Will of Nicholas Pengelly, Gentleman of Lamerton, Devon

Proved 28 February 1825

© Crown Copyright

PROB 11/1695/460, Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury

Transcribed by Ros Dunning

This is the last Will and Testament of me Nicholas Pengelly of the Parish of Lamerton in the County of Devon Gentleman made published and declared this fifth day of November in the Year One thousand eight hundred and twenty one when of sound perfect and disposing mind memory and understanding that is to say ffirst I bequeath my Soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it me and my body to Christian burial at the discretion of my Executor hereafter named Also I give devise and bequeath unto Jane Hamley the Wife of Hugh Hamley of the Parish of Lamerton aforesaid Yeoman the sum of five pounds a year during her lifetime the first annual payment thereof to be made and begin at the end of one year after my death and I hereby charge and make liable all and singular my messuages lands tenements Personal and testamentary effects whatsoever with the Payment of the said annuity to be paid by my Executor Year and every Year during her life Also I give to John and Richard Youlden the sons of Richard Youlden and Elizabeth his Wife my nephews to each of them fifty pounds to be paid to each of them at the age of twenty one years to be paid by my Executor out of my effects Also I give to Thomas Hamley the son of Hugh Hamley and Jane his Wife whom I constitute make and ordain Executor of this my last Will and Testament all and singular my lands messuages and tenements by he freely to be possessed and enjoyed I hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannul all and every former Testaments I have set my hand and seal the day and year first above written Nicholas Pengelly

(Attestation Clause)

Edmund Brown _ Edmund Brown Junr _ Joanna Brown

Proved at London 28 February 1825