Will of Thomas Hasler, 1830

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Great Waltham, Essex, England
Surname/tag: Hasler

Contents 1 Will 2 Codicils 3 Execution 4 Editorial Notes

Will

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN

I Thomas Hasler of Forth End in the Parish of Great Waltham in the County of Essex Blacksmith , being of sound and disposing mind and memory (Thanks be to God for the same) Do make and declare this my last Will and Testament in manner following (that is to say):

In Case my son Thomas Hasler should be minded and desirous of purchasing the Copyholds and Messuages with the Blacksmiths Shop, Barn, Orchard Garden and other Hereditaments situate at Forth End aforesaid now in my own occupation and which I purchased of blank Townsend and of such his mind and desire shall within three calendar months after my decease give notice in writing to my friends William Coe of Great Waltham aforesaid Wheelwright and John Snow of the same place Farmer or the survivor of them his Executors or Administrators then I do hereby direct authorize and empower the said William Coe and John Snow and the survivor of them his Executors or Administrators to sell and dispose of the same to my said son Thomas Hasler at such price and for such sum or sums of money as the same shall be adjudged to be worth by two Indifferent Persons , one to be chosen by the said Thomas Hasler and the other by the said William Coe and John Snow or the survivor of them his Executors or Administrators or by the Umpire of such two persons .

And in Case the said Thomas Hasler shall decline or refuse to purchase the said Copyhold Hereditaments and Premises then in case either of my sons namely George Hasler, William Hasler, and John Hasler shall be minded and desirous of purchasing the said Copyhold Hereditaments and Premises and of such his mind and desire shall within one calendar month after the refusal of purchase by my said son Thomas Hasler give notice in writing to the said William Coe and John Snow or the survivor of them his Executors or Administrators then I do hereby direct and authorize and empower the said William Coe and John Snow and the survivor of them his Executors or Administrators to sell and dispose of the same Copyhold and Hereditaments to such of my said ^three sons George Hasler William Hasler or John Hasler at such price and for such sum or sums of money as the same shall be adjudged to be worth by two Indifferent Persons to be chosen in manner aforesaid or by the Umpire of such two Persons Provided always and my will and desire is that my said sons George William and John shall have the preference of purchasing the said and Hereditaments and Premises according as they shall be in seniority of age .

And in Case all my said sons shall decline or refuse to purchase the said Copyhold and Hereditaments and Premises then I hereby direct authorize and empower the said William Coe and John Snow and the survivor of them his Executors or Administrators as soon as conveniently may be after such declining or refusal by my said sons Thomas Hasler George Hasler William Hasler and John Hasler respectively to sell and dispose of the said Copyhold Hereditaments and Premises with the Appurtenances and all other my real Estate whatsoever either by public auction or private contract to any such person or persons willing to become the purchaser or purchasers thereof for the best price or prices that can or may be reasonably gotten for the same .

And my will is and I do hereby declare that the monies to arise from the sale or sales of the said Copyhold Hereditaments hereinbefore directed to be sold by the said William Coe and John Snow as aforesaid and the rents and profits thereof respectively until such sale or sales (after deducting thereout all costs and charges attending such sale or sales respectively) shall fall into and be taken and considered as part of the residue of my personal estate and go and be applied as the same is hereinafter by me disposed of .

AND AS TO ALL THE REST AND RESIDUE of my monies , securities for money , household goods and furniture goods , chattels and personal estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever not herein by me otherwise disposed of (subject to the payment of my debts , legacies , and funeral charges and the expenses of proving this my will) after the same shall have been converted into ready money I give and bequeath the same unto my seven children namely the said George Hasler, Elizabeth the Wife of William Matthams, the said Thomas Hasler, the said William Hasler, Sarah Hasler, Mary the Wife of John Cornell and the said John Hasler or to such of them as shall be living at my decease equally to be divided amongst them share and share alike as Tenants in Common PROVIDED always and my Will is and I do hereby declare that the receipt or receipts in writing of the said William Coe and John Snow or the survivor of them or the Heirs Excrs or Administrators of such survivor for any purchase , money , or other sum or sums of money payable to them or him under or by virtue of this my Will or the trusts herein contained shall be a good , sufficient , and effectual discharge ; or good , sufficient , and effectual discharges for the same respectively or for so much thereof as shall be therein expressed to be received And that the purchaser or purchasers or person or persons to whom such receipt or receipts shall be given his , her , or their Heirs , Executors , Administrators , or Assigns shall not afterwards be accountable for any loss , misapplication , or nonapplication thereof or of any part thereof or be obliged or concerned to enquire whether the Hereditaments and Promises for which such money shall be paid ought to have been sold by my said trustees or whether the person or persons who by virtue of this my Will may have the option of purchasing the same shall have refused or declined to purchase the same it being my Will and intention that as far as respects the purchaser or purchasers of the said trust , estates , and premises , the refusal or denial of such person or persons shall not be necessary in order to a good execution of the said powers of sales hereby given to my said trustees or the survivor of them his executors or Administrators and that the consent or concurrence of such person or persons entitled to such option as aforesaid or any or either of them shall in no case be deemed necessary to effectuate or make valid any sale or sales to be made by my said trustees or the survivor of them his Executors or Administrators .

And I do nominate and appoint my said son Thomas Hasler and the said William Coe Executors of this my last Will and Testament .

And my Will is and I do hereby declare that my said trustees and Executors or either of them their or either of them heirs , Executors , or Administrators shall not be chargeable with or accountable for any more of the said trust , monies , and premises than they respectively shall actually receive or shall come to their respective hands by virtue of this my Will nor with or for any loss which shall happen to the same without their wilful default nor one of them for the other of them but each of them only for his own acts , deeds , receipts , and disbursements .

AND ALSO that it shall and may be lawful to and for my said trustees and executors and each of them , their and each of their Executors and Administrators and every of them in the first place by and out of the said trust monies and premises to deduct and reimburse themselves respectively all such loss , costs , charges , damages , and expenses as they or either of them respectively shall sustain , expend , or be put unto for or by reason of the trusts hereby in them reposed or the management and execution thereof or otherwise in relation thereto.

WITNESS whereof I have to this my last Will and Testament constrained in three sheets of paper set my hand to the first two sheets thereof and to this last sheet my hand and seal the fifteenth day of December In the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty one.

SIGNED , SEALED , published and declared by the said Thomas Hasler the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who have at his request subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto in his presence and in the presence of each other.

CHAS RAYNCE

ELIAS NEWMAN

THOS HASLER

Codicils

THIS is a Codicil to my last Will and Testament within written bearing date the fifteenth Day of December One thousand eight hundred and twenty one . Whereas I have by my said Will appointed John Snow of Great Waltham , Farmer , a Trustee for the purposes therein mentioned. Now I do hereby revoke and annul such appointment and I do hereby nominate and appoint my son Thomas Hasler to be a Trustee in his room and stead in all respects whatsoever.

AND WHEREAS I have given the option to my sons Thomas and George (now deceased) and William and John to purchase my Copyhold Premises and therein mentioned Now I do hereby so far revoke such option to the survivors and direct and authorize my Trustees William Coe and Thomas Hasler to sell and dispose of such Copyhold Premises to my son William for the sum of One Hundred and Eighty pounds purchase Money who is willing and hath consented to take the same at that price.

AND WHEREAS my said son George hath departed this life since the making of my said Will having left three Children by his first wife Hannah , namely Susan , George , and Thomas , Now I do give and bequeath unto each of them the said Susan Hasler , George Hasler , and Thomas Hasler the sum of Twenty pounds a piece of lawful British Money on his , her , and their attaining the age of Twenty one years but not otherwise . And in order to secure the Interest solely for life to my Daughters Sarah and Mary of their expectant shares under my said Will I do hereby direct that my Executors shall stand possessed thereof and I do shall place out such Principal Monies of their expectant shares at Interest either on Mortgage or Mortgages or on Government Security in their discretion in the names of my Executors or the survivor of them or the Executors or Administrators of such survivor and from time to time shall and do pay the Interest Dividends or annual proceeds thereof when due and as received unto my said Daughters Sarah and Mary in equal portions during their natural lives whose respective receipts shall be a sufficient discharge and discharges to my said Executors notwithstanding their Coverture and I declare that the same shall not be assignable or transferable or liable to the Debts Controul Contracts or Engagements of any present or future Husband or Husbands And from and after the decease of my Daughter Sarah then I direct one Moiety or half part or portion of such ^{expectant share of such} principal Monies to be paid and Equally divided unto and amongst her Children share and share alike and if but one then to such only Child on his , her , and their attaining the age of Twenty one years . And the other Moiety or half part of such ^{expectant share of such} principle Monies I direct shall fall into the residue of my estate after the death of my said Daughter Mary .

AND WHEREAS I have advanced and paid to and for my son John the sum of Fifty pounds Now I do hereby declare and direct that the said sum of Fifty pounds shall be deducted by my Executor out of his expectant share from and out of the residue of my Effects and that my said son John shall make such abatement thereout accordingly and in case of his refusal so to do thereof I wholly revoke whatever he may be entitled to under my said Will .

And in all other respects I ratify and confirm my said Will and direct that this my Codicil may be taken as part thereof .

IN WITNESS whereof I the said Testator Thomas Hasler have to this a Codicil to my last Will and Testament indorsed on the third sheet thereof set my Hand and seal the eighteenth Day of december One thousand Eight hundred and Twenty eight.

SIGNED , SEALED , published and declared by the said Testator Thomas Hasler as and for a Codicil to his last Will and Testament to be taken as part thereof in the presence of us who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have hereunto set our names as witnesses .

WM RIDLEY Felsted

HEN COE Gt Waltham

THOS HASLER

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WHEREAS I have by a Codicil written on the third sheet of this my will bearing date the Eighteenth Day of December instant directed that the Interest of one Moiety or half part of the expectant share of the principal Monies bequeathed by my said Will should be paid to my said Daughter Mary for her life and the said Moiety of said Principle Monies after her death should fall into the residue of my estate . Now I do hereby revoke such Limitation of the Interest for life to my said Daughter Mary and also revoke and annul the Direction as to the said Moiety of the said Principle Monies falling into the residue of my Estate after her Death And instead and place thereof I do hereby ^give and bequeath such Moiety of such Principal Monies of such expectant share unto my said Daughter Mary , her Executors , Administrators and Assigns absolutely and I direct this to be taken as a further and second Codicil to my said will .

IN WITNESS whereof I the said Testator Thomas Hasler have to this a second Codicil written on the back of the first sheet of this my Will set my Hand and seal the Twenty Day of December One thousand eight hundred and twenty eight .

Signed , sealed , published and declared by the said Testator Thomas Hasler as and for a second Codicil to his last Will and Testament to be also taken as part thereof in the presence of us who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have hereunto set our names as witnesses .

WM RIDLEY

SAML COE

THOS HASLER

Execution

20 May 1830 Thomas Hasler son of the deceased and William Coe the Executor within signed were sworn to the truth of this will and to the true performance thereof and that to the best of their knowledge and belief the Goods , Chattels , and Credits of the deceased do not amount to the sum of One thousand Pounds Before me

JAMES HUTCHINSON Surrogate

Editorial Notes

All of the spellings from the original will have been preserved as best as possible, aside from minor changes made for readability such as the replacement of the "fs" format of writing to the "ss" it represents in language. Any alterations, particularly where I've added punctuation, are marked by spaces between the punctuation marks and their corresponding text as well as being produced in bold.