12 May 1794 Will of John Pyke of Long Acre, Middlesex, coach maker (proved 9 August 1794)

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This is the last Will
and Testament of me John Pyke of Lon Acre in the
County of Middlesex Coach Maker whereas I have
lately Executed a Bond to my son in Law Thomas
Winckworth for securing to him the Payment of two
thousand Pounds as a Marriage Portion with my 
Daughter Isabella his Wife and another Bond for
securing to him the payment of eight hundred pounds
as a Compensation to him for my not having advanced
the said Portion on his Marriage and his having had
to Maintain his said Wife from the time of his Marriage
without receiving any Fortune with her both which Bonds
bear Interest and I have advanced to my Son in Law
Charles Biggar several Sums of Money at different 
times since his Marriage with my Daughter Martha 
Kelway his now wife amounting together to one
thousand two hundred and ninety Five Pounds in part
of the like Sum of two thousand Pounds which I have
always intended to Give or settle as the Marriage Portion
of my Daughter Martha Kelway his wife so that
there remains to be advanced of that Portion seven
hundred and Five Pounds and it is my intention to
settle on my only Son William Pyke and my Daughter
Nanny Pyke like Portions now with those views I
Give to John Wallace of Bedford Street Covent Garden
in the County of Middlesex Woollen Draper Robert Gale
of Boswell Court in the said County of Middlesex Gentleman
and Robert Thompson of Bedford Street Bedford Square
in the said County of Middlesex Coach Maker the
several Sums of seven hundred and Five Pounds two
thousand Pounds and two thousand Pounds But nevertheless
upon the Trusts as are hereinafter expressed concerning 
the same sums respectively Provided and my Will is
that it shall be lawfull for my Executors hereinafter 
appointed to apply any sum or sums of Money not
exceeding in the whole two hundred Pounds over and 


above any other Bequest contained in this my will
in his Favor in payment of such Debts owing from
my said Son William at the time of my Decease
as to them shall appear fit and reasonable but
I leave this entirely to their own Discretion and subject
to no Controul and I Give to my natural Daughter
Mary the Wife of Mr Matthew Burberrow of Chanders
Street Covent Garden Carver and Gilder two hundred
Pounds and to each of them a Ring of the value
of two Guineas and I Give to my Cousins William
and Jane Guy of the Lot Farm in the Parish 
of Purley in Berkshire twenty Pounds and to each 
of them a Ring of the value of two Guineas and
if they both shall die before me then I Give the
said twenty Pounds and Rings to their Children Susan
and Martha Guy And I Give to my Partner 
Thomas Holmes if living at my Decease and if not
to his Son Thomas Holmes Fifty Pounds and a Ring of the Value of two
Guineas and I Give to my true and Faithful Servt
Ailson Wilson at my Death ten Pounds for Mourning 
over and above what may be due to her for Wages
and also an Annuity of ten Pounds during her
natural Life the same to be paid to her Clear
of all Taxes and without Deductions by equal 
Quarterly Payments and the first Quarterly Payment
to be made at the end of three Calendar Months
next after my Decease and I Give to each of my
Executors hereinafter appointed one hundred Pounds
and a Ring of two Guineas value and subject to
and after payment of all my Debts Funeral and 
Testamentary Charges and Legacies I Give and
Dispose of all the Residue of my Personal Estate 
and Effects in manner following (that is to say) one
Fourth part thereof to my said Son in Law Thomas
Wickworth if living at the time of my Decease 
and if Dead to my Daughter Isabella and her
Children and the remaining three Fourth parts
thereof to the said John Wallace Robert Gale 
and Robert Thompson upon the Trusts hereinafter
expressed concerning the same respectively (that is
to say) as to one of the said three Fourth parts and 
and also as to the said Sum of seven hundred and
Five Pounds given to them to make up my said 
Daughter Martha's Portion two thousand Pounds 
as aforesaid Upon Trust that they the said Trustee
or Trustees for the time being do and shall out of 
the same respectively set apart the sum of one thousand 
Pounds for such purposes as are hereinafter expressed
and after setting apart the last mentioned Sum then
do and shall pay the surplus unto my said Son
in Law Charles Biggar first answering and 
paying out of such surplus to my son in Law Thomas


Winckworth so much Money as the said Charles Biggar
shall owe him at the time of my Death and as
to one other of the said three Fourth Parts and one
of the said Sums of two thousand Pounds hereinbefore 
given to the said John Wallace Robert Gale and
Robert Thompson upon Trust that they my said
Trustees or Trustee for the time being do and shall
invest the same respectively at Interest in the Fund
of three pounds per Centum Bank Annuities and
with and out of the Dividends and Interest arising
therefrom pay into the proper hands of my said son
William Pyke the sum of two Pounds and two
shillings weekly during his Life clear of all Deductions
whatsoever the first of such payments to be made at
the end of the first week after my Decease and do and
shall invest the surplus of such Dividends and Interest 
in the purchase of like Bank Annuities from time
to time during my said son William's Life and the
like with regard to the Dividends or Interest of such
saving so as the same may be made to accumulate
as much as Possible and my will expressly is that my
said son William's Personal Receipt alone shall be
sufficient for the said weekly Sum and if he shall
attempt to dispose of or in any manner incumber the
same no Future payments shall be made thereof 
but the same shall applied in like manner as I have Directed
concerning such last mentioned surplus and upon Trust
that the said Trustees or Trustee for the time being
do and shall after the Decease of my said son William
Transfer all such Bank Annuities as may be
purchased either with such Original Sums or such
savings as aforesaid to such Child or Children of my
said Son William lawfully begotten as being a Son or
Sons shall attain the Age of twenty one years or
being a Daughter or Daughters shall attain such
age or be Marriage (which shall first happen) if more
than one to be Divided among them in equal shares
and if but one the whole to such one son as shall
attain such Age or such one Daughter as shall attain
such Age or shall be Married and to apply the
Dividends or Interest in the mean time until the Capital shall
become payable or Transferrable for or towards the
respective Maintenance and Education of such of the
said Sons as shall be Minors and  such of the
said Daughters as shall be under Age and unmarried
not exceeding the yearly Proceed of their respective 
presumptive or expectant portions and in Case my
said Son William shall not have a Child whose portion
shall become payable or Transferrable according to this
my will Then I declare and Direct that the whole
of such Bank Annuities shall be Transferred to my said 
three Daughters Isabella Martha and Nanny in equal


Proportions their respective Executors or Admors 
Provided nevertheless and my will is that in Case 
my said son William shall be afflicted with sickness
or infirmity it shall be lawfull for my said Trustees
or Trustee for the time being to apply so much of
such surplus or savings of Dividends or Interest as
aforesaid as such Trustee or Trustees shall think
necessary for or towards defraying such Expences as
shall be occasioned by sickness or infirmity and as to
the remaining Fourth share of the Residue of my
Personal Estate and Effects and as to the remaining
Sum of two thousand Pounds hereinbefore given to
the said John Wallace Robert Gale and Robert
Thompson of which I have not as yet Directed upon
Trust that the said Trustees or Trustee for the time
being do and shall pay the Sum of one thousand
Pounds part thereof to my said Daughter Nanny
Pyke and place out the Remainder thereof in the
Purchase of Bank three Pounds Per Centum Annuities 
and do and shall pay the Dividends or Interest arising
therefrom from time to time during the Life of my said
Daughter Nanny Pyke into her proper hands or
such Person or Persons as she may Direct or appoint
from time to time by Writing under her hand to 
receive the same and for which the Receipts of my
said Daughter Nanny and of such her Appointee
or Appointees alone shall be good Discharges 
notwithstanding any Coverture she may be under my
intention being that the same shall be for her 
sole and separate use and may not be subject to
the power or Controul the Debts or Engagements 
of any Husband with whom she may intermarry
and after the Decease of my said Daughter Nanny
Pyke Upon Trust that they my said Trustees for
the time being do and shall Transfer such last 
mentioned Bank Annuities to such Child or
Children of my said Daughter Nanny Pyke
as being a Son or Sons shall attain the Age of 
twenty one years or being a Daughter or
Daughters shall attain such Age or be Married
(which shall first happen) if more than one to be
Divided between then in equal shares and if but
one the whole to such one son as shall attain 
such Age or such one Daughter as shall attain 
such Age or shall be Married and to apply the
Dividends or Interest in the mean time until
such Capital shall become payable or Transferrable
for or towards the respective Maintenance and
Education of such of the said Sons as shall be
Minors and of such of the said Daughters as
shall be under Age and unmarried not exceeding
the Annual produce of their respective expectant


or presumptive Portions and in Case my said Daughter
Nanny shall not have a Child whose Portion shall
become payable or Transferrable according to this my
will then I declare and Direct that the whole of
such last mentioned Bank Annuities shall be
Transferred to my said Son William and my said
Daughters Isabella and Martha if living in equal 
proportions their respective Executors and Admors and
as to for and concerning the said sum of one 
thousand Pounds so directed to be set apart as aforesd
of which I have Declared no Trust Upon Trust 
that the said Trustees or Trustee for the time being
do and shall Place out and direct the same in the
purchase of Bank three Pounds Per Centum Annuities 
and do and shall pay the Dividends or Interest arising
therefrom from time to time during the Life of my said
Daughter Martha Biggar unto her proper hands
or to such person or persons as she may from time
to time direct or appoint by writing under her hand
to receive the same and for which the Receipts of
my said Daughter Martha and of wuch her appointee
or appointees alone shall be good Discharges notwithstanding 
her present or any Future Coverture my intention 
being that the same shall be for her sole and 
separate use and may not be subject to the power
or Controul Debts or Engagements of her present or
any Future Husband and after the Decease of my
said Daughter Martha Biggar Upon Trust that the
said Trustees or Trustee for the time being do and
shall Transfer such Bank Annuities as may be
purchased with the said Sum of one thousand
Pounds to such Child or Children of my said Daughter
Martha as being a Son or Sons shall attain the
Age of twenty one years or being a Daughter or
Daughters shall attain such Age or be Married
(which shall first happen) if more than one to be
Divided among them in equal shares and if but 
one the whole to such one Son as shall attain 
such Age or to such one Daughter as shall attain
such Age or be Married and to apply the Dividends
or Interest in the mean time until the Capital
shall become payable or Transferrable for or towards
the respective Maintenance and Education of
such of the said Sons as shall be Minors and of
such of the said Daughters as shall be under Age
and unmarried not exceeding the Annual proceed
of their respective presumptive or expectant Portions
and in Case my said Daughter Martha shall
have no Child whose Portion shall become payable
or Transferrable according to this my Will then I 
declare and Direct that the whole of such last mentd
Bank Annuities shall be Transferred to my said


Son William and my said Daughters Isabella and
Nanny in equal Proportions their respective
Executors or Admors Provided and my Will is that
in Case any of them the said John Wallace Robert
Gale and Robert Thompson shall die or desire to
be discharged from the Trusts hereby in them
reposed before the same shall be fully performed 
it shall be lawful for my said Executors or Admors
for the time being by any rwiting or writings under
their his or her hands and Seals or hand and Seal
accested by two or more Credible witnesses to nominate
or appoint any other fit person or persons to be a
Trustee or Trustees for the respective purposes 
aforesaid in the place or stead of such Trustee or
Trustees so dying or desiring to be Discharged as
aforesaid and so in like manner in Case of the Death 
of any such Future or succeeding Trustee or Trustees
or his or their Desire to be Discharged as aforesaid 
to nominate and appoint any other fit person or
persons to succeed him or them in the said Trusts
and I will and Direct that upon or Immediately after
every such nomination and appointment as aforesaid 
all such Acts Matters and things shall be done and
performed as shall be necessary and adviseable for
vesting the said respective Trust Estates and Premises
in the then remaining or Continuing Trustee or
Trustees if any and such new Trustee or Trustees
Jointly or in such new Trustees wholly as the Case
shall happen their Executors Admors and Assigns 
upon such and so many of the Trusts of this my
Will as shall remain to be performed and I will
and Declare that every such New Trustee who may
be appointed as aforesaid shall leave such or the
same authority to Act in all respects in the Execution 
of the several Trusts and powers Contained in this
my will as if he and they had been appointed
a Trustee or Trustees therein and that no such
Change or alteration of a Trustee or Trustees
shall invalidate any Trust or power Contained in
this my Will And I constitute and appoint the said 
John Wallace Robert Gale and Robert Thompson
Executors of this my Will and I Will and Declare
that the said John Wallace Robert Gale and Robert
Thompson and each of them their and each of
their executors Admors and Assigns shall be charged
and Chargeable only with or for such Money as
they respectively shall actually receive by virtue
of the said Trusts hereby in them reposed and that
one of them shall not be answerable or accountable
for the other of them or for the Acts Receipts neglects
or Defaults of the other of them but each only
for his own Acts Receipts neglects or wilful Defaults


nor shall they or any of them be answerable or
Accountable for any Misfortune loss or Damage which
may happen in the Execution of the aforesaid Trusts
or in relation thereto except the same shall happen
by or through their own wilful Defaults respectively 
and that they the said Trustees and each of their
Executors Admors and Assigns may with and out of any
Monies which shall come to their respective hands
under and by virtue of this my Will retain and 
reimburse himself and themselves respectively and
allow to his and their CoTrustees or CoTrustee all
such Costs Charges and Expences as they either or any
of them shall or may sustain expend or be put unto
in and about the Execution of the Trusts hereby in
them reposed or in any wise relating thereto and Lastly
I revoke all former and other Wills by me at any
time heretofore made and do declare this to be my
last Will and Testament In witness whereof I have
to this my last Will and Testament contained in seven
sheets of paper set my hand and Seal (that is to say)
my hand to the six first sheets and 
my hand and Seal to this seventh and last sheet this
twelfth Day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand 
seven hundred and ninety Four  John Pyke  LS  Signed
Sealed Published and Declared by the said John Pyke
as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence 
of us who at his request and in his presence have
subscribed our names as witnesses thereunto as we
have likewise doen the same to a Duplicate of the
above written will executed at the same time 
John Jefferies Long Acre  John Hall Long Acre

This is a Codicil to the last will and Testament
of me John Pyke of Long Acre in the County of 
Middlesex Coach Maker which will bears Date the
twelfth Day of May one thousand seven hundred and
ninety Four whereas I have by my said Will given
to John Wallace Robert Gale and Robert Thompson
my Executors thereby appointed the several Sums of
seven hundred and Five Pounds two thousand Pounds and
two thousand Pounds upon certain Trusts therein 
expressed concerning the same respectively and have
given one Fourth part of the Residue of my Personal
Estate and Effects after payment of my Debts Funeral 
and Testamentary Expences and Legacies unto my Son
in Law Thomas Winckworth and the remaining three
Fourth parts to my said Executors upon certain Trusts
therein expressed concerning the same respectively and
I have Directed that out of one of the said three
Fourth parts and the Sum of seven hundred and Five
Pounds one thousand Pounds should be invested in the


the purchase of three Pounds per Centum Bank 
Annuities upon certain Trusts therein expressed for the
benefit of my Daughter Martha Kelway Biggar
and such  her Child or Children as therein mentd
and that the surplus should be paid unto my Son in 
Law Charles Biggar first answering and paying of
such surplus unto my Son in Law Thomas Winckworth
so much Money as the said Charles Biggar should 
owe him at my Death and I have Directed one
other of the said three Fourth parts and one of the
said Sums of two thousand Pounds to be invested in
the three pounds per Centum Bank Annuities upon
Trust for the benefit of my Son William Pyke and
such Child or Children as he may have in manner
therein mentioned and have Directed payment out
of the remaining Fourth share of the said Residue and
out of the remaining Sum of two thousand Pounds one
thousand Pounds to my Daughter Nanny Pyke and
Investment of the surplus in the like Fund of Bank
Annuities Upon Trust for the benefit of my said Daughter
Nanny and such Child or Children as she may have
in manner therein mentioned Now I will and Direct
that the said Sum of seven hundred and five Pounds
only shall be paid to the said Charles Biggar
after Discharging thereout so much Money as he
the said Charles Biggar may owe to the said Thomas 
Winckworth as aforesaid and that the whole of one
Fourth part of my said Residuary Estate in lieu
of the said one thousand Pounds shall be invested 
by the Trustees or Trustee thereof for the time being
in the purchase of Bank three pounds per Centum
Annuities and that they or he shall stand and be
Possessed thereof upon such Trusts for the benefit of 
my Daughter Martha Biggar and her Child or 
Children as are expressed in my said Will concerning
the three Pounds per Centum Bank Annuities 
thereby Directed or intended to be purchased with the
above mentioned Sum of one thousand Pounds
and in Case my said Daughter Martha shall
have no Child whose Portion shall become payable
or Transferrable according to my said Will then I will
and Direct that the Trustees or Trustee for the time
being of the Bank Annuities to be purchased with
the last mentioned Fourth Part shall stand possessed
thereof upon the following Trusts (that is to say) as to
one third part thereof Upon Trust to pay the Dividends
or Interest arising therefrom from time to time
during the Life of my Daughter Isabella Wife
of the said Thomas Winckworth into her proper hands 
or to such person or persons as she may Direct
or appoint from time to time by writing under her hand to 
received the same and for which the Receipts of my


said Daughter Isabella and of such her appointee or
Appointees alone shall be good Discharges notwithstanding
her present or any Future Coverture my intention being 
that the same shall be for her sole and separate use 
and shall not be subject to the power or Controul Debts
or Engagements of her present or any Future Husband 
And after the Decease of my said Daughter Isabella
Winckworth to Transfer the said third part of such last
mentioned Bank Annuities to such Child or Children 
of my said Daughter Isabella Winckworth as being 
a Son or Sons shall attain the Age of twenty one
years or eing a Daughter or Daughters shall attain
such Age or be Married (which shall first happen) if
more than one to be Divided between them in equal
shares and if but one the whole to such one son as shall
attain such Age or such one Daughter as shall
attain such Age or be Married and to apply the 
Dividends or Interest in the mean time until such
Capital shall become payable or Transferrable for
ortoward the respective Maintenance and Education of
such of the said Sons as shall be Minors and of such of the
said Daughters as shall be under Age and unmarried 
not exceeding the Annual Proceed of their respective 
expectant or presumtive Portions and as to one
other third part of such last mentioned Bank 
Annuities Upon Trust that they the said Trustees or
Trustee for the time being do and shall stand 
possessed thereof upon such Trusts as are expressed in my
said Will for the benefit of my said Son William Pyke
and such his Child or Children as therein mentioned
concerning the Bank Annuities to be purchased with
one of the said Sums of two thousand Pounds and one
of the said three Fourth Parts of my Residuary Estate
and as to the remaining third part thereof Upon Trust 
that they the said Trustees or Trustee for the time
being do and shall stand Possessed thereof upon such
Trusts as are expressed in my said Will for the benefit
of my said Daughter Nanny Pyke and such her
Child or Children as therein mentioned concerning the
Bank Annuities to be purchased with the surplus
of the Fund therein mentioned after paying to her
one thousand Pounds as aforesaid And I Further will
and Direct that in Case my said Son William shall
not have a Child    whose Portion shall
become payable or Transferrable according to
said will then the said Trustees or Trustee of wuch
Bank Annuities as shall be purchased with one of
the three Fourth parts of my Residuary Estate and
one of the said Sums of two thousand Pounds shall
stand Possessed thereof upon the following Trusts
(that is to say) as to one third part
  thereof upon such trusts
  as are expressed in this
  my Codicil for the benefit 
  of my said daughter 
  Isabella Winckworth
  and such her Child or
  Children as aforesaid
  concerning one third
  part
  of the Fund before
mentioned and as to one other third part thereof upon


such Trusts as are expressed in my said Will for the
benefit of my said Daughter Martha Biggar
and such  her Child or Children as therein 
mentioned concerning the Bank Annuities 
then intended to be purchased with the Sum of
one thousand Pounds therein mentioned and as to 
the remaining third part thereof Upon such
Trusts as are expressed in my said Will for the
benefit of my said Daughter Nanny Pyke and
such her Child or Children as therein mentioned
concerning the Bank Annuities therein
  directed to be purchased
  with the surplus of the
  Fund therein
  mentd
afer Paying to her the Sum of one thousand
Pounds and in Case my said Daughter Nanny
Pyke shall not have a Child whose Portion shall
become payable or Transferrable according to
  my sd Will then the said Trustees or Trustee 
for the time being of the Bank Annuities to 
be purchased with such last mentioned surplus
shall stand Possessed 
thereof upon the following Trusts (that is to say) as
to one third part thereof Upon such Trusts as are
expressed in this my Codicil for the benefit of my
said Daughter Isabella Winckworth and such her
Child or Children as aforesaid concerning what
is intended for her and them and as to one other
third part thereof upon such Trusts as are expressed
in my said will for the benefit of my said Daughter
Martha Biggar and such her Child as therein 
menitoned concerning the Bank Annuities then
intended to be purchased with the Sum of one thousand
Pounds therein mentioned and as to the remaining
third part thereof upon such Trusts as are expressed
in my said will for the benefit of my said Son 
William Pyke and such his Child or Children as
therein mentioned concerning the Bank Annuities 
therein Directed to be purchased with the Sum of
two thousand Pounds and one of the said three
fourth parts of my Residuary Estate Provided
and I also will and Direct that the part or share
parts or shares of all such Bank Annuities 
as may be purchased in pursuance of my said
will or this my Codicil of any such of them the
said Isabella Winckworth Martha Biggar 
William Pyke and Nanny Pyke as shall not
have a Child whose Portion shall become
payable or Transferrable according to my said will
or Codicil shall after the Deaths of any such of
them as aforesaid respectively be subject to the
like Trusts for the benefit of the other of my
said Children and such their respective Children as
aforesaid and in like manner with Regard to all
and every such surviving or accruing part or share


or parts or shares Provided that if there shall be
no son of any of them the sd Isabella Winckworth
Martha Kelway Biggar William Pyke and Nanny
Pyke who shall attain the Age of twenty one years
and no Daughter of any of them who shall attain
such Age or be Married then the whole of such
Bank Annuities shall go and be paid to Transferred
to such person or persons upon such Trusts and for
such purposes and in such manner as the ultimate
Survivor of my said three Daughters whether
Covert or sole and notwithstanding any Coverture
she may be under by her last will and Testament 
in Writing or any writing in nature of her will
signed and published in the presence of and 
attested by two or more Credible Witnesses Direct
or appoint and for want of such Direction or 
appointement or in Case any such shall be made
and the same shall not be an absolute Disposition of
the whole of the said Bank Annuities then the
same or so much thereof as remain unappointed 
or undisposed of shall go and be paid or Transferred 
to the Executors Admors or Assigns of such Survivor 
In witness whereof I have to this Codicil to my said
last Will and Testament contained in Five sheets
of paper set my hand and seal (that is to say) my
hand to the Four firstsheets and my hand and seal 
to this Fifth and last sheet this twenty first Day of 
May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred and ninety Four  John Pyke  Signed 
Sealed Published and Declared by the said John
Pyke as and for a Codicil to his said last Will
and Testament in the presence of us who at his 
request and in his presence have subscribed our names as witnesses
thereunto as we have likewise done the same
to a Duplicate of this Codicil Executed as the
same time  John Jefferies  John Hall

This Will was proved at London with 
a Codicil the ninth Day of August in the year of
our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety
Four before the Worshipful Maurice Swabey Doctor
of Laws Surroage of the Right Honourable Sir
William Wynne Knight also Doctor of Laws Master
Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of 
Canterbury lawfully constituted by the Oaths of John
Wallace and Robert Gale Esquires two of the 
Executors named in the said Will to whom 
Administration of all and singular the Goods Chattels
and Credits of the Deceased was granted having 
been first sworn duly to Administer power reserved
of making the like Grant to Robert Thompson


Esquire the other Executor named in the said will
when he shall apply for the same

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