Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-21
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I O@ land Wilson "The Elder and his son Rowland Wilson 'The younger" both wills having in this sketch genealogical and his torical importance.
 Alchin fol. Al; the fifth of February, | 1851, I, Rowland Wilson, citizen and vintnel of London, Esq, etc, etc. To be buried in the Parish church of St. Martins, Ont l wich, where I now dwell. To wife, Mar, Wilson, for life, according to her jointure th'
 priory of Martin, alias Merton, with othel tenenents and lands in county Surry, whicl I bought of Sir Francis Clarke, Knt., by in
 denture dated June 19, 1894, etc.
 Item-To Mary my wife, land bought O
 Wm. Carpenter in 1928 and 1885, and af
 ter her death to be sold and given in trust t'
 friend Samuel Wilson, merchant, and Thoma
 Boulston, cooper, etc.
 Ttem-I give unto Ellis Crispe, son of m!
 daughter Mary Rowe, lands, etc., in Surr!
 which bought of Visoount Wimbledon, he to pay his brothers and sisters, Tobias Cris pc, Samuel Crispe, Edward Crispe, Rowland
 Crispe and Hester Crispe, severally $40 an
 nually each for life. To my grandchildren Ellis Crispe, Tobias Crispe and Samuel Cris E,pe, Merton Grange &c., &c., which bough
 of Robert Bromfeld Esq, and other lane
 bought of Nicholas Rutland and John Will liams about the 18th of March, 1542; also
 land bought of Rich BurrilI, 220 acrs, all 1T
 Surry, to have and to hold forever.
 l Item-My dwelling house in St. Martyr Ontwich, to my grandchild Ellis Crispe and
 his heirs, ana two tenements adjoining tc grandchild Tobias Crispe.
 Item-To imy two grandchildren Edmund ! UL:k of 1of6 daughter Elizabeth White, all my lands and tenements in Tottenham, High Cross co Mid
 Item-To my daughter Mary Rowe, now the wife of Colonel Owen Rowe, lands and 1 tenements in Bowe and BEomly county, l Middlesex, for life and then to grandsons | Edmund and Rowland Crispe.
 1tem-To grandchlld the tavern called the Kings Head over against Ironmonger's Lane, l parish of St. Lawrence, Old Jury, etc. l Items-To grandchildren Ellis, Tobias and Samuel Crisps, Q farm in County Surrey, part in Marton and part in Kingston on ! Thames, and Maiden which I bought of Rob- 1 ert Cesar, 11th June, 1649, etc. | Itsm-To the Company of Venturers of | London e1OO. The same to Christ Hospital and e2O to each No buy piece of plate with my name and arms graven thereon. Then l follow beqaests to parishes in County Vest moreland and Surry and Morton occupying half page.
 l William d0AfQSOn anu WlLos tO SEnuO- sons Ellis, Tobias and Samuel Crispe lands to Merton, Surry, forever.
 Item-To my wife Mary Wilson one-thlrd personal estate.
 Item-To daughter Mary Rowe e3oO out of the next third of personal estate, she hav- ing before part called the children's part. Itsm-I give to the children of my daugh- ter Mary Rowe by her late husband Dr. To bias Crispe at time of my death e100 each at 21 years of age.
 Item-To grandchildren Edmund White and Rowland White, sons of my daughter Elizabeth, deceased, G1OO at 21 and to her two daughters $50 each at my decease.
 Item-To Rowland Carleton, Ellis Carle- ton and Mary Carleton, children of Mary Carleton, daughter of my said daughter Mary Rowe $40 each at q.
 Items-To brother -in-law Christopher Sands, late husband of my sister Rebecca, $40, and everyone of her children 920. To cousin Geo. Wilson e2o. To the minister in Mer- ton, County Surry, 95. To godson Rowland Ingram 10 pounds To sister in-law Jane Newell 10 pounds. To godson Benjamin, son of my brother-in-law William Tyson, 10 pounds To Ann Cox, servant, 10 pounds Numerous small bequests to others. To Symon Smith, my accountant, 10 pounds. To ser want Andrew Middleton and George Thimble- by elO each. To said eleven grandchildren equally from sale of lands, loving friends Samuel Wilson and Thomas BoylstOn. execu. tors, each 10 pounds. Andrew Middleton and George Thinleby 30 pounds each. To loving friend Master Martin Bradgat, 5 pounds. To wife cf said Samuel Wilson, pounds. Signed, Row. WILSON.
 Codicil: The 22nd of March, 1851. do declare if die before my wife she to have free of rent the use for life of my now dwell ing house in the parish of St. Martyns, Ont wich. Row. WILSON.
 Whereas, I, Rowland Wilson. by will dated Feb. ,, 1857, named Samuel Wilson and Thomas Roylston executors, I do now revoke, etc, and instead appoint my wife Mary Will son and grandson Ellis Crispe, executors
 Row. WILSON.
 Memoranda-The 26th of April, 1854. Master Rowland Wilson did from word of mouth order almshouses built in Benjamin field at Merton aliss Martin n. County Surry, etc.
 FRANCIS MosEs, Notary Public.
 This will with two codicils annexed was proved at Westminster, June, 1854. by Mary Wilson and Samuel (Ellis) Crispe, ex- ecutors.
 Note-Merton House or Grange was finally bought by Ellis Crispe ,2l December, 1861, and by him June 9th, 1868, conveyed to Thomas Pepys, Esq, of Hatham Barnes, Master of the Jewel office in the reign of Charles II, and after changing hands a namber of times was bought from him by Lord Nelson for Emma, LadyHamilton, where she resided.
 Pembroke. fol. 56.
 I, Rowland Wilson the Cyoupger), of Lon don. Esq, one of the sheriffs of the cittie of London, etc. I do request my wife to accept e3, ,OOO, the portion 1 had with her, and all jewels plate and household stuff and her jointure, which do now confirm, asking her to accept in lieu of widows dover.
 Items-To my father all the residue of my estate except bequests, he to pay funeral ex- penses etc.
 Items-To brother-in-law (sic) Samuel Wilson and wife e1OO each. To brother John Carleton and wife e100 each. To Bigley Carleton e1OO. To Samuel Carlton my best saddle horse. To sister Marie Crispe $500. To William Hirdson and his wife e1OO each.
 Item-To Hume Coxs and her daughter e5o in lieu of what owe them.
 Item-To Joan Rasell $1O. To Marc In- grain, my cousin, and to Ralph Ingrain, each $50. To MT. George Cokaine and wife, now with me, e5O each. To the poor Of Christ hospital e2OO, e150 to be distributed to the poor of London by my wife and $50 by my mother Wilson to such poor.
 Item-I give to my brother White for the use of his three eldest children e30O and if any one of them die before disposal or mar riage, their part to the survivor. To MT. Col borne, the writer hereof, e10. To my cousin George Wilson e1O. To my dear AS being accountable and paying to my exeeu- I tor so::much of my estate in copartnership with him as will fully satisfy all my debts, l funeral charges. legacies, given herewith to l my wife or any other person, which doubt | not he will do according to this my will, but | if not then the bequest to him shall be void. l My wife, Mary Wilson, executrix, and Thomas Smith, accountant, and | BIO to him when he has settled all between me l and my father in our copartnership.
 Sealed, 16 Feb, 1649. Signed, Wid Geo. Ookayne, Rowland Wilson, Hen Colhsn, Pub. at Westminster. John Brett Proved, by Mary Wilson | Regald Davies April 2nd, 1850.
 Mote. See State papers 1649-50. With other of an important commission com- posed of Oliver Cromwell, Bulstrode Whit lock, Oliver St. John, Sir John Mildmay, Sir Henry Rolls, Sir Henry Vane, jr., appears the name of Rowland Wilson.
 Note-There is tradition In the Whitlock family of this country that John Whitlock of Fairfield, Conn., who died in 1858 leaving a widow and several children was of Sir Bull ,hode Whitlock's family and from him de- Icended the late William Whitlock. jr., Esq,