JAMES BAYLY 1681-1723

JAMES BAYLY
Transcription of Will: Jamaica Archives, Wills 16/86

Signed 1716, enrolled 17 February 1723:
Jamaica SS. In the name of God Amen I James Bayly late of the parish of Clarendon in the Island of Jamaica aforesaid planter being in perfect health of body and of Sound and perfect mind and memory (thanks be to Almighty God) do make this my last Will and in manner and form following (that is to say) First I bequeath my Soul and Spirit into the hands of Almighty God my Heavenly father by whom of his meer mercy and through the merrits of my blessed Saviour Jesus Christ I hope to be saved and received into Eternall rest my body in hopes of a joyful resurrection I commit to the Earth to be buried at the discretion of my Exe[cut]r[ix] hereafter mentioned and as touching the disposal and distribution of such goods as it hath pleased Almighty God to bless me with I dispose of the same as followeth I give devise and bequeath unto my loving Wife Els Bayly the two negroe Slaves following vizt Quabena and Daphne with their increase to her the said Els her and heirs and assigns for ever Item I give devise and bequeath all the rest residue and remainder of my estate both reall and personall to be equally divided between my two Sons Zachariah and Edward when the said Edward shall attain or arrive to the age of nineteen years share and share Item I will and ordain that in case either of my Sons should dye without heirs of his body lawfully to be begotten that then and in such case that part or portion belonging to him so dying as aforesaid shall be and belong to the survivor of them and in case both my Sons dye without heirs of their bodys lawfully to be begotten that then in such case the parts and portions herein before to them given and bequeathed as aforesaid shall be remain and belong to my loving Wife Els Bayly her heirs and Assigns for ever Lastly I make and ordain my loving Wife whole & only Executrix of this my last Will and Testament and my loving friends Edward Butler of the parish of Clarendon planter and Richard Towgood of the parish of St. Ann in the Island aforesaid gent I make and ordain overseers of this my last Will and Testament requiring them to see this my s[ai]d Will performed accordingly And I do hereby utterly revoke all former Wills by me in any wise heretofore made or declared In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and Seal the [blank] day of [blank] in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Sixteen

James Bayly

Signed sealed published and declared by the testator as his last Will and testament in the presence of the Witnesses who attested the same in the presence of the testator
Jno Towgood                   Edw. Lespinass               John Sigler

Memo[randum] this 17th day of February 1723 p[er]sonally came and appeared before me John Sigler and made oath upon the Holy Evangelists that he was present and did see James Bayly the testator above menc[i]oned being then of sound mind and memory sign seal publish and declare the within written Instrument to be his last Will and Testament and that at the same time John Towgood and Edward Lespinass were also present and together with him subscribed their names as Witnesses to the same in the presence of the said testator and further that he knows nothing of any Will since by the said testator which may tend to the disadvantage of the Will within written
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