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Will of Joseph HATT of London
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Parts of this long will are hard to understand. Sorry. Burial 28 Dec 1737 Joseph Hatt of London aged 68 Wife stated to have been Mary nee SMITH The Humphrey PRIMATT who was a trustee of the marriage settlement in 1711 was dead by 1737 -- it seems likely that the HP who was a trustee of the will was his son. The following details are believed to be true but should not be totally relied upon: Testator: son of Henry (1705 qv); brother of Diana DAVIES (1762? qv) and Martha RUDD (1756 qv); father of Charles (1801 qv) Son Henry was with his first wife (Elizabeth nee PEIRSON), Charles and William with his second (Mary nee SMITH) Brother-in-law William COVENEY was his first wife's sister's husband. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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... I Joseph Hatt citizen and vintner of London ... in good health ...
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In the Name of God Amen I Joseph Hatt Citizen and Vintner of London being in good health of body and sound and disposing mind and memory thanks be to – to God for the same but considering the uncertain continuance of this life do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say ffirst and principally I Commend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it hopeing through the merits of our Saviour Jesus Christ for pardon of all my sins my body I commit to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executors hereinafter named And as to such worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me I give and devise and bequeath the same as follows that is to say Imprimis I will that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid and satisfied Now where as by Indenture Tripartite made upon my marriage with Mary my beloved wife bearing date on or about the fifth day of January One Thousand Seven hundred and Eleven made Between me the said Joseph Hatt of the first part my said Wife then Mary Smith of London Spinster of the second part Humphrey Primatt Citizen and Grocer of London and John Maud Citizen and Weaver of London of the Third part for the Consideration therein mentioned the said Joseph Hatt Did grant Bargain Sell Release and confirm unto the said Humphrey Primatt and John Maud and to their Heirs All that Messuage or Tenement with the Appurtenances Situate lying and being in Stanford in the Vale in the County of Berks thentofore in the occupation of William Yate deceased and then or then late in the occupation of Martha Yate or her Assigns And also all those two yard lands lying and being in Stanford aforesaid to the said Messuage or Tenement belonging containing by Estimation Thirty Six Acres of Arable Land and ffourteen Acres of Meadow Ground be they more or less with all and singular the Appurtenances And also All those two Closes with the Appurtenances situate and being in Stanford in the Vale aforesaid called or known by the several names of Warminsters and Pirletone? then also or then late in the Tenure or occupation of the said Martha Yate or her Assigns And all yearly Quitt Rents and other Rents Ensuing out of the several Messuages and Lands situate and being in Stanford aforesaid or within the precincts thereof together with all and Singular Houses so belonging or in any wise appertaining And the Revocation and Revocations Remainder and Remainders yearly and other Rents Fines and Profits of the said premises And all my estate ___? of in and to the said premises together with all Deeds & To hold unto the said Humphrey Primatt and John Maud and their Heirs to the use of the said Humphrey Primatt and John Maud their Heirs and Assigns upon and Subject among other Trusts from and after my decease to permit and suffer my said beloved wife then Mary Smith and Assigns to possess and Enjoy the said premises and to receive and take the Rents, Fines and profits thereof during the term of her natural Life and from and after her decease then in Trust to permit and suffer the first Son of my body on the body of the said Mary lawfully to be begotten and the heirs of the body of such first Son to possess and Enjoy the said Messuage or Tenement Lands & premises and to his and their own use to take and receive the rents fines and profits thereof and for default of such issue then in Trust to permitt and suffer the second Son of my body on the body of the said Mary my then intended wife lawfully to be begotten and the heirs of the body of such second Son to possess and Enjoy the said premises and to his and their own use to take and receive the rents fines and profits thereof upon the condition nevertheless that in case the said Mary should happen to out live me and should not within six calendar months next after my decease in such manner as herein mentioned Declare that she did accept the said Trust Estate so limitted to her as aforesaid for Life and thereby disclaim Dower to such Estates as I should be seized of any Estate or Inheritance at any time during the said intending Coverture and thereby also Disclaim All her right and title to her Thirds or any other part or portion of the personal Estate that I should be possessed of or Entitled unto at the time of my decease and should not leave notice in writing in such time manner and such persons as therein mentioned of her having Executed a writing of such Acceptance and disclaimer of Dower and Executor release and discharge of all her Right and Title to the personal Estate which I should be possessed of or Entitled unto at my decease by virtue of the Custom of the City of London or otherwise that then and in such Case the said Trust Estate of and in the said premises therein Limitted to the said Mary for life should Cease Determine and be void And the said Humphrey Primatt and John Maud and the Survivor of them and the heirs of such Survivor should stand and be seized of the said premises upon and subject only to the other Trusts herein before limited and declared concerning the said premises in the same order and manner as they would have been by virtue thereof had the said Mary been naturally dead anything therein contained to the contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding as in and by the Indenture whereto relation being had among many other things therein contained it and inappropriate? Now I doe hereby release and absolutely discharge the said condition abovementioned in the said Indenture contained and every matter and thing act Deed or Release by the said Mary therein mentioned to be Declared made Done or Executed And I do hereby as Entirely annull and make void the same and every part thereof to all Intents and purposes as much as if the same was never Invented And I do hereby Declare it to be my mind and will and I do direct that the heirs of the said John Maud (the said Humphrey Primatt and John Maud being since deceased) shall and do at the request of my beloved wife and at the proper Costs and charges of my heirs Executors and Administrators Convey and a___ the above mentioned premises into the use of my said wife for and during the Term of her natural Life in the same manner as by the said settlement they the said Humphrey Primatt and John Maud were In Trust to do in Case my said Wife should have signed and Executed such writing and disclaim to Dower in and to my real Estate and her Right and Title in and two her Thirds of my personal Estate anything in the said Indenture contained to the contrary thereof notwithstanding And whereas in and by the said Settlement the premises therein Comprised from and after the respective deceases of myself and my said wife were vested in the said Humphrey Primatt and John Maud In Trust to permit and Suffer the first Son of my body on the body of the said Mary lawfully to be begotten and the heirs of the body of such first son to possess and Enjoy the said premises and to his and their own use to take and receive the Rents Issues and Profits thereof And for default of such issue then in Trust to permit and suffer the second son of my body on the body of the said Mary my wife lawfully to be begotten and the heirs of the body of such second son to possess and enjoy the said premises and to his and their own use to take and receive the Rents Issues and Profits thereof Now it is my mind and will and I doe hereby direct that the Trust in the said settlement in respect to my sons by my beloved wife of whom I have but two namely Charles and William shall be altered and that the heirs of my Surviving Trustee from and after the decease of my wife shall permit and suffer William my second son and the heirs of his body and then in default of Issue of my said son William to permit and suffer my Eldest son Charles and the heirs of his body to possess and enjoy the said premises and to his and their own use to receive and take the Rents Issues and Profits thereof and for the default of such Issue in all other respects what are therein before mentioned I doe hereby confirm my said marriage settlement And I do hereby direct my said son Charles and the heirs of his body within six months after my decease to make or Execute such reasonable Acts Deed Conveyances and Assurances in the Law as the Counsel of my said son William and the heirs of his body shall advise for the strengthening and confirming such Alteration of my said Settlement And I do hereby further declare that my direction before mentioned to place my son William the younger and the heirs of his body before my son Charles the Elder and the heirs of his body in respect of the premises Comprised in the said Settlement does not proceed from any particular affection of my said son William before my son Charles for that in Lieu of the Change I doe hereby make I shall hereafter settle on my son Charles and the heirs of his body a more valuable Estate Item I give and devise All that my Messuage or Tenement together with the yard Garden orchard and Backside and other Appurtenances Situate lying and being in Stanford in the Vale aforesaid late in the occupation or possession of my Sister Diana Davies and now of Edward Jones his undertenants or assigns to my beloved wife Mary for and during the term of her natural life and from and after her Decease I give and devise the same unto my said son William and the heirs of his body and for the default of such issue to my son Charles and the heirs of his body and for default of such issue the said last mentioned Estate to go and Descend to such person and persons for such Term and Estates as the Estate comprised in my said Marriage Settlement are to go and Descend It being my mind and intention & purpose that this last mentioned Estate should be added to and be Deemed part of and go and descend with the same Estate in my said marriage Settlement Item I give devise and bequeath all those Six messuages or tenements in Bowling alley in Sugar Loaf Court in the parish of St Michael in Queenhith London which I hold by lease from the Wax Chandlers Company to my said beloved Wife for so long of the Term therein to come as my said Wife shall happen to live subject to the Rent and Covenants in the said Lease contained and to an Annuity of ffour pounds wherewith the same are charged and from and after her decease I give devise and bequeath the same for all the Remainder of the said Term then to come (subject as aforesaid) to my said Son Charles his Executors Administrators and Assigns Item I give and bequeath all those pieces and parcels of Land containing by Estimation Sixty acres be they more or less Situate lying and being in Shipcott Hill in the said parish of Stanford in the Vale which I hold for the remainder of the Term of one Thousand years which I some time since purchased of Joseph Cox to my said beloved wife Mary and her Assigns for and during so long of the said Term of one Thousand years as she the said Mary shall happen to live and from and after the decease of my said wife then I give and bequeath the said pieces or parcells of Land to my son Charles for so long of the Remainder which shall be then to come of the said Term of one Thousand years as he shall happen to live and from and after his decease Then I give and bequeath the said pieces or parcels of Land for and during the remainder of the said Term which may be then to come to and amongst the Children of my said son Charles who shall happen to be living at the time of his decease. But in case he should happen to dye leaving no children then I give and bequeath the said pieces or parcells of Land to my son William for so long as he shall live for the remainder which shall be to come of the said Term at the decease of my said son Charles without Children living at the time of his decease as aforesaid And from and after his decease I give and bequeath the same unto and amongst the Children of my said son William who shall happen to be living as the time of his decease And in case he my said son William should dye without Children living at the time of his decease then I Give and bequeath the said pieces or parcells of Land for and during the then remainder of the said Term of one Thousand years to such person or persons as at that time would be Intitled to my Estate or to have the same distributed among them as my next of Kin Item I give and devise all that my Messuage and Tenement situate standing and being in Stanford aforesaid in the Vale of White Horse in the said County of Berks with all houses outhouses Barns Stables Gardens Orchards and Appurtenances And all Lands Closes Tenements and Hereditaments whatsoever thereto belonging or therewith hold and Enjoyed and which I formerly purchased of my Brother Giles Hatt Sarah his wife and Thomas their son charged with the Annuity hereafter mentioned to my beloved wife for and during the Term of her natural Life and from and after her decease I give and devise the same charges as here after mentioned to my son William Hatt and the heirs of his body lawfully to be begotten and for want of such Issue from and after the decease of my said son William to my son Charles and the Heirs of his body and for want of such issue from and after the decease of my son Charles to the Right Heirs of me the said Joseph Hatt for ever Item I give and devise unto my Sister Joan Hatt and her assigns for and during the Term of her natural Life One Annuity or yearly sum of Eight pounds of good and lawfull money of Great Britain Clear of all Taxes and deductions whatsoever to be paid her or her assigns at two equal half yearly payments the first payment to be made as the End of Six months next after my decease which Annuity I do direct shall be issuable out of the premises last above mentioned And I do charge the said premises with the payment thereof accordingly Item I give and devise All those two pasture Grounds commonly called or known by the name or names of the Callow Leases whereof the bigger is called or known by the name of Great Callow Lease and the Lesser of them is called or known by the name of Little Callow Leases containing by Estimation Seventy acres be they more or less sometime since in the Tenure or occupation of James Cowdroy his under tenants or Assigns and but now of Robert Whitfield his under tenants or Assigns and are Situate lying and being in the parish tithing or places of Stanford in the Vale of White Horse in the said County of Berks and also all that Messuage or Tenement with its Appurtenances Situate Standing and being at Stanford in the Vale aforesaid and also all that Close of Meadow or pasture thereunto belonging and adjoining containing by Estimation three acres be the same more or less commonly called or known by the name of Barn Close also Pidgeon Close with the Pidgeon House thereupon standing and being And also all those two Acres of Meadow Ground be the same more or less lying and being in Stanford in the Vale aforesaid in a certain Common Mead there called Gentleman Meadow which said Messuage or Tenement Close and two acres of meadow Ground were sometime since in the possession of the said James Cowdroy his under tenants or Assigns and but now of Robert Whitfield his under tenants or assigns and also all that Close or piece of Ground containing be Estimation Eight acres be it more or less situate lying and being in Stanford aforesaid commonly called or known by the name of the ffreehollow Lease with their and every of their Appurtenances sometime since in the Tenure or occupation of Timothy Strong but now likewise in the occupation of the said Robert Whitfield and also all those five acres of Meadow called Mody Close situate lying and being in Stanford in the Vale aforesaid which I purchased of Thomas Appleton with its Appurtenances and which is now also in the Tenure or occupation of the said Robert Whitfield his under tenants or assigns to my said beloved Wife for and during the Term of her natural life charged with an Annuity of fforty pounds payable to my son Charles and his Assigns during the natural Life of my said son Charles if she my said wife shall happen to live to survive him and from and after her decease Then I give and devise the said Pasture Ground Messuage or Tenement Closes of Meadow and pasture and other Lands with their Appurtenances unto my son Charles Hatt and the heirs of his body lawfully to be begotten and for default of such Issue from and after the decease of my said son Charles to my son William Hatt and his heirs lawfully begotten but in case either of my said sons Charles and William should happen to dye without such Issue of his body lawfully begotten and living at the time of his decease then I give and devise all the said premises last mentioned to the survivor of them the said Charles and William and his heirs absolutely forever Item I give and devise to my said son Charles Hatt and his assigns for and during the Term of his natural Life One Annuity or yearly Sum of fforty pounds of Good and lawfull money of Great Britain Clear of all Taxes and deductions whatsoever to be paid to him or his assigns at two equall half yearly payments in every year the first payment to be made at the End of Six Months next after my decease which annuity I do direct shall be Issuable out of the pasture Ground Messuage or Tenement Closes of Meadow and Pasture and all other Lands with their Appurtenances herein last before mentioned And I do charge the said premises with the payment thereof accordingly Item I give and devise all that my Messuage or Tenement Situate Standing and being in Fleet Street in the parish of Saint Bridget alias St Brides London heretofore in the Tenure of Aaron Jaques deceased his undertenants or assigns and now of Mrs Silver her undertenants or assigns called or known by the name or signe of the Golden Cross with its appurtenances to my son William Hatt for and during the term of his natural Life and from and after his decease I give and devise the same to the heirs of the Body of my said son William lawfully to be begotten and for want of such Issue from and after the decease of my said son William without Issue I give and devise the same to my son Charles and the heirs his body lawfully to be begotten and for want of such Issue from and after the Decease of my son Charles without Issue I give and Devise the same to my son Henry and the heirs of his body lawfully to be begotten and for want of such Issue from and after the Decease of my said son Henry without Issue I give and devise the same unto the Right Heirs of me the said Joseph Hatt for ever Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved Wife Mary the full sume of ffifteen hundred pounds of lawfull money of Great Britain to be at her own disposal and to be paid by my Executors to her within Six months after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto William Singleton and Humphry Primatt my Executors hereafter named the sum of One Thousand pounds of lawfull money of Great Britain In Trust to place the same out with the Approbation of my Wife in Government or other good And Sufficient securities and the Interest Dividends or other produce thereof to pay my said Wife half yearly for her own use for and during the Term of her natural Life and from and after her decease then In Trust to pay the said principal sume of one Thousand pounds to my son Henry Hatt in case he be then living in case he shall not happen to be living at the time of the decease of my said wife and any Children or Child of his should be living then in Trust for such Child or Children but if neither my said son Henry or any Children or Child of his should be living at the decease of my said wife then In Trust to make sale of the said Securities on which the said one Thousand pounds shall have been placed out and the money there from arising to pay to my son Charles and William equally share and share alike when they shall respectively attain the age of Twenty three years and in the mean time between the death of my Wife (my son Henry or any Children or Child of his not being then living) and my sons Charles and William respectively attaining the age of Twenty three Years In Trust to pay apply and dispose of so much of the Interest Dividends or other profits of the said One Thousand pounds as my Executors shall see requisite for the maintenance of my sons Charles and William untill they shall have respectively attained the age of Twenty three years and then to pay them respectively in equal parts and shares the unapplied and undisposed Interest Dividends and proceeds of the securites taken for the said one Thousand pounds together with the produce of the said securities themselves whereas the Master Wardens ffreemen and Comonalty of the _____ of Vintners of the City of London stand bound to me by their Bond under their Common Seal bearing date the Twenty third day of June last in the penal sum of ffive hundred pounds Conditioned for the paying during? the respective natural Lives of my self and Mary my wife and the survivor of us and our assigns one Annuity or yearly sum of fforty pounds of lawfull money of Great Britain Clear of all Taxes and deductions whatsoever parliamentary or otherwise at the place or time therein mentioned NOW I doe hereby give and bequeath unto my said wife the said Bond and all moneys which will become payable thereby from my decease for her own use and to be at her own disposal and do direct that if or after be that my Executors permit their money to be made use of for the Recovery of any money which shall thereby become payable Item I give and bequeath unto my said beloved wife All my household Goods Beds Bedding Linnen plate Rings and Jewels Except what I shall otherwise bequeath by this my Will And I do likewise give and bequeath her the Interest and produce of the sum of one hundred pounds formerly paid into the Exchequer by her ffather in her name (pursuant to act of parliament entitled an Act for granting to their Majesties certain rates and Duties of Excise upon Beer Ale and other Liquors for Securing Certain Recompenses and Advantages in the said Act mentioned to such persons as shall voluntarily advance the sum of Ten hundred Thousand pounds towards carrying on a vigorous war against ffrance) as long as the Interest and produce is payable which will be during the natural life of Mary my said wife which Interest and produce is paid out of the Excise by virtue of a certain order Number 785. Item I give and bequeath unto my Executors hereafter named all my right to all moneys payable by virtue of an act of parliament entitled an act for the Relief of the orphans etc for or in respect of the sume of Two Thousand four hundred and Ninety Eight pounds Twelve shillings and Six pence Capital Commonly called Orphans Stock one thousand pounds whereof I purchased of Patrick Machey the Thirtieth day of August one Thousand seven hundred and Twenty Three Nine Hundred and Ninety Eight pounds Twelve shillings and Six pence where I purchased of William Pitt Esquire the Twentyeth of November One Thousand Seven hundred and Twenty three and ffive hundred pounds residue of the said Two Thousand ffour hundred and ninety Eight pounds Twelve Shillings and Six pence I purchased of Elizabeth Fryer the Eleventh of ffebruary one Thousand Seven hundred and Twenty Six To be assigned to them and thereto remain In Trust that my Executors do pay the Interest thereof as the same shall become payable to my son Henry Hatt for and during the term of his natural life and from and after his Decease In Trust to pay apply and dispose of the Interest of the said Two Thousand ffour hundred and ninety Eight pounds Twelve Shillings and six pence Capital orphans stock for the Maintenance and Education of the Children of my said son Henry which may be living at the time of his decease till they shall respectively attain the age of Twenty one years and then to Grant and assign the said Two Thousand ffour hundred and ninety Eight pounds Twelve Shillings and six pence Capital orphans Stock unto and amongst the said Children of my said son Henry equally share and share alike And in case my said son Henry should leave but one child Then the Interest of the said Two Thousand ffour hundred and ninety Eight pounds Twelve Shillings and six pence Capital orphans Stock or so much as is ____ to be applied for his and her maintenance and Education till he or she shall attain the age of Twenty one years and then the Capital and unapplied Interest to be Assigned or paid to him or her but in case my said son Henry Hatt shall happen to dye leaving no Children or Child or leaving Children or Child and they shall dye before they attain the age of Twenty One years Then in Trust to assign the said Two Thousand ffour hundred and ninety Eight pounds Twelve Shillings and six pence orphan Stock to my said sons Charles and William equally when they shall respectively attain the age of Twenty three years and in the mean time the Interest or as much thereof as is necessary for their maintenance and in Case it should so that happen that my sons Charles and William should happen to dye leaving children and afterwards do the said Two Thousand ffour hundred and ninety Eight pounds Twelve Shillings and six pence capital Stock should have fallen to them had they been living in default of children of my said son Henry in such case I direct that the children of my said son Charles and the children of my said son William shall be Intitled to the share of the said Two Thousand ffour hundred and ninety Eight pounds Twelve Shillings and six pence orphan Stock which my said sons Charles and William would respectively have been Intitled to had they been living Item whereas by one Bond under the hand and Seal of William Coveney of Peterborough in the County of Northampton Gentleman the said William Coveney is bound to me in the penalty of Two Hundred pounds the condition thereof was that if my son Henry Hatt as clerk to John Stillingfleet of Cattle Yard London Gentleman a practicer? in his Majesties Courts of Chancery and Common Pleas at Westminster and pay the said Mr Shillingfleet one hundred pounds as a consideration for the same and if the Heirs & Executors or Administrators of the said William Coveney should within a Month after the said William Coveney’s decease pay or cause to be paid such one hundred pounds to me my Executors Administrators and Assigns without Interest then the said Bond was to be void otherwise to remain in full force And where as I did bind my said son Henry to the other said Mr Stillingfleet and did give with him one hundred Guineas whereby his Heirs Executors or Administrators of the said William Coveney will become lyable to pay me my Executors Admons and Assigns One hundred pounds without Interest within one month after the decease of the said William Coveney as aforesaid and whereas I have given to or paid for my son Henry Hatt towards his Advancement the sum of Six hundred and Twenty pounds over and above which Six hundred and Twenty pounds and the said Two Thousand four hundred and ninety Eight pounds Twelve Shillings and six pence orphans Stock In Trust for him and his children and the said one Thousand pounds after the death of my said Wife I give and bequeath to him the sum of ffour hundred pounds of lawfull money of Great Britain to be paid to him within six months next after my decease and I give and bequeath to him the before mentioned Bond of the said William Coveney to me and all the moneys which Will thereby become payable And I do direct that if ever occasion Should be that my Executors permit their names to be made use of for the Recovery for the same Item I give and bequeath to the said William Singleton and Humphrey Primatt my Executors hereafter named the sum of Two Thousand Eight Hundred pounds of lawfull money of Great Britain In Trust to place the same out upon Government or other sufficient Securities at their discretion And the Interest Dividends or other produce thereof or so much thereof as shall be necessary to pay apply and dispose for the maintenance of my son Charles Hatt when he shall have attained the age of Twenty Three years And when my said Son Charles shall have attained his Age of Twenty Three years then in Trust to pay the unapplied Interest Dividends and produce of the said Two Thousand Eight hundred pounds and to Assign and Transferr the securities taken for the said Two Thousand Eight hundred pounds to and for my said son Charles Hatt and to and for his own use and I give to my said son Charles my Gold Watch Item I give and bequeath unto the said William Singelton and Humphrey Primatt my Executors hereafter named another sum of Two Thousand and Eight hundred pounds of lawfull money of Great Britain In Trust to place the same out on Government or other sufficient Securities at their discretion and Interest Dividends or other produce thereof or so much thereof as shall be necessary to pay apply and dispose for the maintenance of my son William Hatt till he shall have attained the age of Twenty Three years And when my said Son William Hatt shall have attained his said age of Twenty Three years then In Trust to pay the unapplied Interest Dividends and produce of the said Two Thousand Eight hundred pounds and to Assign and Transferr the securities taken for the said Two Thousand Eight hundred pounds to and for my said son William Hatt and to and for his own use and I give to my son William my Silver Watch And do hereby declare my mind and _____thing the Two Thousand Eight hundred pounds bequeathed to my Executors In Trust for My son Charles and the securities that may hereafter be taken for the same and Touching the Two Thousand Eight hundred pounds bequeathed to my Executors In Trust for my son William and the securities that may hereafter be taken for the same that in case either of my said sons Charles and William shall happen to dye before they shall respectively attain the age of Twenty Three years then that my Executors shall hold the said Two Thousand Eight hundred pounds or the securities to be taken for the same which would have belonged to my said son so dying In Trust for the survivor of them my said sons Charles and William and to transferr and Assign the said securities taken for the said Two Thousand Eight hundred pounds and pay the unapplied & Interest Dividends or produce thereof to the survivor of my said sons Charles and William at the time the said survivor shall attain the age of Twenty three years and I do hereby declare the gifts Devises and bequests aforesaid to my said Wife and children are to be taken in full of the Legal and Customary share and part that either of them can claim to my real and personal Estate by the Law of the Land Custom of London or otherwise howsoever And I do further declare it to be my mind and will that in case any or either of them my said Wife and Children shall lay claim to any part of my Estate real or personall which is not herein given and devised to them respectively or if either of them my said Wife and Children shall endeavour to obtain a greater Interest in the real or personal Estate here in to them respectively given and devised then the Interest which is so given and devised to them shall take any course of Law or Equity to prevent this my will taking place then that every Gift Devise and bequest to each and every of them so claiming what is not given or Endeavouring to obtain a greater Interest than what is given or taking any course of Law or Equity to prevent this my Will taking place shall be utterly void as to him her or them and he she or they shall not be Intitled to anything by this my Will but what otherwise he she or they may be Intitled to by this my Will I give and devise and bequeath to those of my Wife and Children who shall be satisfied and comply with this my Will to be equally divided between them to take as Tenants in common and not as joynt Tenants any thing herein before contained to the contrary thereof in any wise Notwithstanding Item I give and bequeath to my Sister Joan Hatt Jane Ireson? wife of Joseph Ireson? Martha Rudd wife of William Rudd Diana Davies widow Susannah Robins Wife of ffrancis Robins severally Ten pounds a peice of lawfull Money of Great Britain to be paid them respectively within Six months after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto my Nephew Thomas Hatt son of my late Brother Giles Hatt the sum of fifty pounds to be paid him within Six months after my decease And I give and bequeath to Giles son of my Nephew Thomas Hatt the sum of fifty pounds to be paid within Six months next after my decease to his ffather whose receipt shall be a good discharge to my Executors for the same And I do direct the said Thomas Hatt to place the sume out upon good Security and to receive and apply the Interest for his son Giles till he shall attain the age of Twenty one years and then to pay him the principal Item I Give and Bequeath unto Joseph Hatt the other son of my Nephew Thomas Hatt the sum of one hundred pounds of lawfull money of Great Britain to be paid within Six months after my decease into the hands of his ffather my said Nephew Thomas Hatt whose receipt shall be a good discharge to my Executors for the same And I do Direct my said Nephew Thomas Hatt to place out the said one hundred pounds upon good Security and to receive pay the Interest thereof for the use and benefit of his said son Joseph Hatt until he shall attain the age of Twenty one years and then to pay him the principal Also I give and Bequeath unto my Brother in Law William Coveney the sum of Ten pounds to be paid him Immediately after his decease for mourning Item I Give and bequeath to my Cousin Henry Davies Twenty pounds to be paid to him immediately after my decease Item I give and bequeath to my Cousin Elizabeth Thompson Twenty pounds to be paid to her immediately after my decease Item I give and bequeath to my servant Mary Hartley the sum of Twenty pounds to be paid to her immediately after my decease if she shall happen to be then living with me but not otherwise Item I give and bequeath unto my ffriend ffrancis Adams a Ring of the value of Twenty Shillings Item I give and bequeath unto William Singleton of London Surgeon and Humphrey Primatt of London Chymist my Executors hereinafter appointed the sum of ffifty pounds a peice for the trouble they will be at in the Execution of this my last will Item all the rest residue and remainder of my Estate whatsoever of what nature or kind soever whether real or personal not here in before given or disposed of by me and whereof I shall dye seized possessed Interested in or Intitled unto I give devise and bequeath the same unto my said beloved Wife and all my Children and to their respective heirs Executors and Administrators to be equally divided between them Share and Share alike And I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint the said William Singleton and Humphrey Primatt to be Executors of this my will provided always that it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said William Singleton and Humphrey Primatt their Executors and Administrators from time to time to deduct and retain to them selves all their reasonable cost charges and Expenses whatsoever which they or either of them shall expend or be put unto in and about the management of the premises or the Execution or defence of any of the Trusts aforesaid and that neither of them shall be accountable for any more of my Estate than shall come to his hands respectively and that neither of them shall be chargeable or accountable for the receipts of the other of them nor shall either of them be chargeable for any loss that may happen in placing out any money upon securities pursuant to this my will without their wilful neglect and default And lastly I doe hereby revoke annull and make void all other and former wills by me at any time or heretofore made and do publish and declare this alone to be my last will and Testament In witness whereof I the said Joseph Hatt have to this my last Will and Testament contained in two skins of parchment set my hand and seal this first day of August in the Eleventh Year of the Reigne of our Sovereigne Lord George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain ffrance and Ireland King Defender of the ffaith And in the year of our Lord One Thousand and Seven Hundred and Thirty Seven – Jos: Hatt signed Sealed Published and Declared by the said Testator Joseph Hatt as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who have subscribed our names hereunto as Witnesses to the Execution thereof at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other (the words [to this my last Will and Testament contained in two skins of Parchment set my hand and seal this first day of August] in the last line but one being wrote on a ____ and the words following being interlined Item I give and bequeath to my Cousin Henry Davies Twenty pounds to be paid him Immediately after my decease Item I give and bequeath to my Cousin Eliz'a Thompson to be paid him immediately after my decease. Tho: Morris Tobacconist ffryday Street Hen: Stanyford ffryday Street London Leo'd Poe: Jenners his Clerk This Will was proved at London the Twenty Second day of December in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred thirty seven before the worshipfull Edward Kinaston Doctor of Laws Surrogate to the Right worshipfull John Bettesworth also Doctor of Laws Master Keeper or Commissary of the prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the oath of William Singleton and Humphrey Primatt the Executors named in the said will To whom Administration was granted of all and Singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the said deceased being first Sworn Duly to Administer Ex'd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||