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PARISH TEMPLATE STUDY – LAUNCESTON
PROBATE TRANSCRIPTON – WILL
Ref No
AP/B/4608
Title
BENNETT, William of Launceston
Date of
probate*
9 Sep 1785
Description ‘William Bennett of the parish of Mary Magdalen and Borrowe of
Dunhevit alious Launsiston and County of Cornwall’
Religious preamble
Bequests:
 to sister Mary Bennett £50 to be paid ‘in one year after my
decese’
 to brother Henry Bennett £5 to be paid ‘in one year after my
decese’
 to sister Mary Bennett £10 in trust for kinsman William Bennett
to be paid to her when he attains age of 14, some part of this
sum to be used by Mary Bennett towards binding him
apprentice to ‘larn the art or mistory of a carpenter’ and the
other part for finding him clothing during his apprenticeship;
wife Mary Bennett appointed guardian and trustee of kinsman
William Bennett, to provide him with meat, drink, apparel, and
all other necessaries out of deceased’s affects until he attains
age of 14 or is bound apprentice
 to wife Mary , residue of estate for payment of testator’s debts
and legacies
Executors: wife Mary Bennett
Signature and seal of testator
Witnesses: Signatures of Thos [Thomas] Jago, Joan Jago and Wm
[William] Burnard
Date of will: 10 Apr 1771
Endorsements:
No Inventory
Stamp 50 shillings
Kaye Montgomery
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