Dr. John Foxton (father)

b.1759

Rev. George Foxton (uncle)

b.1761

Capt. John Foxton (brother)

b.1777

At his death, he was living at No.1 Cliffords Inn, London Town.

It appears he was unmarried, as he left a large portion of his estate to his cousin, Mary Foxton (born 1799, died 1876) the daughter of Reverend George Foxton. He also left monies to his cousins, the Palmers, the Turners and the Meyricks; and to several hospitals.

This is the last Will and Testament of me William Foxton of No. 1 Cliffords Inn in the City of London Gentleman.  I desire that I may be devoutly interred in the Church Yard of the parish where I may happen to die, I order and direct that all my just debts and my funeral and testamentary expenses may be paid and satisfied by my Executors herein after named as soon as courteously may be after my decease out of my personal estate.  

I give and advise all that my household estate consisting of several Messuages or tenements Barns Stables and other out buildings and sixty three acres of land or thereabouts situate at up Lambourne in the county of Berks, which were devised to me by the last will and Testament of my Grandmother Mary Price, deceased, with their appurtendures unto Mary Foxton daughter of my Uncle the Reverend George Foxton and her assigns during the term of her natural life and from and immediately after her decease then I give devise the said messuages, lands, tenements, habitaments and premises with their appointments, unto and to the use of my niece Emma Meyrick daughter of the Reverend Arthur Meyrick of Ramsbury Wiltshire her heirs and assigns forever.  But if the said Emma Meyrick will happen to depart this life under the age of twenty one years then I give and devise the said messuages, lands, tenements and habitaments with their appartenaures unto and to the use of the Eldest Brother of the said Emma Meyrick who shall be living at the time of her decease his heirs and assigns forever.  

And I give and devise all that my Copyhold Estate consisting of several pieces or parcels of Ground with several messuages or tenements rented and built thereon situate lying and being on the South side of a New Road leaving from the Oval Harrington to Dauxhall Bridge in the parish of Saint Mary Kennington in the County of Surrey which I purchased of the trustees of Sir Joseph Marobey Barouct deceased with their appurtenames unto Miss Martha Palmer sister of Mr. Thomas Anthony Palmer one of my Executors hereinafter named and her assignee for and during the term of her natural life, and from and immediately after her decease then I give and devise the said last mentioned messuages, lands, tenements and habitaments with their appurtenames, unto and to the use of the above named Emma Meyrick her heirs and assigns forever.  But if the said Emma Meyrick shall happen to depart this life under the age of twenty one years then I give and devise the said messuages, lands, tenements and habitaments last mentioned with their appurtenames unto and to the use of the second Eldest Brother of the said Emma Meyrick who shall be living at the time of her decease his heirs and assigns forever.  

And I declare and direct that it shall be lawful for the said Mary Foxton during her life in respect of the said freehold messuages, Lands, tenements and habitaments with their appurtenanures herein before devised to her and also for the said Martha Palmer during her life in respect of the said Copyhold in messuages, Lands, tenements and habitaments with their appurtenanures herein before devised to her but as to such Copyhold habit aments with the advise and consent of the Lord or Lady of the Manor whereof the same are holden to grant leases from time to time of all or any part of the said freehold and Copyhold habit aments and premises unto any person or persons for any time or number of years not exceeding twenty one years in possession and not in evasion or by way of future interest at the best or most improved will or wills that can be reasonably obtained for the same without taking any fine or premiums and under the usual conditions.   

I give and bequeath the following pecuniary legacies /that is to say/ to Thomas Palmer of the Rolls Chapel Gentleman and my cousin Thomas Anthony Palmer as my Executors hereinafter named the sum of one hundred pounds, and to the said Mary Foxton daughter of the Reverend George Foxton five hundred pounds, to my said Niece Emma Meyrick one hundred pounds, to the said Thomas Anthony Palmer, in addition to what I have before left him as one of my Executors, one thousand pounds, to the said Martha Palmer two hundred and fifty pounds, to William Palmer her brother fifty pounds, to William Foxton Turner of Newport Shropshire three  hundred pounds, to the said Thomas Palmer, in addition to what I have before left him as one of my Executors, fifty pounds, to Mrs. Palmer his wife ten guineas, to Ann Palmer, Ellen Palmer and Agnes Palmer, their daughters, ten guineas, to Mr. George Spirer of the parsonage Lambourne, fifty pounds, to Mrs. Spirer his wife ten guineas, to their two children, ten Guineas each, to Mr. Thomas Pain Queen’s Remembrances Office nineteen guineas, to Mrs. Pain his wife and each of their three children ten guineas each, to Mr. Charles Pain of Surry Street Strand one hundred pounds, to his son William Istury Pain, my Godson, fifty pounds, to William Foxton Nightingale my Godson, nineteen Guineas, To Mr. Amos Foster of Boomfield Deptford fifty pounds, to Mrs. Foster, his wife, ten guineas, to Amy Foster, his daughter, nineteen guineas, to Frederick Foster, his Eldest son, ten guineas, to his daughter Margaret ten guineas, to Elizabeth Woodstock, my servant, whether living with me or not at the time of my decease fifty pounds, to Mrs. Ellen Bradley commonly called Mrs. Ellen Roberts, the sister of my old acquaintance Mr. William Roberts fifty pounds for her sole and separate use and benefit independent of her husband and her receipt alone to be a sufficient discharge to my Executors, for the same to her two children the sum of fifteen pounds each, in case her said children or either of them shall be under the age of twenty one years at my decease I direct my Executors to pay the Legary or Legatees of the said child or children as the case may be to their said brother whose receipt shall be as sufficient discharge for the same.  To each of the sons of my sister Mary Ann Meyrick, nineteen guineas, to the Treasurer for the time being of the Magdalene Hospital one hundred pounds for the benefit of the said charity.  To the Treasurer for the time being of the Fernale Orphan Asylum Lambeth one hundred pounds for the benefit of the said charity, to the Treasurer for the time being of the Deaf and Dumb Hospital in the Kent Road one hundred pounds for the benefit of the said charity, to the Treasurer for the time being of the Blind School Saint George Fields one hundred pounds for the benefit of the said charity, to the Treasurer for the time being of the Philanthropic Society Saint Georges Field One hundred pounds for the benefit of the said charity, to my said Sister Mary Ann Meyrick two hundred and fifty pounds to be divided by her in five pound shares and given in secret to fifty poor individuals of Chipping Lambourne and Up Lambourne married or single male or female as she in her discretion may think deserving and I declare it to be my will that her receipt alone for the said two hundred and fifty pounds shall be a sufficient discharge to my Executors and in case I should die at my said Uncles’ The Reverend George Foxton’s, to Ann his servant nineteen guineas and to his other servants ten guineas each.  I give and bequeath to the said Thomas Palmer of the Rolls Chapel my Ross Encyclopaedia (forty eight volumes) and to the said Thomas Anthony Palmer all my other books, and I give and bequeath all the First Residue and Remainder of my goods, chattels, monies, and securities for money and all other my personal estate and effects of what nature or kind soever and wheresoever not herein before given or disposed of after and subject to the payment of my said debts and expenses herein before mentioned and the several pecuniary Legacies hereinbefore or by any codicil or codicils to my Will to be hereafter by me given and bequeathed unto my said sister Mary Ann Meyrick her Executors administrators and assigns to and for her and their own use and benefit absolutely.  

And I nominate and appoint the said Thomas Palmer and Thomas Anthony Palmer Executors of this my will.  And I give and devise unto and to the use of them the said Thomas Palmer and Thomas Anthony Paler their heirs and assigns all such hereditaments and real estate as are vested in me as a trustee or Mortgagee in fee but upon the trusts and subject to the Equities affecting the same Estates and lastly I so hereby revoke annul and make void all former and wills by me at any time heretofore made or published and do declare this will present writing only contained in this and the two preceding sheets of paper as and for my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my hand the fourth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine. 

Wm. Foxton signed and published and declared by the above named William Foxton as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us present at the same time who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed and named as witnesses…

Tho. Pinkett=Fred Davis /Essex Court Temple

Proved at London 7^th June 1841 before the Worshipful Judge Thomas Trall Master of Laws at Surrogate by the oaths of Thomas Palmer and Thomas Anthony Palmer the executors to whom admon was granted having been first sworn duly to administer.