Anthony Malpas

  General Notes:

In the name of God Amen I , Anthony Malpas, or the parish of Saint Mildred in the Poultry, London, Stock Broker, being in bodily health and of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, praised be almighty God for the same, do for avoiding {illegible} after my decease, make, publish and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say -

First I will and appoint all such just debts I shall owe at my decease and my funeral expenses to be fully paid and discharged.

And my will and desire is that my body be decently buried in the burial ground called Tindal's or Bunhill Fields Burying Ground in the evening by daylight and before the setting of the sun at the discretion of my executrix hereinafter named and that the whole of my funeral charges shall not exceed the sum of twenty pounds.

And I give, devise and bequeath unto my dear beloved wife, Alice Malpas, all that piece or parcel of copyhold land or garden ground, with the appoints containing about two acres situate, lying and being behind the Three Bell Alehouse in the Dog Row in the parish of Saint Mathew, Bothwell Green within the manor of Stebenheath, otherwise Stepney, in the county of Middlesex (which I sometime since surrendered to the use of my wife) to hold the said copyhold land or ground with the appoints unto my said wife, Alice Malpas, and her assigns for and during the term of her natural life and from and after her decease I give and devise the said copyhold land or ground with the appoints unto my son, Anthony Malpas, his heirs and assigns for ever.

And I give, devise and bequeath unto my said wife, Alice Malpas, my leasehold messuage or tenement with the appoints situate, standing and lying in Somerset Street in the parish of Saint Botolph without Aldgate, London, now in the tenance or occupation of Edward {illegible}.

Next or also all those two other leasehold messuages or tenements situate, standing and lying in Moor Street in the parish of Saint Ann's, Soho in the liberty of Westminster in the said county of Middlesex now in the tenance or occupation of [missing} {illegible}, widow, and Mrs Lovia or their undertenants, to hold the said three (sic) leaseholds, messuages or tenements with the appoints unto my said wife, Alice Malpas, and her assigns for and during so much years of the several terms of years as at my decease shall be to remain and unexpired in the leases by which I hold the same as she, my said wife, shall happen to live subject, nevertheless, to the yearly terms and covenants reserved and contained in such leases on the lessees part to be paid and performed and from and after the decease of my said wife I give, devise and bequeath the said leasehold messuage or tenement with the appoints in Somerset Street aforesaid unto my said son, Anthony Malpas, his executors, administrators and assigns for all the residue and remainder of such term of years as at the decease of my said wife shall be then remain and unexpired in the lease whereby I hold the same subject nevertheless to the aforesaid covenants therein reserved and contained on the lessees part and behalf to be paid and performed and the lease to be assigned to him and them accordingly.

And from and after the decease of my said wife I gibe, devise and bequeath the two said leasehold messuages or tenements with the appoints situate, standing and lying in Moor Street in the parish of St Ann's, Soho aforesaid unto my daughter, Sarah Malpas, her executors, administrators and assigns for all the residue and remainder of such term of years as at my said wife's decease shall be to come and unexpired in the lease by which I hold the same and the same to be assigned to her and them accordingly subject to the rent and covenants reserved and contained in such lease on the lessees part and behalf to be paid and performed.

And I give and bequeath unto my said dear wife, Alice Malpas, all the interest, dividends and profits of my ten shares in the Sun Fire Office to hold unto my said dear wife, Alice Malpas, and her assigns for and during the term of her natural life and from and after her decease, I give and bequeath my said ten shares in the Sun Fire Office unto my said daughter, Sarah Malpas, and my said son, Anthony Malpas, equally between them, share and share alike.

And I give and bequeath unto my said daughter, Sarah Malpas, the sum of five hundred pounds of lawful money of Great Britain to be paid unto her on her arriving at the age of twenty two years or day of marriage (which shall first and next happen) provided such marriage be with the consent and approbation of my said dear wife and not otherwise till she arrive at the age aforesaid. And if my said daughter, Sarah Malpas, shall happen to die before she shall arrive at her said age of twenty two or marriage with the consent of my said wife as aforesaid then in such case I give and bequeath the said sum of five hundred pounds unto my said wife, Alice Malpas, and my said son, Anthony Malpas, equally to be divided between them each and share alike.

And I give and bequeath unto said son, Anthony Malpas, the sum of eight hundred pounds of like lawful money of Great Britain to be paid unto him on his arriving at the age of twenty two years or at the term of his apprenticeship if my dear wife shall think it will be for his benefit and advantage (which I submit to her wisdom and discretion).

And my will is and I hereby direct my executrix to place out and improve the said sum of eight hundred pounds at interest in some of the public stocks or funds or other government securities she shall think best and the interest and dividends arising thereby, or so much thereof as my said executrix shall think needful, I will and direct be laid out, paid and applied, in finding and providing for my said son, Anthony Malpas¸ wearing apparel, linen, washing, pocket money and other necessities during his apprenticeship or until he arrives at his age aforesaid at the discretion of my executrix. And if my said son shall happen to fall sick or lame so that the interest and dividends of the said eight hundred pounds shall not be sufficient to pay and discharge the expenses and charges of such sickness or lameness together with his wearing apparel, linen, washing and other necessities as aforesaid that then in such case all such deficiencies shall be made good by and out of the said eight hundred pounds and the same shall be allowed and deducted thereout anything herein contained to the contrary.

And my will is that all the surplus and savings of the interest and dividends (if any) shall be paid unto my said son at his age aforesaid or the end of his apprenticeship and my further will is that if my said son, Anthony Malpas, shall happen to die before he shall arrive at the age aforesaid or before he shall have received the legacy aforesaid then in such case I give and bequeath the said sum of eight hundred pounds or the stocks, funds or government securities wherein the same shall be invested or so much thereof and the interest and dividends thereof as shall be laid out and provided for his use and benefit in manner aforesaid unto my said wife, Alice Malpas, and my said daughter, Sarah Malpas, equally to be divided between them each and share alike.

All the rest, residue and remainder of my goods & chattels, monies, plate, effects and estate whatsoever and wheresoever both real and personal which at my decease I shall be possessed of, invested in or invested unto and which shall then belong or apportion unto me I give, devise and bequeath the same and every part thereof unto my said dear wife, Alice Malpas, her heirs, executors, administrators and assigns to and for her and their own use, benefit and behoof for ever or according to my estate and interest therein.

And I do hereby make, constitute and appoint my said wife, Alice Malpas, sole executrix of this my said will and lastly I do hereby revoke all former wills by me at any time herebefore made and I do publish and declare these papers (consisting of this and the three preceding sheets of paper which signed) to be and within my last will and testament in witness whereof I have to each sheet of this my will set my hand and to the top of the first sheet and to this last sheet thereof affixed my seal this twenty ninth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty three, signed, sealed, published and declared etc..

I, Anthony Malpas, late of St Mildred's in the Poultry, London but now of Mile End in the parish of Stepney, Stock Broker, do give, devise and bequeath to my dear wife, Alice Malpas,, or her assigns, during the term of her natural life all that my copyhold estate situate and lying in White Chapel which I lately purchased of Benjamin Cole, Stock Broker, and which is a {illegible} ground rent of twelve pounds per annum clear of all deductions and after the decease of my dear wife I give and bequeath the same copyhold estate aforesaid to my daughter, Elizabeth Malpas, but in case my said daughter, Elizabeth, should happen to die before my dear wife then, and in such case, I give and bequeath my before mentioned copyhold estate to my daughter, Sarah Malpas, and my son, Anthony Malpas, or the survivor of them after the death of my dear wife equal share and share alike and in like manner.

I give, devise and bequeath all that my ten shares in the Sun Fire Office after the death of my dear wife to my daughter, Elizabeth Malpas, during the term of her natural life but in case of her death as above before my dear wife then my will is the same ten shares shall be to my daughter, Sarah Malpas, and my son, Anthony Malpas, as before mentioned in my will.

Those ten shares above mentioned {illegible} to my dear wife as residue legacy of {illegible} Esq. late of Waltham Stow therefore justice and conscience dictates that my daughter, Elizabeth, as heir of the body of my dear wife has prior right of enjoyment, if life should be spared her, therefore my desire is that my daughter, Sarah, and son, Anthony, will, which this codicil attached to my will, as an act of justice and that they will always strive to live (as long as God shall permit) in love and harmony and not grudgingly by all {illegible} in firstly attending to a dutiful and affectionate behaviour to their {illegible} and affectionate mother.

If the Lord should not {illegible} me to {illegible} this half sheet of paper, I declare it may be annexed as a codicil to my will. 24 Aug 176?

This second codicil to my last will and testament it is my will and desire that although I have left in my will eight hundred pounds to my son, Anthony Malpas, now my will and desire is that he may have only five hundred pounds, I so leave him no more than five hundred pounds and although I have made this alteration it is not out of any disrespect to him any more than I had when I made my will but only on account that some monies will come to him that I did not know of at that time, Nov 20^th 176?

Proved at London 1 Dec 1768.

  Noted events in his life were:

• He was buried in Bunhill Fields, Islington. Bunhill Fields is a cemetery located in the London Borough of Islington and managed by the City of London Corporation. It is about 4-acres (0.02 km²) in extent; although historically was much larger. It was used as a burial site for Nonconformists from the late seventeenth century to the middle of the nineteenth century and contains the graves of many notable people. In 1665 the City of London Corporation decided to use some of the fen or moor fields as a common burial ground for the interment of bodies of inhabitants who had died of the plague and could not be accommodated in the churchyards. Although enclosing walls for the burial ground were completed, the ground was, it appears, never consecrated or actually used by the authorities for burials. Instead, a Mr Tindal took over the lease. He allowed extramural burials in its unconsecrated soil, which became popular with Nonconformists - those citizens of London or surrounding villages who treasured the independence of their religious beliefs and therefore practised Christianity outside of the Church of England. The burial ground, which became known as "Tindal's Burial Ground" attracted mainly dissenters from the Established Church who were of a Protestant persuasion, partly owing to their much larger numbers in the locality than other faiths who did not conform to the Church of England's ways, such as Catholics or Jewish citizens. Nonetheless, the burial ground was open for interment to anyone who could afford the fees.

Anthony married Elizabeth Thornton 1741 ?.⁷⁹

Anthony next married Jane Robarts, daughter of Capt Abraham Roberts and Mary Cowley, on 30 Jul 1746 in St Michael, Cornhill ¹².^,79 (Jane Robarts was born in 1709, christened on 23 Apr 1709 in Saint Dunstan, Stepney ¹² and was buried on 27 Mar 1758 in Tindalls or Bunhill Fields.)

Anthony next married Alice 1758 ?.⁷⁹ (Alice was buried on 18 Oct 1777 ⁷⁹.)