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Note: His year of birth is known from an obituary. Of their 7 children, baptisms of only 3 have been found - in the register of the Independent meeting of Marlow. His will of 1820 appoints his sons Zachary and John executors. To Zachary he left property in Bovingdon Green and in Marlow and all his own personal manuscript writing. He instructed his executors to form two trusts of 2500 pounds each; the interest on the first to be paid to his eldest son Henry and Mary his wife, for life and then to be divided among their children 'whether legitimate or not'. The other trust was for the benefit of his daughter Martha.
- from writings by Arthur H. Noble
I, Henry Allnutt, of Great Marlow in the County of Bucks, gentleman, being in good health of body and of sound mind do make this my last will and testament as follows: first I give and devise to my youngest son Zachary all that cottage or tenement lately new built at Bovingdon Green in the parish of Great Marlow in the County of Bucks and also all that piece of land on which the said cottage is built and used as a garden thereto now in the occupation of Joseph Pratt and which was given to me by the will of Mary Stevens and is part of the land purchased by her of Alexander Higginson to hold the said cottage or tenement garden and premises with their appurtenances to the said Zachary Allnutt, his heirs and assigns forever. Also I give and bequest to my said son Zachary all my own manuscript writings. Also I give and devise to my said son Zachary and to my two daughters Anne and Martha all that piece or parcel of land adjoining to the garden in the occupation of Joseph Pratt and also adjoining to the garden late in the occupation of Mary Stevens at Bovingdon Green aforesaid and which was given to me by the will of Mary Stevens and is the remainder of the land purchased by her of Alexander Higginson to hold the said piece or parcel of land with the appurtenances to my said son Zachary and to my said two daughters Anne and Martha, their heirs and assigns forever as tenants in common and not as joint tenants. Also I give to my sons John and Zachary the sum of two thousand five hundred pounds lawful money of England in trust to lay out the same in their names in some government stock and to pay the dividends as they arise unto or for my son Henry and Mary his wife and their assigns for and during their lives and the life of the longer liver of them and from and after their decease in trust to pay and devise the said two thousand five hundred pounds or the stock therewith purchased unto and amongst all the children of the said Mary, the wife of my said son Henry whether legitimate or not equally among them if more than one but if any or either of such children shall die before his, her or their legacy shall become due and shall leave any lawful child or children then I give the shared or part of him, her or them so dying unto his, her or their child or children respectively to be equally divided between them if more than one. Also I give and bequeath unto my said sons John and Zachary the sum of two thousand five hundred pounds of lawful money of England in trust to lay out the same in their own names in some government stocks and to pay the dividends quarterly or monthly as they think best unto my daughter Martha and her assigns for and during her life and from and after her decease in trust to pay and divide the said sum of two thousand five hundred pounds or the stocks therewith purchased unto and among all the child and children of the said Martha Allnutt lawfully to be begotten equally between them if more than one but if any or either of such children shall die before his, her or their legacy shall become due and shall leave any lawful child or children then I give the share or part of him, her or them so dying unto his, her or their child or children respectively to be equally divided between them if more than one and if the said Martha Allnutt shall die without leaving any lawful issue then I give the said two thousand five hundred pounds or the stock purchased therewith unto and amongst all such of my other children as shall be then living and the lawful issue of such as shall be then dead such issue to take their parents share equally amongst them if more than one
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