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In the name of God Amen
I John Randall of Marston Mortaine in the County
of Bedford Yeoman being of sound mind memory understanding do
make publish this my last will testament in manner following /
that is to say / ....
I give devise bequeath unto my friends Edward
Platt of Lidlington in the County of Bedford Esquire, Vincent
Wallis of Wootton in the said County of Bedford Gentleman, Edward
Smith of Marston Mortaine aforesaid, Yeoman, All every my
messuages, cottage, closes, lands, tenements, hereditaments, real
estate, situate lying being in the parish of Marston Mortaine
aforesaid or elsewhere in the Kingdom of England with their
appurtenances and also all my goods, chattels, ready money,
securities for money, stock in husbandry, rights, credits,
personal estate whatsoever wheresoever to hold unto the said
Edward Platt, Vincent Wallis, Edward Smith their heirs executors
administrators assigns o the uses upon the trusts for the intents
purposes after mentioned, expressed / that is to say /
upon trust, ....
I hereby direct that the said Edward Platt, Vincent Wallis
Edward Smith or the survivor of them or their heirs executors
administrators or assigns of the survivor do shall as soon as
conveniently may be after my decease sell, dispose of convey
assure all singular my said real estate either together or in
parcels by public auction or private contract as to him or them
shall seem best unto any person or persons who shall be willing
to become the purchaser or purchasers thereof or of any part
thereof for the most money that can be reasonably gottan, for the
same to make execute all such deeds, conveyances assurances in
the law as shall be necessary or proper for ? the sale transfer
thereof And also do shall make sale of, convert into money all
every my personal estate as shall not consist of money, call in,
compel payment of all such parts thereof as shall consist of
money out upon security at interest or otherwise ....
And I will
direct that the monies arising by such sale or sales, securities
shall be paid into the hands of the said Edward Platt, Vincent
Wallis, Edward Smith or the survivor of them or their heirs
executors administrators or assigns of such survivor, that the
receipt or receipts of them or him for the same shall in all
cases be sufficient effectual discharge, discharges for the same
sum or sums of money or security for money as shall therein
respectively be expressed or acknowledged to have been received
or given, such purchaser or purchaser, the person or persons
paying any sum or sums of money his her or their heirs executors
or administrators shall not afterwards be obliged to see to the
application thereof be in any manner answerable
or accountable for the loss misapplication or non application of
the same or any part thereof And I hereby direct that my said
trustees shall do out of the monies to arise by or from any of
the means aforesaid to pay off discharge all my debts, funeral
expenses, after payments thereof I will direct that the following
legacies be paid / that is to say / ....
I give bequeath unto my son Thomas
Randall the sum of ten pounds
I give bequeath unto my
son John Randall the sum of ten pounds
I give
bequeath unto my son Richard Randall the sum of
ten pounds
I give bequeath unto my son William Randall
the sum of ten pounds
I give bequeath unto my son James
Randall the sum of one hundred fifty pounds
I give
bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Barrick the
sum of twenty pounds
I give bequeath unto my son in law Ambrose
Platt the sum of ten pounds
I give bequeath unto my grandson Edward
Randall the sum of thirty pounds
I give bequeath unto my
grandson John Platt the sum of thirty pounds
also
I give bequeath to each of my said trustees the said Vincent
Wallis, Edward Smith the sum of ten pounds for their trouble in
the execution of this my will, I direct that all the abovenamed
legacies shall be paid within six months next after my decease
And after payment of which said legacies, all other payments that
may be incident to or attend or be incurred in the execution of
the trustees of this my will Then
I will direct that the residue
of the monies that shall come into, then remain in the hands of
my said trustees by virtue of this my will shall be by them
equally divided, paid to my wife Sarah Randall,
my youngest daughter Ann Randall to for their
own use, benefit provided always
I will direct that the said
Edward Platt, Vincent Wallis, Edward Smith my said trustees shall
not, nor shall either of them or their heirs executor
administrators or assigns of either of them be answerable or
accountable for any money or effects to be received by virtue of
or under any of the trusts hereby in them reposed any otherwise
them each of them for such sum, sums of money or other effects as
he she or they shall respectively receive, that neither of them
shall be answerable or accountable for the acts receipts neglects
defaults or disbursements of the other of them or for any loss or
losses which may happen to be incurred without their wilful
neglect or default respectively
And also that they the said
Edward Platt, Vincent Wallis, Edward Smith their heirs executors
administrators or assigns shall may by out of the respective
monies which shall come to their hands by virtue of the several
trusts aforesaid be allowed, retain to, reimburse themselves all
such loss, charges, damages, expenses as they respectively shall
pay, sustain or be put unto in about the
execution of this my will, the trusts hereby in them exposed or
in any wise relating thereto And I hereby nominate constitute
appoint the said Edward Platt, Vincent Wallis, Edward Smith joint
executors of this my will, do hereby revoke all former wills at
any time heretofore by me made executed, do declare this only to
be my last will, testament, In witness whereof I have to this my
last will, testament contained in three sheets of paper to the
first, second sheets thereof set my hand to this third last sheet
thereof my hand seal this twelfth day of July in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred tenth
signed John Randall
Signed sealed published declared by the said testator John
Randall as for his last will, testament in the presence of us who
at his request in his presence in the presence of each other have
hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses thereof
signed Jas.M.Jn Glenie, Samuel Davis, Charles Austin
Proved October 16 1811 on the oaths of Vincent Wallis, Edward
Smith two of the executors before George Cardale, Clerk,
M.A.Surrogate
16 Folio
Collated Charles Abbott
Assets sub £1500
Arch Of Bedford Wills : RANDALL, Jn; Marston, yeo. 1811/31
Acknowledgement to Beds & Luton Archives Service
Return to John RANDALL
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