This is the Last Will and Testament of me Timothy Caswell
of Avebury in the County of Wilts Blacksmith as follow that is to say I give
devise and bequeath All those my freehold messuagesTenements or Dwelling
houses Gardens Hereditaments and Premises situate and being at Avebury afore said
or elsewhere unto John Amor of Avebury aforesaid Yeoman and Isaac Selman Low
of Beckhampton in the same County Innkeeper their heirs and assigns upon
the several trusts intents and purposes herinafter declared concerning the
same that is to say upon trust that they the said John Amor and Isaac Selman Low and
the survivors of them and the executors and administrators of such
survivors do and shall pay the annual rents issues and profits of my said messuages
Tenements or dwellinghouses Gardens Hereditaments and Premises unto my
wife Ann Upjohn Lush Caswell or otherwise permit and suffer her to
receive the same for and during the term of her natural life and from and immediately
after her decease the Upon trust for my three children, Ann Caswell,Sarah
Caswell and Lucy Caswell until they shall severally and respectively
attain their several and respective ages of twenty one years then I do
hereby give devise and bequeath the said several messuages Tenements or Dwellinghouses
Gardens Hereditaments and premises unto my said three children their heirs
and assigns for ever as tenants in common and not as joint tenants I give
and bequeath al my stock in Trade Book and other debts and all my personal
Estate and effects whatsoever unto the said John Amor and Isaac Selman Low
and the survivors of them and the executors and administrators of such
survivors upon trust that they the said John Amor and Isaac Selman Low and the
survivor of them and the executors and administrators of such survivor do and
shall after my decease permit and suffer my said wife to have use and enjoy my
household goods, furniture and stock in Trade for and during the term of her
natural life, and I do hereby direct my said trustees or trustee as aforesaid as and when
they or he shall think proper to sell and dispose of my said personal Estate and
effects (except my said Household goods Furniture and stock inTrade as
aforesaid) in- such manner as they or he shall think proper and do and shall collect get
in and receive all and singular my said Book and other debts And I do hereby
declare that the said John Amor and Isaac Selman Low and the survivors of them and
the executors and Administrators of such survivor do and shall stand and
be possessed of and interested in the money to arise by my said personal
estate (except as aforesaid) Upon trust that they my said Trustees or Trustee
and the Survivor of them and the executors and administrators of such survivor do
and shall lay out and invest the same in the purchase of Parliamentary
Stocks or Funds of Great Britain or upon mortgage and do and shall change and vary
the same as and when they or he shall think fit and do and shall stand and be
possessed of and interested in the said trust monies and the stocks funds
and securities in which the same shall be invested and the interest dividends
and annual proceeds thereof In trust to pay the said interest dividends and
annual proceeds unto my said wife for and during the term of her natural life
and her receipt alone to be a full discharge for the same and from and
immediately after the decease of my said wife I do hereby direct my said trustees or
trustee as aforesaid to sell my said household goods furniture and stock in trade
and to invest the monies to arise by such last mentioned sale in the same
manner as I have before directed the produce of the other part of my said
personal estate and to pay assign and transfer the said trust monies fundsand securities
and the interest dividends and annual proceeds thereof together with the rents
issues and profits which shall arise from my said freehold estate after
the decease of my said wife unto between and equally amongst my said children their
executors administrators and assigns when and as soon as my said children
shall severally and respectively attain their several and respective ages
of twenty one years as aforesaid Provided always that if any or either of my
said children shall depart this life under the age of twenty one years and
without issue then I do hereby direct that the part or share or parts or
shares of him her or them so dying shall go and accrue to the survivors and survivor
or others or other of my said children to be equallydivided betwee n and
amongst them if more than one share and share alike Provided
also and it is my will that it shall be lawful for my said trustees or
trustee for the time being at their or his discretion to pay and apply any part
of the share or shares of my said children of and in the said trust monies and premises
respectively for the purpose of putting or placing his heror them in any
trade business or employment or otherwise for his her or their preferment or
advancement in the world not withstanding the part or share or parts or
shares of him her or them shall not have become payable.Provided
lastly and it is my desire that in case the Trustees or trustee herin
named
or any of them or any succeeding or other Trustee or Trustee of the
said premises shall depart this life or shall refuse or neglect to act in
the trusts aforesaid it shall be lawful for the surviving or continuing or
only acting trustees or trustee for the time being at anytime as there shall be
occasion to nominate and appoint any other person or persons to be a
Trustee or Trustees in the place or stead of the Trustee or trustees so dying or
refusing or neglecting to act as aforsaid for all or any of the trusts or purposes
in this my will expressed And it is my will and meaning that my said trustees or
trustee for the time being or any or either of them shal not beliable to answer
or make good any loss that may happen to the aforesaid Trust premises and effects
or otherwise concerning the same unless the same shall happen by or through
their or any or either of their wilful neglect or default nor shall any
or either of them be answerable or accountable for the acts deeds receipts
and disbursements And that my said Trustees or trustee for the time being
shall pay and reimburse themselves and himself out of the aforesaid trust
monies all necessary costs charges and expenses that they or any or either
of them shall bear pay or be put unto in or about the execution of the
trusts of this my will. In Witness whereof I have to each sheet of this my will
contained in three sheets of paper subscribed my name and to this last sheet my seal
also Fourth day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty four

Signed sealed published and declared by the said
Testator Timothy Caswell as and for his last will
and testament in the presence of us, who at his
request, in his presence, and in the presence of each
Timothy Caswell
other have herunto set our names as witnesses.

G Matthews
H J Hall
A H Mansell

Avebury register Baptisms
Timothy & Jonathan sons of Josquith Caswell & Elizabeth 13 Dec 1784

Timothy was 50 years old when he was buried, according to the burial record.

Timothy and Ann were married by banns. Witnesses were:-John Lush and Jonathan
Caswell.