John
ROBINSON 1724
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN
I John Robinson of Chatham in the county of Kent
shipwright now carpenter of His Majestie's ship Royal Sovereign
being sick and weak in body but of sound mind and disposing memory do
make and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form
following that is to say in the first place I commend my soul to
Almighty God and my body I commit to the earth to be decently buried at
the discretion of my dear and loving wife Anne Robinson and as to
my temporal estate and goods I dispose thereof as followeth imprimis
all that my leasehold messuage tenement now divided into two
habitations with the appurtenances thereto belonging situate lyinf and
being in lower Deptford in the said county of Kent and now in the
severall occupations of [ ] Davis and Mary
Wilson widow and also all that my other leasehold messuage or
tenement wherein I now dwell with the appurtenances in the parishes of
Chatham or St. Margt. Rchester and now in the occupation of Thomas
Craddock and also all that my other leasehold messuage or tenement
with the appurtenances now divided into two habitationsin the said
parishes of Chatham or St. Margt. or one of them and now in the several
occupations of Stephen Hartrup and Alexander Mc
Clorklen I give and bequeath unto my said dear and loving wife Ann
Robinson to hold unto her my said wife and her assigns for and
during so many years of the severall terms of years which I have to come
in the said severall messuages as she my said wife Anne shall
naturally live she keeping the same in good and sufficient repair and
renewing the leases by which I hold the same at the proper times for
renewing such leases and immediately from and after my said wife's
decease I give and bequeath the same severall leasehold messuages and
premises unto my two children Robert Robinson and Anne
Robinson and to their executors administrators and assigns
equally to be divided between them or in case of the death of one of
them before his or her age of one and twenty I givethe whole of the said
messuages and premises unto the survivor of them my said two children Robert
and Ann and to the executors admers. or assigns of such survivor item
all that my other leasehold messuage or tenement with the
appurtenances in Chatham or St. Margaret's aforesaid or one of them and
now in the occupation of Hezekiah Hargood I give and
bequeath unto my son Skinner Robinson and his executors
administrators and assigns in such manner as the same is settled upon
him by a deed of settlement made by me before my marriage with my now
wife item all that my messuage
tenement farm lands tenements and heriditaments with their and every of
their appurtenances situate lying and being in the parish of Darenth
near Dartford in the said county of Kent and now in the tenure or
occupation of William Munns I give and devise unto my said loving
wife Anne Robinson for and during the term of her naturall
life she keeping the same in good and sufficient repair and immediately
from and after her decease I give and devise the said messuage farm
lands unto my said son Robert Robinson and to his heirs and
assignes for ever but if my said son Robert shall depart this
life before he attaines the age of one and twenty years then I give and
devise the said messuage farm and lands unto my said daughter Anne
Robinson and to her heirs and assigns for ever and if both of
them my said children Robert and Anne shall depart this
life before he or she attain his or her age of one and twenty years then
I give and devise the said messuage farm and lands unto my nephew and
niece Robert Robinson one of the children of my late
brother William Robinson deceased and Jane Nearne
the wife of Edward Nearne of Sandwich marriner to hold to
them my said nephew and niece Robert Robinson and Jane
Nearne and their heirs and assigns for ever as tenants in common
and not as joynt tenants item I
give and bequeath unto my said daughter Anne Robinson the sum of
one hundred pounds out of my personal estate to be paid her by my
executrix at my said daughter's age of one and twenty years in case she
live to attaine to that age item I
give the sume of six pounds to be
laid out by my wife in the buying of clothes or other necessaries for my
three cousins Robert Anne and Elizabeth Robinson
the three children of my said late brother William Robinson
deceased and I direct my said wife shall lay out and expend the said six
pounds for the purpose aforesaid in one month after my decease item
it is my express mind and meaning that my said wife Anne
Robinson shall maintaine board clothe educate and bring
up my said two children Robert and
aAnne Robinson out of the estate and goods which I have herein
before and which I shall herein after give unto her my said wife until
my said two children Robert and Anne shall severally
attaine their age of one and twenty years and I do hereby direct that my
said wife shall not charge my said two children or either of them for
any such maintenance board clothing or education item
all the
rest and residue of my goods ready money stock debts credits
plate linnen chattells and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever
which shall anyways belong to me at the time of my decease after my own
just debts funerall expences and charges of proving this my will and
other incident charges are paid and satisfied I give and bequeath the
sameunto my said dear and loving wife Anne Robinson and to
her executors and administrators and her my said wife Anne Robinson
I do nominate and appoint full and only executrix of this my said will
and I do hereby revoke all former wills and testaments by me at anytime
made spoken or published before the publishing of theses presents in
witness whereof I the said John Robinson the testator have
to this my last will and testament contained in three sheets of paper
set my hand and seal to every sheet thereof the thirtieth day of June in
the tenth year of the reigne of His Majesty King George over
Great Britaine etc. anno domini 1724 Jno. Robinson signed
seaed and by the said John Robinson the testator published
and declared as and for his last will and testament in the presence of
us who in his presence and at his request have subscribed our names as
witnesses hereto J.Grove John Baxter Jno.
Sheafe
Proved 2nd September 1724
Note in margin:
On the twenty third day of August 1734, a power was granted to Edward
Nearne the administrator, with the will annexed, of Anne Robinson,
widow, deceased, whilst living the sole executrix & residuary
legatee named in the last will of John Robinson, late of
Chatham in the county of Kent, deceased, to administer the goods
chattels and credits of the said deceased according to the tenor and
effects of the said will left unadministered by the said Anne Robinson
now also deceased, being first sworn duly to administer..