John Shepherd (1765-1832)

WILL SUMMARY :

By the end of John's life he appears to be well off for the time, in his will he left £400 for his Son John, £500 to his daughter Elizabeth plus her Mothers bed and furniture. Another Daughter Martha also received £500 and she received the best bed with furniture. His personal estate went to William, his oldest Son and if he should die it would go to his Daughters, John and his Grandson John. 

On the 13 July 1832 he added that as well as John receiving £400, he should also receive the narrow wheel wagon with side panels, a narrow wheel cart plus two of his cart horses and tackle. He also added later that Daughters Elizabeth and Martha should occupy the little cottage house and pay William rent of three pounds and three shillings for every year they occupied it. 

WILL IN FULL :

Will of John Shepherd of Wimeswold 1832

This is the Last Will and Testament of me John Shepherd Of Wimeswold in the County of Leicester  Farmer and Grazier.

First I Will and Direct that all my just debts Promises Will be payed out............ as soon as conveniently May be after my decease.................. hereinafter Named. I give and bequeath unto my son John the Legacy or sum of Four hundred pounds to be paid To him within twelve months next after my decease.

1. I Also give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth the Legacy or Sum of Five Hundred pounds to be paid to her within twelve months next after my decease. I also give and bequeath to my said daughter the Bed called her Mothers Bed with Furniture and every thing thereto belonging. Also I give and bequeath to her daughter Martha the Legacy or sum of Five Hundred pounds to be paid to her within twelve months next after my decease. I also give to my said

2. daughter Martha the Bed called the Best Bed with Furniture and every thing thereto belonging and my mind and will is that in case either of my Said daughters shall depart this life before her Legacy shall become due and payable without bearing issue lawfully begotten Then I direct that the Legacy of her so dying shall go to her Sister and be paid to her at the same time as her own original Legacy as before directed to be paid and subject And charged and chargeable with the before mentioned Legacies. I give devise and bequeath unto my Son William all and every my Real and personal Estate Whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature or

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kind soever. To Hold to him my said son William his heirs, Executors, administrators and assigns for ever according to the nature and tenure thereof. Provided always and my mind and will is that In case my said son William shall depart this life In my life time without bearing issue lawfully begotten Then I give and devise all my said Real and personal estate except as aforesaid and subject to the before mentioned Legacies to my said Daughters and my said son John and my Grandson John

.........        in equal shares and proportions and as to my Real Estate be held to them their heirs and assigns for ever and to take as Tenants in Common and not as joint Tenants. And lastly I do hereby I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my said

son William sole Executor of this my Will and do hereby revoke all former and other Wills by me at any time herebefore made. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eleventh day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.

John Shepherd

Signed sealed and published and declared by the said John Shepherd the Testator as and for the last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses

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6 Decr. 1832

This is the Codicil deponed by the

Executor on that day

I  John Shepherd of  Wimeswould in the County of

Leicester, Farmer, do hereby declare this to be a

Codicil to my last Will and Testament. Whereas I

have in and by my said Will given and bequeathed

to my Son John the Legacy or Sum of Four Hundred pounds

and after bequeathing several legacies in manner in

my said Will particularly mentioned have given and

bequeathed to my son William the Residue of my

personal Estate. Now I do by this Codicil give and

bequeath to my son John in addition to what is

given to him by my said Will, the narrow wheel

waggon that was made by Waterfields with the

raiths and side board, a narrow wheel cart,

two of my cart horses and tackle for two

horses and except as far as I have by this

Codicil altered the same I do hereby ratify and

confirm my said Will. In Witness whereof I Have

hereunto set my hand and Seal this thirtieth

day of July one thousand eight hundred and

thirty two.

John Shepherd

And this I John Shepherd do request that my said Executor William Shepherd

Do and shall permit and suffer my Daughters Elizabeth and

Martha Shepherd to occupy the little Cottage house and for them to pay my said Son

William the yearly Rent of Three Pounds and three shillings and every year so long as they

shall occupy the and rent it ....................... by above Codicil

Signed, sealed published and declared by the said

John Shepherd as and for a Codicil to his last

Will and Testament in the presence of us who

In his presence at his request and in the

Presence of each other have hereunto subscribed

Our names as Witnesses. The above interliniation being

made and added to the above Codicil by the said John Shepherd

James Berridge

Ruth Brown John Shepherd

Israel Deavile

Hannah Armstrong  (1770-1831)

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