Wills of 17th Century Chatham Shipwrights
Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C.) Wills 1603 - 1699)
Joseph
BOULTON - 1694
In the name of God amen
I Joseph Boulton of Chatham in the county of Kent
shipwright being in sound and perfect health of body and mind praised be
God considering the great uncertainty of this transitory life doe
therefore for the better quieting if my mind and composing my spiritts
against a ?
of sickness or death which may suddenly happen make and declare this my
present last will and testament in manner and forme following that is to
say I doe hereby give and bequeath all and singular my debts wages pay
goods and chattels whatsoever unto my deare children Mary and
Elizabeth Boulton equally btweene them and to the survivors of them
that is to say I will that my said children be educated and brought up
by my executorix hereafter named with my said estate or the benefitts
profitts and interest thereof till such time they shall attaine their
respective ages of eighteene yeares or may be marryed and that the then
remainder of my said estate at their said respective age of eighteene
yeares or on the day of their respective marriage which shall first
happen be paid unto them respectively by my said executorix and I doe
hereby nominate ordaine and appoint my loving mother in law Mary
Moorcock of Chatham aforesaid widow full and sole executorix
of this my last will and testament and sole guardian of my said children
Mary and Elizabeth Boulton aforesaid hereby revokeing annulling
and making void all and every former and other will and wills by me made
or published at any time before the date hereof in witness whereof I
have hereunto sett my hand and seale this one and thirtieth day of
October in the second yeare of the reigne of our Sovereigne Lord and
Lady William and Mary by the grace of God of England Scotland France
and Ireland King and Queen Defenders of the Faith etc. annos domini one
thousand six hundred ninety Joseph Boulton signed sealed
published and declared by the above named Joseph Boulton the
testator to be his last will after the interlining (which shall first
happen) in the presence of Mary mMoorcick John Moorcock John Rosewell.
Proved 21st June 1694
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