Parr John 1823 of Cropwell Butler Will

John Parr of Cropwell Butler 1823 Will

The National Archives PROB 11/1672/89

This is the last Will and Testament of me John Parr of Cropwell Butler in the County of Nottingham Farmer

I give and devise all and every my messuages cottages Closes Lands Tenements and hereditaments situate lying and being at Cropwell Butler aforesaid and at Ratcliffe upon Trent in the said County of Nottingham subject nevertheless to the occupation of my Sister Ann Parr for her life of the messuages and Lands at Ratcliffe upon Trent aforesaid now in her occupation at the rent of four guineas per annum and all and singular other my real estate whatsoever and wheresoever except my estate at Frisby by Galby in the County of Leicester unto and equally between my two Sons George Parr and John Parr and their respective heirs and assigns for ever share and share alike to take as tenants in common and not as joint tenants

I give and devise all and singular my Close lands and real estate situate and being at Frisby by Galby aforesaid in the said County of Leicester purchased by me of the Reverend George Davipunto unto and equally between my two Sons William Fillingham Parr and Thomas Parr and their respective heirs and assigns forever share and share alike to take as tenants in common and not as joint tenants

I give and bequeath to my daughter Frances the widow of the late Joseph Marriott the sum of two thousand pounds

I give and bequeath to my Wife Sarah Parr all the plate linen and China brought by her upon her marriage and also the sum of one hundred pounds in money to be paid to her immediately after my decease

I give and bequeath to my said Son George Parr my late Wifes nephew Francis Braithwaite of the Town and County of the Town of Nottingham hosier my friend William Marriott of Cropwell Butler aforesaid farmer and my said present Wifes Brother William Selby of Illston on the Hill in the said County of Leicester Farmer the sum of three thousand pounds upon  trust nevertheless as soon as conveniently may be after the receipt thereof to lay out and invest the same in their own names in the purchase of stock in the public stocks or funds of this Kingdom or at interest upon Government or real securities with full power from time to time as need or occasion shall be or require or as my said Trustees shall think fit to sell and dispose of such stocks or funds or to call in or receive the said monies out upon securities or any part thereof and again to lay out and invest the monies arising from such sale or sales or so called in and received as aforesaid in the same or any other of the said public stocks or funds or at interest upon the same or other Government or real securities and I do hereby order and direct that they the said George Parr Francis Braithwaite William Marriott and William Selby and the survivors and survivor of them and the Executors Admors and Assigns of such survivor do and shall stand and be possessed of the same Stocks funds and securities and the monies to be laid out and invested therein as aforesaid and the interest dividends and annual produce thereof respectively upon the several trusts and for the intents and purposes hereinafter expressed and declared of and concerning the same that is to say

Upon trust by and out of the said interest dividends and annual produce of the said principal trust monies from time to time when and as received in the first place to pay to my said Wife and her assigns yearly and every year for and during the term of her natural life one annuity or yearly sum of sixty pounds and to pay or apply the whole or a competent part of the residue of such interest dividends and annual produce in for and towards the clothing support maintenance and education of Samuel Parr my only Child by my said present Wife during his minority and upon further trust to pay assign or transfer unto my said Son Samuel upon his attaining the age of twenty one years in case his said mother shall be then dead the whole but in case she shall be then living one moiety or half part only of the said principal trust monies stocks funds and securities first charging my said Son in account with any sum or sums of money which may have been paid or applied out of the said principal trust monies stocks funds and securities for his benefit under or in pursuance of the power and direction for that purpose hereinafter contained and in such last mentioned case to pay assign and transfer the remainder of the said principal trust monies stock funds and securities to him my said Son Samuel immediately upon and after the decease of his said mother if he the said Samuel Parr shall be then living and in case my said Son Samuel shall attain the age of twenty one years and afterwards die in the lifetime of his said mother leaving lawful issue him surviving and such issue or any of them shall be living at the time of the death of my said Wife then and in such case I do order and direct my said Trustees and the survivors and survivor of them and the Exors Admors or assigns of such survivor upon and after the death of my said Wife to pay assign or transfer the remainder of the said principal trust money stocks funds and securities unto between or amongst all and every the Child and Children of him my said Son Samuel living at the death of my said Wife equally and share and share alike if more than one and if but one then wholly to such one

And in case my said Son Samuel Shall attain the age of twenty one years and afterwards die in the lifetime of my said Wife without leaving any such issue him surviving or leaving such and all such issue shall also afterwards die in the lifetime of my said Wife than I direct my said Trustees and the survivors and survivor of them and the Executors Admors and assigns of such survivor upon and after the death of my said Wife to pay assign and transfer the said remainder of the said principal trust monies stocks funds and securities unto and equally between my said four Sons George Parr John Parr William Fillingham Parr and Thomas Parr and my said daughter Frances Marriott Share and share alike and their respective Executors Admors and assigns

And in case my said Son Samuel shall depart this life under the age of twenty one years then I direct my said Trustees and the survivors and survivor of them and the Executors Admors and assigns of such survivor upon the decease of my said Son Samuel if my said Wife shall be then dead to pay assign or transfer the whole of the said trust monies stocks funds and securities unto and equally between my said four Sons George Parr John Parr William Fillingham Parr and Thomas Parr and my said daughter Frances Marriott share and share alike and their respective Exors Admors and assigns and if my said Wife shall be then living then to pay assign and transfer one half part only of the said principal trust monies stocks funds and securities upon the decease of my said son Samuel and the remainder thereof upon the decease of my said Wife unto and equally between my said Sons George Parr and John Parr William Fillingham Parr and Thomas Parr and my said daughter Frances Marriott and their respective executors Admors and assigns in manner aforesaid first charging in account such sum or sums of money as may have been paid or applied for the benefit of my said Son Samuel out of the said principal trust monies stocks funds and securities in pursuance of or under the power and direction for that purpose hereinafter contained

And I do hereby declare my mind and will to be that the provision by this my Will made for her my said Wife is by me intended as and in full satisfaction and discharge of the bond by me executed upon our marriage to her brothers the said William Selby and Thomas Selby the younger for securing an Annuity of sixty pounds to her my said Wife for her life in bar of dower and is by her my said Wife to be so accepted ana taken and she is to release any dower she might otherwise be entitled to claim out of any part of my real estate upon the request and at the Costs of the persons entitled to such part of my real estate under this my Will

And I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint the said George Parr Francis Braithwaite William Marriott and William Selby Guardians of the person and estate of my said Son Samuel Parr during his minority provided always and I do hereby declare and direct that it shall and may be lawful to and for my said Trustees and the survivors and survivor of them and the Exors Admors and assigns of such survivor at any time or times during the minority of my said Son Samuel to pay and apply such sum or sums of money not exceeding in the whole two hundred pounds part of the said principal trust monies stocks funds or securities as they or he may in their or his discretion think fit for the placing of my said Son Samuel in any business profession or employment or otherwise for his preferment or advancement in the world and such sum or sums so paid and applied as aforesaid shall be deducted from or charged and taken as part of that portion of the said principal trust moneys funds and securities which shall be first payable to my said Son Samuel or to my said other Sons and daughters under the provisions hereinbefore contained

Provided always and I do hereby further declare that if they the said George Parr Francis Braithwaite William Marriott and William Selby or any or either of them or any future Trustee or Trustees to be nominated and appointed as hereinafter mentioned shall happen to die or be desirous to be discharged from the trusts hereinbefore mentioned and created or neglect or refuse or become incapable to act in the execution thereof at any time before the same shall be fully executed and performed then and in every or any such case it shall and may be lawful to and for the surviving or continuing Trustees or Trustee or the executors or Admors or assigns of the surviving Trustee by any deed or deeds writing or writings executed in the presence of and attested by one or more credible Witness or Witnesses to nominate and appoint and [sic] other fit person or persons to be a Trustee or Trustees for the purposes aforesaid in the place and stead of such of the said Trustees as shall so die or be desirous to be discharged from or neglect or refuse or become incapable to act in the said trusts as aforesaid and so from time to time as often as need or occasion shall be or require and that when and as often as new Trustee or Trustees shall be so nominated as aforesaid the said trust monies stocks funds and securities shall thereupon with all convenient speed be assigned transferred and disposed of so and in such manner as that the same may be legally and effectually vested in the surviving or continuing Trustees or Trustee or in such new Trustees only as the case shall require upon the trusts hereinbefore declared concerning the same and all and every such new Trustees and Trustee shall have and be invested with the same powers and authorities and may act in the execution of the said trusts either with the surviving or continuing Trustee or Trustees if any such there shall be or by themselves or himself alone as the case shall happen as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes as if he or they had been by this my Will originally nominated and appointed a Trustee or Trustees

And my Will further is that my said Trustees hereinbefore appointed and every of them and all and every future Trustee and Trustees to be appointed in their or any of their room or stead and their respective Executors Admors and assigns shall be chargeable only with such monies as they shall respectively actually receive by virtue of the trusts in them reposed and shall not be answerable the one for the other or others of them or for the acts receipts neglects or defaults of the other or others of them but each and every of them for his own acts receipts neglects or defaults their joining in receipts for conformity notwithstanding nor shall they or any of them be answerable or accountable for any Banker or other person with whom any part of the said trust monies shall or may be lodged for safe custody neither shall any of my Trustees be answerable for the insufficiency or deficiency in title or otherwise of any security or securities nor for the rise or fall in the price of any of the public stocks or funds whereon the said trust monies or any part thereof may be invested pursuant to this my  Will nor for any other misfortune loss or damage which may happen in or about the execution of any of the aforesaid trusts or in relation thereto except the same shall happen by or through their own wilful neglect or default respectively

And also that my said Trustees and every of them their and every of their executors Admors and assigns shall and may reimburse himself and themselves respectively and allow to each other all fees paid to Counsel or Solicitors for advice or otherwise and all other costs charges and expences which they or any of them shall or may respectively expend incur sustain or be put unto in or about the management or execution of the trusts hereby in them reposed or in any wise relating thereto

It give and bequeath to each of them my said Sons William Fillingham Parr and Thomas Parr the sum of three thousand pounds a piece

I give and bequeath all my household linen except what is hereinbefore given to my said Wife unto and equally between and amongst my said four Sons George Parr John Parr William Fillingham Parr and Thomas Parr equally share and share alike and I do hereby order and direct and declare my mind and will to be that all the said pecuniary legacies hereinbefore given shall be paid at the end of six calendar months after my decease or sooner at the option of my Executors and that interest after the rate of four pounds per centum per annum shall be paid or allowed by my said Executors upon all the said legacies unto payment thereof and I do hereby order and direct that the Duties payable to Government upon all the several legacies hereinbefore given shall be paid by my Executors out of the residue of my personal estate

And as to for and concerning all the ready money and securities for money and the money thereby secured money in the public stocks or funds Grantham Canal shares live and dead farming stock and implements of husbandry household Goods and furniture and all and singular other my personal estate and effects of what nature or kind soever not hereinbefore otherwise given and disposed of I give and bequeath the same and every part thereof subject to the payment of my just debts funeral and testamentary expences the legacies hereinbefore given & the duty thereon unto and equally between my said two Sons George Parr and John Parr share and share alike and I do also give to my said two Sons George and John as far as I have power so to do the tenant right of the farm in Cropwell Butler aforesaid which I hold of the Right Honourable Earl Manvers to whom I desire humbly to recommend my said two last named Sons as Tenants

And I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my said Son George Parr and the said William Marriott Guardians of the person and estate of my said Son Thomas Parr until my said last named Son shall attain the age of twenty one years

And lastly I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my said two Sons George Parr and John Parr joint Exors of this my Will as do hereby revoke and make void all former and other Wills by me at any time heretofore made

In Witness whereof I the said John Parr the Testator have to this my last Will and Testament contained in or written upon seven sheets of paper subscribed and set my hand and seal that is to say my hand only to the six first sheets thereof and my hand and seal to this seventh and last sheet thereof this fifth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty two

                                                                                                                John Parr

Signed sealed published and declared by the above named John Parr the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto

Robert Leeson

Thomas Braithwaite

John Raynor

Proved at London 7th June 1823 before the Judge by the Oaths of George Parr and John Parr the Sons the Exors to whom Admon was granted having been first sworn by Comon duly to Admt