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Reverend John Adamthwaite, deceased 1819 : Will
The Reverend John Adamthwaite Dr in
Divinity
(note: despite the fact that this is one
of the later wills, this one was particularly hard to
read – many thanks to Paula's son Jonathan who has corrected my attempts
at transcribing it ... his version is now shown below)
The Last
Will and Testament of me John Adamthwaite of Baddesley Ensor in the
County of Warwick, Dr in divinity in the name of god amen I hereby give
and bequeath to Ann Cowper my present housekeeper the sum of six hundred
pounds to be paid her immediately after my decease by whoever shall [be
my] testator and have legally committed to him her or them the
Administration of my personal estate and effects. Item I give and
bequeath to the said Anne Cowper the whole of my household furniture and
other property with … whatever that I shall have in my dwelling house
at the time of my death excepting books. I give and bequeath to the
Reverend John Adamthwaite, Doctor in Divinity now of Tong (?) Castle in
the County of Salop the Sum of Six hundred pounds to be paid him
immediately as aforesaid. And if no person shall consent to Undertake
the administration I hereby constitute and appoint the said Anne Cowper
and the said John Adamthwaite joint Executors of this my last Will and
Testament and I will and require them to administer all the rest and
residue of my said Estate and Effects (with an exception only to my law
books and manuscripts, which I give and bequeath to the said John
Adamthwaite) according to the statute… of distribution and if any person
should express any degree whatsoever of dissatisfaction with regard to
this disposal of my effects of or any part thereof I will and order that
that person or those persons whoever he she or they may be shall not be
allowed to receive… but be entirely…. Cut off from any and every share
or part of my said … effects and each share or shares shall be equally
divided between the said Anne Cowper and John Adamthwaite in case of
either and each……. Of them being satisfied with this my will and all
former wills made by me I hereby annul and revoke written by the said
Testator with his own hand as and for his last Will and as such… signed
by him this twenty fourth day of March one thousand eight hundred and
thirteen (illegible line) – John Adamthwaite
Appeared
Personally William Mott of the E---… of the Cathedral Church of
Lichfield gentleman and Richard Luckman of the same ….. clerk and made
Oath that they know and were well acquainted with the Reverend John
Adamthwaite late of Baddesley Ensor in the County of Warwick Doctor in
Divinity deceased… for several years before and to the time of his
decease which happened as they have been informed and believe in the
month of February last and having often seen him the said deceased write
and subscribe his name… they thereby became well acquainted with his
manner and character of handwriting and subscription and having now
carefully viewed perused and inspected the paper, writing hereto ---duly
purporting to be and contain the last Will and Testament of the said
deceased the said paper writing beginning this “the last Will and
Testament of me John Adamthwaite of Baddesley Ensor in the County of
Warwick Dr D” and ending thus “written by the said Testator with his own
hand as and for his last Will and as such signed by him this twenty
fourth day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirteen (the ….
“Law” being intertwind by myself and also the words “hereby annul and
revoke”) and this subscribed “John Adamthwaite” they further make oath
that they formally …. And in their consciences believe the whole body
serves and constitutes of the said Will as also the said subscription
John Adamthwaite to be all of the proper handwriting and subscription of
the said Reverend John Adamthwaite Doctor in Divinity …
Wm Mott
Richd Luckman.
On the 12th
day of June 1819 the said William Mott and Richard Luckman were by
virtue of the … commission… sworn to the truth of this affidavit before
me. E. Outram, Commissary.
On the 16
th July 1819 administration with the will ? of the Goods etc of the
Reverend John Adamthwaite late of Baddesley Ensor in the County of
Warwick DrD bachelor deceased……… was granted to Jane (Turner) (wife of
the Revd John Turner Clerk) the natural and lawful sister only of him
and as such e legator named in the said will being first sworn by
commission … duly to where residuary legatee.
Note: John Adamthwaite did have a
sister Jane, born in 1750 in Sedbergh and she had married Rev
John Turner in Sedbergh in 1782.
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