James EDGAR [16465]

  General Notes:

Conveyance (Lease and Release), in Consideration of £650 Add Mss 17549, 17550 29 & 30 September 1831
1. From (a) James Stanford of Staxted in Lingfield, co. Surrey, miller, Henry Austin of Crowhurst, co. Surrey, farmer, and Susannah Edgar formerly of Lingfield and now of Charing, co. Kent, wid.; and (b) James Edgar of Westerham, co. Kent, vetinerary surgeon, John Edgar of Charing, co. Kent, shopkeeper, George Chapman of Lingfield, co. Surrey, surgeon, and w. Eliza, Susanna Agnes Edgar of Charing, co. Kent, spinster, Thomas Edgar of Westerham, co. Kent, druggist, Jane Edgar of Charing, co. Kent, spinster, and Edward Edgar of the same, shopkeeper; to (c) George Chapman (as above); (d) Charles Sawyer of East Grinstead, shopkeeper
Messuage and lands called Porters Croft alias Porters (1¼a.) in Lingfield, co. Surrey, abutting N. on land described below, E. on a lane from the Blue Anchor to Plaisted alias Plaistow Street, W. on lands formerly of Abraham Atkins, esq., S. on lands formerly of Robert Nicholas, clerk, but now of William Young Lands formerly in one piece and part of the waste of Lingfield Common (5a. 1 r.) bought by James Edgar, jun., dec'd, from the Commissioners for the enclosure of Lingfield Common (a) by the direction of (b) convey the premises to (c)
Recites wills of James Edgar, jun., 20 May 1816, and James Edgar, sen., 19 August 1816 [see Add Mss nos. 17547: 17548] The purchase money is to be divided among the children of James Edgar, jun., dec'd Memorandum on dorse of the deed that part of the premises were sold on 1 October 1887 [with details]
Witnesses: William Alston Head, Richard George.

Ref: W Edgar, Australia
http://www.edgargen.ca/EDGARNEWS_31.pdf

James was aged 82 at his death

James came from a noted family of Border Scots, ref history compiled by Capt J H Lawrence-Archer c1875.
Ref: Alstoniana

  Research Notes:

Extracted fron the excellent website Gravestone Photos.com
James Edgar aged 59 est born 1757 died 1816 first name on monument of James Edgar
Ester Stanford aged 43 est born 1775 died 1818 daughter of James Edgar & wife of James Stanford
James Stanford son-in-law of James Edgar
Susannah Edgar aged 80 est born 1739 died 1819 mother of James Edgar
James Edgar aged 82 est born 1740 died 1822 father of James Edgar
Susannah Edgar aged 59 est born 1778 died 1837 wife of James Edgar
Ref: http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/gravedetails.php?available=yes&fullname=James%20Edgar&grave=104317&personid=226290&db=104317

  Other Records

1. James Edgar: Will, 1 Apr 1816, Lingfield.
Precis of Will 1 Apr 1816
Codicil, 19 August 1816,
Of James Edgar of Lingfield, Co. Surrey, apothecary.
(i) Devises to s. James Edgar, jun., messuage called Porters in Lingfield, Co. Surrey and all drugs and fittings in the shop where they both carry on their profession
(ii) To w. Susannah, messuage called Nailors in Lingfield, co. Surrey, in occ. of George Pratt; goods in the house in which he resides for her lifetime. After her death the messuage Nailors is to be sold His executors are to sell Nailors and the residue of the household goods and to pay a quarter of the proceeds to s. James Edgar; a quarter to dau. Sarah, w. of Richard Hayward; a quarter to dau. Easter (sic), w. of James Stanford; a quarter to William Chart Inkpen, husband of dau. Hannah, now dec'd
(iii) His daughters and their husbands are to account for all the money and goods advanced to them so as to put them on an equal footing
(iv) £10 bequest to George Pratt
(v) Appoints his wife his executrix and s. James Edgar, jun., and James Stanford his executors and trustees

The Codicil, dated 19 August 1816, recites that his s. James Edgar has died (see his will Add MSS no. 17547) and provides that the messuage called Porters shall be disposed of according to the directions in the will of s. James Edgar
Witnesses: John Jewell, sen., John Jewell, jun., Alexander Brown

This is the last will and testament of me James Edgar of Lingfield in the County of Surrey Apothecary I direct the payment of all my just debts and funeral and testamentary expenses and that I may be decently buried at Lingfield or where Imai happened to die I give and devise and to my son James Edgar and his heirs and assigns for ever all that my freehold Messuage or Tenement land or and premises with the appurtenances called Porters in Langford of forcing in which we now both reside and carry on our business and I give unto my said son all my share write and interest in the drugs fittings up of this shop fixtures and things belonging or incident to our profession together with my bookcase and all the books in all belonging thereto as the same may or happened to be at the time of my death and I give unto my wife Susannah for and during her natural life all my freehold Messuage or tenement and premises at Lingfield now in the occupation of George Pratt called Nailors together with the use for her life of the furniture plate linen and effects belonging to me in and upon my house and premises in which I now reside and I give to my said wife the dividends interest and annual produce of all my estate ....... and property for her natural life and from and after the demise of my said wife I direct that my executors or executive or for the time being shall sell and dispose of my aforesaid Messuages and premises Nailors either by public sale or private contract for the most money that can reasonably and bona fides be obtained for the same and that the receipt of my executors or executor for the time being shall be an absolute discharge to the purchaser for the purchase monies and ....... that they my said executors or the survivor do and shall after the death of my said wife will dispose of and convert unto money all the rest and residue of my estate ...... furniture and effects whatsoever and wheresoever and of what
pays a 4th part of his estate to his daughter Sarah the wife of Richard Hayward and to pay another actual 4th part to my daughter Easter the wife of James Standford and the remaining 4th part unto William East otherwise the husband of my late daughter Susanna deceased and my will is that all my said children and their respective husbands shall duly account except my son as to the bequests in my will and my daughters and their husbands as to £200 secured to each on their marriage for all monies

James married Susannah [16466] [MRIN: 5885]. (Susannah [16466] was born about 1739, died in 1819 in Lingfield SRY and was buried in Lingfield Church SRY.)