Will of Charles Hudson

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Islandmagee, County Antrim, Ireland
Surnames/tags: Will Hudson Islandmagee

This is the transcription of the Will of Rear Admiral Charles Hudson (abt 1732-1803). originally from Islandmagee, County Antrim, Ireland. I've added some punctuation to make it easier to understand.

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Will of Charles Hudson Esquire – National Archives PROB 11/1388/173

In the Name of God Amen. I, Charles Hudson, a Rear Admiral in His Majesty’s Royal Navy being at present in a sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding and praised be to God for the same and considering the uncertain state of this mortal life and to avoid controversy after my death do make and declare this to be my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made. I commend my soul to God in humble hopes of his mercy through the mediation of my blessed Saviour Jesus Christ and my body to the earth to be serenely, frugally and without funeral or pomp interred and I do hereby institute and appoint my friends Mr Christopher Hudson of Belfast and Mr Richard Sanderson of Mark Lane Wine Merchant and the survivor of them and the executors and administrators of such survivor Executors and Trustees of this my will desiring that each of them may accept of fifteen guineas to buy a Ring as a small memorial of me and I give and bequeath unto the said Christopher Hudson and Richard Sanderson all my estate and efforts of what nature and kind soever which I shall be possessed of at the time of my death for the uses trusts interests and purposes hereinafter mentioned, that is to say I give and bequeath to Mrs Hudson of Belsize, near Lisburn, widow of my late brother James, an annuity of ten pounds a year, for and during the term of her natural life and five guineas for a Ring and I give and bequeath to her daughter Amelia Hudson alias Wolfenden the sum of two hundred pounds to her sole and separate use and benefit independent of her husband. Item I give and bequeath to my sister Ann Hudson alias Cameron of Islandmagee an annuity of twenty five pounds a year for and during the term of her natural life and five guineas for a Ring. Item I give and bequeath to Lieutenant John Hay, Edward Hay and Robert Hay, sons of my sister Elizabeth Morrison, deceased, the sum of forty pounds each also I give to her daughter Jane Hay alias Burney the sum of forty pounds, also I give to her daughter Nancy Hay alias Scott the interest of forty pounds to be paid to her half yearly during the life of her husband Scott and should she survive him she is at his death to have the forty pounds given to her but if her death happens first the said forty pounds is to be equally divided among the children she may leave but Scott the husband is to have no arrangement thereof not is the same to be subject to his debts or control in any wise. Also I give to the two children of her daughter Elizabeth Hay alias Hutchinson, deceased, the sum of forty pounds to be equally divided between them and it is my will that in case any or other of the aforesaid Mrs Morrison’s children shall happen to die before they survive the legacys now left to them and leaves issue in that case the parents legacy is to go to the said issue share and share alike but if without issue to revert to the residue of my personal estate. Item I give and bequeath to Edward McGukin and Charles McGukin sons of my sister [Isabel] McGukin, deceased, the sum of forty pounds each, also I give to her daughters Dorothy Stewart alias Whelen and Jane Steward alias Hudson the sum of forty pounds each and my will is that in case any or either of the aforesaid Mrs McGukin’s children shall happen to die before they receive the legacies now left to them and leaves issue in that case the parents legacy is to go to the said issue share and share alike but if without issue to revert to the residue of my personal estate. I likewise give to the aforesaid Dorothy Stewart alias Whelen all my right and interest of two Bonds I have from her husband Abraham Whelen, the first for one hundred and fifty pounds, dated in Novr 1788, the other for twenty pounds, dated in Septr 1793, with all such Interest as may be due thereon to her sole and separate use and benefit independent of her husband. Item I give and bequeath to Charlotte Hudson alias McClean of Belfast the sum of six hundred pounds which sum to be taken from money lent by me to her husband William McClean on his Bonds in Novr 1801 and Mar 1802 if the same is not repaid to me before my death and, if it is not, she is to have a sufficient obligation from him for the amount as the legacy is for her sole and separate use and benefit independent of her husband. Item I give and bequeath to Elizabeth Hudson alias McComb of Belfast the sum of thirty pounds. Also I give to her sister Jane Hudson, my goddaughter the sum of thirty pounds. Item I give and bequeath to Mrs Mary Leonard the sum of twenty pounds and I desire that Margaret Williams hereafter mentioned may have the sole management of this legacy. Item I give and bequeath to Margaret Williams an annuity of eighty pounds a year for and during the term of her natural life and ten Guineas for her Ring and I likewise give to her the said Margaret Williams all and singular my household goods and furniture, linen, china, wearing apparel and utensils of every kind whatsoever in and belonging to me in my dwelling house No 23 Apollo Buildings, East Street, Walworth together with the said dwelling house being a leasehold tenement with all my right title and interest of and in the same premises and every thing thereunto belonging to and for her own use and benefit and should the said tenement be by me disposed of before my death she the said Margaret Williams is in that case to have the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds given to her in lieu thereof and I likewise give her my watch also I leave her in trust my books and plate for my children Charles Edward, Thomas James and Elizabeth Hudson hereinafter mentioned the books to be equally divided between Charles Edward and Thomas James and the plate to be given to Elizabeth Hudson it is my will that several annuity by me given viz to Mrs Hudson, Ann Cameron and Margaret Williams may be paid to them quarterly and every quarter by equal portions without any deduction whatsoever. Item I give and bequeath to my son Charles Edward Hudson born in the year 1787 the sum of four thousand pounds, also I give and bequeath to my son Thomas James Hudson born in the year 1791 the sum of four thousand pounds, also I give and bequeath to my daughter Jane Hudson born in the year 1783 the sum of one thousand five hundred pounds, also I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Hudson born in the year 1797 the sum of one thousand seven hundred pounds but in case other of my sons the said Charles Edward or Thomas James shall happen to die before they attain the age of twenty one years unmarried and without issue, in such case I will that three thousand pounds of the legacy of him so dying be given to his surviving brother, four hundred pounds to his sister Jane and six hundred pounds to his sister Elizabeth Hudson and should the other son likewise die before he attains the age of twenty one years unmarried and without issue in that case my will is that two thousand pounds of his legacy so dying be given to my daughter Jane Hudson, Elizabeth Hudson, four thousand pounds of it to be given to my daughter Elizabeth Hudson, six hundred pounds to be given to Charlotte Hudson alias McClean hereinbefore mentioned and four hundred pounds to be given to Amelia Hudson alias Wolfenden likewise mentioned in this will and should my daughter Jane die before she attains the age of twenty one years unmarried and without issue my will is that eight hundred pounds of her legacy be equally divided between her two brothers Charles Edward and Thomas James and seven hundred pounds to be given to her sister Elizabeth Hudson and should my daughter Elizabeth happen to die before she attains the age of twenty one years unmarried and without issue in such case my will is that five hundred pounds of her legacy so dying be given to her sister Jane and the remaining twelve hundred pounds to be equally divided between her two brothers Charles Edward and Thomas James Hudson and my will is that as much of the interest of the legacys now left to my children Charles Edward, Thomas James, Jane and Elizabeth Hudson as shall be necessary for their maintenance and education should be disposed of for that purpose and the overplus lent out on eligible securities at the discretion of the Executors together with any other sums of money they may by this my will be entitled to until my said sons Charles Edward and Thomas James shall respectively attain their ages of twenty two years or should they be settled in Business for themselves or married with the consent of the Guardians herein after names before such [???] in either case of twenty one years and until my daughters Jane and Elizabeth shall respectively attain their ages of twenty four years or day or days of marriage which shall first happen provided such marriage if under age be with the consent of the Guardians for by a Marriage in their Minority without such consent being had in writing [her that?] does it is to forfeit one half of the legacy she is by this will entitled which half in such case is to be given to her sister provided likewise that should my daughters or either of them marry while under age my will is that one half of the amount of their legacies should be so settled upon her or them and their issue in such a manner as to prevent the husband from injuring that moiety and so that the receipts of my sons and daughters notwithstanding their marriage shall alone be a sufficient discharge of such payments as may be made in respect to such moiety and when and as my said children Charles Edward, Thomas James, Jane and Elizabeth Hudson shall respectively attain their said respective ages or day or days of marriage which shall first happen then the legacies they are by this my will intitled to together with such as may have been during their minorities added thereto are to be made over and paid to them and it is my will that the Executors and Trustees may at all times reimburse themselves for all costs, charges and expenses they may be at for or on account of the Trust herein in them reposed and I do hereby devise the Guardianship care and Education of my aforesaid children during their minorities unto Mr Christopher Hudson and Mr Richard Sanderson the Executors and Trustees already made and Mrs Hudson wife of the above Christopher and Mrs McComb their daughters and it is my request that the Guardians will order the children and particularly the two Boys to have a liberal Education and the Boys to have theirs in England and when they have had such and of a proper age for business if it is requested they may be put to such as it is consistent with their [genius?] and patrimony and the Trustees are thereby authorised to pay such sums as in their discretion they may deem proper to place the said Boys as apprentices or clerks for their advancement should the funds in which my property is invested get up to a tolerable good height at any time during the Boys minority it is my wish and I Entreat the Executors if they see if eligible to have the goodness to purchase freehold land to the amount of one half at least of what the Boys will be entitled to have by this will and to divide the land so purchased equally between them my farm of Straid in the County of Antrim a lease of lives renewable I give devise and bequeath to my son Thomas James Hudson already mentioned but should he die before he attains the age of twenty one years unmarried and without issue in such case I will the said farm to my daughter Elizabeth Hudson and should she die before she attains the age of twenty one years and is unmarried and without issue I will the said farm to my son Charles Edward Hudson and his sons and it is my will that the several legacies by this will bequeathed my children Charles Edward, Thomas James, Jane and Elizabeth Hudson excepted may be paid within the year after my death and the money for that purpose is either to be taken from what I have in the public funds or from what I have lent on Bonds or otherwise as the Executors in their discretion shall judge to be most advantageous for the benefit of such of my children who are to have the residue and the said legacies are to be paid in the Sterling of the country where the legatees does reside but my children’s legacies are to be paid in British Sterling and it is my further will that as often as the annuities by me given shall by the death of the annuitants cease to be such that the principal sums from which they are paid together with all the cost residue and remainder of my Estate and Effects whatsoever and wheresoever and not herein before given and disposed of and after paying my just debts, legacies, funeral expenses mourning for the family and all other necessary charges incurred in carrying this will into effect shall be equally divided between my Sons Charles Edward and Thomas James Hudson and in case either of them shall happen to die before they attain the age of twenty one years unmarried and without issue the whole of the said residue is to go to the Survivors. I declare this my last will and Testament written with my own hand and sealed with my seal this sixteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and two. Charles Hudson (SS) Signed, sealed, published and declared by the Testator Charles Hudson as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other subscribed our names as witnesses thereto. Geo. Walpole – Master of the Academy, Blackheath. Hubert Hoare – his assistant. Thos. Colwill – do. This Will was proved at London, the Nineteenth day of March in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and three, before the worshipful Charles Coote Doctor of Laws and Surrogate of the Right Honorable Sir William Wynne, Knight Doctor of Laws, Master Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the Oath of Richard Sanderson one of the Executors named in the said Will to whom administration was granted of all and singular the Goods, Chattels and Credits of the deceased having been first sworn only to administer power reserved of making the like grant to Christopher Hudson the other Executor when he shall apply for the same.