02 Jan 1864. WILL OF JOHN GEE (age 82) - 2 January 1864:~

I, John GEE of the ASHES [Map] in Kinder in the parish of Glossop in the county of Derby, Gentleman, do make my last Will and Testament as follows

I ORDER all my debts and my funeral and testamentary expenses to be paid by my Executors out of my personal estate as soon as convenient after my decease and if my personal estate is insufficient for that purpose the I charge the residue of my Real Estate hereinafter given to my son [his son] Thomas GEE (age 57) with such deficiency

I GIVE and Bequeath unto my son [his son] William GEE (age 52) the sum of Five hundred pounds

I GIVE and Bequeath unto my daughter [his daughter] Sarah (age 56) the wife of Thomas DRINKWATER of GREENBOTTOM in Bugsworth in the said parish of Glossop, Gentleman, the sum of Three hundred pounds

AND I GIVE and Bequeath unto my daughter [his daughter] Ann (age 55) the wife of John SHIRT of Edale (age 60) in the parish of Castleton in the said county of Derby Farmer the sum of Three hundred pounds

AND I direct that the said several legacies shall be paid out of my personal estate to my said son and daughters without interest thereon at the expiration of twelve calendar months after my decease

AND IN case my personal estate shall after payment of all my debts as aforesaid be found insufficient to discharge the legacies so bequeathed to my said son and daughters and if my said son Thomas GEE (age 57) (my residuary legacy hereinafter named) shall be unwilling to pay and make good such deficiency out of his own property

THEN I give and devise unto my said son [his son] Frank GEE (age 38) and the said Thomas DRINKWATER their heirs executors administrators and assigns all those closes of lands with the appurtenances called the HAYFIELD PIECE and the KILN PITTS situate in Kinder aforesaid and lately purchased by me from George HATFIELD and James KINDER UPON TRUST nevertheless that they my said Trustees or the survivor of them or the heirs of such survivor do and shall when such deficiency as aforesaid in the said legacies shall been ascertained absolutely sell the said closes of land and their appurtenances either by public auction or by private contract and either together or in parcels for the best price that can reasonably be obtained and out of the proceeds thereof do and shall in the first place pay all the costs and charges incidental to such sale of sales and in the second place do and shall pay to each of my said son William (age 52) and daughters the deficiency in his or her said legacies caused by the deficiency of my personal estate

AND I direct that the surplus (if any) of the proceeds arising from such sale or sales shall be considered as part of my residuary personal Estate I GIVE and devise unto my said son Frank GEE (age 38) his heirs and assigns for-ever all that estate belonging to me situate at CROWDEN LEE BOOTH [Map] (Upper Booth farm) in Edale aforesaid formerly the property of John FOX and now in the occupation of William (age 52) HOWE SUBJECT nevertheless to the payment by my said son Frank (age 38) of the sum of One hundred pounds to my daughter Sarah (age 56) wife of Thomas DRINKWATER SUCH PAYMENT to be made at the expiration of twelve calendar months after my decease without interest thereon

I GIVE and devise to my said son Thomas GEE (age 57) his heirs and assigns for-ever all that estate belonging to me called the ASHES [Map] aforesaid and now in my own occupation

AND ALSO all my other real and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever (not otherwise) by me herein and hereby disposed of according to the nature and quality thereof respectively (subject as aforesaid)

I GIVE devise and bequeath to the said Frank GEE (age 38) and Thomas DRINKWATER their heirs executors and administrators all such messuages lands tenements and hereditaments as are now or at the time of my decease shall be vested in me in Trust for any person or persons or by way of Mortgage TO HOLD the same unto and to the use of my said Trustees their heirs executors and administrators according to the nature and qualities thereof respectively and for all my estate term and interest therein to the interest that they my said Trustees may make conveyances or assignments thereof according to the Trusts affecting the same and may be better enabled to receive and discharge the moneys secured by any such Mortgages

I DECLARE that the receipt or receipts of my said Trustees and Executors for the time being effectually discharge any purchaser or other person or persons paying any money under this under this my Will or the trusts thereof and that such purchaser or other person or persons shall not afterwards be bound to see to the application or be answerable for the misapplication or non-application thereof

AND I appoint my said son Frank GEE (age 38) and the said Thomas DRINKWATER Executors of this my Will

AND I that they and their respective heirs executors and administrators shall be chargeable for their own respective acts deeds and defaults only and that they shall not be chargeable with any more of the said Trust moneys and effects than shall come to their or his own respective hands not with any loss which may happen thereto without their or his willful neglect or default

AND ALSO that it shall be lawful for them and their respective executors and administrators with and out of the said Trust moneys to reimburse themselves respectively all such costs and expenses as they or he shall sustain or be just unto by reason or own account of any of the Trusts aforesaid or otherwise in or about the execution of this my Will

IN WITNESS whereof I the said John GEE the Testator have to this and the two preceding sheets of this my Will written on three sheets set my hand this second day of January one thousand eight hundred and sixty four

- John Gee -

SIGNED PUBLISHED AND DECLARED by the said John GEE the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses to the due Execution hereof, THE WORDS 'free from legacy duty but" in the fourteenth line of the first page and the fourth and fifth lines of the second page having been previously struck out

- John Hibbert - Solicitor Hyde Glossop

- Edward Hibbert - Cotton Spinner, Manufacturer Hyde.

20 Aug 1865. CODICIL TO THE WILL OF JOHN GEE - 20 August 1865~

I, John GEE (age 83) of the ASHES in Kinder in the parish of Glossop in the county of Derby, Gentleman, do declare this to be a codicil to my last Will and Testament bearing date on or about the second day of January last past

WHEREAS BY my said Will I have given and bequeathed unto my said son [his son] William GEE the sum of Five hundred pounds

AND WHEREAS my said son William GEE hath died since the date of my said will having four children surviving him namely John Fox GEE, Martha Ann GEE, James William GEE, and Elizabeth GEE for whom I am desirous of making some provision

NOW THEREFORE I do hereby revoke and make void the said legacy or sum of Five hundred pounds so given to my said son William GEE as aforesaid and in him thereof

I HEREBY give and bequeath the sum of Five hundred pounds unto and equally between the said John Fox GEE, Martha Ann GEE, James William GEE, and Elizabeth GEE share and share alike as tenants in common and not as joint tenants

AND IN case any of the said legatees shall depart this life in my lifetime leaving lawful issue such issue shall take equally amongst them as Tenants in common the share to which his her or their respective parent or parents would have been entitled to if living

BUT IF ANY of the said legatees shall depart this life in my lifetime without leaving lawful issue the share or respective shares of such deceased legatee shall go to the surviving legatees or legatee and to the issue of such as them as shall be their dead ˞ leaving issue such issue taking equally amongst them as Tenants in common the share for which his her or their respective parents or parent would have been entitles to if living

AND I direct that the said legacies shall be paid out of my personal estate without interest thereon at the expiration of Twelve calendar months after my decease

AND IN all other respects I ratify and confirm my said Will

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of August one thousand eight hundred and sixty five

- John Gee -

SIGNED PUBLISHED AND DECLARED by the said John GEE the Testator as and for his a codicil to his last Will and Testament in the presence of us whom in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses to the due Execution hereof

- John Hibbert - Solicitor Hyde Glossop

- William Orme - Gamekeeper, Kinder.