Estate Duty Office Will of Thomas James Blampin of Cullompton, Innkeeper (1849)

Proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Exeter the 20th of December 1849

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Devon Heritage Centre 1078/IRW/B/1028

Transcribed by  Art Ames

Appeared personally Elias Jarman of the parish of Cullompton in the county of Devon builder and John Bidgood of the parish of Sampford Peverell in the said county, schoolmaster,  the executors in Trust named in the Will of Thomas James Blampin of Cullompton aforesaid, innkeeper who died on fifteenth of July 1849
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This is the last Will and Testament of me Thomas James Blampin of Cullompton in the county of Devon innkeeper which I publish and declare as follows 
I devise all that my freehold messuage lands and premises situate in the parish of Cullompton in the county of Devon known by the name of Wood Mill now in the occupation of Thomas Marks also all that freehold inn dwelling house outbuildings gardens hereditaments and premises known as the Half Moon Inn situate in the town of Cullompton aforesaid now in my own occupation unto Elias Jarman of Cullompton aforesaid builder and John Bidgood of Sampford Peverell in the said county schoolmaster their heirs and assigns subject nevertheless to the payment of the principal money and interest due thereon 
Upon trust to sell the same as soon as practicable after my decease for the best price that can be obtained either by public auction or private contract as may appear most advantageous and out of the moneys arising therefrom after payment of expenses incurred in the first place to pay off the principal money interest and cost due and owing on mortgage and the surplus money if any remaining in the hands of my said trustees to be retained by them upon the trust hereinafter mentioned 
I give and bequeath unto the said Elias Jarman and John Bidgood their executors administrators and assigns all my personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever upon trust to sell such parts thereof as are in their nature saleable and collect and get in all monies and debts due to me as soon as possible after my decease and after payments of my just debts (not including the debts for which I lately compounded) funeral and testamentary expenses to take and receive the clear surplus money which shall then arise and having added thereto the surplus money realized (if any) after the sale of my real estate as aforesaid then upon trust to invest the same in such manner as my said trustees shall deem most suitable and advantageous for my children and from time to time to apply and pay the monies so invested for the support maintenance and education of all my children then living as far as the said monies will extend in such manner as my said trustees shall think fit 
And I hereby declare that the receipt and receipts of my said trustees or either of them shall be a sufficient discharge and discharges for all purchases and others paying any money to such trustees or trustee which receipt shall discharge the persons taking the same from liability to see the application of the money 
And lastly I hereby declare that my said trustees their heirs executors and administrators shall be answerable for their own respective receipts and defaults only and shall be at liberty to retain and allow to each other their respective reasonable disbursements and expenses 
And I appoint the said Elias Jarman and John Bidgood executors in trust of this my Will and I revoke all former and other Wills 
In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand the thirteenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and forty nine
Signed by the said Testator in the presence of us present at the same time who in his presence and at his request have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses

Albert Gribble attorney at law Cullompton  John Dawton Cullompton