The Will of William ffrancis Wye.

I William ffrancis Wye of Newington in the county of Surrey I hereby revoke all former wills 
and declare this to be my last will and testament. I will and bequeath to my dear wife 
Margaret Wye all the Plate linen china Books Watches coins Liquors, pictures, Prints and 
household furniture which shall be in or about my dwelling house at the time of my death for 
her absolute use and benefit and I will and bequeath all the residue and remainder of my 
Estate and Effects of Whatever nature or description and whosever unto my brothers in law 
the Rev’d James Hadow and Richard Howard the younger and to my brother Charles John 
Wye their executors, Administrators and assignees Upon Trust to convert the same into 
money as soon as conveniently may be and out of the Monies thereby produced to pay my 
debts and my funeral and testamentary expenses and to invest the residue of the said Trustees 
or the survivors or survivor of them or the Executors, Administrators or Assignees of such 
survivor in the public ffunds of Great Britain or at Interest upon Government or  real 
Securities      and from time to time sell and dispose of and to alter vary and transpose such 
stocks funds and securities for others of the like nature when and as often as they or he  shall 
think fit and stand possessed of all such stocks, funds and securities and the dividends and 
interest of the same respectively upon and for the trusts interest and purposes hereinafter 
expressed  that is to say In Trust to pay the dividends and interests of the said Trust Stocks 
and Securities to my said wife Margaret Wye and her assignees during so long as she shall 
continue my Widow and immediately after her death or second marriage  of my said Wife 
upon Trust that they my said Trustees and the survivors and survivor of them and the 
Executors and Administrators of such survivor do and shall stand possessed of the said Trust, 
Stocks and Securities and Dividends and Interest thereof in trust for all and ------ my Children 
now born or hereafter to be born who being Sons shall attain that age of twenty one years or  
being Daughters shall attain that age or marry to be Divided between or among such Children 
if more than one in equal shares and if there shall be but one such Child then In Trust for that 
one Child his or her Executors, Administrators and Assignees and if there shall be no such 
Child nor any issue of my sons as hereinafter is mentioned and my said wife shall be living at 
the time of the failure of all such Children and issue  as hereinbefore is mentioned and the 
death of my said Wife  and her assignees thenceforth during her natural life for her and their 
own use and benefit although and not withstanding the bequest hereinbefore contained in her 
favour may have been previously determined by her having married after my death and from 
and after the failure of all such Children and issue as hereinbefore is mentioned and the death 
of my said wife then Upon Trust that they my said Trustees and the survivors and survivotr of 
them and the Executors Admins and assignees of such survivor do and shall pay or transfer 
and assign our Moiety of the said Trust, Stocks and Securities and the dividends and interest 
thereof to my sister Sarah the wife of the said James Hadow, her executors, administrators 
and assignees for her and their absolute use and benefit and the other Moiety of the said Trust 
Stocks  and Securities and the Dividends and interest thereof to my sister Ann Muller widow 
her executors Administrators and Assignees for her and their absolute use and benefit 
provided always and I direct that after the decease or second marriage of my said wife and 
during the minority of any child of my body my said trustees and the survivors and survivor 
of them and the executors, Administrators and of such survivor shall pay for and towards the 
maintenance education  or support of each such Child the whole or any part of the yearly 
dividends or interest of the ffortune to which under the Trusts of this my will he or she shall 
or may be there presumptuously entitled And that after the decease or second marriage of my 
said wife or (with her consent in writing first obtained for that purpose at any time during her 
widowhood) and during the minority of any Child of my body my said Trustees and the 
survivors and survivor of them and their Executors Administrators of such survivor shall and 
may raise  and apply for the apportioning preferment advancement or otherwise for the 
benefit of any such Child the whole or any part of his or her then presumptive ffortune 
provided also and it is my will that if any son I now have or hereafter shall have shall depart 
this life in my lifetime or before this ffortune hereby provided for him shall --- ----  --------- 
having issue one or more child or children living at the time of his death or born in the time             
afterwards  there and in that ------  the Child or Children of any son so dying shall be entitled 
to the ffortune to which his her or their  respective ffather would have been entitled under the 
trusts of this my will if he had survived me and had  attained the age of twenty one years and 
the same be divided  between such children if more than one in equal shares and I appoint the 
said James Hadow, Richard Howard the younger and Charles John Wye joint executors of 
this my will and I constitute my said Executors and also my said wife during her widowhood 
Guardians of my children during their minorities and I declare that each of my said Trustees 
and Executors shall be answerable only for his  own particular Costs Receipts and Defaults 
and shall not responsible or in anyway chargeable  for casual or involuntary losses nor for 
joining in Receipts for the sake of conformity and shall be reimbursed all expenses which he 
shall incur in executing the Trusts of this my Will out of the monies which her or his Co 
trustees shall arise by virtue of the same trusts In witness whereof I the said William ffrancis 
Wye the testator have to this my last will and testament contained in four sheets of paper set 
my hand and seal that is to say  the bottom of the three providing sheets I have subscribed my 
name and to this fourth and last sheet I have subscribed my name and affixed my seal this 
fourth day of September in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and six. [1806]

William F Wye (sign) Signed Sealed Published and declared by the said William Francis 
Wye the testator as and for his last Will and Testament in presence of us David Griffiths 
assistant to Mr Wye, James Spurgeon servant to Mr Wye. 

Codicil
My brother, Charles John Wye being dead and as I do not intend my brother in law viz 
Richard Howard the Younger should remain as trustee, executor or guardian as mentioned in 
my will I hereby nominate and appoint in lieu of the said Richard Howard the Younger,  viz 
William Wye of ------- Buildings, Grays Inn ------ and in lieu of my late brother Charles John 
Wye Mr William Robinson solicitor of Harford                     Red Lion Square to be joint 
Trustees Executors and Guardians with my brother in law the Rev’d James Hadow.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the second day of February in the 
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eleven.   [1811]
Wm F Wye
Signed sealed published and declared by the said William Francis Wye the testator as a 
Codicil to his above will in the presence of us Charlotte Bloom Rivers Sarah Rivers. 

Proved at London with a Codicil 29th March 1819 before the Worshipful Augustus Eastling, 
Dr of Laws and Surrogate  by the Oath of the Reverend James Hadow Clerk the Executor 
named in the Will and William Wye and William Robinson to executors named in the Codicil 
to whom Administration was granted they having been first sworn duly to administer