Source: TNA, PROB 11/1485
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In the Name of God Amen I William Pyke formerly of the Island of Grenada late of Fleet Street London but now of the City Road in the Parish of Saint Luke in the County of Middlesex Gentleman being of sound mind memory and understanding do make publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say First I will and direct that all my Just Debts Funeral Expences and the Charges of proving this my last Will and Testament be duly paid and discharged I give devise and bequeath unto my Dear Wife Mary Pyke all my real and Personal Estate and Effects whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature or kind soever whether in possession reversion remainder or expectancy in the Island of Grenada to hold to her her Heirs and Assigns for ever (except a Negroe Sailor named Charles who I give and bequeath unto my Nephew Charles Shephard of the said Island of Grenada) And as to all other my Estate and Effects whether Real or Personal and wheresoever the same may be situate lying or being whether in possession reversion remainder or expectancy I give devise and bequeath the same unto my said Wife Mary Pyke Mr William Anderson or Mile End and Mr William Francis Eld of the Bank of England and to the Survivors or Survivor of them and the Executors Administrators and Assigns of such Survivor upon trust that they my said Trustees do and shall convert the whole thereof into Money and pay or cause to be paid the following Legacies and Residue by me hereinafter given and bequeathed (viz) I give and bequeath unto my Brother Joseph Pyke of Fenchurch Street London the Sum of fifty pounds Sterling Also I give and bequeath unto my Sister Judith Pyke Spinster of Richmond in the County of Surry the Sum of fifty pounds Sterling Also I give and bequeath to my Sister Mrs Susannah Pyke of Exeter Spinster the Sum of One hundred pounds Sterling with half a dozen Tea Spoons and my Sugar Tongs I give and bequeath unto my Sister Mrs Elizabeth Shephard of Exeter Widow the Sum of One hundred pounds Sterling and three Silver Table Spoons two large Bibles the old and new Testaments Also I give and bequeath unto my Nephew Thomas Pyke Carver and Gilder now living at Plymouth Dock the Sum of fifty Pounds Sterling together with all my Wearing Apparel Also I give and bequeath to Miss Catherine Linton of London a Niece of my Wifes the Sum of fifty pounds Sterling Also I give and bequeath to Jane Metcalf my Wifes Sister at Rippa in Yorkshire the Sum of fifty Pounds Sterling Also I give and bequeath unto my Nephews and Nieces William Pyke Ann Edwards Wife of Richard Edwards Frances Pyke of London Harriet Shephard and Mary Ann Shephard of Exeter the Sum of ten pounds Sterling each Also I give and bequeath unto Mrs Mary Turner of Rippon in Yorkshire Widow ten pounds Sterling Also I give and bequeath to my Nephew Joseph Pyke Junior of London ten pounds Sterling and desire him to take charge of Mrs Pykes Picture and all my private papers with the drawers and what Furniture he may think worth keeping till her arrival in England if she comes this year if not to dispose of all (except her picture and and my private papers which may be destroyed or sent to her with her picture) and the Money arising therefrom to divide equally among his Children who who shall be then living Also I give to my said Sister Susannah Pyke of Exeter my Silver Mounted Spectacles with two sets of Glasses for a Young sight if she thinks them worth her acceptance I further give and bequeath unto my Nephew William Pyke my Writing Desk and a pair of Gold Sleeve Buttons To my Niece Frances Pyke my Tea Table Kettle and all other my Tea Equipage To Ann Edwards Wife of the said Richard Edwards my Press Bedstead with the Begging my Clock and all my Kitchen Earthen ware and to Mr Edwards my Smoaking Chair and as to all the rest residue and remainder of my said real and Personal Estate and Effects that shall be then remaining I give devise and bequeath the same unto my said Dear Wife Mary Pyke to hold to her her Heirs and Assigns for ever But in case my said wife shall happen to depart this life before me or if she survives me and dies without having disposed of them since by Will or otherwise I then give devise and bequeath all that I have hereinbefore given devised and bequeathed to her in the said Island of Grenada (except a Bond due to me from James Hayes for One thousand pounds) to Mrs Isabells Ritter Widow my said Wifes Sister now living in the said Island of Grenada her Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns upon trust to sell and dispose of the same and out of the Monies arising therefrom to pay unto my Nephew William Pyke of London the Sum of fifty pounds Sterling and the Residue to be equally divided between her the said Isabella Ritter and Mrs Jane Metcalf of Rippon in Yorkshire and her two Nieces Catherine Linton of London and Louisa Linton in Grenada And as to all other the rest and residue of my said Estate and Effects which she my said Wife would have been entitled to if living together with the said Bond of James Hayes of the said Island of Grenada of One thousand pounds I give devise and bequeath the same unto the said William Anderson and William Francis Eld and unto the Survivor of them and the Executors Administrators and Assigns of such Survivor upon trust to convert the same into Money and pay the same in the following manner (that is to say) I give and bequeath to my Sister Judith Pyke of Richmond in Surry one hundred Pounds Sterling To my two Sisters Susannah Pyke Spinster and Elizabeth Shephard Widow of Exeter One hundred and fifty pounds Sterling each To my Nephew Thomas Pyke of Plymouth Plymouth One hundred pounds Sterling To Mrs Pykes Sister Jane Metcalf of Rippon in Yorkshire and her Niece Catherine Linton of London fifty Pounds Sterling each to my three Nephews Joseph Pyke Junior William Pyke and Charles Shephard I give fifty pounds Sterling each to my four Nieces Ann Edwards and Frances Pyke of London Harriett and Mary Ann Shephard of Exeter twenty five pounds Sterling each to Dorothy Farmer and Mrs Sarah Grey Water Lane Blackfriars London twenty five pounds Sterling each and to Mrs Turner of Rippon in Yorkshire One hundred pounds Sterling but in case there shall not be sufficient to answer and pay the Legacies hereinbefore given then it is my Will that each Legatee shall abate in proportion to their respect Legacies and if there shall be more than sufficient to pay the same then I give and bequeath the same unto and equally between my said Sister Susannah Pyke and Elizabeth Shephard And I do hereby declare that the Receipt and Receipts of them my said Trustees and the Survivors or Survivor of them and the Executors Administrators and Assigns of such Survivor respectively shall be a good and sufficient discharge or discharges to any purchasers or purchaser or any other persons or person paying any Money under of by virtue of the trusts of this my Will and that such purchasers or purchaser or any other persons or person respectively shall not be obliged to see to the application or misapplication of such Monies or Money (or any part thereof and that neither of my said Trustees their Heirs Executors Administrators or Assigns shall be charges or chargeable with or accountable for the Receipt or Receipts of each other for any Monies or Money received by virtue of this my Will but each of them only for his Own Acts Deeds Receipts and wilful defaults only And I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my said Dear Wife Mary Pyke the said Mr William Anderson and William Francis Eld Executors of this my said last Will and Testament And I give and bequeath unto the said Mr William Anderson and William Francis Eld the Sum of ten pounds Sterling each in consideration of the trouble they will have in the Execution of this my said Will but in case my said dear Wife shall die before me or without having made any disposition as aforesaid then I give and bequeath unto the said Mr William Anderson and William Francis Eld the further Sum of ten pounds Sterling each and hereby revoking all former and other Will or Wills or any Codicil or Codicils I may at any time heretofore have made ratifying and confirming this and no other to stand and be for and as my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have to this my said last Will and Testament contained in four Sheets of paper set my hand and Seal (that is to say) my hand to the first second and third and to this fourther and last Sheet my hand and Seal this third Day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eight Willm Pyke LS Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the said William Pyke the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who have at this request and in his presence and in the presence of each other subscribed our Names as Witnesses to the due Execution hereof John Wright City Road Sarah Kitching Hoxton Square Wm Kitching Doctors Commons A Codicil to be added to and taken as part of the last Will and Testament of me William Pyke Whereas I have given unto my Nephew Thomas Pyke Carver and Gilder of Plymouth Dock the Sum of fifty Pounds Sterling together with all my Wearing Apparel Now I do hereby revoke that part of my said Will and do give and bequeath unto him my said Nephew the Sum of fifty Pounds Sterling only and desire my Executors named in my said Will to deduct out of the same the Sum of Nine pounds thirteen Shillings and six pence which I have paid for him And whereas I have directed my Nephew Joseph Pyke Junior of London to take charge of Mrs Pykes picture and all my private papers with the drawers and what Furniture he may think worth keeping till her Arrival in England if she comes this year if not to dispose of all except her picture and my private papers which may be destroyed or sent to her with her picture and the Money arising therefrom to be divided among his Children Now I do hereby desire him not to dispose of the same until he shall hear from my said Wife what she would wish to have done with them and in the interim to make use of them as his own and whereas I have by mistake given unto my Sister Susannah Pyke of Exeter my Silver Mounted Spectacles with two sets of Glasses for a young Sight I do hereby revoke the same and do give them to my Sister Elizabeth Shephard I also give and bequeath unto my Nephew William Pyke of Cheapside London my Metal Watch almost new and to his Father Mr Joseph Pyke of Fenchurch Street all my Books that are not in and by my Will given and disposed of also I give to Richard Edwards Husband of my Niece Ann Edwards all my Wearing apparel and Linen of every description over and above any other Legacy or Legacies I may have given to them or either of them by my said Will and do ratify and confirm my said Will in all other respects that is not by this my Codicil altered In Witness whereof I have to this my Codicil set my hand and Seal this Eighteenth Day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eight William Pyke LS Signed Sealed Published and Declared as and for a Codicil to be added to and taken as part of my last Will and Testament in the presence of us who have at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other subscribed our Names as Witnesses to the due Execution thereof Sarah Hitching Willm Hitching This Will was proved at London with a Codicil on the fifth Day of September in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eight before the Worshipful John Danbeny Doctor of Laws and Surrogate of the Right Honorable Sir William Wynne Knight also Doctor of Laws Master Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the Oaths of William Anderson and William Francis Eld two of the Executors named in the said Will to whom Administration was granted of all and singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the said Deceased they having been first sworn duly to administer power reserved of making the like Grant to Mary Pyke Widow the Relict of the Deceased and other Executor named in the said Will when she shall apply for the same
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