Catalogue description Probate of will of Jas. Tillie, Pentillie Castle, esq.   (Settlement of 23 and 24 March...

Probate of will of Jas. Tillie, Pentillie Castle, esq.

(Settlement of 23 and 24 March 1752, Cornish, Devon, Wilts and Dorset estates limited to uses with power to revoke by will). Uses of settlement revoked. On marr. of Jn. Coryton, esq. with testator's dtr. Mary Jemima Coryton estates in Yate and Wickwarre, Glos., made liable to payment of annuity of £100 during lives of Jn. Coryton and Mary Jemima Coryton. All uses revoked except this annuity).

To w. Mary Tillie estates in Gloucester, Cornwall, Devon, Wilts. and Dorset for life. Then to trustees with redr(s) to son(s) of Mary Jemima Coryton, then dtr.(s) etc. Persons entitled after death of dtr. and her husband Jn. Coryton to adopt surname and arms of Tillie (other than an only s.). Person entitled 'shall repair and keep up Mount Ararat and the Monument of my late worthy great uncle Sir Jas. Tillie, Kt. therein erected and repair and preserve the Monument hereinafter ordered to be erected in the Tillie Aile (sic) in Pillaton Church to the memory of myself and Family. 99 yrs. term to trustees. If failure of issue and Jn. Coryton survived his wife trustees from rents of estates to make up £300 to maintain and educate Geo. Fortescue during his minority. Persons entitled or their guardians to make rack leases up to 21 yrs. and lease on lives for 99 yrs.

Testator purchased an estate called Tynnel and Langore in Landulph for residue of two terms of 810 yrs. and 806 yrs. Also had 99 yr. interest in Hornavers tenement adjoining Pentillie Castle 'on the deaths of two young healthy lives'. These to trustees for persons entitled under testator's will - lives to be renewed. Also possessed of 4 flds. called ancient or annexed duchy lands in manor of Rillaton in Linkinhorne which would go to wife by custom of the manor. Desired her to surrender same to person entitled to freehold lands.

To dear daughter Mary Jemima Coryton - large oriental garnet ring.

To sister Mary Fortescue 50 guineas for mourning

To niece Mary Fortescue £500 if she reached age of 21. £1000 to wife and siter Mary Fortescue - if nephew Geo. Fortescue lives to be 21 - they to use £1000 to purchase an advowson, if nephew nephew willing to take orders. If nephew declined or was not qualifed wife to nominate person to whom benefice might be held.

Residue of goods, ¼ of brigantine Mary Jemima limestone barge or lighter of 24 tons called the Pentillie Castle, the six-oared London built shallop to wife Mary Tillie (excx.)

Witd. Nich. Symons, David Horndon, Jas. Walker, Jos. Sambell.

(Pr. P.C.C. 15 June 1772).

(See also CRO CY/1719).