I John Joyce native of Freshford in the County
of Somersetshire, Gentleman do hereby make this last Will & testament whereas
in right of my late Wife Maria Joyce I am possessed of certain property
bequeathed to her by our late uncle Richard Joyce viz. A tenement situated
in Rosemary Lane in the Parish of Freshford now occupied by Henry Wiltshire
as my tenant also a cottage situated at Park comer in the Parish of Freshford
now occupied by Fawly Kirby as my tenant... whereas by the rubber asserting
beneath of my bear you the Reverend Frederick Joyce I become legally entitled
as his heir at law to his third share of an estate situated at Upper Westwood
in the County of Wilts.@ other property made over to him @ his brother Arthur
John Joyce @ his Sister Caroline Joyce by compart @ Agreement made between
the late Reverend James Barington Evans @ his children @ the late Maria
Joyce @ her younger children. Now I hereby @ by these presents devise @
bequeath to my beloved daughter Caroline Joyce for her sole use @: benefit
the said tenement situated in Rosemary Lane @ also the aforesaid Cottage
situated at park Comer both being in the Parish of Freshford and also I
give @ bequeath to my aforesaid Daughter Caroline Joyce the third share
in the estate at West- wood @ other property which belonged to the late
Rev. Frederick Joyce of which as his heir at law @ representative I am become
the legal Owner @ possessor ...I also give @ bequeath to the said Caroline
Joyce my Daughter for her own use @ under her own control all my personal
Estate @ all other my real estate whatsoever. ..I hereby nominate @ appoint
my daughter Caro- line Joyce my sole Executive. In witness thereofI have...set
my hand this eighteenth day of January in the year of our lord 1866. 19
Paragon Ramsgate. John Joyce. Signed by the said Testator as his Last Will
@ testament in the presence of us present at the same time who at his request
1@ in his presence @ in the presence of each ther have signed our names
as witnesses- William Griggs, Queen st, Ramsgate, Emily Woolridge, 19 Paragon,
Ramsgate. Proved at London 9 march 1866, by the oath of Caroline Joyce,
Spinster, the Daughter- the sole Executrix to whom. was granted.
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