Catalogue description Assignment of testamentary estate and lands. Probate.   (i) Sir Wm. Coryton, West Newton...

Assignment of testamentary estate and lands. Probate.

(i) Sir Wm. Coryton, West Newton Ferrers, Bt. Francis Wills, Wiveliscombe, esq.

Wm. Hancock of Hendra, esq. Excrs. of Jas. Buller, Shillingham, esq. decd.

(ii) Jn. Morth, Talland, esq.

Lewis Stephens, Menheniot, clerk

Jn. Buller, Morval, esq.

(iii) Sam. Lyne, Chris. Hill, Jn. Ford, jun., Jn. Moulton, Wm. Wallis, Catherine Prideaux, Jn. Serle, Thos. Bishopp, Jn. Webb, Ben. Dunning, Thos. Robyns, jun., Wm. Smith, clerk. Creditors of Jas. Buller.

(Recital of settlement 25 November 1707 by (a) Jas. Buller (b) Sir Wm. Coryton, Francis Wills and Wm. Hancock (c) Geo. Parker and Walt. Moyle, esq. a - b on trusts - - manors and advowsons in Devon and Cornwall; manor of Banwell, Somerset; rectory of Bradford in Yorkshire with vicarage, glebe and right of patronage. Rec. of will of Jas. Buller of 7 November 1707 or February 1709 declared to be last will and testament 14 September 1710 making (b) excrs. in trust for benefit of one entitled to the mansion house of Shillingham. if testamentary estate defective to be supplemented by settlement. Rec. debts and legacies of Jas. Buller at his death barely covered by his personal estate. Excrs. refused to act and agreed to assign 500 yrs' term of settlement to Jn. Buller or to (ii) in trust for payment of debts as soon as decree was passed by Chancery. Jn. Buller paid debts of some creditors. Rec. of decree obtained by Jn. Buller and Jn. Francis Buller and Lewis Stephens and Jn. Morth against Sir W. Coryton, Francis Wills and Wm. Hancock. Defdts. to renounce executorship so Jn. Buller can administer the will and assign their trust to Morth and Stephens in trust for Jn. Buller who was to pay creditors).

(i) - Jn. Buller - assignment of residue of personal and testamentary estate of Jas. Buller.

(i) - Morth and Stephens - assignment of lands and manors as in recital for redr. of 500 yrs. on trust to pay costs, creditors etc.

Witd. Jn. Smith, Jn. Robins, Jn. Pound, Rich. Smith.