Will of Thomas Brickell the elder Motcombe Dorset 1719

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Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Wiltshire Wills and Probates; Reference Number: P27/1/237

The Will of Thomas Brickell the elder of Motcombe,

Thomas Brickell (abt.1635-1718)

In the name of God Amen the Eighteenth Day of August in the Tenth yeare of the Reigne of o’r Sovraigne Lady Anne by the grace of God of Great Brittaine France and Ireland Queen defender of the faith or Anno Dni 1711. I Thomas Brickell the elder of Motcombe in the County of Dorsett, yeoman being of sound and p’fect mind and memory (thanks be given to Almighty God for the same) doe make and ordaine this my Last Will and Testament (hereby revokeing all former and other Wills and Testaments by me made)

Imp’s I commend my Soul into the hands of God that gave it and trusting and assuredly believing that throught the meritts and mediation of my blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ I shall have free pardon and remission of all my Sins and my body to the Earth to be interred in such decent manner as my Executors herein after named shall think fitt

And touching my worldly Estate, wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give and devise and dispose of the same in maner following Imprimis I give and bequeath to Elizabeth my beloved wife the sume of seaven pounds and ten shillings of good and lawfull money of Great Brittaine to be payd to her by my executors herein after named within Twelve monthes after my decease

Item I give and bequeath unto my foure Grandchildren Anne Lush Mary Lush Richard Lush and Susana Lush twelve pence a peece

Item I give and bequeath unto my grandson Richard Lush my silver Tumbler

Item I give unto my daughter Alice Temple ten shillings [interlined addition]

Item I give and devise unto my son John Brickell All that my Close of meadows or pasture ground called or knowne by the kame of Cocks Lands situate and Lying and being in the p’ish of St James wthin the Lib’tie of Alcester als [Andcestor?] neer Shaston in the s’d County of Dorset and all and singular the hereditam’ts and app’tennances there unto belonginf to hold the same to the s’d John Brickell and to his heires & assignes in fee for ever

Item I give and devise unto my s’d son John Brickell All that my p’cell of woody ground commonly called by the name of Queen Grove situate and lying and being in Motcombe afores’d and Manor of Gillingham and neer a place called [Dunclift?]Hill and all and singular the hereditam’ts and app’tenances there unto belonging To hold the same to John Brickell and to his heires and assignes in fee for ever

Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Dugdale Ten pounds lawfull money of Great Brittaine in full discharge of all demands whatsoever to be imployed for her use dureing her natural life and after her decease to remaine to her son Elias Dugdale

Item I give and bequeath to my two sons Thomas Brickell and John Brickell All my stock of Cattle household goods and implements of household stuffe (except my silverTumbler given as afores’d )and all other my goods and moneys and debts to me oweing for the paym’t of all my debts and after my debts be fully satisfied and paid and my funerall expences discharged my will is that the overplus and remainder thereof be equally divided between them my sd two sons Thomas Brickell and John Brickell And I hereby make them the s’d Thomas Brickell and John Brickell joynt ex’trs of this my Last will and testam’t And Lastly I doe nominate and appoint my son in Law Elias Dugdale and my kinsman John Moores of Kingsmill to be overseers nes and troubles I doe give to them five shillings a peece. In witness whereof I the s’d Thomas Brickell the elder have hereuntomoo sett my hand and seale the day and yeare above written

That those words Item I give unto my daughter Alice Temple ten shillings were interlined before the sealing hereof and afterewards [note was this supposed to have been not afterwards?]

Signed sealed & published and declared by the above named Thomas Brickell the elder this to be his Last will & testament I the presence of us

John Baker Wm Gatehouse John [g----d] Wm Durnford [signature and seal Thomas Brickell

Probate clause in latin; granted 30 April 1719