02 March 1814 Will of Benjamin Pike of Stourbridge, Worcester, tailor (proved 08 November 1814)

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This is the last Will and Testament of me
Benjamin Pike of Stourbridge in the County of Worcester Taylor being
of sound & disposing mind memory & understanding do make ordain and 
publish this my last will and Testament in manner & form following
that is to say I give & devise to my brother Ed Nutlin Pike all
those my twelve messuages Tenements or dwelling houses with 
the outbuildings Gardens lands & appurts to the same belonging situate
standing & being at the top of the Town of Stourbridge aforesaid and 
which I purchased of Mr Celmore of Birmingham in the County of
Warwick & now in the several occpations of ????? Scott  Richards
Martin Betty Baggott Namy May widow Parson William Biddle
Thomas Beddall     Elleock James Young Joseph Lame & John
Brown to hold the same messuages Tenements or dwelling houses
with the Gardens and other the appurts to same belonging unto my
said Brother the said Ed Nicklin Pike his heirs and assigns for ever
give & devise to my niece Martha Pike who now resides with 
me all that my messuage Tenement or dwelling house with
the outbuildings and appurts to the same belonging situate 
standing and being in the High street in Stourbridge aforesaid
called or known by the name of the Serjeant Gun and now
in the occupation of Miss Perks and also all that my other
messuage Tenement or dwelling house with the outbuildings and
appurts to the same belonging situate standing and being in a
certain street called Pig street or Coventry street in Stourbridge
aforesaid and now in the occupation of Mr Taylor Butcher to
hold the same unto my said niece the said Martha Pike her 
heirs and assigns for ever I give devise all that my messuage
tenement or dwelling house with the outbuildings & appurts 
to the same belonging situate standing and beign at the top
of the High street in Stourbridge leading to upper swinford and
now in my own occupation together with the dwelling house 
workshop & appurts adjoining the said last mentioned messuage 
& now occupied by Mr Stokes wheelwright unto Runber Hewett
of Dudley in the said County of Worcester schoolmaster to hold
the same unto the said Kimber Hewitt his heirs and assigns
for ever also I give and devise all that plot piece or parcel
of Land which I purchased of & from the Feoffees of old swinford
Hospital situate and being near to the said last mentioned


premises and now occupied by the said Mr Stokes unto the
said Kumber Hewitt to hold tot he said Kumber Hewitt his
heirs and assigns for ever also I give and devise unto my nephew
Benjamin Pike son of my brother William Pike all that my
new erected messuage Tenement or dwelling house with the
outbildings Garden and appurts to the same belonging situate 
and being int he round Court in Stourbridge aforesaid and which
said Garden I purchased from the Feofees of old swinford Hospital
aforesaid and now in the occupation of   Adams and also all 
those my two other messuage tenements or dwelling houses
with the outbuildings and appurts to the same belonging 
adjoining or being near to the said round Court in Stourbridge
aforesaid & now in the occupation of    Hill &    Davies To
hold the same unto my said nephew Benjamin Pike his heirs 
and assigns for ever also I give devise & bequeath to my sister
Sarah Pike all those two messuages Tenements or dwelling houses 
with the outbuildings and appurts to the same belonging situate 
and being in or near to the said Round Court in Stourbridge 
aforesaid & now in the respective occupations of   Bullas &
Bennett to hold to my said sister Sarah and her assigns for &
during the term of her natural life and from & after her
decease I give and devise the said two last mentioned messuages 
or dwelling houses outbuildings and appurts unto all & every of 
my nephews and nieces that shall be living at the time of 
my decease to be equally divided between and amongst them
share and share alike as Tenants in Common and not as 
joint Tenants also I give devise and bequeath all those my four
messuage Tenements or dwelling house with the outbuildings 
and appurts to the same belonging situate standing and 
being in new street in Stourbridge aforesaid and now or late
in the several occupations of Mrs Bottomly   Jones
Bartlett &    Greenhouse unto my sister Lydia Hassett to hold
to my said Sister Lydia Hassett her heirs & assigns for ever
subject to the payment of the sum of Two hundred pounds and
interest secured by mortgage thereon to Mr Powell of Dudley
and as to all my personal Estate and Effects of every denomination
and description on whatsoever I do hereby give and bequeath the
same unto my said niece Martha Pike for her own use
absolutely subject nevertheless to the payment of my funeral
Expences and debts and I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint
Samuel Tummins of Bourus Green in the Parish of Claddesley
Corbett in the said County of Worcester Farmer the said Kumber
Hewitt & my said niece Martha Pike Exors & Extrix of this my 
last Will & Testament & I do hereby revoke and make void all
former and other will and wills by me at any time heretofore 
made and do declare this only to be my last will and 
Testament  In Witness whereof I the said Benjamin Pike the
Testator have to this my last Will & Testament contained in
this and the two preceding sheets of paper hereunto annexed ???
?????? two first sheets thereof set my hand & to this third or last 
sheet set & subscribed my hand & seal the second day of March
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & fourteen
Benjamin Pike & The writing contained in ???????? two preceeding
sheets of paper hereunto annexed was signed sealed published & declared 
by the said Testator Benjamin Pike as and for his last will and
Testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence 
in the sight & presence of each other have subscribed our names as 
witnesses thereto  Isaac Downing  Wm Penn  John Hillman

Proved at London 8 November 1814 before the Judge by the oaths
of Samuel Tummins Kumber Hewitt & Martha Pike spinster the 
niece the Exors to whom admon was granted being sworn by
comon to admr


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