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Wills of 19th Century Chatham Shipwrights
Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C.) Wills (Pre 1858)
Joseph
HERRINGTON proved 1810
THIS IS THE LAST
WILL AND TESTAMENT
of me Joseph Herrington of Brompton in the Parish of
Chatham Shipwright first
I give and devise all that my Messuage or Tenement with the Barn Stable
Shop Outhouses and Buildings Yards Gardens Orchard and one piece or
parcel of Land thereunto belonging and adjoining containing by
Estimation two acres be the same more or less and also all that my other
pieces or parcels of Land now Planted with Hops containing by Estimation
two acres more or less and which said last mentioned Messuage Lands and
Premises are situate lying and being in the Parish of Offham in the said
County of Kent and late in the tenure or occupation of Ann Watts
but now of me the said Joseph Herrington my undertenants
or assigns and also all those my Messuages Tenements Hereditaments and
Premises situate lying and being in Wood Street Brompton in the Parish
of Gillingham in the said County of Kent now in the several Tenures or
Occupations of Mr Borkett Mrs Till Mrs Rowen and Mr
West their or one of their assigns undertenants and all other my
Messuages Farms ? Lands Tenements
and Hereditaments whatsoever and wheresoever unto my dear and loving
Wife Sarah Herrington and her assigns for and during the
Term of her natural life she keeping the same in good and tenantable
repair and from and immediately after her decease I
give and devise the said several Messuages Tenements Hereditaments and
Premises situate lying and being in Offam aforesaid unto my Son Joseph
Herrington his Heirs and Assigns for Ever and from and
immediately after the decease of my said Wife Sarah Herrington
aforesaid I
give and devise the said several Messuages Tenements Hereditaments and
Premises situate and being in Wood Street Brompton aforesaid unto my
daughter Ann Herrington her Heirs and Assigns for Ever And
as to all the rest residue and remainder of my Real and Personal Estate
whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature kind or quality soever
from and after payment of all my just Debts Legacies and Funeral
Expenses and the Charge of Proving this my Will I
give and bequeath the same and every part thereof unto my said Wife
Sarah Herrington her Executors Admons and Assigns to and for her own use
& benefit I
do hereby make and ordain nominate constitute and appoint my said Wife Sarah
Herrington Sole Executrix of this my Will and hereby revoking and
making void all former and other Wills by me at any time heretofore made
I
declare this to be and contain my last Will and Testament In
Witness whereof I the said Joseph Herrington the Testator
have to this my last Will and Testament Contained in this and the
foregoing Sheet of paper thereof sealed at the Top of the first of the
said Sheets where the said two sheets are fixed together to each Sheet
thereof set my hand and to this last my Seal Dated the twenty eighth day
of July one thousand eight hundred and four Joseph Herrington
Signed Sealed Published and declared by the said Joseph Herrington
the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of
us who in his Presence at his request and in the Presence of each other
have subscribed our Names as Witnesses thereto Richard Hopper
S. Simmonds of Rochester Jh. Solomon
his Clerk
Proved 15th June 1810
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