Aspects of Kentish Local History

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

William DIPROSE 1767

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN
The eighth day of September in the thirty third year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith etc. anno dni. 1759 I William Diprose of Chatham in the county of Kent shipwright being in health of body and of sound and disposing mind and memory praised be to God do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner following that is to say first and principally surrender up my soul into the hands of Almighty God my creator hoping to be saved by and through the only merit and satisfaction of Jesus Christ my Saviour and Redeemer and my body I commit to the earth to be decently interred and buried by and at the discretion of my executor hereafter named item I give and devise all and every my goods chattels lands tenements heriditaments and parts and shares thereof and all other my real and personal estate whatsoever unto the heirs of my own body lawfully begotten and to be begotten and for want of such issue unto my father in law Stephen Norden? of Chatham aforesaid shipwright his heirs executors administrators and assigns and I do make constitute and appoint the said Stephen Norden? executor of this my last will and testament and I do hereby revoke all former wills by me made in witness whereof I the said William Diprose have hereunto set my hand and seal dated the day and year first above written William Diprose signed sealed published and declared by the above named William Diprose as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our hands as witnesses thereunto Willm. Russell Wm. Broad Wm. Langton Williams

Proved 13th August 1767