Joseph Fox of Plymouth in the County of Devon
Doctor of Medecine
I recommend my Soul to Almighty God – I direct my body to be
directly interred in the Quaker Burial Ground here if provident
I give to each of my four servants now in my service provided they
still be living with me at the time of my decease or servants in my
service at that time the sum of three pounds
To my dear wife absolutely
- I give all my household goods and furniture
- books except such as treat on Medical or Surgical subjects
- Plate and china
- wearing apparel
- trinkets
- china carriages and horses
- all various wines and liquors
- Thornton’s and Woodville’s Botanical works I give with my other
books
- my mineral and geological Specimens which my wife may have in her
keeping at my decease
- my perfect case of Carpenter’s tools
- I direct the sum of five hundred pounds to my wife for her own and
proper use
- Mr Samuel Brodies late of Falmouth Merchant, now I do hereby
direct my Executors in Trust to pay my wife the sum of five
hundred pounds as soon as punctually may be after my decease
- Upon trust to my wife Elizabeth Fox the estate dividends interest
and interest thereof during her life
Joint trust funds
Joseph and Charles James two thousand pounds Sophia James two
thousand pounds in the Books of the Governor and Bank of England
kept for the now four for certain annuities and which I have already
settled upon and direct to then respectively by deed If they do not
produce one hundred pounds per annum during the life of my wife out
of her annual receipts to make up the full sum of one hundred pounds
per year
To my son Charles James Fox doctor of Medecine
now residing and practicing in Billiter Street in the City of London
- my Library Chair and Steps
- my Gold Watch with the chain and seal thereto attached
- all my Philosophical and chemical apparatus
- my Air Pump and articles belonging to or --------- with the same
- my Electrical Apparatus
- all my books prints or plates which treat on or are illustrative
of surgical subjects
- my turning lathe
- my Carpenter’s Bench and the tools thereto belonging
- all my mineral and geological Specimens
- one fourth share of the residue of the trust to Elizabeth of
Joseph’s personal estate and leaseholds after her death
- income from 500 pound annuity (no less than one hundred pounds
annually)
To Sophia James Fox now residing with me
- one fourth share
of the residue of the trust to Elizabeth of Joseph’s personal estate
and leaseholds after her death
- four hundred
pounds absolutely
The trust monies interest dividends income shall be hers absolutely
not for any present or future husband upon her death to be placed in
trust for issue living to twenty one or married If no living issue
her share passes to her brother/sisters trusts or their living issue
- income from 500 pound annuity (no less than one hundred pounds
annually)
To Mary James Mitchell the wife of Robert Deeble
Mitchell a Surgeon at Windsor
- income from 500 pound annuity (no less than one hundred pounds
annually)
- one fourth share of the residue of the trust to Elizabeth of
Joseph’s personal estate and leaseholds after her death
- the trust monies dividends income shall be hers absolutely not for
any present or future husband
Upon her death to be placed in trust for issue living to twenty one
or married If no living issue her share passes to her
brother/sister’s trusts or their living issue
To Emily Sleeman
- income from 500
pound annuity (no less than one hundred pounds annually)
- one fourth share
of the residue of the trust to Elizabeth of Joseph’s personal estate
and leasdholds after her death
Marriage Settlement – Emily Fox to Philip Sleeman
Held in trust by Robert Were Fox Alfred Fox
By Institute of Assignment of thirteenth May one thousand eight
hundred and twenty two I have assigned a certain estate called Great
Wood in the Parish of Mylor in the County of Cornwall to Robert Were
Fox and Alfred Fox Esquires upon trust after decease of myself and
my dear wife for the absolute benefit of my daughter Emily Sleeman
subject nevertheless to payment throughout of the sum of one
thousand two hundred pounds to my daughters Mary James Mitchell and
Sophia James Fox by two equal payments of six hundred pounds to each
or the full sum of one thousand two hundred pounds to the survivor
My trustees after the death of my wife have the estate valued. In
case the sum of one thousand two hundred pounds shall be more than
two thirds the estimated value of the estate my trustees shall
deduct such sum from the fourth part or shares of my daughters Mary
James Mitchell and Sophia James Fox
In case of the demise of Emily Sleeman before the demise of Joseph
Fox her trust shall be divided equally among her issue living to age
twenty one years or married
If there are no living issue living to twenty one or married her
share will pass to the trust of Charles James Fox Mary James
Mitchell and Sophia James Fox or their living issue
My daughter Emily’s interest in the estate called Great Wood the sum
of one thousand two hundred pounds as two thirds of the true value
of the estate at Assignement shall have the income from the lease
and hold absolute as trust free from any present or future husband
Receipts of dividends interest and monies in trust upon her demise
shall be placed in trust for her issue as Tenants in Common to the
age of twenty one or married
To my Executors in Trust named
John Mills Carkeet of Falmouth in the County of
Cornwall Merchant
Walter Prideaux of Plymouth in the County of
Devon Banker
John Eliott of Liskeard in the county of Cornwall
Trader
- my household mortgages lands and structures
- mortgages and subject to assumption with the rights structures and
appurtenances
- all my monies in the English or Foreign stocks or funds
- all books and sums of money out and owing to me either by simple
interest or upon any mortgages bonds - - - bills notes or other
securities
- the borrow of my personal and testamentary estate and effects
whatsoever and wheresoever
Within one year after the decease of my wife value and convert into
money all my personal estate and sell and absolutely dispose of all
my leaseholds mortgages land and tenements either in one lot or
several lots by public auction or private contract for the best
price to be reasonably obtained
- Joint Trust Joseph Fox with
Charles James Fox
dividend interest or proceeds of the sum of two thousand pounds
Sophia James Fox
now living with me dividend interest or proceeds of the sum of two
thousand pounds
In the books of the governors of the Bank of England for now four
certain annuities which I have already settled and directed to them
respectively
If they do not produce one hundred pounds per annum during the life
of my wife out of her annual receipts to make up the full sum of one
hundred pounds a year each.
- Trusts four equal parts of the estate to
Charles James Fox Emily Sleeman Mary James Mitchell
Sophia James Fox
- five hundred pounds per annum from the interest or made up by
Elizabeth Fox’s receipts
- one fourth of the residue of my wife’s trust monies after her
demise
- invest all trusts in shares or funds of Great Britain or the
Government or real security in England
- if my son or any of my daughters should depart this life before me
and without living issue his/her share will be divided equally among
his/her remaining brother/sisters and their issue
- if my son or any of my daughters should depart this life his/her
trust share will be left in trust to any of his/her issue until the
age of twenty one or if girls twenty one or married Trusts to be
held as Trusts in Common
- if any issue should decease before the age of twenty one or
married his/her share will be divided equally among his/her brothers
or sisters
- for any issue of my children I declare that his/her portion of the
trust interest or half of the child’s expected portion may be
directed to the child’s maintenance or education until age
twenty-one or married or during his/her minority to place him/her in
profession or for promotion or advancement in the world or marriage
- one thousand pounds lent to Philip Sleeman secured by Bond of
Misters Philip Sleeman and James Sleeman nine February one thousand
eight hundred thirty bond and interest to be reinvested for division
in four equal parts
- I having advanced and lent that sum of benefit to Emily Sleeman
and Philip Sleeman and therefore think it should be at her risk in
case any loss should arise
- To each trustee John Mills Carkeet Walter Prideaux John Eliott
Executors the sum of ten guineas absolutely for the trouble they
will have in execution of the trusts of my will
-If any trustee or trustees appointed shall depart this life go to
reside beyond seas or refuse or become incapeable to act as
continueing executors may transfer powers to new trustees
Witnessed John Bayly solicitor of Plymouth and
Elizabeth Dunny
April third in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and thirty
Proved – at London December 12 1832 by John Mills
Carkeet and John Eliott the surviving
executors