27 May 1715 Will of Thomas Cockram of Whitcliffe, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, gentleman (proved 27 November 1716)

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This is the last Will and Testament
of Mr Thomas Cockram of Whitcliffe in the Isle of Purbeck and
County of Dorsett Gent made the Seven and Twentieth day of
May in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and
Fifteen Imprimis I give and Devise to John Vincent of Each Linch 
in the said Isle and County Gent and John Guy of Blandford forum
in the said County Gent and their Heirs All my Capital
Messuage and Farm of Whitcliffe in the said Isle and County
with all the Lands Meadows Pastures Commons Rights
Members and appurtenances thereunto belonging and also a 
Messuage or Tenement at Whitcliffe aforesaid with the grounds 
and appurtenances thereunto belonging purchased by me of 
Abraham Hayward To Hold to them the said John Vincent 
and John Guy and their Heirs upon the several Trusts and to
the uses intents and purposes and subject to the provisoes and 
conditions concerning the same hereinafter limited expressed and 
Declared That is to say to the intent and purpose That they 
the said Trustees or the Survivor of them shall by the Rents 
Issues and profits of the premisses or by Mortguage or Sale of the 
said premisses or any part thereof raise the sum of Two Hundred 
Pounds in part of and Towards the sum of Eight Hundred Pounds 
for the Portion of my Daughter Mary residue thereof being to be 
raised and paid in manner hereinafter appointed and Expressed 
the said Two Hundred Pounds being to be due to her upon the 
death of her Mother And to the further intent and purpose 
That the said Trustees shall by the ways and means aforesaid 
any or either of them out of the said premisses of Whitcliffe 
raise the sum of Twenty Pounds per Annum for the maintenance
of my Son Thomas untill he shall be placed at one of the 
Universities and then the sum of Forty Pounds per Annum for
so long time as he shall be continued at the university and 
after his removal from thence the sum of Twenty Pounds per 
Annum for his maintenance such Sums to be paid by equall
half yearly payments without any deduction And further my
Will is and it is hereby declared that the said premisses 
chargeable with the said Two Hundred Pounds to and for my said
Daughter Mary and with the several Sums before mentioned to 
and for my said Son Thomas shall be and the said Trustees and
their Heirs shall thereof stand and be seized to the further uses
intents and purposes concerning the same hereinafter Declared 
That is to say To the use and behoofe of my loving Wife Mary
Cockram for and during the Term of her Life and after her decease To
the use of my Youngest Son the aforesaid Thomas Cockram during 
the Term of his natural Life without impeachment of Waste And


after his Decease to the use of such Wife as he shall happen to
marry for her Life for her joynture And after her decease To the use 
of the First son of the Body of my said son Thomas Lawfully
begotten and the Heirs of the body of such First Son and in default 
of such Issue to the use of the second Third Fourth and every other the son
and sons of my said son Thomas Cockram Lawfully begotten and
the Heirs of the body and Bodys of every such Son and Sons 
severally and successively as they shall be in Seniority of age
the elder and the Heirs of his body being alwaies to be preferred 
and take before the Younger and the Heirs of his and their Body 
and Bodys And in default of such Issue Then to the use of all and 
every the Daughter and Daughters of the Body of my said Son
Thomas Lawfully begotten and the Heirs of the body and Bodys
of all and every such Daughter and Daughters and in default of 
such Issue To the use of my eldest son Bruine Cockram during his 
Life without Impeachment of Waste and after his Decease to the use 
of such Wife as he shall happen to marry for her Life for a joynture
and after her decease To the use of the First son of the Body of my
said son Bruine begotten and the Heirs of the Body of such First
Son And in default of such Issue To the use of the Second Third
Fourth and every other the son and sons of my said son Bruine 
Cockram Lawfully begotten and the Heirs of the Body and Bodys 
of every such son and sons severally and successively as they 
shall be in Seniority of Age the elder and the Heirs of his Body 
alwaies to be preferred and take before the younger and the Heirs 
of his and their body and bodys And in default of such issue then
to the use and behoofe of all and every the Daughter and
Daughters of the Body of my said son Bruine Cockram lawfully
begotten and the Heirs of the Body and Bodys of all and
every such Daughter and Daughters And in default of such
Issue to the use of the said John Vincent and John Guy their
Executors and Assigns for the Term of the Hundred Years To
the Intent and purpose concerning the same herein after 
expressed and Declared and after the determination of the said 
Term Then To and for the use of my Right Heirs for every Item I
give unto the said John Vincent and John Guy all my messuage 
and farm of Ullwell in the parish of Sandwich in the said Isle 
and County which I now hold for the remainder of a Term
determinable on the deaths of my self Mary my Wife and 
Bruine my son To hold to them the said John Vincent and John
Guy and the Survivor of them and the Executors and Admstrators 
of such Survivor from and imediatly after my decease for the 
residue of the term which shall then happen to be to come and 
unexpired upon this special Trust and confidence nevertheless
reposed in them the said John Vincent and John Guy and to
the intent and purpose that it shall and may be Lawfull to and
for my said Wife to have receive and take the Rents Issues 
and Profits of the said Messuage and Farm at Ullwell to her own
use for so much of the remainder of the said Term as she shall
happen to live And after her decease That it shall and may be
Lawfull to and for my said son Bruine Cockram to have receive 
and take the Rents Issues and Profits thereof to his own use


for the residue and remainder of the said Term Item I give 
and devise unto the said John Vincent and John Guy and
their Heirs all my Capital Messuage and Farme of Bucknowle
in the parish of Knowle alias Church Knowle in the said Isle 
of Purbeck and County of Dorset with all the Lands 
Meadows Pastures and appurtenances thereunto belonging To
and for the several uses ends intents and purposes and under the 
several trusts Clauses Conditions and Provisoes herein after limited 
expressed and Declared that is to say that the said Trustees and 
their Heirs shall by Mortgage of the said Farm and premisses
or by sale of any part thereof raise the sum of Six Hundred Pounds 
for the residue of the marriage Portion to make up the sum of 
Eight Hundred Pounds for my said Daughter Mary on the day 
of her marriage Item my Will is that untill the said Six
Hundred Pounds shall become due for my said Daughter Mary
by her Marriage That one Annuity or Yearly Rent charge of 
Four and Twenty Pounds per Annum shall be paid out of the said 
premisses of Bucknowle to my said Daughter Mary for her 
maintenance to be paid to her half Yearly from the time of my
Death by equall portions without any deduction defaulcation or 
abatement whatsoever And on non payment thereof that it 
shall and may be Lawfull to and for my said Daughter Mary
to distrain for the same on the said Premisses or any part 
thereof and the said premisses of Bucknowle chargeable
with the said Six Hundred Pounds to and for my said Daughtr 
Mary are given and devised to the said John Vincent and
John Guy and their Heirs to and for the further uses 
intents and purposes herein after declared that is to say to and 
for the use of my second son John Cockram during his Life 
without impeachment of Waste and after his Decease to the use 
of such Wife as he shall happen to marry for her Life for her 
joynture and after her decease To the use of the First son of the 
body of my said son John lawfully begotten and the Heirs of 
the body of such First son and in default of such Issue to the
use of the Second Third Fourth and every other the son and 
sons of my said Son John lawfully begotten and the Heirs of 
the Body and Bodys of every such son and sons severally and 
successively as they shall be in Seniority of age the elder and the
Heirs of his Body alwaies to be preferred and take before the 
Younger and the Heirs of his    and their Body and bodys
And in default of such Issue Then to the use of all and every the 
Daughter and Daughters of the body of my said Son John
lawfully begotten and the Heirs of the body and Bodys of 
all and every such Daughter and Daughters And in default of 
such Issue to the use of the said John Vincent and John Guy
their Executors and Assigns for the Term of Five Hundred
Years To the intent and purpose concerning the same herein
after expressed and Declared And from and after the determin-
-ation of the said Term To the use of my said son Bruine 
Cockram for his Life without Impeachment of Waste and 
after his Decease to the use of such Wife as he shall happen to 


marry for her Life for her joyture And after her Decease for the use 
of the First Son of the Body of my said Son Bruine Lawfully
begotten and the Heirs of the body of such First son And in
default of such Issue to the use of the Second Third Fourth and 
every other the son and sons of my said son Bruine Lawfully
begotten and the Heirs of the Body and Bodys of every such son
and Sons severally and Successively as they shall be in Seniority of 
age the elder and the Heirs of his body alwaies to be preferred
and take before the Younger and the Heirs of his and their body
and bodys and in default of such Issue to the use of all and every
the Daughter and Daughters of the body of my said son Bruine 
Lawfully begotten and the Heirs of the Body and Bodys of all
and every such Daughter and Daughters And in default of such
Issue then to the use of my Right Heirs for ever provided
alwaies That if such of my said Sons as shall be entituled by
Virtue of this my Will to such of the said premisses respectively
chargeable with the said several sums of money for the portion of 
my sais Daughter Mary and for her maintenance shall
otherwaies raise pay or discharge the said several sums of 
money respectively charged by this my Will Then the Estate 
Trust and power hereby given to the said Trustees for raising the
same shall cease and determine Item I give and devise unto the 
said John Vincent and John Guy and the Heirs all that my
Messuage or tenement with the Curtilage backside and garden
thereunto adjoyning scituate lying and being at Sandwich in
the said Isle and Country on the south side of the street there
and all the Lands Meadows Pastures Rights Members and 
appurtenances thereunto belonging purchased by Bruine 
Cockram Clerk my late Father of Robert Bond Deceased and 
others and also all that Close of Meadow Ground with the 
appurtanances in Sandwich aforesaid called or known by the
name of Imgrams Mead And all that Messuage or Tenement 
and Curtilage thereunto belonging backside and Garden
Scituate lying and being at Sandwiche aforesaid with all the Lands 
Tenements Pastures and appurtenances purchased by me of
Edith Clode Widow and also all that Messuage or Tenement 
with the appurtenances Scituate lying and being at Corffe Castle
in the said Isle of Purbeck and County of Dorset now in the 
possession of Sarah Hayward Widow and also all that Close of 
Meadow called Kitt Close now in my possession in Corffe Castle 
aforesaid with the appurtenances which said last mentioned 
Messuage or Tenement and close of Meadow were late the 
Inheritance of my Wifes Father John Hayward Deceased and
all other lands Tenements and Hereditaments which belonged to 
the said John Hayward in Corffe Caste aforesaid To and for
the several uses ends intents and purposes and upon the several
Trusts concerning the same respectively herein after limited 
expressed and Declared that is to say as to for and concerning all
and singular the said premisses Scituate lying and being at 
Sandwich aforesaid To and for the use and behoofe of my said 
son Bruine Cockram and the Heirs of his Body lawfully
begotten and for default of such Issue To the use of the said 


Trustees for the term of Five Hundred Years to and for the 
intent and purpose hereinafter expressed and after the determinacon
of the said Term to the use of my said son John Cockram and
the Heirs of his Body Lawfully begotten And for default of such
Issue to the use of my Right Heirs for ever And as for for and 
concerning all and singular the said premisses in Corffe Castle 
aforesaid To and for the use and behoofe of my said Wife for
and during her natural Life And after her decease to the use
and behoofe of my said son Bruine Cockram And the Heirs 
of his body lawfully begotten And for default of such Issue 
To the use of my said son John Cockram and the Heirs of his 
Body Lawfully begotten And for default of such Issue To the
use of my Right Heirs for ever And as to for and concerning 
the said Term of Five Hundred Years before limited to the
said Trustees of the premisses of Whitcliffe my Will is and 
so it is by me intended That the said Term shall commence
from and imediately after the Decease of my said son Thomas and
then after the said Term and not before shall be to the use of 
my said son Bruine and the other Subsequent uses concerning 
the same before limited and Declared any thing before 
contained to the contrary notwithstanding And it is hereby
declared and my Will is as to the said Term in the premisses
at Whitcliffe limited as is hereby last expressed and also as to
the said Term of Five Hundred Years limited to the said
Trustees of the premisses at Bucknowle and the other term
of Five Hundred Years of the premisses at Sandwich the
said Terms are limited respectively to the said Trustees
upon Trust and to the intent and purpose That upon the 
death of either of my said Three Sons First dying without 
Issue the said Trustees shall by Mortgage of the premisses
belonging to such son so first dying without Issue or by sale of 
any part thereof raise the sum of three Hundred Pounds vizt
One Hundred Pounds to and for Anthony Wareham Gent 
Husband to my Daughter Anna in full Satisfaction and discharge 
of a Covenant entered into by me to him for that purpose 
upon his marriage with his Wife and one Hundred 
Pounds more for my Daughter Vincent and One Hundred
Pounds reside for my Daughter Mary provided that my
said Wife shall happen to dye before either of my said sons
But if she shall happen to survive either of them dying 
before her Then the said Trustees shall not raise the said Three
Hundred Pounds till the death of my said Wife Provided
that if such of my said sons as shall be entituled to the 
remainder of the premisses upon the death of my First 
dying son shall raise and pay of The said Three Hundred 
Pounds Then the said Term to the said Trustees for raiseing 
the same shall cease and determine Provided and my Will
is That if my said Daughter Mary in case of her marriage 
shall not marry with a Husband that shall settle upon her
a joynture or make other provision for her answerable to 
her said Portion and what is hereby given to her in then
Judgment of her Monther and the said Trustees Then and in


such case the same shall be laid out by the said Trustees in the 
purchase of Lands or Tenements to be setled for the benefit of 
my said Daughter Mary and her Children in manner as my
said Wife and Trustees shall think fitt Item I give to every of
my Children and to my son Vincent a Suit of mourning and
to my said son Vincent Tenn Guineas and to my Daughter 
his Wife Twenty Guineas Item I give the sume of Fifty shillings
to be paid on the day of my Funeral to such poor people of
the parish of Sandwich aforesaid as have no releif from the 
said Parish such as my Executrix and Trustees shall appoint all
the rest of my Goods and Chattles I give and bequeath to my
said Loving Wife whom I make and appoint sole Executrix 
of this my last Will and Testament And Lastly my Will is 
and I do hereby order that the said Trustees above named 
shall be satisfied and paid out of the Lands and premisses to
them hereby devised for all their expences and troubles which
they may happen to be put unto in or about the Execution of 
the Trust reposed in them by this my last Will and Testamt 
to whom I give the sum of Twenty Shillings apeice to be paid 
at my decease But my Will is that notwithstanding the
limitting the premisses respectively to the use of such Wifes 
as my said Sons shall respectively happen to marry for their 
lives for their Joyntures as abovesaid my meaning is that my
said Sons shall have power to make such Joyntures respectively
but if they do not think fit so to do upon agreement on their 
several marriages Then such Wife or Wifes shall not have 
or take her or their respective joynture or Joyntures by
virtue of this my Will In Witness whereof I the said
Thomas Cockram have hereunto sett my hand and seal
the words (such Wife as he shall happen to marry for her
Life for her joynture and after her decease To the use of)
and also the words (To the use of the said Trustees for he
Term of Five Hundred Years to and for the intent and purpose 
hereinafter expressed and after the determination of the 
sand Term) being first Interlined and Published and
Declared the same to be my last Will and Testament the
day and Year abovesaid  Thomas Cockram  Signed 
sealed Published and Declared by the sabove named Thomas
Cockram to be his last Will and Testament in the presence 
of us who sett our hands as Witnesses thereto in his presence 
(we observing the two Interliniations above writen to be 
first made  Joseph Culliford Samll Serell John Tarrant

Probatum fuit hujusmodi Testamentum apud 
London coram Venerabili ...
Vicesimo Septimo
die mensis Novembris Anno Domini Millesimo Septingentesimo
Decimo Sexto Juramento Maria Cockram Relicta dicti defti et 
Executricis in dicto Testamento nominat ...

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