Will:  Johnston, Edward October 7, 1795

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JOHNSTON, EDWARD OCTOBER 7, 1795

Source: Na, Kew
Written: October 7, 1795

In the Name of God Amen
I Edward Johnston of Droumin Lodge in The County of Wicklow 
and Kingdom of Ireland Esquire being of sound and disposing 
mind and memory do make and publish this my last Will and 
Testament in manner following hereby revoking and making 
null and void all former Will and Wills: heretofore by me 
made I leave and bequeath unto my Dear Wife Jane Johnston 
One hundred pounds to be paid her immediately after my 
decease I also leave my said Wife my Interest in the Lease 
and Lands of Dromin Lodge where I now reside as also my 
Interest in the Lands of Kelleckabawn with full power to 
dispose of the same as my Wife shall think proper I leave 
unto my said Wife her Watch Jewels and all her other 
paraphenalia appertaining to her person and also my Carriage 
and Carriage Horses and Milch Cows and my Wine at Dromin 
Lodge I also leave unto my said Wife for her life my Plate 
Linen Books furniture and all implements of Husbandry as 
shall be in and about my House at the time of my decease and 
after the decease of my said Wife I leave the said Plate 
Linen Books and furniture to my son Nicholas George and 
whereas my said Wife in case she shall survive me will be 
intitled for her life to her Yearly Interest of a sum of Six 
thousand pounds* so invested in Trustees by certain articles 
bearing date the  twenty ninth of July One Thousand seven 
hundred and eighty five entered into previous to my Marriage 
for the purpose of securing the yearly Interest thereof to 
my said Wife for her life in case she should suvive me which 
Interst I consider as too small a provision for my said Wife 
therefore in addition thereto I leave and bequeath unto my 
said Wife for her life One Annuity or yearly Sum of One 
hundred and forty pounds Sterling to be ifsuing and payable 
out of my Estate in the County of Armagh and to be paid by 
two even payments on every first day of May and ----- first 
day of November in each year the first payment thereof to be 
made on the first of the said days as shall next happen 
after my decease and in case the same shall not be paid in 
forty one days after the day whereon the same ought to be 
paid I impower my said Wife to Distrain the said Lands or 
any part of therin for the same and the distrefses there 
found to dispose of according to Law until the said Annuity 
and all arrears thereof and all costs charged and expences 
attending the recovery of the same shall be fully paid off 
and satisfied and I declare the provision herein made for my 
said Wife to be in lieu full bar and satisfaction of all 
Dower or Thirds which she could have or claim out of such 
real freehold and personal Estate as I shall die seized 
pofsed of or intitled unto and as to for and concening the 
said sum of Six thousand pounds I direct will and appoint 
that immediately after the decease of my said Wife that same 
shall be raised by my Good friends Andrew Strahen of the 
City of London Richard Moland of Springfield House both in 
the Kingdom of Great Britain Esquires The Revd. Thomas 
Brownrigg of Kilquade in the County of Wicklow Clerk and 
John Brownrigg of the City of Dublin Esquire Barrister at 
Law and the Survivors and Survivor of them his Executors or 
Administrators and that my said Trustees and the Survivors 
and Survivor of them shall stand pofsed thereof upon Trust 
and for the use of such of my Children or such other person 
or persons His Her or their Executors Administrators and 
Afsigns as shall in virtue of be devises herein after 
mentioned become intitled to my said County of Armagh Estate 
I leave devise and bequeath unto my Son John Beresford 
Johnston the Sum of Three thousand pounds Sterling and to my 
Daughter Sidney Johnston the sum of Three thousand pounds 
Sterling to be paid unto my said Son and Daughter on their 
attaining their respective Ages of twenty one years or day 
or days of marriage which shall first happen and which said 
respective sums I charge upon such real freeholds and 
personal Estate as I shall be seized pofsed of or intitled 
unto and as to all my real freehold and personal Estate of 
every nature and kind whereof I shall be seized pofsed of or 
intitled unto Save and except such part of my said personal 
Estate as I have hereinbefore ??etipcally bequeathed Subject 
and charged as aforesaid and as herein mentioned I leave and 
bequeath the same and every part thereof unto the said 
Andrew Strahen Richard Holand Thomas Brownrigg and John 
Brownrigg Upon Trust and for the uses following that is to 
say Upon Trust that they the said Trustees or any two of 
them or their Survivors and Survivor of them shall therby 
and thereout by such ways and means as to them shall seem 
most proper raise and levy a sum of money sufft to pay my 
Just Debts Legacies and funerial Expences and from and after 
payment thereof I leave devise and bequeath such part and 
parts of my said real freehold and personal Estate as shall 
so remain unto my Son Nicholas George Johnston his Heirs 
Executors Administrators and Afsigns for ever but in case my 
said Son Nicholas George shall happen to die before he 
attains his age of twenty one years then I leave the said 
residium to my said Son John Beresford and in that case I 
devise unto my said Daughter Sidney a futher Sum of Three 
thousand pounds Sterling to be paid and payable to my said 
Daughter on her attaining the age of twenty one years or day 
of marriage which shall first happen and in case both my 
said Sons shall die before either of them shall attain his 
age of twenty one years as aforesaid then and in such case I 
appoint my said Daughter Sidney my residuary Lagatee and in 
case my said Daughter Sidney shall happen to die before she 
shall attain her age of twenty one years or be married then 
I leave the said residium of my fortune to the eldest son of 
my Brother William Johnstone and the Heirs Male of such 
eldest Son lawfully to be begotten and in failure of such 
Heirs Male to the second third fourth fifth and every other 
Son and Sons of my Brother William and their Heirs male 
lawfully ifsuing as they shall be in seniority of age and 
priority of birth and in default of such ifsue to the 
Daughter or Daughters of my said Brother and their Heirs 
lawfully begotten share and share alike as tenants in Common 
and not as joint Tenents and failing said Daughter or 
Daughters and their ifsue lawfully begotten then to my own 
right heirs provided always and it is in my Will that in 
case either my Son John or Daughter Sidney shall die before 
he or she shall attain their age of twenty one years or day 
of marriage then I leave and bequeath the portion of which 
ever of them shall so happen to die to the Survivor of them 
I also leave to my Good friends Mrs Malone and Mrs Edge the 
sum of --------------- each for a mourning ring I appoint 
the said Andrew Strahen Thomas Brownrigg and John Brownrigg 
Executors of this my Will and I appoint my Dear Wife and the 
said Andrew Strahen and Richard Moland Guardians of the 
persons of my said Children during their minority and the 
said Thomas and John Brownrigg Guardians of such part of the 
fortune of my said Children as shall in Lands or invested in 
Securities in Ireland and I appoint the said Andrew Strahen 
Guardian of such part of the fortune of my said Children as 
shall be within the Kingdom of England ?ereby giving and 
granting unto the said Thomas Brownrigg John Brownrigg and 
Andrew Strahen collectively or individually full power and 
authority from time to time to lay out and expend such 
amounts as they or any two of them or the Survivor of them 
shall think proper and seem necsfsary for the support 
maintenance and education of my said Children or any of them 
during their respective Minorities provided that such ?????? 
shall not infringe or break in on the provision so made for 
my said younger Children or either of them it being my Will 
that my said younger Children or the Survivor of them shall 
have their principle money whole and entire when they or the 
Survivor of them shall become entitled thereto In Witness 
whereof I the said Edward Johnston have hereunto and to a 
duplicate hereof set my hand and affixed my Seal this 
eleventh day of October One thousand seven hundred and 
ninety five Edwd. Johnston Seal - Signed Sealed Published 
and Declared by the said Testator as and for his last Will 
and Testament in the presence of us who at his request in 
his presence and in the presence of each other have 
subscribed our names so witnessed thereto - Peter La Tauche 
[sic] - Gustavis Hume - James Brownlow //~

There are also four codicils to the will. Edward Johnston 
Esquire died 18th Jan 1796 and is buried in the old 
graveyard Delgany in the same plot as his son Edward Cary 
Johnston (baptised 1/7/1786). William Henry Johnson, son of 
Edw. Esq., Drummin, was buried in Delgany 28/4/1791 and 
Araminta Johnston, dau. of Edw. Esq., Drummin, was buried in 
Delgany 3/5/1791


Additional Comments:
This is my reading, the original with codicils is available 
for a fee from National Archives, Kew