Waterford - Welsh, Anstace September 29, 1749 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Waterford Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: Rosalind Dunning ros.dunning@outlook.com February 4, 2018, 12:20 pm WELSH, ANSTACE SEPTEMBER 29, 1749 Source: National Archives Kew England Written: September 29, 1749 Recorded: February 4, 2018 In the Name of God Amen I Anstace Welsh of the City of Waterford Widow being Weak in Body but of sound and disposing mind and Memory Do make and Publish this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former Wills first I bequeath my soul to God who gave it and my Body to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor hereafter named and as to my Worldly Substance and Effects real and Personal I Devise the same as follows that is to say I Give Devise and bequeath unto my Daughter Catherine Snow otherwise Welsh wife of Andrew Snow of the City of Waterford Carpenter her Heirs Executors and Administrators the full clear Moiety or one half of all and singular such Real and Personal Estate Goods Chattels and Effects of every kind and nature whatsoever whereof I shall be Seized Possessed or intitled unto at the time of my Decease And as to the other half or Moiety of my said Real and Personal Estate and Effects I devise the same as followeth that is to say I order that the sum of twenty Pounds Sterling shall be and remain in the Hands of my Executor for such uses and to be disposed of in such manner as I have declared unto him I Give devise and bequeath unto my Executor the Sum of twenty Pounds Sterling for his Tender Care of me I Give devise and bequeath unto my daughter Alice Cooney Wife of Nicholas Cooney her Heirs Executors and Administrators the Moiety or full half of the said last above mentioned Moiety of all my Estate and Effects first deducting thereout the said two Sums of twenty Pounds I Give and devise the Remainder of all my said Estate and Effects real and Personal being the Moiety of the last Mentioned moiety or one fourth Part of the Whole unto my daughters Margaret Lee and Mary Carroll to be equally divided between them Share and Share alike that is to say one Eighth part to each of them and to each of their Heirs Executors and Administrators and Lastly I do hereby nominate constitute and Appoint my beloved son in Law the said Andrew Snow sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto Put my hand and Affixed my seal and declared and published this my last Will and Testament the twenty Ninth day of September in the year of Our Lord One Thousand seven hundred and forty Nine Anstace Welsh (Attestation Clause) Ben: Wilson _ Mathew Browne _ John Snow Proved at London 30 July 1754 18 June 1767 Administration with Will annexed to Ellen Snow Spinster Attorney for Alice Cooney Widow of Waterford of goods left unadministered by Andrew Snow who died int