The Will of Deborah Henty

In the Name of God Amen I Deborah Henty of Marine Square in the Parish of White Chapple in the County of Middlesex Widow being of Sound and disposing mind memory and understanding do make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following Imprimis I surrender my Soul to Almighty God who gave it and humbly hope for pardon and Salvation thro the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ my Saviour And my body I commit to the Earth to be decently buryed in the Expectation of a joyfull Resurrection And as for such Worldly Estate as it hath pleased God to bless me withall I dispose thereof as followeth Imprimis I appoint all my just Debts and Funerall Expences to be paid Item I do direct and appoint that the sume of Two
hundred pounds which was given to my son Samson Henty by my Father Samson Fen shall together with Interest for the same after the rate of five pounds per Cent per Annum be paid to my said son And whereas I have given to my Daughter Elizabeth Henty upon her Marriage with Mr Francis Emerton the sume of Seven hundred pounds for and as her Marriage Portion and have given her and intend to give her divers Cloathes houshold Goods and other things which will amount in value to the sume of two hundred pounds or thereabouts I do hereby declare that the same is and shall be in full satisfaction and discharge of all such Share and part of the Estate of my late husband (and her late Father)John Henty deceased as she or her said husband can or may Claime by virtue of the last Will and Testament of the said John Henty deceased or otherwise Howsoever Item I give and bequeath unto my said Son Sampson Henty the sume of nine hundred pounds and to my Son John Henty the sume of nine hundred pounds to be paid him when when he my said Son John Henty shall attaine the age of one and twenty years but if he shall dye before that Age then I give one full and equall moyety of the said nine hundred pounds given him by my said Son Sampson Henty and the other moyety thereof unto my Executors hereinafter named upon the like Trusts as are hereafter limitted and declared of and concerning the third part of the remainder of my estate hereinafter given to them And I do declare that the said Legacye before given to my said sons are and shall be in full Satisfaction and discharge of all such part and Share of the Estate of my late husband (and their late Father)as they respectively can or may claim by virtue of the last Will and Testament but of my said late husband or otherwise howsoever And I do also declare that the said Legacies given to my said sons and the said sume of money and things given to my said Daughter respectively do amount to more than their respective Shares of their late Father's Estate do amount unto I give and bequeath unto my brother Sampson Fen the sume of three hundred pounds and the sum of ten pounds for the mourning Item I give and bequeath unto my brother Robert Manning and to his Wife my Sister and to my Cousin Humphry South of London Merchant the sume of ten pounds a peice for mourning and my Will and mind is that all the rest residue and remainder of my ready money Securities for money debts Goods Chattells and Personal Estate whatsoever shall be divided into three Equall Parts and I give and bequeath one full and equall third part thereof unto my said son Samuel Henty and I give and bequeath one other full and equall third part thereof unto my Executors hereinafter named upon Trust and to the intent that they and the Survivor and Survivors of them and the Executors and Administrators of such Survivors do and shall during the joynt lives of my said Daughter and her said husband pay the Interst and Annuall Income and proceed thereof to my said Daughter Elizabeth and upon this further Trust that in Case my said Daughter shall survive her said husband then my said Executors and the Survivors and Survivor of them And the Executors and Administrators of such Survivors shall immediately pay deliver and Assigne the said third part of the Remainder of my Estate and all Interest then due and all Securities for the same unto my said Daughter to and for her own use and upon this further Trust that in Case my said Daughter shall dye before her said husband and shall leave one or more Child or Children of her body begotten then my said Executors and the Survivors and Survivor of them And the Executors and Administrators of such Survivors do and shall pay divide deliver and Assign the said third part and the Interest thereof and the securities taken for the same to and amongst such Children and the Survivors and Survivour of them if there shall be more than one equally share and share alike or to such only Child if there shall be but one when they shall respectively attaine the age of one and twenty years and shall and may in the mean time pay the said Interest to the said Mr Emerton to be by him applyed in or towards the maintenance and Education of the said Child or Children respectively or otherwise for their benefit as he shall think fit and my Will is that each Child’s part or share of the said third part and the Interest shall be paid to him or her when he or she shall attaine the Age of one and twenty years And upon this further Trust that in Case my said Daughter shall dye before her said husband without any Issue of her body then living or in Case she shall leave any Issue of her body then living and all such Issue shall dye before they or any of them shall attaine the Age of one and twenty years then my said Executors and the Survivours and Survivour of them And the Executors and Administrators of such Survivour shall pay deliver and Assigne the said third part and the Interest thereof and all Securities taken for the same to my said sons Samson Henty and John Henty Equally Share and Share alike or to the Survivour of them who shall then be living and I hereby give the other third part of the said remainder of my said Estate unto my said son John Henty when he attains the age of one and twenty years but in Case he shall dye before he shall attaine that age then I give one full and equall moyety of the said last mentioned third part and of the Interest thereof unto my said son Samson Henty and the other Moyety thereof I give and bequeath unto my said Executors upon and Subject to the like Trusts as are herein before limitted and declared of and concerning the said third part of the remainder of my Estate hereinbefore given and bequeathed to them And I do hereby give and bequeath unto my said Executors and to the Survivours and Survivour of them the Guardianship of my said son John Henty untill he shall attaine the age of one and twenty years and do desire and impower to take care of his maintenance and Education and to lay out such Sume and Sums of money in or about the same and in or about the placeing him out to be an apprentice as they shall think fit And I do hereby authorize impower and desire my said Executors and the Survivours and Survivour and the Executors and Administrators of such Survivour from time to time and in such manner as they shall think fitting to place out at Interest upon any Fund or Funds Security or Securities in the Government or any other Securities my said Estate or any part thereof in the purchase of any Share or Shares of or in any publick Stock or Stocks Company or Companye Fund or Funds Annuity or annuities already given erected or established by the Government and my will and mind is and I do direct and appoint that they or any of them shall not be liable to pay for any loss which shall or may happen to my said Estate or any part thereof by bad Securities or otherwise without their respective willfull default and that they and every of them shall be paid and may retaine out of my Estate all such Costs Charges and Expences to the full as they or any of them shall pay sustain or be put unto by reason or means of the Trust hereby in them reposed and I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint the said Humphry South and my said brother Samson Fen and my said son Samson Henty Executors of this my last Will and Testament and I do hereby revoke annull and make void all former and other Wills by me at any time heretofore made and do declare this to be my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have set my hand to the four first sheets of this my Will and my hand and seal to the last sheet thereof (the same being contained in five sheets of paper)this seventeenth day of July Anno Domini 1719 and in the fifth year of the reign of our Soveraign Lord George by the Grace of God King of Great Britaine

Deborah Henty
 
John Busby
Tho: Short
 
I give and bequeath to my brother the before named Mr Samson Fen the sum of one hundred pounds over and above what I have already given him in and by my said Will before written witness my hand the thirteenth day of November 1723 Deborah Hentie Witness Phebe Sheler
 
(2nd May 1724 Samson Hentie of the Parish of St Mary le Bow London Salter makes oath he is natural and lawful son and one of the Executors and well acquainted with the manner of writing of the deceased)
 
Proved 2nd May 1724
PCC
Prob11/597