Robert Elias MURPHY was born on 20 Feb 1909 in Tiverton, Devon, England. He died in 1994 in Willand, Devon, England. He married 1 Dorothy Florence SQUIRE on 30 Mar 1930 in Tiverton, Devon, England. Robert was employed as Grocer.
Dorothy Florence SQUIRE [Parents] "Dox" was born 1 on 28 Mar 1911 in Tiverton, Devon, England. She died 2 in 2002 in Exeter, Devon, England. She married 3 Robert Elias MURPHY on 30 Mar 1930 in Tiverton, Devon, England.
They had the following children:
M i Living
Living [Parents]
Other marriages:Living
Gwendoline Irene REED "Gwen" was born 1 on 11 Jan 1934 in Bickleigh, Devon, England. She died 2 in 1984 in Torquay, Devon, England. She married 3 Living on 14 Aug 1954 in Templeton, Devon, England.
They had the following children:
F i Living F ii Living M iii Living
Living [Parents]
Other marriages:REED, Gwendoline Irene
Other marriages:Living
Living
Other marriages:Living
Living
Other marriages:Living
Living
Joseph FLETCHER died before 1739. He married 1, 2 Beronice BATHURST on 20 May 1718 in St Benet Pauls Wharf, London, England.
Beronice BATHURST [Parents] was christened 1 on 12 Aug 1692 in St Mary, Horton Kirby, Kent, England. She died in 1748. She married 2, 3 Joseph FLETCHER on 20 May 1718 in St Benet Pauls Wharf, London, England.
They had the following children:
F i Susanna FLETCHER
John TASKER.John married 1, 2 Susanna FLETCHER on 14 Jun 1745 in Charterhouse Chappel, Finsbury, London, England.
Susanna FLETCHER [Parents] died in 1757. She married 1, 2 John TASKER on 14 Jun 1745 in Charterhouse Chappel, Finsbury, London, England.
Francis BATHURST [Parents] was born about 1653 in Franks Hall, Horton Kirby, Kent, England. He was buried on 08 Mar 1738/1739 in St Mary, Horton Kirby, Kent. He married 1 Susanna HUBERT on 01 May 1688 in St Katherine by the Tower, London, England.
Other marriages:HIGHLORD, Martha
EYRE, Frances
, Mary
Last Will and Testament of Francis BATHURST, dated May 09, 1730. Proved May 09, 1739. PRO Catalogue Ref: Prob 11/696, Image Ref: 11.
In the Name of God Amen I Francis Bathurst of Franks, Horton Kirby in the County of Kent Esquire being of a sound and disposing Mind Memory and Understanding (praised be God for the same) Do make publish and declare this my last Will and Testament in Writing in manner and form following (that is to say).
First I bequeath my Soul to Almighty God my Creator in hopes of Salvation thereof through the Merits and intercession of my beloved Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. And my Body I commit to the Earth to be decently buried in the Chancell of the Church belonging to the parish aforesaid in such manner as I shall direct the Interment thereof by any Writing I shall leave for that purpose or otherwise at the discretion of my Executor hereinafter named assuredly believing that both Body and Soul shall be remitted and hoping through the Mercy of God shall be received into Everlasting happiness.
Item. I give and bequeath unto the Reverend Mr. William Hopkins Vicar of the aforesaid parish and to my Friend George Hannce of Maidstone Esquire One Guinea a piece to buy them Rings.
Item. I give to each of my Servants that shall be living in my service at the time of my Death Ten Shillings a piece.
Item. I give to the poor of the parish of Horton Kirby Six pounds to be distributed as my Executor hereinafter named shall be pleased to direct.
And whereas I have in and by my Marriage Settlement with my present loving Wife Mary assigned and conveyed the Lease of the Salutation Tavern in Lombard Street London granted from the Goldsmith's Company to Trustees for the benefit of my said loving Wife for her life and for other purposes therein mentioned with power for them to raise money for a fine for the renewing the said Lease And whereas my loving Daughter Beronice Fletcher now lives separate and apart from her Husband Mr. Joseph Fletcher who has agreed with me to allow her an Annuity of sixty pounds per Annum for her separate Maintenance during the joint lives of her and me and after my decease an Annuity of One hundred pounds per Annum Out of the Rectory or Parsonage of Horton Kirby aforesaid and after the decease of the said Joseph Fletcher my said Daughter will be entitled for her Life to that part of my Estate as ___ I have settled upon her on her marriage in case she survived her aforesaid Husband Now I do hereby give Will and Devise unto my said loving Wife and her Assigns (in case my said Wife shall survive and outlive the said Joseph Fletcher) and my said Daughter (if then living) shall come into the possession of the aforesaid part of my Estate so settled on her as aforesaid and quietly Enjoy the same Or in case my said Daughter shall dye before her said Husband One Annuity or Yearly Rent Charge of twenty five pounds of lawfull Money of Great Britain for and during the term of the natural life of her my said Wife Tax free and without any Deduction or abatement whatsoever to be Yearly and every Year issuing and going out of and to be had received and taken out of and from my Messuage Farm and Lands called Petham Place Farm now in the Occupation of Nicholas Dourr lying and being in the parishes of Farmingham and Eynesford or in one of them in the said County of Kent at and upon the Feast Day of Saint Michael the Archangel and the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary half Yearly by even and equal portions And that the first payment of the said Annuity shall be made on such of the said Feast Days as shall first and next happen after the time of the Commencement thereof And in case the aforesaid Lease of the said Salutation Tavern cannot or shall not be renewed with or by the Gold Smith's Company in London so as to remain and continue to and for my said Wife's benefit for the Term of her Life according to the same intent and meaning and upon such Terms and for such purposes as in my said Marriage Settlement with her is intended or mentioned Then and in such case I do hereby give will and Devise to my said loving Wife and her Assigns from and after my decease One other Annuity or Yearly Rent Charge of twenty five pounds of like lawfull Money of Great Britain Tax Free and without any deductions or abatements whatsoever to be Yearly and every Year issuing and going out of and to be had received and taken out of and from my aforesaid Farm called Petham Place Farm at and upon the Feast Days aforesaid by half yearly equal payments or portions and the first payment of such last mentioned Annuity to be made at or upon such of the said Feast Days as shall first and next happen after the Expiration of the said Lease and to continue until the same can and shall be renewed for and upon the Uses Intents and Purposes in my said Marriage Settlement mentioned In case my said Wife shall so long live provided always.
And my Will and Mind is that if my said Daughter shall not and do not from time to time after my decease peaceably and quietly have receive and take and enjoy her aforesaid Annuity of One hundred pounds per Annum so agreed to be paid for her separate Maintenance as aforesaid during the joint lives of her and the said Joseph Fletcher her Husband but shall be deprived or by any means defeated thereof Then and in such Case the said last mentioned Annuity of Twenty five pounds so given to my said loving Wife shall cease be void and not be paid or become payable for and during such time only as my said Daughter shall be so deprived or defeated of the said Annuity of One hundred pounds per Annum for her said Maintenance or denyed or molested in the Receipt or Enjoyment thereof by her said Husband his Executors or Administrators or by any other person or persons whatsoever.
And in case the aforesaid several Annuitys of twenty five pounds and twenty five pounds or either of them hereinbefore given or intended to my said loving Wife as aforesaid or any part of them shall happen to be behind or unpaid in part or in the whole by the space of twenty one Days next over or after either of the said Feast Days aforesaid whereupon the same ought to be paid as aforesaid Then and in such case I do give will and bequeath unto my said loving Wife and her Assigns full power to Distrain in and upon any part or parts of my said Reall Estate out of which the same is issuing as aforesaid and the Distress and Distresses then and there found to have lead drive take and carry away sell and dispose of until such Annuitys and all Arrears thereof and all Costs Charges and Damages Enstained by Nonpayment of the same be fully paid and satisfied.
Item. I give and devise unto my said loving Wife the Sume of One hundred pounds of lawfull Money of Great Britain to be raised and paid out of my said Messuage Farm and Land called Petham Place Farm by my Executor hereinafter named and I do hereby charge the said Messuage Farm and Lands with the payment thereof provided nevertheless and I do hereby Will and Direct that my said loving Wife shall on the receipt of the said One hundred pounds give Bond to my Executor for the securing the payment of the Interest thereof for her life by half yearly payments to such persons as the same shall be advanced by or to my Executor for their life or lifes.
Item. I give unto my said loving Wife the furniture of the Chamber we now lie in and also my Charriot and two wheel Horses.
Item. I give unto my said loving Wife the use of One pair of Silver Candlesticks and of her Diamond Necklace for her life.
Item. I give devise and bequeath unto the Right Honourable Allen Lord Bathurst and to his heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns from and immediately after the decease of my said loving Wife Mary the Messuage or Tenement called the Salutation Tavern in Lombard Street aforesaid with the Appurtenances and the Term of Years therein then to come and all my Right and Interest of in or to the same unto the said Allen Lord Bathurst his Executors Administrators and Assigns. And I do hereby Will Direct and appoint that the persons to whom I have assigned the same in or by my said Marriage Settlement or their Executors Administrators or Assigns and all others who shall then be possessed thereof In trust for me my Executors Administrators or Assigns shall immediately after the decease of my said Wife assign and convey the aforesaid Lease thereof and all the Lease or Leases thereof then in being and all their Right and Interest therein unto the said Allen Lord Bathurst his Executors Administrators or Assigns Upon Trust Nevertheless and to the intent and purpose that the said Allen Lord Bathurst or his Assigns shall and do from time to time receive and pay the Rents Issues and Profits thereof (after all just allowances are made out of the same) unto my said Daughter during the Term of her natural life into her own proper Hands and for her own separate use and not into the hands of her said Husband or permit and suffer her to receive the same for her separate use as aforesaid For it is my Will Intent and meaning that the same or any part thereof shall be no ways liable to the Control or intermeddling of her said Husband and that her own Receipts alone without her said Husbands notwithstanding her Coverture shall be sufficient discharge for the same and every or any part thereof. And from and after the decease of my said Daughter then upon trust to pay the same unto and amongst all and every the Child and Children of my said Daughter share and share alike during their respective Minoritys. And upon further Trust to assign the said Lease and premises within one Month after the Youngest of such Children shall attain his or her Age or Ages of Twenty one years unto or to the use of such Children of my said Daughter as shall be then living to whom In such case I Will and bequeath the same. And in case my said Daughter shall leave no Child living at her decease or if no such Child shall live to attain the said age of twenty one years Then I do Will Order and Direct that the said Allen Lord Bathurst his Executors Administrators or Assigns or such person or persons as shall then be or stand possessed of the said Term and premises shall stand and be possessed thereof or shall assign the same to or to and for the sole use and behoofe of the said Allen Lord Bathurst his Executors Administrators and Assigns to whom in such Case I do hereby give and devise the same.
Item. I give devise and bequeath unto the said Allen Lord Bathurst and to his heirs and Assigns all that my aforesaid Messuage Farm and Lands called Petham Place Farm aforesaid with their Appurtenances subject to and chargeable with the payment of the aforesaid Annuity or Annuitys to my said Wife In Trust Nevertheless and to and for the several Uses Intents and Purposes hereinafter mentioned expressed and declared of and concerning the same (that is to say). In trust and to the intent and purpose that he the said Allen Lord Bathurst his heirs or Assigns shall and may by Mortgage thereof or any part thereof raise or pay the aforesaid Sume of One hundred pounds so given to her my said Wife as aforesaid And upon further Trust and to this further Intent and Purpose that the said Allen Lord Bathurst his heirs or Assigns shall and do convey settle and assure the said Messuage Farm and Lands with the Appurtenances unto and upon him and themselves and his and their heirs and such other person or persons and his or their heirs as the said Allen Lord Bathurst or his heirs shall think proper as or for Trustees To for and upon the several Uses Trusts and Purposes hereinafter mentioned and expressed Of and containing the same (that is to say). Upon Trust to receive and pay the Rents Issues and Profits of the said Messuage Farm and Lands (after payment and satisfaction of the said Annuity or Annuitys so given to my said Wife as aforesaid) from time to time unto my said Daughter Fletcher or her Assigns to and for her own separate use and benefit for and during the Term of her natural life and into her own proper Hands and so as the same be no ways Subject or liable to the Debts Control or intermeddling of her said Husband. And from and after the decease of my said Daughter Then upon Trust and to and for the Use and behoofe of the first Son of the Body of my said Daughter Fletcher lawfully to be begotten for and during the Term of his natural life And from and after the Determination of that Estate To the use of the said Trustees and their Heirs to support the contingencies and Remainders hereinafter mentioned But Nevertheless to permit such first Son to receive the Rents and Profits thereof during his Life And from and after the decease of such first Son Then to the use and behoofe of the Heirs Male of the Body of such first Son lawfully to be begotten And for want of such issue Then to the use and behoofe of the Second third fourth and all and every other Son and Sons of the Body of my said Daughter lawfully to be begotten in manner as aforesaid and the Heirs Male of their several Bodys severally successively and in remainder one after another as they shall be in Seniority of Age and Priority of Birth and the eldest of such Sons and the Heirs Males of his Body being always to be preferred and take before the younger of such Sons and the Heirs Male of his or their Body or Bodys. And in default of such issue To the use and behoofe of Susanna Fletcher my Grand Daughter for and during the Term of her natural life And from and after the Determination of that Estate To the use of the said Trustees and their Heirs to support contingent Uses and Remainders hereafter mentioned But Nevertheless to permit and suffer the said Susanna Fletcher my Grand Daughter to receive and take the Rents Issues and Profits thereof during her life. And after the decease of her my said Grand Daughter To the use and behoofe of the first Son of the Body of my said Grand Daughter lawfully begotten for and during the Term of her natural life in manner as the same is limited to my said Grand Daughter as aforesaid. And from and after the Determination of that Estate then to the use and behoofe of the Heirs Males of the Body of such first Son lawfully to be begotten And for want of such Issue To the Second third fourth and all and every other Son and Sons of the Body of my said Grand Daughter lawfully to be begotten in manner as aforesaid and the Heirs Males of their several Bodys severally successively and in remainder one after another as they shall be in seniority of age and priority of Birth and the Eldest of such Sons and the Heirs Males of his Body being always to be preferred and take before the Eldest [orig'l So] of such Sons and the Heirs Males of his Body And for want of such Issue To the use and behoofe of the said Allen Lord Bathurst and his Assigns for his Life And after his death To the use of such Son or Sons of the Body of the said Allen Lord Bathurst and the Heirs Males of the Body of Bodys of such Son or Sons in such manner and Form as he the said Allen Lord Bathurst shall in and by such Conveyances limit Direct or appoint the same And in case of his death before such Conveyances shall be so made and executed then as he shall by any other Deed or Deeds in Writing or by his last Will and Testament duly to be executed give limit Direct or appoint the same. And in default of such Gift Limitation Direction or Appointment Then to the use of the Heirs Males of the Body of the said Allen Lord Bathurst for Ever. And for want of such issues to the use of my own right Heirs for ever.
Item. I give devise and bequeath all other my Messuages Lands Tenements Hereditaments and Reall Estate whatsoever and wheresoever either in Possession Revertion or Expectancy or howsoever otherwise I am seized of or intitled to the same unto the said Allen Lord Bathurst for his life And after his decease To such Son or Sons of his Body and the Heirs Males of the Body or Bodys of such Son or Sons in such manner and Form and by such proportions as he the said Allen Lord Bathurst shall by any Deed or Deeds in Writing or by his last Will and Testament in Writing duly to be executed give limit direct or appoint the same and for want of such Gift Limitation direction or appointment Then I do give and bequeath the same unto the Heirs Males of the Body ___ of the said Allen Lord Bathurst for ever And for want of such issue to my own Right Heirs for Ever provided always. And if it shall happen that the said Allen Lord Bathurst or any of his Issue Male shall by virtue of this my Will or any Devise or Limitation hereincontained come into the possession of and enjoy my Messuage Farm and Lands with their Appurtenances called Franks Farm in Horton Kirby aforesaid That then and in such case I do give and bequeath unto the then Vicar of the Parish of Horton Kirby aforesaid and his Successors Vicars of the same Parish for ever One Annuity or Yearly Sume of Five pounds per Annum of lawfull Money of Great Britain as an Augmentation to the Vicaridge of the same Parish And to be issuing and going out of my said Messuage Farm and Lands and to be had and taken out of the same Yearly Tax free and without any Deductions or Abatements at or upon the Feast Day of Saint Michael the Archangel in every Year for ever And the first payment thereof to begin and be made at or upon the same Feast Day aforesaid which shall first and next happen after the said Allen Lord Bathurst or any of his issue Male shall enter upon the Possession and Enjoyment of my said Farm called Franks Farm And in case the said Allen Lord Bathurst or any of his Issue Male shall by virtue of this my Will or any Devise or Limitation hereincontained come into Possession of and Enjoy my said Farm called Franks Farm Then and in such Case also I do give and bequeath unto the then Churchwardens of the said Parish of Horton Kirby and their Successors Churchwardens of the same Parish for ever the Yearly Rent Charge or Sume of Five pounds of lawfull Money of Great Britain Tax free and without any Abatement whatsoever to be also Issuing and going out of the said Messuage Farm and Lands called Franks Farm and be had received and taken out of the same yearly by the said Churchwardens and their Successors at or upon the Feast Day of Saint Michael the Archangel in every Year for Ever And the first payment thereof to begin and be made at or upon the same Feast Day which shall first or next happen after the said Allen Lord Bathurst or any of his Issue Male shall enter upon the Possession and Enjoyment of my said Farm called Franks Farm Upon Trust Nevertheless that the said Churchwardens and their Successors shall from time to time lay out the said Sume of Five pounds in good wholesome Bread whereof a proportionable part shall be distributed on every Sunday in the Year for ever to and amongst such poor Housekeepers of the said Parish of Horton Kirby as do not receive the Alms of the said Parish and as do keep constantly to and frequent Devine Service in the Parish Church there according to the Direction of the said ___ Lord Bathurst or his Issue Male Enjoying the same Estate and in default of any such Directions by them Then according to the Direction of the said Churchwardens for the time being And if it shall happen that the aforesaid Annuitys or Yearly Rent Charges or Sumes of Five pounds per Annum and Five pounds per Annum or either of them or any part of them or of either of them shall happen to be behind or unpaid in part or in all by the space of twenty one days next over or after the aforesaid Feast of Saint Michael in any one Year on which the same ought to be paid as aforesaid that then and as often as the same shall so happen ___ I do hereby give will and bequeath unto the said Vicar and his successors and to the said Churchwardens and their successors to whom the same shall be so unpaid as aforesaid or any of them full power to Detrain in and upon my said Messuage Farm and Lands called Franks Farm or any part thereof for such Arrear or Arrears aforesaid And the Distress and Distresses then and there found to have lead drive take and carry away sell and dispose of until such Annuitys and all arrears thereof and all Costs Charges and Damages sustained by non payment of the same be fully paid and satisfied And in case the said Allen Lord Bathurst or any of his issue Male shall by virtue of this my Will or any Devise or Limitation herein contained come into the Possession and Enjoyment of my said Messuage Farm and Lands with their Appurtenances called Franks Farm Then and in such Case I do give yearly and every year the further Sume of three pounds per Annum to be Issuing and going Yearly for ever out of my said Farm called Franks Farm and to be applied by the Lord Bathurst and his Issue Male aforesaid in manner as they shall think fit towards the Teaching and Instructing of Children of the said parish of Horton to read.
Item. I give and bequeath unto the said Allen Lord Bathurst Ten Guineas of which small Legacy I intreat his acceptance.
And all the rest and residue of my Personal Estate whatsoever or wheresoever and of what nature of kind or quality soever after my Debts Legacys and Funeral Expences are paid and discharged I give and bequeath unto the said Allen Lord Bathurst his Executors and Administrators In Trust to pay the Interest produce and profits thereof to my said Daughter during her life and not to be subject or liable to the Debts Control or intermeddling of her said Husband and notwithstanding her Coverture her Receipts or Discharges alone without her said Husbands to be sufficient Discharges for the same And from and after the decease of my said Daughter Fletcher In Trust to pay or assign All such the said Residue of my said Personal Estate unto all and every the Child or Children of my said Daughter Fletcher as shall be living at her Death and shall live to attain the age of twenty one Years without any Interest for the same Share and Share alike And in case my said Daughter Fletcher shall have no Child or Children living at her death or if all her Children shall dye before they or any one of them attain their said age of twenty one Years Then I do give all such the rest and residue of my said Personal Estate To the said Allen Lord Bathurst his Executors and Administrators To and for his and their own Use and Uses for Ever.
And I do hereby nominate and appoint the said Allen Lord Bathurst Sole Executor of this my Will.
And Lastly I do hereby revoke Disannull and make void all other Wills by me heretofore made and do declare this only to be my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have to this my Will contained in seven Sheets of paper set my Hand to the six first Sheets thereof and to the last ___ have set and affixed my hand and Seal this Ninth day of May in the third year of the Reign of King George the Second Annoq D'ni 1730.
Fran. Bathurst S.S.
Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the said Testator to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in the said Testators presence and at his request have subscribed Our Names as Witnesses hereunto
Tho. Dorr
John Tasker
John Green. /.On the Ninth day of May in the Year of Our Lord One thousand seven hundred and thirty nine a power was granted to Beronice Fletcher Widow the natural and lawfull Daughter and substituted Residuary Legatee in the last Will and Testament of Francis Bathurst formerly of Franks in the Parish of Horton Kirby in the County of Kent but at West Maleing [West Malling] in the same County Esquire deceased to administer the Goods Chattles and Credits of the said deceased according to the Tenor of the said Will (For that the Right Honourable Allen Lord Bathurst the Sole Executor and Residuary Legatee in Trust has renounced) being sworn duly to administer. /. Ex'd
Susanna HUBERT was born in France. She was buried on 02 May 1707 in St Mary, Horton Kirby, Kent. She married 1 Francis BATHURST on 01 May 1688 in St Katherine by the Tower, London, England.
They had the following children:
F i Beronice BATHURST M ii Lancelot BATHURST was christened 1 on 05 Oct 1693 in St Mary, Horton Kirby, Kent, England. He was buried on 09 Dec 1714 in St Mary, Horton Kirby, Kent. M iii Bosvile BATHURST was christened 1 on 14 Mar 1699/1700 in St Mary, Horton Kirby, Kent, England. He was buried on 09 Dec 1714 in St Mary, Horton Kirby, Kent.
Dr. Sir Thomas BATHURST [Parents] was born in 1622. He died on 05 Mar 1687/1688. He was buried on 09 Mar 1687/1688 in St Mary, Horton Kirby, Kent. He married Mary MAYNARD.
Sir Thomas Bathurst was born in 1622. He qualified as a Doctor of Medicine (MD), from the University of Leyden (Leiden) 2 July 1659. He was incorporated at Oxford on 17 March 1661, and was admitted a candidate of the Royal College of Physicians on 25 June 1662.
He was later knighted, and it is thought made a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, although evidence of his admission has not been found (Munk's Roll, vol. I, p.306). Bathurst died in 1688.
Mary MAYNARD [Parents] was buried on 03 Jan 1689/1690 in St Mary, Horton Kirby, Kent. She married Dr. Sir Thomas BATHURST.
Last Will and Testament of Dame Mary BATHURST, dated May 08, 1689. Proved Feb 19, 1689/1690. PRO Catalogue Ref: Prob 11/398, Image Ref: 1085.
In the Name of God Amen the Eighth day of May in the First year of our Soveraigne Lord and Lady William and Mary by the grace of God of England, Scotland, France and Ireland King and Queen, Defenders of the Faith &c Annoq Dni One thousand six hundred Eighty Nine I Dame Mary Bathurst the Widdow and Relict of Sir Thomas Bathurst late of Franks in the Parish of Horton Kirby in the County of Kent, Knight deceased being by the mercy of God in good health and of sound mind and memory but considering the uncertainty of this life do for the quyett disposeing of my estate make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following.
First I bequeath my Soule unto Allmighty God my maker in confidence of salvacon through the merits of our blessed Saviour Jesus Christ. My Body I desire to be decently interred in the Chancell of the Parish Church of Horton Kirby aforesaid near the grave of the said Sir Thomas Bathurst my late Deare husband Believing that both Soul and Body at the generall resurrection shall bee reunited and revived into everlasting hapinesse.
Item. I give and bequeath all the interest money out and payable for the money and debt charged owing and payable upon and out of the Exchequer to Francis Bathurst my Eldest Sonne.
Item. I give and bequeath to the said Francis Bathurst my Coach, Coach-horses and harness.
Item. I give and bequeath to the said Fr ances Bathurst the stock of the hop poled on the hop ground in my occupation.
Item. I give and bequeath unto Lancelot Bathurst my Youngest Sonne my Necklace of Pearle which I desire to be kept in the family.
Item. I give to my said Sonne Lancelot Bathurst my Diamond Ring, my Watch, the Picture of the said Sir Thomas Bathurst his Father set in Gold, one Silver Tankard, one Silver plate, one Silver Porringer and Spoone, All the Bookes in the Closett which I call my Closett in the Mansion house called Franks, one Suite of the best damask table Linnen and one Suite of the finest diaper Table Linnen that was the Linnen of my Mother Dame Mary Maynard.
Item. I give and bequeath to the said Lancelot Bathurst all rent and arrears of rent due to me at my decease.
Item. I give and bequeath to my Servant Thomasin Canby all my wearing apparel and the said Thomasin Canby having been recommended as a good Servant to my care and my said Sonnes by the said Sir Thomas Bathurst my Deare husband.
Item. I further give and bequeath to the said Thomasin Canby the sum of Forty pounds of lawfull money of England to be paid within six months after my decease.
Item. I give and bequeath the sum of Five pounds to be deposed by the Incumbent and Vicar then being at my Decease if a Protestant if otherwise by the Church Wardens amongst poor house keepers and Widdows of the said Parish of Horton Kirby not taking Almes.
Item. I give to my esteemed friend Edwin Wyat Sec'y at law Forty shillings to buy a Ring.
Item. I give and bequeath to my good friend Henry Barrow Clerk Forty shillings to buy a Ring.
Lastly I make and ordaine my worthy Cosin and Friend Sir Benjamin Bathurst Knight Executor of this my last Will and Testament and I desire that he sell and dispose all my goods, debts, chattels and personall estate of w't nature of kind soever (except such particulars thereof in specie devised as aforesaid to bee delivered and taken) for payment of my debts and discharge of my funeral other expences and Legacies aforesaid and also after to raise Five hundred pounds of lawfull money of England w'ch said Five hundred pounds to bee raised I give and order to bee paid to the said Lancelot Bathurst for an addition and augmentation to his portion left him by the said Sir Thomas Bathurst his father and my said Deare husband who did expect that I would add to his portion.
Item. After all my debts, Legacies, funeral charges and other expences and the said Five hundred pounds paid delivered and discharged I give and bequeath the overplus to the said Francis Bathurst.
Item. I give and bequeath to the said Sir Benjamin Bathurst Forty shillings to buy a Ring and that he deduct all his charges, disbursements and expences of and concerning this my Will and my funeral which I leave to his discretion. Provided nevertheless and my Will and mind is that if the said Francis Bathurst shall and do give security to the said Sir Benjamin Bathurst to deliver the particular Legacies in Specie hereby and to perform and pay the said Five hundred pounds, Legacies and all the aforesaid other Legacies and all my debts, funeral and other charges that then the appointment of the said Sir Benjamin Bathurst to bee Executor shall cease and bee null And then I do hereby make and ordain the said Francis Bathurst sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament.
In witness whereof I the said Dame Mary Bathurst have hereunto sett my hand and seale the day and yeare first above written.
Mary Bathurst S.S.
Signed Sealed and Published in the presence of
Hen'y Ball
Tho. Eringham
John AllenProbatum fuit huimoi [hujusmodi] Testamentum apud London Coram benti et egregio viro dicto Richardo Raines Legum doctore Curiae Prerogativae Cantuar[iensis] Magistro Custode sive Comissario legitime constituto Decimo Nono die Mensis Februarij Anno D[omi]ni (stilo Angliae) Millesimo Sexcentesimo Octogesimo Nono [19 February 1689] Juram[en]to Francisci Bathurst Arur[igeri] filij dcae deftae et Ex[ecu]toris in dicto Testamento nominati cui comissa fuit Administrato omnium et singulorum bonorum jurium et creditorum dictae defunctae de bene et fideliter Administrando eadem ad sancta Dei Evangelia jurat.
They had the following children:
M i Francis BATHURST M ii Lancelot BATHURST was born about 1655 in Franks Hall, Horton Kirby, Kent, England. M iii Maynard* BATHURST was born about 1657 in Franks Hall, Horton Kirby, Kent, England. M iv Thomas BATHURST was born about 1659 in Franks Hall, Horton Kirby, Kent, England. M v John BATHURST was born about 1661 in Franks Hall, Horton Kirby, Kent, England. M vi Henry BATHURST was born about 1663 in Franks Hall, Horton Kirby, Kent, England. M vii Maynard BATHURST was born about 1665 in Franks Hall, Horton Kirby, Kent, England.
Francis BATHURST [Parents] was born about 1653 in Franks Hall, Horton Kirby, Kent, England. He was buried on 08 Mar 1738/1739 in St Mary, Horton Kirby, Kent. He married Martha HIGHLORD about 1708 in Franks Hall, Horton Kirby, Kent, England.
Other marriages:HUBERT, Susanna
EYRE, Frances
, Mary
Last Will and Testament of Francis BATHURST, dated May 09, 1730. Proved May 09, 1739. PRO Catalogue Ref: Prob 11/696, Image Ref: 11.
In the Name of God Amen I Francis Bathurst of Franks, Horton Kirby in the County of Kent Esquire being of a sound and disposing Mind Memory and Understanding (praised be God for the same) Do make publish and declare this my last Will and Testament in Writing in manner and form following (that is to say).
First I bequeath my Soul to Almighty God my Creator in hopes of Salvation thereof through the Merits and intercession of my beloved Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. And my Body I commit to the Earth to be decently buried in the Chancell of the Church belonging to the parish aforesaid in such manner as I shall direct the Interment thereof by any Writing I shall leave for that purpose or otherwise at the discretion of my Executor hereinafter named assuredly believing that both Body and Soul shall be remitted and hoping through the Mercy of God shall be received into Everlasting happiness.
Item. I give and bequeath unto the Reverend Mr. William Hopkins Vicar of the aforesaid parish and to my Friend George Hannce of Maidstone Esquire One Guinea a piece to buy them Rings.
Item. I give to each of my Servants that shall be living in my service at the time of my Death Ten Shillings a piece.
Item. I give to the poor of the parish of Horton Kirby Six pounds to be distributed as my Executor hereinafter named shall be pleased to direct.
And whereas I have in and by my Marriage Settlement with my present loving Wife Mary assigned and conveyed the Lease of the Salutation Tavern in Lombard Street London granted from the Goldsmith's Company to Trustees for the benefit of my said loving Wife for her life and for other purposes therein mentioned with power for them to raise money for a fine for the renewing the said Lease And whereas my loving Daughter Beronice Fletcher now lives separate and apart from her Husband Mr. Joseph Fletcher who has agreed with me to allow her an Annuity of sixty pounds per Annum for her separate Maintenance during the joint lives of her and me and after my decease an Annuity of One hundred pounds per Annum Out of the Rectory or Parsonage of Horton Kirby aforesaid and after the decease of the said Joseph Fletcher my said Daughter will be entitled for her Life to that part of my Estate as ___ I have settled upon her on her marriage in case she survived her aforesaid Husband Now I do hereby give Will and Devise unto my said loving Wife and her Assigns (in case my said Wife shall survive and outlive the said Joseph Fletcher) and my said Daughter (if then living) shall come into the possession of the aforesaid part of my Estate so settled on her as aforesaid and quietly Enjoy the same Or in case my said Daughter shall dye before her said Husband One Annuity or Yearly Rent Charge of twenty five pounds of lawfull Money of Great Britain for and during the term of the natural life of her my said Wife Tax free and without any Deduction or abatement whatsoever to be Yearly and every Year issuing and going out of and to be had received and taken out of and from my Messuage Farm and Lands called Petham Place Farm now in the Occupation of Nicholas Dourr lying and being in the parishes of Farmingham and Eynesford or in one of them in the said County of Kent at and upon the Feast Day of Saint Michael the Archangel and the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary half Yearly by even and equal portions And that the first payment of the said Annuity shall be made on such of the said Feast Days as shall first and next happen after the time of the Commencement thereof And in case the aforesaid Lease of the said Salutation Tavern cannot or shall not be renewed with or by the Gold Smith's Company in London so as to remain and continue to and for my said Wife's benefit for the Term of her Life according to the same intent and meaning and upon such Terms and for such purposes as in my said Marriage Settlement with her is intended or mentioned Then and in such case I do hereby give will and Devise to my said loving Wife and her Assigns from and after my decease One other Annuity or Yearly Rent Charge of twenty five pounds of like lawfull Money of Great Britain Tax Free and without any deductions or abatements whatsoever to be Yearly and every Year issuing and going out of and to be had received and taken out of and from my aforesaid Farm called Petham Place Farm at and upon the Feast Days aforesaid by half yearly equal payments or portions and the first payment of such last mentioned Annuity to be made at or upon such of the said Feast Days as shall first and next happen after the Expiration of the said Lease and to continue until the same can and shall be renewed for and upon the Uses Intents and Purposes in my said Marriage Settlement mentioned In case my said Wife shall so long live provided always.
And my Will and Mind is that if my said Daughter shall not and do not from time to time after my decease peaceably and quietly have receive and take and enjoy her aforesaid Annuity of One hundred pounds per Annum so agreed to be paid for her separate Maintenance as aforesaid during the joint lives of her and the said Joseph Fletcher her Husband but shall be deprived or by any means defeated thereof Then and in such Case the said last mentioned Annuity of Twenty five pounds so given to my said loving Wife shall cease be void and not be paid or become payable for and during such time only as my said Daughter shall be so deprived or defeated of the said Annuity of One hundred pounds per Annum for her said Maintenance or denyed or molested in the Receipt or Enjoyment thereof by her said Husband his Executors or Administrators or by any other person or persons whatsoever.
And in case the aforesaid several Annuitys of twenty five pounds and twenty five pounds or either of them hereinbefore given or intended to my said loving Wife as aforesaid or any part of them shall happen to be behind or unpaid in part or in the whole by the space of twenty one Days next over or after either of the said Feast Days aforesaid whereupon the same ought to be paid as aforesaid Then and in such case I do give will and bequeath unto my said loving Wife and her Assigns full power to Distrain in and upon any part or parts of my said Reall Estate out of which the same is issuing as aforesaid and the Distress and Distresses then and there found to have lead drive take and carry away sell and dispose of until such Annuitys and all Arrears thereof and all Costs Charges and Damages Enstained by Nonpayment of the same be fully paid and satisfied.
Item. I give and devise unto my said loving Wife the Sume of One hundred pounds of lawfull Money of Great Britain to be raised and paid out of my said Messuage Farm and Land called Petham Place Farm by my Executor hereinafter named and I do hereby charge the said Messuage Farm and Lands with the payment thereof provided nevertheless and I do hereby Will and Direct that my said loving Wife shall on the receipt of the said One hundred pounds give Bond to my Executor for the securing the payment of the Interest thereof for her life by half yearly payments to such persons as the same shall be advanced by or to my Executor for their life or lifes.
Item. I give unto my said loving Wife the furniture of the Chamber we now lie in and also my Charriot and two wheel Horses.
Item. I give unto my said loving Wife the use of One pair of Silver Candlesticks and of her Diamond Necklace for her life.
Item. I give devise and bequeath unto the Right Honourable Allen Lord Bathurst and to his heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns from and immediately after the decease of my said loving Wife Mary the Messuage or Tenement called the Salutation Tavern in Lombard Street aforesaid with the Appurtenances and the Term of Years therein then to come and all my Right and Interest of in or to the same unto the said Allen Lord Bathurst his Executors Administrators and Assigns. And I do hereby Will Direct and appoint that the persons to whom I have assigned the same in or by my said Marriage Settlement or their Executors Administrators or Assigns and all others who shall then be possessed thereof In trust for me my Executors Administrators or Assigns shall immediately after the decease of my said Wife assign and convey the aforesaid Lease thereof and all the Lease or Leases thereof then in being and all their Right and Interest therein unto the said Allen Lord Bathurst his Executors Administrators or Assigns Upon Trust Nevertheless and to the intent and purpose that the said Allen Lord Bathurst or his Assigns shall and do from time to time receive and pay the Rents Issues and Profits thereof (after all just allowances are made out of the same) unto my said Daughter during the Term of her natural life into her own proper Hands and for her own separate use and not into the hands of her said Husband or permit and suffer her to receive the same for her separate use as aforesaid For it is my Will Intent and meaning that the same or any part thereof shall be no ways liable to the Control or intermeddling of her said Husband and that her own Receipts alone without her said Husbands notwithstanding her Coverture shall be sufficient discharge for the same and every or any part thereof. And from and after the decease of my said Daughter then upon trust to pay the same unto and amongst all and every the Child and Children of my said Daughter share and share alike during their respective Minoritys. And upon further Trust to assign the said Lease and premises within one Month after the Youngest of such Children shall attain his or her Age or Ages of Twenty one years unto or to the use of such Children of my said Daughter as shall be then living to whom In such case I Will and bequeath the same. And in case my said Daughter shall leave no Child living at her decease or if no such Child shall live to attain the said age of twenty one years Then I do Will Order and Direct that the said Allen Lord Bathurst his Executors Administrators or Assigns or such person or persons as shall then be or stand possessed of the said Term and premises shall stand and be possessed thereof or shall assign the same to or to and for the sole use and behoofe of the said Allen Lord Bathurst his Executors Administrators and Assigns to whom in such Case I do hereby give and devise the same.
Item. I give devise and bequeath unto the said Allen Lord Bathurst and to his heirs and Assigns all that my aforesaid Messuage Farm and Lands called Petham Place Farm aforesaid with their Appurtenances subject to and chargeable with the payment of the aforesaid Annuity or Annuitys to my said Wife In Trust Nevertheless and to and for the several Uses Intents and Purposes hereinafter mentioned expressed and declared of and concerning the same (that is to say). In trust and to the intent and purpose that he the said Allen Lord Bathurst his heirs or Assigns shall and may by Mortgage thereof or any part thereof raise or pay the aforesaid Sume of One hundred pounds so given to her my said Wife as aforesaid And upon further Trust and to this further Intent and Purpose that the said Allen Lord Bathurst his heirs or Assigns shall and do convey settle and assure the said Messuage Farm and Lands with the Appurtenances unto and upon him and themselves and his and their heirs and such other person or persons and his or their heirs as the said Allen Lord Bathurst or his heirs shall think proper as or for Trustees To for and upon the several Uses Trusts and Purposes hereinafter mentioned and expressed Of and containing the same (that is to say). Upon Trust to receive and pay the Rents Issues and Profits of the said Messuage Farm and Lands (after payment and satisfaction of the said Annuity or Annuitys so given to my said Wife as aforesaid) from time to time unto my said Daughter Fletcher or her Assigns to and for her own separate use and benefit for and during the Term of her natural life and into her own proper Hands and so as the same be no ways Subject or liable to the Debts Control or intermeddling of her said Husband. And from and after the decease of my said Daughter Then upon Trust and to and for the Use and behoofe of the first Son of the Body of my said Daughter Fletcher lawfully to be begotten for and during the Term of his natural life And from and after the Determination of that Estate To the use of the said Trustees and their Heirs to support the contingencies and Remainders hereinafter mentioned But Nevertheless to permit such first Son to receive the Rents and Profits thereof during his Life And from and after the decease of such first Son Then to the use and behoofe of the Heirs Male of the Body of such first Son lawfully to be begotten And for want of such issue Then to the use and behoofe of the Second third fourth and all and every other Son and Sons of the Body of my said Daughter lawfully to be begotten in manner as aforesaid and the Heirs Male of their several Bodys severally successively and in remainder one after another as they shall be in Seniority of Age and Priority of Birth and the eldest of such Sons and the Heirs Males of his Body being always to be preferred and take before the younger of such Sons and the Heirs Male of his or their Body or Bodys. And in default of such issue To the use and behoofe of Susanna Fletcher my Grand Daughter for and during the Term of her natural life And from and after the Determination of that Estate To the use of the said Trustees and their Heirs to support contingent Uses and Remainders hereafter mentioned But Nevertheless to permit and suffer the said Susanna Fletcher my Grand Daughter to receive and take the Rents Issues and Profits thereof during her life. And after the decease of her my said Grand Daughter To the use and behoofe of the first Son of the Body of my said Grand Daughter lawfully begotten for and during the Term of her natural life in manner as the same is limited to my said Grand Daughter as aforesaid. And from and after the Determination of that Estate then to the use and behoofe of the Heirs Males of the Body of such first Son lawfully to be begotten And for want of such Issue To the Second third fourth and all and every other Son and Sons of the Body of my said Grand Daughter lawfully to be begotten in manner as aforesaid and the Heirs Males of their several Bodys severally successively and in remainder one after another as they shall be in seniority of age and priority of Birth and the Eldest of such Sons and the Heirs Males of his Body being always to be preferred and take before the Eldest [orig'l So] of such Sons and the Heirs Males of his Body And for want of such Issue To the use and behoofe of the said Allen Lord Bathurst and his Assigns for his Life And after his death To the use of such Son or Sons of the Body of the said Allen Lord Bathurst and the Heirs Males of the Body of Bodys of such Son or Sons in such manner and Form as he the said Allen Lord Bathurst shall in and by such Conveyances limit Direct or appoint the same And in case of his death before such Conveyances shall be so made and executed then as he shall by any other Deed or Deeds in Writing or by his last Will and Testament duly to be executed give limit Direct or appoint the same. And in default of such Gift Limitation Direction or Appointment Then to the use of the Heirs Males of the Body of the said Allen Lord Bathurst for Ever. And for want of such issues to the use of my own right Heirs for ever.
Item. I give devise and bequeath all other my Messuages Lands Tenements Hereditaments and Reall Estate whatsoever and wheresoever either in Possession Revertion or Expectancy or howsoever otherwise I am seized of or intitled to the same unto the said Allen Lord Bathurst for his life And after his decease To such Son or Sons of his Body and the Heirs Males of the Body or Bodys of such Son or Sons in such manner and Form and by such proportions as he the said Allen Lord Bathurst shall by any Deed or Deeds in Writing or by his last Will and Testament in Writing duly to be executed give limit direct or appoint the same and for want of such Gift Limitation direction or appointment Then I do give and bequeath the same unto the Heirs Males of the Body ___ of the said Allen Lord Bathurst for ever And for want of such issue to my own Right Heirs for Ever provided always. And if it shall happen that the said Allen Lord Bathurst or any of his Issue Male shall by virtue of this my Will or any Devise or Limitation hereincontained come into the possession of and enjoy my Messuage Farm and Lands with their Appurtenances called Franks Farm in Horton Kirby aforesaid That then and in such case I do give and bequeath unto the then Vicar of the Parish of Horton Kirby aforesaid and his Successors Vicars of the same Parish for ever One Annuity or Yearly Sume of Five pounds per Annum of lawfull Money of Great Britain as an Augmentation to the Vicaridge of the same Parish And to be issuing and going out of my said Messuage Farm and Lands and to be had and taken out of the same Yearly Tax free and without any Deductions or Abatements at or upon the Feast Day of Saint Michael the Archangel in every Year for ever And the first payment thereof to begin and be made at or upon the same Feast Day aforesaid which shall first and next happen after the said Allen Lord Bathurst or any of his issue Male shall enter upon the Possession and Enjoyment of my said Farm called Franks Farm And in case the said Allen Lord Bathurst or any of his Issue Male shall by virtue of this my Will or any Devise or Limitation hereincontained come into Possession of and Enjoy my said Farm called Franks Farm Then and in such Case also I do give and bequeath unto the then Churchwardens of the said Parish of Horton Kirby and their Successors Churchwardens of the same Parish for ever the Yearly Rent Charge or Sume of Five pounds of lawfull Money of Great Britain Tax free and without any Abatement whatsoever to be also Issuing and going out of the said Messuage Farm and Lands called Franks Farm and be had received and taken out of the same yearly by the said Churchwardens and their Successors at or upon the Feast Day of Saint Michael the Archangel in every Year for Ever And the first payment thereof to begin and be made at or upon the same Feast Day which shall first or next happen after the said Allen Lord Bathurst or any of his Issue Male shall enter upon the Possession and Enjoyment of my said Farm called Franks Farm Upon Trust Nevertheless that the said Churchwardens and their Successors shall from time to time lay out the said Sume of Five pounds in good wholesome Bread whereof a proportionable part shall be distributed on every Sunday in the Year for ever to and amongst such poor Housekeepers of the said Parish of Horton Kirby as do not receive the Alms of the said Parish and as do keep constantly to and frequent Devine Service in the Parish Church there according to the Direction of the said ___ Lord Bathurst or his Issue Male Enjoying the same Estate and in default of any such Directions by them Then according to the Direction of the said Churchwardens for the time being And if it shall happen that the aforesaid Annuitys or Yearly Rent Charges or Sumes of Five pounds per Annum and Five pounds per Annum or either of them or any part of them or of either of them shall happen to be behind or unpaid in part or in all by the space of twenty one days next over or after the aforesaid Feast of Saint Michael in any one Year on which the same ought to be paid as aforesaid that then and as often as the same shall so happen ___ I do hereby give will and bequeath unto the said Vicar and his successors and to the said Churchwardens and their successors to whom the same shall be so unpaid as aforesaid or any of them full power to Detrain in and upon my said Messuage Farm and Lands called Franks Farm or any part thereof for such Arrear or Arrears aforesaid And the Distress and Distresses then and there found to have lead drive take and carry away sell and dispose of until such Annuitys and all arrears thereof and all Costs Charges and Damages sustained by non payment of the same be fully paid and satisfied And in case the said Allen Lord Bathurst or any of his issue Male shall by virtue of this my Will or any Devise or Limitation herein contained come into the Possession and Enjoyment of my said Messuage Farm and Lands with their Appurtenances called Franks Farm Then and in such Case I do give yearly and every year the further Sume of three pounds per Annum to be Issuing and going Yearly for ever out of my said Farm called Franks Farm and to be applied by the Lord Bathurst and his Issue Male aforesaid in manner as they shall think fit towards the Teaching and Instructing of Children of the said parish of Horton to read.
Item. I give and bequeath unto the said Allen Lord Bathurst Ten Guineas of which small Legacy I intreat his acceptance.
And all the rest and residue of my Personal Estate whatsoever or wheresoever and of what nature of kind or quality soever after my Debts Legacys and Funeral Expences are paid and discharged I give and bequeath unto the said Allen Lord Bathurst his Executors and Administrators In Trust to pay the Interest produce and profits thereof to my said Daughter during her life and not to be subject or liable to the Debts Control or intermeddling of her said Husband and notwithstanding her Coverture her Receipts or Discharges alone without her said Husbands to be sufficient Discharges for the same And from and after the decease of my said Daughter Fletcher In Trust to pay or assign All such the said Residue of my said Personal Estate unto all and every the Child or Children of my said Daughter Fletcher as shall be living at her Death and shall live to attain the age of twenty one Years without any Interest for the same Share and Share alike And in case my said Daughter Fletcher shall have no Child or Children living at her death or if all her Children shall dye before they or any one of them attain their said age of twenty one Years Then I do give all such the rest and residue of my said Personal Estate To the said Allen Lord Bathurst his Executors and Administrators To and for his and their own Use and Uses for Ever.
And I do hereby nominate and appoint the said Allen Lord Bathurst Sole Executor of this my Will.
And Lastly I do hereby revoke Disannull and make void all other Wills by me heretofore made and do declare this only to be my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have to this my Will contained in seven Sheets of paper set my Hand to the six first Sheets thereof and to the last ___ have set and affixed my hand and Seal this Ninth day of May in the third year of the Reign of King George the Second Annoq D'ni 1730.
Fran. Bathurst S.S.
Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the said Testator to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in the said Testators presence and at his request have subscribed Our Names as Witnesses hereunto
Tho. Dorr
John Tasker
John Green. /.On the Ninth day of May in the Year of Our Lord One thousand seven hundred and thirty nine a power was granted to Beronice Fletcher Widow the natural and lawfull Daughter and substituted Residuary Legatee in the last Will and Testament of Francis Bathurst formerly of Franks in the Parish of Horton Kirby in the County of Kent but at West Maleing [West Malling] in the same County Esquire deceased to administer the Goods Chattles and Credits of the said deceased according to the Tenor of the said Will (For that the Right Honourable Allen Lord Bathurst the Sole Executor and Residuary Legatee in Trust has renounced) being sworn duly to administer. /. Ex'd
Martha HIGHLORD was born about 1670. She was buried on 26 Jul 1721 in Horton Kirby, Kent, England. She married Francis BATHURST about 1708 in Franks Hall, Horton Kirby, Kent, England.