Elizabeth Glanvile
12 Feb 1756
Antigua
In the Name of God Amen
I Elizabeth Glanvile of the said Island widow and Relict of
William Glanvile late of the same place Esquire deceased
being of Sound and disposing mind memory and Understanding
Do make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner
and form following that is to say I commend my Soul into the
hands of Almighty God and my Body I commit to the Earth to
be Interred near my said husband in a decent manner but
so that the Expence thereof shall not exceed ffifty pounds
Current Money of Antigua Item I Give and bequeath ten
pounds current Money of Antigua to be distributed by the
Reverend Mr ffrancis Byam among the poor Inhabitants in
the Town of Saint John Item I Give and bequeath to Mrs Margt
Webb my Silver Candle Cup alying on her preserving it in the
same fform in remembrance of the Giver Item I Give and
bequeath unto Harry Webb Esqr One hundred pounds lawfull
Money of Great Britain Item I Give and bequeath to Mrs
Emma Cullen my Sedan Chair my Silver Coffee pot and Ten
Guineas for a Ring Item I Give and bequeath to my neice
Elizabeth Maymott all my Wearing Apparel and Linnen and
I hereby Desire my Executors hereinafter named to send the
same to England and to pay all the Expenses thereof till they
shall be Delivered to her Item I Will and Direct that all the
rest of my ffurniture and other things be Immediately disposed
of the best Advantage Item all the Rest Residue and remainder
of my Estate both Real and personal whatsoever and wheresoever
I Give Devise and bequeath to my Dear Grandson William John
Glanvile his heirs Executors Administrators and Afsigns forever
But in Case he shall happen to die under the Age of Twenty
One yeares and without Ifsue Then I Give and bequeath to my
God Daughter Elizabeth Dunbar Daughter of William Dunbar
of Antigua Esqr One hundred pounds lawfull Money of Great
Britain And all the then Rest and Residue I Give Devise and
bequeath to the Children of my late Sister Dorothy Meymott
who shall be then living to be equally Divided among them
Share and Share alike Item I hereby Impower my Executors
resident in the Island to continue the Monies that I have lent out
on such Securities as I have taken if they shall think proper so
to do until they shall be desired by my Executors resident in England
to take the same Monies in and when the same shall be either
paid off or called in as aforesaid I hereby Desire and further impower
my Executors resident in this Island to remit the same in good Bills
of Exchange to my Executors resident in England And I hereby
Direct my Executors resident in England to place and vest all
Moneies that shall come to their hands in Government Securities
And I will that my said Executors shall not be answereable for any
lofs arising from continuing my Monies on such Securities as I
shall have taken or vesting the same in such Government
Securities or for any other Transaction Save for Wilfull and
Voluntary Waste or Default Nor shall other of them be answerable
for the act or Deed of the other of them Item I do hereby nominate
and appoint Nathaniel Gilbert Junior Esqr and Mr Robert
Cullen both of the said Island of Antigua and the Reverend
Mr Samuel Meymott of Great Britain and Harry Webb Esq
now resident in Antigua but Intending a voyage to England
Executors of this my last Will and Testament but this
Appointment shall not release any demand I may have against
either of my said Executors And I do hereby Give and bequeath
to each of my said Executors who shall take upon him the
Execution of this my Will but not otherwise the sum of
Twenty pounds lawfull Money of Great Britain And Lastly
I do hereby (as far as I have Authority so to do) Nominate and
Appoint the said Harry Webb Guardian of the Body and
Estate of my said Grandson until he shall attain his said
Age of Twenty one years And I do Earnestly recommend it
to his Mother to Join with the said Harry Webb in such
Application for his obtaining Letters of Guardianship of
my said Grandson both here and in Great Britain as
shall be thought advisable In Witnefs whereof I have to
this my last Will and Testament set my hand and Seal the
Twellfth day of ffebruary In the year of our Lord One thousand
Seven hundred and ffifty Six Eliz Glanvile Signed Sealed
Published Declared and Delivered by the said Elizabeth Glanvile
the Testatrix as and for her last Will and Testament in the
Presence of us who at her request and in her presence and in
the presence of each other have hereunto Subscribed our
Names and Witnefses these words my Sedan Chair being first
Interlined Emma Cullen - William Adam - Thos Gladman
Antigua
Whereas I have by my Will Given
my Sedan Chair unto my Daughter Emma Cullen I do revoke
that Legacy and Order it to be Sold by my Executors and I do
Appoint Mr Robert Brown and Mr George Savage Executors
in the stead of Nathaniel Gilbert Junr who is Gone to England
and declare him to be no Executor and this a Codicil to my Will
Witnefs my hand and Seal the 30 Day of June 1758 Eliz Glanvile
Sealed and Delivered as a Codicil in the presence of Mr Conyers
William Adam
Antigua
Before his Excellency George Thomas Esqr Captain
General and Governor in Chief and overall
his Majestys Leward Charribboo Islands in
America and Ordinary of the same
Personally appeared William Adam of the same
Island Merchant one of the Subscribing Witnefses to the
within written Will and being duly Sworn on the Holy Evangelist
of Almighty God maketh Oath that he was present and did see
the Testatrix Elizabeth Glanvile Sign Seal Publish and Declare
the said Instrument of Writing as and for her last Will and Testament
and also that Emma Cullen and Thomas Gladman the other two
Subscribing Witnefses to the said Will did also Subscribe their
names as Witnefses thereto in the presence of the said Testatrix
and this Deponent and this Deponent further said that he was
present and did see the said Testatrix above named Sign Seal
Publish and Declare the Instrument of Writing Indorsed on the
said Will as and for a Codicil thereto and this Deponent together
with John Conyers did Subscribe their Names as Witnefses
thereto in the presence of the said Testatrix and further saith
that the sate Testatrix both at the time of Executing the said
Will and Codicil was of Sound and Disposing Mind Memory and
understanding according to the best of this Deponents Judgement
and belief, William Adam
Sworn before me this 16 day of August One thousand Seven hundred
and fifty nine. Geo: Thomas Vera Copia Edwd Gamble
Depty Regr
30 Nov 1759
Appeared personally Richard Olver the younger of
Gould Square Crutched ffryers London Merchant and John Burton
of the Island of Antigua Mariner and being Sworn on the Holy
Evangelists made Oath each for himself as follows that they
very well know Edward Gamble Esq Deputy Register of the
Island of Antigua and are well acquainted with his manner and
Character of hand writing having ofen seen him write and
having now carefully Viewed the Name and words Edwd Gamble
Depty Regr wrote and subscribed at the ffoot of the paper writing
hereunto *** Purporting to be a Copy of the last Will and
Testament of Elizabeth Glanvile late of the said Island of
Antigua Widow deceased and of the Affadavit of William Adam one
of the Subscribed Witnefses to the said Will made by him before
this Excellency George Tohmas Esq Captain General and
Governor in Chief in and over all his Majestys Lewar Charibboo
Islands in America and Ordinary of the same as to the Execution
of the said Will they say that they so verily believe the same name
and Words to be of the proper hand writing of the said Edward
Gamble Esq whom they these Deponents know to be the Deputy
Register of the said Island of Antigua and whom they believe
to be now resident in the said Island. Richd Oliver Junr, Jno Burton
same day the said Richard Oliver the younger and John Burton
were duly sworn to the truth of this affidavit before me Wm
Wynne Surrogate present Hen Stevens Notary Publick
This Will with a Codicil was proved at London
before the Worshipfull William Wynne Doctor of Laws Surrogate
of the Right Worshipfull Edward Simpson also Doctor of Laws
Master Keeper or Commifsary of the prerogative Court of
Canterbury lawfully constituted on the fifth day of December In
the yeare of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and ffifty nine
by the Oaths of the Reverend Samul Meymott Clerk and Harry
Webb Esquire two of the Executors named in the said Will to
whom Administration was Granted of all and singular the Good Chattel and Credits of the said deceased they having been first
sworn duly to administer Power reserved of making the like
Grant to Robert Cullen another of the Executors named in the
said Will and to Robert Brown and George Savage the Executors
named in the said Codicil when they are either of them shall
apply for the same.