Thomas Bowles of Great Marlow. Will written 1814, proved 1819. An awkwardly expressed will in the beginning.
Says that he is sick and weak but of sound mind and memory.
To loving wife Elizabeth and her assigns all the houses he is possessed of with their appurtenances and all other of his personal property until the children reach 21. Certain of the properties go to various of the children as they each reach the 21 milestone, as described below. She can still have the house he lives in and any residual property for the term of her natural life unless she remarries. When she dies or remarries son William to have it.
Daughter Sarah at age 21 to receive the house next door with appurtenances and the long back house adjoining it.
Son Thomas at age 21 the house with appurtenances in testator's own occupation [so he is using a second house too as the one he lives in was previously mentioned in the will. The second house may have been a place of business or storage] next door to Manus Gray [probably meant to be Parmenus Gray who witnessed the will. Testator likely using a friendly short form of the name. Parmenus with various spellings was traditional in the Gray family].
Son James at age 21 house with appurtenances in the occupation of John Harding.
The child that the testator's wife is pregnant with will receive £50 over and above it's share of his residual estate as described below.
All household goods and furniture to his wife for life. All residual estate to be invested and wife Elizabeth to receive the income from that in her lifetime. Afterwards the principle sum to be divided equally between his children.
Executors his wife and his brother James Bowles.
Testator signed only with a mark.
Witnessed by John Allnutt, Jno. Mossenton and Parmenus Gray.
Will was proved by the brother James with power to administer also reserved to the other executor Elizabeth.
Will transcribed and summarised by me Charlotte Day from an original at the National Archives, Kew.
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