Catalogue description Abstract of will and codicils of the late Sir Vyell Vyvyan of Trelowarren, Bt.   To...

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Abstract of will and codicils of the late Sir Vyell Vyvyan of Trelowarren, Bt.

 

To Friend Jn. Tillie Coryton, esq. £1000 on trust to pay interest to testator's sister Harriet Walter Luke, wife of Stephen Luke, Dr. of Physic, for her sole use for life, then on trust for the children of testator's sister in equal shares.

 

To bro-in-law Stephen Luke, £100.

 

To Miss Susan Satterthwaite £250.

 

To Miss Mary Satterthwaite and Miss Margaret Satterwaite £50 each.

 

To Mrs. Harriet Vyvyan £100.

 

To friends Edwd. Gray, esq., J. T. Coryton, Jn. Hearle Tremayne, esq., Jn. Hext, esq.

 

Jn. Rogers, jun., clerk £10 each to buy a ring. Like sum of £10, to Jn. Borlase, Chas. Scott, and H. M. Grylls, gent.

 

To old servants Jn. Smith, Jas. Lander and Wm. Holesgrove a yrs. wages each over and beyond what was due to them.

 

To servant Avis Tregunno 5 guineas.

 

Each servant who had lived in his service five yrs. including Avis Tregunno a year's wages.

 

To Mrs. Joanna Downe annuity of £28.

 

To Mrs. Goods annuity of £5.

 

To eldest s. alive at time of testator's decease - household goods, furniture, plate, books, linen, wine and spirits in mansion house at Trelowarren. Live and dead stock on barton and farms of Trelowarren, Halliggy and Chibilly. Striking gold watch, gold chain and seals, gold snuff box given him by the late Lord Falmouth. Family pearl necklace to possessor of Trelowarren as an heir loom.

 

To next s. in succession gold watch usually warn by testator.

 

To eldest dtr. all trinkets, jewels and paraphernalia which were property of testator's late wife.

 

To trustees J. T. Coryton, Jn. Hearle Tremayne, Jn. Rogers, jun. money, stocks, estate (excluding life estate of Mrs. Hannah Rawlinson) on trust for benefit of children of testator, with remainders to his eldest s. and children of sister Harriet Walter Luke.

 

Freehold lands to Jn. Hext to use of trustees (above) in trust for use of eldest s. R. R. Vyvyan with redrs. to 2nd., 3rd, 4th sons, and person(s) entitled to lands which belonged to Sir Rich. Vyvyan Trelowarren, Bt. decd.

 

Trustees not to sell tenements of Trecoose and Carvallack which were to go to possessor of Trelowarren. Rest of estates to them for 1000 yrs. term to raise £25000 by sale and mortgage of manors for benefit of 5 younger children, with redrs. to eldest s.

 

Trustees to be guardians of sons, 2 dtrs. to be guardianship of Hannah Rawlinson, Mary Satterthwaite, Susan Satterthwaite, Margaret Satterthwaite.

 

To Hannah Rawlinson annuity of £75 chargeable on Trecoose and Carvallack.

 

Residue to trustees (excrs.)

 

9 February 1815.

 

Codicil 10 April 1817.

 

All household goods at Trelowarren etc. to elder s. free from testator's debts and legacies.

 

Codicil 2 April 1819. Live and dead stock - whether eldest s. of age or a minor - to be used for fund for debts and legacies. Parsonage house about to be erected on glebe of the parish of Withiel. If he died before completion trustees to raise £1500 above £205 received from representatives of the late incumbent in lieu of dilapidations. Bequest to servant Wm. Holesgrove revoked.

 

Inside: paper showing personal property of the late Sir Vyell Vyvyan, Bt. another paper showing money etc. left by Sir V. V. available towards payment of debts.

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

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