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Wills of 17th Century Chatham Shipwrights
Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C.) Wills 1603 - 1699)
George
WIGGINS - 1659
In the name of God amen November
the twenie nynth one thousand six hundred fiftie eight I George
Wiggins of Chatham shipwright being of perfect memorie and
remembrance praised be to God do constitute and ordeyne this my last
will and testament in manner and forme following first I bequeath my
soule into the hands of Almighty God [hoping to be saved through the]
death and passion of Jesus Christ my only saviour and redeemer to
receive full pardon and forgiveness for all my sinns and as for my bodie
to bee buried in Christiam buriall at the discretion of my executrix
here after nominated Item I give
unto my sonne George Wiggins and to my sonne Richard Wiggins
that house my father gave mee now in two tenements one that of my mother
now liveth in and one that Edward Aldridge now liveth in after
the decease of my mother and my wife equally divided between them and to
theirr heires foe ever Item I give
unto my daughter Anne Wiggins the house and lands that William
Holloway now liveth in and to her heires for ever Item
I give unto my daughter Marie the house and lands that John
Rayson now liveth in and to her heires for ever when their two
daughters shall come to the age of eighteene yeares or at the death of
my wife if she shall depart this life before they shall come to that age
Item I give unto my daughter Sarah
tenne pounds when she shall attayne to the age of eighteene yeares Item
I give unto my daughter Alice tenne pounds when shee shall
attayne to the age of eighteene yeares and these sommes of money to bee
paid by my executorix Item I give
unto my loveing wife Sarah the lease of the house that I do now
live in which I bought of Isaac Kwill and all other my goods and
chattels and moveables whatsoever is now myne and I make my wife Sarah
my sole executorix of this my last will & testament Item
I make and appoint my father in lawe Richard Alwin and Samuel
Maber of Chatham overseers of this my will in witness whereof I have
hereunto sett my hand and seale this twentie nynth of November one
thousand six hundred fiftie eight George Wiggins witness Thomas
Wiggins Michael Wiggins Samuel Maber
Proved 24th August 1659
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