16 August 1784 Will of Samuel Ballard of Godalming Surrey, gentleman (proved 4 August 1786)

The original document can be obtained online from The National Archives.

Source: TNA, PROB 11/1144

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This is the last Will
and Testament of me Samuel Ballard of Godalming in
the County of Surry Gentleman First (by Virtue of the
power to me for that purpose reserved and given in and
by a Settlement made previous to my Marriage with
Lydia my now Wife and of all and every other
power and powers authority and authorities me thereunto
enabling) hereby give devise direct limit and appoint
all that and those my Messuage or Tenement 
Hereditaments and Premises situate lying and being on
the North Side of Great Penny Street in Portsmouth
in the County of Southampton with their and every
of ther Appurtenances And also all other my Real
Estate whatsoever and wheresoever of which I
have a disposing power from and after the
decease of my said Wife to my four Children Samuel
James Ballard William Edward Ballard Lydia Elizabeth
Ballard and Elizabeth Joanna Ballard and their
Heirs for ever as Tenants in Common and not as joint
Tenants Provided always that if any or either of my
said children shall die under the age of twenty one years
without issue of his her and their Body and Bodies
respectively lawfully begotten then I give devise enact limit
and appoint the part and share and parts and shares
of him her and them so dying of and in my said
Messuage or Tenement Hereditaments and premises and
of and in all other my Real Estate to the other
and others of them my said Children equally to
be divided between them (if more than one) and
they to take as Tenants in Common
         and his her and their respective Heirs
and assigns for ever And if but one then to that
					      one



one Child and his or her Heirs and Assigns for ever
And if all my said Children shall die under the age
of twenty one years without Issue of their or of
any or either of their Bodies lawfully begotten then I devise
direct limit and appoint my said Messuage Hereditaments
and Premises and real Estate to my own right Heirs
for ever Also I give and bequeath to my said
Wife all my plate Linen Books Liquors Wearing
Apparel Household Goods and Household Furniture
and Subject to the Payment of my just Debts and
Funeral and Testamentary Charges and expences I
give and bequeath all the rest and residue of my
personal Estate whatsoever to my Brother in Law
William Flint of Coatshall near Sneath in the County 
of York Esquire and Samuel Leeke of Portsmouth
aforesaid Esquire Upon Trust and to the Intent and
purpose that they and the Survivor of them and
the Executors and Administrators of Such Survivor
shall and do put or continue out at Interest Call in
and Place out again at Interest from time at his
and their discretion the Clear and neat Surplus of
the said residue of my said personal Estate on
Government or Private Ral or personal Security or
Securities and pay the Interest dividends and proceeds
thereof to my said Wife from time to time during the
term of her natural Life And upon further Trust from
and after her decease to pay such clear and neat
Surplus and the Interest thereof to such of my said
fourt Children as shall attain the age of twenty one
years or Marry equally to be divided between or
amongst them if more than one or their respective
Executors Administrators or Assigns and if but one of them
shall attain that Age or Marry then to pay the
whole thereof to that one Child or his or her
Executors Administrators or Assigns And if no one or
more of them my said Children shall attain the Age
of twenty one years or Marry then to pay the said
clear and neat Surplus of the said residue of my
said Personal Estate to my next of kin in equal degrees
according to the Statute for the distribution of Intestates
Estates provided always and I hereby will declare and
direct that the Interest and Produce of such part and
Share & Parts and Shares of such said Clear and neat
Surplus as my said four Children respectively would
or will become intitled to by or on attaining the Age
of twenty one years or Marrying accruing from and
After the decease of my said Wife shall be paid and
applied from time to time by the said Trustee and
Trustees for the respective maintenance Education
use and benefit of such Children respectively until he
she and they respectively shall attain that Age or
					       marry



marry if he she and they respectively shall so long
live and I hereby nominate make and appoint
the said William Flint and Samuel Leeke Executors in
Trust of this my last Will and Testament and do hereby
revoke all former Wills by me made and I hereby
appoint them the said William Flint and Samuel Leeke
and the Survivor of them Guardian and Guardians
of my said Four Children respectively from and after the decease
of my said Wife unto he she and they respectively
shall have attained the age of twenty one years
and I hereby Will and direct that my said Trustees
and Executors and the Survivor of them and the
Executors and Administrators of such Survivor shall
and do receive and take and give acquittances for
the Rents of the Parts and Shares of my said Children
respectively of and int he said Messuage Hereditaments
and premises and real Estate during their respective
Minorities and pay and apply the same to and for
their respective Maintenance Education use and
benefit and it is my Will and I hereby declare that
my said Executors and Trustees respectively shall be
chargeable or accountable only with or for what
Monies they shall respectively actually receive and
that they or any or either of them shall not be
answerable or accountable for any involuntary Loss of
any Trust Monies by bad Securities or otherwise nor
one of them for the other or others of them but
each and Every of them only for his and their own
respective Acts Receipts neglects and defaults and
that they respectively shall and may by and out of
the Monies which shall come to their respective
Hands by virtue of this my Will and the Trusts
thereof or of any of them retain to and reimburse
themselves respectively and pay to their respective
Co Trustee or Co Trustees what they respectively 
shall reasonably Charge for their respective Loss of
time and Trouble and also all such Costs Charges 
Damages and expences as they any or either of them
shall or may bear pay or be put unto by reason or
means of this my Will or the Trusts thereof or of
any of them or in or about the Management and
Execution thereof In Witness whereof I the said
Samuel Ballard the Testator have to this my
last Will and Testament contained in this and the
Preceding Sheet of Paper set my Hand and Seal
to wit to each Sheet thereof (the words "and
premises" between the thirteenth and fourteenth
Lines of the first sheet being first interlined) the
Sixteenth day of August in the Year of Our Lord One
thousand seven hundred and eighty four Sam: Ballard
LS Signed Sealed and Published by the said Samuel
					    Ballard



Ballard the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament
in the presence of us who Subscribed our names as
Witnesses thereto in the presence and at the request of the
said Testator and in the presence of one another James
Snelling  Thomas Snelling  Wm Smith

This Will was proved at London the fourth day
of August in the Year of Our Lord One thousand seven
hundred and eighty six before the Worshipful George
Harris Doctor of Laws Surrogate of the Right
Worshipful Peter Calvert Doctor of Laws Master Keeper
or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury
lawfully constituted by the Oaths of William Flint and
Samuel Leeke Esquires the Executors named in the
said Will to whom Administration was granted of all
and Singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the said
deceased having been first Sworn duly to administer


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