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This is the last Will and Testament of me Ann Gulliford of Trudoxhill in the parish of Nunney in the County of Somerset Widow I appoint Joseph Crees of Berkley in the said County of Somerset Farmer and my son Richard Charles Gulliford Executors of this my Will and I give unto the said Joseph Crees the sum of five pounds as a slight acknowledgement for his trouble in acting as such Executor I give unto my daughter Sarah Jane, the wife of William Coombs three hundred pounds I give unto my daughter Betsy the wife of William Henry Lear two hundred pounds I give unto Benjamin White of North Brewham in the County of Somerset Labourer fifty pounds And I direct that the foregoing legacies shall be paid out of my personal estate within or at the expiration of twelve calendar months from the day of my death as my Executors shall think fit I give and devise unto the said Joseph Crees and Richard Charles Gulliford and the survivor of them and the heirs of such survivor and their or his assigns (all of which persons and other the Trustees or Trustee appointed under the power for that purpose hereinafter contained or by a Court of competent Jurisdiction whilst they or he respectively shall be acting under the trusts hereof are intended to be included in and denoted by the expression “my trustees and trustee” hereinafter made use of ) All that house and garden and piece of pasture land containing by estimation one acre and two roods situate at Trudoxhill in the parish of Nunney in the County of Somerset in the occupation of William Case as tenant with the rights easements and appurtenances thereto belonging And also all that orchard which I purchased of Mr Parfitt situate at Trudoxhill aforesaid with the rights easements and appurtenances thereto belonging And also all that cottage which i purchased of James Burlton situate in the parish of North Brewham in the county of Somerset in the occupation of the said James Burlton as tenant with the rights easements and appurtenances thereto belonging Upon trust to receive the rents and profits thereof and to pay the same unto my daughter Fanny the Wife of Luke Cannon during her life and after her decease Upon trust to sell the same under the power for that purpose hereinafter contained and to divide and pay the net proceeds of the said sale unto and equally between the child or all such children of the said Fanny Cannon who shall be living at her decease and such issue as shall be then living of any of her child or children then deceased and their his and her executors administrators and assigns if more than one and so that the children and remoter issue of any deceased child may take by substitution the share only which the present would if living have taken And if the said Fanny Cannon shall die without leaving issue who shall become entitled under the trust last hereinbefore contained then upon trust to divide and pay the said net proceeds of the said sale unto and equally between my child or all such of my children as shall be then living and such issue as shall be then living of any of my child or child_ then deceased and their his and her executors administrators and assigns if more than one and so that the children and remoter issue of any deceased child may take by substitution the share only which the parent would if living have taken
I give and devise unto my Trustees and Trustee all that my house and lands containing by estimation five acres and two roods situate at Kilmington in the County of Somerset in the occupation of the said Luke Cannon as tenant with the rights easements and appurtenances thereto belonging And also all that portion of the property in the occupation of the said Richard Charles Gulliford which includes all the property I purchased of the said James Burlton situate in the parish of North Brewham aforesaid other than the aforesaid cottage and premises hereinbefore devised for the benefit of my daughter Fanny and her children with the rights easements appurtenances thereto belonging Upon trust to receive the rents and profits thereof and to pay the same unto my said son Richard Charles Gulliford and his assigns for his life and after his decease Upon trust to sell the same under the power for that purpose hereinafter contained and to divide and pay the net proceeds of the said sale unto and equally between the child or all such children of the said Richard Charles Gulliford who shall be living at his decease and such issue as shall be then living of any of his child and children then deceased and their his and her executors administrators and assigns if more than one and so that the children and remoter issue of any deceased child may take by substitution the share only which the parent would if living have taken And if the said Richard Charles Gulliford shall die without having issue who shall become entitled under the trust last hereinbefore contained Then Upon trust to divide and pay the said net proceeds of the said last mentioned sale unto and equally between my child or all such of my children as shall be then living and such issue as shall be then living of any of my child or children then deceased and their his and her executors administrators and assigns if more than one and so that the children and remoter issue of any deceased child may take by substitution the share only which the parent would if living have taken I give and devise unto my Trustees and Trustee All that my Farmhouse and lands containing by estimation Thirty three acres or thereabouts situate at Trudoxhill aforesaid in my own occupation with the rights easements and appurtenances thereto belonging Upon trust to receive the rents and profits thereof and to pay thereout unto my said daughter Fanny an annuity of ten pounds for her life to be paid by two equal half yearly payments the first of such payments to be made at the expiration of six calendar months from my decease with a proportionate part thereof from the half yearly day of payment next preceding the death of the said Fanny Cannon to the day of her death and subject to the said Annuity Upon trust to pay the rents and profits of the said last mentioned Farmhouse and lands after paying thereout all repairs insurance and other outgoings in respect of the same unto my said son Frederick Gulliford and his assigns for his life And after his decease Upon trust to sell the same under the power for that purpose hereinafter contained and to divide and pay the net proceeds of the said sale unto and equally between all my grandchildren who shall be living at the decease of the said Frederick Gulliford other than the child or children of the said Fredrick Gulliford by his present Wife I give devise and bequeath all the residue of my real estate chattels real and personal estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever including therein all lapsed and void gifts and devises unto my Trustees and Trustee In trust to call in and sell and convert into money all such parts thereof as shall not consist of money and thereout to pay my debts funeral and testamentary expenses and legacies and the costs incurred in and about the execution of the trust of this my Will and subject thereto In trust for and equally between my child or all such my children as shall be living at my decease and such issue as shall be then living of any of my child or children then deceased and their his and her executors administrators and assigns if more than one and so that the children and remoter issue of any deceased child may take by substitution the share only which the parent would if living have taken And I declare my Will to be that in order to give effect to the trusts for sale hereinbefore contained my Trustees and Trustee shall have power from time to time to sell and dispose of the property subject thereto by Public Auction or Private Contract in one lot or in several lots and subject to any conditions as to title or otherwise and generally in such manner as my Trustees and Trustee shall think fit and to convey the lands and hereditaments and property so sold respectively to the respective purchasers thereof and to give receipts for the purchase money which shall effectually discharge such purchaser and purchasers fromthe moneys expressed in such receipts to have been received and from any liability to see to the application thereof And also that any legacy gift or devise hereinbefore given to or in trust for any woman who is or shall be under coverture is to be for the separate use and benefit of each such married woman apart from her husband for the time being and, that no such married woman who shall become entitled during the time within which property may be lawfully rendered inalienable is to anticipate the said legacy or gift or the moneys payable to her under any trust hereinbefore contained or to charge the same by way of anticipation and that the receipt of each such married woman shall alone notwithstanding coverture be a sufficient discharge for any money payable to her And I declare that vacancies occurring in the Trusteeship under this my Will from death in my lifetime or otherwise disclaimer resignation unfitness or incapacity may from time to time be supplied by the other Trustee for the time being or if none such then by the disclaiming or resigning Trustees or Trustee or their or his Executor or Executors administrator or administrators respectively And I exempt every trustee of my Will from liability for losses occurring without his own wilful default and authorise him to retain and allow his Co-trustee or Co-trustees any expenses incidental to the Trusteeship And I declare that the powers and discretions hereinbefore vested in my Trustees hereinbefore mentioned shall be exercisable by the Trustees or Trustee for the time being of my Will In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this twenty seventh day of December One thousand eight hundred and seventy nine
 

Proved at Wells the 14th day of June 1880 by the Oaths of Joseph Crees and Richard Charles Gulliford, son of the deceased, the Executors named in the Will, to whom Administration was granted:-
The Testatrix Ann Gulliford was formerly of Trudox Hill in the Parish of Nunney but late of North Brewham both in the County of Somerset Widow and died on the 4th day of May 1880 at North Brewham aforesaid

Under £1,500
 

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