CHIEF:  Alastair Ivor Gilbert Boyd 7th Baron Kilmarnock

Richard G. and Jerri Lynn Boyd

568 W. Friedrich Street

Rogers City, Mich. 49779

Will: JAMES DAVID BOYD 

Dominican, West Indies

This is the last will and testament of me James David Boyd of the said island merchant. I direct my debt, funeral and ..any expenses and also the legacies here- inafter given be ..paid as soon as conveniently may be after my decease from and out of my personal estate. I request my executors hereinafter named to accept a legacy of twenty five pounds sterling each as an acknowledgment for the trouble they will have in the execution of my said will. I give and bequeath the following sums to the persons hereinafter mentioned that is to say: To my friend William Dubisson of the said island goldsmith the sum of ?? pounds Sterling. To my godson Charles Robinson the son of William Robinson the sum of five pounds Sterling. to ?? Thinsteat of the said island the sum of twenty pounds Sterling. I give and bequeath to Miss Mary Thompson my silver watch and gold chain with the gold ring thereto attached which I request her to accept as a token of my friendship and regard for her. I give and bequeath to Mrs Redhead the widow of my late friend the Honorable William Redhead as a token in remembrance of her late husband's kindness to me my gold ring with Coinelian Stone bearing my initials thereon. I desire that all my real estate lands and ?? and also all my household furniture (save and except my ??) shall be sold and disposed of and converted into money and the proceeds of such sale to form part of my general funds. I give and bequeath my Prefs unto my reputed son Theodore David Boyd. Whereas I have for sometime past carried on the business of a merchant in this island and I am desirous that the same business shall be carried on after my decease for the benefit of my said reputed son Theodore David Boyd. Now therefore I give and bequeath my said business and all my stock in trade and effects and all monies and debts which shall belong and be due and owing to me at the time of my decease. And also all monies which I may have in the hands of Mr George H. Penny of Lime Street, London and all monies in the Colonial Bank in the island belonging to me at the time of my decease unto my friends James Alexander Garraway, Henry Augustus Signoret and Edward Sheriff Dauberry all of the said island esquires their executors, administrators and assigns upon trust that the said trustees or trustee for the time being of my will do and shall carry on manage and conduct my said business until my said reputed son Theodore David Boyd shall attain the age of twenty one years  and I declare that during such times as the said business shall be carried on by the said trustees or trustee in persuance of this my will they and he shall stand and be possessed of and interested in the said business stock effects monies and debts and the profits to arise from the same upon and for the trusts interests and purposes of this my will, provided always that if the said trustees or trustee for the time being of this my will shall deem it necessary or expedient so to do, they or he shall be at liberty to discontinue my said business and shall sell and dispose of the stock and effects therof and do and shall stand and be possessed of the monies arising from such sale upon and for the trusts intent purposes of this my will. And I further declare that if my said reputed son Theodore David Boyd shall live to attain the age of twenty one years then I direct the said trustees or trustee to put my said reputed son Theodore David Boyd into the full and complete possession of my said business, trade or concerns and all the stock and monies aforesaid with all interest profit and produce thereof and all monies arising from the sale thereof together with all interests thereon and to assign and makeover unto him all securities for money debt, goods and effects of my said business trade or concerns. And I direct that in the meantime and until the vesting and payment of the said legacy and monies hereby provided for my said reputed son Theodore David Boyd the said trustees or trustee shall and will by with and out of the interest produce and profits of the said monies, stock business and effects raise and pay such sum and sums of money as they or he shall think proper for or towards the maintenance, education and support of my said reputed son. And it is my express desire that my said reputed son shall not frequent or hold any communication with his mother and he shall be under the immediate care, control and supervision of my said trustees or trustee provided always that if my said reputed son shall die under the age of twenty one years without leaving issue then I direct that my said trustees and trustee shall and will discontinue my said business and shall sell and dispose of the stock and effects thereof and shall pay and apply the proceeds arising from such sale together with all other monies which I may die possessed of in manner following that is to say: the said  trustees or trustee shall keep and retain for themselves or himself the further sum of twenty five pounds Sterling each and the balance shall be paid to the managers, trustees or other person having the care control or management of the Roseau Infirmary to be applied towards the purposes of that institution to and for the use and benefit of the inmates thereof. I hereby nominate and appoint the said James Alexander Garraway, Henry Augustus Signoiet and Edward Sheriff Dawbinney the executors of this my will hereby revoking all former and other wills by me at any time heretofore made.
    

(Will 19 February 1868-page 315, Supreme Court Registry,  Roseau Dominica 
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