Benjamin Glanville

Birth, Marriage and Death information

     Benjamin Glanville was born before 24 February 1798 at Camborne, CON, ENG; born 12 Apr 1778 with parents Benjamin (1743-1825) and Mary (d 1824); according to the book Ninety Years on the Plains of Western Kansas - Life Story of a Man in Search of New Frontiers.
     He was baptized on 24 February 1798 at Camborne, CON, ENG, parents named Benjamin and Mary Glanvill.
     He married Maria Samson on 20 February 1821 at St Leonard's parish church, Shoreditch, MDX, ENG, after banns, both of this parish. Batchelor and spinster. Witnesses William Hocking and Mary Glanville.
     He died in July 1838 at Limehouse, MDX, ENG; registered Stepney q3 1838, recorded age 40.
     His estate was probated on 30 July 1838 Appeared Personally William Baker
of Salmon Lane Limehouse in the County of Middlesex coal dealer and Maria
Glanville of ffore Street Limehouse aforesaid widow and severally made oath as
follows (to wit) and first the said William Baker for himself made oath that he
was and is one of the subscribed witnefses to the last will and testatment hereunto
annexed of Benjamin Glanville late of ffore Street in the parish of Saint Ann
Limehouse in the County of Middlesex engineer deceased the said will beginning
thus "The last will and testament of Benjamin Glanvill of sound mind 1838" ending thus
"and I also request my exector to get the books fairly settled up to every three months
on afidavit signed 1st day of Jun 1838" and being thus subscribed "Benjamin Glanvill" and
referring to the erasure appearing underneath the said subscription "Benjamin
Glanville" he further made oath that previously to the execution of the said will by
the said deceased in the presence of him the deponent and of Henry Gilbert his
fellow witnefs thereto he the said deceased had signed his name to the said will in
the place where the said erasure now is but that having afterwarsd been
informed that it was necefsary he should so sign his said will in the presence of
the witnefses thereto he the said deceased erased his name which he had so
written where the said erasure now is and which he did partly in the deponents
presence and again write his name in the presence of him the deponenet and of the
said Henry Gilbert over the said erasure in manner as now appears at the
time of the execution of the said will which took place on the day of the date
thereof namely the first day of June last and the said Maria Glnvill for
herself made oath that she is the lawful widow and relict of the said deceased
and referring to the letter and words "I also bequeath to my son Amos my
Clothes Chest" written at the foot or bottom of the first side of the said will she
further made oath that the same are of the said deceased's own handwriting
and that from having frequeently seen and perused the said will previously to the
execution thereof she is enabled to dispose and does depose that such letter and
words were inserted in the said will in manner as now appears previously to such
the execution thereof - William Bake - Maria Glanvill - On the
twenty seventh day of July 1838 the said William Baker and Maria Glanvill
widow were duly sworn to the truth of this affidavit before me John Daubeny surr
pt J H Burchdett NP

Proved at London the 30th July 1838 before the Worshipful John
Daubeny Doctor of Laws and Surrogate by the oath of Joseph Sansom the sole
executor to whom admon was granted having been first sworn duly to administer.
     He was buried on 22 July 1838 at St Anne's parish church, Limehouse, MDX, ENG, recorded age 40 or 46.

Other information

     Benjamin Glanville left a will on 1 June 1838 The last will and testament
of Benjamin Glanvill of sound mind 1838 after all my book debts and my
funeral expenses is paid I bequeath unto my beloved wife Maria Glanvill all
my household furniture and all goods and chattles and all wearing aparrel that
I may be pofsesed of all this is her property as long as she keeps unmarried but
if the said Maria Glanvill should get maried then all my household furniture and
all goods and chattles and that I am pofsesed of becoming the property of my
children I bequeath unto my beloved son Amos my watch and my drawing
instruments also the ffamily bible and Jamiesons Dictionary also the mechanics
calculator all other books to be devided between Amos and my beloved son Oliver
but should Oliver not survive then Amos is to have all the books that I am pofsesed
of I also bequeath unto my son Amos my portrait his mother is to have it so long as
she may keep unmarried but not to be disposed of I bequeath unto my beloved
daughter Maria the piano and the sampler and prayer book I also bequeath to
my beloved daughter Maria my mothers gold *** she is to have those articles as
soon as she is capable of taking care of them or when she may get maried I also
bequeath to Joseph Samson by executor my gold brest pin my son Amos to have
his articles as he may get capable to use them or as his uncle said I also bequeath
to my son Amos my clothes chest guardian may think proper I bequeath unto my
beloved wife all my interest in the ffirm of Benjamin and Richard Glanvill engineers
situated in No. 24 ffore street Limehouse Middlesex I also bequeath unto my beloved
wife all the tools all the property that belongs to me on the premises and also to
hold my part of the businefs to receive half of all the proceeeds and to pay half of all
the legal book debts and I also request my executor to get the books fairly settled
up to every three months on afidavit Signed 1st day of June 1838 - Benjamin
Glanvill - Signed and declared by me as and for my last Will and Testament in the
presence of us present at the same time who at my request in my presence and in
presence of each other have herein to subscribed our names as witnefses Signed -
William Baker Salmon Lane Limehouse - Henry Gilbert Copengham Terrace
Limehouse.