Will of Francis Frederick North

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Hastings, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Surname/tag: North

Contents 1 Overview 2 People 3 Summary of the will 3.1 Page 1 3.2 Page 2 3.3 Page 9 3.4 Page 10 3.5 Page 11 4 Notes 5 Research Notes 6 Transcription 6.1 Page 1 (492/886) 6.2 Page 2 (493/886) 6.3 Page 3 (494/886) 6.4 Page 4 (495/886) 6.5 Page 5 (496/886) 6.6 Page 6 (497/886) 6.7 Page 8 (499/886) 7 Sources and transcription notes

Overview

• Francis Frederic North Esq (1778-1821) made his last will and testament on 28 January 1811.
• His brother Charles Edward North and his wife Elizabeth North were the executors.
• The will was signed and sealed on the 28 January 1811, witnessed by three servants.
• Francis died in 1821 in Hastings, Sussex, England.
• The will passed probate on 15 December 1821 by the oath of Elizabeth as executor.^[1]

People

Name		Place	Description
Francis Frederic North		Testator
Rev William Horne	Gore Court, Otham, Kent	Administrator for Elizabeth North, Elizabeth's Brother-in-Law
Rev William Whitear	Starston, Norfolk	Administrator for Elizabeth North, Elizabeth's Brother, reserve Guardian to children
Elizabeth North		Executor, Beneficiary, Wife, Guardian to children
Rev Henry Hodges	Beckley, Sussex	Beneficiary
John Meade Esq	Hastings, Sussex	Beneficiary
Frederick North		Eldest son
Charles William North		Son
Dudley North		Son
Charles Edward North		Executor, Brother, reserve Guardian to children

Summary of the will

Page 1

The will starts by mentioning his Rougham estate in Norfolk and his Messuages (property consisting of a building and land), Lands and Tenements in Norfolk. These are then referred to subsequently as "estates and hereditaments", where a hereditament is something that can in inherited.

Page 2

It appears at first glance as though he has willed his estate to William Horne and William Whitear and their heirs - it says "give and devise" but then limits use of the estate solely for the purpose of ensuring that his wife, Elizabeth, receives a yearly payment of £400 for her lifetime, presumably as administrators for her. The money was to be paid annually in two instalments, from the estates. He wrote in significant protection to allow Elizabeth to obtain that money by various means should she not get paid it, plus any costs and damages, even to the extend of selling or mortgaging the property if needed.

Next the Rev Henry Hodge and John Meade get a mention. They and their heirs get "use" of the estate and hereditaments for 500 years. It is not clear what their connection to Francis is or what use they get from the estates although it appears to be a financial gain as they later are given similar rights to Elizabeth to claim arrears etc.

as it then goes on to say that Frederick as eldest son gets use of the estate.

The will continues with pages and pages of detail about the order of inheritance, by primogeniture. Frederick, Charles William and Dudley are mentioned by name but Montague is only referred to as 'fourth son', along with 'any subsequent sons'. The new-born Roger doesn't get referenced at all. Arabella is mentioned by name but she would only have inherited in the event that all of her brothers and heirs (male or female) had not survived. But in the end, Frederick the eldest son inherited anyway.

While the main estate was to go to the eldest son, all children were to receive a sum of £5,000 either at the time of his death or - if under 21 and unmarried - when they reached either of those milestones. The exception to this was should any of them die before either marrying or reaching the age of 21 then their portion would return to the estate. The will clearly states that the portion for any child who is not the heir should not exceed £5,000.

For Francis' sons there was an additional clause that allowed for them to claim up to half of their portion prior to turning 21 to be used for getting them a profession or employment or for their "advancement or benefit".

Page 9

With the Rougham estate being held in trust, Francis makes an allowance for the heir of the estate to will up to £15,000 each to any of their children, with the exception of their heir who will inherit the estate. This could be done prior to Francis' death as due to the way the will is written any child of an older son will take precedence over a younger son.

Page 10

His house and gardens in Hastings was bequeathed to his wife, and her heirs. She also received any and all of his other real estate, except those in Norfolk.

His brother Charles and sister Arabella both received 100 guineas - which would have been £105 in 1821.

The residue of his estate, anything left over not specifically mentioned, also was bequeathed to Elizabeth but not as a gift but in lieu of the dower she was owed from the Norfolk estates - this is separate from her annuity.

Elizabeth was also appointed guardian of the children until they should reach the age of 21 (or get married if before than in the case of any daughters) but only as long as she remained a widow. If she remarried or died, then their uncles Charles North and William Whitear became their Guardians.

Page 11

There is a section about appointing new trustees as needed and another allowing trustees and administrators of the will etc to take money from the trusts to be reimbursed for their costs in administering the will.

It was signed and sealed on the 28 January 1811. Elizabeth and Francis' brother Charles were made executors. The document spanned twenty pages and was signed and sealed by Francis. It was witnessed by three of their servants:

• John Standen - Butler
• Ann Phillips - Nursery Maid
• Martha Whatt Cook

The will was proved in London on 15th December 1821 before the Worshipful John Dodson, by the oath of Elizabeth as executrix with Francis's brother Charles also due to be sworn as an executor at a later date.

Notes

• The scanned document used to create this transcript and information is not the original but a copy in the Will Register from when it was proved. It covers 10 whole pages and part of two others.
• the line breaks from the scanned document have been preserved, with the exception of additional line breaks for readability to break up the individual declarations into paragraphs

Research Notes

• There is a frequent phrase about his children being in 'possession of estates and hereditaments' I am not sure if this is only in reference to the heir or whether this applies to all the children receiving their portion. I am reading it as only applicable to the heir.
• There is mention of interest payments (p7 & 9) but I am not sure how or when these are accrued or who they are paid to.

Transcription

Page 1 (492/886)

This is the last Will and Testament
of Mr Francis Frederick North of Hastings in the County of Sussex
esquire

I give and devise my estate called Rougham in the County

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of Norfolk and all other my Messuages Lands Tenements and
heredits in the said County unto the reverend William Horne of
Gore Court in the County of Kent Clerk and the reverend William
Whitear of Starston in the County of Norfolk Clerk and their heirs
to the use intrust and purpose that my dear wife Elizabeth North and
her assigns may yearly and with every year during her natural life
retain and take from and out of the rents and profits of the said estates
and hereditaments an annuity or clear yearly rent charge of four
hundred pounds free from all deductions or abatements thereout
whatsoever save and except the Tax or Duty called the property duty
the said annuity or yearly rent charge to be paid and payable by two
equal half yearly payments in the Common Dining Hall of Lincolns Inn
in the county of Middlesex on the following days or times in the year
that is to say the twenty fifth day of March and the twenty ninth day
of September the first of the said payments to begin and be made on
such of the said days as shall first happen after my decease and to
this further intent and purpose that in case any half yearly payment
of the said annuity or yearly rent charge or any part thereof shall be in
arrear and unpaid by the space of twenty one days next after any of the
days appointed for payment thereof that then and in every such case it
shall be lawful for my said wife and her assigns to enter into and upon
the said estates and hereditament or into and upon any part thereof &
to take and distrain any goods chattels effects and distrainable property
which may be found thereupon and in making any such distress or
distresses and to act therein in all respects as Landlords are entitled to do
in making distresses for rent in arrear to the intent that by such
distresses or distresses or otherwise all arrears of the said annuity or
yearly rent charges and all cost charges and expenses which my said
wife or her assigns may sustain or be put unto by reason or in
consequence of the nonpayment of the said annuity or any part
thereof on the days and times appointed for payment thereof and
also all expenses attending the making of such distress or distresses
may be fully paid and satisfied and to this further intent and purpose
that in case any half yearly payment of the said annuity or
yearly rent charge or any part thereof shall be behind and unpaid
by the space of forty two days next after any of the days or times
appointed for payment thereof that then and in every such case it
shall lawful for my said wife and her assigns (such arrears
being first lawfully demanded) to enter into and upon the said
estates and hereditaments or into and upon and part thereof in
the name of the whole and to have hold retain and keep the same
and receive and take the rents issues and profits thereof and of every
part thereof to her and their own use and benefit until she or they
shall thereby and therewith or otherwise be fully satisfied and paid
all arrears of the said annuity or yearly rent charge and also so
much of the said annuity or yearly rent charge as shall accrue
or grow due during such time as my said wife or her assigns shall
continue in possession of the said estates and hereditaments and also
all such cost charges damages and expenses as she or they may
sustain or be put unto by reason or in consequence of the nonpaym[ent]
of the said annuity or yearly rent charge or any part thereof on the
days or times appointed for payment thereof and subject to the said
annuity or yearly rent charge and to the powers and remedies above
given for the [recow recou]^[2] recovery thereof

I declare and direct that
said estates and hereditaments shall be to the use of the rev
Henry Hodges of Beckley in the County of Sussex Clerk and John
Meade of Hastings in the county of Sussex esquire their executors

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administrators and assigns for the term of five hundred years
without impeachment of waste to commence and be computed
from the day of my decease

But upon the trusts nevertheless herein
after mentioned concerning the same and from and after the
expiration or other sooner determination of the said term or five
hundred years and in the meantime subject thereto and to the
trusts thereof and also subject thereto and to the trusts thereof said
to the said annuity or yearly rent charge of four hundred and to the
powers and remedies hereby given for the recovery thereof the said
estates and hereditaments shall be to the use of my oldest son Fred’k
North and his assigns during his natural life without impeachm[ent]
of waste and from and after the determination of that estate by forfeiture
or otherwise in his lifetime to the use of the said William Horne and
William Whitear and their heirs during the natural life of my said
son but upon the trusts nevertheless hereinafter mentioned and from and
after the decease of my said son to the use of his first and other sons
lawfully to be begotten severally and in succession on the order of their
birth and the heirs of their body or respective bodies of such first and
other sons the older of such sons and the heirs of his body being
always preferred to and to take before the younger of such sons and
the heirs of his body

and in default of such issue to the use of my second
son Charles William North and his assigns during the term of his
natural life without impeachment of waste and from and after the
determination of that estate by forfeiture or otherwise in his lifetime
to the use of the said William Horne and William Whitear & their
heirs during the natural life of my said son but upon the trusts
nevertheless hereinafter mentioned and from and after the decease of
my said son Charles William North to the use of his first and other
sons lawfully to be begotten severally and in succession in the order
of their birth and the heirs of their body and respective bodies of
such first and other sons the older of such sons and the heirs of his
body being always preferred to and to take before the younger of
such sons and the heirs of his body

and in default of such issue to
the use of my third son Dudley North and his assigns
[repeated again for Dudley]

… and in default
of such issue to the use of my fourth and every subsequently born son
severally and in succession in the order of their birth for their
respective natural lives without impeachment of waste and from and
immediately after the determination of the estate hereby limited to such
fourth and every subsequently born son by forfeiture or otherwise in his
lifetime to the use of the said William Horne and William Whitear @
their heirs during the life of such fourth or other subsequently born Son
whose estate shall so determine but upon the trusts nevertheless born
hereinafter mentioned and from and after the decease and respective
deceases of my fourth and other subsequently born sons to the use of the
first and other sons of their respective bodies lawfully begotten
severally and in succession in order and course as such respective sons
shall respectively be in priority of birth and the heirs of the body and

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respective bodies of such last mentioned respective sons so that my
fourth and every older of older of my subsequent born sons and the first
and other sons of their respective bodies and the heirs of the respective
bodies of such last mentioned sons may be preferred to and take
before every younger of my subsequently born sons and his & their
and his and their first and other sons and the heirs of their respective
bodies of such last mentioned first and other sons and so that every
older of the sons of my said fourth and other subsequently born son &
his issue may always be preferred before every younger brother of such
Grandson and his issue

and for want of such issue to the use of all
and every [the]^[3] daughter and daughters of my said son Frederick
North lawfully to be begotten in equal shares and proportions as
tenants in common and of the heirs of the body and respective bodies
of such daughter and daughters with cross remainders between and
amongst them of more than one

and for want of such issue to the use of
all and every the daughter and daughters of my said son Charles
William North lawfully to be begotten in equal shares and proportions
as tenants in common and of the heirs of the body and respective bodies of such daughter and daughters with cross remainders between and
amongst them is more than one and for wants of such issue to the
use of all and every the daughter and daughters of my said son
Dudley North
[repeated for Dudley and his daughters and fourth and subsequently born sons’ daughters]

for want of such issue to the use of my daughter Arabella North &
every other of my daughters born in my lifetime or in such due time after
my decease in equal shares and proportions as tenants in common
without impeachment of waste and to the share of each of my
said daughters that same shall from and after the determination
of her estate for life therein by forfeiture or otherwise in her lifetime be
to the use of the said William Horne and William Whitear and their
heirs during the natural life of such daughter upon the trusts
nevertheless hereinafter mentioned and from and after the decease of
each of my said daughters her share in the said estates and
hereditaments shall be to the use of her first and other son and sons of
her body lawfully to be begotten severally and in succession in the order
of their birth

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before he attains the age of twenty one years or is married and there
shall be no person intitled under the clause of survivorship & accruer
hereinbefore contained to the benefit of the portion or fortune hereby
provided for him then and in such case the portion or fortune of such
son or so until thereof as shall not have been raised and paid by
virtue of the power of advancement hereinbefore contained shall not be
raised but the same shall be considered as merged and extinguished
in the freehold and inheritance of the said estates and hereditaments
anything herein contained to the contrary thereof notwithstanding and
my will and intentions also is that in case my Daughters or any of them
shall by virtue of this my will come into the actual possession of the said
estates and hereditaments before the portions or portion hereby provided for
such daughter or daughters shall by virtue of this my will become payable
and there shall be no person or persons intitled to such portions or portion
by virtue of the clause of survivorship and accruer hereinbefore contained
then and in such case the portions or portion of such daughters or
daughter shall not be paid raised or payable but the same shall be considered
as merged and extinguished in the freehold and heredit inheritance of the
said estates and hereditaments any thing hereditaments any thing herein
before contained to the contrary notwithstanding and

I hereby declare that
It shall be lawful for my said sons Frederick North Charles William
North and Dudley North and all my other Children respectively
- and the issue of all my children respectively -^[4]
as
and when they shall respectively be intitled to the rents and profits of the
said estates and hereditaments or any part of parts thereof and
- shall be of the age of twenty one years –^[5]
Also for
the said William Horne and William Whitear and the survivor of them
and the executors or administrators of such survivors from time to time
and at all times during the minority of any child or children or issue
who by virtue of this my will shall for the time being be so intitled to
the rents issues and profits of my said estates and hereditaments or
any part thereof by any Deed or Deed or other instrument of instruments
in writing to be sealed and delivered by him her or them respectively
in the presence of and to be attested by two or more credible witnesses to
limit and appoint grant and demise all or any part or parts of the said
estates and hereditaments with the appurtenances to any person or persons
for any term or number of years not exceeding twenty one years for thefrom the
making thereof and so that there be reserved on every such Lease or Demise
the cost or most improved yearly rent that can be reasonably gotten
for the hereditaments demised thereby without taking any fine or premium
for the granting of any such Lease and so that in every such Lease there be
contained a Clause of reentry for nonpayment of the rent to be thereby
reserved by the space of forty days after the same or any part thereof
shall become due and also for the nonperformance of the Covenants to
be therein contained on the part of the Lessee and so as the Lessee to whom
every such lease shall be granted be not made dispunishable of waste
by any express words therein and so as every such Lessee do execute a Counterpart
of the lease granted to him

I also declare that it shall be lawful for
Each of my sons either before or when by virtue of this my will he shall be in the actual
possession of the said estates and hereditaments by any Deed
or Deeds Instrument or Instruments in writing with or without power of
revocation to be by him sealed and delivered in the presence of and to be
attested by two or more credible witnesses or by this last will and Testament
in writing or any Codicil or Codicils thereto to be by him signed & published
in the presence of and to be attested by three or more credible witnesses (but
subject and without prejudice to the said annuity or yearly rent charge
of four hundred pounds and to the said Term of five hundred years and
the trusts thereof and also subject and without prejudice to the uses and
estates antecedent to the use or estate of such my sons as shall make

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such limitation or appointment and to the powers annexed relating
or collateral to such antecedent uses or estates of any such uses estates
powers shall be then subsisting and capable of taking effort or of
being exercised and also subject and without prejudice to the uses or estates
if any which shall or may be limited in exercise of the said powers or
any of them to limit or appoint unto and to the use of or In trust for
any woman with whom he may intermarry for the life of such
woman as and for her jointure any annual sum or annual sums
not exceeding in the whole the annual sum of four hundred pounds of
lawful money of Great Britain to be issuing out of and charged and
chargeable upon all or any part of the said estates and hereditaments
and for the purpose of securing such annual sum or yearly Rent
charge to limit and appoint to the woman for who benefit any such
annual sum or yearly rent charge shall be appointed usual
powers and remedies for recovering and compelling payment thereof
by distress entry and perception of the rents and profits of the said estates
and hereditaments and also to limit and appoint the same estates and
hereditaments or any part of parts thereof to any person or persons for any Term or
Terms of years for the better securing the due payment of any such
Annual sum or yearly rent charge such term or terms to take effect
Immediately after the decease of such of them my said sons as shall
Limit or create the same but so that every such Term of years be
Made to cease on due payment of the annual sum or yearly Rent
Charge thereby secured and all expenses to be incurred by the non
Payment of the same
Nevertheless I hereby declare that if any of my sons
before he is in the actual possession of the said estates and hereditaments
shall in exercise of the power hereinbefore enabling him in that behalf
limit or appoint to any woman whom he may marry any annual sum or
annual sums the same or any part thereof shall not take effect upon or
charge the hereditaments intended to be charged with the same unless and
until such of my sons as shall so limit or appoint the same
or his issue shall by virtue of this my will come into the actual possession
of the said estates and hereditaments and

I further declare that the said
estates and hereditaments shall not at any one time be subject to the
payment in jointures of any further greater sum that the yearly sum
of four hundred pounds and that the jointure or jointures which may
be charged by any of my younger sons shall be suspended or in part
suspended as the circumstances of the case may require until the jointure
shall end and determine anything herein contained to the contrary
thereof notwithstanding and

I further declare that it shall be lawful for
each of my sons either before or when by virtue of this my will he shall
be in the actual possession of the said estates and hereditaments by any
Deed or Deeds instrument or instruments in writing with or without
power of revocation to be by him sealed and delivered in the presence of
and attested by two or more credible witnesses or by his last will and
Testament in writing or any Codicil or Codicils thereto to be by him
respectively signed and published in the presence of and attested by
three or more credible witnesses to subject and charge all or any part or
parts of the said estates and hereditament with the payment of any
sum or sums of money not exceeding in the whole the sum of fifteen
thousand pounds for the portion or portions of all and every or any of
his children other than and except an oldest or only son' who for the time
being of virtue of this my will shall become intitled to the actual possession
of the said estates and hereditaments together with interest on such sum
or sums not exceeding four percent percent per annum such portions
or portion to be paid to and divided amongst such children or any of

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them at such ages or times or at such age or time and
in such parts shares and proportions and with such conditions
and limitations over (such limitation over to be for the benefit of
some one or more of such children) as such of my sons as
may so charge the same shall think fit and as he by the same
or any other Deed or Deeds Instrument or Instruments in writing
to be executed and attested as aforesaid or by his last will & testament
in writing or Codicil or Codicils thereto to be signed published and
attested as aforesaid shall d? or appoint and for the purpose
of raising such portions or portion and interest as aforesaid it
shall be lawful for each of my sons who may so charge the same
by any Deed or Deeds Instrument or Instruments in writing to be
executed and attested as aforesaid or by his last will and Testament
in writing or any Codicil or Codicils thereto to be signed published &
attested as aforesaid to limit and appoint the said estates and
hereditaments or the part or parts thereof to be charged with such
portions or portion as aforesaid to any person or persons whomsoever
for any Term or number of years without impeachment of waste
but with a proviso or condition for making void such Term upon
aforesaid
– nevertheless I hereby declare that such portions or portion & interest as aforesaid-^[6]
shall be subject and without prejudice to the said annuity
or yearly rent charge of four hundred pounds and to the powers and
remedies hereby given for the recovery and enforcing payment thereof and
also subject and without prejudice to the said term of five hundred
years and the trusts thereof and likewise subject and without prejudice
to the uses and estate antecedent to the use or estate of such of my
sons as shall so charge such portions or portion as aforesaid and
to the powers relating or collateral to such uses or estates and

I also
declare that if any of my sons shall at any time or times before
he shall by virtue of this my Will be in the actual possession of the
said estates and hereditaments charge the same estates & hereditam[en]ts
or any part thereof with the payment of any such portion or
portions and interest as aforesaid that in every such case the portions
or portion and interest so to be charged shall not be a lieu or charge upon
the said estates and hereditaments or any part thereof unless and until
such of my sons as shall so charge the same or his issue shall by
virtue of this my will come into the actual possession of the said estate &
hereditaments anything herein contained to the contrary thereof in
anyway notwithstanding

And I give and devise my dwelling house
and Garden at Hastings aforesaid and all other my real estate
whatsoever and wheresoever and whether freehold or copyhold except
my estates and hereditaments in the county of Norfolk hereinbefore devised
unto my dear wife Elizabeth North her heirs and assigns forever

I give
and bequeath to my brother Charles Edward North and to my sister
Arabella North one hundred guineas each and

as to all the rest and
residue of my personal estates and effects whatsoever and wheresoever and
of what nature or kind soever I give and bequeath the same to my said
dear wife for her own absolute use and benefit and I hereby declare that
the provision I have hereby made for my said wife is to be taken and
accepted by her in lieu of the Dower and Freebench which she may claim
or be entitled to out of my said estates and hereditaments in the county of
Norfolk

I hereby appoint my said wife Guardian of such of my sons
as may not have attained the age of twenty one years at the time of my
death until they shall respectively attain that age and of such of my
daughters as shall not have attained that age or be married until
they shall respectively attain such age or be married in case my said
Wife shall so live and continue my Widow and after the decease

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or second marriage of my said wife I appoint my inv^[7]Brother the
reverend Charles Edward North and the said William Whitear and the
survivor of them the Guardians of Guardian of my said Children until
such ages or times as above mentioned provided always and

I do hereby
declare that in case the several Trustees hereby appointed or any future
trustee or trustees to be appointed as hereinafter mentioned shall die or decline
or from being abroad or otherwise shall be incapable to act in the Trusts
hereby in them respectively reposed then and so often as the same shall
happen it shall be lawful for the acting or continuing or surviving trustee
or trustees for the time being or for the executors or administrators of my
surviving trustees by any writing or writings under his or their hand
and seal or hands and seals to be attested by two or more credible witnesses
from time to time to nominate and appoint any other person or persons
to be a trustee or trustees in the place or stead of the trustee or trustees so dying
declining or becoming incapable to act and in every such case the said
estates and promises shall thereupon with all convenient speed be conveyed
and assigned so that the same may be vested in such surviving or
continuing trustee or trustees and in such new trustee or trustees jointly or
in such new trustees only (as the case may happen) upon such and the
same trusts and to and for such and the same trusts intents and purposes
and with under and subject to such and the same powers provisos and
declarations as hereinbefore mentioned and declared of and concerning
the same or upon such of them as shall be then subis^[8] subsisting or
capable of taking effort and of being exercised and

I also declare that it
shall and may be lawful for my said trustees and every future Trustee
to be appointed as aforesaid and also for my executors hereinafter named
and for their and every of their executors and administrators by and out of the money
which may come to their or any of their hands by virtue of this my
will to reimburse and satisfy themselves respectively and to allow to
each other all such reasonable costs charges and expenses as they or
any of them may sustain or be put unto in and about the execution
of all or any of the trusts hereby in them respective reposed and I also
declare that they their respective heirs executors or administrators
shall be charged and chargeable each of them for and with his own
acts and deeds only and not out for the other or others of them and that
they shall not be charged or chargeable with or for any sum or sums
of money other than such as shall come to their respective hands by
virtue of this my will the joining in receipts for the sake of notwithstand[ing] conformity
nor with or for any loss or damage which may happen in or about
the execution of this my will without their respective wilful defaults

lastly I
revoke all former will and appoint my said brother Charles Edward
North and my said dear wife executor and executrix of this which I
declare to be my last will and testament In Witness whereof I the said
Francis Frederick North the Testator have to this my last will and
Testament contained in twenty sheets of paper set my hand and seal that
is to say my hand to the first nineteen sheets and my hand and seal to this
twentieth and last sheet this twenty eight day of January in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eleven (1811) FF North

Signed Sealed and Published and declared by the said Francis Frederick
North the testator as and for his last will and Testament in the presence
of us who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have
hereto subscribed our names as witnesses Jno Standen Butler Ann Phillips Nursery Maid Martha Whatt Cook

Proved at London 15th December 1821 before the Worshipful John Dodson
Doctor of Laws and Surrogate by the oath of Elizabeth North widow the
Relict one of the executors to whom administration was granted having
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been first sworn duty to administer Power reserved of making the like
Grant to the reverend Charles Edward North Clerk the brother the
other executor when he shall apply for the same.

Sources and transcription notes

1. ↑ Will: "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858"
   The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 1651
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 5111 #458459 (accessed 7 January 2024)
   Will of Francis Frederick North Esq, granted probate on 15 Dec 1821. Died about 1821 in Hastings, Sussex, England.
2. ↑ Assumed typo - looks like two mistaken attempts to type recovery that were not crossed out.
3. ↑ Possible typo – extra word not needed here
4. ↑ Margin Note - this section was added as a margin note labelled '1' in a circle and the matching figure '1' was inserted into the text at this point
5. ↑ Margin Note - this section was added as a margin note labelled '2' in a circle and the matching figure '2' was inserted into the text at this point
6. ↑ Margin Note - this section was added as a margin note labelled '1' in a circle and the matching figure '1' was inserted into the text at this point
7. ↑ inv - it is possible this is an abbreviation of invenit but it is not clear that the definition of as relating to having created something is appropriate in this context.
8. ↑ subis
   it is thought that this is a mistake by the scribe an attempt at writing 'subsisting' as per the following word with a long 's' and a typo, but that he forgot to cross it out. It could also be 'subis' meaning to suffer or incur, but that doesn't really fit the context of the sentence.