James Will 1830

Will of Elizabeth James

of Canterbury, Kent

Source: Prerogative Court of Canterbury Prob11/1776
Submitted by Ros Dunning

The last Will and Testament of me Elizabeth James of the City of Canterbury Widow being of sound and disposing mind though weak in bodily health First and principally it is my earnest wish (which I rely on my Children to gratify and fulfil) that whenever it might please the Almighty Disposer of Events in His infinite wisdom and Mercy to remove me from this state of Probation I may be interred in the Vault in which the remains of my late dear Husband were deposited in the Parish Church of Aylesbury in the County of Bucks

Secondly as relates to my worldly affairs there is but little to arrange having only a life interest in the Property which I now enjoy under my late dear Husband�s will and which Property after my decease will be disposed of pursuant to the directions of the same will I desire that all my just debts (if any there be at the time of my decease) be first paid by my Executors hereinafter named by and out of the Monies which I may have and possess at the time of my decease
and that the residue if any be placed to the general fund out of which it shall have been derived and distributed under the directions of the aforesaid Will of my late dear Husband and be considered as part of the Property disposed of in the said Will

I give & bequeath unto my dear Son James Flaxman as a testimony of my affection for him the Pearl Ring and Palampor * Red Quilt which he gave to me

And I hereby give and bequeath all my other Trinkets and Ornaments (which I have .... received from my dear Girls as presents) to my three daughters to be equally divided between them together with my Wearing Apparel
And I give and bequeath unto my dear Grandchild John James Nicholl as a small memorial of my affection for him the Profile of myself

And lastly I hereby nominate and appoint my Sons in Law James James of Aylesbury aforesaid Gentleman and Thomas Wheeler of the same Place Gentleman Executors of this my Will and Testament

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set and subscribed my hand and seal this second day of May One thousand eight hundred and thirty _ Elizabeth James
(Attestation Clause)
J H Nicholl _ Robt Lowther

Proved at London 15 September 1830

* This type of dyed cloth, known as a palampore (from palangposh, the Hindi term for bedcover), was made in abundance in India for foreign markets in the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and their decoration, often with a central tree laden with fruits and birds, combined patterns from English embroideries, Chinese decorative objects, and Indian textiles.

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