John Angell

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In the name of God Amen I John Angell of the parish of St. Elizabeth in the County of Cornwall and Island aforesaid planter being of sound mind memory and understanding do make and Ordain this my last Will and testament in manner and form of …ing that is to say It is my will that all my Just debts and funeral Expences be in the first place fully paid and satisfied and for the due? and punctual persuauge? whereof and of the Sundry Annuities Legacies and Bequests hereinafter by me given and bequeathed I do hereby subject and make liable all my Estate both real and personal I give devise and Bequeath unto my niece Mary Angell daughter of my Brother William Angell of the Kingdom of Great Britain the sum of Two Hundred Pounds Sterling money of Great Britain to be paid her Twelve Months after my decease without Interest there owing I give and bequeath unto my Nephew Edward Angell Brother of the aforesaid Mary Angell and son of my aforesaid brother William Angell the sum of One Hundred Pounds Sterling money aforesaid to be paid him Twelve Months from and after my decease without Interest there owing To my Niece Mary Angell daughter of my Brother Peter Angell of the parish of St. Elizabeth County and Island aforesaid I give and bequeath the sum of Two Hundred Pounds Sterling money aforesaid to be paid her when she fully Attains her age of Twenty one years or day of Marriage which shall first happen but should she the said Mary Angell depart this life before she attains her Age of Twenty one Years and unmarried then and in that Case it is my Will that the said Two Hundred Pounds Sterling money aforesaid shall revert to and become part and parcel of my Estate I give devise and bequeath unto Mary Wint of the parish of St. Elizabeth County and Island aforesaid a free Quadroon Woman and Mother of my three Reputed natural Children herein after named my house? with the Buildings and stock therein at Horse Savannah Known by the name of Brays River together with the following negro slaves Viz. Frederick Rosa [Rose?] and her Children Abraham and Priscilla …….. Nelly and her children Damon? Louisa Camilla Julia and Hector with the ……. I give Offspring and ……… of the females of my slaves of …… I give offspring unto her the said Mary Wint for and during and? unto the full and …… term of her natural Life and no longer and at her death I give devise and bequeath the said slaves with the aforesaid offspring of the females of them unto my three reputed natural Children Ann Angell John Angell Ruth Angell born of the Body of the aforesaid Mary Wint to be divided amongst them or their survivors or the survivor of them share and share alike and when the Youngest shall Attain the age of Twenty one years or day of Marriage which shall first happen to them and their Heirs for Ever Viz? I give and bequeath unto my aforesaid son John Angell the sum of one thousand pounds Sterling money of Great Britain and unto each of my daughters Ann and Ruth I give and bequeath the like sum of One thousand Pounds Sterling money aforesaid to be paid unto each of my said Son and daughters when the Youngest thereof shall Attain her Age of Twenty one years or day of Marriage which Shall first happen And my Executors herein after named are hereby empowered to Sell or dispose of my Estate or any such part thereof for the payment thereof should they think necessary And it is my Will and desire that from and after my decease the legal Interest of the aforesaid sum bequeathed to my aforesaid Children shall be annually applied to the support Maintenance and Education of them or the Survivors or survivor of them at the discretion of my Executors and their Guardians until the Youngest shall Attain legal Age of Twenty one years or day of Marriage But should it so happen [the following was added in & is difficult to decipher] "children should depart this life before the aforesaid period of twenty one years then the sum or sums respectively bequeathed to them" that all or any of my reputed? child or children …… shall revert to and become part and parcel of the residuum? of my Estate and be divided and taken as such All the Rest Residue and Remainder of my Estate whatsoever and wheresoever and every part and parcel thereof I give devise and bequeath unto the lawful begotten sons and daughters of my …….Brothers and Sister (s?) to be Equally divided among them share and share alike And Lastly I do hereby nominate Constitute and appoint my trusty and well beloved Brother Benjamin Angell of the parish of St. Elizabeth County and Island aforesaid planter Robert Peart of the same parish County and Island Esquire and James Brydon of the parish County and Island aforesaid Surveyor Executors of this my last Will and testament and Guardians to my aforesaid Children hereby revoking and making void all former and other Will and Wills Codicil and Codicils by and at any time heretofore made and declaring this aforesaid Writing Written and Contained on this one Sheet of Paper to be and Contain my Last Will and testament In Witness whereof I the said John Angell the Testator have set my Hand and affixed my seal this [left blank] day of November one thousand seven hundred and ninety three

John Angell

Signed sealed Published and declared by the said John Angell the testator as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of ……... [the end was not photocopied by the Archives]