Cavan - Adams Alias Lyster, Elizabeth December 22, 1830 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Cavan Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: Rosalind Dunning ros.dunning@outlook.com June 10, 2019, 3:28 pm ADAMS ALIAS LYSTER, ELIZABETH DECEMBER 22, 1830 Source: National Archives Kew England Written: December 22, 1830 Recorded: June 10, 2019 Extracted from her Majesty's Court of Prerogative in Ireland I Elizabeth Adams alias Lyster Relict of Richard Adams late of Drummolton in the County of Cavan Esqr being of sound and disposing mind and memory do publish and declare this as and for my last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say whereas I am entitled to a reversionary interest in the sum of five hundred pounds sterling on the decease of my Mother Mrs Letitia Lyster of Scion in the County of Wexford now I give devise and bequeath the said sum of five hundred pounds to my Cousin Miss Catherine Lyster of George Street Wexford Upon trust for the uses and purposes hereinafter mentioned that is to say to lay out at interest either in the Government securities or in good and solvent private security the said sum of five hundred pounds and apply the use and proceeds thereof to the use and benefit of my daughter Elizabeth and if the interest thereof together with what she is entitled to under her father's Will should not be sufficient and adequate for the purposes of making her comfortable I hereby empower and authorize the said Catherine Lyster to use her discretion in sinking forever the aforesaid sum to procure a largwr income during the life of the said Elizabeth Adams to be applied solely for the use of the said Elizabeth but in case the said Elizabeth should happen to die before the said sum was expended and sunk forever or that the interest and proceeds of said sum be found to be adequate for the purposes before mentioned then in such case I give devise and bequeath the said sum on the decease of my daughter Elizabeth to be divided share and share alike between my Children Letitia Thomasine Adams Wm Adams Martha Adams & Anne Jane Adams and in case any of my aforesaid children shall happen to die before he or she or they shall attain the age of twenty one years or be married then I give devise and bequeath the proportion of such child or children so happening to die to be divided share and share alike amongst my surviving Children aforesaid mentioned I give devise and bequeath to my eldest Allen Noble Adams all my plate and plated ware to be given to him on his attaining the age of twenty one years and until then to be used by the family in common but not to be separated Item I give and bequeath to my said son Allen Noble his father's watch I give devise and bequeath to my daughter Letitia Thomasine my own watch I hereby nominate constitute and appoint Catherine Lyster aforesaid sole trustee and executor of this my last Will and Testament with a power of appointing any other person or persons to carry my intentions herein expressed into execution either by any common letter or her Will and Testament in writing if she should not happen to survive the death of my said Mother In witness hereof I have hereunto put my hand and seal and published and declared this as for my last Will and Testament in the presence of the Witnesses this 22nd day of Decr 1830 Elizth Adams _ Saml Adams _ Cosby Adams _ Anna M Lyster 26 October 1849 Administration with Will annexed to William Edmond Adams the Executor having renounced PCC Prob11/2100