In the Name of God Amen I Henry Bettison of the
parish of St Enoder and County of Cornwall Worsterid Comer being some what
Indisposed this Morning but blessed be God perfect in my Understanding
and of a Disposing Mind do make Constitute and Appoint this my
last Will and Testament First as my Chief and Greatest Concern I
commend my Soul into the hands of God that gave it hoping for pardon
and Remission in and thro’ the alone Meritts of Jesus Christ my Blessed
Saviour and Redeemer and my Body to Christian Burial and
those Worldly Goods ye Almighty God has Blessed me with I Give & Bequeath
as follows First I Give to John & Honour Bettison children of my Brother Colan
Bettison a halfe Guinea in Gold each, Also I give to Joan Bettison Daughter
of my Brother Richard Bettison a halfe Guinea in Gold and to the said Joan
I more over Give my Blue Mare to be delivered her Father for her Use at the
time of my Burial Also I Give to my Godson Son of Robert Eddy of the Parish
of Ladock a halfe Guinea in Gold all which mentioned several Legacyes in Money are to be paid at the End of Six Month after my Decease And also
I Give & bequeath to my Trusty Friends my Dearly Beloved Brother Richard
Bettison and my Good Friend Jacob Eddy both of Ladock all my Goods
Chattells Mony Security for Mony and all other my Effects of whatsort
or kind soever they be whom I do hereby make and Constitute Joyntly
and Severally my Executors of this my last Will and Testament In Trust
Nevertheless to and for the sole Use Benifitt and profitt of my Beloved
Children to whom they are to be Accountable as follows That is to say
That all the Devised Goods etc be Equally Divided between my four Children
Share & Share alike And it is my Will Intent and meaning they my Eldest
Daughter Dorcas be paid her part and Dividend when she shall Attain the
Age of Eighteen Years and so of my Other Two Daughters when they shall
respectively Arrise to Eighteen Years of Age and my Son be paid his Share
and Dividend when and as soon as he shall attain to the Age of Fiveteen
Years when I devise that all Accounts to be made up and perfected and Receipts
and Releases Given by my Several Children and tho’ not of the full Age of
Twenty One Years yet tis my Will and I do Accordingly Order that their
Respective Acquittances shall be as Valid Good & Effectual to all Intents
and purposes who then in Law or Equity as if my said Children had been
in full Age And tis further my Will and I do hereby I begg and
Devise my said Exects to have an Especial care of my Dear Children in
providing for them as they my Exects shall think fitt in bring them up in
the fear of God and on the Exercise of some Occupation Trade and Calling
as may Enable them respectively to get an Honest Livelihood and for this
and all Other Troubles in Manageing this Trust tis my Will that they my
Exects Allow themselves all necessary Charges and Expenses which they may
have been at in Relation to the same In Witness whereof I have put
my hand and Seal this fifth Day of September One Thousand Seven
Hundred forty and Six
Signed Sealed published & Henry Betteson Seal
Declared in presence of us
who are desired to be Witnesses
hereto
Will Wood
Frances Aver
The before written Will was proved in Common Forme the 3d April 1747
Before the Revd Mr Wm Waddon Clerk master of Arts Official etc And Admion
of the goods etc of the Deced and of all things howsoever concerning the said
Will was Granted to Jacob Eddy the Surviving Exect in Trust named in the said
Will being first Sworne etc/ Saving etc/
£ s d
Invent 207:1:0
The before written Will is a True Coppy Examined
and Compared with the Original this 14th Day
of April 1747
By us
John Bennett
Wm OKeeff
Contributed by Sue Boyland
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