Source: TNA, PROB 11/1914
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Written by W G Pike in his own handwriting March 6 1839 I William Gale Pike with feelings of the sincerest gratitude do most humbly and heartily thank my Heavenly Father God Almighty for all the mercies and blessing he has bestowed upon me and I pray that he will in this my present act of making my last Will and Testament guide and instruct me with his divine influence to do what is just fair and proper and to the satisfaction of all herein concerned First I will unto my wife every thing belonging to me of every description and every quality indiscriminately let it be what it may furniture plate china linen jewelry glass books pictures and horse or horses Phacton or G?? and every article that I may have under any denomination wines & spirits &c for her own use and enjoyment I next give and bequeath or continue unto my wife the annuity of L90 Pr annum derived from the freehold No 1 Belgrave Terrace Brighton let to Mr J H Mills as Pr Deeds now with Mr Freeman Solicitor Ship St Brighton I also in addition give to my wife the sum of four thousand pounds for her own use and benefit and to do with it as her will and pleasure may dictate I will and give my own mother two hundred and fifty pounds I will and give to each of my own brothers and sisters two hundred pounds I will and give to each of my own nephews and nieces One hundred pounds all that are of the age of fifteen years to receive their amount and those that are not fifteen to place it in the funds or some proper place with good security the Interest to be spent upon them and if any of them die before that are fifteen years of age to have the power to give it or will it to whom they please deducting the amount of funeral & burial expences out of it A continuation of W G Pike's Will & Testament I will and give to Mrs S W??ck } Fifty pounds my wifes Mother " do do Miss A W??ck } Fifty pounds my wifes sister " do do Mrs M Evan } Fifty pounds my wifes Aunt " do do Miss E Evan } Fifty pounds my wifes Cousin " do do Mrs A????? } Fifty pounds my own Aunt " do do Fredk Pike Lawson } Fifty pounds my Godson " do do to the poor and distressed parishioners of the parish of Great Bedwin one hundred pounds under the management of the Clergyman Overseers Churchwardens and Commissioners as they may judge most beneficial and useful To the Charity school in Great Bedwin fifty pounds to be spend for useful thinkgs books &c &c under the same direction I desire that all my just debts be paid as soon as possible after my decease and all the Expences of my funeral and all the legacy duties and every expence tax or duty and the expence of Administration and every other expence of whatever nature of kind that may occur or be occasioned by the Settlement of my affairs to be paid out of the remainder of my property that may be left and my desire is that there should be no delay in the performance of this my Will and that every one should receive the full amount without deduction it is supposed there will be something left which I will & give to ten of the most charitable & useful Institutions that shall be selected by my wife with the assistance of such of the legatees or any other person my wife may wish each to have the power to recommendation and my wifes decision to be final according to her judgement and the amount for each may her wisdom by Gods assistance direct guide & instruct her It is my wish that my body should be deposited in the Churchyard of Great Bedwin Wilts in a substantial well built vault made secure and sufficiently large for two in case my wife should wish to be buried with me and a Tomb erected to our memory to be close to that of my father I wish to be conveyed there quietly without pomp and in a private manner Should there be a deficiency of money up to the amount of not more than three hundred pounds to be paid by my wife if beyond that sum then what may be wanted in addition to be deducted in proprtion from each legatee but from the Poor or the school take nothing my property at this time consists of an annuity for L90 pr annum for No 1 Belgrave Terrace for 21 years from Mch 4 1839 and L10000 in the hands of Mr Morris as Pr his not of hand with about L100 on hand Dr Statement Cr Mrs Pike L1300 No 1 Belgrave Terrace } L1300 sold L90 annuity L90 p annum Cost p annum for 21 yrs Do Cash 4000 V Morris owes me L10000 Bill five years due 4 Sept 1843 with Int 5 pr?t Mother do 250 In hand about 100 Brothers & Sisters do 2200 more or less Nephews & Nieces do 2300 do W Evand ?? him 250 to be paid in full 2 bills L125 due Sept 4 1839 125 Mch 4 1840 Freehold to pay 665 { Bill L138 due Sep 1840 Law 60 Bond 527 by instalments Poor & School 150 Balance to pay Charity Legacy duties &c &c &c 385 L11400 This at the present time is about the statement of my affairs and this is my only Will & Testament in Witness hereof I have here unto put my hand & seal this 30 day of Mch 1839 Wm Gale Pike Witness Richd Webb Auctioneer in the presence of 1 Marine Parade Brighton the persons who Benjn Webb 1 Marine Parade have hereunto Percival Eade 1 Marine Parade signed there names viz R Webb } 30 Mch B Webb 1839 P Eade Saturday 5 O'Clock W.G.Pike In the Prerogative Court of Canterbury In the Goods of William Gale Pike Esquire decd Appeared Personally Benjamin Webb of No 1 Marine Parade in the Parish of Brighthelmstone in the County of Sussex Auctioneer And made oath that he is one of the subscribed Witnesses to the last Will and Testament hereunto annexed of the said William Gale Pike late of Brighthelmstone aforesaid Esquire deceased bearing date the thirtieth day of March in the present year one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine And he further made Oath that on the said thirtieth day of March he attended the said Deceased at his request for the purpose of Witnessing the execution of his said Will together with his fellow witnesses Richard Mallam Webb and Percival Eade whose names now respectively appear set and subscribed to the said Will and that the said deceased did on the said thirtieth day of March execute his said Will by signing his name thereto in the presence of the appearer and of the said Richard Mallam Webb and Percival Eade who were all respectively present together at such time and that the appearer and his said fellow Witnesses then subscribed their names as witnesses to the Execution of the said Will in the presence of the said decd in manner and form as the same now appear thereon And the appearer further saith that the word "the" was written and interlined between the seventh and eighth lines and the letter "I" was written on an erazure in the thirteenth line and the words "bequeath or" were written on an erazure in the thirteenth line and the words "bequeath or" were written and interlined between the fourteenth and fifteenth lines and the word "own" was written and interlined between the twenty first and twenty second lines and the word "to" was written and interlined between the twenty second and twenty third lines and the words "to" and "now" were written and interlined between the twenty fourth and twenty fifth lines and the word "upon" was written and interlined between the twenty eighth and twenty ninth lines and the word "spent" was written on an erasure in the said twenty ninth line respectively from the top of the first page or side of the said Will That the word or name "Bedwin" was written on an erazure in the thirteenth line and the word "may" was written and interlined between the thirty first and thirty second lines respectively from the top of the second side or page of the said Will and that ^ the words "what may be wanted in addition" were written ^ the words "wel built" were written and interlined between the ninth and tenth lines respectively from the top of the and interlined between the second & third page or side of the said Will before the same was signed by the said third lines and the deceased in the presence of this appearer and of his fellow witnesses in manner as aforesaid Benjn Webb On the twenty fourth day of June 1839 the said Benjamin Webb was duly sworn to the truth of this Affidavit by virtue of the annexed Comn Before me Thomas Cooke Officiating Minister of Brighton Comm On the 1st day of July 1839 Admon (with the Will annexed) of the goods chattels and credits of William Gale Pike late of Brighthelmstone in the County of Sussex Esquire decd was granted to Georgiana Grenville Pike Widow the Relict and the Residuary Legatee in trust named in the said Will having been first sworn by Common duly to adminr No Exor being named in the said Will
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