This is the last Will and Testament of me Jeremiah Holloway of Stocks Lane in the Parish of Greenwich in the County of Kent, a Pensioner of His Majesty’s Royal Hospital at Greenwich aforesaid, whereby I recommend my Soul to God & dispose of my Worldly Estate & Effects as hereafter is mentioned
First, I desire that all & every my just debts, Funeral & Testamentory Expences & the expences of proving this my Will be fully paid & satisfied as soon as conveniently may be after my decease.
I give & bequeath unto Mary Gains, now residing with me & daughter of Joseph Gains of Stepney in the County of Middlesex, Ropemaker, the Sum of Ten Guineas to be paid to her as soon as conveniently may be after my decease. Also I give & bequeath unto the said Mary Gains the Press Bedstead which is in the Room I now sleep in, together with the feather Bed Bolster & Pillow, three Sheets, three blankets & Counterpane belonging thereto & used therewith, also the small Couch & the Linen & furniture belonging thereto & used therewith & which is also in the said Room I now sleep in. Also I give & bequeath unto the said Mary Gains my Copper Tea Kettle, Copper Coal Scuttle, Tea Chest, two silver tea spoons & one Silver Table or Pap Spoon. Also the Bath Stove in the Kitchen & the set of Fire Irons in the Parlour.
Also I give and bequeath unto the said Mary Gains one moiety or half part of all such wearing apparel, both Linen & Woolen, as I shall be possessed of or shall belong to me at my death, & also one moiety or half part of all my Jewellery and all Silver and Gold, all which said matters & things before mentioned I direct may be delivered to the said Mary Gains as soon as conveniently can be after my decease to & for her own use & benefit.
Also I give & bequeath unto my Sister Mary Clare, widow, now also residing with me & unto the before named Mary Gains, All that Messuage and Premises with the Appurts. Thereto belonging, situate in Stocks Lane aforesaid & now in my possession & also all those three Messuages & Premises adjoining thereto as the same are now in the possession of Thomas Peirce, Thomas Semeric (?) & (blank) Simonsen or their respective undertenants, all held by me of Mr Collingwood, to hold the said four Messuages & Premises before described unto my said Sister the said Mary Clare & the said Mary Gains for all such Estate term & Interest as I shall have to come in the said Premises at the time of my decease, equally to be divided between them share & share alike as Tenants in common & not as Joint Tenants their respective Exors, Admors & Assigns to & for their own use & benefit, subject nevertheless to the payment of the Rent & to the terms & conditions under which I hold the said respective premises.
Also I give and bequeath unto my Brother in Law Joseph Hunt of Trenton (?) Wheelwright, the sum of Five Guineas to be paid him as soon as conveniently can be after my decease to & for his own use & benefit.
Also I give & bequeath unto Thomas Scott of Church Street, Greenwich aforesaid, Victualler, my Executor hereinafter named & appointed a Ring of Two Guineas value. Also I give & bequeath unto the said Thomas Scott the Sum of Twenty Pounds upon Trust that he, his Exors or Admors. shall & do as soon as can be after my decease lay out the said sum in the purchase of twenty pounds of Capital Stock or Annuities at the Bank of England in the name of him, the said Thomas Scott, his Exors or Admors. & I do direct that the said Thomas Scott, his Exors or Admors. shall & do stand possessed of and interested in the said Capital Stock or Bank Annuities & the Interest & Dividends & of all accumulations of Interest & Dividends to be made as herein after mentioned & directed & of all Capital Stock or Bank Annuities to be purchased therewith in Trust for Lettice Eliza Clare daur. of my Nephew Jeremiah Clare of Wandsworth in the County of Surrey, Weaver, & to be assigned, transferred & paid to her in case she shall live to attain the Age of Sixteen years to & for her own use & benefit & I do hereby order & direct that in the mean time & until the said Lettice Eliza Clare shall attain the age of Sixteen Years or shall die under such age he the said Thomas Scott, his Exors or Admors. shall & do lay out & invest all the Interest & Dividends of the said Capital or Stock so to be purchased as aforesaid & the Interest & Dividends of all other Capital Stock or Bank Annuities to be from time to time purchased in the like purchase of Capital Stock or Annuities at the Bank of England in the name of him the said Thomas Scott his Exors or Admors. in order to accumulate & go along with the Principal Original Stock or Annuities to be purchased with the said twenty pounds as aforesaid.
But if it shall happen that the said Lettice Eliza Clare shall depart this life under the age of Sixteen Years, then I give & bequeath all the aforesaid Capital Stock or Bank Annuities & all accumulations to be made hereto as aforesaid & all Interest & Dividends which may be then due thereon unto Ann Clare the Sister of the said Lettice Eliza Clare & the before named Mary Gains, to be equally divided between them share & share alike, their respective Exors, Admors. & Assigns to & for their own use & benefit absolutely.
And as to all & every the last residue and remainder of my Estate & Effects whatsoever & wheresoever & of what nature, kind or quality the same may be or consist of or whereof I or any person or persons in Trust for me or for my use shall be anyways interested in or intitled unto or which shall be due or owing to me or my Estate at my death & not hereinbefore by me disposed of & all my Estate, right, title & Interest in & to the same I give & bequeath the same respectively & the whole & every part thereof & all my Estate & Interest therein unto the said Thomas Scott, my said Executor hereinafter named, to hold to him the said Thomas Scott upon Trust nevertheless that he the said Thomas Scott his Exors or Admors. do & shall as soon as can be after my death sell & dispose of such part thereof as shall not consist of monies & call in & receive all such Debts & Sum & Sums of money as shall be due or owing to me at my death & the monies to arise by such sale or sales as also the monies to be called in & received as aforesaid after paying the expences attending the sale & conversion into money of all my said Residuary Personal Estate & subject thereto upon Trust to pay one moiety or half part of all the clear surplus or residue of my said Estate & Effects unto my Sister the before named Mary Clare, her Exors Admors & Assigns to & for her own use & benefit.
And as to the other or remaining half part of all the clear surplus or residue of the money to arise from my said Estate & Effects upon Trust that he the said Thomas Scott his Exors or Admors. shall & do lay out & invest the same in the purchase of Capital Stock or Annuities at the Bank of England in the name of him the said Thomas Scott his Exors or Admors & I direct that the said Thomas Scott his Exors or Admors. shall & do stand possessed of & interested in the said Capital Stock or Bank Annuities to be purchased as last aforesaid & of the Interest & Dividends & of all accumulations of Interest & Dividends to be made as hereinafter mentioned & described & of all Capital Stock or Bank Annuities to be purchased therewith, In Trust for the before named Ann Clare the said Sister of the said Lettice Eliza Clare & to be assigned, transferred & paid to her in case she shall live to attain the age of 17 Years to & for her own use & benefit & I do hereby order & direct that in the mean time & until the said Ann Clare shall attain the said Age of 17 years or shall die under that Age, he the said Thomas Scott his Exors or Admors shall & do lay out & invest all the Interest or Dividends of the said Capital or Stock so to be purchased as last aforesaid & of the Interest & Dividends of all other Capital Stock or Bank Annuities to be from time to time made thereon in the like purchase of Capital Stock or Annuities at the Bank of England in the name of him the said Thomas Scott his Exors or Admors in order to accumulate & go along with the original Capital Stock or Annuities so to be purchased by & from the said one moiety or half part of all the said clear surplus or residue of my said Estate & Effects as aforesaid.
But in case it shall happen that the said Ann Clare shall not live to attain the said age of 17 Years, then I give and bequeath all the aforesaid Stock or Bank Annuities so by me directed to be purchased from the moiety or half part of the residue of my Estate & Effects & all accumulations to be made thereto & all Interest & Dividends which may be then due thereon unto my Sister the before named Mary Clare in case she shall be then living, but in case she shall not be then living then I give & bequeath all the aforesaid Stock or Bank Annuities & all Interest and Dividends then due thereon unto my said Nephew the said Jeremiah Clare his Exors, Admors & Assigns to & for his own use & benefit.
And my will is & I do direct & declare that the receipt & receipts of the said Thomas Scott his Exors or Admors shall at all times & on all occasions be a good & sufficient discharge & good & sufficient discharges to all persons whomsoever for all monies or effects paid or received on account on my Estate & after such Receipt or Receipts given unto person or persons paying or delivering such monies or effects shall not be bound to see to the due application or nonapplication thereof of any part thereof. And I do further order & direct that it shall be lawful for the said Thomas Scott his Exors or Admors. by & out of the Trust monies & premises to deduct & reimburse himself & themselves all such costs, Charges, Damages & Expences which he or they or other of them may be at or put to by reason or on account of any matter or thing relating thereto & that he they, or either of them shall not be charged or chargeable with or accountable for more monies & Effects than he or they shall actually receive or shall come to his possession by virtue of this my will.
And I do hereby nominate, constitute & appoint the said Thomas Scott sole Exor of this my will & lastly I do hereby revoke, annul and make void all former & other Will & Wills by me at any time or times herebefore made & do declare this only to be my last Will & Testament contained in four sheets of paper, to the first, second and third sheets whereof I have set my hand, & to this fourth & last sheet set my hand & seal this twenty seventh day of July in the year of our Lord 1810 - Jeremiah Holloway
His Mark X.
Signed, Sealed, Published & declared by the said Jeremiah Holloway, the Testator as & for his last Will & Testament, the same having been first read over to the said Jeremiah Holloway in our & each of our presence & acknowledged by him to be his last Will & Testament in the presence of us /// Anchon (?) - C.M.R.Parker, Greenwich.
Proved at London 20th April 1811 before the Worspl. Charles Coote, Dr. of Laws, & by the oath of Thomas Scott sole Exor he being first sworn duly to Administer.
Public Record Office reference no. PROB 11 / 1521
Transcribed by Cliff Thornton, December 2004.