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The Will of James Croft

 

There are 11 pages ... so some is summarised.

 

This is the last will and testament of me JAMES CROFT of the City of York late a plumber and glazier made 5th November 1811 I give and devise all my freehold messuage lands tenements and hereditaments situate and lying in the City of York without Walmgate Bar in the suburbs of the same City and at Huntington .... unto and tot he use of ROBERT JENNINGS of the City of York linen draper and DAVID RUSSELL of the same palce gentleman ... upon trusts  .... and payment of my debts .... my wife HANNAH CROFT to occupy and enjoy the said premises and receive the rents .... and during the terms of her natural life upon condition and full confidence that she .... do and shall provide board lodging washing wearing apparel and all other necessaries for my daughter GRACE CROFT during the joint lives of my wife and daughter But if my said wife shall neglect or refuse to provide necessaries for my said daughter GRACE ..... then I direct the trustees .... shall raise sufficient monies to provide such necessaries ... And from and after the decease of my said wife all and singular hereuntofore devised hereditaments and premises shall be upon the trusts and to and for the itnerests .... as to my messuage or dwelling house close or parcel of ground garden house and hereditaments situate without Walmgate Bar in the occupation of [blank] Turner and myself ... for my said son JOHN CROFT ,,, and also the messuage or dwelling house in which my said son JOHN CROFT now lives situate in Davygate in the City of York ..... and after the decease of the survivor of my wife and son JOHN CROFT in trust for my son EDWARD CROFT during the term of his natural life..... and then sell and dispose of the messuage and dwelling house situate in Davygate by public sale or private contract ..... and apply the money ... one moiety or half part to pay to JAMES CROFT the son of my second son EDWARD CROFT the other half to be placed and invest the same upon Government or Real or other securities at interest and during the life of HANNAH CROFT the daughter of my said son EDWARD CROFT to pay and apply the interest to HANNAH CROFT .... then after her life for her children ..... and as to the messuage or dwelling house situate in Coney Street in the City of York wherein I now reside and also my two closes or parcels of ground situate at Huntington called Great Cundall Ings and Little Cundall Ings ..... in trust for my son EDWARD CROFT .... and after to sell and place money out at interest for GRACE CROFT the wife of the said EDWARD CROFT

And as to my messuage or dwelling house situate in Stonegate now in the several occupation of ?.....? Hardy ?......? Gill spinster ?......? Prince spinster ?......? and Williamson as tenants give to my said wife then to my son in law HENRY ROBINSON of the City of York tea dealer ..... then to the children of HENRY ROBINSON by my late daughter HANNAH ROBINSON deceased

My messuage or dwelling house in Bedern in the City of York held by lease under the Vicars Choral .... unto my said wife .... and then to my daughter GRACE CROFT I give and bequeath my stocks consisting of £2,989 11s 5d three per cent consolidated Bank annuities and £178 16s five per cent Navy annuities ... to the trustees to pay dividends and proceeds thereof ... to my wife HANNAH CROFT... and daughter GRACE CROFT... and children of JOHN CROFT and EDWARD CROFT and my late daughter HANNAH ROBINSON

My household furniture plate linen and china for the use of my wife and daughter GRACE

my two executors to get 19 guineas each

In witness whereof I have .... set my hand and seal etc... the day and year first herein written

witnesses George Foster, Charles Lever clerks to Mr Thompson

 

Codicil

.... the property without Walmgate Bar to my wife HANNAH and after her decease to my son JOHN CROFT but if my son dies it is to go to my daughter GRACE CROFT... 19 April 1814

witnesses William Thompson, Oswald Allen, Hewley Graham

 

 

Proved at London 29 October 1814 by the oaths of Robert Jennings and David Russell

 

PROB 11/1561

 

This Will was kindly transcribed and sent in by Marion.

Marion is both a Family and a Local Historian, but is not related to any of this family.

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