Two wills that fit together is always a nice
find. This William is the father of Arthur who left his will dated 1838 and
probated in 1841. The one clue that really connects them is the individual to
whom William the father has given a mortgage and that Arthur forgives him the
interest owed to him from that mortgage at the time of Arthur's decease. Arthur
did not marry and so his father's legacies now will go to the grandchildren. There
must be a story connected to Arthur but the will doesn't reveal it to us. Why
he is living with the Mitchell family? Even by 1821 he appears to not be living
with his father. Perhaps the marriage of William to Mary is a second marriage
as they have a daughter under 21 when the will was written. It was also three
years before Arthur's will was probated.
William's (testator) sister Ann Blake married (unknown)
Smith and a search of the LDS website reveals a few possible marriages.
Henry Sherman Fennell married Ann Smith 4 Jun
1815 at Saint Thomas Parish Church, Portsmouth.More work on this will later as I put the wills together of family members.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 14 May 2012
Source: The National Archives PROB 11/1644 Image Reference 136/135
Place: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Testator: William Blake, Gentleman of Portsmouth, Hampshire
Type of Record: Will
Dated: 3 Jan 1820, probated 15 Jun 1821
Read: Electronic copy
Condition: image, small script, contrast medium, probably in his own handwriting
[In margin] William Blake 24
1 This is the last Will and Testament
2 of me William Blake of Portsmouth in the county of Hants Gentleman
3 made whilst in an indifferent state of health but of sound and disposing
4 mind memory and understanding to hereby, I give devise bequeath and
5 bequeath dispose of all my real and personal estate and effects in manner following
6 that is to say I give and devise unto my wife Mary and to my son in law Richard
7 Batchelor of Portsmouth aforesaid Surgeon and my friend William
8 Prince of the same place Hatter and to the survivor of them and his heirs
9 all those my two messuages or dwelling houses with the appurtenances
10 there to belonging situate and being at Buckland in the parish of Portsea
11 in the said County was occupied by Mr. Hoffmister and Mr. Saunders and
12 also all that my messuage or dwelling house situate in Fredrick Street
13 in Portsea aforesaid No 18 occupied by Mrs Balfour sublett to a charge
14 of two hundred pounds now existing on such said messuage and
15 premises and chargeable therewith To hold the same three messuages
16 subject and chargeable therewith To hold the as aforesaid to my said
17 wife Mary the said Richard Batchelor and William Prince and
18 to the survivor of them and his or her heirs upon trust nevertheless
19 to permit my son said Arthur Blake to receive the writs of the said
20 messuage and Premises from and after the expiration of twelve
21 calendar months from my decease for his life and immediately after
22 his decease or in case my said son shall die leaving a wife and child
23 or children Then In trust to retain the rents of my said three messuages
24 and premises and pay the same unto the widow of my said son Arthur
25 for her life and after her decease upon trust and I devise the said three
26 messuages and premises unto all and every the child or children of my
27 said son lawfully begotten if more than one as tenants in common
28 and if but one than to such only child his or her heirs and assigns
29 for ever but in case my said son should die without having a
30 wife or child or children lawfully begotten then I give and devise
31 the said three messuages and premises unto my sister Ann Smith of
32 Portsea aforesaid widow for her life and after her decease I give and
33 devise the said three messuages unto the children of the said Ann
34 Smith living at her decease their heirs and assigns for ever as tenants
35 in common and not as joint Tenants I give and devise unto Charlotte
36 White Butler of Portsea aforesaid spinster and to her heirs and
37 assigns for ever all that my messuage or dwelling house situate
38 in Daniel Street in Portsea aforesaid and lately occupied by my
39 mother in law Francis Blake deceased but now by the said
40 Charlotte White Butler and I give and bequeath the principal
41 sum of eight hundred pounds now secured to me on mortgage of an
42 estaate on Oyster Street in Portsmouth aforesaid belonginge to Mr
43 Joseph Puelman unto my said wife Mary and the said Rich[ar]d
44 Batchelor and William Prince upon trust and confidence
45 nevertheless that they my said trustees or the survivors or survivor of them
46 or the executors or administrators of such survivor do and shall
47 after twelve calendar months from my decease call in one
48 hundred pounds principal money part of the said sum of eight
49 hundred pounds and when received upon trust and I direct sixty
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50 pounds par thereof to be paid to my said sister Ann Smith
51 for her own use with the interest to accrue from twelve
51 calendar months next after my decease twenty pounds other part
52 thereof to her son John Smith of Portsea aforesaid Shipwright and
53 twenty pounds remaining part thereof unto her daughter Ann
54 Fennell wife of Henry Fennell of Portsea aforesaid Labourer and
55 also upon further trust to receive the interest of the remaining sum of
56 seven hundred pounds every three calendar months if payment can
57 be so obtained and to pay the same when and as borrowed unto my
58 said son Arthur Blake for his life and after his decease upon
59 trust to pay the interest of the said sum of seven hundred pounds
60 other part thereof unto the widow of my said son Arthur for her
61 life and immediately after her decease then In trust and I give the
62 said sum of seven hundred pounds unto all and every the children of
63 my said son Arthur living at the time of the decease of his said widow
64 in equal shares and proportions but in case my said son should
65 die leaving only a widow and without child or children then I direct
66 my said trustees to pay the interest of four hundred pounds only part
67 of the said sum of seven hundred pounds to my said sons widow
68 for her life and the remaining sum of three hundred pounds I
69 hereby direct them to pay to my two Grandsons in law William
70 Cunningham Batchelor and Richard Batchelor sons of my son
71 in law William Cunningham Batchelor late of Portsmouth afor[esai]d
72 Merchant and in case my said son Arthur should die without
73 leaving either a widow or child or children then after his decease I
74 give and bequeath the said sum of seven hundred pounds in
75 manner following that is to say four hundred pounds part thereof
76 to my said daughter Ann Blake for her own use and one hundred and
77 fifty pounds to each of my said Grandsons in law the said William
78 Cunningham Batchelor and Richard Batchelor and in case of the decease
79 of my said daughter Ann Blake under the age of twenty one years
80 I give and bequeath twelve hundred pounds stock five percent Ann[uitie]s
81 under the power reserved in my marriage Settlement and now standing
82 in the joint names of myself John Whitlow and Harrison Deacon in
83 manner following I give and bequeath six hundred and forty
84 pounds stock part thereof unto my son in law and my three daughters
85 in law namely the said Richard Batchelor Sarah Batchelor Mary
86 Batchelor and Elizabeth Batchelor in equal shares and proportions
87 to and for their own use and benefit absolutely and one hundred and
88 sixty pounds stock other part of the said twelve hundred pounds
89 stock I give and bequeath unto my said two Grandsons in law
90 William Cunningham Batchelor and Richard Batchelor
91 equally share and share alike and the remaining four hundred
92 pounds stock I hereby give and bequeath unto my said wife Mary
93 Blake and to the said Richard Batchelor and William Prince their
94 executors administrators and assigns upon trust and confidence that
95 they my said trustees or the survivor of them or the executors or
96 administrators of such survivor shall and do permit and suffer my
97 said son Arthur to receive and take the dividends and interest thereof
98 for his life and from and immediately after his decease then I give
99 and bequeath the sum of two hundred pounds part thereof to the
100 children of my sister Ann Smith widow equally share and share
101 alike and the remaining sum of two hundred pounds I give and
102 bequeath unto and equally between my said son in law and three
103 daughters in law namely Richard Batchelor Sarah Mary and
104 Elizabeth Batchelor to and for their own use and benefit and I give
105 and bequeath unto my said trustees the said Richard Batchelor
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106 and William Prince the sum of ten pounds each as a
107 compensation for the care and trouble they will be put to in the
108 execution of the trusts hereby in them reposed to be paid them
109 at the expiration of fifteen calendar months next after my decease
110 and I give and bequeath unto my said wife Mary all my household
111 Goods and furniture of household plate linen and China together
112 with all my ready money securities for money debts rents and interest
113 and money due and owing to me and to grow due and accrue then to me
114 from twelve calendar months next after the day of my decease and
115 all the residue and remainder of my personal estate and effects of
116 what nature the same shall consist at my decease and not
117 hereinbefore by me disposed of subject nevertheless to the payment
118 of my just debts funeral expences and the costs of proving this my
119 will I give to her my said wife for her own use and benefit absolutely
120 and I authorize and fully empower my said trustees or the survivor
121 of them and his or her heirs to sell and dispose of my said three
122 freehold messuages and premises hereunto first by me herebefore devised
123 or any or other of them by public or private sale as they he or she may
124 think most advantageous and on sale of such my said real estate
125 or any part thereof I direct that the receipt or receipts of my said
126 trustees or the survivors or survivor of them shall be a good and
127 sufficient discharge to a purchaser or purchasers thereof and on sale
128 as aforesaid to plan the consideration money arising there from in
129 the public stocks or funds of this Kingdom or on good real security
130 on the trusts aforesaid and it is my will that my said trustees or the
131 survivors or survivor of them shall from time to time as often as
132 they shall think proper alter and change the securities on which
133 the said trust monies or any part thereof are now or shall hereafter
134 be placed out and from time to time as often as they shall think
135 fit again the place the same out upon Government or other good
136 real sufficient security or securities in such manner as they shall
137 think most beneficial and it is my will and meaning that my said
138 trustees or either of them shall not be liable to make good any
139 loss of losses that shall happen in the execution of the trusts
140 mentioned in this my will unless the same shall appear to
141 happen by or through their or either of their wilful neglect or
142 default nor shall either of my said trustees be answerable or
143 accountable for the acts deeds receipts or disbursements of the
144 other of them but each of them shall be answerable for his and
145 her own separate acts deeds receipts and disbursements only and I
146 hereby direct that my said trustees shall reimburse themselves out
147 of my said estate and effects all necessary costs charges and expences
148 whatsoever that they or either of them shall be put into in the
149 execution of this my will or the trusts hereby in them reposed
150 and lastly I hereby nominate constitute and appoint my said
151 wife Mary and my son in law the said Richard Batchelor
152 and William Prince my trustees executrix and executors of this
153 my last will and testate testament and hereby revoke and make
154 void all former and other will and wills by me at any time
155 heretofore made and do declare this only to be said testament my last will and
156 testament In witness whereof I the said William Blake the
157 testator have to this my last will and testament the whole whereof
158 is contained in five sheets of paper set my hand and seal that is to
159 say may hand to the first four sheets hereof and my hand and seal
160 to this fifth and last sheet thereof this third day of January in the
161 year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty W[illia]m Blake
162 [seal] Signed sealed published and declared by the said William Blake
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163 the Testator as and for his last will and Testament on the day
164 of the date in the presence of us who at his request in his presence
165 and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as
166 witnesses hereto W[illia]m Glendening Sol Portsea W[illia]m Allen James Garrate
167 Proved at London 15th June 1821 before the Judge by the oaths
168 of Mary Blake widow the Relict Richard Batchelor and William
169 Prince the executors to whom administration was granted having
170 been first sworn duly to administer
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