St. Mary's beacon., 1858-04-22


unsigned bequest to one John Bacon, who
would have been the residuarv legatee had not
Nj. JeRnens, IS his servant stated, forgotten
his srectacles on going 70 his solicitors 10 sign
/ the testamentary instrument. which hs finally
neglected to sign altogether. IN his non chest,
the key Of which could not be found ill after
q long search, hid in mortgage deed, there
We're bank notes of the year 1851 to tie amount
Of nineteen thousand pounds, and sewers! thou
sand new guineas. About twenty thousand
pounds were found, in money and bank notes,
at his town and country houses, and alsa a
key to the chest containing his mothers piasc
and yaluables, whicl had heen ,sdep.sIt. q
the bankers, unopened, SINCE her decide II
s5SI.. he MAS reported % have always kent
fifty thousand ponds in Us bankers hanes
t0r als sgfsl = erner cd
sdragt f5rs I st icaftecn wears Of his lifs.
He was very regular and exact in all his ac-
counts, insomuch that ne even noticed tie ex-
cess II his household bills over Their usual
weekly amount. Ills expenses were about
t.r,a Thousand pound, a year. although his
property was estimated At not less tha. two
millions. lie was considered the richest p-i-
vate individual in ENGLAND. On tie 29th OF
July, ten DAYS after his deceasc lis BODY was
inferred i'll the family vault at Acton church,
with much funeral loIap, and, N compliance
with MS Instructions, an inscril ton was put on
II" IL III tine church giving the lineage
ii tie family and an account Of tctiun Hall
Ihc family Ieueaiogy, as 1t Is to Ie found in
the Townsend Collection iE tAc Heralds Col
iegr. ".ii show the Lelr:hip 20 the Immense
estate both personal ard real. John Jynucns.
Of Hirmiushara, left SON, Eyn:phe!y .Jcr-
lCn's Ji Erijng and Ec.hrr Whitacrc, III the
county cE Warwick Humphrey hv Mary.
daughter Of John Miwari Of Saittenton, couu-
" Dcrhy had issue Charles .JcnnenS. eldest
son, iron, " nom sends !arl Howe anl ito-
bert Jcn>rEs. tie father of William Jennens.
Il Ae.ga I1lcc. A..g. two daughters. Esther
'7no lnarrri William H,;l.n.cr, Esq, and Ann
WHO married Sir ClcniCut Fisher. Bart. Of
fackiu@ton. From Esther descended William
Lyon, Lsq., afterwards Earl 3caucAamp
ana from Ann descended Lady Mary Finch.
! who married William Iiscount Al lover rs
/ the VII Of Mr.. Jcnacns, without signature,
could not convey lis estate, letters Of admins
tratioa, with lie VII anlc,,ai, were immcii-
at>.y granted f. NH. Lyon, EsI., and thc
Hon. Mary, : N.scous;ea. HDwag-r AAdorcr
tIl. COUSINS. 81 man once removed al.3 next If
7 kin Of the deceased. IS ncxt OF kin lie per
soua!ity vas shared between thee parties
While the real r.hlc descended t. the te.4ato.'
!.cir-tt-klw, trcofga augustus William Cu.zon
itisl.c grandson. Of Earl Howe, and from linn
t. the present Earl Howe T, Scrtr,,bnr
100, 'iir rnerts vt rI'r:rI JenHurs, IL acton
i@'ce were advertised t2F week Il the Times
over II" SIGNATURES oi the administrators and
me hc'rs-:t!aw, ana ~ the close T.: the month
an Auction was :lcld II Acton Hall Of tie fur
hlH!e' iibiafE pictures. old china. and othcl
,A1'tao'e' "i Inc MANSION. Acton Htt he'd
been lormsT.T the seas "t the Daniels, and sold
~ thch 10 i'obcEt JcnneLs who began - ic-
. ""iid t. "iil-A. t!3a9h 4 illc structure, was
never S':hl .sttLy hLlS.ito. Inc building coll
tanned A'I\-i'@r apartments, aId was richly
adorned "i'n me tapestry, Winch was tom
from the walls aAi sd AZ the auction with the
Other furniture. Inc walls were decorated
] Mn Soi'-@ h!le paintings ~ ShyderS, ct ami
mas H'I' pieces &c: and III one room va
A"@"" 'v"' ..@ l"F"uufe "i winch was sad
- -, i"''', r.t" i'1-e' WIN the SuTtS OF hIn2
".I.'' III, lLe : 3"ai!tF u v iliianl JcnMenS
. Nv." I'..s''i.h,- 'He regular descent Of tie
property. . '-'. vas u!3', III eha"cery II 1910
y St'eiii peT7- ms q tAe maine OF 'lennenS
"!4d L-id l., h,-'"IaaL.p was elted TO bring liz
Tie administration Hlo court. The JenneuS
T party u.hicd The interest ot Lord bcaucEaml
"ii l-'1F AA1'Nr', asserting themselves t. hc
1''<-'1S yi man '.Ie removed; tat di1 not
.'',,' =. '-o.N -, h''''1h"iAP' IN. surviving @o-