Samuel TROUT (6th Great Grandfather)
Christened: 27 December 1698 - St. Martins, Cornwall, England
Married: Mary PINE (6th Great Grandmother)
9 August 1739 - St. Martin
Will Dated: 12 April 1776 (written-17 May 1761)
Parents: Thomas TROUT and Mary WILSHMAN
Whereas his Grace Charles Duke of Bolton, By his Steward hath Contracted with me for a Fine of one-hundred and Sixty pounds to be paid him by me as in the Contract mentioned to Grant by Copy to my Sons Samuel Trout and John Trout the Tenement in Barbiean and two Parcells of Demesire Lands Containing Thirty two acres with the apperts. within the Manor of Pendrim which I now hold for my Life by Copy TO Hold to my Said Sons Samuel and John Severally and Successively for their Lives and the Life of the longer Liver of them after the Determination of my Estate therein,
Now it is my will that in Case the Said Grant Shall not happen to be Compleated and the said fine to be paid in my life time, That Then the Same Shall be perfected and paid by my Executors after my Decease, And I do Give and Devise the Said Tenement and premisses Granted or to be Granted by Virtue of the Said contract unto my Son samuel for the Terms of his Life and from and after his Decease I Give and Devise the Same unto his child or children Lawfully to be Begotten (if he shall leave any) during the Life of my Son John if he Survives Samuel, But if Samuel Shall dye leaving no Child or leaving any they shall all happen to dye in the Life time of John, then in either of the Said Cases I Give and Devise all that my Moiety of the Tenement and Lands with the apperts. called Barbiean which I hold by Lease under his Grace Charles Duke of Bolton for the Remainder of a Term of Ninety Nine years now Determinable on the Death of my Son Thomas unto my Sons Thomas and John Equally between them. But if my son Samuel Shall happen to dye in the lifetime of my Son John leaving no child or leaving any they Shall all Happen to Die and my Son John Shall thereby or any other way Come to the possession of the said Copy hold Tenement and premisses ot my Son Thomas for all the then Remainder of my Said Terme therein
And if the Said Leasehold Terme and Estate Shall happen to determine by the Death of my Son Thomas in the life time of my Sons Samuel and John and before John Shall attain his age of twenty One years, Then it is my will that my Son Samuel Shall pay to my Son John Twenty pounds out of the Said Copy hold premisses where with I Charge the Same, but not to be paid untill John attains his age of Twenty one, And if the said Grant of the Said Copy hold premisses is or shall be duely made and perfected. then after payment of the said Fine for the Same and all my Debts, I Give and Devise all the Residue of my Goods, Chattels and Effects unto my said three Sons equally between them, But if the Said Grant of the Copy hold premisses Shall any way happen to be frustrated or not Compleated, Then and in such Case I Give one Moiety or half part of all my Said Leasehold premisses and of my Goods, Chattels and Effects I Give unto my Sons Thomas and John Equally between them and I do make and appoint my three Sons Thomas, Samuel and John Executors of this my last Will and Testament,
And I do hereby revoke and make void all former and other Wills by me heretofore made In Witness hereof I have here unto Set my Hand and Seal this Seventeenth Day of May in the first year of the Reign of King George the third Over Great Britain etc., and in the year of Our Lord One Thousand and Seven Hundred and Sixty one.
Signed Sealed and Published in the
of us who Subscribe our names in the
presence and at the Request of the Testator--
John Skinner
Thos. Trout Senr.
W. Dangar
The Signe of the Said
Samuel Trout the Testator @
The before written will of the above named Samuel Trout Dece'd is a true Copy
Examined and Compared with the Original this 6th Day of June 1761 - By Us
John Bennett
John Reliegh
The before written will of the above named Samuel Trout dece'd was proved in
Common form the 5th June 1761 Before Revd ---- James Walker Clk. Bachelor of
Laws, Surrogate etc. and admion of the Goods etc. of the Said Dece'd and of
all things howsover Concerning his Said will was Granted to Thomas and Samuel
Trout the Sons of the Said Dece'd and Two of the Executors in the Said Will
named (Reserving a Power of Granting the like admion to John Trout the son
also of the Said Dece'd and the other of the Exectrs in the said Will named
When he Shall come of age and be willing to take the same upon himself (Being
first Sworn etc. / Saving etc.)
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