ROBERT Nisbett parish of WESTMORELAND County CORNWALL Island JAMAICA planter made this will 7 June 1787 bequeaths to DAVID MURRAY and JOHN GRAHAM both planters and his executors of said parish 20 pounds to buy a mourning ring
I bequeath to a free mulatto woman names ANNEY GORDON lately …..by William Berkford Esq the following negro and other slaves that is to say in fact Anney and her two children named Adam and Rodury Billy Magg Jaffrey Clyde and Agnes? together with fifteen acres of my land situate at the Cair? In the said parish to be laid out next paradise line on which said fifteen acres of land it is my request and I do order that a house be built by my executors at the expense of my estate not to exceed value of one hundred pounds to have and to hold the slave before names with their issue and the said fifteen acres of land with the house during the time of her natural life and immediately after her decease it is my will and desire that the slaves revert to and become a part of the residue of my estate I hereby give and devise the rest of my estate to free mulatto daughter of the said Anney Gordon named Elisabeth Gordon a Negro girl slave named Peggy for the rest of her natural life and for the natural life of her children if she has any and immediately after her death revert to the residue of my estate
I further bequeath the said Anney Gordon an annuity or yearly sum of thirty pounds to be paid yearly and every year during her life but subject to the control of my executors and to be discontinued if the said Anney Gordon shall…herself with any person who to them shall seem improper all the rest and residue of my estate in the said island of Jamaica (my household furniture wearing apparel which I gave to the said Anney Gordon bequeath the same to David Murray and John Graham and the survivor of them
I give and bequeath to my reputed son by the said ANNEY GORDON named ROBERT Nisbett the sum of two thousand pounds currency and to my reputed son by the said ANNEY GORDON named ARCHIBALD Nisbett the sum of two thousand pounds and to the reputed son of my deceased brother JAMES Nisbett by MARY RICHMOND in Scotland the sum of two thousand pounds The remainder of the said monies if any I give and bequeath to the said David Murray and John Graham my executors. But if the monies should not be sufficient to pay ROBERT ARCHIBALD and JAMES Nisbet the said sum of two thousand pounds then it is my will and desire that the monies be shared between them share and share alike signed Robert Nisbett
I William Dunlop Esq. Secretary and notary public Jamaica do hereby certify and attested by me is a true copy of thelast will and testament and probate subjoined of JAMES Nesbitt late of the parish of WESTMORELAND carpenter deceased as the said will and probate remain in my office
Copy of last will and testament subjoined of ROBERT Nisbett late of the parish of Westmoreland planter deceased as said will
On the fourth day of October 1788 administration of the will annexed of all the goods chattels and credits of ROBERT Nisbet bachelor was granted to DAVID Nisbett Esq. the natural and lawful brother and next of kin
8 May 1789 Administration of the will granted to Thomas Wildman Jamaica as lawful attorney of DAVID MURRAY and JOHN GRAHAM Esq. The letters of administration of the said deceased granted in October last to DAVID Nisbett squire the natural and lawful brother and next of kin of the said deceased having been first enrolled and declared null and void by the Court This is a long will with many additions as to administration have only extracted the information. It appears that David in England started the administration of his brother’s estate then the will came to life and then the executors named in the will we regranted administration and David’s letter of administration was declared null and void -NA England will Ref PROB 11/1171Statistics: Posted by pjtskar — Fri Jun 22, 2012 11:29 am
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