Will of Richard Henry, written 25 January 1798
Proved 22 August 1814
Prerogative Court of Canterbury

FHL film #0,156,151

Abstract:

Richard Henry of the honorable East India Company's Service
will made 25 January 1798 at the Cape of Good Hope

To mother Hephzibah Henry Senior during her life the products of Estates in Saint John Square in the parish of Clerkenwell, reserving to sister Hephzibah Henry Junior so much of the rents of house number two now in the occupation of Mr Wild as shall pay her the annual sum of Nine pounds forever being the interest of the money advanced by her on that particular Estate and in the consideration of the above donation

Binds Hephzibah Henry Senior to educate and support my several natural children known by the names of Elizabeth Kelly, David Henry and Eliza Henry until they shall respectively arrive at the proper age to be bound apprentices when they shall be put to such trades as the above Legatee think proper and at the expiration of their different apprenticeships shall be by her advanced such sums as she may deem adequate to their farther advancement in life having always in view that they are not to be considered in the light of my legitimate offspring consequently that I do not intend by the above that they should be Educated in an expensive or superior stile but merely that they shall have an opportunity receiving such common instructions as may hereafter enable them to get a comfortable maintenance in an humble sphere of life

To sister Hephzibah Henry Junior my third share in a monthly publication by the name of the Gentlemans Magazine and in case of the decease of my mother H H Senior, all my Estates during her life subject to the Clause above provided in favor of my natural Children; if H H Junior marries after the possession of the above, then each of my natural children shall from her receive an annuity of thirty pounds payable out of the Clerkenwell Estates provided they have attained the age of twenty-one and are not in a situation to earn for themselves 50 ? per annum; in case of the decease of sister H H without issue, then bequeath the whole of my property to be divided equally among the survivors of the aforesaid children; in case of sister H H having issue, all goes to her heirs subject to the annuities noted earlier

Also small freehold at Clayhill to sister H H Junior for ever

Appoints Robert Best Esquire, Secretary to the Bank of England sole Executor



Codicil sent to the Bank of England dated 18 December 1807

Appoints Robert Best and Lieutenant A T Watson my Son in Law to be executors

To reputed son David Henry by a native woman named [Ha?]nah my freehold estate in England at the decease of my mother

To said son David Henry all my unappropriated property in the East Indies excepting the following Legacies:
To my two reputed daughters now married one to Lieutenant Hy Phillips the sum of five thousand Sa Rupees to be divided equally
To Son in Law Lieut A T Watson all my Service of Plate
To son David Henry silver watch formerly belonging to my father


Proved at London 22 August 1814
Administration granted to Robert Best Esquire with power reserved to Augustus Thomas Watson, the executor named in the codicil