WILLS: Drelincourt, Peter January 19, 1716 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Armagh Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: Rosalind Dunning ros.dunning@outlook.com April 28, 2018, 2:19 pm WILLS: DRELINCOURT, PETER JANUARY 19, 1716 Source: National Archives Kew England Written: January 19, 1716 Recorded: April 28, 2018 In the Name of God Amen I the Reverend Doctor Peter Drelincourt Dean of Armagh being in perfect sense and memory do make this my last Will and Testament I doe recommend my Soul to God my Creator and my body to be decently buried according to the discretion of my Executrix in hopes and Assurance of a joyfull resurrection through the merrits of my blessed Saviour Jesus Christ I leave and bequeath grant and make over all my right title and interest of all and singular my Estate real and Personall of any kind whatsoever with all the rights and Appurtenances thereunto belonging that I have in England Wales Ireland or elsewhere to my beloved Wife Mary Drelincourt in as full an ample manner as I have a right or am intitled to the same and now possessed thereof together with all my worldly goods of any kind whatsoever Subject nevertheless to the Payments of what Portions Legacies and other bequeathments hereafter mentioned and disposed of by this my last Will and Testament that is to say to my daughter Ann two hundred pound to be paid her as a marriage Portion at the day of her Marriage and the reason why I leave my said Daughter so small a marriage Portion is to make her depend on her Mother who is most indulgent and affectionate to her and to prevent her marriage without her consent and advice and to make her the more dutifull and obedient And if my said Daughter shall marry with the advice Consent and direction of her said Mother it is my desire that my said Wife pay my said Daughter at the day of her marriage to be done with her consent as aforesaid the Sum of five thousand pounds more but in case my daughter Ann should marry without the consent of her Mother as aforesaid then the said five thousand pounds shall be otherwise disposed of by my said Wife to the uses following that is to say two thousand pounds of it to be disposed of by her death amongst her or my relations as she thinks proper the other three thousand pounds to be laid out in Pious uses that is to say seven hundred pound to build a Charity School on my Estate in Wales eight hundred pounds to be given to the blew boys Hospitall in Dublin the Overseers or Trustees of said Hospitall agreeing to what terms my Wife shall direct five hundred pounds to be laid out for the use of the Poor of the Conformist French Church in Dublin as by Law established one thousand pounds to be laid out in pious and charitable uses either in the Parish of Armagh or Clonfeickle as my said Wife shall order I leave and bequeath to Mary Margaret Maurice daughter to Arch Deacon Maurice my God daughter One hundred pounds payable out of my said Estate and to be laid out at interest for her by my said Wife to improve it untill she comes of Age or is married and I the said Peter Drelincourt do by these presents leave constitute and appoint my said Wife to be my Sole Executrix in the performance and executing of this my said Will and I do hereby revoke and make Void all former Will or Wills formerly made or perfected by me and do Publish this as my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I do hereunto put my hand and Seal this nineteenth day of January One thousand Seven hundred and Sixteen P Drelincourt Signed Sealed and Published in the presence of us C: Dynely _ John Staples _ Alexr Staples _ James Young Proved at London 16 April 1722 PCC Prob11/584