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I Ann Pike of No 17 Andersons Buildings in the City Road in the County of Middlesex widow do declare this to be my last Will and Testament I desire to be buried by my late Husband Samuel Pike in a plain Oak Coffin the expences of my Funeral to be defrayed from what monies I may have in the Bank of England at the time of my decease and also the expences attendant upon the execution of this my Will I give to my son Francis Pike my Parlor Carpet and Rug and Fender my Pair of Plates Candlesticks Chimney Glass brooch set in Jet and one Silver Table Spoon and I desire my twelve Silver Tea Spoons to be equally divided among such of my four Children as should be living at the time of my decease the Eldest of such Children to choose first and the rest in succession To my Sons Samuel Pike and the said Francis Pike I leave a silk Umbrella apiece I give and bequeath my Watch to my Grand daughter Mary Ann Pike daughter of the said Samuel Pike I give and bequeath my work box to my Granddaughter Henrietta Newman daughter of the hereinafter mentioned Elizabeth Ann Newman Wife of Allan Newman and I leave my Clothes Table and Bed Linen and the portion of Furniture which shall belong to me at my decease to be equally divided between my two daughters the said Elizabeth Ann Newman & Sidwell Hazeldine And Whereas my said son Samuel Pike is indebted to me in the sum of Seventy five pounds besides the sum of Eighteen pounds hereinafter mentioned Now I do hereby give and bequeath unto my said daughter Sidwell the sum of Forty pounds to and for her own sole use and benefit to be paid to her by the said Samuel Pike out of the said debt or sum of Seventy five pounds And I give to my Son Francis the sum of Thirty pounds to be paid to him by my said son Samuel out of the said sum of Seventy five pounds due to me as aforesaid And the remaining sum of Five pounds part thereof I give to my said son Samuel Pike And I declare my Will and meaning to be that if the said debt or sum of Seventy five pounds shall be discharged or paid by the said Samuel Pike in my lifetime that the said two sums of Forty pounds and thirty pounds shall be paid to my said daughter Sidwell and my said son Francis respectively out of the residue of my Estate and Effects And I declare that the Eighteen pounds lent by me to my said son Samuel exclusive of the before mentioned sum of Seventy five pounds shall go and be in discharge of his Bill against me for Seventeen pounds nine shillings and nine pence and with the exception of these two debts I freely forgive all other debts and sums of money that may be due to me from my Children at the time of my decease And I give and bequeath to my said daughter Elizabeth Ann Newman all my interest in and arising from the Ground rent of Premises situate in Hames Street Pentonville in the County of Middlesex late in the occupation of Mr Emmet for and during the term of her natural life for her sole use and benefit free from the debts control and engagements I desire that the picture of her present or any future husband and from and after her decease I of the King of France give and bequeath the same to my two sons the said Samuel and be given to my said Francis and my said daughter Sidwell Hazeldine or the survivors son Samuel Pike at or survivor of them living at her decease but if they should all die in the time of my decease the lifetime of my said daughter Elizabeth Ann then the same to become the Property of my said daughter Elizabeth Ann and to be at her sole and absolute disposal I give to my said son Samuel the interest on the said sum of Seventy five pounds which may be due from him at the time of my decease and a Gold Pin known by the name of Blue beards Key I give and bequeath my mourning ring to my said daughter Elizabeth Ann and my Brooch to my said daughter Sidwell with the Basket and Glass that came from France I give & bequeath to Sarah Pike the Wife of Francis Pike a Gold ring with the Cypher Richard Wood and I give and bequeath the Rest Residue and Remainder of my Estate and Effects whatsoever and wheresoever unto and among my four Children or such of them as may be living at my decease share and share alike And I appoint my said daughter Elizabeth Ann Executrix and my said son Francis Pike Executor of this which I declare to be my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have to this my Will contained in two sheets of paper set my hand and affixed my seal in manner following that is to say to the first sheet my hand and to the second and last sheet thereof set my hand and affixed my seal dated this eighteenth day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight Ann Pike LS Signed made and acknowledged published and declared by the said Testatrix as and for her last Will and Testament in the presnce of us who at her request in her presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as Witnesses Willam Dalman 17 Andersons Buildings Silver Smith James Booth Opposite the Orphan School City Road Baker Thos Cartwright 27 Windsor Terrace City Road In the Prerogative Court of Canterbury In the Goods of Mrs Ann Pike Widow deceased Appeared Personally Thomas Cartwright of No 2 Wilson Street Finsbury Square in the County of Middlesex Gentleman & made Oath the he is the Drawer and Writer of and also one of the subscribed Witnesses to the last Will and Testament of Ann Pike late of No 17 Andersons Buildings City Road in the County of Middlesex Widow deceased bearing date the eighteenth day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight now here unto annexed the same being comprized in two sheets of paper And he further made Oath that on the eighteenth day of July aforesaid the said Testatrix duly executed her said Will by signing her name at the foot or end thereof in the presence of this Deponent William Dalman and James Booth the other subscribed Witnesses thereto all of whom were present at the same time and this Deponent William Dalman and James Booth thereupon attested and subscribed the said Will in the presence of the said Testatrix and of each other and referring to the words "I desire that the Picture of the King of France be given to my said son Samuel Pike at the time of my decease" written in the margin of the second sheet of the said Will he deposes and says that the said legacy was so written by him by the direction of the said Deceased prior to the execution of the said Will by her as before set forth Thos Cartwright On the tenth day of March 1841 the said Thomas Cartwright was duly sworn to the truth of the aforegoing Affidavit Before me J E P Robertson ??? Prest K W Jennings N P Proved at London 19th March 1841 before the Worshipful John Elliot Pasley Robertson Doctor of Laws & Surrogate by the Oath of Elizabeth Ann Newman (Wife of Allan Newman) the daughter one of the Exors to whom Admon was granted having been first sworn duly to administer Power reserved of making the like Grant to Francis Pike the Son the other Executor
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