Catalogue description Probate of will of Joanna Helyar, Newton Ferrers, Cornwall, spinster. (Copy).   Excx. to...

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Probate of will of Joanna Helyar, Newton Ferrers, Cornwall, spinster. (Copy).

 

Excx. to build a vault for her burial in east part of churchyard of East Coker, Somerset (coffin ... not to be fastened down 'until my Body shall grow Offensive to those who shall attend me.'). (Testator seised in fee of manors of Dinnerdake and Pillaton with advowson of Pillaton and to 2 cap. mess. or mansions at West Newton, Barton of Penpoll, Barton of West Newton Ferrers, Deer Park, Coryton Ball, and Red Hills, Tilland Quarry, Pillaton Woods, Newton Woods, Herwood, Herwood marshes, Newton Mills, Parke Woods, Blacklake woods, Henwoods woods, Moulton woods, Westmounds marsh, Crundle Downs, Quarry Marsh, Bridge Meadow, the Two Coney Warrens, flds. and meadows underneath Cruft and Parsons Park. All in St. Mellion, Pillaton, Quethiock, St. Ive and St. Neot. Moiety devised to testator under will of sister Dame Rachel Coryton, widow, decd., other moiety by conveyance of 3 and 4 July 1756, from Wm. Helyar of Lewston, Dorset, esq. nephew and hr. of Robt. Helyar, then of South Tawton, Esq., decd. and testator (Joanna Hellyar) sister of Robt. Helyar).

 

Estates (above) to nephew Wm. Helyar of Lewston, esq., Edwd. Philips of Montacute, Somerset, esq., Jas. Upton of Yeovil, Somerset, attorney to uses. To use of Robt. Helyar second son of nephew Wm. Helyar of Lewston and hrs. male, in default to Weston Helyar third s. of nephew Wm. Helyar of Lewston and hrs. male, in default to Edwd. Helyar fourth s. of nephew Wm. Helyar of Lewston and hrs. male, in default to fifth s. of nephew (W. Helyar), Chas. Helyar and hrs. male, in default to Jn. Helyar sixth s. of nephew and hrs. male, in default to use of eldest s. of nephew (Wm. Helyar), Wm. Helyar and hrs. male.

 

To old servant Sam. Stone for life annuity of £20. Servants Sam. Stone, Honour Pearce and Sarah Arscote to have their rooms in 'my old mansion house' and as long as they continued firewood from barton of Newton and gdn. stuff and each to have a cow on the barton and to keep a horse. Household goods at Newton to same three trustees in trust for person entitled to land but goods not to be sold but to be heirlooms.

 

Person entitled to estates to renew leases and reside 3 months every year at Newton Ferrers mansion otherwise to next person in remainder.

 

Leases to her old servant Sam. Stone of lands in manor of Pillaton and other leases not to be disturbed.

 

To same three trustees estate held under the Crown for 3 lives in trust for use of Robt. Helyar (and other sons in remainder) of nephew Wm. Helyar (lives to be renewed on lease) and hrs. male.

 

To same three trustees £4800 old South Sea annuities on trust for them to buy land in fee simple in Devon and Cornwall to be settled as other estates (see above).

 

To Wm. Helyar eldest s. of nephew Wm. Helyar of Lewston £4000 for building mansion house on any of lands in East Coker to which he would be entitled on his father's death. Best pearl necklace, best pair of diamond earings with the drops.

 

To Weston, Edwd., Chas. and Jn., sons of nephew Wm. Helyar of Lewston, £500 each.

 

To Betty, Bridget, Harriott and Joanna dtrs. of same nephew £500 each.

 

To servant Sarah Arscote estate at Metherill in Calstock purchased of Jn. White, yeo.

 

To Sam. Stone, younger s. of Sam. Stone (above) lands at Seracote in Okehampton - excx. to make up in value any part of estate lost by lawsuit.

 

To Robt. Helyar, 2nd s. of nephew W. Helyar of Lewston life and dead stock on barton of Newton.

 

When he felled timber to plant young trees. Not to cut coppice wood under growth of 23 yrs.

 

Excx. to purchase £2000 in Old South Sea Annuities or in the '3 per cents in the publick funds' - interest and dividend of £60 to pay housekeeper Honor Pearce £20 yearly for life. To Mary Randel of West Coker, Somerset, sister of Sam. Stone, sen. £20 for life. To servant Eliz. Jeffery, £20 a yr. for life.

 

To Sam. Stone, jun. £200.

 

To Wm. Helyar, eldest s. of nephew Wm. Helyar of Lewston £50 to repair and beautify church of East Coker and the almshouses there. £500 in trust - interest to be distributed to poor of almshouses and parish.

 

To Vicar of S. Coker for poor and 10 guineas for a funeral sermon.

 

To Jn. Walling, mariner, grandson of uncle Rich. Helyar, clerk, decd., £200. If he not living to his children; in default to his wife.

 

2 Bonds in which Wm. Hole, Bovey Tracy, yeo. owed testator £457-10s - principal sum to Robt. Hole, youngest s. of Wm. Hole and to latter's dtrs. Mary Willis and Joanna Harris.

 

To Joanna, wife of Jn. Rock, Closeworth, Somerset, gent. £100.

 

To Mary, wife of Jn. Forbes of Yeovil, Somerset, innkeeper, sum of (tear in MS.).

 

To Sarah Pitcher £100,

 

To Ann Pitcher (tear in MS.),

 

To Wm. Pitcher £100,

 

To Jn. Pitcher £100,

 

To Rich. Pitcher £100,

 

To Edwd. Pitcher £100, (sons and dtrs. of Rich. Pitcher, Keyford, Somerset, yeo. by Mary his w. (née Helyar) (both decd.))

 

To Joanna Rock, dtr. of Jn. and Joanna Rock £100, £200 to Robt. Orchard Reeks, s. of Chas. and Jane Reeks, formerly of East Coker, decd.

 

To servants with her at time of decease 1 yrs.' wages above what is due and £5 each for mourning.

 

Hatbands and glove to day labouring men and women in Newton Ferrers.

 

To goddtr. Matilda Hodsall, dtr. Edwd. Hodsall, banker 10 guineas.

 

To former servant Grace Veryard £10.

 

Residue to Sarah Arscott (excx.)

 

Witd. Jn. Ridley; Jn. Ashe, senr., Arundell Street, Strand, Jn. Ashe, junr.

 

15 July 1765.

 

Codicil: nephew Wm. Helyar of E. Coker could repair and fit up family seat at East Coker but to be rebuilt on same land. For this reason as his great aunt left nephew Wm. Helyar £2000 instead of £4000 'as I think his younger brothers and sisters want it more to add to their fortunes.'

 

Pr. London 22 March 1768.

Date: nd
Held by: Kresen Kernow (formerly Cornwall Record Office), not available at The National Archives
Language: English

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