This is the Last Will and Testament of me Thomas PINNELL of the Parish of Saint Owen in the City of Gloucester gentleman who am in health of body and of sound disposing mind memory and understanding.  First I will and direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses and the expense of proving this my Will be paid and distributed by my Executors hereinafter named.  I give devise and bequeath to my nephew Nathaniel SHIPTON and to Mr William POWELL of Berkeley in the County of Gloucester, shopkeeper all those my two several messuages or tenements with the appurtenances thereunto belonging situate lying and being in the Parish of Saint Owen aforesaid and now in the occupation of myself and John PRICE to hold the said several messuages with their appurtenances unto them the said Nathaniel SHIPTON and William POWELL their heirs and assigns and the heirs and assigns of the survivors of them upon the terms to and for the purposes next hereinafter mentioned.  That is to say in trust as soon as conveniently can be after my decease absolutely to sell by public auction or private contract all and singular the said several messuages tenements and premises to any person or persons for the most money that can be had or obtained for the same.  And after paying and satisfying the expenses attending such sale I will and direct that the remainder of such purchase money shall be divided into six equal parts, five parts whereof in equal proportions I give to the said Nathaniel SHIPTON and to my nieces Sarah BENDALL widow, Mary the wife of William ODY, Elizabeth the wife of the said William POWELL and my nephew Thomas FFRYER and the remaining sixth part thereof I give in equal shares and proportions to Thomas and Joannah the son and daughter of my late niece,  Joannah the wife of Thomas HARRIS.  And it is my will and I do hereby request and desire that they the said  Nathaniel SHIPTON and William POWELL and the survivor of them shall and do put and place out the said share of them the said Thomas and Joannah HARRIS and also their share and proportion of and in the residence of my personal estate hereinafter given and bequeathed to them respectively upon some good security or securities in the names of them the said Nathaniel SHIPTON and William POWELL or the survivor of them until the said children shall respectively attain the age of twenty one years.  And I will and direct that the interest arising and to be made from such security or securities in the meantime shall be paid to or retained and enjoyed by their father towards the maintenance and education of his said children during their minority and as soon as the youngest of both children shall attain the said age of twenty one years then in trust that they the said Nathaniel SHIPTON and William POWELL or the survivors of them or the executors or administrators of such survivor shall and do pay such principal money or transfer the securities in which the same shall be invested into such children or the survivor of them his or her executors or administrators but in case both the said children shall die before they shall attain the said age of  twenty one years and without issue, then I will and direct that their respective shares hereinbefore and hereinafter mentioned to be given and devised to them shall be considered as part of the residue of my personal estate.  I give to my sister Lydia, the wife of Thomas LYDIATT the sum of two hundred pounds.  And as for and concerning all my goods chattels and effects ready monies in the funds securities for money and all the rest residue and remainder of my personal estate of what nature or kind soever and in wheresoever.  It is my will and I hereby direct that the same shall be divided into six equal parts, five parts or shares whereof I give and devise to them the said Nathaniel SHIPTON, Sarah BENDALL, Mary ODY, Thomas FFRYER and Elizabeth POWELL in equal shares and proportions and the other remaining sixth part thereof  I give to them the abovenamed Thomas and Joanna HARRIS the son and daughter of my said late niece in equal proportions and do hereby make nominate constitute and appoint them the said Nathaniel SHIPTON and William POWELL joint Executors of this my last Will and Testament hereby invoking and making void all former and other wills by me at any time heretofore made and do declare this only to be and contain my Last Will and Testament provided and my will is that my said Trustees and Executors hereinbefore named and the survivor of them their and his heirs executors and administrators shall and  lawfully may reimburse and indemnify themselves and himself and deduct and retain out of the said trust promises all such costs charges damages and expenses as they or other of them shall or may expend lay out and be put into for or by reason of all or any of the trusts hereby in them reposed and that neither of them shall be answerable for any loss which may happen to any of the said trust monies and premises unless such loss happen through their or his wilful neglect or default nor the one for the other of them nor for more monies than shall actually come to each of their hands respectively but each and every of them for their or his own acts deeds scripts neglect & defaults only.  In witness whereof I the said Thomas PINNELL the said Testator have to this my last Will and Testament contained these sheets of paper to the two first sheets thereof set my hand and to this the third and last sheet thereof set my hand and affixed my seal this eighteenth day of April 1822.  Signed sealed published and declared by the said Testator Thomas PINNELL as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his presence and also in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as in witnesses.

J. LEWIS Stamp Office Gloucester

Hannah LEWIS, Mary LEWIS

daughters of the said servis (?)

Will dated 18 April 1822

Probate granted 27 October 1823

Sworn under ₤800

Extracted by William Fox - Proctor Doctors Commons

Bank registration:  KZ 27439