There are five Mary Blake wills in this set for Somerset. The current Mary Blake is listed as widow of Bridgwater. She was Mary Sellick married to William Blake (and the suggested date is 1694) and she kindly mentions her husband’s name in her will although he is deceased. Always a bonus when that happens.
The other four wills are for Mary Blake of Bath 1785, Mary Blake, Spinster of Bath 1807, Mary Blake, Spinster of Walcot, 1831 and Mary Blake, widow of Taunton 1844. The wills, particularly of spinsters, can be very very helpful in sorting out families.
There is a will for Thomas Menheire, Merchant of Exeter, Devon which was probated 19 Jan 1694, PROB 11/418/178 which I may purchase in order to more fully understand the will below. It is just a two page will but could prove interesting. I suspect this is the first husband of Mary, testatrix, in the will below. Generally this has been transcribed as Thomas Minturne in various sources. The will might help to clarify that in my mind since I have transcribed it differently.
Mary Sellick was married to William Blake who was a son of Humphrey Blake and Sara Sealy. They married 10 Apr 1632 at Bridgwater. This Humphrey was the brother of Admiral Robert Blake. So William was a nephew of the Admiral.
The other question to mind is whether or not Mary Selleck is also a descendant of the Blake family of Overstowey given that Elizabeth/Isabel Blake daughter of John Blake the elder (son of Humphrey Blake of Over Stowey) married Robert Selleck 9 Oct 1571 in Over Stowey. They had five sons and Robert their middle son is the one for whom the best records exist as it is this line where one of the sons emigrated to the American colonies namely David Selleck who is said to have emigrated around 1637. West Monkton where Henry Selleck, executor of the will below, lived is seven miles from Bridgwater. The Selleck family lived initially at Tolland which is 11 miles from West Monkton. There is a will for Henry Selleck, Gentleman of West Monkton probated 20 Jul 1741 which I shall also consider purchasing in order to add to the information for this family. Wells Cathedral: its monumental inscriptions and heraldry. 127 on archive.org yields this interesting piece of information. A Licence was granted 12 Mar 1713 for Henry Sellick, gent., junior, of West Monkton to marry Mary Bere, spinster; John Bere, gent., being bondsman. There is more information on the Sellick family around this entry but nothing specific to link Henry to any specific line.
Mary and William had one daughter as far as I can tell – Sarah who married John Chapman and this family is also mentioned in the will below.
Mary remembers many members of the Sealy family. Was this perhaps something her husband had asked her to do in his will which was not probated at the PCC unfortunately. They would have been related to her mother in law I suspect as the sisters of William, namely Ann married the Reverend John Norman and Sarah married a Mr. Doble.
Names mentioned in the will:
Mary Blake, widow, testatrix (married to William Blake, merchant, Bridgwater)
Thomas Menheire, first husband of Mary Blake, deceased
William Chapman
John Chapman, father of William, mercer, Chard, deceased
John Sealy, Bridgwater, merchant
John Sealy, son of John Sealy
Frances Sealy, daughter of John Sealy
Mary Sealy, daughter of John Sealy
Thomas Chapman, apothecary, Ilminster
John Moore, clerk, Bridgwater
Henry Sellick, junior, West Monkton, gentleman
John Balch, witness
Richard Codrington, witness
John Armstrong, witness
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 19 Oct 2013
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/615/251
Testator: Mary Blake, widow
Place: Bridgwater, Somerset, England
Type of Record: Will
Date of document: 20 Jan 1725, probated 15 May 1727
Condition: 18th century English, legible copy
[Margin]: T[esta]m[ent]
[Margin]: Marie Blake
1 In the Name of God Amen
2 I Mary Blake of Bridgewater in the County of Somersett widow doe
3 make and ordaine this my last Will and Testament in manner and forme following
4 First I commend my Soule into the hands of Almighty God hopeing through
5 the merits of Jesus Christ my Saviour to obteine Everlasting life and my Body
6 I committ to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor
7 hereinafter named And my desire is that my Executor hereinafter named
8 do cause my body to be interred in the parish Church of Bridgewater
9 aforesaid in the Grave wherein the body of my late husband William Blake
10 of Bridgewater aforesaid Merchant deceased doth lye And as touching
11 my worldly Estate I give and dispose of the same as follows Imprimis I
12 give and devise all my lands in the Kingdome of Ireland which were given to
13 me by the Will of Thomas Menheire my first husband deceased unto
14 William Chapman son of John Chapman late of Chard Mercer deceased his
15 heires and assignes forever Item I give unto John Sealy of Bridgewater
16 aforesaid Merchant Thirty pounds Item I give unto John Sealy son of
17 the aforesaid John Sealy Tenn pounds Item I give unto Frances Sealy
18 daughter of the aforesaid John Sealy my Gold Watch and Gold Chaine
19 and Hooke belong there unto Item I give unto Mary Sealy daughter
20 of the aforesaid John Sealy my Gold Chaine for the Neck and my Gold
21 Ring with a Stone and diamond sparks Item I give unto Thomas
22 Chapman of Ilminster Apothecary the Tenn pounds which he oweth
23 me on his note and my will is that the said Note be forth delivered upp
24 to be cancelled Item I give unto John Moore of Bridgewater aforesaid
25 Clerke Five pounds Item I give unto Henry Selleck Junior of
26 Westmuncton Gentleman Twenty pounds Item all the rest and residue
27 of my goods and chattels remaining unbequeathed (my debts
28 Funerall Expences and legacies being first paid and discharged) I
29 give and bequeath unto the said Henry Selleck Junior whome I make
30 sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament In witness whereof I
31 have hereunto sett my hand and seale this Twentyeth day of January
32 one thousand seaven hundred and Twenty Five Mary Blake signed
33 sealed and published by the above named Testatrix for and as her last
34 Will and Testament in presence of us who also subscribed our names
35 as witnesses in the presence of the said Testatrix and at her request
36 John Balch Rich[ar]d Codrington John Armstrong
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Thursday, March 14, 2013
Will of Charles Buller of Richmond Surrey Esquire - The National Archives PROB 11/2079/35, probated 16 Aug 1848
Found this testator, Charles Buller, as the father of The Right Honourable Charles Buller (6 Aug 1806 - 29 Nov 1848) a British barrister, politician and reformer. This Wikipedia article goes on to say that Charles Buller (testator and father of the Charles Buller in the Wikipedia article) was descendant of the Cornish Buller Cornish and married to Barbara Isabella Kirkpatrick. Since the son Charles (person in the Wikipedia article) was born in Calcutta there is perhaps a story about Charles Buller and his wife Barbara Isabella Kirkpatrick not yet written. Charles Buller (testator) can be found on the visitation of Cornwall and Charles as the son of John Buller and Anne Lemon. Charles was the fourth son of John Buller and Anne Lemon. The children listed for Charles Buller (testator) on the Visitation are The Right Honourable Charles Buller MP for East Looe and Liskeard (mentioned in the Wikipedia article above) and Sir Arthur William Buller who was a Judge at Calcutta and he married Maria Templer.
On the LDS website Charles Buller and Barbara Isabella Kirkpatrick were married 26 Aug 1805 at Calcutta Bengal India (Family Search M75002-2). Their son Reginald Buller was baptized 14 Sep 1813 at Morval, Cornwall. He is not mentioned on the visitation. Their son Arthur William Buller was baptized 21 Oct 1808 at Calcutta Bengal India and he was born 5 Sep 1808 (Family Search C75002-2). I couldn't find the baptism for Charles but the Wikipedia article gives him a date of birth of 6 Aug 1806 so presumably he was also born and baptized at Calcutta Bengal India.
The Carlyle Encopledia (edited by Mark Cumming) gives some insight into this family. Their son Reginald was clerk at Troston Rectory (Rector). Charles and Barbara Isabella Buller lived with their son Reginald through the 1840s at the Rectory and apparently early on (February 1840) Isabella had adopted a young girl named Theresa Revis. As well in the book on page 45 is mentioned that Arthur had gone to India in 1848 to pursue his legal career. Charles Buller (testator) died on 17 May 1848, Charles Buller junior died after an operation 29 Nov 1848 and Isabella died 14 Mar 1849 (of grief he says).
books.google.ca/books?isbn=0838637922
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 12 Mar 2013
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/2079/35
Testator: Charles Buller
Place: Richmond, Surrey
Date of document: undated but lawyer under oath stated 1 Jun 1841, probated 16 Aug 1848
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Document quality: 19th century English, legible copy
[Margin]: Charles
[Margin]: Buller
[Margin] Esquire
[Margin] 8
1 This is the last Will and Testament
2 of me Charles Buller of Troston Rectory in the County of Suffolk late of the
3 priory near Leatherhead in the County of Surry Esquire I give devise and be-
4 queath unto my dear wife Barbara Isabella Buller all and every my lands
5 tenements houses goods and chattels and real and Personal Estate whatsoever
6 whether in Great Britain or in the East Indies for and during the time of her
7 natural life and from and after the decease of my said wife I give and bequeath the
8 same unto my two Sons Charles Buller Esq[uie]r and Reginald John Buller Clerk
9 their heirs executors administrators and assigns upon the trusts following that is
10 to say upon and for such trusts ends intents and purposes and for such person or persons
11 as my said dear wife shall by any deed under her hand and seal to be executed
12 in the presence of two credible witnesses or by her last Will and Testament in
13 writing to be legally executed direct limit and appoint that in default of such
14 direction limitation or appointment upon Trust my said trustees
15 shall and do out of my said real and personal estate or out of a competent
16 part thereof pay unto Theresa Marianne Revis spinster who is now of the
17 age of nine years and residing in my family the yearly sum of one hundred
18 pounds of lawful money of Great Britain for and during the term of her
19 natural life the said annuity to be paid by two equal half yearly payments
20 the first payment thereof to be made at the expiration of six calendar
21 months next after the day of my decease And subject to the said annuity I do
22 direct my said trustees to stand possessed of my said real and personal estate in
23 trust for my said Son Charles Buller his heirs executors administrators and
24 assigns to and for his and their own absolute use and benefit I appoint my
25 said Sons Charles and Reginald John my Executors C Buller
26 Signed sealed published and declared b y the said Charles Buller as and for
27 his last Will and Testament in the presence of us present at the same time
28 who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have
30 hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses John Edw Buller S C Lin
31 Inn Fields Edw[ar]d F Sealy William Johns Clerk to Messrs
32 Smart and Buller
33 Prerogative
34 In the Goods of Charles Buller Esquire deceased
35 Appeared Personally John Edward Buller
36 of Lincolns Inn Fields in the County of Middlesex Gentleman and made oath
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37 that as one of the residuary witnesses to the last Will and Testament of
38 Charles Buller formerly of Treston Rectory in the County of Suffolk afterwards
39 of the Priory near Leatherhead in the County of Surry and late of Richmond
40 in the aforesaid County Esquire deceased which Will without date is now testa-
41 mentary there with beginning thus "This is the last Will and Testa-
42 ment of me Charles Buller" ending thus "I appoint my Sons Charles and
43 Reginald John, my Executors" and thus subscribed C. Buller And he further
44 saith that from a Memorandum this deponent made at the time he hath
45 no doubt and verily and in his conscience believes that the said Will was
46 executed by the said deceased at the office of him the appearer on the first of
47 June one thousand eight hundred and forty one and having now carefully
48 viewed and appraised the said will and the appointment therein of the Sons
49 of the deceased Charles and Reginald John to be the Executors thereof he saith
50 that the appointment of Executors was written by the deceased himself
51 prior to the execution of the said Will by him John Edw Buller
52 on the 15th day of August one thousand eight hundred and forty eight the
53 said John Edward Buller was duly sworn to the truth of this affidavit
54 before us F J Pratt _____ Jno J Glennie Not. Pub.
55 Proved at London 16th Aug[us]t 1848 before the worshipful James Parker
56 Deane Doctor of Laws and Surrogate by the Oaths of Charles Buller Esquire
57 and the Rev[eren]d Reginald John Buller Clerk the Jointe Executors to whom
58 Administration was granted having been first sworn to administer
On the LDS website Charles Buller and Barbara Isabella Kirkpatrick were married 26 Aug 1805 at Calcutta Bengal India (Family Search M75002-2). Their son Reginald Buller was baptized 14 Sep 1813 at Morval, Cornwall. He is not mentioned on the visitation. Their son Arthur William Buller was baptized 21 Oct 1808 at Calcutta Bengal India and he was born 5 Sep 1808 (Family Search C75002-2). I couldn't find the baptism for Charles but the Wikipedia article gives him a date of birth of 6 Aug 1806 so presumably he was also born and baptized at Calcutta Bengal India.
The Carlyle Encopledia (edited by Mark Cumming) gives some insight into this family. Their son Reginald was clerk at Troston Rectory (Rector). Charles and Barbara Isabella Buller lived with their son Reginald through the 1840s at the Rectory and apparently early on (February 1840) Isabella had adopted a young girl named Theresa Revis. As well in the book on page 45 is mentioned that Arthur had gone to India in 1848 to pursue his legal career. Charles Buller (testator) died on 17 May 1848, Charles Buller junior died after an operation 29 Nov 1848 and Isabella died 14 Mar 1849 (of grief he says).
books.google.ca/books?isbn=0838637922
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 12 Mar 2013
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/2079/35
Testator: Charles Buller
Place: Richmond, Surrey
Date of document: undated but lawyer under oath stated 1 Jun 1841, probated 16 Aug 1848
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Document quality: 19th century English, legible copy
[Margin]: Charles
[Margin]: Buller
[Margin] Esquire
[Margin] 8
1 This is the last Will and Testament
2 of me Charles Buller of Troston Rectory in the County of Suffolk late of the
3 priory near Leatherhead in the County of Surry Esquire I give devise and be-
4 queath unto my dear wife Barbara Isabella Buller all and every my lands
5 tenements houses goods and chattels and real and Personal Estate whatsoever
6 whether in Great Britain or in the East Indies for and during the time of her
7 natural life and from and after the decease of my said wife I give and bequeath the
8 same unto my two Sons Charles Buller Esq[uie]r and Reginald John Buller Clerk
9 their heirs executors administrators and assigns upon the trusts following that is
10 to say upon and for such trusts ends intents and purposes and for such person or persons
11 as my said dear wife shall by any deed under her hand and seal to be executed
12 in the presence of two credible witnesses or by her last Will and Testament in
13 writing to be legally executed direct limit and appoint that in default of such
14 direction limitation or appointment upon Trust my said trustees
15 shall and do out of my said real and personal estate or out of a competent
16 part thereof pay unto Theresa Marianne Revis spinster who is now of the
17 age of nine years and residing in my family the yearly sum of one hundred
18 pounds of lawful money of Great Britain for and during the term of her
19 natural life the said annuity to be paid by two equal half yearly payments
20 the first payment thereof to be made at the expiration of six calendar
21 months next after the day of my decease And subject to the said annuity I do
22 direct my said trustees to stand possessed of my said real and personal estate in
23 trust for my said Son Charles Buller his heirs executors administrators and
24 assigns to and for his and their own absolute use and benefit I appoint my
25 said Sons Charles and Reginald John my Executors C Buller
26 Signed sealed published and declared b y the said Charles Buller as and for
27 his last Will and Testament in the presence of us present at the same time
28 who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have
30 hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses John Edw Buller S C Lin
31 Inn Fields Edw[ar]d F Sealy William Johns Clerk to Messrs
32 Smart and Buller
33 Prerogative
34 In the Goods of Charles Buller Esquire deceased
35 Appeared Personally John Edward Buller
36 of Lincolns Inn Fields in the County of Middlesex Gentleman and made oath
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37 that as one of the residuary witnesses to the last Will and Testament of
38 Charles Buller formerly of Treston Rectory in the County of Suffolk afterwards
39 of the Priory near Leatherhead in the County of Surry and late of Richmond
40 in the aforesaid County Esquire deceased which Will without date is now testa-
41 mentary there with beginning thus "This is the last Will and Testa-
42 ment of me Charles Buller" ending thus "I appoint my Sons Charles and
43 Reginald John, my Executors" and thus subscribed C. Buller And he further
44 saith that from a Memorandum this deponent made at the time he hath
45 no doubt and verily and in his conscience believes that the said Will was
46 executed by the said deceased at the office of him the appearer on the first of
47 June one thousand eight hundred and forty one and having now carefully
48 viewed and appraised the said will and the appointment therein of the Sons
49 of the deceased Charles and Reginald John to be the Executors thereof he saith
50 that the appointment of Executors was written by the deceased himself
51 prior to the execution of the said Will by him John Edw Buller
52 on the 15th day of August one thousand eight hundred and forty eight the
53 said John Edward Buller was duly sworn to the truth of this affidavit
54 before us F J Pratt _____ Jno J Glennie Not. Pub.
55 Proved at London 16th Aug[us]t 1848 before the worshipful James Parker
56 Deane Doctor of Laws and Surrogate by the Oaths of Charles Buller Esquire
57 and the Rev[eren]d Reginald John Buller Clerk the Jointe Executors to whom
58 Administration was granted having been first sworn to administer
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Will of James Buller, mariner, Macao, East Indies - The National Archives PROB 11/1166/279, probated 13 Jun 1788
The will of James Buller at Macao, East Indies is an interesting read. Life must have been very hard in these areas in this time period. No idea if Joseph Buller his natural son survived. He does name his father as the Reverend James Buller of Tytherington, Gloucestershire. From the Parish Registers of Gloucestershire in Thornbury there is a marriage of the Rev James Buller, MA to Jane Gummersall (married by license 5 Mar 1764 Family Search M05783-2). Thornbury district includes the parish of Tytherington. It is near Bristol.
Perhaps he is descendant of the Lillesdon Somerset Buller family so a most interesting find. Unfortunately his father has not left a will that was probated by the PCC. There are two wills at Tytherington in the Gloucestershire Archives. One is for an Elizabeth Buller and it was probated in 1831 and a second for a Jane Buller probated in 1800. Tempting to order the will by Jane Buller as she is perhaps the third wife of the Reverend James Buller mentioned in the will of his son.
Three births/baptisms were found to James and Jane Buller at Tytherington:
Robert Buller baptized 22 Feb 1767
Anna Buller baptized 4 Feb 1772
Polly Buller born 14 Aug 1769, baptized 17 Sep 1769
An interesting find in that the Buller family that remained at Lillesdon is not traced down at least I haven't found any trace of them although as I write this I realize I have never checked the Visitations for the Buller family in these areas.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 6 Mar 2013
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/1166/279
Testator: James Buller, Mariner
Place: Macao, East Indies
Date of document: 18 Nov 1773, probated 13 Jun 1788
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Document quality: 18th century English, legible copy
[Margin]: James
[Margin]: Buller
1 In the Name of God Amen
2 I James Buller at Macao Mariner being in a
3 perfect state of mind blessed be God for it but of a
4 weak state of Body maketh this my last Will and
5 Testament that is to say First my Soul I leave to God
6 who gave it me hoping to find mercy and forgiveness
7 for all my Transgressions from my blessed Saviour and
8 Redeemer Jesus Christ my Body I request may be put
9 in the Ground in as plain a manner as possible
10 avoiding all unnecessary Expences I then leave and
11 bequeath unto my son Joseph Buller one half of
12 what Sum or Sums I die possessed of or whatever may
13 will to me after my death leaving it entirely to the
14 discretion of my Executors who I shall hereafter named
15 to advance whatever Sum or Sums they think sufficient
16 for his education bringing up in the protestant Religion
17 and securing whatever Sum may be left him in the
18 safest manner they think best and at the age of twenty
19 two to pay him the whole Sum I have left him Item
20 I leave and bequeath unto the mother of my son
21 Joseph Buller whose name is Molly her Freedom and
22 six hundred current Rupees to be put in the Company's
23 Cash and the Interest of it to be paid in Monthly
24 Item I leave and bequeath unto my Sister Elizabeth
25 Buller one fourth part of what Sum or Sums I die
26 possessed of and request it might be sent her as soon
27 as possible she is to be heard of at one Mr Finneys
28 Fish Street Soho London Item I leave and bequeath
29 unto Mrs Jane Birks at Laleham one fourth part
30 of what Sum or Sums I die possessed of and request it
31 might be sent her as soon as possible If my Son Joseph
32 Buller should die before he arrives at the age of
33 twenty two I then request the Sum I left him to be sent to
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34 Europe to my Sister Elizabeth If Mrs Birks should die
35 before what I have left her comes to hand I leave
36 it to Mr Thomas Birks Surgeon at Laleham aforesaid
37 but should both of them be dead and any child or
38 children living of theirs I leave it amongst them but
39 in case of no children I leave it to my sister Elizabeth
40 If my sister Elizabeth Buller should die before what
41 I have left her comes to hand and she has any child
42 or children living I then leave it to be equally
43 divided amongst them but in case she is dead and no
44 children living and my son Joseph Buller living I request
45 the whole Sum be paid to him but in case of his death
46 I request the Sum be paid and divided equally amongst
47 the children of my Father the Reverend Mr James Buller
48 of Tytherington in Gloucestershire that might be living by his
49 third wife in case all his children by his third wife is dead
50 I then leave it to my next heir at law I leave my
51 Friend Mr David Macplaison at Madras one hundred
52 Rupees for a Ring I leave my Friend Mr Math:
53 Gunning at Calcutta one hundred Rupees for a Ring
54 I leave Mr and Mrs Punitz my Sons Godfather and
55 Godmother at Calcutta fifty Rupees each I leave my
56 friend Mr William Dalrymple who at present is at
57 Macao one hundred Rupees for a Ring and I hereby
58 appoint Mr William Dalrymple and Mr Mathew
59 Gunning my whole and sole Executors of this my last Will
60 Signed at Macao Nov[embe]r18th 1773 James Buller
61 Witness A Ramsay, John Fry, James Gray a true
62 Copy Cha: Sealy Reg[istra]r
63 On the thirteenth day of June in the Year of our
64 Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight ad[ministrati]on
65 with the Will annexed of all and singular the Goods
66 Chattells and Credits of James Buller late of Macao in
67 the East Indies a Bachelor deceased was granted to
68 Elizabeth Buller Spinster the natural and lawfull sister
69 and next of kin of the said deceased having been first
70 sworn duly to administer William Dalrymple and Mathew
71 Gunning the Executors named in the said will dying
72 without taking upon them the Execution thereof and
73 no Residuary Legatee being named in the said Will
Perhaps he is descendant of the Lillesdon Somerset Buller family so a most interesting find. Unfortunately his father has not left a will that was probated by the PCC. There are two wills at Tytherington in the Gloucestershire Archives. One is for an Elizabeth Buller and it was probated in 1831 and a second for a Jane Buller probated in 1800. Tempting to order the will by Jane Buller as she is perhaps the third wife of the Reverend James Buller mentioned in the will of his son.
Three births/baptisms were found to James and Jane Buller at Tytherington:
Robert Buller baptized 22 Feb 1767
Anna Buller baptized 4 Feb 1772
Polly Buller born 14 Aug 1769, baptized 17 Sep 1769
An interesting find in that the Buller family that remained at Lillesdon is not traced down at least I haven't found any trace of them although as I write this I realize I have never checked the Visitations for the Buller family in these areas.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 6 Mar 2013
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/1166/279
Testator: James Buller, Mariner
Place: Macao, East Indies
Date of document: 18 Nov 1773, probated 13 Jun 1788
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Document quality: 18th century English, legible copy
[Margin]: James
[Margin]: Buller
1 In the Name of God Amen
2 I James Buller at Macao Mariner being in a
3 perfect state of mind blessed be God for it but of a
4 weak state of Body maketh this my last Will and
5 Testament that is to say First my Soul I leave to God
6 who gave it me hoping to find mercy and forgiveness
7 for all my Transgressions from my blessed Saviour and
8 Redeemer Jesus Christ my Body I request may be put
9 in the Ground in as plain a manner as possible
10 avoiding all unnecessary Expences I then leave and
11 bequeath unto my son Joseph Buller one half of
12 what Sum or Sums I die possessed of or whatever may
13 will to me after my death leaving it entirely to the
14 discretion of my Executors who I shall hereafter named
15 to advance whatever Sum or Sums they think sufficient
16 for his education bringing up in the protestant Religion
17 and securing whatever Sum may be left him in the
18 safest manner they think best and at the age of twenty
19 two to pay him the whole Sum I have left him Item
20 I leave and bequeath unto the mother of my son
21 Joseph Buller whose name is Molly her Freedom and
22 six hundred current Rupees to be put in the Company's
23 Cash and the Interest of it to be paid in Monthly
24 Item I leave and bequeath unto my Sister Elizabeth
25 Buller one fourth part of what Sum or Sums I die
26 possessed of and request it might be sent her as soon
27 as possible she is to be heard of at one Mr Finneys
28 Fish Street Soho London Item I leave and bequeath
29 unto Mrs Jane Birks at Laleham one fourth part
30 of what Sum or Sums I die possessed of and request it
31 might be sent her as soon as possible If my Son Joseph
32 Buller should die before he arrives at the age of
33 twenty two I then request the Sum I left him to be sent to
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34 Europe to my Sister Elizabeth If Mrs Birks should die
35 before what I have left her comes to hand I leave
36 it to Mr Thomas Birks Surgeon at Laleham aforesaid
37 but should both of them be dead and any child or
38 children living of theirs I leave it amongst them but
39 in case of no children I leave it to my sister Elizabeth
40 If my sister Elizabeth Buller should die before what
41 I have left her comes to hand and she has any child
42 or children living I then leave it to be equally
43 divided amongst them but in case she is dead and no
44 children living and my son Joseph Buller living I request
45 the whole Sum be paid to him but in case of his death
46 I request the Sum be paid and divided equally amongst
47 the children of my Father the Reverend Mr James Buller
48 of Tytherington in Gloucestershire that might be living by his
49 third wife in case all his children by his third wife is dead
50 I then leave it to my next heir at law I leave my
51 Friend Mr David Macplaison at Madras one hundred
52 Rupees for a Ring I leave my Friend Mr Math:
53 Gunning at Calcutta one hundred Rupees for a Ring
54 I leave Mr and Mrs Punitz my Sons Godfather and
55 Godmother at Calcutta fifty Rupees each I leave my
56 friend Mr William Dalrymple who at present is at
57 Macao one hundred Rupees for a Ring and I hereby
58 appoint Mr William Dalrymple and Mr Mathew
59 Gunning my whole and sole Executors of this my last Will
60 Signed at Macao Nov[embe]r18th 1773 James Buller
61 Witness A Ramsay, John Fry, James Gray a true
62 Copy Cha: Sealy Reg[istra]r
63 On the thirteenth day of June in the Year of our
64 Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight ad[ministrati]on
65 with the Will annexed of all and singular the Goods
66 Chattells and Credits of James Buller late of Macao in
67 the East Indies a Bachelor deceased was granted to
68 Elizabeth Buller Spinster the natural and lawfull sister
69 and next of kin of the said deceased having been first
70 sworn duly to administer William Dalrymple and Mathew
71 Gunning the Executors named in the said will dying
72 without taking upon them the Execution thereof and
73 no Residuary Legatee being named in the said Will
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