Will: Kelly, James June 10, 1825

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File contributed by: Rosalind Dunning 
ros.dunning@outlook.com November 4, 2017, 5:55 am

KELLY, JAMES JUNE 10, 1825

Source: National Archives Kew England
Written: June 10, 1825
Recorded: November 4, 2017

In the Name of God Amen I James Kelly a Native of Westmeath 
in Ireland but at Present a Resident of Demerara being of 
sound mind and memory do hereby make my last Will and 
Testament first I resign my Soul to God to the Almighty in 
hopes of Pardon for all my misdeeds through the mediation of 
our Blessed Redeemer and my body to the Earth to be buried 
in a decent manner secondly I will that all my just debts 
and funeral expences be paid I will and bequeath to my 
Brother Thomas the sum of one thousand Pounds sterling 
provided that he has regularly deposited in the hands the 
money that I have sent to him from time to time for that 
purpose and all for my Account I will and bequeath to my 
Brother Patrick the sum of five hundred pounds sterling I 
will and bequeath to my Brother John the sum of five hundred 
pounds sterling I will and bequeath to my Brother Charles 
the sum of five hundred pounds sterling I will and bequeath 
to my Sister Mary the sum of five hundred pounds sterling I 
will and bequeath to my Housekeeper Elizabeth Meredith the 
whole of my Slaves and a reasonable support during her 
attendance on my Daughter Mary Ann Margaret Kelly and during 
her life time to possess the said Slaves but at her death to 
return to the said Mary Ann Margaret Kelly I give will and 
bequeath to the aforesaid Mary Ann Margaret Kelly the whole 
of my remaining property and that the aforesaid Mary Ann 
Margaret Kelly be immediately sent to a Nunnery and there to 
remain for education till she is twenty years of age and 
then to be allowed to marry or to lead a life of Celibacy as 
she may think proper it is also my wish that the aforesaid 
Elizabeth Meredith Mother of the aforesaid Mary Ann Margaret 
Kelly do accompany her to the aforesaid Nunnery and there 
receive the same attention as long as she wishes to remain 
with her but should she wish to return to this Colony to be 
furnished with means for that purpose I will and bequeath to 
the Orphan Chamber of this Colony the sum of twenty Guilders 
Holland's Currency and request that they will not interfere 
with my Executors Lastly I will and bequeath that should the 
aforesaid Mary Ann Margaret Kelly die without legitimate 
Heir the whole of the bequest by me to her be converted into 
a Charitable fund for the education of all my Poor Relations 
who may wish to attend And I do hereby nominate and appoint 
my friends John Laurie Esquire of Good Hope Planter and 
Messrs Murray Brothers & co Merchants George Town to be my 
Executors in this Colony and Thomas Fitzgerald Esquire of 
Louth in Ireland and Mr Patrick Kelly of Ballintrig (?) also 
in Ireland to be my Executors in England and Ireland In 
Witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this tenth day 
of June one thousand eight hundred and twenty five James 
Kelly Witness Michl O'Loughlin _ Wm Johnstone _ John Brown_ 
Thos E Laud _ Jno Hyatt _ J M Dimkin _ John Tullo
Proved at London 23 March 1826 by the Oath of Thomas 
Fitzgerald limited to the Deceased's Effects in England and 
Ireland power reserved to Patrick Kelly
PCC Prob11/1710