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- 16. [relevant to Thomas JAMES’ purchase of Whinnox Hill and Little Mar
sh at Public Auction in 1881].
Close Roll (Chancery) 1863, Part 71, No. 7.
INDENTURE made 3rd June 1863 between Daniel Charles WAIT Esq. of Bellut on in the parish of Stanton Drew
(1), Daniel Charles Purnell WAIT Esq. of the same place, eldest son of Dan iel Charles WAIT (2) & George
Frederick FOX, gentleman of the city of Bristol (3).
WHEREAS John PURNELL Esq., late of Woodborough House, made his last Will d ated 6th October 1830, in which
he devised all his messuages, lands, estates & premises at Hallatrow in Hi gh Littleton to John WAIT & Thomas
Macaullay CRUTTWELL in trust to the use of John Purnell WAIT & after the l atter's death to the use of the 1st son
of John Purnell WAIT & so on, & in default of issue of John Purnell WA IT to the use of Daniel Charles WAIT for
life & then to his eldest son.
John PURNELL died on 15th October 1839 & his will was proved at the Prerog ative Court of Canterbury on 4th
December 1839 by his executors Ann Purnell WAIT, William Savage WAIT & Dan iel Charles WAIT.
John Purnell WAIT died unmarried on 19th August 1841.
[John PURNELL died unmarried on 15th October 1839. He was born on 20th Aug ust 1750, the only son of
John PURNELL and Hester LANSDOWN. John had 3 sisters of whom only Hester ( married in Bristol in 1774
Charles SAVAGE) had children, namely Ann Purnell SAVAGE (married at Midsom er Norton in 1806 Daniel
WAIT), Sarah SAVAGE (died unmarried in 1855, aged 80) and Hester SAVAGE (m arried at Midsomer Norton
in 1818 George Treweeke SCOBELL of High Littleton and died in 1869, aged 9 1). Of Ann Purnell WAIT's
children, John Purnell WAIT (who died unmarried in 1841) and then Daniel C harles WAIT (who married in
1839 Sarah WILSHIRE and had at least 8 children) inherited the Hallatrow p roperty
Of Woodborough House
Unmarried
Will proved at PCC in London
(ref: PROB 11/1920 q773 fl86)
Camerton Chiurch Memorials
John Esq, d 15 Oct 1839 a 89, interred in family vault in this churc h. He was only son of John Esq. of Hallatrow & Hester his wife, who was si ster of Richard & William Lansdown Esqs. both formerly of Woodborough.
Extract of Will of John PURNELL of Woodborough House, Esquire.
A Legacy of £400 to each of my nieces Hester the wife of George Treweeke S COBELL Esquire and Sarah SAVAGE, Spinster.
I give my Mansion House called Woodborough House, with the Coachhouse, sta bles, outbuildings, offices & gardens and my Manor of Woodborough and al so Farm lands, cottages, tenements and estate and premises called the Wood borough Estate, situate in the parishes of Camerton & Wellow, unto John WA IT of Newnham, Glos. Esquire, Brother of the late Daniel WAIT of Bellut on in Stanton Drew and Thomas Macaulay CRUTTWELL of the City of Bath, Gent leman, upon trust to the use of William Savage WAIT, the eldest s on of my niece Ann Purnell WAIT, Widow of the said Daniel WAIT, during h is life and after that to the eldest son of
William Savage WAIT and his heirs and if none to the second son and so o n. In failure of such issue, upon trust, to Daniel Charles WAIT, the seco nd son of Ann Purnell WAIT, and his first son etc. Similarly, on failu re of such issue, to John Purnell WAIT, the third son of Ann Purnell WA IT etc. and again if no issue to Sarah Ann WAIT, daughter of Ann Purnell W AIT etc.
I give to Daniel Charles WAIT my fourth part of the yearly fee farm char ge of £200 payable out of that estate called the Manor of Langford, al so my fourth part of a certain messuage, offices, buildings, farm lands a nd hereditaments at Kennicott in Dunkerton, and also my fourth part of a c lose of land called No Man's land at Wellow, and also my fourth part of t he great tithes arising out of a farm at or near Whiteox in Wellow, la te in the occupation of George MARSH but now of (Crispian?) POLLARD as Ten ant, and out of pieces and parcels of land called the Three Hullox Hill s, Whittle Tyning, the thirteen Acres, close called No Man's land and an a cre of land at Double Hill, all in Wellow.
I give my fouth part of the farm lands, farmhouse, outbuildings and premis es called Wellow Farm to John WAIT and Thomas Macaulay CRUTTWELL upon tru st to the use of Daniel Charles WAIT and then his eldest son etc. an d, if no issue, secondly to John Purnell WAIT or thirdly Sarah Ann WA IT or fourthly William Savage WAIT
I give and devise all those my messuages, lands, estates and heredits. a nd premises at Hallatrow in the parish of High Littleton in the said Coun ty of Somerset, with their and every of their rights, members and appurts ., unto the said John WAIT and Thomas Macaulay CRUTTWELL, their heirs a nd assigns, To the uses nevertheless and upon the trusts hereinafter expre ssed and declared of and concerning the same (that is to say), To the u se of the said John Purnell WAIT and his assigns, during his natural lif e, without impeachment of waste and, from and after the determination of t hat estate, To the use of the said John WAIT and Thomas Macaulay CRUTTWE LL and their heirs, during the life of the said John Purnell WAIT, Upon tr ust to support the contingent uses and estates hereinafter limited and pro tect the same from being defeated or destroyed &, for that purpose, to ma ke entries and bring actions as occasion shall require, yet neverthele ss to permit and suffer the said John Purnell WAIT and his assigns to ho ld and enjoy the said messuages, lands and heredits. during the term of h is natural life and, from and after the decease of the said John Purnell W AIT, To the use of the first son of the said John Purnell WAIT to be lawfu lly begotten and the heirs male of the body of such first son lawfully iss uing and, on
failure of such issue, To the use of the second, third, fourth, fifth a nd all and every other son and sons of the body of the said John Purnell W AIT to be lawfully begotten, severally, successively and in remainder, o ne after another, as they respectively shall be in seniority of age and pr iority of birth and the several and respective heirs male of the body or s everal and respective bodies of the same son and sons respectively lawful ly issuing, every elder of the same sons and the heirs male of his body is suing being always to be preferred and to take before every younger of t he same sons and the heirs male of his body issuing and, in default of su ch issue, To the use of
the said Daniel Charles WAIT and his assigns during his natural life, with out impeachment of waste and, from and after the determination of that est ate, To the use of the said John WAIT and Thomas Macaulay CRUTTWELL and th eir heirs, during the natural life of the said Daniel Charles WAIT, upon T rust to support the contingent uses & estates hereinafter limited & prote ct the same from being defeated or destroyed and, for that purpose, to ma ke entries and bring actions as occasions shall require, yet neverthele ss to permit and suffer the said Daniel Charles WAIT and his assigns to ho ld & enjoy the said messuages, lands and heredits. during the term of h is natural life and, from and after the decease of the said Daniel Charl es WAIT, To the use of the first
son of the said Daniel Charles WAIT to be lawfully begotten and the hei rs male of the body of such first son lawfully issuing and, on failu re of such issue, To the use of the second, third, fourth, fifth and all a nd every other son and sons of the body of the said Daniel Charles WA IT to be lawfully begotten, severally, successively and in remainder, o ne after another, as they respectively shall be in seniority of age and pr iority of birth and the several and respective heirs male of the body or s everal and respective bodies of the same son and sons respectively
lawfully issuing, every elder of the same sons and the heirs male of his b ody issuing being always to be preferred and to take before every young er of the same sons and the heirs male of his body issuing and, on failu re of such issue, To the use of my said Grand niece Sarah Ann WAIT and h er assigns during her natural life, without impeachment of waste and, fr om and after the determination of that estate, To the use of the said Jo hn WAIT and Thomas Macaulay CRUTTWELL and their heirs, during the natur al life of the said Sarah Ann WAIT, Upon
trust to support the contingent estates hereinafter limited and to prote ct the same from being defeated or destroyed and, for that purpose, to ma ke entries and bring actions as occasion shall require, yet neverthele ss to permit and suffer the said Sarah Ann WAIT & her assigns to hold & en joy the said lands & heredits. during the term of her natural life &, fr om & after the decease of the said Sarah Ann WAIT, to the use of the fir st son of the said Sarah Ann WAIT to be lawfully begotten & the heirs ma le of the body of such first son lawfully issuing &, on failure of such is sue, To the use of the second, third, fourth, fifth & all and every oth er son and sons of the body of the said Sarah Ann WAIT to be lawfully bego tten, severally, successively & in remainder, one after
another, as they respectively shall be in seniority of age and priori ty of birth & the several & respective heirs male of the body or sever al & respective bodies of the same son & sons respectively lawfully issuin g, every elder of the same sons & the heirs male of his body issuing bei ng always to be preferred & to take before every younger of the same so ns & the heirs male of his body issuing and, on failure of such issu e, To the use of my Grand nephew the said William Savage WAIT & his assig ns during his natural life, without impeachment of
waste &, from & after the determination of that estate, To the use of t he said John WAIT & Thomas Macaulay CRUTTWELL and their heirs, during t he natural life of the said William Savage WAIT, Upon trust to support t he contingent uses & estates hereinafter limited and protect the same fr om being defeated or destroyed and, for that purpose, to make entries a nd bring actions as occasion shall require, yet nevertheless to permit a nd suffer the said William Savage WAIT and his assigns to hold and enjoy t he said messuages, lands and heredits. during the term of his natural li fe and, from & after the decease of the said William Savage WAIT, To the u se of the first
son of the said William Savage WAIT to be lawfully begotten & the heirs ma le of the body of such first son lawfully issuing &, on failure of such is sue, To the use of the second, third, fourth, fifth & all and every oth er son and sons of the body of the said William Savage WAIT to be lawful ly begotten, severally, successively & in remainder, one after anothe r, as they respectively shall be in seniority of age and priority of bir th & the several and respective heirs male of the body or several & respec tive bodies of the same son and sons respectively lawfully issuing, eve ry elder of the same sons & the heirs male of his body issuing being alwa ys to be preferred & to take before every younger of the same sons and t he heirs male of his body issuing &, on failure of such
issue, To the use of my own right heirs for ever. And it is my Will and me aning that, any person, who for the time being shall be seized of or entit led unto the last devised premises under this my Will, he or she being th en full twenty five years of age, shall and may at his or her discretion g rant one or more lease or leases of the mines, veins and seams of Coal alr eady found and discovered or that hereafter may be found or discovered i n, upon or under the same premises, for any term not exceeding thirty yea rs from the time of granting such Lease or Leases, Provided always that, t he person granting the same shall not waive any sum or sums of money or ot her
consideration whatever by way of premium or foregift for so doing and th at there be reserved by such Lease or Leases unto the person granting t he same & such other other persons, who after him or her shall be entitl ed to the same premises by virtue hereof, at least one full tenth pa rt or share of all Coal landed from the the said mines, veins & seams of C oal or one full tenth part of the monies produced by the sale of the sam e, at the option of the person or persons granting such Lease or Leases a nd such other persons as aforesaid, for the free part or share
thereof.
The Residue of my real and personal estate I give to Ann Purnell WAIT a nd her four children, (that is to say)
William Savage WAIT, Daniel Charles WAIT, John Purnell WAIT and Sarah A nn WAIT, to be equally divided between them, as tenants in common.
I appoint Ann Purnell WAIT, William Savage WAIT and Daniel Charles WAIT Ex ecutrix and Executors.
Signed Jno. PURNELL, 6th October 1830. Witnesses Francis FALKNER, Willi am BANKS, W'm LAND,
Clerks to Mr T.M. CRUTTWELL, Sol'r, Bath.
Proved at London 4th Dec'r 1839 before the Judge by the Oaths of Anne ( in the Will written Ann) Purnell
WAIT, Widow, the niece, William Savage WAIT and Daniel Charles WAIT, the E xecutors, to whom admon. was granted, having been first sworn by Comon. du ly to adm.
(Q.773 PROB11/1920 F.186-90)
High Littleton Churchwardens Accounts 1754 & 1755
Parish of High Littleton - The 18th Day of June 1776
Att a vestry this day held in the parish Church of High Littleton aforesai d,
( due notice thereof having been first given), the state of the Bells in t he tower belonging to the said parish was taken into consideration a nd it was then agreed on by us, whose names are subscribed, the majori ty of the paymasters of the said parish assembled at the said vestry. Th at the Tenor Bell shall be immediately taken down and new cast by Willi am Bilbie of Chewstoke, Bellfounder. And the said Will'm Bilbie hath agre ed and undertaken to new cast the said bell and doth engage to furnish t he said parish with a new Tenor Bell, equal in weight to the present on e, on this being allowed one guinea p. Hundred for new casting the old Met tal and on being paid for one Pound of new Mettal on every twenty pounds a ccording to the weight of the old bell, for waste. And which we, the sa id paymasters have agreed to allow and pay him for doing the same. A nd it is further agreed that, if the new bell shall exceed the old be ll in weight, the said parish shall allow the said W'm Bilbie after the ra te of one shilling p. pound for such over weight , and if the new bell hap pens to be lighter than the old one, the said W'm Bilbie shall allow the s aid parish after the rate of one shilling p. pound for such deficiency.
sgd. Jacob Mogg, Tho's Read, W'm Skey, Thomas Dando, Step'n Jordan, Jose ph Brodribb, John Hart, Thomas Lansdown, Jho. Purnell.
William Bilbie. Attested by Thomas Green.
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