Wills: Usher, William May 5, 1774

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February 25, 2018, 1:06 pm

WILLS: USHER, WILLIAM MAY 5, 1774

Source: National Archives Kew England
Written: May 5, 1774
Recorded: February 25, 2018

Extracted from the registry of His Majesty's Court of
Prerogative in Ireland In the Name of God Amen I
William Usher of Athy in the County of Kildare Doctor
of Physick being in a declining state of health but of
sound and disposing mind and memory do make this
my last Will and Testament in manner following that is
to say first I commend my Soul to God and my Body to
the Earth to be buried in a decent but prudent manner
by the directions of my Executrix hereinafter
mentioned my worldly substance wherewith God hath
been pleased to bless me I dispose of as hereafter
follows I give and bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth
Davis otherwise Usher one hundred Pounds Ster. I give
and bequeath to my Daughter Margaret Usher the like
sum of one hundred Pounds Ster. And to my Dearly
beloved Wife Elizabeth I give and bequeath the
remainder of what worldly substance I shall die
possessed of and I make constitute and appoint my
said Wife Elizabeth sole Executrix and residuary
Legatee directing and appointing that such said part of
my Worldly substance as she shall be possessed of at
the time of her Death shall be given to my before
mentioned Daughters in such manner and Proportion
as my said Wife shall think most Proper or as they or
either of them or their Issue shall best deserve from
her in her own Opinion and not otherwise and think it
incumbent on me to assign my reason for vesting the
said trust and confidence in my said Wife as I am
convinced of her prudence and discretion and as I am
beholden to her and her family for the principal part of
my present Possessions In Witness whereof I have
hereunto affixed my Name and Seal this fifth day of
May 1774 four William Usher
 (Attestation Clause)
Gerald Fitzgerald _ Robert Johnson

I the above named William Usher do make this Codicil
to my Will declaring it to all intents and purposes as
part of my said Will that is to say considering that my
dear Wife is in a weak state of health do appoint my
Son in Law Richard Davis and Mr Edward Curtis of
Fishamble Street Apothecary also my Executors and I
direct that if my said Wife should die before me or
without making a Will that all my Worldly substance of
whatever sort be equally divided between my
Daughters Elizabeth Davis and Margaret Usher if my
Daughter Margaret shall be married or arrive to the age
of twenty one Years if not the whole to be the
Property of my said Daughter Elizabeth for her own
use and her Issue my plate furniture and stock I leave
to my Daughter Elizabeth but to be accountable
thereout to my said Daughter Margaret for the Sum of
one hundred and fifty Pounds nothing herein
contained to lessen the Trust I have herein before
reposed in my said Wife if she outlives me and if my
said Daughter Elizabeth should die without Issue I
direct that what she is hereby intitled to shall revert to
my Daughter Margaret In Witness whereof I affix my
Name and Seal eighth day of May 1774 four Willm
Usher Gerald Fitzgerald _ Robert Johnson
Proved 24 December 1774 to Richard Davis
Proved at London with a Codicil 29 December 1786 to
Richard David the surviving Executor
PCC Prob11/1148