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I give and bequeath all that my leasehold messuage or
dwellinghouse with the |
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outbuildings fixtures and appurtenances situate in Hoppers Road
Winchmore Hill |
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aforesaid unto and to the use of my brother George
Witt his executors administrators |
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and assigns absolutely subject nevertheless to the mortgage debt
or sum of one |
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hundred and thirty pounds now charged thereon and also on
condition of his paying |
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the yearly interest on the said sum of one hundred and thirty
pounds and the ground |
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rent payable in respect of the said premises from the twenty
fifth day of December |
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one thousand eight hundred and fifty three I give devise and
bequeath all and |
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singular my household furniture plate linen china pictures and
effects and all and |
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singular other my real and personal estate whatsoever and
wheresoever unto my |
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said brother George Witt and my friend Alfred Hall of Broad
Street in the City of |
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London Stationer their heirs executors and administrators upon
trust nevertheless to |
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sell and convert into money such parts thereof as shall not
consist of money and do |
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and shall pay and divide the monies to arise therefrom and also
what money I may |
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be possessed of at the time of my decease after payment of my
just debts funeral |
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and testamentary expenses as aforesaid unto and equally between
all and every my |
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children William Witt Charles
Witt George Witt Hannah
the wife of John Smithers |
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Elizabeth the wife of John
Martin Alice the wife of James
Parkins Mary the wife of |
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James Martin and Ann
the wife of John Perkins and their
respective heirs executors |
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and administrators and assigns And I do declare that the
receipts or receipt of my |
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said trustees and executors or the survivor of them and the
executors and |
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administrators of such survivor shall be sufficient discharge
and discharges to all and |
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every person and persons paying monies to them under this my
will and that they my |
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said executors shall not be answerable or accountable for the
acts receipts or |
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defaults of the other of them nor for involuntary losses and
further that my said |
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executors may out of my monies that may from time to time come
into his or their |
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hands reimburse himself and themselves all costs charges and
expenses that he or |
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they may incur or be put to in the execution of the trusts
thereof And last I do hereby |
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nominate constitute and appoint my said Brother George Witt and
the said Alfred Hall |
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Executors of this my will and hereby revoking all former wills
by me made do declare |
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this and this alone to be my last Will and Testament In witness
whereof I have |
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hereunto set my hand this eighteenth day of December one
thousand eight hundred |
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and fifty five -- Wm. Witt -- |