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Will of William French of Buckingham, gentleman, 1845 (proved 1846)
National Archives PROB 11/2037/160
The will is summarised below. Two of William's sons lived at Winslow: Joshua Lewin (b.1809) and Elijah Watson (b.1817).
Will of William French of Buckingham Gentleman, 24 April 1845. I bequeath:
- My messuage in the Market Place of Buckingham now in the occupation of my sons William Henry French and Samuel Mayo French or one of them unto my said son William Henry French, subject to the payment to my executors of the amount of one years rent, and 12 months after my decease with the payment of £400 to my sons Samuel Mayo French and Elijah Watson French in equal shares
- My messuage in the Market Place of Buckingham now in the occupation of Francis Barge unto my son Joshua Lewin French, subject to the payment to my executors of the amount of one years rent, and 12 months after my decease with the payment of £300 to my sons Samuel Mayo French and Elijah Watson French in equal shares
- My messuage in the Market Place of Buckingham now in the occupation of Joseph Webb unto my son Robert Thomas French, subject to the payment to my executors of the amount of one years rent, and 12 months after my decease with the payment of £200 to my sons Samuel Mayo French and Elijah Watson French in equal shares
- My messuage in the Market Place of Buckingham now in the occupation of George Sirett unto my sons William Henry French and Joshua Lewin French upon trust for my daughter Anne Maria the wife of the Reverend George Burden Bubier during her life, and to sell after her death for the benefit of her children
- All other messuages lands tenements and hereditaments unto my sons William Henry French and Joshua Lewin French to sell in aid of my personal estate
- All my Household Goods and Furniture Plate Linen China Books (other than account books) wine liquors trinkets and wearing apparel unto my several Children to be divided into equal shares
- To my son Joshua Lewin French £150
- To my daughter Anne Maria £600
- £600 from my personal estate to be invested for my daughter Sarah Pearson the wife of Ephraim Clarke for her separate use; after her death the £600 to be paid to her children
- £40 to each of my Executors
- To my Brother Samuel French and to his wife Mary French and to their several Children living at the time of my decease and to the several Children (except Nathaniel) of my late Brother Robert French and to Mary French their Mother and to my sister Dinah the wife of [blank] Greenhill of Shipson on Stour the legacy of five pounds each
- To William Gibbs of Neithrop in the County of Oxford the weekly sum of two shillings during his life to be paid to him by my Executors on Saturday in every week
- To the Minister officiating at the Old Meetinghouse in Buckingham at the time of my decease the sum of five pounds and to the poor Members of the Church at the Old Meeting aforesaid the sum of five pounds to be applied at the discretion of my Executors
- To the Treasurer of the Buckingham Good Samaritan Society the sum of five pounds
- To the Treasurer of the Fund for decayed Ministers of the North Bucks Association and in aid of the funds thereof the sum of five pounds
- The residue unto my several Children (except my said daughter Sarah Pearson Clarke) in equal shares
- I appoint my said sons William Henry French and Joshua Lewin French joint Executors
Witnesses: George Nelson, Solicitor, Buckingham
James Kentish, Clerk to Messrs Hearn & Nelson
Codicil dated 19 Dec 1845: William Henry to pay an additional £50 to Samuel Mayo and Elijah Watson; Robert Thomas to pay them an additional £100. Additional £300 to Anne Maria. I revoke the Legacy of £5 to my Nephew Robert French.
Further codicil 18 April 1846: the sums bequeathed to my son Elijah Watson French shall not be paid to him but invested and the income paid to him quarterly for his life
Proved at London 23 June 1846
Notes
William French was a Congregationalist. The movement in Buckingham had split into the Old Meeting (in Well Street) and the New Meeting.
See also the wills of his son Joshua Lewin French (d.1884) and grandson William Henry French (d.1899).