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Wills of 18th Century Chatham Shipwrights
Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C.) Wills 1706 - 1799)
Francis
TUSON 1759
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN
I Francis Tuson of Chatham in the county of
Kent shipwright being weak and infirm in body but of sound mind memory
and understanding (praised be God) make this my last will and testament
in manner and form following (that is to say) I give and devise all and
every my messuages or tenements lands and heriditaments whatsoever and
wheresoever as well freehold as leasehold with their appurtenances unto
my honoured father and mother William Tuson and Elizabeth
his wife and to their assigns for and during their lives and the life of
the longest liver of them and from and after the decease of the survivor
of them unto my brother William Tuson and the heirs of his
body lawfully to be begotten and for want of such issue unto my sister Sarah
(wife of John Keate) and to her heirs and assigns for ever
also I give and bequeath unto my cousin Augustine Tuson
the sum of one hundred pounds of lawfull money of Great Britain to be
paid him within three months next after the decease of the survivor of
them my said father and mother all the rest and residue of my ready
money and securities for money debts goods chattells and personal estate
whatsoever and wheresoever I give and bequeath unto my said father William
Tuson whom I do hereby make and ordain full and sole executor of
this my last will and testament and I do hereby revoke and make void all
former wills by me at any time heretofore made in witness whereof I the
said Francis Tuson heve hereunto set my hand and seal
dated the thirtieth day of August 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 and so forth
and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty nine Frans.
Tuson signed sealed published and declared by the said Francis
Tuson the testator as and for his last will and testament in the
presence of us who have subscribed our names hereunto in the presence of
each other and of the said testator Edwd. Haite Rt. Spray William
Baker
Proved 18th December 1759
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