| Description | Abstract of the title (as above, 1607-1767) to the Manor of Wood-church and estates there belonging to Thomas Wilson Esq. Reciting Will, dated 5 May 1779, of Thomas Wilson, D.D., Prebendary of Westminster, then residing in the city of Bath, co. Somerset, by which he devised all his manors, messuages, lands etc. in Woodchurch and Great Neston in the Hundred of Wirrall, and all his messuages, lands etc. in the county of Lancaster, to Richard Hoare, Thomas Brock and Samuel Scholey, their heirs and assigns, in trust: As concerning the premises in Woodchurch and elsewhere in the Hundred of Wirral (except Newhall Farm in Great Neston), which he charges with the payment of an annuity of £50 to John Wilkes, alderman of the city of London, for life, and an annuit; of £10 for life to his coachman Richard Payne, if living with him at the time of his death; to the use of Thomas Macklin of Derby, gentleman, and his heirs male, with remainder to Mary Robert [Macklin] only daughter of the said Thomas Macklin, for life. And as concerning Newhall Farm and all his estates in co. Lanc. and the reversion of the said premises in Woodchurch etc. to the use of Thomas Patten second son of Thomas Patten of Bank, esq., and his heirs male; remainder to his heirs female; remainder to testator's right heirs in fee. Direction that every person succeeding to testator's estates shall assume and take the surname of Wilson and no othe surname whatsoever. By Codicil, dated 8 April 1783, testator declared that in case his real estate should become the property of the said Thomas Patten the son, it should be charged with the payment of £4,000 equally amongst the children of the Rev. Gerard Macklin of the Kingdom of Ireland, clerk, and be wholly paid out of his estate in Woodchurch: and that the Rev. Clement Crutwell of the city of Bath, clerk, should be added to and act as trustee in all the said trusts. By another Codicil, dated 18 Jan. 1784, testator gave the said Rev. Clement Crutwell an annuity of £130 for life or unti he should have some spiritual preferment of equal or greater value, and he charged all his said estates with the payment thereof. By another Codicil [date not given] testator revoked the annuity of £50 to John Wilkes, and Richard Payne did not reside with him at the time of his death. W. Macklin of Derby who took the name of Wilson died in Nov. last [?1788] without issue, whereby the estates devised to him descended to the said Thomas Patten the younger, who thereupon took and now uses the surname of Wilson. |