"The Notices of the Stables Family"
Supplementary Material Added by T. B. Dunn
| THE WILL OF WILLIAM STABLES (Born Dec. 12, 1707, died June 13, 1787) This is the last Will and Testament of me William Stables of Harwood in the County of York, Gentleman. I give and devise to my son JOHN STABLES, his heirs and assigns forever, all my messuages, lands, Tonements, Hereditaments situated in Kirkby- Overblow in the said County subject to and chargeable with the payment of one Annuity of yearly sum of Forty Pounds to my daughter MARY THE WIFE OF RICHARD FIRDSALL during her natural life by two equal half yearly payments the first payment thereof to begin & be made after my decease, and I hereby direct that the receipt of my said daughter shall alone be sufficient discharge for such annuity and that the said shall not be subject to the controul or intermeddling of her present or any future husband, and after the decease of my said daughter I charge my said estate with the payment of the sum of twelve hundred pounds to be equally divided amongst all and every the children of my said daughter lawfully begotten share and share alike and to their respective executors and administrators as and when they shall attain at their respective age of twenty one years. And if there shall be only one such child, then to such only child, his or her executors and administrators, and I hereby direct that the interest and produce of their respective share shall be paid to and applied to my trustees herein after named in their respective maintenance and education. I give and devise to my son WILLIAM STABLES his heirs and assigns forever all my messuages, land, tenements and hereditaments situated in Pannall, Huby, and Weeton, in the said County subject to and chargeable with the payment of one annuity or yearly sum of forty pounds to my daughter ELIZABETH STABLES during the term of her natural life by two equal half yearly payments, the first payment thereof to begin and be made six months after my decease. I give to my said daughter respectively the usual power of entry and distress on non-payment of the said several annuities, and I hereby direct that the receipt of my said daughter ELIZABETH alone shall be a sufficient discharge for her said annuity and that the same shall not be subject to the controul or inter-meddling of any person with whom she may intermarry and from and after her decease I charge my said last mentioned estate with the payment of the sum of twelve hundred pounds to be equally divided amongst all and every the children of my said daughter ELIZABETH lawfully begotten, share and share alike, and to their respective executors and administrators as and when they shall respectively attain their respective age of twenty one years, and if there shall be but one such child, then to such only child his or her executors or administrators. I hereby direct that the interest and produce of their respective shares shall be paid to and applied by my said trustees hereinafter mentioned in their respective Maintenance and education, provided always that if any of the children of my said daughter shall attain the age of twenty one years in the lifetime of their mother, then I direct the share or shares of such of them as shall so have attained that age to be paid to them respectively six months after her decease, Provided also that if either of my said daughters shall happen to die without leaving lawful issue, then I charge the estate out of which the said sum of twelve hundred pounds was made payable to the children of such daughter with the payment of four hundred pounds to each of my said two sons, their respective executors and administrators six months after the decease of such daughter, and I charge the same estate with the payment of the further annuity or yearly sum of sixteen pounds to my surviving daughter at such (Will of William Stables (born Dec. 12, 1707, died June 13, 1787. } (continued) time and in such manner as her original annuity is hereby made payable, and after her decease I charge the same estate with the payment of the further sum of four hundred pounds to and amongst child or children of such surviving daughter in such manner and at such time as I hereinbefore appointed for the payment of their original share of the sum of twelve hundred pounds hereinbefore bequeather to them and I direct the interest and produce thereof to be paid to and applied by my said trustee in such manner and in such proportions hereinbefore directed to be applied. I hereby appoint my friends Mr. William Bentley, and Mr. Bryan Prockter trustees of this my will and trustees for and guardians of the children of my said daughters and their respective fortunes during their respective minorities, and I give and bequeath to each of them the sum of thirty pounds to be paid to them respectively six months after my decease out of my personal estate as a recompense for the trouble that may sustain in the execution of the trust hereby in them reposed, and I hereby direct that they shall not be answerable for any involuntary loss, nor for the act, deed, and default of each other, but each of them for his own act, deed and default only, I give and bequeath to my nephews Wm. Oddy, James Proctor, and Wm, the son of the said Bryan Prockter and to my niece ELIZABETH the wife of John Thompson near Wakefield each the sum of five pounds to be paid to them respectively six months after my decease out of my personal estate. I give and bequeath to my nephew William Procter one annuity or yearly sum of five pounds to be paid to him by equal half year payment out of my personal estate, the first payment to be made six months after my decease. I give to the poor of each of the Townships of Harwood, Huby, Weeton & Kirkby-Overblow the sum of one guinea to be distributed at the direction of my executors. All the rest, residue and remainder of my personal estate subject to the payment of the legacies hereby give and the last mentioned annuity and also subject to my debts funeral expenses and the brobate of this my will I give and bequeath to my said two sons, share and share alike, and appoint them joint executors hereof. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 6 day of June 1787.
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