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Wills of 18th Century Chatham Shipwrights
Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C.) Wills 1706 - 1799)
John
TAYLOR 1763
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN
I John Taylor of Chatham in the county of Kent
shipwright being of sound and disposing memory and understanding do make
publish and declare this to be and contain my last will and testament
and first I humbly recommend my soul to the mercy of Almighty God and my
body I commit to the earth to be decently interred at the discretion of
my executors hereafter named and I hereby revoke annul and make void all
wills and testaments by me at any time heretofore made I do hereby name
make and appoint my son in law Henry Greet of Chatham
aforesaid sailmaker and my grandson John Greet son of the
said Henry Greet executors of this my will I give and
devise all those my messuages or tenements situate in Strood in the said
county of Kent now in lease to John Hopper with their every and
every of their rights members and appurtenances unto my eldest grandson John
Greet son of the said Henry Greet his heirs and
assigns for ever also I give and devise all that my messuage or tenement
now divided into two dwellings situate in King Street in Chatham
aforesaid now in the possession of George Purkett and [
] Willes with the rights members and appurtenances thereof unto
my grandson William Greet second son of the said Henry
Greet his heirs and assigns for ever also I give and devise all
that my messuage ot tenement situate in King Street aforesaid now in the
possession of Gregory Jarman with the rights members and
appurtenances thereof unto my grand daughter Ann Greet
daughter of the said Henry Greet her heirs and assigns for
ever also I give and devise all that my messuage or tenement situate in
King Street aforesaid now in the possession of James Daffon
with the rights members and appurtenances thereof to my grandson Michael
Greet his heirs and assigns for ever and I direct that the
interest of one hundred pounds part of my personal estate now in bank
annuities 1760 shall be applied by my executors towards the maintenance
of my said grandson Michael Greet until he attain his age
of twenty one years also I give and devise all that my messuage or
tenement situate in King Street aforesaid now in my own possession with
the rights members and appurtenances thereof unto my said son in law Henry
Greet his heirs and assigns for ever also I give and bequeath
unto my nephew Henry Taylor of Sheerness shipwright the
legacy or sum of twenty pounds and my silver cup marked S.T. to
be paid and delivered to him within one month next after my decease and
to my god daughter Ann Taylor daughter of the said Henry
Taylor the legacy of five pounds to be paid into her said
father's hands for her use and benefit within one month next after my
decease also I give and bequeath to Katherine Boucher of
Brompton the legacy of five pounds to be paid to her for her own
separate use within one month next after my decease also I give and
bequeath all my right share and interest in the shipwrights' bakehouse
unto my said son in law Henry Greet in trust for my
grandson Michael Greet his executors administrators and
assigns provided and I do hereby impower my executors if they shall find
it more for the advantage of the devisees herein named to sell out the
said one hundred pounds bank annuities and apply the money thereby
arising as they in their discretion shall think fit nevertheless
applying the interest thereof for the benefit of my said grandson Michael
Greet as before directed and lastly I give and bequeath all the
rest residue and remainder of my ready money moneys out at interest in
the public funds or elsewhere and of all other my goods chattels and
personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever unto and amongst my said
grandchildren the said John Greet William Greet
Ann Greet Michael Greet and my said son in
law Henry Greet equally to be divided amongst them share
and share alike in witness thereof I the said John Taylor
the testator have to this my last will and testament contained in two
sheets of paper set my hand and seal to each sheet thereof this twenty
sixth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and
sixty three John Tayyor signed sealed declared and
published by the said John Taylor the testator as and for
his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his sight and
presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as
witnesses hereto Mary Westhorpe David Ware Henry Mitton
Proved 19th December 1763
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