This is the Last Will and Testament of me, Geroge Vernon of Tewkesbury in the county of Gloucester, distiller, which I, being in perfect health of body and of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding do make and publish as follows.In the first place I give and devise all and singular my real estate, whatsoeever and wheresoever. unto my son George Vernon, his heirs and assigns for ever. Also I give and bequeath all and singular my goods, cahattels and effects, rights, credits and personal estate of whatsoever nature and kind. and wheresoever unto my brother Denis Vernon of the parish of Dodderhill in the county of Worcester, farmer, and Richard Francis of the same place, farmer, their executors, administrators upon trust that the said Denis Vernon and Richard Francis, and the survivor of them, and the executors and administrators of such survivor, do and shall in the first place, out of monies arising therefrom, pay all such debts as I shall justly owe at my decease, with my funeral expenses and the probate of my will, and together also with all such just and reasonable costs and charges as they or either of them shall or may be put unto in the doing thereof, and in collecting and receiving my said personal estate. Then upon further trust that my said trustees and the survivor of them and the executors and administrators of such survivor do and shall as soon after my decease as may be, but in such manner as they or the survivor of them and the executors and administrators of such survivor shall think proper, invest and place at interest upon government or real security or securities , the ---- residue of the monies arising from such goods, chattels and effects, rights, credits and personal estates in the name of my said trustees for the time being and so afterwards in the name and names of the survivor of them and the executors and administrators of such survivor with full power and authority for them and the survivor of them and the executors and administrators of such survivor, from time to time to call in such monies or any part thereof and to replace the same at interest as aforesaid upon similar security or securities, and for my said trustees and the survivor of them and the executors and administrators of such survivors. from time to time in the first place to deduct and retain in their hands out of the interest and produce of the aforesaid monies, all such just and reasonable costs and charges which they or either of them shall or may be put unto or sustain on account of the execution of the trusts hereby in them reposed, touching such residue of my said personal estate subject thereto that my said trustees and the survivor of them and the executors and administrators of such survivor do and shall, from time to time, pay unto my loving wife, Susannah during so long as she shall continue my widow, one sixth part or share (the sum into six parts to be equally divided) of such interest and produce for her own proper use and benefit, and in like manner do and shall pay, apply, dispose of and expend the remaining five parts or shares of such interest and produce at their discretion, wills and pleasure, and in proportions, parts and manner as my said trustees or the survivor of them or the executors and administrators of such survivor shall think proper and necessary in and towards the maintenance, education, clothing and placing out to clerk or apprentice and otherwise in the learning and bringing up for business or in professions of my five children, hereafter named, during their respective minorities (that is to say) George, Thomas, Mary, Dennis and William, then upon further trust that my said trustees and the survivor of them and the executors and administrators of such survivor do and shall pay unto each of my said five children one sixth part of the whole of residue of the ----- residue of the said monies arising from my said personal estate and effects, subject as aforesaid same unto six equal parts to be divided as and when such children shall severally attain the respective ages of twenty one years. But in case any or either of such children shall die under that age, then I will and direct that the aforesaid part or share of such child or children so dying of, in and to the aforesaid legacy shall be equally divided amongst such surviving children and paid unto such surviving children as and when his, her or their original legacy became payable, and if but one child shall live to attain the aforesaid age of twenty one years, that then, the aforesaid five sixth parts or shares of the monies arising from my said personal estate and effects as aforesaid shall be paid to such surviving child on such child attaining the aforesaid age of twenty one years, but that the interest and produce of the legacy or legacies of such child or children so dying as aforesaid shall afterwards be applied as the interest and produce of the original five sixth parts of my said personal estate as are herinbefore directed to be applied and paid, till such original five sixth parts shall rspectively become one and payable as aforesaid and in case my said wife shall at any time after my decease intermarry with any person, then I will ans direct that the aforesaid interest or produce of the remaining sixth part of my said personal estate shall cease to be paid to her from the day of such intermarriage as aforesaid, and in lieu of such interest and produce thereof, I give and bequeath unto my said loving wife Susannah, two hundred pounds. parcel of such remaining sixth part of my said personal estate which I direct shall be paid her within three months next following such her said marriage and the residue of such remaining sixth part of my said personal estate with the interest and produce thereof to become due thereon from my said wife's intermarriage as aforesaid, I will and direct shall in that case be subject to the said trusts as the aforesaid five sixth parts thereof and the interest and produce thereof are liable and subject unto and shall be applied and paid by my trustees and the survivor of them and the executors and administrators of such survivor unto and amongst my said five children in like manner and in such shares and proportions and as and when such five sixth parts or shares thereof and the interest and produce thereof are herinbefore directed to be paid and become due and payable unto such children repestively, but in case my said wife shall die unmarried (that is to say) being my widow, then I will and direct that the aforesaid remaining sixth part or share of my said personal estate and the interest and produce to arise thereon, from her decease shall be applied and paid by my said trustees and the survivor of them and the executors and administrators of such survivor unto and amongst my said five children in like manner and in such shares and proportions and as and when such five sixth parts and shares of my said personal estate and the interest and produce thereof are hereinbefore respectively directed to be paid and to become due and payable unto such children respectively and I will and direct that my said trustees shall not be answerable or accountable for any loss that may happen in placing out any monies, parcel of such personal estate in manner aforesaid nor for other loss which may happen thereto in the execution of the aforesaid trusts unless the same is or shall be through is or their wilful means or default and that the one trustee shall not be answerable or accountable for the acts, deeds, receipts or defaults of the other trustee. And lastly I constitute and appoint the said Dennis Vernon and Richard Francis not only guardians of my said five children during their respective minorities, but also executors of this, my will, hereby revoking all former and other wills by me at any time heretofore made. In witness whereof I, the above named George Vernon, the testator, have hereto put my hand and seal this ninth day of May in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty four. George Vernon.

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named testator, George Vernon, as and for his last will and testament in the presence of of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto.

Robert Pen----
E.J.Meredith
William Powell

Proved 1791