Will of Mary Duck 1775

 Will of Mary Duck of Great Marlow proved 1775.

Says she healthy and of sound mind.

To brother John Duck of Marlow the interest of any money she has invested in public funds etc at the time of her death and also the rent from the messuage or messuages in Peters Street near ?Hick Hall? in the parish of St Sepulchre in the county of Middlesex London. After his death that interest and rent to testator's sister Ann Hett wife of Richard Hett of Wild Court in the parish of St Giles Middlesex, printer, for her lifetime. After that the principle and interest of the investments and the rents to go to Mary Hett daughter of Richard and Ann Hett at the age of 21. Should John Duck, Ann Hett and Mary Hett all die then Richard Hett Mary's father gets the inheritance. This Richard and his wife Ann get £50 each in any case. Ann also gets all her wearing apparel and rings. If she dies her daughter Mary receives this.

Thomas Bensley printer gets £10 for the trouble of being her executor.

John Duck, Richard Hett and Thomas Bensley executors.

Mary signed the will but there were no witnesses. As a result of this Rachel Marett of Reading appeared at the probate court to swear as to the authenticity of the handwriting in the will. She had she said known Mary for 15 years. Her husband Mayhew also swore to the handwriting.

A faded and not easy to read note added to the will in the National Archives says that in 1799 administration was regranted to Mary Mackintosh wife of John Mackintosh the executor of Ann Hett as all of the original executors were then dead. This may be the then married Mary Hett of this will.

This P.C.C will was transcribed from the original at the National Archives Kew and then summarized here by me Charlotte Day.

The will of John Duck, Mary's brother is on the blog in this post.

For other will posts see the Will Transcriptions index.

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