26 August 1853 Will of Maria Ann Pike of Peckham, Surrey, widow (proved 13 July 1855)

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This is the last Will and Testament
of me Maria Ann Pike late of Rose Cottage Surrey Terrace Park Road
Peckham in the County of Surrey but now of No 8 Grove Terrace Peckham
aforesaid widow I give devise and bequeath All my real and personal
Estate moneys and effects whatsoever and wheresoever unto Newton Crosland
of Hyde Vale Blackheath Kent Wine Merchant and James de Lacy Towle
of New Boswell Court Lincolns Inn Middlesex Gentleman their heirs execu-
tors administrators and assigns Upon trust that they or the survivor of them
do with all convenient speed after my decease collect get in realize and receive
the same and to pay thereout in the first place All my just debts and funeral
and testamentary expences and the expences of carrying the trusts of this my
will into effect and in the next place to provide for my son George Deleval a
suit of Mourning Clothes of the value of five pounds at the least and then
Upon trust to pay to my daughters Maria Major and Sophia Heath the
sum of Twenty pounds each To my daughter Martha Pocock the sum of ten
pounds and which I request her to accept to purchase a ring or other token
in remembrance of me To my daughter Elizabeth Hewett the sum of thirty 
pounds to my daughters Mary Ann Crosland and Lavina Wilson and my
sons Alfred and Frederick the sum of Sixty pounds each to my son James
the sum of Thirty pounds and to my son George Deleval the sum of fifty
pounds And upon trust in the next place to invest or place out in the ???
name of them my said Trustees in some Savings Bank or Savings Banks
or otherwise as they my said Trustees may deem most advisable the sum of 
ten pounds a piece for the benefit of each of my Granddaughters following 
namely Mary Ann, Emm, Clara and Rose four of the Children of my daugh
ter Maria Major Emma the daughter of my said daughter Sophia Heath
Maria Ann, Lavinia Frederica, Mary Elizabeth and Isabella Fanny four of 
the Children of my said daughter Lavinia Wilson Harriett and Maria Ann
two of the Children of my said son Alfred and Elizabeth and Elizabeth Mary
two of the children of my said son Frederick the said several sums to remain
at interest until my said grandchildren shall severally attain the age of
twenty one years or be married whichever shall first happen and then to be 
paid to them respectively Provided nevertheless that if my said Trustees shall
deem it advisable they may upon the application of any of my said Grand
children pay the share or shares of her or them so applying upon her or
their attaining the age of respective ages of Sixteen years upon such secur-
ity (if any) for obtaining sufficient receipts as my said Trustees may require
And as to all the rest residue and remainder of my said Estate moneys and 
effects Upon trust to pay and divide the same unto and between my said 
daughter Lavinia Wilson and my said sons Alfred and Frederick in equal
shares and proportions and I do hereby declare and direct that the legacies 
hereby given to my married daughter shall be for their respective sole and
separate use and that their respective receipts alone notwithstanding their
Coverture shall be sufficient discharges to my said trustees for the same And 
I do hereby further declare that they my said Trustees or either of them shall
not be answerable or accountable for any loss which may arise or happen
in or about the investment of the said trust property or otherwise in or about
the execution of the trusts of this my will unless the same shall happen
by or through their or his respective wilful neglect or default nor shall


the one of them be answerable or accountable for the acts receipts or defaults
of the other of them but each only for his own acts receipts and defaults and
lastly (thought not the least to be considered my Will is that in due time my
remains may be taken to Bedwin as privately as possible and at the least 
possible expense and there laid in the vault prepared for my dear departed 
husband and now I beg to add a mothers blessing earnest and heartfelt pray-
ing that all my dear Children may live in the bonds of peace and Christian
love and with the fear of an all just and merciful God before their eyes and
that if any animosity exist among them I earnestly hope that from the time 
this shall be read all offences will cease to burthen their memories as with 
continued discore there can be no prospect of a blessing from God and in humble
reliance on the merits of my Crucified Redeemer I hope and pray that he may
have mercy on my soul in the great day of trial and that we may all meet in
His Heavenly mansions to part no more and thus ardently hoping I take
a most affectionate leave of all I appoint the said Newton Crosland and 
James de Lacy Towle joint Executors of this my will and I request them to 
accept the sum of Five pounds each as a trifling remembrance of me I revoke
all former wills and Codicils made by me and I declare this only to be my
last will and Testament In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand
this tenth day of May One thousand Eight hundred and fifty two  Maria
Ann Pike  Signed 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 hereunto set our hands as witnesses  Robert
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This is a Codicil to the last Will and Testament of me Maria
Ann Pike of No 8 Grove Terrace Peckham in the County of Surrey widow
which will bears date the tenth day of May One thousand eight hundred
and fifty two whereas since the date and making of mys aid will I have
given to my son George Deleval therein named several sums of money and
which sums of money I consider to be equivalent to the legacies and bequests 
I gave and made to him by my said will I therefore revoke the said will so
far as the same relates  to all or any legacy or bequest thereby given and 
made to or in favor of my said son George Deleval And I give and bequeath 
the sum of Fifty pounds which by my said Will I directed to be paid to my
said son George Deleval unto my sons and daughter Alfred Frederick and Lav-
inia in equal shares and proportions And whereas since the making of my 
said will my Graddaughter Emma Heath therein named has departed this 
life And I am desirous of giving the legacy which by my said will I gave to
her unto my Grandson Henry the son of my son Aldred I therefore revoke my
said will so far as the same relates to the said legacy given to my
said granddaughter Emma Heath and I give and bequeath the same unto
my said grandson Henry Pike and I give and bequeath the sum of ten pounds
to my Grandaughter Elizabeth the daughter of my said son Alfred such two
legacies to be invested in favor of and payable to mys aid Grandson and Grad
daughter in the same manner in all respects as the same is in and by my 
said will directed with regard to the investing and paying of the same in
favor of and to my said granddaughter Emma Heath and my other Grand
children therein named And I hereby confirm my said will in all things save
so far as the same is hereby revoked In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand this 26th day of August in the year of our Lord One thousand 
eight hundred and fifty three  Maria Ann Pike  Signed by the
said Testatrix in the presence of us who at her request in her presence
and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as 
witnesses  Sarah Cope 8 Grove Terrace  Elizabeth Middleton 8
Grove Terrace


I have made a mistake in nameing the Children of my daughter Mrs
Major instead of Clara and Rosa I intended and do now intend and mean
Rosa and Kate and I wish the legacies to be for Rose and Kate according-
ly Dated the 26th December 1853
And I wish ten pounds to be given to Mrs Wilson for her Children's 
mouring  Dated the 26 December 1853  Maria Ann Pike
Sarah Cope 8 Grove Terrace  Eliza Lloyd 8 Grove Terrace

In the Prerogative Court of Canterbury
	In the Goods of Maria Ann Pike widow deceased

Appeared Personally Sarah Cope of No 8 Grove
Terrace Peckham in the County of Surrey Spinster and made Oath that she
is one of the subscribed witnesses to the second Codicil to the last Will and 
Testament of Maria Ann Pike late of No 8 Grove Terrace Peckham in the
County of Surrey widow deceased the said Codicil being dated the twenty 
sixth day of December One thousand eight hundred and fifty three and being
now hereunto annexed And she further made Oath that on the said twenty
sixth day of December the said Testatrix duly executed her said Codicil by
signing her name at the foot or end thereof in the presence of this Deponent 
and of Eliza Lloyd the other subscribed witness thereto both of whom were
present at the same time and the Deponent and the said Eliza Lloyd there-
upon attested and subscribed the said Codicil in the presence of the said Test-
tatrix and of each other and having particularly noticed the words and fig-
ures and I wish ten pounds to be given to Mrs Wilson for her Childrens
mourning dated the 26 December 1853" written at the end of the said Codicil
she further made Oath that the said words and figures were written before
the Testatrix signed the said Codicil  Sarah Cope  On the 30th day 
of June 1855 the said Sarah Cope was duly sworn to the truth of this Affi-
davit  Before me  T Spinks Surr  ??? CS Thomas Not Pub

Proved at London with two Codicils 13th July 1855 before the worship-
ful Thomas Spinks Doctor of Laws and Surrogate by the Oaths of Newton
Crosland and James de Lacy Towle the Exors to whome Admon was gran-
ted having been first sworn duly to admr

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