John unto his two sons James and John share and share alike at their
respective ages of twenty one Years provided and my will is that in case my
said Personal Estates should prove insufficient to pay the aforesaid
Legacies and my just debts in such case I subject and charge my real Estates
with as much as may be sufficient to pay and satisfy such legacies and my
said just debts as aforesaid
I nominate Constitute and appoint my said Brother John Biggs sole Executor
of this my said last Will and testament hereby revoking all former Wills by
me made In Witness whereof I have to this my said last Will and testament
contained in two sheets of paper to the first sheet set my hand and to this
second and last my hand and seal this fourth day of June one thousand eight
hundred and seventeen Wm. Biggs SS, signed
sealed published and declared by the said testator William Biggs as and for
his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence at his
request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names
as Witnesses Penelope Wilson |-|
John Atkins |-| Edw
Bates
Proved at London 28th June 1820 before the
Judge by the oath of John Biggs the Brother and sole Executor to whom admon
was granted having been first sworn (by Commission) duly to administer.
Notes:-
The original will has no punctuation or separate
paragraphs. As this makes it hard to read, particularly online, I have
inserted some punctuation and tried to break the text into separate clauses.
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