Will of Nicholas Caesar Corsellis d. 1806

1747 - 1806

Transcribed by Frances Belsham

Nicholas Caesar Corsellis

TNA

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This is the last Will
and Testament of me Nicholas Caesar Corsellis
of Woodford Bridge in the County of Essex
Esquire In the first place I do by virtue and
in pursuance of the power given to and vested
in me and by the Settlement made previous
to my Marriage and all other powers and
authorities enabling me in this behalf by this
my last Will and Testament by me signed sealed
and published in the presence of and attested
by their witnesses declare direct limit and appoint
all that the Manor or Lordship of Layer Marney
the capital Mansion House and all and every
the Messuages Lands Tenements and Hereditaments
particularly mentioned and described in my said
Marriage Settlement and hereby granted and
released from and immediately after my decease
and Subject to the clear yearly Rent charge of
ffour hundred pounds by my said Marriage
Settlement limited and charged to and for my
dear Wife Mary Corsellis for her Life in case
she shall survive me and to the remedies and
powers and to the term of two hundred years
? ? for this better securing the said
Rent charge unto and to the use of my Sons
Matthew Corsellis William Corsellis and
Frederick Corsellis and of my daughters
Harriot Corsellis Caroline Corsellis and Maria
Corsellis as Tenants in common and not as
joint Tenants and of their respective Executors
administrators and assigns for and during the
term of ffive hundred years to commence and
be computed from the day of the decease of
the Survivor of me and my said wife Mary
Corsellis and fully to be compleat and ended
Subject neartheless to the provisos next hereinafter
contained expressed and declared of and
concerning the said Term and from and after
the Expiration or other sooner Decemination
of the said Term of five hundred years and
Subject thereto Then to the only not and behoof
of my son Ceaser Corsellis his Heirs and assigns
for ever provided always and it is my true intent
and meaning that in case my said Son Ceaser
Corsellis his sons or assigne do and shall within
the space of twelve Calendar Months meet after
the decease of the survivor of me and my said
Wife will and duly Pay or cause to be paid
unto my said six children to whom the said
Term is hereby limited as aforesaid and to
such other child or children as I may have
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by my said wife their respective Executors or
administrators the full and just sum of two
thousand pounds of good and lawful money
of Great Britain together with Interest for the
same after the case of four pounds per cent per
annum to be computed from the day of the
decease of the Survivor of me and my said
wife and to be paid unto them equally share
and share alike together with Interest for the
same after the rate aforesaid to be computed
as aforesaid that then and in such case
the said Term of five hundred years hereby
?eated limited or appointed of and in the said
Manor and premises shall cease determine
And be utterly void to all intents and purposes
Whatsoever I give and devise unto my said
Wife Mary Corsellis and her assigns for and
During the term of her natural life all my
ffreehold and copyhold Messuages Lands and
hereditaments situate lying and being in the
parishes of Woodford and Barking in the
said County of Essex and from and after the
decease of my said wife I give and devise
my said last mentioned freehold and copyhold
Estates unto and to the use of William Hunt
of Kelvedon in the County of Essex Esquire
and Job Matthew of Woodford aforesaid Esquire
their Heirs and Assigns upon Trust as soon as
conveniently may be after the decease of my
said Wife or in her Lifetime by and with her
consent and approbation to sell and dispose
of the same either altogether or in parcels by
public sale or by private contract to any person
or persons willing to become the purchaser or
purchasers thereof for the most money and
best price that can be reasonably had and
gotten for the same and to pay apply and
dispose of the money to arise by such Sale
or Sales in manner following (that is to say)
upon Trust to lay out and invest the said
monies to arise from the said Sale or Sales at
Interest on Government Securities with the
Approbation of my said Wife if living in the
Names of them the said William Hunt and
Job Matthew and to pay the Interest or
dividends of the Monies so to be invested and
laid out unto my said Wife for and during
the Term of her natural Life and from and
after her decease upon Trust to pay assign
transfer and divide the principal or capital
of the said Monies to arise from the said
Sale or Sales unto and amongst all and every
of my said children the said Matthew
William ffrederick Harriot Caroline Maria
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and such other child or children as I shall
hereafter have living at my death or born
in due time after equally share and share
alike and my will and mind is and I do
hereby declare that the Receipt or Receipts
of my said Trustees or the Survivor of them
or the Executors or administrators of such survivor
shall be a good and sufficient discharge and
discharges to the purchaser or purchasors
of my said hereditaments and premises
so as aforesaid directed to be sold for his
or their purchase Monies or so much
thereof for which such Receipt or Receipts
shall be given and that such purchasor or
purchasors shall not be obliged to see tp
the application or be answerable or accountable
for the misapplication or nonapplication of
purchase Money or any part thereof
Item I give to my said dear Wife all the
ffurniture that shall be in my Dwelling house
or Dwelling houses at the time of my decease
plate and jewels horses and Carriages
Outstores and ?unstores and the sum of three
hundred pounds to be paid to or retained
by her within one Month next after my
decease provided nevertheless and my will
is that what I have by this my will
given to my said Wife is so by me given to
her upon this express condition that she
my said Wife shall and do relinquish and
give up to and for the benefit of our said
children and such other children as we
may have the Interest of three thousand
six hundred pounds part of six thousand
pounds Bank Annuities in and
by our said Marriage and that she do direct
limit and appoint the said three thousand
six hundred pounds three per cent unto and
for the benefit of all our said children that
shall be living at the time of my decease
and born in due time after equally share
and share alike and I direct that the
two thousand four hundred pounds the residue
of the six thousand pounds three per cent
shall be made good out of my personal estate
and be vested in the Trustees of my said
Marriage Settlement upon the Trusts therein
declared concerning the same Two thousand
four hundred pounds unless I shall in my
life time have retransferred such sum to the
Trustees of my said Marriage Settlement
Item I give to my son Caesar and to my
Daughters Hariot and Caroline respectively the
respective Irish Tontins or annuities
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purchased by me upon their respective lives
and direct my Executors to transfer the
debentures for the same to them accordingly
and I give to each of my said other children
the sum of Two hundred pounds And as to Hudson
Bay Stock and all and singular the rest
and Residue of my personal Estate after
payment of my Debts ffuneral Expenses
and Legacies I give and bequeath the same
unto and amongst all and every my Child
and Children that shall be living at the
time of my decease or born in the time after
equally share and share alike and do direct
that the shares of each of them as shall
be under the age of twenty one years of
the time of my decease shall be continued
or placed out at Interest and vested in the
Manner of the said William Hunt and
Job Matthew who are to be at liberty to pay
apply the Interest or Dividend of such Share
or Shares of such of my said Children as shall
be so under age as aforesaid to and for his
her and their respective Maintenance and
Education And I do authorize and empower
the said William Hunt and Job Matthew and
the Survivor of them and the Executor and
Administrators of such Survivor to pay and
apply any part of the principal or capital
of the shares of my said Child or Children
during their Infancy in the placing out
and advancing him her or them in the
world And I appoint my said Wife and
the said William Hunt and Job Matthew
Guardians of my said Children Item I
give and devise unto my said dear Wife
her Heirs and assigns my two undivided third
parts of the advowson of the vicarage of
Lowlayton in the County of Essex and do
earnestly recommend it to her that in case
the Right of presentation shall happen to
fall to or become vested in her during her
Lifetime she my said Wife shall and will
present my said Son Caesar Corsellis or any
other of my Sons who shall enter into priests
orders and duly qualify himself to the said
living And I earnestly recommend it to my
said Wife by her will or otherwise as far as
the same can be done by Law to devise or
settle my said two third of the said advowson
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in such manner as that one of my sons
who shall duly qualify himself shall be
presented to the said Living and from and after
any one of my Sons shall be so presented that
the said two thirds of the said advowson be
sold and the Money arising by such sale
equally divided amongst all my children
that shall be living at the time of my decease
or to the representatives of each of them as
shall be dead and I recommend it to my
Son Caesar in case he shall not take priestd
orders that he do upon the first vacancy that
may happen in the Rectory of Layer next
after any one of my said Sons shall be duly qualified
present such one of my said Sons to the said
Living And I nominate and appoint my said
dear Wife and the said William Hunt and Job
Matthew Executrix and Executors of this my Will
and I do request the said William Hunt and
Job Matthew to accept of fifty pounds each
In witness sohereof I the said Nicholas Caesar
Corsellis have to this my last Will and Testament
written and contained in four sheets of paper
set my hand and seal in manner following
that is to say to the first three sheets I have
set my hand and to this fourth and last sheet
my hand and seal this twentieth day of
March in the year of our Lord one thousand
seven hundred and eighty nine Nichs. Caesar
Corsellis Signed sealed published and
declared by the said Nicholas Caesar Corsellis
the Testator as and for his last will and
Testament in the presence of us who in his
presence at his request and in the presence of
each other have subscribed our names
as Witnesses attesting the Execution thereof
Thos Rydel Spencer Geo Townsend H Pocock
This Will was proved at London the
twenty fourth day of April in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and seven
before the Worshipful Samuel Pearce Pawson Doctor
of Laws and Surrogate of the Right Honourable
Sir William Wynne Knight Doctor of Laws Master
Keeper or Commisary of the Prerogative Court of
Canterbury lawfully constituted by the Oath of
Mary Corsellis Widow the relict and one of the
surviving Executors named in the said Will
whom Administration was granted of all and
singular the Goods Chattles and Credits of the
said deceased she having been first sworn duly
to administer power reserved of making the like
Grant to William Mickerfield formerly William
Huntor Esquire the other surviving Executor
named in the said Will when he shall apply
for the same.

A summary of names, relationships, places, properties and vessels mentioned in the will of Nicholas Caesar Corsellis

Names Relationship Line

Mary Corsellis Wife 21, 34, 48, 61, 70, 96, 100, 127, 137, 196, 199, 211, 231, 260

Matthew Corsellis Son 26, 106, 168,

William Corsellis Son 26, 107, 168,

Frederick Corsellis Son 27, 107, 168,

Harriot Corsellis Daughter 28, 107, 162,

Caroline Corsellis Daughter 28, 107, 162

Maria Corsellis Daughter 28, 107,

Ceaser Corsellis Son 42, 45, 161, 168, 207, 225,

William Hunt Executor 78, 97, 182, 189, 197, 231, 233,

Job Matthew Executor 80, 98, 183, 189, 197, 231, 234,

Thos Rydel Witness 251

Geo Townsend Witness 251

H Pocock Witness 251

Samuel Pearce Pawson Dr of Laws 255

Sir William Wynne Dr of Laws 257

Property Place Line

Manor Layer Marney 12, 67,

Mansion Layer Marney, Essex. 13

Messuages, Hereditaments Woodford & Barking Essex 73

Vicarage Lowlayton Essex 202

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