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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MARY ANGLISS, 1835
TRANSCRIPT BY JENNY DEMPSEY (WITH HELP FROM MARION DOWLING)

This is the last will and testament of me MARY ANGLISS of the City of
Coventry Widow First I will and direct that all my just debts and funeral
and testamentary charges and expenses shall be fully paid and satisfied I
give and bequeath to my daughters ELIZABETH and ANN and my Son SAMUEL my household goods and furniture linen and wearing apparels and direct them to divide and dispose of the same between and amongst themselves and all my
other children in such manner as they think proper I give and bequeath to my
said daughters ELIZABETH and ANN and my said Son SAMUEL and my six other sons WILLIAM, JAMES, THOMAS, JOHN, JOSEPH and BENJAMIN the sum of fifty pounds apiece and direct the (words scored through) same to be paid to them respectively within twelve months after my decease also I give and bequeath to my grandchildren DANIEL MOORE, ELIZABETH MOORE and MARY ANN MOORE the sum of fifty pounds to be equally divided between them and as to one equal half part of the residue of my personal estate and effects I give and bequeath the same to my said daughters ELIZABETH and ANN to be equally divided between them and as to seven equal parts of the other half part of the said residue of my personal estate and effects I give and bequeath the same to my said sons SAMUEL, WILLIAM, JAMES, THOMAS, JOHN, JOSEPH and BENJAMIN to be equally divided between them and in case either of my said sons SAMUEL, WILLIAM, THOMAS, JOHN, JOSEPH and BENJAMIN shall depart this life in my lifetime I give and bequeath the legacy and share of him or them so dying to his or their relics or children such child or children to take his or their respective fathers share and I give and bequeath the remaining eighth part of the said last mentioned half part of the said residue of my personal estate and effects to my said grandchildren to be equally divided between them and direct the same as also the said legacy of fifty pounds to be paid to them as they respectively attain the age of twenty one years and the interest arising therefrom in the mean time I direct shall be applied for their respective benefit and in case either of my said Grandchildren shall depart this life under the age of twenty one years I give and bequeath the
share or shares of him or her so dying to the survivors or survivor of them
and if but one of them shall atain such age then the whole to such one and I
constitute and appoint my said daughters and my said son SAMUEL EXECUTRIXES and EXECUTOR of this my will and revoking all former wills by me made do declare this to be my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty seventh day of October One
thousand eight hundred and thirty five. MARY ANGLISS. Signed sealed
published and declared by the said MARY ANGLISS as and for her last Will and
Testament in the presence of us who at her request and in her presence have
subscribed our names as witnesses thereto BENJAMIN BROWN and JOHN WEBB.

Proved at London 18th June 1840 before the Worshipful John Mayyard (?)
Doctor of Sarvs (?) and Surrogate by the Oaths of ELIZABETH ANGLISS and ANN ANGLISS Spinsters the Daughters and SAMUEL ANGLISS the Son the executors to whom Admon was granted having been first sworn only to administer.