DRURY, OTHER SURNAMES MENTIONED: HATHAWAY, HEATH, Will of William John Drury of Moreton-in-Marsh This is the last Will and Testament of me William John Drury of Moreton in Marsh in the County of Gloucester Innholder made and published by me this twenty seventh day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty six as follows In the first place I direct all my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses to be fully paid and satisfied as soon as conveniently may be after my decease out of my personal Estate by my Executrix hereinafter named And subject thereto I give devise and bequeath unto my Wife Elizabeth All my real and personal Estate effects and property whatsoever and wheresoever and over which I may have a disposing power at the time of my decease with their and every of their appurtenances To hold the same unto and To the use of my said Wife and her assigns for and during the term of her natural life she thereout maintaining educating and breeding up all my Children till they severally attain the age of twenty one years And from and after the decease of my said Wife Then I give devise and bequeath the same Estate effects and property unto and To the use of Thomas Hathaway of Bourton on the Hill in the County of Gloucester Farmer and William Heath of Moreton in Marsh aforesaid Gentleman their heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns according to the nature and quality of such Estates and property respectively Nevertheless Upon Trust that they the said Trustees or Trustee or other the Trustees of Trustee for the time being of my Will shall and do by such ways and means as they or he may think best convert the same into money and then shall and do after paying all costs and expenses pay and divide the residue unto and equally between and amongst all and every my said children living at the time of the decease of my said Wife when and as they he or she shall after the death of my said Wife severally attain the age or respective ages of twenty one years the shares of such of them as shall be Minors at the time of the decease of my said Wife to be invested on such securities as the Trustees or Trustee for the time being of my Will shall think proper and shall pay and apply the interest dividends and annual proceeds of such Minors shares during minority for and towards his her or their maintenance education and breeding up till they he or she shall severally attain the age or respective ages of twenty one years But in case of the death of one or more of my said Children before attaining the age of twenty one years Then my Will is that the share or shares of him her or them so dying before attaining that age shall go to and be equally divided between and amongst the survivors of them and to whom I give and bequeath the same accordingly I devise all the real Estates which at the time of my decease will be vested in me as Mortgagee or Trustee to the Trustees or Trustee for the time being of my Will subject to the equities affecting the same respectively I declare that the receipt or receipts of the Trustees or Trustee for the time being of my Will shall exonerate Purchasers and others paying or transferring monies or funds to such Trustees or Trustee by virtue of my Will from all liability in respect to the application or nonapplication thereof I also empower the Trustees or Trustee for the time being of my Will to compound and compromise debts and demands claimed as due from or to my Estate and to settle and adjust my accounts and to refer disputes arising out of my affairs to arbitration I declare that if the said Trustees or Trustee or either of them or the Trustees or Trustee to be appointed under this clause shall disclaim or they or either of them or the Trustees or Trustee for the time being of my Will shall die or shall decline or become incompetent to act as Trustees or Trustee of my Will it shall be lawful for the Trustees or Trustee for the time being of my Will competent to act whether disclaiming dying or declining further to act or not or if none for the Executors or Administrators of the last surviving Trustee for the time being or either or any of them by any instrument in writing to appoint any person or persons as Trustees or Trustee in the place of the Trustees or Trustee disclaiming dying or declining or becoming incompetent to act And I further declare that the clauses hereinbefore contained so far as they concern my Trustees hereinbefore named shall extend and be applied to the Trustees or Trustee for the time being of my Will And I further declare that the Trustees or Trustee for the time being of my Will shall not be answerable for each others acts or receipts nor for any losses happening without their own respective default and that they shall be at liberty to allow to each other for their and each of their loss of time trouble and expenses incident to the execution of the trusts and powers of my Will And lastly I appoint my said Wife Executrix and the said Thomas Hathaway and William Heath Trustees of this my Will hereby revoking all former Wills by me made In witness whereof I the said Testator William John Drury have to this my last Will and Testament written and contained on three sheets of paper set my hand and seal the day and year first before written Signed sealed published and declared by the Said Testator William John Drury as and for his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us Present at the same time who at his request in His presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses Signed William John Drury Witnesses names missing from my copy Back to Moreton-in-Marsh Wills