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Wills of 18th Century Chatham Shipwrights
Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C.) Wills 1706 - 1799)
John
BATTEN 1760
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN
I Jno. Batten senior of Chatham in the
county of Kent shipwright being in bodily health and sound disposing
mind do publish and declare this to be my last will and testament first
I recommend my soul to God that gave it and my body I commit to the
earth to be interred in a decent manner next I will and bequeath to my
son Jno. Batten the sum of two hundred and ten pounds and
one silver tankard next I will and bequeath unto my son Edward Batten
the sum of two hundred and ten pounds next I will and bequeath to my
daughter Mary Batten the sum of two hundred and fifty
pounds likewise to my daughter Mary Batten I will and
bequeath all my household furniture linen and woollen etc. likewise to
my son Jno. Batten and my son Edward Batten
I will and bequeath all my wearing apparell linen and woollen to be
equally divided between them likewise my will is that the profits
arising from my servant in Chatham yard to be equally divided between my
son Jno. Batten and my son Edward Batten and
my daughter Mary Batten and after a decent internment of
my body my will is that all moneys that shall remain over and above the
above said legacies shall be equally divided between my sons John
Edward and Mary Batten I do hereby ordain and
ratify this to be my last will and testament and do hereby appoint and
nominate my son John Batten Edward Batten
and Mary Batten to be joint executors to this my last will
and testament to see it executed in six months after date if it can be
done with conveniency I do hereby renonce all other wills testaments
deeds of gifts etc. in witness whereof to this said will I have set my
hand and seal this thirtieth day of August 1759 and in the [twenty
third] year of the reign of His Majesty King George the Second over
Great Britain etc. Jno. Batten senior signed sealed and
delivered in the presence of Jno. Joye
Affidavit dated 10th May 1760
Appeared personally John Pearne of the parish of Saint George
in the East in the county of Middlesex sailmaker and being sworn on the
holty evangelists to depose the truth and deposed as follows to wit that
he hath known and been well acquainted with John Batten
senior of the town of Chatham in the county of Kent deceased for forty
years and upwards before and to the time of his death and with his
manner and character of handwriting having often seen him write and
subscribe his name and the sd, John Pearne having
carefully viewed and perused the paper writing hereunto annexed
purporting to be the last will and testament of the said deceased
beginning thus "in the name of God amen I Jno. Batten
senior of Chatham in the county of Kent shipwright" and ending thus
"in witness wherof to this said will I have set my hand and seal
this thirtieth day of August 1759 in ye [ ] year of
the reign of His Majesty King George the Second over Great
Britain etc." and thus subscribed "Jno. Batten
senior" doth in his conscience verily believe that all the said
will saving the name "Jno. Joye" thereto
subscribed as witness and also the subscription thereto "Jno.
Batten senior" and also the words "signed sealed and
delivered in the presence" was and is all of the proper handwriting
of him the said John Batten senior deceased John Pearne
the day aforesaid the said John Pearne was sworn on the
truth of the premises by me Geo. Harris surrogate prest. Edwd.
Goodwin noty. pub.
Proved 10th March 1760 power reserved to Mary Batten
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