Pike James. Will made 31 December 1822. Proved 17 September 1823.
This is the last Will and Testament of me James Pike of Road in the County of Somerset Yeoman.
I give and bequeath unto John Brownjohn of Road aforesaid Gentleman and John Dew of Beckington in the County of Somerset Yeoman the sum of four hundred pounds of lawful English money to be paid to them by my Executor hereinafter named in six months next after my decease. Upon trust that they the said John Brownjohn and John Dew and the survivor of them and the executors or administrators of such survivor do and shall on receipt thereof put and place out the same at interest either on Government or freehold security or securities and from time to time receive and take the interest or dividends thereof and pay and apply the same unto my wife Ann for and during the term of her natural life and from and immediately after her decease I give and bequeath the said sum of four hundred pounds and the stocks funds and securities whereon the same shall be invested unto my son James Pike my daughter Ann Usher the wife of Job Usher of North Bradley in the County of Wilts Yeoman my daughter Joyce Greenhill the wife of John Greenhill of Norton Saint Philip in the said County of Somerset Yeoman and my daughter Anna Moore the wife of Charles Moore of North Bradley aforesaid Yeoman equally to be divided between them share and share alike and I direct the said John Brownjohn and John Dew and the survivor of them and the executors or administrators of such survivor do and shall pay assign or transfer the same accordingly.
I also give unto my said wife Ann the use of a sufficient quantity of my household goods and furniture necessary for furnishing a bed coven and sitting for and during the term of her natural life.
I give and devise all those my three freehold tenements or dwellinghouses gardens and premises situate lying and being in the parishes of Road and North Bradley aforesaid one of them now or late in the occupations of James Noad and Thomas Fricker to the use following that is to say to the use of the said John Brownjohn and John Dew their executors and administrators during the life of my said wife Ann upon trust that they the said John Brownjohn and John Dew and the survivor of them or the executors or administrators of such survivor do and shall permit and suffer my said wife Ann or her assigns to receive and take the rents issues and profits thereof and every part thereof for and during the term of her natural life and from and immediately after her decease upon trust that they the said John Brownjohn and John Dew and the survivor of them or the executors or administrators of such survivor do and shall permit and suffer my said daughter Joyce Greenhill or her assigns to receive and take the rents issues and profits thereof for and during the term of her natural life and from and immediately after the decease of the survivor of them my said wife Ann and daughter Joyce Greenhill to the use of all and every the child and children of my said daughter Joyce Greenhill and their respective heirs and assigns for ever in equal shares as tenants in common and if there shall be but one such child then to the use of such only child his or her heirs and assigns for ever.
Provided always and I do hereby direct that if any person for the time being entitled to the actual possession or receipt of the rents issues and profits of the said hereditaments and premises hereinbefore by me devised or any of them or any part or parts thereof respectively shall be under the age of twenty one years and unmarried that the said John Brownjohn and John Dew and the survivor of them or the executors or administrators of such survivor shall as long as the person so entitled as aforesaid shall be under the age of twenty one years and unmarried apply the rents issues and profits of the said hereditaments and premises or of such part or parts thereof to which such person shall be entitled for or towards his her maintenance and education.
I also give and devise all that tenement or dwelling house and premises situate lying and being in the parish of Road aforesaid now or late in the occupation of Thomas Moon and also all that piece or parcel of land containing by estimation one acre more or less situate lying and being in the parish of Road aforesaid called Moons Garden now in my own occupation and also all those three tenements or dwelling houses gardens and premises situate at Road but within the parish of North Bradley aforesaid now or late in the several occupations of Shadrack Day James Snow and (blank) Huntley to the uses following that is to say to the use of the said John Brownjohn and John Dew their executors and administrators during the life of my said wife Ann.
Upon trust that they the said John Brownjohn and John Dew and the survivor of them or the executors or administrators of such survivor do and shall permit and suffer my said wife Ann or her assigns to receive and take the rents issues and profits thereof for and during the term of her natural life and from and immediately after her decease upon trust that they the said John Brownjohn and John Dew and the survivor of them or the executors or administrators of such survivor do and shall permit and suffer my said daughter Anna Moore or her assigns to receive and take the rents issues and profits thereof for and during the term of her natural life and from and immediately after the decease of the survivor of them my said wife Ann and my said daughter Anna Moore to the use of all and every the child and children of my said daughter Anna Moore and their respective heirs and assigns for ever in equal shares as tenants in common and if there shall be but one such child then to the use of such only child his or her heirs and assigns for ever.
Provided always and I do hereby direct that if any person for the time being entitled to the actual possession or receipt of the said issues and profits of the said hereditaments and premises lastly hereinbefore by me devised or any of them or any part or parts thereof respectively shall be under the age of twenty one years and unmarried that the said John Brownjohn and John Dew and the survivor of them or the executors or administrators of such survivor shall so long as the person so entitled as aforesaid shall be under the age of twenty one years and unmarried apply the rents issues and profits of the said hereditaments and premises or of such part or parts thereof to which such person shall be entitled for and towards his or her maintenance and education.
I also give and devise unto my said son James Pike his heirs and assigns all those two freehold dwelling houses gardens orchards and premises called the Yew Tree situate lying and being in the parish of Woolverton in the said County of Somerset now or late in the occupations of John Merrett and Rachel Usher. To hold the same dwelling houses gardens orchards and premises unto my said son James Pike his heirs and assigns for ever subject and chargeable nevertheless with payment of the clear annual sum of five pounds of lawful English money to my said wife Ann and her assigns for and during the term of her natural life by two half yearly payments in the year that is to say on the twenty fifth day of May and the twenty ninth day of September the first payment to commence and be paid on such of the said days as shall first happen after my decease.
And in default of payment I hereby give my said wife Ann full powers of distress and entry as in cases of rent reserved on common demises.
I also give and bequeath unto my said son James Pike his heirs and assigns all that close piece or parcel of land formerly part of Bradley Common called Pentons and now in my own occupation and situate lying and being at Hoggington in the parish of North Bradley aforesaid containing by estimation six acres more or less. To hold the same unto my said son James Pike his heirs and assigns forever.
I give and bequeath unto my said wife Ann the sum of three hundred pounds of lawful English money to be paid her by my said Executor in six calendar months next after my decease.
I give and bequeath unto my granddaughter Ann Usher daughter of my said daughter Ann Usher the sum of one hundred pounds of like lawful money to be also paid her by my said Executor in six calendar months next after my decease.
I also give and bequeath unto my said daughter Joyce Greenhill the sum of two hundred pounds of like lawful money to be also paid her by my said Executor in six calendar months next after my decease.
I also give and bequeath unto my said daughter Anna Moore the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds of like lawful money to be also paid herby my said Executor in six calendar months next after my decease.
And all the rest residue and remainder of my goods chattels money and securities for money stock up on my farm and lands rights credits and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature or kind soever my funeral expenses debts and legacies being thereout first paid and discharged I give and bequeath unto my said son James Pike his executors and administrators.
And I appoint him my said son James Pike sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me at any time heretofore made provided and my will is that my said Trustees shall not be charged or chargeable for any more of the trust monies than they shall respectively receive or come to their hands respectively by virtue of this my Will or for the acts receipts or defaults of the other of them but each for his own acts receipts or defaults only or for the loss of any of the trust monies happening without their wilful default.
And that it shall and may be lawful to and for my said Trustees and the survivor of them and the executors or administrators of such survivor to deduct retain and reimburse themselves and himself all such costs losses damages and expenses as they or either of them shall or may expend sustain or be put unto for and by reason or means of the trusts hereby in them reposed in relation to the same trust monies respectively or to the management thereof or anything relative thereto.
In witness whereof I the said James Pike the Testator have to this my last Will and Testament contained in five sheets of paper to the first four sheets hereof set my hand and to this fifth and last sheet my hand and seal this thirty first day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty two.
The mark and seal of James Pike
Signed sealed published and declared by the said James Pike the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto set and subscribed our names as witnesses
Reuben Boucher Thomas Pike John Pike