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Tanya
and Brett's
Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Grand-Father (Penberthy)
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William
Penberthy
... Last Will and Testament
baptised
23rd March 1745----------buried 11th November
1797----------fifty two years old
Wife = Hannah Penberthy (nee Stephens)
Children = Charles ... William ... John ... James ... Hannah
... Isaac
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PART--ONE ... Summary of the Will
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These are the notes that are included
in - "The Penberthy Story
... from England to Australia"
(HERE) He was also able to accumulate a large estate situated in Varvas and Lore Carbis, which is today known as Carbis Bay He bequeathed all his estate to his wife except
for certain dispositions in the will to others To his son, Charles, he bequeathed “the
orchard before the Dore in Lore Garbes and the garden behind
his house at Lelant and a plot of ground to build a house at
the edge of the dwelling house now standing for the payment of
one guinea per year until the estate was clear of incumbrances
that the property was subject to at the date of the making of
the will" To his daughter Hannah, he bequeathed a one year old heifer His wife was to have the management of the estate in Lore Garbes so long as she lived in the property and paid its incumbrances To his sons John and James. he bequeathed the management of the estate in Vorvas, with the prior approval of their mother The will was witnessed by Martha and John Pearce, no doubt they were William's neighbours William died at Lelant and was buried on 11th November 1797, aged just fifty two His will was proved on 5th May 1798, without an inventory Interestingly, the will made no mention of
William’s son, William |
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PART--TWO ... Copy of the Original Will
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PART--THREE ... Text of the Will---(also refer to 'PART-FOUR' below)
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| Line #01 | In--The--Name--Of--God--Amen--I--William--Penbethey--Of |
Note spelling of name Penbethey / Penberthy |
| Line #02 | Parish--Of--Lelant--In--The--County--Of--Cornwall--Being--Now--Advanced--In--Years | |
| Line #03 | And--Weak--In--Body--But--Of--A--Sound--And--Disposing--Mind--Memory--And | |
| Line #04 | xxx--Considering--The--Certainty--Of--Death--And--The--Uncertainty--Of | xxx = unknown |
| Line #05 | The--Time--Thereof--Do--Make--This--My--Last--Will--And--Testament--xxx | xxx = unknown |
| Line #06 | Forgiving--Principally--I--Commit--My--Soul--Unto--The--Protection--And--Keeper | Forgiving = unsure |
| Line #07 | Almighty--God--Hoping--Through--The--Merit--And--Mediation--Of--Jesus--Christ | |
| Line #08 | Claim--Pardon--Confession--Of--All--My--Sins--And--Eternal--Life--My--Body | |
| Line #09 | Committed--To--The--Earth--Under--Decent--Burial--And--As--Concerning--My--Worldy | |
| Line #10 | Effects--I--Disperse--Therefore--Follows--That--Is--To--Say--I--Will--And--Agree | |
| Line #11 | That--All--My--Just--Debts--xxx--And--Funeral--Expenses--Shall--Be--Paid--Off--As | xxx = unknown |
| Line #12 | Discharged | |
| Line #13 | Do--Make--And--Ordain--Hanna--My--Wife--The--Sole--Executor--Of--All--My--Goods | |
| Line #14 | Chattels--And--Effects--Debts--Live--Stock--Plate--And--Household--Furniture--Goods | Live = unsure |
| Line #15 | And--Wheresoever--And--Whatsoever--Kind--Soever--Herin--By--Me--Otherwise | Soever = unsure |
| Line #16 | Disposed--Of--But--Not--To--Sell--Off--Nor--Take--From--The--Estate--Until--My--Son | |
| Line #17 | Isacc--Is--Twenty--One--Years--Of--Age--Nor--Sell--Nor--Sign--Of--No--Landowner--In--Effect | |
| Line #18 | xxx--I--Give--Unto--Charles--My--Son--The--Orchard--Before--The--Dore--In--Lor--Carbe | xxx = unknown |
| Line #19 | And--The--Garden--Behind--The--House--And--A--Plate--Of--Ground--To--Build--A--House | |
| Line #20 | In--The--Ende--Of--The--Dwellen--House--Now--Standing--In--Pay--Of--One--Guinea | Dwellen = unsure |
| Line #21 | One--Year--Until--The--Said--Estate--Is--Clear--Of--The--Incumbrance--That--Is--Now | |
| Line #22 | Under--And--Also--I--Give--My--One--Seventh--Part--On--Share--In--Marey--Fox | |
| Line #23 | Tin--Mine--In--The--Parish--Of--Lelant--Unto--My--Son--Charles | |
| Line #24 | Also--I--Give--Unto--Hanna--My--Daughter--One--Stud--Heiffer--Of--One--Year--Old | Stud = unsure |
| Line #25 | Also--My--Wife--Hanna--My--Executer--Is--To--Have--The--Managment--Of--My--Estate | |
| Line #26 | In--Lore--Carbes--So--Long--As--She--Shall--Live--In--Payeing--The--Incumbrances | |
| Line #27 | That--Is--Now--Upon--It--But--Not--To--Sell--It--Nor--Mortgage--Further | |
| Line #28 | Then--It--Is--Now--At--This--Time | |
| Line #29 | Also--My--Sons--John--And--James--Is--To--Have--The--Managment--Of--My--Estate | |
| Line #30 | In--Vorvas--In--The--Parish--Of--Lelant--As--xxx--Shall--This--Be--Proper | xxx = unknown |
| Line #31 | By--There--Mother--Agreement--Also--Charles--My--Son--Is--To--Have | |
| Line #32 | Home--In--Payeing--For--His--xxx--Or--xxx |
xxx = unknown xxx = unknown |
| Line #33 | In--Witness--Thereof--I--The--Said--William--Penberthy--The--Said--Testatrix--Have | |
| Line #34 | Hereunto--Have--Sett--And--Aligned--My--Hand--And--Seal--This--Fourth--xxx--Day--Of |
Aligned = unsure xxx = unknown |
| Line #35 | January--In--The--Year--Of--Our--Lord--xxx--One--Thousand--Seven--Hundred--And | xxx = unknown |
| Line #36 | Ninety--Five--1795 | |
| Line #37 | Signed--Seald--Published--And--Declared--By--The | |
| Line #38 | xxx--William--Pembethey--The--Said--Testatrix--As | xxx = unknown |
| Line #39 | xxx--For--His--Last--Will--And--Testament--In--Our | xxx = unknown |
| Line #40 | Efforts--And--Being--Able--Fled--In--His--Preforrts |
Efforts = unsure Fled = unsure Preforrts = unsure |
| Line #41 | And--His--Bequest | |
| Line #42 | John--Pearce | Martha's name has been cut off, but the 'tops' of the letters can be seen |
| Line #43 | See--Mark--W--P--Or--Sign--Of--William--Penbethey | Would the 'black spot' be some sort of seal or stamp that was applied and as mentioned in Line #34 |
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PART--FOUR ... Enlargements of each Line
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The Original Will as shown above looks to
be a photocopy of a photocopy of a photocopy, etc, etc Even so, it is still in very good condition and is fairly easy to read and understand ... the only things that appear to be missing are the odd word or two on the right hand side of the page and Martha Pearce's name at the bottom ... it's been over two hundred years since the Will was written, so that's pretty good !! To make the reading even easier, the page was rescanned at a very high resolution Each line was then separated, cropped and 'cleaned up' ... meaning all the 'loops and curls' from the letters in the lines above and below were blanked out This left the actual words as written / dictacted by William Penbethey displayed, and these have been listed line-by-line below By using these scans in conjunction with the Summary in Part One above, all fourty three lines will eventually be interpreted A tremendous piece of Family History !! |
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