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Wills of 18th Century Chatham Shipwrights
Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C.) Wills 1706 - 1799)
Thomas
WHITEHEAD 1739
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN
I Thomas Whitehead of the parish of Chatham in
the county of Kent shipwright and now outward bound to sea in the good
ship called The Nassau being in bodily health and of a
perfect sound and disposing mind and memory considering as well the
perils and dangers of the seas as the many other uncertainties of this
transistory life do for avoiding controversies after my decease make
publishe and declare theses presents to be and contain my last will and
testament in manner and form following (that is to say) first and
principally I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave
it me hoping through the alone merits death and passion of Jesus Christ
my most blessed Lord and Saviour to receive free and full pardon and
forgiveness of and for all my sins and after this mortal life is ended
to enjoy everlasting rest and happiness in the kingdom of heaven my body
I commit to the earth or sea as it shall please God to order and as
touching and concerning all and singular such worldly estate as God of
his infinite mercy and goodness hath been pleased to bless me withal I
do give and dispose thereof in manner and form following imprimis
my mind will and desire is that all my just debts and funeral
expences (if any be) shall be first paid satisfied and discharged all
the rest residue and remainder of all and singular such wages sum and
sums of money lands tenements goods chattles and estate of whatsoever
nature kind or quality the same is or may be found after my decease I do
give devise and bequeath the same unto my loving sister Katherine
Whitehead of Chatham aforesaid spinster to hold unto the said Katherine
Whitehead my sister her heirs and assigns for ever and I do
hereby nominate and appoint my friend Thomas Stanton of
the parish of Saint Paul Deptford in the county aforesaid shipwright
executor of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former
and other wills testaments and deeds of gift by me at any time
heretofore made and these presents and none other to be and contain all
my last will and testament I witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal the sixth day of December in the eleventh year of the reigne of
our Sovereigne 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 thirty seven Thos.
Whitehead signed sealed published and declared by the said Thomas
Whitehead the testator as and for his last will and testament in
the presence of Tho. Wellings Edwd. Currey
his servant
Proved 28th August 1739
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