William Storer of Grimston 1839 will
National Archives PROB 11/1908/308
This is the last Will and Testament of me William Storer of Grimston in the County of Leicester Grazier that is to say
I give and bequeath unto William Wright of Shoby in the said County of Leicester Grazier and Thomas Hemsley of Grimston aforesaid Grazier the sum of five hundred pounds of lawful money of Great Britain upon trust nevertheless that they the said William Wright and Thomas Hemsley or the Survivor of them or the Executors or Admors of such Survivor do and shall immediately after my decease place the same out at Interest upon such Real or Government security or securities as they shall approve of and vary or alter such securities as often as they shall think proper and do and shall pay the Interest dividends and proceeds thereof unto my Wife Sarah Storer for and during the term of her natural life and from and after her decease I give and bequeath the said principal sum of five hundred pounds and the Interest dividends and proceeds then due thereon unto my Son George Storer his Executors Admors and assigns
I give and bequeath unto my said wife one equal half part of my plate linen household goods household furniture and Implements of household
And as to all the Rest Residue & Remainder of my monies and securities for money stock goods chattels effects and personal Estate whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature or kind soever subject nevertheless to the payment of my just debts and funeral and testamentary expences I give and bequeath the same and every part thereof unto my said Son George Storer to be paid and delivered to him at his age of twenty one years
I appoint the said William Wright and Thomas Hemsley joint Executors of this my will and direct that they or the Survivor of them or the Executors or Admors of such Survivor shall apply such part of the annual Interest and produce of the personal Estate hereby bequeathed to my said Son George as they shall think proper for his maintenance or otherwise for his use and benefit until he shall attain his said age of twenty one years
And my will and mind is and I do hereby declare that my said Trustees and Executors and their respective Executors and Admors shall and lawfully may by and out of the monies which shall come to their respective hands by virtue of the trusts of this my will retain to and reimburse themselves respectively all such loss costs charges damages and expences as they or either of them shall or may sustain expend disburse or be put unto by reason or on account of the trusts hereby in them reposed or any thing relating thereto
And further that they shall not be answerable or accountable for any monies to be by them placed out at Interest or deposited for safe Custody or otherwise that they my said Trustees and Executors shall not be answerable or accountable the one for the other of them or for the acts receipts neglects or defaults of the other of them but each of them only for his own separate acts receipts neglects and defaults
Lastly I hereby revoke and make void all former wills by me at any time heretofore made and do declare this to be my last will and Testament
In witness whereof I the said William Storer the Testator have to this my last will and Testament set my hand and seal the twelfth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
William Storer
Signed sealed published and declared by the said William Storer the Testator as and for his last will and Testament in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other
J Ward
Jas Tho Bishop
Edmd Batty
On the 5th March 1839 Admon with the Will annexed of the Goods chattels and Credits of William Storer late of Grimston in the County of Leicester Grazier deceased was granted to George Storer the Son of the said deceased and the residuary legatee (he having attained the age of twenty one years) named in the said Will having been first sworn by Commission duly to Admr William Wright and Thomas Hemsley the Executors named in the said Will having first renounced the probate and Execution thereof