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Wills of 18th Century Chatham Shipwrights
Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C.) Wills 1706 - 1799)
James DUN
or DUNN 1755
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN
The twenty eighth day of January seventeen
hundred and fifty five I James Dun of Chatham in the county of
Kent shipwright being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks
be to God therefore and considering the mortality of human nature do
make this my last will and testament principally I leave my soul to God
who gave it and my body to be buried in a decent manner at the
discretion of my executors and as touching my worldly estate I devise
and dispose of them as follows first I give and bequeath to Ann
Mapleston fifty pounds sterling being one third of the money lodged
by me in bank notes in the hands of Mr. James Austen cheesemonger
in Chatham together with all my household goods and moveables likewise I
give to my beloved brother Robert Edwards whom I likewise
constitute and appoint my sole executor of this my last will and
testament the sum of one hundred pounds being part of the one hundred
and fifty pounds lodged in the hands of Mr. James Austen and I do
herby utterly disallow and revoke all and every former will and
testament confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament
I witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year
above written James Dunn his mark signed sealed pronounced
and declared by the said James Dunn as his last will and
testament in the presence of us the subscribers Richd. Dale
Jno. Wright John Day
Proved 6th March 1755
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