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This is the
last Will and Testament of me
Margaret Parry of the Town of
Llanidloes in the County of
Montgomery Spinster I Give and
bequeath unto my Cousins Susannah
Lloyd and her Sister Margaret Turner
and to my Cousins David Lloyd and
Thomas Lloyd the Sum of ten pounds
each I also give and bequeath to my
Servants namely Anne Owen William
Alderson and Thomas Jones the Sum of
ffive Pounds each and to Elizabeth
Owen the Daughter of Ann Owen the
sum of one pound, the said several
and respective legacies to be Paid
at the expiration of Six months
after my decease. I give and
bequeath unto Mr John Howells of
London a Broach and request that he
may have the fixtures in the house
in which I now live (if he should
wish them) at a fair valuation I
Also give and bequeath unto my
ffriends Mr and Mrs Hopkins each a
Ring or a Broach as a token of my
regard for them, I request that the
family Pictures may not be sold but
kept by my Sister Mary, those of Mr
Thomas Gowan and my Sister Eliza to
be kept for and given to Juliana
Morton when she shall come to
England And the two pictures of my
lamented Niece Mary Ann Ross to be
given one to each of her Daughters
namely Eliza Jane Ross and Mary Ann
Ross I give and bequeath to Eliza
Morton my Gold Chain Bracelets and
Broach of her Parents hair, All my
Gold Ornaments and Trinkets to be
divided between the said Eliza Jane
Ross Mary Ann Ross and Eliza Morton
And it is my Will that my young
relatives and ffriends in India
namely George Edward Gowan, Edward
Parry Gowan, Alexander Ross and
William Morton shall all each have a
Ring or Broach as a trifling
testimony of my affection for them
And as touching and concerning the
residue and remainder of my Personal
estate and Effects whatsoever and
wheresoever which shall remain after
payment of my just debts legacies
ffuneral expences and the expence of
proving this my Will I give and
bequeath the same and every part
thereof unto William Lewis Hopkins
of Aberannel in the County of Brecon
and Thomas Gowan of the Cottage in
the Parish of Llanidloes in the said
County of Montgomery Esquire and the
Survivor of them his Executors and
Administrators of such Survivor upon
Trust to sell dispose collect and
get in the same And to invest the
money arising therefrom in some or
one of the Public ffunds of this
Kingdom in the name of them the said
William Lewis Hopkins and Thomas
Gowan or the Survivor of them or the
Executors and Administrators of such
Survivor upon the trusts and to and
for the uses intents and purposes
hereinafter declared of and
concerning the same (that is to say)
Upon trust that they do and shall
pay the dividends and interest of
the said securities so as aforesaid
to be purchased unto my Sister Mary
Gowan for and during the term of her
natural life And from and
immediately after her decease to Pay
the dividends and interest as shall
arise and be produced from the said
Securities from the death of my
Sister Mary unto her Daughter Mary
ffrancis Gowan during the term of
her natural life she remaining sole
and unmarried And from and after the
death or marriage of the said Mary
ffrancis Gowan I give and bequeath
the said residue or the ffunds or
Securities in which the same shall
have been invested equally share and
share alike unto all my Nieces and
Nephews as shall be then living
their Executors Administrators and
Assigns to and for their own use and
benefit And I do hereby nominate
constitute and appoint my said
Sister Mary Gowan the said William
Lewis Hopkins and Thomas Gowan
Executrix and Executors of this my
last Will and Testament Provided and
my Will is that my said trustees and
Executrix and Executors of this my
last Will and Testament hereinbefore
named and the Survivor of them and
the Executors and Administrators of
such Survivor shall and may at all
times in the first place reimburse
and indemnify themselves herself and
himself respectively and deduct and
retain to themselves herself and
himself respectively out of the said
trust premises all such costs
charges damages and expences as they
or either of them shall or may at
any time expend lay out or be put
unto for or by reason or means of
all or either of the trusts hereby
in them reposed And that neother of
them shall be answerable for any
loss which may happen to any of the
said trust premises unless such loss
happen through his her or their
wilful neglect or default nor the
one for the other or others of them
nor for more monies than shall
actually come to each of their hands
respectively but each and every of
them for his her or their own acts
deed receipts neglects and defaults
only nor for any loss which shall or
may happen by occasion of depositing
any money in the hands keeping or
custody of any public or common
Banker And I do hereby revoke and
make void all former and other Wills
by me at any time And do declare
these presents to be and contain my
last Will and Testament In Witness
whereof I the said Margaret Parry
the Testatrix have to this my last
Will and Testament subscribed and
set my hand and Seal the second day
of June in the Year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and twenty
one _ Margaret Parry
(Attestation
Clause)
Edmd Marsh
_ Edwd Evans his Clerk
Proved at
London 9 August 1825
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