I Robert Parsons of Wincanton in the County of Somerset late wheelwright declare this to be my last Will and Testament I hereby give and devise unto my Friends Mr James Parsons of Horsington Marsh Farmer and Mr Samuel Newton Parsons of Wincanton Surgeon All those my two Messuages or Tenements in South Street Wincanton now in the respective occupations of my Son Charles Parsons and of George Stagg And also all that Messuage or tenement wherein I now reside and the Garden occupied by me therewith and also the Yard Workshops and premises wherein my said son Charles Parsons now carries on the Trade or business of a Wheelwright and Carpenter To hold the same premises with their and every of their Appurtenances unto and to the use of the said James Parsons and Samuel Newton Parsons their heirs and assigns upon the trusts and for the intents and purposes hereinafter mentioned that is to say upon trust that they the said James Parsons and Samuel Newton Parsons and the survivor of them and the heirs and assigns of the survivor do and shall out of the rents and profits thereof pay to my Widow the annual sum of Fifteen pounds by four quarterly payments during her life free from all deductions whatsoever And do and shall permit my said Widow in case she shall be minded so to do to reside in the Messuage or Tenement wherein I now live and to occupy the said Garden for and during the term of her natural life free from any payment of rent she keeping the said Messuage in repair And in case she shall not choose to reside therein Then I direct my said Trustees to pay her the rent for which the same Messuage and Garden may be let after payment thereout of the expences of keeping the said Messuage in repair And I direct my said Trustees or Trustee for the time being to accumulate the remainder of the rents and profits of all and singular the said premises during the life of my Widow after paying thereout the necessary expences of keeping the same premises in repair and stand possessed of the accumulations upon the trusts hereinafter mentioned And after the death of my widow I direct my said Trustees and the survivor of them and the heirs and assigns of the survivor to offer the whole of the said premises for sale to my son Charles Parsons at a valuation to be agreed upon by two indifferent persons one to be named by my said Trustees or Trustee for the time being and the other by my said Son Charles or in case the said Valuers cannot agree upon a price then at a valuation to be fixed by their Umpire to be named and agreed upon by them in writing before proceeding to their valuation And in case my said Son Charles shall decline such offer or shall neglect for the space of six Calendar months from the time of such offer being made to appoint a valuer on his behalf then and in either of the said cases I direct my said trustees or trustee for the time being to make sale and dispose of the said premises either together or in parcels and either by public Auction or private contract for the most money that can be reasonably obtained for the same with liberty to buy in and resell the same or any part or parts thereof at their or his discretion And to sign and give receipts for the purchase money which shall effectually discharge the purchaser or purchasers from all further liability on account of the money therein mentioned to be received And I direct my said trustees or trustee for the time being to stand possessed of the monies to arise from such sale or sales and likewise of the accumulations hereinbefore mentioned Upon trust to pay and divide the same unto and equally between and amongst my five Children next hereinafter named (that is to say) Elizabeth the Wife of Frederick Mannin of London Sarah Smith of the City of Bath Widow Kitty the Wife of Richard Dyke of Stalbridge in the County of Dorset Martha Parsons and the said Charles Parsons And I give and bequeath unto my Widow All and singular the household furniture Plate linen China and other effects and also any ready Cash in and about the house wherein I reside for her own use and benefit And I give and bequeath to my Daughter Mary Gawler the Wife of Abraham Gawler the sum of five pounds And whereas I lately carried on the business of a Wheelwright and Carpenter at Wincanton aforesaid which business I did on the twenty fifth day of March One thousand and eight hundred and forty resign in favor of my son the said Charles Parsons save and except as to the timber Planks Boards Fellies and other unmanufactured stock of Wood and Iron then and now on the premises or elsewhere belonging to me and except the book debts due to me up to the said twenty fifth day of March and also save and except the tools and implements of Trade Timber Carriage Chains and Tackling Bellows and Forge used by me in my said business Now I hereby give and bequeath unto my said son Charles All and singular my working tools in and about the workshops for his own use and benefit And I direct my Executors hereinafter named as soon as conveniently may be after my decease to sell and dispose of all and singular the Timber Planks Fellies and other unmanufactured stock of Wood and Iron which shall be upon the said premises or elsewhere belonging to me at the time of my decease And also my Timber Carriage Chains and Tackling Bellows and Forge in such manner as to them shall seem most advisable and to stand possessed of the monies to arise from the sale thereof and likewise of the Book debts so due to me as aforesaid so soon as the same can be collected and got in And also of all and singular the residue of my personal Estate and Effects whatsoever and wheresoever not hereinbefore disposed of upon trust after payment of my debts and funeral and testamentary Expences to pay and divide the same unto and equally between and amongst my Widow my said daughter Martha and my said son Charles for their own use and benefit respectively And I appoint the said James Parsons and Samuel Newton Parsons joint Executors and trustees of this my Will In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the fifteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty two Robert Parsons (seal) Signed sealed and declared by the above named Robert Parsons the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us present together at the same time who in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto Edwd Yaldon(?) Cooper Solicitor Wincanton Richard Park servant to Mr Cooper

Note: Probate granted December 31st 1844