I do hereby give and bequeath unto my dear and honoured Father Mr. John Brooman the Sum of two hundred pounds of lawfull Money of Great Britain (being part of my seven hundred pounds in the New South Sea Annuitys) to be paid transferred or secured to him by my Executor and Executrix within three Months next after my decease or they to stand In Trust for him for the same
And I do hereby give and bequeath unto my dear and loving Sister Mrs. Margaret Butler the Sum of five hundred pounds of like lawfull Money to be paid or secured unto her by my Executor within three months next after my decease
And I do hereby give and bequeath into my dear and loving Sister Mrs. Mary Smith such Sum of Money as will make up the Principal Sum of one hundred and Fifty pounds and the Interest that will be due for the same from her Husband at the End of three Months next after my decease the full Sum of five hundred pounds of like Money to be paid or secured unto her by my Executor and Executrix at the End of the said three Months to be paid or secured unto her by my Executor and Executrix at the End of the said three Months next after my decease And my Will is that a Receipt under her Hand in Writing notwithstanding her Coverture shall be a good and sufficient Discharge to my Executor and Executrix for the same
And I do hereby give bequeath and dispose to my dear and loving Brother and Sister Mr. Matthew Smith and Mrs. Margaret Butler their Executors and Administrators the Sum of five hundred pounds of like Money Nevertheless upon and for this special Trust and Confidence which I have of and by these presents do repose in them
That they the said Mr. Matthew Smith and Mrs. Margaret Butler their Executors and Administrators shall and do within three Months next after my decease peaceably and quietly permit and suffer my dear and loving Brother Mr. John Harnett and Assigns to receive take have use and enjoy the said Sum of five hundred pounds and the Interest proceed and proffit thereof for the further and better carrying on and Management of his Business and Maintenance during and unto the full Time and Term of his natural Life only But not the absolute property and disposal of the said Sum of five hundred pounds or any part thereof, he the said John Harnett first giving good and sufficient Security to the said Matthew Smith and Margaret Butler that the Heirs Executors and Admors. [Administrators] of the said John Harnett shall and do well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Matthew Smith and Margaret Butler their Executors Administrators or Assigns the like Sum of five hundred pounds of like Money within Six Months next after the decease of the said John Harnett
Which shall from Time to Time then after remain continue and be to upon and for this further Trust and Confidence that the said Matthew Smith and Margaret Butler their Executors and Administrators shall and do within the said Six Months next after the decease of the said John Harnett peaceably and quietly permit and suffer my dear loving Sister Mrs. Mercy Harnett (if she be then living) and her Assigns to have use and enjoy the said Sum of five hundred pounds and the Interest proceed and proffits thereof for the further and better carrying on and Management of her Business and Maintenance during and unto the full Time and Term of her natural Life only but not the absolute property and disposal of the said Sum of five hundred pounds or any part thereof She the said Mercy Harnett first giving good and sufficient Security to the said Matthew Smith and Margaret Butler that the Heirs Executors and Admors. [Administrators] of the said Mercy Harnett shall and do well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Matthew Smith and Margaret Butler their Executors Administrators or Assigns the like Sum of five hundred pounds of like Money within Six Months next after the decease of my said Sister Mercy
Which shall from Time to Time then after remain continue and be to upon and for this further Trust and Confidence that the said Matthew Smith and Margaret Butler their Executors and Administrators shall and do so soon as conveniently may be after the payment thereof put and place out and dispose of the said Sum of five hundred pounds at Interest in their own Names upon some Government or other good Security or Securitys and receive and take the Interest proceed and proffits thereof by half yearly payments or otherwise from time to time as the same or any part thereof shall grow and become payable and shall and do well and truly pay employ and bestow the same in upon and about the Maintenance Education and bringing up of all and every the Child and Children whether Sons or Daughters of the Body of my said Sister Mercy for and during so long time and untill such Child or Children shall severally attain his her or their respective Age or Ages of Twenty one Years or day or days of Marriage (which soever of them shall first happen)
And from and after such Child or Children shall have attained his her or their Age or Ages of Twenty one years or day or days of Marriage as aforesaid Then upon this further Trust and Confidence that the said Matthew Smith and Margaret Butler their Executors and Administrators shall and do (when thereto desired and required by, but at the proper Costs and Charges of such Child or Children as aforesaid) call in and well and truly distribute and pay or cause to be distributed and paid unto such Child or Children as aforesaid having attained his her or their said Age or Ages of Twenty one years or day or days of Marriage as aforesaid one or more full and equal part or shares of the said Sum of five hundred pounds so placed out as aforesaid and of the Gross Interest for the same (if any then due) the whole being to be equally distributed and paid in so many parcells and proportions as the number of such Children of the Body of my said Sister Mercy shall amount to and as he she or they shall and may as they severally come of Age or be married as aforesaid have hold and enjoy his her or their full equal and proportionable parts Interest and dividends thereof all alike
And in case any one or more of such Child or Children as aforesaid shall happen to dye either before or after such distribution and payment so made as aforesaid and before all the said Children may have attained their said Age or Ages of twenty one Years of day or days of Marriage as aforesaid whereby any further or other share or dividends happen to come unto and amongst such Child or Children as aforesaid then before of Age or married and living or dead and leaving any of their Representatives living
Then upon this further Trust and Confidence that the said Matthew Smith and Margaret Butler their Executors and Administrators shall and do (when thereto desired and required but at the only proper Costs and Charges of such surviving Child or Children as aforesaid so having attained his her or their said Age or Ages of Twenty one Years or day or days of Marriage as aforesaid or then before of Age or Marriage and living or dead then their Representatives call in and well and truly distribute and pay or cause to be distributed and paid unto and amongst such surviving Child or Children as aforesaid and to such Child or Children theretofore of age or Married and living or dead and leaving any of their Representatives living and then to such Representatives the part or Shares of the said Sum of five hundred pounds so placed out as aforesaid and of the Arrears of the Interest for the same if any then due as aforesaid of such Child or Children so dying as aforesaid
And so as such surviving Child or Children as aforesaid and such Child or Children theretofore of Age or married and living or dead and leaving any of their Representatives living and their such Representatives including and reckoning? such part or shares so distributed and paid unto and amongst him her or them so of Age and married and living or dead and leaving any of their Representatives living and then such Representatives shall and may at the final and last distribution and payment thereof as aforesaid have hold and enjoy his her and their (together with his her and their deceased parent or parents former part or shares paid and received included and received as aforesaid) full equal and proportionable parts shares and dividends thereof all alike
And in case there shall happen to be but one Child of the Body of my said Sister Mercy or if there shall happen to be severall Children of her Body and all such Children except one Child shall happen to dye before he or she shall attain his or her said Age of Twenty one Years or day of Marriage as aforesaid Then upon this further Trust and Confidence that the said Matthew Smith and Margaret Butler their Executors and Administrators shall and do (when thereto desired and required by but at the only proper Costs and Charges of such surviving only Child so having attained his or her said Age of Twenty one Years or day of Marriage as foresaid) call in and well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto such surviving or only Child so having attained his or her Age of Twenty one Years or day of Marriage as aforesaid the said Sum of five hundred pounds so placed out as aforesaid and all the arrears of Interest for the same (if any then due as aforesaid) to his or her sole and only proper use and Benefit absolutely and for Ever
And for want and in default of such Child or Children of the Body of my said Sister Mercy and of his her or their attaining his her or their said Age or Ages of Twenty one Year or day or days of Marriage as aforesaid Then upon this further Trust and Confidence that the said Matthew Smith and Margaret Butler their Executors and Administrators shall and do receive and take the Interest proceed and proffits of the said Sum of five hundred pounds by half yearly payments or otherwise from time to time as the same or any part thereof shall grow due and become payable and shall and do well and truly pay the same unto my said Sister Mary for during and unto the full Time Term ad End of her natural Life to be by her employed and bestowed for and towards the Maintenance Education and bringing up of all and every the Child and Children whether Sons or Daughters of the Body of my said Sister Mary (Except my Neice Anne Smith herein after provided for)
And from and after the decease of my said Sister Mary Then upon this further Trust and Confidence that the said Matthew Smith and Margaret Butler their Executors and Administrators shall and do receive and take the Interest proceed and proffits of the said Sum of five hundred pounds by half yearly payments or otherwise from Time to Time as the same or any part thereof shall grow due and become payable and shall and do well and truly pay employ and bestow the same in upon and about the Maintenance Education and bringing up of all and every the Child and Children whether Sons or Daughters of the Body of my said Sister Mary (Except my said Neice Anne Smith) for and during so long time and untill such Child or Children shall severally attain his her or their Age or ges of twenty one Years or day or days of Marriage (whichsoever of them shall first happen)
And from and after such Child or Children shall have attained his her or their said Age of Twenty one Years or day or days of Marriage as aforesaid Then upon this further Trust and Confidence that the said Matthew Smith and Margaret Butler their Executors and Administrators shall and do when thereto desired and required by but at the proper Costs and Charges of such Child or Children as aforesaid call in and truly distribute and pay or cause to be distributed and paid unto such Child or Children as aforesaid so having attained his her or their said Age or Ages of Twenty one Years or day or days of Marriage as aforesaid one or more full equal part or shares of the said Sum of five hundred pounds so placed out as aforesaid and of the Arrears of Interest for the same (if any then due) the whole being to be equally divided and paid in so many parcels and proportions as the Number of all such Children of the Body of my said Sister Mary then living shall amount to And so as he she or they shall and may as they severally come of Age or be married as aforesaid have hold and enjoy his her and their full equal and proportionable parts Shares and dividends thereof all alike
And in case any one or more of such Child or Children as aforesaid shall happen to dye (either before or after such distribution and payment so made as aforesaid) and before all the said Children may have attained their said Age or Ages of Twenty one Years or day or days of Marriage as aforesaid Whereby any further or other Share or Dividends shall happen to come unto and amongst such other Child or Children as aforesaid Thentofore of Age or Marriage and living or dead and leaving any of their Representatives living
Then upon this further Trust the said and Confidence that the said Matthew Smith and Margaret Butler their Executors and Administrators shall and do when thereto desired and required by but at the only proper Cost and Charges of such surviving Child or Children as aforesaid so having attained his her or their said Age or Ages of Twenty one Years or day or days of Marriage as aforesaid or thentofore of Age or Married or living or dead then their Representatives call in and well and truly distributed and pay or cause to be distributed and paid unto and amongst such Surviving Child or Children as aforesaid at his her or their said Age or Ages of Twenty one Years or day or days of Marriage as aforesaid and to such Child or Children thentofore of Age and Married and living or dead and leaving any of their Representatives living and then to such Representatives the part or Shares of the said Sum of five hundred pounds so placed out as aforesaid and of the arrears of Interest for the same if any then one as aforesaid of such Child or Children so dying as aforesaid and so as such surviving Child and Children as aforesaid and such Child and Children thentofore of age or Married and living and dead or leaving any of their Representatives living and then such Representatives including and reckoning such part or Shares so distributed and paid unto and amongst him her or them so of Age and married and living or dead and leaving any of their Representatives living and then such distribution and payment thereof as aforesaid have hold and enjoy his her and their (together with his her or their deceased parent or parents former part or Shares paid and proportionable parts Shares and dividends thereof all alike
And in case there shall happen to be but one Child of the Body of my said Sister Mary besides the said Ann Smith or if there shall happen to be several Children of her Body and all such Children except one Child and that other than the said Anne Smith so being herein before excepted shall happen to dye before he or she shall attain his or her said Age of Twenty one Years or day of Marriage as aforesaid Then upon this further Trust and Confidence that the said Matthew Smith and Margaret Butler their Executors and Administrators shall and do (when thereto desired and required by but at the only proper Costs and Charges of such surviving Child (other than the said Anne Smith) so having attained his or her said Age of Twenty one Years or day of Marriage as aforesaid call in and well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto such surviving Child so having attained his or her said Age of Twenty one Years of day of Marriage as aforesaid the said Sum of five hundred pounds so placed out as aforesaid and all the Arrears of Interest for the same if any then due as aforesaid to his and her sole and only proper use and Benefit absolutely and for ever
And I do hereby give and bequeath unto my dear and loving Nephew Thomas Brooman the Sum of two hundred and Sixty four pounds thirteen shillings and nine pence of lawfull Money of Great Britain being my part of the Principal Sum of four hundred and fourteen pounds thirteen shillings and nine pence which is secured upon the Messuages Lands Tenements and Hereditaments of the Heirs of George Fuller late of Llyd [Lydd] in the County aforesaid Grazier deceased by Mortgages Mean Assignments Conveyances and Operations in the Law together with such Interest for the said Sum of two hundred and Sixty four pounds thirteen shillings and nine pence as shall be and due to me at the Time of my decease
But if they or any other person or persons shall pay me in the said Moneys before my death Then I do hereby give and bequeath unto the said Thomas Brooman the Sum of three hundred pounds of like Money in lieu thereof to be paid unto him by my Executor and Executrix within three Months next after my decease
And I do hereby give and bequeath unto my said Neice Ann Smith (who was my late deceased husband�s God-daughter) the Sum of five hundred pounds of like Money (being the other part and Residue of my said seven hundred pounds in the said South Sea Annuitys) to be paid transferred or secured unto her my Executor and Executrix or their Executors and Administrators when she hath attained her Age of Twenty Years
And my will is and I do hereby order that her Father the said Matthew Smith shall and do receive and take the Interest proceed and proffits of the said Sum of five hundred pounds by half yearly payments or otherwise in the mean time as the same or any part thereof shall grow due and become payable for and towards her Maintenance Education and bringing up in a suitable manner to one of her degree and ability
But if she shall happen to die before she hath attained her said age of Twenty Years Then I do hereby give and bequeath the said Sum of five hundred pounds unto all and every such Child and Children whether Sons or Daughters of the Body of my said Sister Mary as shall happen to be living at the time of her decease equally to be divided between and amongst them part and Shares all alike And in such Case my Will is and I do hereby order that my said Sister Mary shall and do receive and take the Interest proceed and proffits thereof by half yearly payments or otherwise in the mean while for and during her natural Life as the same or any part thereof grow due and become payable for and towards their Maintenance and Education and bringing up till that Time
And I do hereby give and bequeath unto my God-daughter Elizabeth Butler the Sum of five pounds of like Money to be paid unto her within six Months next after my decease And my will is and I do hereby order that a Receipt under her Hand in Writing notwithstanding her Minority shall be a good and sufficient discharge to my Executor and Executrix for the same
And I do hereby give and bequeath unto my God-daughter Elizabeth Sprackling the like Sum of five pounds of like Money to be paid unto her within six Months next after my decease And my will also is and I do hereby order that a Receipt under her hand in Writing notwithstanding her Minority shall be likewise a good and sufficient discharge to my Executor and Executrix for the same
And from and after all my just Debts Legacys Funeral Expenses the Charges of the probate hereof and
other incident Charges in and about the due Execution of this my Will are paid and discharged
I do hereby give and bequeath unto my said three Sisters Margaret Butler Mary Smith
and Mercy Harnett all the Rest Residue and Remainder of my Goods Chattells Effects abroad parts of
Ships Vessells Boats and of the Stocks Earnings and Clearings thereof or thereunto belonging and of all
my Household Goods Furniture Utensils and Implements of Household and of all other my personal
Estate whatsoever and wheresoever (not herein before and which shall not be disposed of by me at the
time of my decease) be the same of what nature quality kind or sort soever equally to be divided between
them my said three Sister part and Share alike
And I do hereby give and devise unto my said three Sisters Margaret Butler Mary Smith and Mercy Harnett and to my said Nephew Thomas Brooman and to their Heirs and Assigns for ever All and singular my Messuages Lands Tenements Hereditaments parts purparts Shares and Real Estate whatsoever with their and each and every of their appurtenances scituate lying and being in Margate aforesaid or elsewhere in the said Isle of Thanet equally to be divided between my said Sisters Margaret Butler Mary Smith and Mercy Harnett and to my said Nephew Thomas Brooman and each and every of them and their several heirs to take hold and enjoy the same by their respective equal parts Share and Portions in Severalty as Tennants in Common and not as Joynt Tennants
And I do hereby make name constitute and appoint the said Matthew Smith and Margaret Butler to be Joynt Executor and Executrix of this my Will and I do hereby revoke frustrate and make void all former Wills Testaments and Codicills by me made published and declared And lastly I do make publish and declare these presents written on two sheets of paper and this part of a sheet to be and contain my last Will and Testament
In Witness whereof I the said Susan Homes have to the Bottom of the first and
second sheets of this my Will set my hand but to this part of a sheet thereof I have sett and put my Hand
and Seal the day and Year first above written
Susan Homes
Signed sealed published declared and delivered by the said Susan Homes to be her last will and
Testament in the presence of us who have hereunto in her presence subscribed our Names as Witnesses
The word (first) being first interlined between the nineteenth and twentieth Lines of the first Sheet And
the Words (and paid) being first interlined between the thirteenth and fourteenth Lines and the Words
(shall and do) being likewise first interlined between the eighteenth and nineteenth Lines and one Line
also fist interlined between the Twenty second and Twenty third Lines and almost another Line being
also first interlined between the said Twenty third and Twenty fourth Lines of the said second sheet
Mary Butler Elizabeth Christian Daniel Butler
This Will was proved at London before the Worshipfull Robert Chapman 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 the tenth day of May in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty two By the Oaths of Matthew Smith and Margaret Butler, Widow, the Executors named in the said Will To whom was granted Administration of all and singular the Goods Chattells and Credits of the deceased being first sworn duly to administer
Notes:
Gideon Homes, Bachelor, married Susanna Brooman, Spinster, on 2nd May 1725 at St. John the Baptist, Margate.
�Susanah� Brooman was christened there 18th November 1694, d. of John and Mary.
I have found but one child of this marriage: John Homes christened 22nd April 1726 at Margate to
Gideon and Susanna � but John dies and is buried there shortly afterwards on 15th November 1726.
Susan(na) Homes, Widow, was buried at St. John the Baptist, Margate on 9th March 1741, aged 47 years.
The entry reads � �buried in a vault ordered by her to be made for herself and family�.
Gideon Homes pre-deceased Susan(na), but I do not know where he is buried. He left a Will:
PROB 11/694/444 Gideon Homes of London, Mariner now bound on a voyage to sea, dated 31 Mar 1729. Gideon�s Will
was proved on 28th February 1738/9.
Transcribed by Shelagh Mason 18th September 2019. All rights waived for personal use � BUT please quote source and reference.
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