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The will of Lucy Pracy, 1849 |
Will made 5 Jul 1848 . Testator died 7 Jan 1849 . Will proved 18 Jan 1849 |
This is the last Will and Testament | |
of me Lucy Pracy formerly of 16 Dalby Terrace City Road in the | |
Parish of Saint Mary Islington and now of 3 Sydney Street City | |
Road in the said Parish First I direct all my just debts and funeral | |
expenses to be paid I then give and bequeath to my Sister Rebecca | |
Fox of Acre Lane Clapham Widow ten pounds also to my Sister Ann | |
Fox of 3 Garden Place Crown Street Walworth Widow nineteen pounds | |
nineteen shillings also to my Niece Susan Fox of the same place nineteen | |
pounds nineteen shillings Also to my Niece Rebecca Fox of Box Hill | |
Sydney now residing with her Aunt Mrs Terry of the same place nine- | |
teen pounds nineteen shillings Also to Mr John Ireland of | |
Tabernacle Row City Road aforesaid nineteen pounds nineteen | |
shillings and a further sum to the said John Ireland of Five | |
pounds for a ring Also to Mr James Dyer of Finsbury Place | |
South nineteen pounds nineteen shillings and a further sum to the | |
said James Dyer of Five pounds for a ring Also to Miss Mary | |
Payne? of Denmark Terrace Islington Five pounds for a ring Also to | |
Mr & Mrs Robson of Marshall Street Silver Street Golden Square | |
Five pounds cash for a ring Also to Mr and Mrs William Cooper of | |
Crouch End Hornsey Five pounds cash for a ring also to Mrs Kelly | |
of Newington Green Stoke Newington Five pounds Also to Mr | |
and Mrs Channin? of Newington Green Stoke Newington Five pounds | |
cash Also to Mrs Ireland of Tabernacle Row City Road Five pounds | |
for a ring Also to Mrs Dyer of Finsbury Place South Five pounds for a | |
ring Also to Mr Jasper Capper of Stoke Newington Five pounds Also to | |
my Sister in Law Elizabeth Pracy of Motley St Curtain Road Ten pounds | |
Also I direct my linen furniture and wearing apparel to be divided between | |
my said Sister Ann Fox and my said Niece Susan Fox and the survivor | |
of them living at my decease except those articles hereinafter mentioned | |
namely a small mahogany box which I wish Mrs Robert Batterbee? to | |
have Also a Tea Caddy with Spoon which I wish Mrs James Field to | |
have also a Prayer Book bound brown with my name in it date 1833 | |
which I wish Mrs James Dyer to have also I give to my said Niece Susan | |
Fox my Watch The Residue of my Estate I give to my Sister | |
Ann Fox for her life and at her decease to my Niece Susan Fox absolutely | |
but in case the said Susan Fox should die before the said Ann Fox then I | |
give and bequeath the said residue to my Sister Ann Fox absolutely And | |
I hereby appoint the said John Ireland and the said James Dyer as my | |
Executors Witness my hand and seal this fifth day of July one thousand | |
eight hundred and forty eight ===== Lucy Pracy (LS?) ===== Signed | |
sealed and delivered by the Testatrix in the presence of us who have here- | |
unto in her presence and in the presence of each other subscribed our | |
names as witnesses thereto and at her request ===== Edw. Ireland | |
of 19 Tabernacle Row ===== William Tompkins 44 Tabernacle | |
Walk | |
Proved at London 18th Jany 1849 before The worshipful Alfred | |
Waddilove Doctor of Laws and Surrogate by the oath of James Dyer one | |
of the Executors to whom Admon was granted having been first sworn | |
duly to administer Power reserved of making the like grant to John | |
Ireland the other Executor when he shall apply for the same |
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