The will of Francis-1 Buller and thus begins the series of Francis Buller wills. This Francis is the son of Richard Buller and Margaret Trethersie. The Visitation of Cornwall lists his death as 28 Sep 1616 which must be in error as his will was probated 27 Oct 1615. Checking the Probate attached to the will it does appear to be 27 October 1615. The Inquisition Postmortem was held 14 James 1 or 1616. Francis married Thomasine Williams (daughter of Thomas William Esquire of Stowford Devon). His mother Margaret was the widow of Edward Courtney of Landrake (coheir of Edward Courtney last Earl of Devon). Richard, his father, was the son of Alexander Buller and Elizabeth Horsey (daughter of Sir John Horsey). and Alexander would have been born at Lillesdon Somerset. Alexander's parents having been John Buller and Alice Sidman. This John was then the son of John Buller and Thomasine Orchard. Back another generation the father there was John Buller married to Alice Beauchamp (heiress of John Beauchamp of Lillesdon). I have no idea on the accuracy of this Visitation. It continues back to John Buller married to a daughter of Gourney of Norfolk and then Ralfe Buller of Wood, Somerset.
It is this line in Somerset that does rather interest me as there are a number of sons not traced down further than the early 1600s. I do know that a descendant of the Somerset ended up in Bermondsey in the early 1800s and named their child Christopher Buller and another Henry Buller. Coincidence or no; I really have no ideas on that but I tend to look at everything where this family is concerned.
A few blanks again that I will fill in at some point in the future. Another fascinating will of this Buller family of Cornwall. They were such a very very large family in Cornwall and end up with John Buller of Morval inheriting the lot.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 30 Jan 2013
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/126/336
Testator: Francis Buller
Place: Pelynt, Cornwall, England
Date of document: 10 May 1615, probated 27 Oct 1615
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Document quality: 17th century English, legible copy
[Margin]: T[estament]
[Margin]: Francis
[Margin]: Buller
1 In the name of God Amen The Tenth day of May
2 in the yeare of the Raigne of our soveraigne Lord James by the grace of God of
3 England Frannce and Ireland kinge defender of the faith the Thirteenth and of
4 Scotland the xlviij th and in the yeare of our Lord God 1615 I Franncis Buller
5 of Tregarrick in the parish of Pelint in the countie of Cornewall Esquyer
6 beinge in perfect memory and in good health of bodie thanckes be unto Allmightie
7 God for the same consideringe the uncertayntie of mans life, and the dangerous
8 dayes that we live in and having A care and desire for the dispossinge of such
9 Landes and goods as God hath lent me, for the advancement Releiffe Comfort good
10 mayntenance of my wyffe children and such other as by duetie and nature I
11 thinck myselfe be mind to have care of to the end that noe varyannce or discord may
12 growe amonge them after my death But that they may contynewe in love and amytie
13 doe make this my last will and Testament in manner and forme hereafter followinge, First
14 I doe by theese presents Revoke frustrate and make voyd all former wills and Testaments
15 by me heretofore made and doe declare this to be my true and last will First I com[m]end
16 my soule to Allmightie God my maker sanctifier and Redeemer hoping that by the
17 Bloodsheddinge of Jesus Christ to enioye that heavenly blessinge prepared and ordeyned
18 for his elect And I will that my bodie be buried in honest decent and christianlike
19 manner by the discre[t]ion of my Executors and Overseers or the most p[ar]te of them in the
20 Church of Pelint or in the Channcell there before my seate, It[e]m I gyve to the wardens
21 of the poore people of the parish of St Stephens neere Saltashe in the county of corne
22 wall to the use and for the Releiffe of the said poore people xx s Item I gyve and bequeath
23 To the wardens and overseers of the poore people of the parish of Landracke in thee
25 said countie to the use and for the Relieffe of the said poore people xx s. Item I gyve and
26 bequeath to the wardens and overseers of the poore people of the parish of Tallan in
27 the said countie to the use and for the Releiffe of the said poore people xx s, Item I
28 gyve to the wardens and overseers of the poore people of the parish of Lansallos in
29 the said county to the use and for the Releiffe of the said poore people xx s, Item I gyve
30 and bequeath to the wardens and overseers of the poore people of the parish of Pelint
31 in the said county to the use and for the Releiffe of the said poore people v s, Item I gyve
32 to the wardens and overseers of the poore people of Westlowe to the use of the poore
33 there xx s, Item I gyve to the wardens and overseers of the poore people of the towne
34 of Lost Wythyell to the use of the poore there xx s, Item I gyve to the wardens and
35 overseers of the poore people of the parish of Trewardreth to the use of the poore
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36 there xx s, Item I gyve to the wardens and overseers of the poore people of the parish of
37 St. Blasey to the use of the poore there xx s, Item I gyve to every poore and needy p[er]son
38 that shal[l ]be present at my buriall two pence, and meate and drinck for there dyner on
39 that day I shal[l ]be Buried, Item I gyve to every of my godchildren vi s viij d, Item I give
40 and bequeath to John Wills Vicker of Pelynt yf he be lyvinge at the tyme of my
41 death xl s Item I gyve and bequeath to William Triggs xl s. Item I gyve and bequeath
42 to Charles Jope xl s, Item I gyve and bequeath to every of my covent servants that shall
43 serve me the day of my death as much money as he or her wage shall amount unto
44 for one quarter of a yeare Item I give and bequeath to Sir Richard Buller Knight my
45 eldest sonne my gould Ringe wherin my seale of armes and my _____ ____ of _____
46 Item I doe give and devise to Franncis Buller sonne of the foresaid Sir Richard Buller and
47 to the heires males of his bodie lawfully to be begotten the Bartone Grannte and Tithing
48 Sh_isse of Pelnet aforesaid w[hi]ch an Ach__d nowe houldeth by leife for certayne
49 yeares yet endueing And yf he happen to dye w[i]thout yssue male then my will and
50 devise is that the same Bartorye and Sheaffe shall remayne and be to George Buller
51 his second Brother and to his heires males And for default of such yssue male that my
52 will and meaninge is that the same shall remayne and be to Richard Buller his third
53 brother and to his heires males And for default of such yssue then my Will and
54 meaninge is that the same Bertony shall remayne and be to John Buller the fowerth brother
55 and to his heires males And for default of such yssue then my will and meaning is
56 that the same shall remayne and be to Anthonie Buller the fifth brother and to his
57 heires males And for default of such yssue the remainder by cause to the right
58 heires of me the said Franncis Buller for ever, Item I give and devise to the fore
59 said George Buller the yearely Bond of vi li vj s viiij d yssuing going out and
60 yearely payably of certayne lands and tenements with the appurtenances called
61 Forde lyeing and beinge in the parish of Lanhdrocke in the Countie of Cornewall
62 which premisses I bought of Mr Langherne To have receave and leave the Rent
63 ymediatly after my death for so longe tyme and terme as Mr Killyowe estate
64 and lease stand in certaine lands called Lysses in Lansalles that he houldeth of
65 me doth endure, Item I give and bequeath to Sir Richard Bullers three sonnes
66 Richard John and Anthonye Fiftie pounds a peece to be payed to every of them when
67 as they shall severally accomplish the age of xij yeares And yf any of them happen
68 to dye before that age then his por[t]ion shall goe and be to the there then lyvinge
69 Item I give to Sir Richard Bullers three daughters viz[ a vi]t Katheryne Julyan and
70 Alice Fiftie pounds for every of them to be payd to them within three monethes of
71 each of their mariages so as they doe marrie with the liking of there parents
72 whereas I nowe houlde the moytie of one Tenement in Lansallos called Killiowe
73 for diverse yeares yet and many of the grannt and demense of Sir Jonathan Trelawny
74 knight deceased and one seized of the other moyty of the said Tenement to me and mye
75 heires, I doe hereby give and devise to Franncis Buller my sonne and to the heires
76 males of his body lawfullye to be begotten my said moytie and halfendale of the said
77 Tenement in Killyowe for and during the terme of two hundred yeares, yf the said
78 Franncis and his said heires males so longe happen to lyve and not otherwise the terme
79 to begyn at the Feast of St Michaell Archangle that shall be next after my death
80 yealdinge and payinge therefore yearely to my heires xxvi s viij d at the Feast
81 of St Michaell Archangle during the said terme And also I do give and devise
82 to the said Franncis th[e ]other moyty of the said tenemente which I houlde of the
83 grant of the said Sir Jonathan from the feaste of St Michaell Archangle next
84 after my decease for and during all the residew of the terme of yeares that
85 shalbe thereof then to come Provided allwayes that yf the said Franncis his execu-
86 tors or Assignes doe grannt or demise the said Tenement or any p[ar]te thereof to
87 any p[er]son or p[er]sons for any great or longer estate or Terms then Tenn yeares at
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88 one tyme unlesse it be to the use of his wiffe for her Joynture or dower for terme of her lyfe
89 onelye, or to the use of his children or some or one of them, except it be to buye a better
90 Tenement, That then the said estate and terme to him hereby gyven devised and bequeathed of so
91 much of the said Tenement and he the said Franncis his executors or Assignes shall so grant
92 and demise for any longer term then Tenn yeares as aforesaid shall cease and Be utterly voyd
93 Item I give to the said Franncis all my corne that shalbe growing in the ground at Kallyowe
94 aforesaid at the tyme of my death And whereas allso I nowe have and hould of the grannt
95 and demise of John Killyowe Esquier one Tenement called Tremdayne in the parish of Pylent
96 aforesaid for the Terme of my wyve's life in possession the remaindder therof after her
97 decease to Mathewe and Franncis my two sonnes ioyntly for terme of their lives, yf there
98 fore the said Franncis my sonne after the decease of my said wiffe doe not peaceably and
99 quietly permitt and suffer the said Mathew his brother during his liffe to have and enioy all
100 the said Tenement called Tremayne by and under the Rents duties and serving men[t]ioned
101 in the said lease, Then my will and meaninge is that ym[m]ediatly uppon the disturbance of
102 the said Mathewe in haveing and enioyinge of the said Tenement as aforesaid, That the said
103 Mathewe from henceforth shall have levy and receive yearely dureinge his lyfe out of the
104 Barton and farme of Tregarrick in the parish of Pelint aforesaid Twenty marks of
105 lawfull money of England according to Agreement of Annuytie or Rent charge thereof made
106 under my hand and seale, Allso I give and bequeath to the said Franncis my sonne one
107 hundred poundes of lawfull money of England and to be payed w[i]thin one yeare after my
108 death And allso I doe give and devise to the said Franncis my sonne and to the heires
109 males of his body lawfully to be begotten for terme of two hundred yeares to begin
110 ym[m]ediatly after the death of Thomasyne my wife the moyty and halfendale of the
111 messuages Tenements Barton land and mills of Tregarrcok in the parish of Pellynt
112 in the county of Cornewall yf the said Franncis and his heires males so longe happen to
113 lyve payeinge then yearely to my right heires for my said moyty three pounds at the
114 Feast of St Michaell th[e ]archangell dureing the said terme of Two hundred yeares Allso
115 I doe give and devise to the said Franncis my sonne the other moytye and halfendale
116 of the said Messuage Tenements Barton landes and mills of Tregarrcoke aforesaid after
117 the death of my said wiffe w[hi]ch I hould of the grannt and demise of the foresaid Sir Jonathan
118 Trelawnye for and duringe all the estate and terme that shalbe then to come of and in the
119 same payeing therefore yearly to the heires of the said Sir Jonathan the Rents and serving
120 due for the same duringe the said terme provided allwayes that yf the said Franncis
121 his Executors or Assignes doe grannt or demise the said premisses in Tregarrick or
122 any p[ar]te therof to any p[er]son or p[er]sons for any greater or longer estate or terme then Tenn
123 yeares at one tyme unles it be to the use of his wiffe for her Joynture or dower for
124 terme of her liffe only or to the use of his children or some one of them that then the
125 estate and terme to him yearly given and devised of so much of the said Tenement and
126 premisses as to the said Franncis his Executors or Assignes shall be grannt and demise
127 for a longer terme then Tenn yeares as aforesaid shall cease and be utterly voyd Allso
128 I give to the said Franncis all my leases estate and termes of and in one Tenement
129 called Treley in the parish of Pelint aforesaid w[hi]ch shalbe to expire after my death
130 Allso I doe give and bequeath to Thomasyne Honnywood my daughter's child my
131 second best silver balle doble gilt, Allso I doe give to Thomasin Dodson my daughter
132 my third best silver balle doble gilt, Allso I give to Margery Mannington my daughter
133 my fowerth best silver balle doble gilt, Allso I give and bequeath to Emylin Buller my
134 daughter a silver balle the valewe of five poundes or else five pounds in money in
135 recompense hereof, Allso I give to my godson Arthur Burell five pounds, Allso I
136 give to Edward Jppe my servant Three pounds in money, Allsoe I give to Marie Bone
137 my servant Tenn shillings, Allso I give to my godsonne Thomas Dodson Six pounds
138 Thirteene shillings and fower pence, Allso I give to Anne Vyvgen my daughter's
139 daughter Tenn pounds at her marriage, Allso I doe hereby give and devise to
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140 Thomasyne my wyffe for terme of her life in lawe and accompenet of all her Joynture and
141 dower w[hi]ch she may have or clayme of and in any of my lands and Tenements within the
142 countyes of devon and cornewall after my decease, These severall messuages lands tenements
143 rents estates leases and terms hereafter followinge, That is to saye the moyty and halfendale
144 of all my messuags landes tenements Barton and milles of Tregarrick within the parish of
145 Pilint in the County of Cornewall w[hi]ch moytie is myne owne lands for terme of her
146 life, And allso I give assigne and devise to my said wife for terme of her lyve the
147 then moytye and halfendale of all the said messuags lands tenements Barton and milles
148 of Tregarrocke w[hi]ch I hould of the grannt of Sir Jonathan Trelawnye yf Thomasyne
149 and Margery my daughters or either of them so longe lyve, And allsoe I doe give and
150 devise to my said wyffe the moyty of certayne land called Lochand for terme of her
151 liffe w[hi]ch I hould of the grannt of Sir Jonathan Trelawnye, And allso I doe gyve and
152 devise to my said wiffe th[e ]other moytye of the said premisses w[hi]ch is myne owne land for
153 Terme of her lyfe, Allso I doe give and devise to my said wiffe in recompence as aforesaid
154 for terme of her lyfe all my landes and Tenements called Taley in the parish of Pelint in
155 the countie aforesaid, Allso I give and devise to my said wiffe one tenement in Lancare
156 in the parish of Pelint for terme of her liffe, yf Mathewe Franncis and Emlin Buller my
157 children and Franncis sonne of Sir Richard Buller or any of them so longe lyve, And allso I
158 doe give and devise to my said wiffe all my leases estates and termes of yeares w[hi]ch I have
159 to come and expire of and in the Inner Gaynttary ground w[hi]ch I have of the grannt of
160 John Wills Clarke provided allwayes that yf the said Thomasine my wyffe doe at any
161 tyme after my decease clayme or swe for any Joynture or dower in any of the kings
162 courte of or for any of my lands tenements within the said counties of Devon or Corne
163 wall or happen to marrye after my decease that then and im[m]ediatlye thereuppon the
164 gyfte devises estates interrests and termes of yeares to her heretofore by these presents
165 given devised lymitted or assigned of and in all and every p[ar]te of the premisses before
166 men[t]ioned shall cease and be utterly voyde to all intents and purposes and she to stand to her
167 dower at the com[m]on lawe, And that then I will and devise hereby that all the said
168 estates interrests and termes of yeares unto her given and devised as aforesaid shall then
169 presently come and be to the forsaid Sir Richard Buller his heires and Assignes in
170 discharge and lawe hereof, provided allso and my intent and meaning is that yf my said
171 wiffe doe after my decease and before such tyme as this my said will shal[l ]be approved
172 accordinge to the cawse of Lawe wherein I have appoynted her to be one of the Execu
173 tors, Realease or make such other convenyance as shal[l ]be thought reasonable to my sonne
174 Sir Richard Buller his heires or Assignes of her Joynture and dower and the same
175 deliver unto him as her deed of and in all my lands and tenements in the foresaid
176 counties of devon and cornewall except it be to those land and tenements Rents
177 estates and termes herein, in and by theise presents unto her the said Thomasine
178 Assigned devised given and appointed for terme of her lyffe, That then shee shal[l ]be one
179 of my Executors and hereafter shall appeare in and by this my said will, but yf shee
181 Refuse so to doe and doe not make Release or such other assurance as aforesaid of her
182 said Joynture and dower that then I doe appoint my said sonne Sir Richard
183 Buller to be my sole Executor, and she the said Thomasine not to intermell with the
184 Executorshipp nor w[i]th any of my goods or chattells by reason therof, nor to take any
185 presett or benefitt thereby any things here in contayned to the contrary not w[i]th
186 standinge, Allso I doe hereby Will and request my said wyffe to fynd my said sonne
187 Franncis Buller after my decease meate drincke and lodginge during her life in con-
188 sidera[t]ion whereof I doe give to her during the said tyme All my Rents of my lands
189 in Kyllyowe in the parish of Lansallos w[hi]ch I purchased of one John Co[w]ell and of
190 Trehawks heires, and allso all the Rents of my lands in Pollpena w[hi]ch I purchased
191 of Hugh Trevanyon gent, And allso all the Rents of my lands in the Bourreingh
192 of Portpigham alias Westlowe, And allso the Rents of my lands in Penkelly in the
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193 parish of Pellint, and allso all the Rents of my lands in Muchlarnick in the parish of
194 Pelint, And allso my Rents in Pennant in the parish Lyskerd, and allso the Rents of my
195 lands in St Germans parish, And allso all my p[ar]te of my Rents as well hughs Rents
196 as conveniency Rents of the Mannor of Tregarrick And allso John Hodgs Rent
197 And allso all the yearely Rents of all my lands and Tenements in the parish of St
198 Martins during her lyffe, so as my said wife doe not sue for her dower of any of my
199 lands whatsoever, but yf shee doe, then her estate and right for and concerning the said
200 Rents to cease and be voyde, But yf my said sonne Franncis Buller doe not take
201 his dyett with his said mother as aforesaid and dep[ar]te from her then she shall paye
202 yearely unto him, Tenn poundes towards the same and his mayntenance and noe more,
203 provided allso and my will intent and meanings is, That yf my said sonne Franncis in
204 the lyfe tyme of his said mother marry himself w[i]thout the consent of his said
205 mother or after her decease doe marry without the consent of the most p[ar]te of my
206 Overseers rules it to be to ane honest woman of A good parentage and fitt for his estate
207 and degree and so thought and accompled of that then all my gifts grannts bequeathes
208 devises and estates made or given in and by these presents shalbe utterly voyde to all intents
209 and purposes as yf they had never bine made or given any things herein to the con-
210 trary notw[i]thstanding, Allso my further will and meaning is that my Executors shall
211 pay yearely unto my sonne Mathew during the liffe of Sir Richard Buller Tenn
212 pounds by equall por[t]ions quarterly to be payed so as the said Mathew Buller doe
213 before any paymente thereof made give bond to my said Executors to paie unto my sayde executors or the Survivors of
214 them or to his or theire Assignes within Twoe yeares after the death of the said Sir
215 Richard, yf the said Mathewe be then lyvinge, so much money as he the said Mathewe
216 shall receive in the lyfe by me of the said Sir Richard Buller, Allso I doe hereby
217 appoynt and ordayne Thomasyne my wife and Sir Richard Buller my sonne to be
218 my Executors of this my last will and Testament, And I doe hereby give to them
219 all my goodes and chattles not before given and bequeathed after my Funeralls
220 discharged and my debts and legacies payed and satisfied, And yf my said wiffe
221 or my said sonne or eyther of them doe introvene or goe about (after my decease)
222 to defeyte or defraude any of my children of any legacy or thinge to any of them
223 by this my last will and Testament geven willed or ment, that then and ymediatlye
224 uppon such indeter or goinge about so to doe her and his authoritie and Right of
225 Executorshipp shall cease, and all legacies and things by this my last will and Testa-
226 ment given or bequeathed to them or eyther of them that so dothe to be voyde, And then
227 I will that Franncis my sonne in her or his place (that soe dooth or goeth about so
228 to doe) coexecutor and shall have all such legacies as are before geven or bequeathed
229 to the said Thomasine and Sir Richard or any of them so doing, provided allso that
230 yf my said wiffe (after my decease) happen to marrie agayne, That then her
231 executorshipp and all interrests and rights hereby had or to be had shal[l ]be voyde
232 To all intents and purposes, Allso I doe hereby ordayne and appouynt my welbeloved
233 freinds Sir Thomas Wise knight Edward Trelawnye Josephe Basford Robert
234 Dodson and Sampson Maningto[n] Esquiers to be my Overseers of this my last will
235 and Testament whome I doe earnestly prayer and desire to ayde and assist my
236 Executors in the execu[t]ion and performance hereof, And I doe hereby give to every
237 of them for their paynes to be take[n] therein Fortie shillings, in Witnes whereof I
238 the said Franncis Buller to this my present Testament and last will have putt my
239 hand and seale the daye and yeare abovesaid in the presents of these whose names
240 are subscribed or indorsed whome I have requested to witnes the same Franncis
241 Buller Sealed and delivered in the presence of thise p[er]sons under written
242 Joseph Basford, Peirre Mannington, Henry Chind[er]ton, William Triggs, John
243 Cornewe, Robert Sampson
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Will of Francis Buller of Tregarricke - The National Archives PROB 11/212/119, probated 27 May 1650
This next group of three Buller wills I have labeled Francis 2, Francis 3 and Francis 4. I do not know if my Christopher Buller is descendant of this line but not being able to locate him anywhere thus far I decided to read all of them and if I am reading them I might as well transcribe them as I might miss an important detail. Christopher Buller is highly respected by his peers where he is living and often asked to be an executor of wills within the family. He appears to have owned his shop on Tooley Street and supplied slops to sailors one would assume given the occupation. Slops being their clothing as it was thus referred to.
Although he married Mary Beard and they baptized all of their children at St Mary Magdalen in Bermondsey, he buried his two infant children and his first wife and had himself buried at St Olave Southwark. The Parish Registers at LMA are one of my must sees when next we are in England as the time period in which he lived are not yet online (if they exist and they appear to at LMA). He was buried in 1832 at the age of 69 giving him a likely birth year around 1763 and that is the most information that I have on his early years.
Francis Buller married Sybill Nicholls the daughter of John Nicholls of St Kew. They had five sons and two daughters who are mentioned in this will: namely, 1. Francis, 2. John, 3. Richard, 4. Peter and 5. Philip and 1. Anne (married to Hancock) and 2. Thomasine. Francis was a brother to Sir Richard Buller of Shillingham and it is his son Francis and grandson Francis that are mentioned in this will as the nephews of the testator. Francis (testator) appears on the Visitation of Cornwall in the lengthy Buller entry but only to list his family. They are not extended into the next generation. He is a possibility as an ancestor of my Buller line. As a younger son of Francis Buller and his wife Thomasine Williams of Shillingham who died 28 Sep 1616 it was his older brother Sir Richard who inherited primarily from his father.
This Buller line traces back to Ralfe Buller of Wood (Somerset) and by the third generation following his great grandson John married Alice Beauchamp the heir of her father John Beauchamp to property in Lillesdon Somerset. The line continues at Lillesdon (and the possibility that I am descendant of one of these families as there are also many lines in the earlier family as well) until the marriage of Richard Buller and Margaret Tretherslie (daughter of Thomas Tretherslie and widow of Edward Courtney). It was their son Francis Buller of Shillingham that was the father of this Francis and Sir Richard. There are so many many possibilities for one of these Buller lines to be ancestral to Christopher Buller of St Olave Southwark. Many of the lines are not traced down in the Visitation. The full test of the visitation of the county of Cornwall can be found on books.google.com:
http://books.google.ca/books/about/The_visitations_of_Cornwall.html?id=t0U7AQAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y
and is downloadable from there.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 27 Jan 2013
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/212/119
Testator: Francis Buller
Place: Tregarricke, Cornwall, England
Date of document: 22 Nov 1649, probated 27 May 1650
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Document quality: 17th century English, legible copy
[Margin]: T: Francis
[Margin]: Buller
1 In the name of God Amen
2 The twoe and twentieth day of November in the yeare of our Lord God one thousand
3 six hundred Forty nyne I Franncis Buller of Tregarricke in the County of Cornwall
4 Esq[uie]r haveing before me the uncertainty of my continuence in this world And knowing
5 that it is as naturall for man to dye as to be borne And desireing to sett my house in
6 order that peace may continue in my family after my decease doe in the feare of gods
7 holy name, now in the time of my perfect minde and memory make and ordaine this
8 my last will and testament in manner and forme following. First I bequeath my
9 soule into the hands of the Almighty god my creator and Redeemer hopeing assuredly
10 to receive eternall life through Jesus Christ my alone Saviour And my body to bee
11 buried in the Chancell of Pilint Church Item I give to the poore of Pelint twenty
12 shillings To the poore of Lansellos tenn shillings To the poore of St Kew tenn
13 shillings And to every poore at my buriall two pence Item I give to my Servants five
14 pounds to be distributed amongst them as my wife shall thinke fitt Item I give and
15 bequeath unto Franncis Buller my oldest sonne All those my Messuages Lands
16 tenements rents rever[s]ions services and hereditaments with th[e ]appurtenances here
17 after men[t]ioned (that is to say) All my right title terme claimes interest and demand
18 whatsoever which I have or ought to have of in and unto the Barton of Tregarricke
19 with all and singular the appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise
20 appertaineing And also all my right title terme clayme and interest which I now
21 have and ought to have of in and unto the feilds called Gayland with the app[ur]ten[an]ces
22 And likewise all my right title terme and estate which I have yet to come of in and
23 unto the Messuage and tenement called Wilton And further I give to the said
25 Francis my sonne All these Lands and tenements with the appurtenances called
26 _anacue which I there lately purchased of Sir Peter Courtney knight with the
27 rents reversions services and hereditaments to the same belongeing or app[er]taynning
28 And also I give to the said Francis my sonne All those my Lands and tenements
29 with the appurtenances called Talvan which I there latly purchased of Robert
30 Raw gent deceased with the rents issues and proffitts thereof And also I give to my
31 said sonne Francis All those Messuages Lands tenements rents and hereditaments
32 with the appurtenances in or called Tremayne which I there lately purchased of
33 John Killiewe Esq[uir]e and John his sonne and heire with the rents reversions and services
34 thereof belonging or appertaineing All which said mentioned Lands Barton Tenements
35 and hereditaments are lyeing and being within the said parish of Pelint in the said
36 County of Cournewall And also I give to the said Francis my sonne all those my
37 Messuages Lands Tenements and hereditaments with the appurtenances called
38 Landeare within the parish of Dueloe which I there late purchased of Edward Calmady
39 of Wenbury in the County of Devon Esq[uir]e with the rents reversions and services to
40 them belonging And likewise I give to the said Francis my sonne all those my
41 messuages Lands Tenements Rents and hereditaments with the appurtenances called
42 Tremellicke in the parish of St Pinnocke which I there late purchased of Stephen Jay
43 deceased And my will is that Francis Buller of Shillingham Esq[uir]e and Francis
44 Buller gent his sonne My Nephewes and their heires and assignes and every of
45 them shall stand seized of and in all and singular the said Messuages Barton Lands
46 and tenements with their appurtenances respectively afore mentioned by me given to
47 the said Francis my said sonne to the use and beheese of the said Francis my sonne
48 and the heires males of his body lawfully to be begotten on the body of any woman which
49 he shall att any time hereafter marry and take to wife by and with the speciall
50 consente of the said Francis Buller of Shillingham and Francis his sonne or one
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51 of them And for default of such heire males to the use of the heires males of my body
52 lawfully begotten And for default of such heires in the use of my right heires forever
53 ____ allwayes, and my will is That if the said Francis my sonne shall marry or take
54 to wife without the speciall consents of the said Francis Buller of Shillingham and
55 Francis his sonne my said Nephews or one of them That then the said Francis my
56 sonne shall not further hold or be possessed of all or any of the afore mentioned messuages
57 Barton Lands tenements rents reversions or hereditaments whatsoever, nor of any part
58 thereof But shall from thence forth only have receive and take the summe of fowerscore
59 pounds yearly by quarterly payments in lieu and recompence of all the Lands tenements
60 and hereditaments afore mentioned And my will and desire is that my said Nephews
61 or one of them their or one of their heirs or Assignes shall from time to time have
62 full power and authority to manage and or lymitt and direct the said Messuages Lands
63 Tenements rents and hereditaments and the issues and proffitts thereof for the best
64 advantage and beheese of my said sonne Francis Buller untill he shall soe marry with theire
65 or one of their consents as aforesaid And my will is that for the preferment of my said
66 Francis Buller in any such marriage to be had by and with the consents of my said
67 Nephewes as aforesaid my sonne Francis with the consents of my said Nephewes or one
68 of them shall have full power and authoritie to alter and change or dispose of any the
69 Messuage Barton Lands or tenements afore mentioned for the creation of Joynt and
70 or mayntenance to be had made or assured out of or by the Lands tenements Barton
71 rents and hereditaments afore mentioned or out of or from any part thereof for any
72 such woman as my said sonne Francis shall soe marry or otherwise at the pleasure
73 or likeing of my said Nephewes or one of them Item I give and bequeath unto
74 John Buller my second sonne all my estate right title terms interest and demand
75 whatsoever which I have or ought to have of in and unto my Messuage and tenement
76 called Kelliew in the said parish of Lanesalles with all and singular the appurtenances
77 to the same belonging or appertaineing And I give to the said John my said sonne all
78 such quicke goods and corne as shalbe of myne upon the said Tenement called Kelliew
79 at the time of my death Item I give to Ann Hancock my daughter twenty shillings
80 to make her a ring Item my will is that my wife shall have and hold the lower
81 tenement in St Kew which was heretofore the tenement of her Uncle Nicholas
82 Nicholls gent deceased dureing her life if she release her estate formerly appointed
83 to her ioynture and maintenance in the two tenements called Wilton and Killiowe
84 aforesaid that is to say if she shall within twenty dayes next after my decease
85 release and yield up her said estate in Wilton to my said Nephewes or to one of them
86 for the use and beheese of my said sonne Francis And doe likewise release and
87 yield up her said estate in Kelliowe to my said sonne John Buller And shall pay
88 the summe of twenty pound per Annum to my Executor hereby made and ordained if
89 shee marry from the time of her second marriage dureing her life and not else Item
90 I give unto my said wife my second best feather bedd in Tregarricke with the furniture
91 to the same belonging And I also give her all my houshold goods at St Kew And
92 all my plate which is not my childrens now liveing I leave to my said wife to be
93 disposed by her at her pleasure Item I give and bequeath unto Richard my third sonne
94 all my estate right title tearms and interest which I am to have in the tenement
95 called Tregavethicke within the said parish of Lansalles after the decease of
96 Marrien Trassell wife of John Tressell with the Lease for the same And I also give
97 the said Richard the sume of two hundred pounds of lawfull money of England to be
98 paid him by my Executor at such time and times as my said Nephews or one of
99 them shall think fit and appoint And untill such time as the said Richard shall
100 receive the said two hundred pounds my Executor to pay him thirteene pounds six
101 shillings and eight pence yearly by quarterly payments for his maintenance And
102 tenn pounds of like mony dureing the life of the said Marrian Trussell for increase
103 of her por[t]ion Item I give onto Peter my fowerth sonne All my estate right title
104 terme and interest whatsoever which I have and ought to have of in and unto the
105 Messuage and tenement called Lanwarnicke within the said parish of Dueloe which
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106 I there bought of Robert Cole with my deeds for the same And also I give unto the said
107 Peter the summe of two hundred pound of like mony to be likewise paid by my Executor at
108 such time and times as my said Nephewes or one of them shall thinke fitt and appointe
109 And untill the said Petter shall marrie the said two hundred pounds my Executor to pay
110 him thirteene pounds six shillings eight pence yearly by quarterly payments for his
111 maintenance and increase of his person And if the said Robert Cole shall happen to
112 dye within two yeares next after my decease Then my Executor to pay the said Peter
113 my said sonne the sume of one hundred pounds more of like mony for increase of his
114 por[t]ion Item I give unto Phillip my fifth sonne the summe of fower hundred pounds
115 of like mony to be likewise paid by my Executor at such time when as the said Phillip shall attaine to the age of one and twentie yeares and untill the sayd Phillipp
116 shall receive the summe of fower hundred pounds my Executor to pay him yearly
117 the summe of ___teene pounds of like mony by quarterly payments for his maintenance
118 and increase of his portion And my will is that my Executor shall pay away any
119 reasonable summe of mony of the said fower hundred pounds at any time when he
120 my said Nephewes or one of them shall thinke fitt to disburse the same for the preferment
121 of the said Phillipp in any caleing convenient for him Item I give unto Thomazine my
122 daughter All my estate right title terme and interest whatsoever which I have and ought
123 to have of in and unto the two severall tenements called Trerachicke and ____ow
124 within the said parish of Pelintt with my deeds which I have to the same And also
125 I give the said Thomazine the summe of two hundred pounds of like mony to be paid
126 her by my Executor at such time and times as my said Nephewes or or one of them
127 shall thinke fitt and appoint And untill the said summe of two hundred pounds be
128 paid her my said Executor to pay her yearly the summe of thirteene pounds six
129 shillings and eight pence for her maintenance and increase of her portion And my
130 will is that if any or either of my said fower youngest children last mentioned
131 shall happen to dye before the payment of their severall respective portions be
132 made as aforesaid Then the portion of him her of them so dyeing shalbe equally
133 devided amongst him her or them of the said fower youngest children surviveing
134 and what estate or tearms shalbe then to expire in either of the respective Messuages
135 or tenements afore appointed to the said Richard, Peter and Thomazine soe happening
136 to dye shall revert descend and be to the use and beheese of my Executor And
137 further my will is That if at any time after my decease the said Francis my
138 sonne whom I tend to make and ordaine to be the Executor of this my last will
139 and testament upon notice or demand of my said Nephewes or one of them to him
140 to be given shall refuse to give such reasonable securitie to my said Nephewes
141 or one of them for payment of my said fower youngest childrens severall sum[m]e and
142 sum[m]es of mony afore appointed and by me to them respectively given, with the
143 severall yearly payments for their severall maintenance as my said Nephewes
144 shall thinke fitt That then my said Nephewes or one of them their heires and
145 assignes shall have full power and authority to sell or dispose of any of the
146 Messuages Lands or Tenements goods or Chattells whatsoever in this my p[re]sente
147 will and testament by me given or to be given or bequeathed to my Executor for
148 payment thereof rspectively in manner and forme aforesaid And shall have like
149 power and authority to sell alter or dispose of the respective Leases and estates
150 thereof afore appointed to Richard, Peter and Thomazine my said sonne and daughter
151 for their best advantage and beheese respectively as my said Nephewes shall thinke fitt
152 or either of them Item I give to my said Nephews twenty shillings apeece to make
153 them two rings And I doe most earnstly desire and hereby appointe and authorize
154 my said Nephews ioyntly and severally to be Overseers and trustees of this my last
155 will and testament Item all that rest and residue of my goods and chattells not hereby
156 given or bequeathed of what kinde qualitie or condition soever they or any of them are
157 of I give and bequeath unto the said Francis Buller my oldest sonne whom I make
158 and ordaine to be Executor of this my last will and testament And to be wholly
159 guided and directed by my said Nephewes or one of them from time to time for the
160 manageing and carrying on of the burthen and affaires of this my present will and
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161 testament And what charges costs or expences my said Nephewes or one of them shall have
162 time to time disburse or expend in or about my suite of law which may happen touching the
163 premisses or for the imployment of any person or persons which shalbe imployed in or about
164 any of the comandes of my said Nephewes or one of them for or concerning the execution
165 thereof my said Nephewes and every of them shall from time to time satisfy them
166 out of from or by any of my goods or chattells whatsoever And further my will is
167 that my said Nephewes or one of them shall from time to time have full power to raise
168 pay and disburse any reasonable sum[m]e or sum[m]es of money for placing of any of my
169 said other younger children in any calling fitt for him or them And the same so raised
170 payd and distributed for the purposes aforesaid to deduct out of his or their portion or
171 portions for whom it shall soe paid and disburse And I doe hereby desire and appointt
172 Phillipp Tingcombe in Richard Langston George Corner and Edward Tomlinson to have
173 the ministeriall imployment and to act doe and accompt for my Executor as they shalbe
174 directed from time to time by my said Nephewes or one of them And I doe hereby nullify
175 and revoke all former and other wills and testaments whatsoever by me formerly made or
176 ordained And I charge my said sonne Francis to be kinde dutifull and courteous to his
177 mother and loveing to all his brothers and sisters. In witnes whereof I have to this
178 my last will and testament put my hand a seale geeven the day and year first
179 above written Francis Buller Sealed signed published and acknowledged in the
180 presence of us whose names are subscribed William hancocke William Purdy
181 Edward Tomlinson
Although he married Mary Beard and they baptized all of their children at St Mary Magdalen in Bermondsey, he buried his two infant children and his first wife and had himself buried at St Olave Southwark. The Parish Registers at LMA are one of my must sees when next we are in England as the time period in which he lived are not yet online (if they exist and they appear to at LMA). He was buried in 1832 at the age of 69 giving him a likely birth year around 1763 and that is the most information that I have on his early years.
Francis Buller married Sybill Nicholls the daughter of John Nicholls of St Kew. They had five sons and two daughters who are mentioned in this will: namely, 1. Francis, 2. John, 3. Richard, 4. Peter and 5. Philip and 1. Anne (married to Hancock) and 2. Thomasine. Francis was a brother to Sir Richard Buller of Shillingham and it is his son Francis and grandson Francis that are mentioned in this will as the nephews of the testator. Francis (testator) appears on the Visitation of Cornwall in the lengthy Buller entry but only to list his family. They are not extended into the next generation. He is a possibility as an ancestor of my Buller line. As a younger son of Francis Buller and his wife Thomasine Williams of Shillingham who died 28 Sep 1616 it was his older brother Sir Richard who inherited primarily from his father.
This Buller line traces back to Ralfe Buller of Wood (Somerset) and by the third generation following his great grandson John married Alice Beauchamp the heir of her father John Beauchamp to property in Lillesdon Somerset. The line continues at Lillesdon (and the possibility that I am descendant of one of these families as there are also many lines in the earlier family as well) until the marriage of Richard Buller and Margaret Tretherslie (daughter of Thomas Tretherslie and widow of Edward Courtney). It was their son Francis Buller of Shillingham that was the father of this Francis and Sir Richard. There are so many many possibilities for one of these Buller lines to be ancestral to Christopher Buller of St Olave Southwark. Many of the lines are not traced down in the Visitation. The full test of the visitation of the county of Cornwall can be found on books.google.com:
http://books.google.ca/books/about/The_visitations_of_Cornwall.html?id=t0U7AQAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y
and is downloadable from there.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 27 Jan 2013
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/212/119
Testator: Francis Buller
Place: Tregarricke, Cornwall, England
Date of document: 22 Nov 1649, probated 27 May 1650
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Document quality: 17th century English, legible copy
[Margin]: T: Francis
[Margin]: Buller
1 In the name of God Amen
2 The twoe and twentieth day of November in the yeare of our Lord God one thousand
3 six hundred Forty nyne I Franncis Buller of Tregarricke in the County of Cornwall
4 Esq[uie]r haveing before me the uncertainty of my continuence in this world And knowing
5 that it is as naturall for man to dye as to be borne And desireing to sett my house in
6 order that peace may continue in my family after my decease doe in the feare of gods
7 holy name, now in the time of my perfect minde and memory make and ordaine this
8 my last will and testament in manner and forme following. First I bequeath my
9 soule into the hands of the Almighty god my creator and Redeemer hopeing assuredly
10 to receive eternall life through Jesus Christ my alone Saviour And my body to bee
11 buried in the Chancell of Pilint Church Item I give to the poore of Pelint twenty
12 shillings To the poore of Lansellos tenn shillings To the poore of St Kew tenn
13 shillings And to every poore at my buriall two pence Item I give to my Servants five
14 pounds to be distributed amongst them as my wife shall thinke fitt Item I give and
15 bequeath unto Franncis Buller my oldest sonne All those my Messuages Lands
16 tenements rents rever[s]ions services and hereditaments with th[e ]appurtenances here
17 after men[t]ioned (that is to say) All my right title terme claimes interest and demand
18 whatsoever which I have or ought to have of in and unto the Barton of Tregarricke
19 with all and singular the appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise
20 appertaineing And also all my right title terme clayme and interest which I now
21 have and ought to have of in and unto the feilds called Gayland with the app[ur]ten[an]ces
22 And likewise all my right title terme and estate which I have yet to come of in and
23 unto the Messuage and tenement called Wilton And further I give to the said
25 Francis my sonne All these Lands and tenements with the appurtenances called
26 _anacue which I there lately purchased of Sir Peter Courtney knight with the
27 rents reversions services and hereditaments to the same belongeing or app[er]taynning
28 And also I give to the said Francis my sonne All those my Lands and tenements
29 with the appurtenances called Talvan which I there latly purchased of Robert
30 Raw gent deceased with the rents issues and proffitts thereof And also I give to my
31 said sonne Francis All those Messuages Lands tenements rents and hereditaments
32 with the appurtenances in or called Tremayne which I there lately purchased of
33 John Killiewe Esq[uir]e and John his sonne and heire with the rents reversions and services
34 thereof belonging or appertaineing All which said mentioned Lands Barton Tenements
35 and hereditaments are lyeing and being within the said parish of Pelint in the said
36 County of Cournewall And also I give to the said Francis my sonne all those my
37 Messuages Lands Tenements and hereditaments with the appurtenances called
38 Landeare within the parish of Dueloe which I there late purchased of Edward Calmady
39 of Wenbury in the County of Devon Esq[uir]e with the rents reversions and services to
40 them belonging And likewise I give to the said Francis my sonne all those my
41 messuages Lands Tenements Rents and hereditaments with the appurtenances called
42 Tremellicke in the parish of St Pinnocke which I there late purchased of Stephen Jay
43 deceased And my will is that Francis Buller of Shillingham Esq[uir]e and Francis
44 Buller gent his sonne My Nephewes and their heires and assignes and every of
45 them shall stand seized of and in all and singular the said Messuages Barton Lands
46 and tenements with their appurtenances respectively afore mentioned by me given to
47 the said Francis my said sonne to the use and beheese of the said Francis my sonne
48 and the heires males of his body lawfully to be begotten on the body of any woman which
49 he shall att any time hereafter marry and take to wife by and with the speciall
50 consente of the said Francis Buller of Shillingham and Francis his sonne or one
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51 of them And for default of such heire males to the use of the heires males of my body
52 lawfully begotten And for default of such heires in the use of my right heires forever
53 ____ allwayes, and my will is That if the said Francis my sonne shall marry or take
54 to wife without the speciall consents of the said Francis Buller of Shillingham and
55 Francis his sonne my said Nephews or one of them That then the said Francis my
56 sonne shall not further hold or be possessed of all or any of the afore mentioned messuages
57 Barton Lands tenements rents reversions or hereditaments whatsoever, nor of any part
58 thereof But shall from thence forth only have receive and take the summe of fowerscore
59 pounds yearly by quarterly payments in lieu and recompence of all the Lands tenements
60 and hereditaments afore mentioned And my will and desire is that my said Nephews
61 or one of them their or one of their heirs or Assignes shall from time to time have
62 full power and authority to manage and or lymitt and direct the said Messuages Lands
63 Tenements rents and hereditaments and the issues and proffitts thereof for the best
64 advantage and beheese of my said sonne Francis Buller untill he shall soe marry with theire
65 or one of their consents as aforesaid And my will is that for the preferment of my said
66 Francis Buller in any such marriage to be had by and with the consents of my said
67 Nephewes as aforesaid my sonne Francis with the consents of my said Nephewes or one
68 of them shall have full power and authoritie to alter and change or dispose of any the
69 Messuage Barton Lands or tenements afore mentioned for the creation of Joynt and
70 or mayntenance to be had made or assured out of or by the Lands tenements Barton
71 rents and hereditaments afore mentioned or out of or from any part thereof for any
72 such woman as my said sonne Francis shall soe marry or otherwise at the pleasure
73 or likeing of my said Nephewes or one of them Item I give and bequeath unto
74 John Buller my second sonne all my estate right title terms interest and demand
75 whatsoever which I have or ought to have of in and unto my Messuage and tenement
76 called Kelliew in the said parish of Lanesalles with all and singular the appurtenances
77 to the same belonging or appertaineing And I give to the said John my said sonne all
78 such quicke goods and corne as shalbe of myne upon the said Tenement called Kelliew
79 at the time of my death Item I give to Ann Hancock my daughter twenty shillings
80 to make her a ring Item my will is that my wife shall have and hold the lower
81 tenement in St Kew which was heretofore the tenement of her Uncle Nicholas
82 Nicholls gent deceased dureing her life if she release her estate formerly appointed
83 to her ioynture and maintenance in the two tenements called Wilton and Killiowe
84 aforesaid that is to say if she shall within twenty dayes next after my decease
85 release and yield up her said estate in Wilton to my said Nephewes or to one of them
86 for the use and beheese of my said sonne Francis And doe likewise release and
87 yield up her said estate in Kelliowe to my said sonne John Buller And shall pay
88 the summe of twenty pound per Annum to my Executor hereby made and ordained if
89 shee marry from the time of her second marriage dureing her life and not else Item
90 I give unto my said wife my second best feather bedd in Tregarricke with the furniture
91 to the same belonging And I also give her all my houshold goods at St Kew And
92 all my plate which is not my childrens now liveing I leave to my said wife to be
93 disposed by her at her pleasure Item I give and bequeath unto Richard my third sonne
94 all my estate right title tearms and interest which I am to have in the tenement
95 called Tregavethicke within the said parish of Lansalles after the decease of
96 Marrien Trassell wife of John Tressell with the Lease for the same And I also give
97 the said Richard the sume of two hundred pounds of lawfull money of England to be
98 paid him by my Executor at such time and times as my said Nephews or one of
99 them shall think fit and appoint And untill such time as the said Richard shall
100 receive the said two hundred pounds my Executor to pay him thirteene pounds six
101 shillings and eight pence yearly by quarterly payments for his maintenance And
102 tenn pounds of like mony dureing the life of the said Marrian Trussell for increase
103 of her por[t]ion Item I give onto Peter my fowerth sonne All my estate right title
104 terme and interest whatsoever which I have and ought to have of in and unto the
105 Messuage and tenement called Lanwarnicke within the said parish of Dueloe which
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106 I there bought of Robert Cole with my deeds for the same And also I give unto the said
107 Peter the summe of two hundred pound of like mony to be likewise paid by my Executor at
108 such time and times as my said Nephewes or one of them shall thinke fitt and appointe
109 And untill the said Petter shall marrie the said two hundred pounds my Executor to pay
110 him thirteene pounds six shillings eight pence yearly by quarterly payments for his
111 maintenance and increase of his person And if the said Robert Cole shall happen to
112 dye within two yeares next after my decease Then my Executor to pay the said Peter
113 my said sonne the sume of one hundred pounds more of like mony for increase of his
114 por[t]ion Item I give unto Phillip my fifth sonne the summe of fower hundred pounds
115 of like mony to be likewise paid by my Executor at such time when as the said Phillip shall attaine to the age of one and twentie yeares and untill the sayd Phillipp
116 shall receive the summe of fower hundred pounds my Executor to pay him yearly
117 the summe of ___teene pounds of like mony by quarterly payments for his maintenance
118 and increase of his portion And my will is that my Executor shall pay away any
119 reasonable summe of mony of the said fower hundred pounds at any time when he
120 my said Nephewes or one of them shall thinke fitt to disburse the same for the preferment
121 of the said Phillipp in any caleing convenient for him Item I give unto Thomazine my
122 daughter All my estate right title terme and interest whatsoever which I have and ought
123 to have of in and unto the two severall tenements called Trerachicke and ____ow
124 within the said parish of Pelintt with my deeds which I have to the same And also
125 I give the said Thomazine the summe of two hundred pounds of like mony to be paid
126 her by my Executor at such time and times as my said Nephewes or or one of them
127 shall thinke fitt and appoint And untill the said summe of two hundred pounds be
128 paid her my said Executor to pay her yearly the summe of thirteene pounds six
129 shillings and eight pence for her maintenance and increase of her portion And my
130 will is that if any or either of my said fower youngest children last mentioned
131 shall happen to dye before the payment of their severall respective portions be
132 made as aforesaid Then the portion of him her of them so dyeing shalbe equally
133 devided amongst him her or them of the said fower youngest children surviveing
134 and what estate or tearms shalbe then to expire in either of the respective Messuages
135 or tenements afore appointed to the said Richard, Peter and Thomazine soe happening
136 to dye shall revert descend and be to the use and beheese of my Executor And
137 further my will is That if at any time after my decease the said Francis my
138 sonne whom I tend to make and ordaine to be the Executor of this my last will
139 and testament upon notice or demand of my said Nephewes or one of them to him
140 to be given shall refuse to give such reasonable securitie to my said Nephewes
141 or one of them for payment of my said fower youngest childrens severall sum[m]e and
142 sum[m]es of mony afore appointed and by me to them respectively given, with the
143 severall yearly payments for their severall maintenance as my said Nephewes
144 shall thinke fitt That then my said Nephewes or one of them their heires and
145 assignes shall have full power and authority to sell or dispose of any of the
146 Messuages Lands or Tenements goods or Chattells whatsoever in this my p[re]sente
147 will and testament by me given or to be given or bequeathed to my Executor for
148 payment thereof rspectively in manner and forme aforesaid And shall have like
149 power and authority to sell alter or dispose of the respective Leases and estates
150 thereof afore appointed to Richard, Peter and Thomazine my said sonne and daughter
151 for their best advantage and beheese respectively as my said Nephewes shall thinke fitt
152 or either of them Item I give to my said Nephews twenty shillings apeece to make
153 them two rings And I doe most earnstly desire and hereby appointe and authorize
154 my said Nephews ioyntly and severally to be Overseers and trustees of this my last
155 will and testament Item all that rest and residue of my goods and chattells not hereby
156 given or bequeathed of what kinde qualitie or condition soever they or any of them are
157 of I give and bequeath unto the said Francis Buller my oldest sonne whom I make
158 and ordaine to be Executor of this my last will and testament And to be wholly
159 guided and directed by my said Nephewes or one of them from time to time for the
160 manageing and carrying on of the burthen and affaires of this my present will and
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161 testament And what charges costs or expences my said Nephewes or one of them shall have
162 time to time disburse or expend in or about my suite of law which may happen touching the
163 premisses or for the imployment of any person or persons which shalbe imployed in or about
164 any of the comandes of my said Nephewes or one of them for or concerning the execution
165 thereof my said Nephewes and every of them shall from time to time satisfy them
166 out of from or by any of my goods or chattells whatsoever And further my will is
167 that my said Nephewes or one of them shall from time to time have full power to raise
168 pay and disburse any reasonable sum[m]e or sum[m]es of money for placing of any of my
169 said other younger children in any calling fitt for him or them And the same so raised
170 payd and distributed for the purposes aforesaid to deduct out of his or their portion or
171 portions for whom it shall soe paid and disburse And I doe hereby desire and appointt
172 Phillipp Tingcombe in Richard Langston George Corner and Edward Tomlinson to have
173 the ministeriall imployment and to act doe and accompt for my Executor as they shalbe
174 directed from time to time by my said Nephewes or one of them And I doe hereby nullify
175 and revoke all former and other wills and testaments whatsoever by me formerly made or
176 ordained And I charge my said sonne Francis to be kinde dutifull and courteous to his
177 mother and loveing to all his brothers and sisters. In witnes whereof I have to this
178 my last will and testament put my hand a seale geeven the day and year first
179 above written Francis Buller Sealed signed published and acknowledged in the
180 presence of us whose names are subscribed William hancocke William Purdy
181 Edward Tomlinson
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