Aspects of Kentish Local History

Wills of 18th Century Chatham Shipwrights
Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C.) Wills 1706 - 1799)

Edward KEIGWIN 1781

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN
I Edward Keigwin of Chatham in the county of Kent shipwright being in tolerable health of body and of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding do make published and declare this to be my last will and testament in manner following that is to say in the first place I commend my soul to Almighty God the creator thereof in and through the merits and intercession of Jesus Christ my Saviour and Redeemer and my body I commit to the earth to be decently interred at the discretion of my executrix hereinafter named and as to my temporal estate I dispose thereof as followeth I give to my daughter Ann Keigwin the full sum of one hundred pounds which legacy I desire may be paid by my executrix to the respective legatee at the end of six months next after my decease and not before all the rest and residue of my ready money monies at interest on bonds mortgages notes or any other securities stock in trade goods household goods rings plate linnen bedding woollen brass copper and all other my goods chattells and estate whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature or kind soever which I shall die possessed of interested in or anyways entitled unto or which shall be due owing or in any manner belonging unto me at the time of my decease my own just debts funeral charges charges of this my will being proved and all other incident charges relating thereto together with the legacy before by me given being thereout first paid and satisfied I give and bequeath the same to my loving wife Jane Keigwin and to her executors admons. and assigns and her my said wife Jane Keigwin I do nominate and appoint sole executrix of this my will in witness whereof I the said Edwd. Keigwin have hereto set my hand and seal this present sixteenth day of May in the sixteenth year of the reign of His Majesty King George the third and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy six Edwd. Keigwin signed sealed published by me the said Edwd. Keigwin published and declared as and for my last will and testament in the presence of my friends who in my presence and at my request have subscribed their names as witnesses thereto John Duncan Richard Dadd

Proved 5th May 1781 Administration granted to Ann Keigwin, her mother the sole executor having died in the testator's lifetime