Ballard Beckford Nembhard

Transatlantic

Ann Brooks

John (1788-1791), Ballard Jacques (1789=1822), Letitia (1791-1864), Henry (1795-1876), William (1796-1833), Eliza (1802-1850), Edward (1804-1836), Thomas Hay (1809-1892)

Ballard Beckforde Nembhard of the parish of All Saints in the town and county of Southampton but late of the Island of Jamaica. Will dated 30/08/1819.

To my brother-in-law Robert Hibbert of East Hyde, Bedfordshire, and my friend John Smith Esquire, paymaster RN, £5000 sterling out of monies in the hands of George Hibbert, William Hibbert and Samuel Hibbert of London, merchants, upon trust to pay the interest for 5 years to my eldest son Ballard Jacques Nembhard, then the capital to him.

To my second son Henry Nembhard £5500 at the expiration of 5 years with interest in the meantime.

To my third son William Nembhard £4500 (having already received £1000) 6 months after my decease.

To my brother William Ellis Nembhard and my brother-in-law Robert Hibbert £6000 upon trust to pay the interest to my eldest daughter Leitia, wife of William Raynsford Taylor of Madras, and at her death the capital to her children.

£6000 upon trust to my second daughter Eliza Nembhard, the interest to be paid her at age 21 or marriage.

£12000 upon trust, half for my fourth son Edward Nembhard at age 25 and half for my youngest son Thomas Hay Nembhard.

My house called New Place in All Saints to be sold.

All residue among all my children.

And whereas my eldest son Ballard Jacques will be entitled on my decease in right of his mother to one third of a plantation now called Hounslow, but formerly Codd Penn, such as the same was holden previous to my purchase of 450 a., and my second son Henry will upon the decease of his grandmother Mrs. Deborah Brooks be also entitled to on third, and I am entitled to the remaining one third by purchase, I give to my third son William my said one third.

All my stock thereon, my 450 a., and all residue and sums due to me or as a copartner with Lacklan McBayne and Sam. Murphy in Jamaica to my 3 sons.

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