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Wills of 18th Century Chatham Shipwrights
Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C.) Wills 1706 - 1799)
John
CROOKENDEN 1734
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN
I John Crookenden
of Chatham in the county of Kent shipwright now
belonging to the carpenters' crew of His Majesty's The Princess
Louisa being in bodily health and of sound and disposing mind and
memory and considering the perills and dangers of the seas and other
uncertainies of this transistory life do for avoiding controversies
after my deacease make publish and declare this my last will and
testament in manner following ( that is to say ) first I commend my soul
to God that gave it and my body I commit to the earth or sea as it shall
please God to order and as for and concerning all my worldly estate I
give bequeath and dispose thereof as followeth that is to say all and
singular such wages sum and sums of money lands tenements goods chattles
and estate whatsoever as shall be any ways owing or belonging unto me at
the time of my decease I do give devise and bequeath the same unto my
loving brother Richard Chant of Deptford in the county
aforesaid waterman and I do hereby nominate and appoint the said Richard
Chant sole executor of this my last will and testament hereby
revoking all former and other wills testaments and deeds of gift by me
at any time heretofore made and I ordain and ratifie these presents to
stand and be for and as my only last will and testament in witness
whereof to this my said will I have set my hand and seal the twenty
fifth day of August anno dni. 1730 and in the fourth year of the reign
of His Majesty King George over Great Britain etc. J. Crookenden
signed sealed and published in the presence of us who subscribed our
names as witnesses hereto in the presence of the testator Wm. Moorton
Thos. Beech H. Barnard
Proved 26th June 1734
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