Aspects of Kentish Local History

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

Thomas HARGOOD 1727

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN
I Thomas Hargood of Chatham in the county of Kent shipwright being weake in body butt of sound minde and disposing memory doe make this my last will and testament in manner following (that is to say) in the first place I commend my soule to Almighty God and my body I committ to the earth to be decently interred at the discretion of my executors hereafter named and with the approbation also of my two daughters hereafter also named in case they come to Chatham before my funerall and as to my temporall estate I dispose thereof as follows (vizt.) all my wearing apparell bookes instruments and tooles in my possession I give to my grandson and apprentice John Boddicoate item I give to my servant maid Susan Lane five pounds item I give to my friend Benjamin Moorcock of Chatham aforesaid apothecary and Francis Brett of Chatham aforesaid salesman one guinea each for rings item I give to my sonn in law Richard Wilson twenty and seaven pounds and the interest thereof which he owed me on his bond and do direct my executors after my decease to deliver upp the said bond for twenty seaven pounds to the said Richard Wilson to be cancelled item I give the benefitt and advantage of the services of my said grandson and apprentice John Boddicoate and all the money hereafter to grow due for the residue of his apprenticeship to my daughter Elizabeth Boddicoate for her owne use exclusive of her husband and to be had and received by her for her owne bebefitt without the priority or consent of her said husband item all the rest and residue of my ready money debts creditts pay wages plate lynnen household goods and other goods chattells and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever whereof I shall dye possessed interessed in or intitled unto (my owne just debts legacies funerall expenses charges of proving this my will and exhiting my inventory and the charges of my trustees and executors hereafter named in the execution of the trust in them by me in this my will hereafter reposed and other incident charges are fully paid and satisfied) I give and bequeath the same and every part thereof unto the said Benjamin Moorcock and Francis Brett and to the survivor of them and to the executors and administrators of such survivor upon the trusts following (vizt.) in trust that my said trustees and the survivor of them and the executors and administrators of such survivor shall (afeter my death) pay applyand dispose of one full moiety or halfe part of my said personal estate to and for the sole and seperate use benefitt and advantage of my daughter Elizabeth Boddicoate and in such manner and forme as she my said daughter Elizabeth Boddicoate shall solely direct and appoint exclusive ofher husband and her the said Elizabeth Boddicoate owne receipt from time to time direct shall be a sufficient discharge to my said trustees for any part of my said personall estate and in trust also that they my said trustees and the survivor of them and the executors and administrators of such survivor shall after my death pay apply and dispose of the otherfull moiety or halfe part of my said residue of my said personal estate to and for the sole and seperate use benefitt and advantage of my said daughter Martha Wilson and in such manner and forme as she my said daughter Martha Wilson shall solely direct and appoint exclusive of her husband and her the said Martha Wilson owne receipt from time to time direct shall alsoe be a sufficient discharge to my said trustees for any part of my said personal estate and I direct that an inventory of my personal estate shall be taken and exhibited and I appoint the said Benjamin Moorcock and Francis Brett executors of this my will and do revoke all former wills by me made witness my hand and seale the first day of May anno dni. 1727 and in the thirteenth yeare of the reigne of His Majesty King George over Great Brittaine etc. the marke of Mr. Thomas Hargood he being very weake could nott write his name as usual signed sealed and by the said Thomas Hargood the testator published and declared as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us William Eversfield Jno. Sheafe

Proved 20th May 1727