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The will of Elizabeth Barker, 1765 |
Will made 7 Feb 1765 . Testator died 11 Feb 1765 . Will proved 5 Mar 1765 |
In the Name of God Amen | ||
I Elizabeth Barker of Steeple in the County of Essex Widow being | ||
of Sound and disposing mind memory and understanding (blessed be God | ||
for the Same) Do make and Ordain this my Last Will and Testament in | ||
manner following that is to Say First I give and bequeath unto my | ||
Son Isaac Barker the Sum of Five Pounds to be paid to him at the end | ||
of One Calendar Month next after my Decease Also I give and | ||
bequeath unto my Son Thomas Barker the Sum of One Hundred | ||
Pounds to be paid to him at the End of twelve Calendar Months next | ||
after my Decease Also I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth | ||
Barker the Sum of Fifty Pounds to be paid to her at the End of | ||
Eighteen Calendar Months next after my Decease Also I give and | ||
bequeath unto my Son Joseph Barker the Sum of Fifty Pounds to be | ||
to be paid at the End of two years next after my Decease And I give and | ||
bequeath unto him my Son Joseph Barker the Lease of my Farm | ||
in Southminster in the said County of Essex called Landor[?] or otherwise | ||
and all my Right Title Term of Years and Interest on and in the Same | ||
Farm with the appurtenances and the Said Lease thereof Also I give | ||
and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Barker the Sum of Fifty | ||
Pounds to be paid to her at the end of three years next after my Decease | ||
Also I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Sarah Barker the Sum of | ||
Two Hundred Pounds to be paid to her at her age of one and twenty | ||
years And I do nominate and appoint my friend Mr John Truss[?] the | ||
Guardian to my Said Daughter untill She Shall attain the Said age | ||
of one and twenty years And I give unto him the said John Truss[?] the | ||
Sum of five Pounds for his care and trouble in the Guardianship of my | ||
Said Daughter Sarah And I give to her my Said Daughter Sarah | ||
my Silver Tankard And all the rest residue and remainder of my | ||
moneys Securities for money Lease of and Interest in Farms | ||
Goods Chattels Debts Stock Emblements Effects and personal Estate | ||
whatsoever and wheresoever not herein before my me given or disposed | ||
of (my just Debts Funeral Charges and the Costs of the Probate of this my | ||
Will being first paid and Satisfied) I give and bequeath unto my Son | ||
John Barker to and for his own proper use and benefit And I do | ||
nominate make and appoint him my said Son John Barker full and | ||
Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament and I do revoke | ||
former and other Wills by me made In Witness whereof I have | ||
hereunto Set my hand and Seal the Seventh Day of February in the | ||
Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Five. The | ||
Mark of Elizabeth ' X ' Barker. Signed Sealed published and Declared | ||
by the Said Elizabeth Barker the Testator as and for her last Will | ||
and Testament in our presence and attested by us in her and in each | ||
others presence. John Kittson. James Smith. Willm Smart | ||
This Will | ||
was Proved on the Fifth Day of March in the year of our Lord One | ||
Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty five before the Reverend George | ||
Cowperthwaite Clerk Surrogate and by the Oath of John Barker Son of the | ||
deceased and Sole Executor to whom Administration of all and Singular | ||
the Goods Chattels and Credits of the Said deceased was granted and | ||
committed on the Seventh Day of the Said Month of March he being first | ||
sworn duly to Administer |
[Copied at Essex Record Office - document reference (on microfiche) 371 BR 25]
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