Will of William Savory, Wheelwright, 1786 [b.1696 - d.1786] of Brightwalton, Berkshire.

“In the name of God Amen.
“I, William Savory, of Brightwalton, in the county of Berks, Wheelwright, do make this my last will and testament in manner following - that is to say, I do give and bequeath unto the three daughters of my late son William Savory, deceased, the sum of sixty pounds a piece, to be paid in manner following - that is to say the legacy to my grand daughter Sarah, one of the three daughters of my said son, to be paid within one year next after my decease; the legacy to my grand daughter Jane, another of the said three daughters of my said son, to be paid within two years next after my decease, and the legacy to my grand daughter Mary, the other of the said three daughters of my said son to be paid within three years next after my decease but any interest fee the same legacies or any of them in the respecting intermediate times. Also I do give and bequeath unto my grandson William Savory, son of my late son, William Savory, the sum of one hundred pounds to be paid him within four years next after my decease, and without any interest for the same in the mean time. Also I do give and bequeath unto my daughter-in-law Jane Savory, widow of my said late son, the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds to be paid within five years next after my decease without any interest for the same in the mean time, and I do declare that all the legacies hereinbefore given shall be considered as vested legacies and be transmissible to the executors or administrators of such of the legatees as shall happen to die before the said legacies shall respectively become payable.

“Will further is that no demand whatsoever shall be made on the executors or administrators or next of kin of my said late son for my money which was due from him to me at the time of his decease. Also I do give and bequeath to every poor family in the parish of Brightwalton in the said county, a gallon loaf, and to every poor person who is a housekeeper in the said parish but hath no family a half gallon loaf, the said bread to be distributed in the parish church of Brightwalton aforesaid, at the discretion of my son John Savory as soon as conveniently may be after my decease, it being my will and meaning that my said son John Savory alone shall determine who shall be the proper objects of the said charity in respect to their poverty. Also I do give and devise unto and to the use of my said son John Savory, his heirs and assigns, all such messuages, lands, tenements, hereditaments whatsoever and wheresoever as are mortgaged to aid in fee. Also I do give, devise and bequeath unto my said son John Savory and my said daughter - in - law Jane Savory my leasehold messuage, garden, meadow, ground and hereditaments with the appurtenances in Brightwalton, aforesaid [?] to them for and during the term of their natural lives and the life of the
longer liver of them if my term and estate therein shall so long continue and from and immediately after the decease of the survivor of them my said son John Savory and my said daughter - in - law Jane Savory, I do give devise and bequeath the said leasehold premises with the appurtenances to my said grandson William Savory, his executors, administrators and assigns for and during all the residue of my term, and estate therein if he my said grandson shall be living at the time of the decease of such survivor, but if my said grandson shall be then dead, then and in such case, I do give devise and bequeath the said leasehold premises with the appurtenances unto my said grand daughters Sarah, Jane and Mary, their executors, administrators and assigns for all the residue of my term and state, therein to be equally divided among them, share and share alike, as tenants in common and not as joint tenants. Also I do give and bequeath unto my said son John Savory, his executors, administrators and assigns all my ready money, money in the funds, money due and owing to me upon mortgage or otherwise, securities for money, household goods, household furniture, stock-in-trade, working tools, wearing apparel, goods, chattels, and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever but subject nevertheless to payments of my debts, legacies and funeral expenses and the expenses of proving this my will, and I do thereby constitute and appoint my said son, John Savory, sole executor of this my last will and testament and revoking all former wills and testaments by me made. I do declare this only to be my last will and testament, in witness whereof I have to each sheet of this my last will and testament contained in two sheets of paper, set my hand and seal, the twenty-fifth day of May in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four. William Savory. Signed and sealed by the before named William Savory,

the testator and by him published and declared as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as witness thereto. Geo: Thompson, Ann Thompson, Cath: Thompson.

"This will was proved at London the second day of October in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six before the worshipful George Harris, doctor of laws, surrogate of the right[?] worshipful Peter Calvert doctor of laws, master keeper or commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the oath of John Savory, the son of the deceased, and sole executor named in the said will, to whom administration of all and singular the goods, chattels, and credits of the said deceased was granted, he having been first sworn duly to administer."

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