Peter Bodkin Blake’s will is below and the remainder of the files are letters that he wrote (annexed as codicils) and reading through them the only comments that prove to be interesting are the references to Sir Walter Blake (10th Baronet). These references do not add anything to my knowledge of the Blake family at Galway. I have only transcribed the original will, one codicil of six and the probate.
There are a number of Bodkin-Blake marriages in the Blake family at Galway.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 15 Feb 2017
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/1232
Name of testator: Peter Bodkin otherwise Peter Bodkin Blake
Place: Town of Galway, Ireland now residing in England
Type of Record: Will
Dated: 7 May 1787, probated 4 May 1793
[In margin] Peter Bodkin otherwise Peter Bodkin Blake
1 In the Name of God Amen
2 I Peter Bodkin commonly called Peter Bodkin Blake of
3 the Town of Galway in the Kingdom of Ireland but
4 now resident in England Gent do make this my last
5 Will and Testament in my own handwriting in
6 manner following that is to say Declaring that I
7 am a Protestant having duly conformed to that
8 Religion in the said Kingdom of Ireland I order
9 that my Body may be decently buried in the Parish
10 wherever I may die and as to such worldly Substance
11 as God has Pleased to bless me with I hereby dispose
12 of the same in manner following my just debts
13 and Funeral expence being first paid (that is to say) I
14 Give unto my Brother Francis Bodkin one shilling I
15 give unto William Greny Son to Thomas Greny of
16 Greginore in the County of Galway in Ireland deceased
17 my Bed and every thing else of mine which shall be
18 in my apartment in the said Town of Galway I
19 Give unto my Nephew and Niece Nicholas Brown and
20 his Sister Jane Brown one shilling each I Give unto
21 my two Nephews Ambrose Bodkin and Hyacinth Bodkin
22 of Kilbroge in the County of Galway in Ireland one
23 hundred pounds each of English money to be paid to
24 them respectively without Interest by my Executors herein
25 after named at their respective ages of twenty one
26 years but not sooner than two years next after my
27 decease and I direct that in case either of my said
28 two Nephews Ambrose and Hyacinth Bodkin shall
29 die before he shall attain the age
30 of twenty one years or sooner than two years next
31 after my decease the share of him so dying shall go
32 to the survivor of them payable also without Interest
33 at the age of twenty one years but not sooner than
34 two years next after my decease and in case both
35 my said Nephews shall die under the said age of
36 Twenty one years or sooner than two years next
37 after my decease I do give the said two several sums
38 of one hundred and one hundred pounds unto my
39 worthy friend William Pollard of St Swithins Lane
40 London Merchant to whom I owe infinite obligations for
41 the Singular Services he has rendered to me I Give
42 unto my said Nephew Hyacinth Bodkin his heirs
43 Executors and administrators my two Leasehold houses
44 in the West Sabbt of Galway the one in the occupation of
45 Bartholomew Kelly and the other in the occupation of
46 Thomas Bursee he paying the Rent reserved by and
47 performing the covenants on the Tenant or Lessees part
48 contained in the Lease under which I hold the same
49 I Give unto Mr John Cologan of London Merchant
50 one of the Parties in trade with the said William
51 Pollard One hundred pounds Sterling to be raised and paid
52 to him within two years next after my decease and
53 I direct that the said Legacies to my Nephews Ambrose
54 and Hyacinth Bodkin and John Cologan amounting
55 together to three hundred pounds Sterling shall be
56 raised when payable by Sale of One hundred and
57 forty two pounds of the Capital Stock of the English
58 United East India Company which shall be standing in
59 my Name at my decease and the deficiency that may
60 be to make up or compleat the said sum of three hundred
61 pounds I direct that the same shall be raised out of
62 the Dividends of my said East India Stock which shall
63 become due after my decease and as to the residue of
64 the said East India Stock I direct the same shall continue
65 Standing in my Name so long as the said East India
66 Company shall exist and that the dividends to arise
67 thereby During the life of the said William Pollard
68 shall be received by him for his own use and after his
69 death the said dividends shall belong to such persons
70 as he shall by Will direct and in default of such
71 direction to his Executors or Administrators I direct that
72 the sum of three per cent Consolidated English Bank
73 Annuities which shall be standing in my name at my
74 decease shall continue standing therein during the existence
75 of the said Fund and that the dividends to arise thereby
76 during the life of my good friend Mr James Cooper the
77 other partner in trade with the said William Pollard
78 shall be received by him the said James Cooper for hi
79 own use and after his death the dividends of the said
80 Bank Annuities shall belong to such persons as he
81 shall by Will direct and in default of such direction then
82 to his Executors or Administrators I Give unto my said
83 Nephew Ambrose Bodkin his Executors and Administrators
84 a debt due from Richard Martin of Galway or Kentville
85 in the County of the Town of Galway aforesaid which
86 stand Secured by a Bond and Warrant of Attorney dated
87 respectively the Twenty second of January One thousand
88 Seven hundred and Eighty one to me for One hundred
89 and Twenty three pounds two shillings Sterling with all
90 the Interest that may be due thereon at the time of
91 my decease and as to all the residue of my Estate and
92 Effects whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature
93 or kind soever as were real or personal I Give devise
94 and Bequeath the same unto the said William
95 Pollard his heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns
96 and to and for his and their own use and benefit
97 and in case the said John Cologan William Pollard
98 and James Cooper or any or either of them shall
99 refuse or decline to accept of any or either of the
100 Legacies and Bequests in this my Will give to
101 them as aforesaid then it is my will and desire and
102 I do hereby Give and Bequeath such of the said
103 Legacies as shall be so refused unto the Treasurer for
104 the time being of Greens Hospital to be applied by
105 him towards the support of the Seaman belonging to
106 the said Hospital and I do hereby constitute and appoint
107 the said William Pollard and James Cooper Executors of
108 this my Will and in case they shall both refuse
109 or decline the Execution of this my Will
110 then I appoint the Treasurer for the time being of
111 the said Hospital Sole Executor of this my Will
112 and revoking all former Wills by me at any time
113 heretofore made I do publish and declare this to
114 be my last Will and Testament in Witness whereof
115 I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this Seventh
116 day of May One thousand Seven hundred and Eighty
117 Seven Peter Bodkin Blake Signed Sealed
118 published and Declared by the said Peter Bodkin Blake
119 the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in
120 the presence of us who in his presence at his request
121 and in the presence of each other have thereto set
122 our Names as witnesses thereto Iona Thompson
123 J[onathan] Bugg Sarah Grant
124 Messrs Cologan Pollard and Hooper Galway the 30th May 1791
125 Gentleman I received your most esteemed favour of 9th
126 July last you insist I should let you know the
127 charge on the Bill on Curly It was wrote on the
128 protest thereof 6 shillings and 6 pence Irish making 6 [shillings]
129 English money with which I debit account I am
130 heartily sorry for the death of our mutual very good
131 friend Mr John Thompson Tis well he sent you my
132 Will previous to his death I am glad you think any
133 alteration I Will by Letter make in said will is binding
134 according to Law I beg you’l open and read said Will
135 Hyacinth Bodkin ye younger Brother of Ambrose
136 Bodkin mentioned in said will died in Dublin in Sep
137 last aged about 19 years and a half owing to his folly
138 and debauching and his Mother giving him too much
139 money tho he had a very strong constitution and the
140 older Brother Ambrose Bodkin came of age the 12th
141 Feby last who has a weak constitution yet he
142 follows as debauched a life as his said Brother
143 therefore tis thought he will not live many years
144 unfortunately he take pleasure in boasting he can
145 bear drinking 3 or 4 bottles of wine after dinner
146 which he frequently does Soon after he came of age
147 I wrote him a Letter stating how I had a demand
148 to his and formerly my deceased Fathers Estate of £500
149 pds or by my giving Credit for £200 I received from my
150 Father for my age of 17 years to my age of 21 years in small payments in
151 that there remained at least 800 pds due to me as
152 the remainder of my childs portion this letter was
153 delivered to him by my Sister in Law his Mother who
154 thought my demand just and reasonable he did not give
155 her or to me a satisfactory answer therefore he shall
156 get no Legacy by me I hereby order desire and will that
157 the two hundred pounds sterling and everything else
158 which I willed and ordered for my Nephews Ambrose
159 and Hyacinth Bodkin in my said Will be given to Mr
160 William Pollard one of the Executors to my said Will
161 or to his issue or heirs payable in like manner as I
162 had ordered and willed it to be paid to my said
163 Nephews Ambrose and Hyacinth Bodkin I beg you’l
164 not answer this Letter directed to Galway for fear your
165 Letter should be opened by mistake as I would chuse
166 to keep this affair secret I intend soon to go to
167 Dublin from where I will write in form to Mr
168 William Pollard and to Mr James Cooper Executors to
169 my said Will I now write you this alteration in my
170 said will for fear death or my accedance should
171 happen me in my journey to Dublin I have this
172 day drawn a Bill on you at 21 days sight in
173 favour of the Right honourable David Larouche and Co for
174 £57 pounds which I entreat you’l please to honor
175 being on account of one years dividends due to me
176 last Xmas on my £512 pds etc India Stock and also on
177 my £500 pds Stock in the Bank Consolidated Annuities
178 I hope the dividends continued at 8 per cent on the
179 India Stock notwithstanding the great War at present
180 in the East Indies my next Letter to you or to the
181 Executors of my last Will I hope will be soon from Dublin
182 In the Interim I am most affectionately Gentleman
183 your most obedient humble Servant Peter Bodkin Blake
184 P.S. I say the Bill I have drawn on you this Day is
185 for fifty Seven pounds Sterl: Galway the 30th May
186 1791 Peter Bodkin Blake
187 This Will was proved at London with Six
188 Codicils the Fourth day of May in the year of our Lord
189 One thousand Seven hundred and Ninety three before the
190 Worshipful John Fisher Doctor of Laws Surrogate of the
191 Right honorable Sir Willian Wynne Knight and also Doctor of
192 Laws Master Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative
193 Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the oaths of
194 William Pollard and James Cooper Esquires two of the
195 Executors named in the Fourth Codicil to whom Administration
196 was Granted of all and singular the Goods Chattels and
197 Credits of the deceased having been first sworn duly to
198 administer power reserved of making the like Grant to
199 John Cologan Esquire the other Executor named in the
200 fourth Codicil when he shall apply for the same
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