Transcript of the Will of Anna Batty of Gilberdyke, 1793

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Gilberdyke, Yorkshire, England
Surnames/tags: Batty Thorpe

Transcript of the Will of Anna Batty, who died in 1793.

Ex? of the Will of Anna Batty late of Gilberdyke in the Juror? of Howdenshire Widow dece’d granted to Thomas Batty and Thomas Thorpe joint Executors in Trust. 27 Feb 1794.

I Anna Batty of Gilberdyke in the County of York Widow do make my last Will and Testament in Manner
following (that is to say) I give to my Son John half a Dozen of
my best Tea Spoons to his own use forever I give and bequeath
to my Daughter Maria my Tea Board and China and two tea
Canisters to her own use forever I give and bequeath to my
Daughter Margaret my silver Buckles, and to my Daughter
Hannah my Gold Ring I give and bequeath all the rest and
residue of my household Furniture of every sort unto my said
Daughters Maria Margaret and Hannah to be equally
divided amongst them at the Discretion of my Trustees
hereafter named and also my Cloaths of every sort to be
divided amongst my said Daughters in like Manner And
I do give and bequeath all my Money Securitys for
Money personal Estate and Effects whatsoever, not hereinbefore
disposed of, unto my eldest son Thomas Batty and my Friend
Thomas Thorpe of Faxfleet in the said County of York their
Executors and Administration upon the Trusts nevertheless
and to and for the Intents and Purposes hereinafter mentioned
(that is to say) Upon Trust that they my said Trustees or the
survivor of them his Executors or Administrators shall and
do as soon as conveniently may be after my decease pay
and discharge all my just Debts and funeral Expences and
shall and do place out the remainder of my said personal
Estate and Effects upon some Government or real Security
at Interest and pay and apply the Interest Dividends
and produce thereof for and towards the Maintenance

Education and bringing up of my two youngest Daughters
namely Margaret and Hannah during their Minorities But in Case the
Interest Dividends and Produce of my said personal Estate and
Effects to be places out as aforesaid shall not in the Judgment
of my said Trustees be sufficient for the maintaining and bringing
up of my said two youngest Daughters then but not otherwise
I do order and direct that my said Trustees or the Survivor
of them his Executors or administrators shall and do pay
apply and dispose of the whole of my said personal Estate
or so much thereof as they or he shall think necessary
for the purposes aforesaid and upon this further Trust
that they my said Trustees or the Survivor of them his
Executors or Administrators shall and so as soon as my
said youngest Daughters shall attain her Age of twenty one
years or get married pay the Sum of ten pounds (part
of the Money to be placed out at Interest as aforesaid in Cause
any shall remain unapplyed for the purposes aforesaid)
unto each of my said Sons Thomas and John and shall
do pay and apply the remainder (if any as aforesaid) unto
and equally amongst such of my said Children namely
Thomas, John, Maria, Margaret and Hannah as
shall be living at the time when my said youngest
Daughter shall attain her age of twenty one years or
get married And I do appoint the said Thomas Batty
and Thomas Thorpe joint Executors of this my Will in trust
for the purposes aforesaid Provided always and my Will and
mind exproply in that my said Trustees or the Survivor
of them his Executors or Administrators shall from time

to time Deduct and retain to their own use out of any of
the Trust Money to come to their or his Hands by virtue of this
my Will all such Costs and Charges as they may respectively
sustain or be put unto by reason of the Trusts of this my
Will or any way relating thereto and that neither of the
said Trustees shall be answerable or accountable for more
of the said Trust money than shall come to his own Hands
respectively nor for any accidental Loss of the said Trust
Money nor for the Acts Defaults or Receipts the one of the
other but each of them only for his own acts Receipts and
wilful Defaults And hereby revoking all former Will
and Wills by me made I publish and declare this only to be my
last Will and Testament this nineteenth day of February
in the Year of our Lord one thousands seven hundred and
ninety three.

Anna Batty

Signed sealed published and declared
by the said Anna Batty the Testatrix as and
for her last Will and Testament in the
presence of us who at her request in her
presence and in the presence of each other
have hereunto subscribed our Names as
Witnesses thereof.

John Wilson
William Lumby

Thomas Batty and Thomas Thorp Executors within
named took the usual oath before me and also
made oath that the deceased within mentioned
had not at the time of her death personal
effects to the amount of three hundred pounds.

Thos Rudd
Surrogate

Passed Seal 27th Febry 1794

A Declaration instead of an Inventory
of all singular the Goods Chattels and Credits
of Anna Batty late of Gilberdyke in the Parish
of Eastrington in the County of York Widow made
by Thomas Batty of Gilberdyke in the Parish
of Eastrington in the County of York Servant
and Thomas Thorpe of Faxfleet in the
same County Yeoman Executors named
in the last Will and Testament of the
said deceased

The said Executors declare that to the best of their Knowledge
and Belief the said deceased’s personal Estate at the Time of
her Death would not amount to the sum of three
hundred pounds.

Thomas Batty
Thos Thorpe

Sources

• Anna Batty, 1794. Gilberdyke, parish of Eastrington. York Peculiars Probate Index, 1383-1883. © Borthwick Institute for Archives and Findmypast. Accessed 7 Mar 2022