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

John TAYLOR 1763

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN
I John Taylor of Chatham in the county of Kent shipwright being of sound and disposing memory and understanding do make publish and declare this to be and contain my last will and testament and first I humbly recommend my soul to the mercy of Almighty God and my body I commit to the earth to be decently interred at the discretion of my executors hereafter named and I hereby revoke annul and make void all wills and testaments by me at any time heretofore made I do hereby name make and appoint my son in law Henry Greet of Chatham aforesaid sailmaker and my grandson John Greet son of the said Henry Greet executors of this my will I give and devise all those my messuages or tenements situate in Strood in the said county of Kent now in lease to John Hopper with their every and every of their rights members and appurtenances unto my eldest grandson John Greet son of the said Henry Greet his heirs and assigns for ever also I give and devise all that my messuage or tenement now divided into two dwellings situate in King Street in Chatham aforesaid now in the possession of George Purkett and [      ] Willes with the rights members and appurtenances thereof unto my grandson William Greet second son of the said Henry Greet his heirs and assigns for ever also I give and devise all that my messuage ot tenement situate in King Street aforesaid now in the possession of Gregory Jarman with the rights members and appurtenances thereof unto my grand daughter Ann Greet daughter of the said Henry Greet her heirs and assigns for ever also I give and devise all that my messuage or tenement situate in King Street aforesaid now in the possession of James Daffon with the rights members and appurtenances thereof to my grandson Michael Greet his heirs and assigns for ever and I direct that the interest of one hundred pounds part of my personal estate now in bank annuities 1760 shall be applied by my executors towards the maintenance of my said grandson Michael Greet until he attain his age of twenty one years also I give and devise all that my messuage or tenement situate in King Street aforesaid now in my own possession with the rights members and appurtenances thereof unto my said son in law Henry Greet his heirs and assigns for ever also I give and bequeath unto my nephew Henry Taylor of Sheerness shipwright the legacy or sum of twenty pounds and my silver cup marked S.T. to be paid and delivered to him within one month next after my decease and to my god daughter Ann Taylor daughter of the said Henry Taylor the legacy of five pounds to be paid into her said father's hands for her use and benefit within one month next after my decease also I give and bequeath to Katherine Boucher of Brompton the legacy of five pounds to be paid to her for her own separate use within one month next after my decease also I give and bequeath all my right share and interest in the shipwrights' bakehouse unto my said son in law Henry Greet in trust for my grandson Michael Greet his executors administrators and assigns provided and I do hereby impower my executors if they shall find it more for the advantage of the devisees herein named to sell out the said one hundred pounds bank annuities and apply the money thereby arising as they in their discretion shall think fit nevertheless applying the interest thereof for the benefit of my said grandson Michael Greet as before directed and lastly I give and bequeath all the rest residue and remainder of my ready money moneys out at interest in the public funds or elsewhere and of all other my goods chattels and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever unto and amongst my said grandchildren the said John Greet William Greet Ann Greet Michael Greet and my said son in law Henry Greet equally to be divided amongst them share and share alike in witness thereof I the said John Taylor the testator have to this my last will and testament contained in two sheets of paper set my hand and seal to each sheet thereof this twenty sixth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty three John Tayyor signed sealed declared and published by the said John Taylor the testator as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his sight and presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto Mary Westhorpe David Ware Henry Mitton

Proved 19th December 1763

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